she should come and cook for her.

she should do just that; so the Englishwoman would stop killing herself with her cooking.

|It wasn't because she was lonely enough to accept the French woman's company or anything! She just wanted good food, yes. Good food.

calls England up as she is about to finish cooking. "Angleterre? Come over to my house, oui? I need someone to test my new recipe~"

answered the phone a bit skeptically. "Ah...Well I suppose. I have nothing better to do..."

"Bien, bien~ You'll be here in 5 minutes, oui? Oui. See you~" She hangs up and continues cooking, humming cheerfully.

glares at the phone and practically slams it. W-Who did she think she was ordering her around like that!? Never the less, she was expected.

_

A lady tries to honor her words! So she grabbed her hand bag and umbrella and went out into the rain to make it to Mari's on time.

finishes cooking and sets the table. She looks out the window and realises it's raining. She quickly runs to the door with an umbrella_

and waits for Angleterre to appear.

arrives shortly after, trying to catch her breath. She did her best to, so that Mari did not know she had rushed. "I am...here."

ushers her in quickly, handing her a towel. "Desole! I didn't think it would be raining! Did you get wet?"

takes the towel gratefully, doing her best to dry off. "Just a little, I will be fine though."

smiles at her, "Bien, bien. Now come~ The food is served!" She leads the Englishwoman to the kitchen.

a bit red, not sure why she came damn t...but food sounded good right now. She followed and found a seat. "So what is this new recipe?"

gestures to the dish with a flourish. "Mussels in white wine sauce! Bon appetit, eh?"

stares at it for a moment before nodding. "Indeed, I will...hope I like this." She tells her hesitantly, taking a small bite.

sits down and takes a bite herself. She hums happily and eats more. It was good, if she did say so herself. She'd chosen the right wine for_

the sauce. "How is it~?"

's eyes light up. This was delicious! ...But she wasn't going to give out such high praises willingly. "It is sufficient."

grins, she supposed that it was the highest compliment she would receive from Annis. "Well, I suppose I shouldn't invite you to more_

mediocre dinners then," she teases.

stuffs her mouth with more of the food, trying to think of how to respond to that. "It's not mediocre, just good."

smiles at her and finishes her food before commenting, "Well, perhaps you'd like to be my tester if I try out more recipes, eh?"

stares at her food. "I suppose it can't be helped if you can't find anyone else."

claps her hands in delight. "It's settled then! If you don't mind trying French cooking every week~"

a little embarrassed to admit she likes her cooking. "I think I can deal with it."

grins and takes her empty dish to the sink before returning with a cup of tea and a cup of coffee. She places the tea in front of Annis, _

"Don't worry, it's from one of your companies that makes 'proper' English tea." She sips her coffee and sighs happily at the peace.

stares at it, a little pleased by the description. It was awfully peaceful. "I was surprised you called me."

tilts her head and watches the Englishwoman. "Well, since you live so close by~ I hadn't seen you in a while either, so why not?"

goes red. "Don't think I came because I wanted to! I just wanted a free meal."

nods and waves a hand at her. "Oui, oui~ How would I even dare to do so?" She chuckles.

satisfied. "Well then...perhaps I should be off."

smiles and opens the door for her. "Embroidery to do, books to read, hmm? Well, I'll see you soon, Angleterre~"

stares outside, about to cry when she realized the rain turned into snow...and with high wind.

blinks in surprise at how quickly the weather changed and shuts the door. "Mon dieu... You'd better stay the night, cherie. It's crazy to_

cross the Channel like that." She doesn't give Annis time to protest, ushering her into the sitting room and pushing her down on one of the_

seats.

about to protest, but she was moved so quickly that she didn't have time until she was sitting. "I-I am sure there is a way!"

shakes her head and puts her hands firmly on her shoulders, not letting her up from the seat. "Non, you may be stubborn, but you wouldn't _

risk your health like that, non? Stay, I have plenty of room and you can leave once the storm passes." She gives Annis a stern look.

purses her lips, realizing that she was right. "Fine, but if you even so much as enter my room when the door closes, I will make you regret

it!"

chuckles, "I'll give you the key, cherie. I'm not that desperate to attack a guest in my home... unless they ask for it." She winks at Annis

and sits down across her. "Do you want to sleep now?"

huffs at that, looking away. "I am not tired yet."

tilts her head, "Hmm~ Do you want to talk then?"

silent for a moment. "Talk?"

shrugs, "What else would you like to do in this storm? We could play cards, perhaps..."

bites her lip, thinking. "You can fix my hair?" Like old times.

slightly stunned for a moment, but she recovers and immediately smiles at Annis. "I'll find a brush then~" She walks to her bedroom and_

brings out a hairbrush and her box of accessories. She sits next to Annis, "Come now, turn your back to me."

a bit embarrassed, what was she thinking? "All right..." She moves to do so.

hums as she runs the hairbrush through Annis's hair. She enjoyed doing this for her, just like old times. "Your hair is still smooth as_

always~ What do you want me to tie? Twin tails?"

it's quite messy if not tied. "You can do something new if you like."

tilts her head and thinks for a moment, then brings out a large scrunchie and begins styling Annis's hair. She gathers it up into a bun, _

then pins it in place. She leaves some strands at the side of her face. "There, how's that?"

not amused! "I didn't say I wanted your hairstyle!"

chuckles, "But you look so sophisticated like this, cherie~ Try it out!"

being a grump. "No, change it!"

shakes her head, "But you look adorable like this~"

obviously sulking. This was definitely too much like their childhood for her tastes. "Fine."

smiles and pecks her cheek as a reward. "Bien~ Do you want to borrow a nightie for the night?"

(...I realise what I typed after I pressed Enter. 'nightie for the night' whut)

goes red, not enjoying this at all. Nope. "...." Looks down at her dress. "I would."

nods and leads her up to her bedroom, opening the closet and showing her the clothes inside. "Choose any you'd like, cherie~"