Ramen: Eat With Caution

It was a beautiful bright day in Tokyo,Japan. One of a full week of no school or testing to be done, which gave all students a nice calm vacation. Ranmaru Shindo sat in their local ramen shop enjoying his morning off. He had already consumed two huge ramen bowls and was waiting impatiently on his third bowl of ramen. This boy could seriously eat for a third world country in a day. Finally, the next bowl was set in from of him, Ranmaru dug in. Nearby, Shino Auberame was taking a nice peaceful walk, until he stopped behind the black haired boy. Amazed at the already empty bowls next to his best friend, he leaned in and asked, "Have you even done any studying today?"

"Like its any of your business, Shino!" yelled Ranmaru. "I can study whenever I want!"

"Or stuff your face until the week is over," scoffed the brown haired teen.

"Since when did you care what I eat, huh?" asked Ranmaru.

"I really don't, but we are on the same class and we are supposed to look out for each other."

"You probably got that from a fortune cookie."

"Actually its from a living person, our teacher Mr. Hatake, now stop eating ramen!"

"You spend way, way, way to much of your time around him. " He took the biggest bite he could fit in his mouth and continued, "Now, stop minding my business!"

"Fine, but Sakura doesn't like fat couch potatoes that only eat ramen." The satisfied Auberame walked off into town.

"I don't believe you..."He turned in his swivel chair and faced Shino. But his friend was gone. Thinking twice about what Shino said, he left his half eaten bowl at the counter, paid the bill, and solemnly walked off. "Does she really hate me?"

On the way to the park to exercise, Ranmaru went to Sakura's house. She lived close to the park, which made it easy to stop by her house. With a worried look on his face, he knocked on her front door. Minutes later, Sakura answered. She asked him,"Ranmaru? What's wrong?"

"May I ask you a question, Sakura?"

"Sure," She walked out of the wooden doorway and closed the door behind her. Still facing him, Sakura gave full attention.

He scratched the back of his head and asked, " What kind of people do you hate?"

"Oh... I guess I hate fat lazy couch potatoes that only eat ramen, why?"

Ranmaru was a bit shocked causing his first words to be "son of a b#$%." Only after his little out burst did he notice Sakura staring at him like a fish out of water.

Just as he was about to apologize Sakura gave her response. SLAP! and for the first time in Ranmaru's life he got slapped and for the last time for the next two months did he talk to Sakura.