004 Umeboshi

[aselfishfeeling]

Characters: Kyo & Tohru
Where: Aqures Ixen
When: January 5th
Summary: After the incident regarding the heroes trapped in Crystal Stasis, Kyo hastily decides that they should get some lunch. However, cold weather leads to wet, slippery surfaces and Tohru isn't so graceful.
Warning: Fluctuations between angst and fluff.

Between Tohru and Kyo (even with Selen who wasn't as talented) the house never had to eat out much. Being capable cooks allowed them to eat in most of the time. Even if the dishes tasted a bit off with the weird and different ingredients that Crystallis had. Since they were out, they might as well eat lunch at a restaurant or a food stand of some sort. Since arriving here, the two had also spent a considerable amount of time together.

Bonding. It was part of the reason Kyo didn't particularly mind being here. Not if it meant he could spend this much time with Tohru. Whatever the price it was he had to pay for it, Kyo felt that it was worth it. Getting the extra time to be with her, and so he would make the most of it while they were here.

"Did you have anything in mind?" He asked out of curiosity. Generally Kyo wanted her to have what say she could, otherwise he'd just end up making all the decisions. But her opinion mattered too.

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[aselfishfeeling]

Ah geez, now she was crying. It was the quickest way to make him feel guilty (even if it wasn't fully his fault). He glanced at her momentarily, only to look away, not wanting to see her cry the way she was.

"You don't have to cry like that." He spoke softly. Kyo shuffled around under her, the snow was starting to melt under him.

"Don't you want to try Moogle Pie out?" He mentioned again, only more sincerely this time. Kyo rather Tohru smile. It fit her best.

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[aselfishwish]

"But... I'm so happy...!" She knew she shouldn't cry, especially out her in front of everyone. But her wish...! Her voice had come out thick and broken. It took a moment, but for Kyo's sake she rubbed at her face, and took several deep breaths.

"... Nn!" Once her face was mostly clear, she smiled again. "Let's go, together!"

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[aselfishwish]

... That was when she finally noticed that she was still on top on him, pinning him to the ground. Immediately she scrambled off, flushing crimson. "I-, I'm sorry! I didn't realize!! I didn't...!!" Again, she fell silent, suddenly studying the ground as in her life depended on it.

"Are you okay?"

[aselfishfeeling]

Her being on him didn't bother him nearly as much as it should have. In fact, he was rather okay with it. He had yet to even confess his feelings for her, but that didn't mean they weren't there. Kyo loved her with every fiber of his being. It was just the melted snow that bothering him, but that was no surprise.

The teen pushed himself off the ground and casually brushed himself off. "It's not that big a deal." He reassured her light-heartedly.

"It's starting to get cold outside. Let's just go." Well, that's because he was wet, but details.

[aselfishwish]

".... G-, go?" With all this talk of the curse, she'd forgotten the original goal had been food. Although, reconsidering may have been an option, since her face was still flushed and her eyes were red from crying. (Tears of joy, yes, but people may get the wrong idea.)

[aselfishfeeling]

"Get food." He reminded her. His tone bearing the hints of "you forgot, didn't you?" sort of sound. Not that it was entirely unexpected. Though, once again, it was just some of things he liked about her.

[aselfishwish]

"Oh! Yes! R-, right...!" She responded with enthusiasm, but in truth, she couldn't focus. She couldn't just push the fact that Kyo was free the the curse here out of her mind. Being a Hero of Light was worth it, just for that one fact alone.

"Umm... Lead the way?" She'd forgotten where they'd decided on going.

... They had decided on where they were going, right?

[aselfishfeeling]

"I don't know where it is."

Another prompt reminder. They decided on that moogle place, and so he didn't expect her to know where it was either. Their moogles probably would have, but Kyo conveniently forgot to tell his to come back on time.

[aselfishwish]

"Eh-EH?!" Oh. Right! Umm... "This way! This is the way... to... the place!" With the food. Food. Food. Sensing the irritation in Kyo rising, (or she imagined it was) she hurried off in the first direction that seemed plausible, just now remembering that they'd decided on Moogle... Pie? Oh, but Kyo hadn't really liked that idea. "Maybe they'll have salmon?" Surely they'd have other foods, it wouldn't be much of a restaurant if they didn't.

[aselfishfeeling]

The redhead gave a semi-annoyed sigh before tailing after her in a not so quick pace.

"Now wait a minute, you don't even know where it is."

Maybe they should have planned this out better.

"Let's just search for it." He wasn't as hungry now, since the reveal. It wouldn't hurt him to wait that much longer before getting lunch.

[aselfishwish]

"I'm sorry, I should've been more prepared..." She hadn't really taken much time to explore the city, now that she thought about it. Suddenly having magical powers could be distracting that way.

[aselfishfeeling]

"You don't have to apologize. Let's go!"

Practically at the end of his wits, Kyo simply snagged her by the hand and pulled her along in search of their destination.