Here you go! Chapter 12: Breakfast, Lunch and a Commoner's Ramen!
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Haruhi blinked. Then she blinked again.
'Gosh… why is it so dang bright in here?' She thought. She opened her eyes just a crack, then proceeded to close them once more, hiding them from the harsh morning light. She rolled over in the huge bed, getting tangled in the (still very hot and stuffy) comforter. She slowly sat up and opened her eyes, attempting to look around and find her gracious host. But, alas, he was nowhere to be seen. Confused, Haruhi stumbles out of the bed, and stretches, (making those always so attractive baby dinosaur noises that people make when they stretch in the morning) and looks around again. She walks to what she would like to presume to be the bathroom and knocks on the closed door. No answer… She then walks over to the main door. She opens the double doors to her suite and looks out. No one's there.
'Ah well. Finally some peace and quiet I guess!'
Turning around, she walked into her room, grabbed her book out of her bag, sat down and began to read. And surprisingly enough… she wasn't bothered for 30 minutes. Which, was a nice change (don't get her wrong), but still… she felt like something was up. But, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, she continues reading. For another 15 minutes, she enjoys the solitude of the Haninozuka estate, reveling in peace and quiet for the first time in what felt like a year.
Then, like the answer to everything, she heard a light knock at the doors.
"Who is it?" Haruhi called quickly.
"It's me, Haru-chan! I've brought you breakfast!" said a little voice outside the door.
"Mitskuni? Come on in!" Haruhi set her book down and stood up, welcoming the idea of food (and company, surprisingly enough…)
"I brought you more American food Haru! Remember, you said you like Tater-tots? Well, I got a recipe for Scrambled Eggs and Hash Browns, and I made it for you, all by myself!" Hunny said, beaming with pride. He walked over and set the food on the table in front of her chair.
"Wow senp- I mean Mitskuni, that's really sweet… Thanks." Haruhi said, gazing longingly at the food. Her sentence was finished with an impeccably timed stomach growl.
"Haha Haru! Better dig in!" Hunny said giving her his widest smile.
Haruhi looked up at him gratefully, and then began eating.
After about half of her food had been eaten, she noticed the older boy staring at her.
"Mitskuni?" she said, waving her hand back and forth in front of his face.
"Huh? Wah?" Hunny stammered, "Oh, sorry! Just… spaced out for a minute, ya know?"
Haruhi smiled, "Did you need anything to eat?" she asked thoughtfully.
"Me? No, I already ate!"
Haruhi smiled once more, "Alright then! Whatever you say…" She joked with a slight smirk. She then continued to eat her breakfast with a comfortable silence drifting between them.
A few hours later, they had done everything they could think of. They'd watched movies, they'd baked a cake for lunch, Hunny had showed off his martial arts, and now, it was finally time for lunch. They walked to the large yellow kitchen they had been in the night before, and sat down at the bar.
"So… what's for lunch Mitskuni?"
"I've got an idea what if we have… we can eat… how do I… um…" Hunny stammered carefully.
"Spit it out, what do you want?"
"Comnkdfosi Raskgsn…" He mumbled.
"What? I can't hear you…" Haruhi said, her voice edged.
"Commonerf Rafmer…" He mumbled, only the slightest bit louder.
"Honestly, it's not like I'm going to bite you! What do you want for lunch? We've got to hurry, I've got to go home soon and finish my laundry."
"I'd like some… um… Commoner's Ramen." He said looking away from her eyes.
Haruhi blinked, an annoyed look in her eyes. Then slowly her annoyance melted away into confusion, which then quickly turned to mirth. Haruhi let out a loud laugh.
"Did you really not want to say Commoner in front of me Mitskuni? Is that it?" She said, her voice laced with amusement.
"Well, I didn't want to hurt your feelings! But… I didn't know what else to call it! And I really wanted to try some today…"
Haruhi laughed once more then patted his arm. "I'm fine with it, I promise. I know you didn't mean any harm, and I think it's a great idea. In fact, why don't we give my stuff to the driver, and have him take it to my apartment. Then we can walk to the market, and then you can walk me home."
Hunny looked up at her, the childish gleam returning to his eyes once more. "Oh yay! This is going to be so awesome Haru-chan!" He then jumped out of his bar-stool and grabbed her hand, dragging her along with him towards her room to pack her bags.
There you go! I'll be posting Chapter 13: Desperate Times and Desperate Measures on Monday, June 18th and since that chapter is so short (I think it's a little over 300 words T.T), Chapter 14: I'm Not Really Your Therapist will be up on Tuesday!
Hugs and cake!
~agw7897
