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Chapter 2 Ramen and the Doubles
"Irasshaimase (Welcome)." Sei-chan was greeted by a bald, dark-skinned middle-aged man that stands behind the bar table.
It is still an early time for dinner, so not many customers were in the restaurant. Sei-chan took a sit at the bar table, as she knows that Shūichi loves sitting there. He likes watching the chef preparing his food. Sei-chan took the menu from the table and read through it, deciding what to have for dinner. Unlike Shūichi, She is not a big fan of ramen. Strictly speaking, she doesn't prefer any food that involved with soup. She thinks that food and soup should be two different things and should never be mixed together.
"Yo~ Sei-chan." Shūichi entered the restaurant in a very good mood, wrapping his arm around his younger sister's neck. Sei-chan put down the menu, slightly pushed him away using one of her hand, while covering her nose with the other. Shūichi released his hand from Sei-chan, rubbed the back of his neck with a sheepish smile. He then took a sit next to Sei-chan, skimming through the menu.
"Sei-chan, have you decided what you are going to have?" Shūichi looked over to his younger sister, who shook her head slightly. She's still having trouble on choosing her food.
"Hey chef, could I have a Miso ramen please." Shūichi said to the chef that stand behind the bar table.
"Okay, one Miso ramen coming up. How about this young lady here, what would you like?" The chef started preparing for Shūichi's ramen and asking for Sei-chan's order.
"Oh, don't mine her. She normally took a long time to make her decision when she is not familiarised with the choices." Shūichi answered for his sister. "Alright then, take as much time as you wish, young lady." The chef turned around and concentrates on making the ramen.
A few minutes had pasted. Sei-chan was poking Shūichi's arm and pointing at one of the dish on the menu. "Oh chef, could this girl have a curry chicken rice please." Shūichi looked at the pointed dish and help Sei-chan order her food. He knows she is not comfortable of talking in front of a stranger. In fact, she doesn't talk much, unless it's necessary. She had been very quiet since that day. He and their father are trying very hard, encouraging her to speak more, but it seems to be in a very slow progress.
"So, this young lady finally decided her mind. Here's ya' Miso ramen. Enjoy your meal." After saying that, he placed the Miso ramen in front of Shūichi and returned to prepare other orders.
"Itadakimasu (Let's eat)." Shūichi quickly dig in upon receiving the Miso ramen.
It's getting closer to dinning hours when the curry chicken rice was served to Sei-chan. There were more and more customers coming into the restaurant by the time the siblings finished their meals. After paying for their bills and prepared to go home, they were blocked by two people at the door of the restaurant. The taller one is a dark-skinned, bald teenage boy with grey coloured eyes, who has a similar appearance to the chef. The shorter teenage boy has short bright red-pink hair and light purple eyes. He was carrying a tennis bag on his right shoulder. The two of them seem to be in some sort of argument.
"You are not leaving this restaurant until you paid for you bill, Marui." The taller one said.
"Ma~ Jackal, you normally treated me and Akaya for snack. Why can't you just let this one go?" The shorter boy, Marui replied while blowing a green bubble gum. He stepped back several time, shorten the distance between him and the exit.
"These are two totally different things. By the way, do I need to remind you this is not the first time you wanted to leave my family restaurant without paying. So, don't tell me to 'just let this one go'." The taller boy, Jackal, replied, wrapping his arm around Marui's neck, preventing him from leaving the restaurant. Marui opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was cut off by Shūichi, who had put up his custom smile. "Ano, sorry for interrupting. But is it possible to let us through?"
"Oh, sorry about that."The two of them moved aside and let the siblings pass through.
When the siblings walked away from the restaurant, they could still hear some of their argument. The siblings looked at each other and chuckled on their argument. 'That Jackal guy should be a relative of the chef, their appearance look so similar. He and that Marui gay should be quite good friends. They are sooo funny, arguing about something like that. Do they even realise that most of the customers were looking and laughing at them? Plus the food tasted nice. I would defiantly come to this restaurant more often. ' Shūichi thought in his head.
It was around 7:30 when the siblings arrived home. Shūichi went straight into the bathroom to take a shower. While Sei-chan went into the kitchen to put away the food and ingredient that she brought from the shopping district. It had been a long and enjoyable day for the Yukimura's family. Shūhei and Seiichi had tidy up all their stuff and Shūichi got to play tennis. They are all ready for their time living in Kanagawa. Just wait until the day when they start their new school and new work, meeting new people and opening a new chapter in their lives.