As they walked, Hikari told him what the story was behind her and Kakashi living together. So, he was like a brother to her, huh? That was pretty interesting. He really wasn't all that much older than them, from what Kuronotsurugi knew the guy was in his twenties. But all he really knew were the basics about Kakashi, nothing deeper or more detailed than anything that wasn't in the ninja registry. Little did he know that one of Kakashi's missions was a prolonged one, ever since he was little he'd been trailed around, and now the job had fallen into the duty of Kakashi to do so. He wasn't CONSTANTLY followed, but he was definitely monitored, that was for sure. Every so often Kuro would get a nagging feeling that he was being watched, but like he usually did with anything that was like being paid attention to others, he just ignored it.<br/><br/>It was a little while longer until they reached the place where Hikari and Kakashi lived, and for a moment at the door Kuronotsurugi hesitated, pausing at the doorstep, before taking a deep breath and stepping inside. To him it felt like he was an intruder, despite having been welcomed in by Hikari. His eyes flit this way and that, taking in the sight of everything and anything, making a mental note where things were, what things were there, etc. At the door he takes off his shoes, setting them to the side, not wanting to trail in dirt, before following after Hikari through the house, to the kitchen.<br/><br/>He'd even spotted the pictures that were there, a faint smile forming as he looked at them. He too was holding things in his hands, and follows suit, setting the bags down, watching as Hikari bustled around the kitchen getting things they would need for the hotpot. He looks towards where she was pointing, and goes over to the cabinet, opening the door and pulling out what he was sure she was talking about, setting it up on the table where it would be easier to access while they were putting things in to it. Turning his head to look at her while she was speaking, he nods to her question, quietly continuing on to clean the meat and cut it as well.<br/><br/>First he washed his hands, before taking the meat from the bags they were in, starting first with the shrimp, then the chicken, and lastly the pork. He really didn't have to do much to the shrimp, but for the chicken and pork he cut them up in to strips, before placing them in their spot in the pot, tilting his head to make sure it looked okay, before washing his hands once more and beginning to chop up the mushrooms, since he had a particular way he liked them to be cut. For some he left whole, since he liked those too, and hoped that the way he had done things were acceptable to Hikari, since he'd never really done this with someone outside his family. "I'm assuming that Kakashi is out?"<br/><br/>Glancing towards Hikari, he watched her work on the vegetables, wanting to make conversation but not quite sure what to say at that point. He was better at answering than asking when it came to talking, but that would probably get quite dull at some point, since most of his answers weren't all that much more satisfying than his question asking. He wanted to ask her things, but he felt really odd asking those things, since they were just getting to know each other after all. He wasn't sure she'd be okay answering the more personal questions he'd wanted to ask, and he wasn't about to make her uncomfortable.