Snippet #1824978

For the briefest of sudden moments, Kiyoshi felt tension from Lyra. He had hardly had a chance to open his mouth and ask her what was wrong, however, when she had let her hand fall away and abruptly changed the subject.

With adverted eyes, she smiled softly to Kiyoshi in attempt to hide her sudden mental turmoil. "I should get going. I can't start tarnishing my record for perfect attendance now, can I?" she joked, turning back to enter the house. "I'll see you later, okay? Have a good day Sempai."

Kiyoshi stopped, staring after Lyra as she ran off into the house. He was very good at telling how people were feeling, and often why, but her shock and confusion and fear was something he simply could not understand. They had been talking about the moon... what did she have to worry about when it came to the moon? She had no mate, she would not be transforming. She would not have to suffer the pain of it.
Slowly, he shook his head. Maybe... maybe she had really just been worried about being late to school.

Shaking his head slowly, he wandered off to the kitchen. The house would be empty for the school day, and he thought maybe it would be nice to start dinner early for everyone. Surely there was something he could do to make it go faster, which would not involve food that would spoil over the course of the day. At least, he hoped there would be. The coming full moon made even Kiyoshi antsy, and suddenly the tai-chi master, so practiced at doing nothing, wanted something to do. He did not want to sit still, needed a distraction, need his hands busy.
Nervous. That was what they called it...