AN: Just a personal thing. I hate having to unplug from a story but I just put a story on hiatus because I have no idea how to proceed with it. It's called, "The Voice" and I want to apologize to anyone who has been waiting for it to be updated. Once I finish a few other fics, I might go back and reread it and maybe even rewrite it but for everyone who enjoyed that fic, my apologies. I do hope you enjoy this fic and my others as well though 😊

Chapter Two – Passion Projects

Kyoko tried to think about what kind of thing a guy would like. She knew that Kanae probably wouldn't be of much help since she didn't think about boys in any kind of positive light and it would be strange asking one of the house staff and especially her father. When it came to a gift for a boy it had to be personal and something that they wouldn't immediately throw into the bin although that did seem very unlike Kuon, she couldn't imagine him just disposing of a gift if she made him one.

Maybe she could bake him some cookies although….those wouldn't really travel very well to the United States and she couldn't send them in an email. She also wasn't sure how they would last after traveling all that distance. She smiled softly before trying to think of what else she could do. She could make him some clothing but she was really more interested in creating skirts and dresses and just thinking of Corn wearing those things made her giggle.

Maybe a book cover, a really nicely made book cover….that would stay on a book and maybe he would forget about it and she wouldn't be able to talk to him about it. Or maybe it didn't have to be something too complicated, he had sent her stickers before and he had sent her some Disney memorabilia that she couldn't get in Japan. Maybe she could find him something that he liked that they didn't sell in America.

She wasn't sure, all the things that he seemed to enjoy came from America.

She sighed before looking out the window at a bird. He loved nature. Even when they had first met, he loved pointing out different animals to her or explaining why the trees were different. At that time she had thought that it was because he was a fairy and these weren't things that they had in the fairy kingdom. The fairy kingdom would have to have different trees and plants and flowers.

Kuon was an explorer and although he couldn't do that in a wheelchair very well, he had a very adventurous spirit and so maybe…. Kyoko's head shot up and she smiled excitedly. She could make him a bag and sew a bird picture onto it in the top corner so that only he could see it. He would need something like that to put his things in and she could also try and write him a short script and put it in the bag before she sent it.

She didn't want to feel too arrogant about it but she could always run lines through with Kanae and see if she thought it was any good before she sent it to him. It didn't even have to have love in it. It could just be her trying to create a script that showed their friendship and then she would have personalized too things. She picked up her pencils before designing a bag and thinking of what fabric to use. Maybe ethically sourced leather might be nice with a strap.

Hopefully he could use this bag during his adventures and maybe she could even put a spell on it to ask for him to be kept safe. She knew in the future that they would meet again but hopefully he would be kept safe for them to do so. She didn't want him to be hurt anymore she was too in love with him to want something like that.

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"Well just a little bit more and it'll be perfect," Kuu smiled to his son as he looked at all of the burgers that they had already made. He wondered if a normal father would have stopped long before they had piled the ten burgers this high but he wasn't a normal father because of his stomach capacity and Kuon was someone who always had to at least try his hardest.

It did make Kuu worry sometimes though. Kuon might be pushing himself too much and trying to take on more than he was able. Kuon wasn't the type of person who would stop and ask for help and Kuu had to monitor him closely. Kuon was already in a wheelchair, if he felt like a failure because of his cooking skills that might depress him more.

"Did you want to take a break?" Kuu asked as he looked over at Kuon concerned.

"Is it because I usually take no interest in food that I can't shape them correctly?" Kuon asked and Kuu looked over at the oval shaped burgers. Sure they weren't round but he was looking forward to eating them. "They have to look like rocks right?" he asked and Kuu's mouth dropped open. What did Kuon mean by that?

"No, I'd say that there is no perfect way of shaping them and yours look good to me," he said with a thumbs up and a happy expression.

Kuon tensed up and looked at his dad, "They don't look like rocks?" he asked, "I mean don't you press down on them when you're cooking them so that they flatten out but usually they are like rocks?" he asked and Kuu stared at him.

"We could make some rock cakes," he suggested before turning down the heat on the stove and pulling out a chair to sit opposite his son. "Why the sudden interest in cooking anyway? Is there a girl that you want to impress? A lot of girls are impressed by a guy with any culinary skills. Just make her cookies or cupcakes or something like that and sweep her off her feet."

Kuon laughed and shook his head, "I'm not looking to sweep her off her feet, I don't want to be in a relationship right now. I just want her to be happy."

Kuu nodded and he looked over at the pile of burgers thoughtfully, "You know, love or even affection isn't determined by your results. When your mother and I were first dating I wanted to do anything to make her happy, I was really head over heels obsessed with her," he laughed before pushing his blond hair back. "I kept making a lot of mistakes. I would buy her flowers and then I'd get so interested in the food that I was eating whilst waiting for her that I would forget her flowers or I would try to bring her coffee at work but have to wait for her to finish the show and then drink it all myself. She still loved that I was trying though. It was the attempts that made her feel special and then she'd pick out a bouquet of flowers and I'd buy it for her or we'd go and get more coffee together. It's the thought that matters."

"Even if they are far away," Kuon said and Kuu nodded.

"Especially if they are far away from you. It's always nice to know that someone who can't see you every day cares about you enough to keep you in their thoughts," he grinned, "are you trying to impress Kyoko-chan. She's a very mature girl isn't she," he smiled. "If you had to think of any younger girl as pretty or have special feelings for them then I'm glad it's her," he told Kuon before seeing the twelve year old's face turn a deep red.

"Dad," he moaned looking down, "These aren't romantic burgers this is just….it's just that burgers are her favorite and….and I want to see her smile because….because I hate seeing her sad. These are not romantic burgers."

Kuu smiled, "Okay," he said with a grin, "Did you want to try again?"

"Let's just cook these last two and eat them together," he said and Kuu nodded. He did have to admit that he found it adorable how much of a bond Kyoko and Kuon had formed. Hopefully this would continue and Kuon would be twenty two and he would find an eighteen year old, legal aged, Kyoko waiting for him. That would be just like a great love epic.

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Kyoko patiently waited at her computer, she knew it was a little early since Kuon had a regular time when he would email her but she always got excited when he emailed her before school. He had to choose his times carefully and she was thinking that he had sent the email using a timer so it would automatically send. If that was the case then she only had to wait about five minutes and then she would think of her answer through the rest of the day.

As she sat watching anxiously at her computer, she held her hands together and tried to get the computer to beep or buzz. She wanted to read his words and make sure that he was okay. Maybe she shouldn't be feeling this way about an older boy, she wasn't his mother or anything but he didn't even understand the joy that his existence brought to her.

She heard a knock on the door as a maid stood there with the phone in her hands, "Miss. Kyoko, there's someone calling for you," she smiled and Kyoko blinked.

Maybe once she was done with the phone call, his email would be there for her to read. She could step away for just a moment, right? She sighed and then went to the phone not allowing her positive energy to drop. She cradled it in her hands before speaking softly, "Hello, Mogami Kyoko speaking."

"Hi," the voice on the other end said and Kyoko's eyes brightened as she bowed to thank the maid and went to close her door, seating herself on the bed with her legs over the edge. "It's Kuon, is this a bad time to be calling."

"No, no this is good, I was waiting for your email," Kyoko smiled as she felt her cheeks getting a little warmer. "How about you, is this a good time for you to talk?"

"I wouldn't be calling you if it wasn't and about the email, I'll make sure to write you one when we're done with our phone call. I just missed hearing your voice," he grinned and Kyoko felt the rush of warmth in her cheeks again. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"You don't need to do that, umm…hearing your voice is good enough," she said before looking down. "How are you? How's your family?"

"They're good, my dad and I cooked today. I've always taken it for granted how hard it is to make a meal," he laughed, "how about you?"

"I spent time with Kanae-chan yesterday, I don't think Kanae-chan is the type of person who likes playing with dolls," she giggled but then froze when she heard his soft chuckle. "What food did you make?" she asked as she reached out to hold a photo taken of the two of them together. She missed him a lot but she was glad he hadn't stopped talking to her.

"We tried making burgers," Kuon replied, "I thought maybe you could try them next time you come to visit us," he told her and Kyoko gasped before saying happily.

"I'd really love that, Kuon!"

End of Chapter Two

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