Hisoka smiled at the kit for a moment and then left the room. Now it was time to find Kris.

He glanced about as he went down the stairs. There were only so many places that she could be, and some of them were within sight of the staircase.

Kris was back in the kitchen, taking stock of what she had and what's need soon. She wasn't even paying attention to everything around her. She had no reason to try an eavesdrop or anything. Plus she was relaxed.

Hisoka found her in the kitchen and leaned against the doorframe for a moment before knocking a bit. He didn't go in just yet, instead waiting for her invitation.

"Need any extra hands?" he asked after a minute or so of watching her. "I've been told I'm not half-bad in the kitchen."

"I'm almost done," Kris said, glancing over at him. A few more moments of poking around in the fridge and she jotted down one more thing before setting the list down.

"Shippou didn't come down?" she asked, blinking. She was rather surprised at that.

"I think he's sufficiently distracted at the moment," Hisoka replied. "I found a puzzle I thought he might like, and I believe he's working on solving it." He gestured to the list. "May I ask what the list is for?"

Kris blinked, a little startled at that knowledge, before her mind caught up with what he was asking. "Things I'll have to stock up on soon." She looked at him for a moment before glancing up at the ceiling in the direction of Shippou's room. She was still confused as to why Hisoka would purposely distract the kit like that.

"Have you eaten yet tonight?" Hisoka asked. He couldn't start courting her properly until he was sure Shippou wouldn't object, but that didn't mean he couldn't do some smaller things. "If you'd like, I could cook tonight so you can relax." At least this way, he had some time to think about what would be an appropriate first gift for her. He didn't have nearly as much to show off as Sesshoumaru did, but Hisoka still wanted to prove he could take care of Kris.

Kris blinked before she shook her head. "Not yet. Shippou just had a snack earlier." She looked over at him and was quiet for several moments before she nodded and stepped back. "Alright. Let me know if you need any help finding anything."

Hisoka nodded.

"Alright," he said. "Is there anything in particular you would like me to make?" That way, she would still technically be in control of the meal. After all, it was her home.

"Surprise me." Kris watched him, curious to see what he'd do. She's not only just given him free reign in her kitchen, but she wanted to see what he could do given whatever she had in her fridge and pantry. He seemed more like the type to have a plan, so doing something more on the fly like this would be very interesting to watch.

That threw Hisoka for a moment, but not longer than that. He'd expected her to ask for something complicated or difficult to make, but this was almost harder, in a way. But he would figure something out. He nodded at her and went into the kitchen to see what he could put together that she would like.

Kris smirked faintly and watched him, settling down to keep track of what he was doing. She didn't say anything, letting him do whatever he wanted. And if she let her gaze linger on him for longer than necessary, well, she was allowed.

Hisoka moved around the kitchen as he worked on dinner. He managed to find a few kinds of meat in the refridgerator, so he pulled out the steak and set to work slicing it into strips. It didn't take long, all things considered, and he got to work cooking it. He'd learned quite a few ways to cook such a thing over the years, and he intended to impress Kris.

Kris watched him, curious to see what he was going to do with the meat. She stretched briefly before settling down, putting her elbows on the counter and letting her mind wander as she watched.

Once Hisoka had the meat sliced and seasoned properly, he set a grill-pan on the stove to heat. He was always rather partial to grilled meat, and the smaller slices would cook faster than a whole steak would. While the pan was heating, he gathered the components for mxed vegetables and rice and began that.

Never let it be said that men couldn't multi-task.

Kris watched him work, pulling over two chairs so they could eat at the counter, and then relaxing back in hers, stretching so her shirt rode up just enough. Hey, she had to see how well he could focus when he was being distracted.

Hisoka glanced appreciatively out of the corner of his eye as he worked, but he didn't let himself get completely distracted. He was definitely old enough to know better than to let that happen, but he could still appreciate that Kris was doing that on purpose.

Kris smirked faintly but didn't say anything else. She didn't pull the bottom of her shirt down, either.

Once he was closer to being done, she got up and got plates down for them. It smelled good, at least.

Once the meal was finished, Hisoka stepped back and gestured for Kris to go first.

"Let me know what you think," he said. He definitely made sure to make enough food, since he was sure Kris was going to call Shippou downstairs to eat.

Kris pulled one plate over closer to her, taking a bite and taking her time, chewing thoughtfully. Then she nodded.

"Pretty good," she admitted. Which meant it was really very tasty. She just didn't want to inflate his ego too much. "Mind getting Shippou for me?"

Hisoka nodded, both in thanks for the compliment and in acknowledgement of the request. He glanced at her one more time before going upstairs and knocking on the doorframe of the kit's room.

"Time to eat," he said to Shippou. "Kris asked that I retrieve you."

Shippou didn't look at him quite yet, his tongue between his teeth as he tried to figure out the puzzle. Then he gave up and looked at Hisoka, nodding.

"Okay." He hopped off the bed and followed Hisoka back downstairs.

Kris by then had put out three plates and put food on each, setting them at the table.

Hisoka watched the kit fiddle with the puzzle for a few moments, knowing that it would take him a while to solve it. Hisoka had chosen it specifically because he knew it would give the kit a challenge.

He didn't sit down at the table until Kris and Shippou were both there, and then gestured for the two of them to help themselves first.

Shippou sat on one side of Kris, letting her sit in the middle, and pulled a plate over. Kris sat and glanced at Hisoka, one eyebrow raised, before she pushed a plate in front of his spot and took the last plate herself.

Hisoka took the seat next to Kris, and let her hand him the plate.

"I hope you enjoy it," he said. "It's something I picked up before I moved away from my parents and siblings."