Placing the food on plates at the table, Yuki finished telling me about his new career as a high school teacher. He said that he was class president since his second year and he graduated top of his class. He enjoyed his years in high school and so he decided to help those who don't find it so great. He also stated that someone helped him find out so much more that high school couldn't offer you. She sounded like an amazing person from what he kept telling me. Yuki also said something else but I couldn't hear it very well so I figured that it was just to himself. Finishing up with serving, Kyo-kun walked into the kitchen, his amber eyes cloudy and unreadable.
"Are you hungry Kyo-kun?" I spoke over my shoulder while scraping off food from a pan in the sink."I hope so because I made a lot."
"Smells good," he murmured as he poke his fork at the contents. "What is it?"
"Breakfast dumplings with leek stuffing inside"
"Ok," he sighed and took a seat on the other side of Yuki, who had a smile laced acrossed his face.
Kyo-kun took a hard glop and started cutting up his food. For some reason, it felt like it took forever for him just to take the first bite. I really hope he likes them! Swallowing his food, his face started turning green as if he were going to be sick. Oh no! I hope I didn't get him sick! What if he doesn't like dumplings?! Or leeks??!! I'm so stupid sometimes! I should've asked if he liked them! Tears welled up in my eyes and my throat chocked back a sob.
"Wait," food was falling out of his mouth as he was walking toward. "Don't cry! It's ok I like the leeks and stuff, but I just haven't had them in a long time so they kinda taste funny to me"
"Oh," my tears flew away from sight. A smile stretched across my face as I looked up at the orange-haired boy. Swallowing hard he looked down at me too,once again his amber eyes unreadable. The warmth I had on the roof had returned to my pale cheeks. Everything else in the room seemed to have faded away, including Yuki. My heart rumbled inside my chest, as if it were a bird trying to escape it's cage. Why is it that whenever I'm with him, even for a short amount of time, I feel like we have something precious? He broke eye contact by blinking and than turning away. Kyo-kun took his plate and put the leftover food in a tuberware and left it in the fridge. Walking out of the room, he muttered his thanks and vanished like a cloud of smoke.
"Well that was rude,"Yuki signed and finished his meal."I mean, he shouldn't do that infront of others"
"Maybe he wasn't trying to be rude,"I couldn't help but blush a little because I was doing the same thing. Wasn't I? "Maybe he was trying to say something, but couldn't say it with words"
"You could be right," his purple eyes looked at me and I felt a new blush creep on my skin. Whenever Yuki looked at me, as if wanting to tell me a secret but just wouldn't let himself speak it with words, made me feel so special in a way. He looked at Shigure as if he were an idiot and Kyo-kun as if he were disgusted at his very existence. But with me, Yuki spoke a secret with his eyes. My breath was coming slower and I felt clammy and nervous like a high school girl. What are these guys trying to tell me!
"So what are you doing today?" the awkward pause took its toll on me and caused me to sound like we were talking about something someone wouldn't normally talk about.
"I'm actually going out to my garden to see if they're ready for picking. Would you like to come with me?" Yuki placed his dish into the sink and opened the back door, looking at with that secret behind his smile.
"Oh! But I don't want to impose. I mean, you were going to go by yourself, right? I don't want to bother you or get in your way!"
"You could never bother me," He came up to me and pulled me by my hand.
Wow, his palm is so soft. Out into the backyard we went, hand-in-hand. Walking out further, I saw the cutest little garden I've ever seen. All sorts of fruits and vegetables were lined up and looked ripe enough to eat right off the vine! Sitting us both down, Yuki began looking at the plants, examining them to see if they were ready. Nodding a few times, he got up and walked to the other side to check on those plants. Just watching him made me feel all light-headed and blush-prone. It seems like everything Yuki does makes me want to blush. Looking over at me, I turned away, embarrassed that he noticed me staring at him. My heart skipped a beat when I faced my attention forward to find Yuki still looking at me.
"Ummm," his voice was about a whisper when he came over to me. Taking my hand again, he asked if I had any plans for the day.
"Other than cleaning, no"
"Good, because I think you'll like what I have in stored for us better"
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