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".. Cheesecake? That would be nice." After saying that, Nao pulled out his wallet again, grinning. Cheesecake was another of his favourite things because it tasted sweet. He was still sucking on the sweet in his mouth. It was unusual for it to last this long, but it wasw probably because he was having fun talking to his new friends.
"And sure, Aya-san. I'd love to help out!" He grinned, again, and sucked on his sweet once more. Another strawberry flavoured one.

"I probably would bleed sugar if I hurt myself any time. I guess my blood is made out of it." Nao laughed, then yawned quickly, covering his mouth. The sweet almost fell out, but he pushed it back in. Afterwards, Nao smiled at Ayane, "I'll come to the shoppe soon. I dunno when though. I've got "a lot" going on." When the sacrifice said 'a lot', he put two fingers up and bent them, saying it sarcastically. "Ah, screw this damn coat.." He pulled it off and hung it over his bag. It was just getting annoying going up his arm, again and again.

"Hm. No. I was born England, then some relatives bought me here after.. Something that happened." Nao smiled, hiding that fact that he didn't finish the story. "Though, I want to leave here as soon as I can and move back to England to become a doctor." He said. He didn't mind Japan, but he prefered to go back to England. But, that wasn't going to happen any time soon. Nao still had about 3 years left of University. "And you were born in.. Ireland was it?" Nao had terrible memory when it came to places.

Nao watched as Ayane moved around.
"I lived in London, so city." The sacrifice winked then got another sweet out of his bag then put it in his mouth. He needed to not have such an obsession over sucking on sweets, but he was used to it by now and it would be hard for him to stop. "Was it fun living there? I've always wanted to live in the country.." Nao mumbled near the end. His parents had always wanted to move to the country, but never could.

Rai was a bit surprised when Aya was able to peg him immediately as a Southerner. He didn't have an accent, but he had been thinking quite a lot about the two sections when looking at the only 'adult' there. At some point, the fighter must have made a face at the Northern Ireland comment, but Aya didn't seem to be offended. That was quite relieving.

His parents always said the conflict between the North and South was called 'The Troubles' and not 'The Problems' because it had no solution. Though, to someone who had lived Japan all his life, the differences between the two areas was out of his league.

"Oh, please come in anytime, I'm only here at night though." Rai started, referring to the comment about Aya becoming a regular, "The owner is here in the morning. She's very nice and will even make up custom bentos... for the right price, of course. The cakes are good too, but they're processed. Rice items by the counter are the only things we make."

"Oooh! Then it's not as much fun! I wanted to talk to my little drunken bretheren!" He stuck his bottom lip out when he turned to face the employee, his jacket now resting neatly over his arm. "Besides, I'm moving soon, so I'll be busy packing. I'm still staying in the city, I just found a bigger apartment." He lied over a blush. They didn't need to know the nitty-gritty details, they'd only just met. Besides, he was the only 'adult,' which had taken him until just now to realize.

Rai had ignored the first drunken comment, for the sake of his job he also ignored the second. There was some truth behind it, not that the fighter would admit it. "Oh, awesome." He said, moving on to the new topic, "Is it still in the area? I also live close to here."

The younger Irishman's gaze moved over to Nao's arms momentarily. He wasn't sure if he had seen a bruise, but if the other neko was willing to uncover it in public, it probably wasn't anything, at least in Rai's mind. 'I'm over thinking things.' He thought, pushing the idea to the back of his mind and reestablishing eye contact with Aya.

Oops!

"Oh, yeah, it's still in the area! A bit farther away than where I live now, but I can always just catch the bus over. I really need the extra space, so I don't mind the extra distance. Quid pro quo." Aya shrugged, hoping he wasn't making a face. Just smile and be polite.

Nao watched Rai look at his bruise, ignoring that fact.
"I hope to move soon. Though, I need to save up money first." The sacrifice chuckled. He finished his sweet, but didn't bother putting another one in. He was happy distracting himself by talking.

[[Tired, sorry for it not being very long. >_<]]

"There may be some stores hiring around this time... I think." Rai commented. He had just been put in a similar position as Nao a little less then a year ago. His time at Seven Moons ended and he had to scramble to find another place to live, not wanting to go home. "Maybe Aya could tell you about the housing market, I am not up to date on that."

[[Wow! The new banner is amazing~~!]]

Nao smiled,
"I think I'll just look for a cheap apartment somewhere. But good thinking, Rai-san." Nao didn't mean to sound rude, but he didn't like getting too much help from other people. It made him paranoid and worry about wether he was being annoying or not. It happened a lot with him.

The fighter didn't take any offense to Nao's statement. To the most part he didn't even notice any annoyance in his customer's voice, especially when they were smiling like they were. However, his eyes quickly moved to back to Aya, who was looking quite flamboyant. Rai smiled, probably more then he should have. 'I really hope these guys will come in again.' He thought absent-mindedly.

"Oh, uh, I'm 17." Nao smiled. He didn't want to cause Aya any trouble, or his younger sister, by moving into his old house. He didn't really like causing anyone trouble, or he would feel like he was being a bother and just leave.
"That offer, I wouldn't want to cause your sister any trouble.." Nao said, voice getting quieter near the end of the sentence.

Zain walked inside the little store and looked around. He notices Rai chatting with 2 other guys and one of them looked oddly familiar but he didn't want to bother them. Even though the chime went off when he walked in they didn't seem like they had taken noticed of him there so he went around looking for the water bottles. As he went down the aisle he noticed a magazine with him on the cover. I forgot I had a cover shoot like 3 weeks ago. He recalls as he looks at the cover a few seconds more and then walks away from it. He then finds the water on the otherside of the aisle he was at and picks up 2 of them and then looks for a snack of some sort. He takes a bag of jerky and heads to the line and waits for the cashier to ring him up.

When the bell on the door chimed once again, Nao turned around.
".. I've seen him somewhere?" He thought. It was on the tip of his tongue, but Nao just couldn't remember where.
When the teal-haired man came up to the counter, Nao moved to the side. "I'm sorry, you can go. I'm not buying anything." Cheerfully, he turned to Aya. "Are you buying anything else Aya-san?" The sacrifice asked.

Zain looked down at the white haired guy as he smiled at him. "And here I thought I was intruding on your conversation. Ayane is that you? You look horrible what happened?" Zain mentions as he looks into Ayane's eyes and notices he may have been drinking a little too much. "I am sorry but you really should head home Ayane. I'm sorry where are my manners. The name is Zain by the way." Zain mentions as he looks back at the other as he places his water bottles on the counter. Confusion seemed to be the setting as Zain started to feel odd and out of place for being there he didn't want to intrude anymore so he just wanted to be rung up and head out the door.

For the fourth time today, Nao said
"I'm Nao. Nice to meet you Zain-san." He smiled, and put his hand out to shake. It was a little old fashioned, but he was raised in that way. "Where.." Nao kept thinking. He knew he had seen Zain before, but just couldn't remember. "Oh well." He smiled cheerfully, once again.

Despite listening intently to the two male customer's conversation, Rai was able to make a note that someone came in. The teal hair stuck out over the heads of the others, though the fighter wasn't able to get a clear view of the whole man from his position. Luckily, the new arrival seemed to know what they wanted, moving through the store without any direction. Of course once the man approached the counter it became clear who he was. "Zain-san!" Rai said, standing to help welcome his friend's groceries onto the counter. He could hear a light ringing now, "It's been a while! How are you? how did it turn out with May-chan?" A lot had happened since they first meet it seemed. Working on ringing up the blue haired adult's items, the younger male looked up at him for a reply.

(Happy birthday by the way Lib!)

"Are you sure? I don't mind at all, obviously, you'd have to talk with my sister. Just as a consideration, if you ever need a place to stay." Aya smiled, tilted his head. It was an awkward habit of his, he followed with a light chuckle, "I'm still waiting for the dear cashier to tell me my total! So, yes, I'm good! Ring me up!" His smile focused onto Enrai, only momentarily though.

Zain's comment sent a shiver down his spine, reluctantly, he turned to face him, "Oh, I'm fine. I was just out too long in the cold yesterday. I'll be hurrying on home after I buy this, don't you fret! Anyway, I think I should be telling you the same thing! Are you drunk? You're eyes are so red! Drink plenty of coffee!" He nodded, brushing his banes from his face; the lack of proper treatment last night allowed his natural waves to frizz over his face.

It was probably better to lie. Everything's alright. Yes, it'll all work out.

[[happy birthday doll! <3]]

Zain smiled at Nao as they get aquinted to each other. As he turned he noticed Rai at the register ready to ring him up after Ayane's order. He heard Rai mention May as he waited in line. "Well May was fine the last time I had heard from her but I can't really say for now since I haven't been in contact with her for a while. How have you been Rai? It has also been a long time since we last met." Zain mentions as Ayane remarks to him about heading home and his red eyes. Zain smirks just a bit as he shakes his head. "Well considering that I had changed clothes before heading here I just got off of work and I actually feel asleep for an hour since I didn't have any customers to attend to. My Eyes are still burning but I will be alright. I hate coffee but where I am going all I need is my blood boiling and cold air wisping around me. Practice does a body good you know." Zain mentions as he places his hands into his pocket now since they were getting cold from waiting. He felt better now that the mood had lifted from what it was just a few seconds ago. Something doesn't seem right but I will leave it alone. I shouldn't get into other peoples business. Zain thought as he looked at the 3 gentlemen in front of him.