OMG… I am updating… and not working at the same time! This is a first… O.o
Scene six (flashback)
(Saki and Kazuma are in the kitchen of Kazuma's home. Saki is cooking, and Kazuma is just getting in the way)
Saki: (as if she is continuing a conversation) Kyo-kun's waves have changed.
Kazuma: (taken by surprise) Hmm? What do you mean by "changed"?
Saki: (cautiously) I am not sure if I can describe it to you, as it is very subtle…
Kazuma: (starting to get anxious about his son) Is it a good change or a bad one?
Saki: (deadpan) It is good I suppose. It seems as though his feelings for Tohru-kun have developed. They are much… deeper…
Kazuma: Deeper…? How on earth do you mean?
Saki: (Senses his waves) Not in the way that you are thinking…
(Kazuma flushes slightly as he is caught out. He couldn't help but be attracted to her…)
(They spend the rest of the time in silence, enjoying each others company. By the time they start talking again, they are set down at the table, eating their meal)
Kazuma: (eating) I am very grateful to you Saki-chan. If you didn't come over here and cook for me I would probably starve. When Kyo left, I was reduced to eating take-out for a long time… it was either expand at the waist or waste away…
Saki: (deadpan) That would have been terrible.
(Kazuma smiles in acceptance. He is used to her ways by now.)
Saki: (suddenly) Do you think that Kyo-kun is the marital type?
Kazuma: (taken aback by the question) There was a time when I feared he would never be able to make a friend, let alone build his relationships up to the point of marriage. He has changed so much from the angry, broken boy he used to be. (Considers his food) I think it is all thanks to Tohru-kun of course.
Saki: (agreeing) They are perfect for each other. But Kyo-kun's waves are giving me such trouble. They have changed, and I can't tell how…
Kazuma: (practically) Well, don't make yourself ill by thinking about it too much. You need to be in the right state of mind before we can-
Saki: (reluctant) I don't want to.
Kazuma: (patiently) Saki-chan, we have reached the stage where we should be doing it regularly.
Saki: (adamant, but without any emotion) No. You did me an injury last time…
Kazuma: (apologetic) I am sorry about that…I promise to be gentle this time.
(Saki stands up and clears away the dinner things)
Saki: (still emotionless.) You said that last time, and I ended up incapacitated for an entire week.
Kazuma: (persistent) You recovered quickly enough though, and you were just improving.
Saki: (still emotionless) I do not care. It was too painful for me to wish to do it again.
Kazuma: (on his last line of argument) But it contributes to a healthy relationship.
Saki: (turns to face Kazuma, a flicker of annoyance traceable in her voice) Kyo-kun and Tohru-kun have a perfectly healthy relationship without him forcing her to learn karate! We too, can have a healthy relationship without it. I don't understand why you persist- I am content with badminton.
Kazuma: (defeated) Badminton is for girls…
Saki: Last time I looked, I was a girl.
Kazuma: (agreeing) Of course you are. That is why I love you…
Saki: (deadpan) I love you to…
Ok… so attempt number two… They were occ in the first version and I panicked. Plus it totally nagged at me… so sue me, I'm a perfectionist…
Thank you SnoopyKid2991. I hope you like this version just as much as the last version, and that it is just as funny…
Oh! And please read my newest one-shot "Dad". It is about Kyo-kun and his Shishou. And while you are at it, read "Ghost" too! That is about Tohru and her mum, with some hinted Kyoru at the end. And if you do read them, please review!