[ cute dumb children ]

[hasaringonit]

[ Someone--not naming any names because it could've been staff or rich boys or maybe even a very tiny lady--has stuffed a giant and super classy tree strung with fairy lights and little bits of tinsel right smack in the middle of some big giant room in Casa de Kureshima.

Another someone--this one absolutely a very tiny lady--is trotting around its base carefully arranging perfectly wrapped gifts beneath it. A little bell in her hair jingles every time she moves, and overall she seems to be getting into the holiday spirit extremely well.

If anyone should need her, that's where they might find her. ]

Comments

[hasaringonit]

All I need is fr Kureshima-san to enjoy the quiet.

[grapesofyan]

Okay...

[hasaringonit]

[ SOON ENOUGH this busy little bee will set a steaming plate in front of him, piled with a giant rice omelette with "ganbare" written on top of it with ketchup ]

[grapesofyan]

*laughs*

Thank you.

[hasaringonit]

I hope it is not too hot.

[ or bland, or cold, or any other host of problems that could occur when one does not possess several key senses ]

[grapesofyan]

You've been getting a lot of practice so I'm sure it's fine. *Eats*

[hasaringonit]

Kojima-san has been teaching me.

[ because head cooks need names right ]

[grapesofyan]

*Exactly*

I'm glad you're getting along with the staff.

[hasaringonit]

They treat me well. As if I belong here.

[ once she's cleaned up the mess she'd made while cooking she'll take a seat at the table again ]

[grapesofyan]

No one suspects anything, right?

[hasaringonit]

I have heard whispering and abruptly ended conversations, but to what end, I do not know. Kojima-san worries, I believe.

[ because of the whole not-eating-or-drinking thing, maybe ]

[grapesofyan]

Worries about what?

[hasaringonit]

That something may be wrong, or that I do not like Kojima-san, as I decline the treats that are offered during my lessons.

[grapesofyan]

Ah. He did express concern for you when I tried to tell him you have personal issues about eating in front of others.

[hasaringonit]

Mm. He once asked why it was that Kureshima-san could be there. I told him that it was because you would turn your back and watch the door, instead.

[grapesofyan]

It usually works.

[hasaringonit]

It keeps others from asking too many questions.

[ speaking of questions ]

--Ah, I remembered something. What does "an item" mean in reference to people?

[grapesofyan]

What?

[hasaringonit]

I heard a couple of the maids talking.

[grapesofyan]

It means a romantic couple.

[hasaringonit]

[ Tilting her head ]

I see. I shall correct them, next time.

[grapesofyan]

Sorry. It's because of how close we are that people get the wrong idea.

[hasaringonit]

If Kureshima-san and I are close, I fear what they may think if they were to see me with Haruto.

[ She sounds amused, though ]

[grapesofyan]

Do you need me to say anything to them?

[hasaringonit]

No, it is quite alright. They are merely words.