“Ah, thank you for the invitation, but I’m not entirely certain where I’ll be next week yet… my mum’s still attempting to convince me to come home for the holidays and I’m a bit concerned that she may attempt to kidnap me at this rate… Perhaps I could take a raincheck?"
“Then maybe you can come after the holidays. Or you can always tell your mother that you fell in love with a cute girl in Japan. I’m sure your mom will understand. She would think that it’s not proper for a gentleman to leave a lady waiting. I will think of something. You will love my mother’s curry.”
“Pardon me, Yamashita-chan, but I’m not in the habit of lying to my mum…” That wasn’t exactly true, but it was in this case. “I’m certain that your mother’s cooking is wonderful, have no doubts about that, but if I am able to go home for the holidays, I rather think that I ought to… it’s been far too long since I’ve been home without some sort of disaster to attend to…”