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Tonight was going to be dinner at her house. Katyusha had it all planned. They would play a card game or the like, have dinner, and then...
Even the thought of it flustered her. She and Angus had been friends for some time, even before they started dating. So it was almost as if they had already gone through all of the dates before the kissing, right? At least, that was what she had thought and why she had kissed him on their first official date. It just seemed like they were at that point. And now it had been a few months.
Was she rushing this? Kat was not certain. It had been a long time since she had been on the dating scene. Not that she had ever been quite good at it in the first place. The whole 'my entire family is clinically insane!' put boys off.
Still, as soon as she put this in the oven she would change clothes and get ready for the telltale knock at the door! Of which she was hearing now, was Angus early?
Immediately she was proven wrong as the door opened and she heard Ivan's voice. "Kat! Help me!"
Katyusha had an inner conflict of interests which lasted for about three seconds before she turned away from the kitchen. "Ivan! What is it?"
Ivan came over and clung to her much like how his new cat did, minus the claws. "I don't know... I made Natalia cry."
"Cry?" Kat gasped. "Oh Ivan! What did you do?" Natalia did not cry. No matter how many times she would be pushed away from Ivan, she was not the type to cry about it, she was the type to start another plan. Ivan must have really done something to hurt her... not that Kat could imagine how. Ivan would never hurt anyone! Especially Natalia, no matter what Natalia would do. Ivan looked absolutely pitiable.
"I... broke somezing." Katyusha waited for a few moments and he continued to speak. "She vas giving me it and I told her no, like I alvays am supposed, and... it fell."
"Then you apologize."
"But..." Ivan stared down at her. "It vas mine... so should it matter?"
"How could you!" Kat exclaimed, Ivan wincing. "It was a present that she spent time to get you, so... I know we are trying keeping her from doing this, but you don't break what she tries giving you. Now you apologize." Ivan let out a long groan and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Ivan..."
"I know," he nodded awkwardly. "I vill."
"Today," Kat said with as much finality as she could muster. Ivan hummed.
"Tomorrow. You know how difficult it is to find her vhen she is upset."
Katyusha bit her lower lip. Was he trying to get out of it? Oh no, not her Ivan. True enough, when Natalia was upset enough it was hard for anyone to find her. The girl could find the best hiding places. She had even once asked Maddox (the most unconventional mind to find her). He never did. Part of her wondered if Ludwig's dogs could sniff her out, but that seemed a bit overboard. Natalia needed her time.
Finally, she nodded. "Yes... yes. That sounds good."
Then the doorbell rang.
"Oh!" Katyusha pulled away, looked back at the kitchen, looked down at herself, then finally stared at Ivan. "I have a date!"
"A... date." Ivan sounded a bit down, but it was probably over Natalia. Kat pushed him toward the back door.
"I'm not even done getting things ready! I should have been redressed by now! And the food!"
"Kat, please–"
Oh, that she was not going to listen to. She shut the door on him and ran back into the house. "Give me moment, Angus!"
Food... clothes... ugh! What should she do?
She went for the food. Because it all would be bad if the food burned. Maybe it was the world trying to tell her to take today easy?
Notes:
Admitting her family was clinically insane was only half of Katyusha's problem. The other half was Ivan.
