toremainbehind | Open RP Post

[ Even though Kusanagi continues say to not hesitate in asking questions, Eric keeps his mouth shut. The way he was explaining things was more then enough for him to get the gist of everything. He was better at explaining then those in Hikawa, and a lot easier to follow.

Though by the end, Eric blushes as his stomach growls loudly. The pork cutlets were smelling pretty good now and he hadn't eaten anything since early that morning ]

[Hearing Eric's stomach growl has Izumo chuckling, taken pleasantly by surprised by the sound.

He gives his hair a small ruffle before dropping his hand in order to fetch the plates from the cabinets. As he walks back over, he hands Eric a plate.] Seems like all the work finally got t'ya. Let's eat.

[ A blush and pout form on his face as his hair is once again ruffled but he's not to bothered by it.

He stares at the plate before slowly reaching for it. ]

You're sure?

[ He still needs to ask if it's okay to eat sometimes. Old habits die hard. ]

[He chuckles at the blush. How cute.

But letting Eric take the plate without a word of complaint.]

'm sure. Ya made it, too, so ya should at least try your own cooking. [Its a habit Izumo's determined to break, albeit slowly. This is a good start.]

[ Not cute never cute ~~always cute~~ ]

If you say so...

[ Slowly, he takes the cutlet and rice and puts it on his plate. He tilts his head before he decides to add those things to Kusanagi's plate as well. Manners, he knew them a bit.

He forgets his itadakimasu as he puts a way too big spoonful in his mouth, dribbling back onto the plate and onto his face. He jumps, eyes wide. ]

I, really made this?

[ He had been expecting really bad taste or...something. But, it was good, he liked it. ]

[Izumo watches him plate his food, a tiny bit surprised before it's masked away. Still, he smiles, waiting for him to finish.

He notices the lack of 'itadakimasu', but doesn't say anything. It's easy to forget, so there's no harm done for now.

Izumo watches his reaction as Eric takes the bite, his smile widening just a bit at seeing the pleasant surprise on his face.] Yes, ya did. How d'ya like it?

[ He looks away blushing like he just confessed a secret. Playing with his fork he gave out a small mumble. ]

...It's good.

[ He looks up at Kusanagi, he hadn't tried it yet. What if only he liked it and Kusanagi didn't? He needed to know if it was good or not from someone else because what if he was wrong? ]

Right?

[He sees the look, the question on his face.

Izumo finally takes a bite, chewing on it with a thoughtful look on his face.

He swallows, quiet for a moment, before a soft smile appears and he gives Eric a nod.] 's delicious. Ya did a good job for your first time.

[ He's a little nervous, a little scared that he would say he hated. What would happen if he did? He'd be fine of course, but the small voice in his head still nagged him.

When the other smiles he jumps a little, it is good? It's really good for a first try? ]

Really?

Really. [Just to prove it, he takes another bite, a pleased sound escaping from him.

When he swallows, he reaches over with a free hand to pat Eric on the head again, his smile widening slightly.] But if ya don't believe me, we can always ask Anna ta try, too.

[Because Anna, if ever, rarely lies. She has that blunt quality that Mikoto has, after all.]

[ The hair ruffling again ah you fiend D< He's mildly pouting and his face a little red, partially from the ruffling the rest from the compliment ]

...I believe you.

[ He doesn't want to bother anyone with his cooking...yet ]

[Eric is adorable like this — not that Izumo would ever admit it, of course.

He chuckles softly, giving a nod.] Alright. Let's finish eating then. We can wrap up the rest for later.

[ Eric wouldn't be able to take it if he was called adorable. ]

Ah, Right.

[ As he goes to take a second mouth full he pauses and gives out a small mumbled sort. He had forgotten!! ]

I-Itadakimasu.

[ And with that he continues his meal. ]

[Izumo chuckles at that, slightly amused, but he doesn't scold Eric for forgetting.

He goes back to eating himself, simply enjoying his lunch.

It takes a few minutes before he's finished eating, making sure to clean up after himself and going to cover any remaining food.]

[ After the meal Eric trails after Kusanagi, following the clean up and watching him take care of the rest of the food, trying to learn how to do all of that anyways. Extra food? So unreal. ]

[He doesn't mind Eric watching, subtly doing it slow enough for him to be able to see everything perfectly.]

D'ya mind washing the dishes for me? [Izumo...can't really recall if Eric's learned how to do that yet, but if not, well - that's just another thing to learn.]

[ At the question he shakes his head, not minding at all to do the dishes. He wanders off to collect them and starts the water. ]

...The pots too?

[Izumo gives a nod, making sure to close the lids of the containers he's placed the food was put in.]

If ya can handle 'em.

[ He nods, reaching fro and grabbing one of them. his hands soapy and wet, however made it difficult to grab the handle properly. He lost his grip on it and it went crashing to the ground, Eric bringing his hands to his ears and jumping at the bang. Opening his eyes back up he saw the pot on the floor, not damaged but with some of it's contents spilled on the floor. ]

I...I didn't...

[ He didn't mean to was what he wanted to say, and that he was sorry but nothing came out after that. ]

[It's like watching everything going in slow motion. He just barely reaches out to catch the pot before it crashed onto the floor, the contents spilling out.

There's an urge in him to do something (probably scold him), but he holds it back, knowing it wouldn't be good - or wise - to do that to Eric. He just made progress with him, he's not about to lose it.

Shaking his head, Izumo places the food containers on the counter before he bends down to pick up the pot, making sure nothing spills out more.] 's okay. Next time, make sure your hands aren't too soapy or wet when ya grab the handles. 's just an accident, so no harm done.

[Other than the dirty floor, but that can easily be cleaned up.] D'ya wanna continue washing or clean up the floor? [He's going to give Eric options; he doesn't want to force him to do anything.]

[ He nods a few times, calming down a bit. He was getting a bit better, but still those worries lingered and being prepared for anything. And he knew how Kusanagi reacts to things about his bar. ]

S-sorry...

[ A small mumble, watching him pick up the pot. And choices! He hated choosing, which one was better? He didn't know!! ]

Uhm...I can...still do the dishes. If that's okay...But I can still clean the floor after!

[ He didn't want to leave things for Kusanagi, he had already done so much if he could do both that would be fine. ]

I don't want ya ta push yourself, Eric. [And he's being genuine in that.

Izumo may punish the boys if they damage his bar, but that's usually reserved for the rowdy ones, like Yata.

He places the pot in the sink again, giving the younger man a look.] Just focus on the dishes and I'll get the floor. Ya can do something else for me ta make up for dropping the pot.

[ Some ideas are still hard to grasp, like knowing Yata would get hit for something but others might not even for the same thing.

He looks from Kusanagi to the sink and just restarts his washing, feeling bad for what happened. He nods for the last part. It won't be too bad, Kusanagi was never that harsh to him, which he was grateful for if not terribly confused by it. ]

[While Eric gets back to cleaning, Izumo goes off to fetch the mop and bucket, knowing he had to clean it up before the smell gets too much and stains are on the floor.

When he comes back, he works in relative silence, not too awkward and peaceful. Every now and then, he glances at Eric to see how he's doing.]

[ Eric tries to only pay attention to what he's doing. He probably didn't have to spend so long on the dishes but he wanted to make sure they were extra clean to make up for his mishap.

He grabs the pots after much more carefully and sets to work on them as well, making sure to get every last bit of food off of them. Finished at last he drained the water as he placed the last pot to dry, sighing in relief that nothing else had happened.

He turned around and waited for Kusanagi to look a bit more free so as not to disturb him before speaking up quietly ]

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