Mihoshi and Kiyone

[calendar]

Calendar sighed.  "Ah, yeah, sure...  That's great."  But she sounded rather unenthusiastic, although her stomach grumbled at the idea of sukiyaki.  And Calendar didn't even know what sukiyaki WAS.

[Bean Bandit]

Katsuhito nodded pleasantly, and started down the stairs, not looking back. Noboyuki, after another long look at Kiyone, and a shorter, but equally...appreciative look at Mihoshi, followed close after.

Tenchi sighed, having caught his father's leering. He shrugged apologetically at the two women, and waited patiently for them to preced him down the stairs...

[CyMage]

Kiyone gave Tenchi another quick smile then grabbed her partner by the arm and lightly pulled her towards the stairs.

[calendar]

Mihoshi sighed, and let herself be dragged, pouting slightly as she did so.  Noboyuki had LEERED at them.  Uck.

[Bean Bandit]

Tenchi followed, walking behind the two women at a discreet distance as Katsuhito led them back to the house for lunch....

<--->

Sometime later, Kiyone and Mihoshi were witness to a scene of barely organized chaos.  Ryoko and Ayeka were seated beside one another, (God alone knows why) And, though calmed down, were still making snide remarks in each other's direction, in between high speed eating (Ryoko) and refined, delicate bites (Ayeka).

On the other side of the table, Noboyuki and Tenchi sat, each eating more or less normally, despite Noboyuki's not-so-subtle glances in the direction of the pair.

Katsuhito sat calmly at the head of the table, the only one eating in a dignified, calm way.

Sasami walked in, smiling and straining slightly, and added a steaming pot to the table,  thinly sliced beef,  tofu cakes, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and assorted vegitables all cooked in broth, and, jusdging by the smell, cooked expertly.

"Please, eat up!"

[calendar]

Calendar looked at the dish in horror.  There was NO WAY she was eating that.  Vegetables were crunchy in Japanese cooking, right?  Crunchy vegetables were one of the things she hated most.

[Bean Bandit]

Despite what her mind told her, Mihoshi's mouth began to water at the smell of the cooked beef...

And the vegtables didn't look too bad. Some were obviously crunchy, but others looked as though they had been specifically softened in the broth...Didn't they?

Sasami looked up and smiled brightly at Mihoshi. "Don't worry, Mihoshi-san!" She chirped. "I know you don't like the crunchy ones, so I made lots of boiled ones, too!"

[CyMage]

Cy looked over the food.  This would be much better then just the ramen for breakfast.

Picking up a pair of chopsticks, and held them more easily then he normaly did as he took a plate of food. A couple bites later he swallowed and looked at Sasami.  

"Sasami-chan, this is wonderful.  Thank you for inviting us." With that said he returned to the meal.

[Bean Bandit]

Sasami beamed. "Thank you, Kiyone-san!" the little girl blinked and looked around.

"Ano...Is Washu coming, or should I save some for her?"

Tenchi frowned slightly. "I haven't seen her all day, Sasami-chan."

Sasami pouted slightly. "She must be in her lab, then...Will you take her her lunch when you're done, Tenchi-niichan?"

Tenchi nodded and smiled. "Sure."

With that, every one returned to their meals.

<--->

Later, when everyone had finished, Ryoko and Ayeka left, still sniping at each other has they did. Sasami excused herself to clean up, and Noboyuki, (Thankfully) was called in to his office. Katsuhito frowned.

"Hmm...If Washu hasn't come to eat...and no one has seen her..."

Tenchi winced. "She must be in her lab..."

[CyMage]

"Tenchi-san, did you want one of us to come with you?"

[calendar]

Mihoshi looked over at Kiyone in surprise.

[Bean Bandit]

Tenchi smiled a Kiyone gratefully. "Thanks, I'd appreciate it..."

"Especially since I might not make it out with my body intact," he murmured, almost too low to hear.

[calendar]

Mihoshi pushed Kiyone forward with an innocent smile.  "Well, you volunteered."

[Bean Bandit]

Katsuhito got up, and stood behind Mihoshi. Resting a hand on her shoulder.

"Now, Mihoshi-san, I think it would be best for us to accopany them, don't you think? Washu-san is usually quite reluctant to leave her lab if she's in the middle of something..."

[calendar]

Mihoshi blinked.  And blinked again.

Oh.  My.  God.  They weren't insinuating what she THOUGHT they were insinuating, were they?  Because if they were, she was going to SCREAM.

Or at least punch Katsuhito a few times.  Who cared if he was cute when he was young?  That jerk was going to die.