Her Otherworldly Smile (Kyo⨯OC; Yuki⨯OC)

「Chapter 13」

"Kyo..." she breathes, snuggling into the floor.

Kyo's fists relaxes, and he runs a hand through his hair. "Ah, whatever," he mutters, deflating.

What the hell am I doing?

—x—
—Skylar—

Breakfast is awkward.

For some reason, Kyo's quiet. Like, not "angrily stewing" quiet, but more of a "deep in thought" quiet, which is more unnerving. In the manga, it takes him a while before he's "deep in thought" quiet, so I'm a bit thrown off.

Did I do something? Is that why he won't look me in the eye?

I mean, I guess Aly and me ended up sleeping under the kotatsu longer than we meant to—neither of us are very good at waking up early, and the kotatsu's blanket is thick and warm, which is the perfect thing to cover up with during a cold front!—so they managed to wake up before us, but I don't think that's it.

On cue, Kyo ruffles his hair roughly and gets up without a word, leaving the room and heading for—what my guess is—the roof.

Yuki shoots him a cold look that Kyo barely registers before getting up as well. "I'll take the stupid cat's bowl into the kitchen."

As Yuki slides the door closed behind him, me and Aly share sympathetic looks, both of us completely lost.

Shigure smiles reassuringly. "Don't worry, you two! I'm sure Kyo and Yuki are just tired~"

I look at him and try to smile.

I doubt it, Shigure. I really doubt it.

I shove a chopstick-full of rice in my mouth and force myself not to sigh.

"Okay, guys, I've got to be going now," Tohru says, joining us in the room. "I pulled some meat out of the freezer like you asked Aly."

Aly smiles. "Thank you, Tohru. That means it'll be thawed by the time we get back."

Tohru looks at us apologetically. "I'm really sorry I couldn't come with you guys today."

"Don't worry about it~" I reassure her. "You've got work~ We can always go together next time~"

"If you're sure..."

"Just go," I say, waving her off with a smile. "We'll be fine here."

She nods. "I'll be back late, so don't wait up."

"Have a nice day~" Shigure sings as she leaves.

When the door slides close, he looks at us. "So, where are you two planning on running off to this evening?"

"Shopping for clothes," I say mindlessly, taking another lazy bite of rice. "We're in serious need of clothes."
"Not that we don't appreciate all of the kimonos you've lent us," Aly says quickly. "It's just—"

"We can't wear kimonos everywhere," I say.

Aly smacks me. "No," she says, giving me a look. "It's because we can't rely on you for everything."

Shigure chuckles. "I understand~" he assures us before pretending to be deep in thought. All of a sudden, his eyes light up. "How about you ask Yuki and Kyo to come with you?"