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Kaneko was busy at work preparing dinner. Hopefully Allen would like it. There was this sense of pressure to do a good job even though she really wasn't being pressured to do well. It was her subconscious doing this to her. Seeing as how there was a new person who would be having dinner, her subconscious made her believe it had to be perfect. Nothing less would do. She wasn't trying to impress him though. At least, she didn't think that she was. They were just friends. Did friends impress each other? She wouldn't know.

It took a few minutes and when she thought that it was ready, she had to do a quick taste test. Deciding to add just a tiny bit more salt and some black pepper, Kaneko gave it a stir and lowered the flames. It was ready. Hopefully she hadn't taken too long. Serving some into one of the bowls, she decided to call Allen over. "Allen, dinner is ready!" She called out to him from the kitchen as she picked up a spoon and then set it down on the table, right on top of a napkin. She walked back to the counter and picked up the bowl of stew for Allen and carefully set it down next to the napkin for him. "There, perfect."

Oh, he wanted to wait here? He was probably more comfortable in here and maybe he just wanted to take a nap while he waited. She didn't mind it though. "Very well then." She smiled and nodded, "I'll be sure to call for you once I finish making the dish. Don't worry, I won't take long. I don't think so anyway." Kaneko didn't want to keep him waiting so the faster she left, the faster the food would be ready. Would he be able to walk to the kitchen on his own without getting hurt? There was only one way to find out. "Well then, make yourself at home. Rest if you'd like and I'll call you when it's ready. If you'll excuse me, I'll go start on it now." Kaneko said, then bowed her head and quietly made her way out of her room and to the kitchen.

Once in the kitchen, she had to turn on the lights to see what she was doing. "Hmm, what to make?" It was cold out, maybe something warm would be the best idea. A stew sounded good. "Thick beef stew, I'm sure dad will love it too." He wasn't too picky and normally he would cook but with him coming home so late, if she let him cook he'd just not cook and go straight to bed instead. It was why she decided to cook dinner, leaving breakfast to him. Lunch was usually something small so she sometimes would just eat out or if she was home, make something simple.

Kaneko gathered the ingredients and filled a large pot with water, halfway and let it boil. While waiting for that, she started to prepare everything else. She even set three bowls on the side and three spoons. Three instead of two. It was a small change that wouldn't mean anything to others but to her it was a big difference.

As odd as the request was, it was harmless and it was helpful to him. She realized he would never actually see her. All he had to recognize her by was her voice. Well now at least he would be able to know what she looked like. To an extent that is.

Kaneko watched his hand closely and couldn't help but close her eyes when his hand started to trace over her face. She was afraid he'd get too close to her eyes, but he never did reach near her eyes. Her nose crinkled, as it did whenever she grinned. It was a new experience for her but it was a neat one. Once his hand was gone, her eyes fluttered open and she looked right at him. So many questions she wanted to ask, but now was not the time to interview him with silly questions that were probably too painful for him to answer.

"You're quite welcome, Sir Allen. It was a rather neat experience to be part of. I mean...well..I just never thought I'd have someone do that. It was nice though." She wasn't sure if any of that made sense. To her it honestly sounded like she was just mumbling. Kaneko chuckled and ran a hand through her hair. "I will start on the food. Umm...would you like to wait here? Or would you like to wait in the kitchen or perhaps the living room? I...I'll be in the kitchen and well you're always welcome to sit at the table if you would like to. B-but if you're more comfortable here that's fine too. I can come here for you once the food is ready. Or if you'd prefer, I can bring you the food here."

Okay, now she really did sound like she was rambling. It wasn't like she did so on purpose though.