About an hour later, Kyle heard the doorbell ring. He flew down the stairs and stood in front of the door fixing his hair for a few seconds. Another deep breath and he opened it at last. "Hey there! Come on in."

"Hi Kyle, thanks for inviting us!" Asahi turned to Sabrina. "Aren't you coming?"

Sabrina reluctantly entered. She knew she had to, but she didn't necessarily like it. "Ugh, fine."

They all sat in the living room where Kyle had put out some freshly-brewed green tea. Sabrina was the first to speak. "Why ask us to come over all of a sudden?"

'I never asked you to come'. Kyle looked at Sabrina. "Well, the thing is I, uh, kinda... Well, I lost my job yesterday. I could use the company, you know?"

"Oh no, that's terrible!" Asahi was sympathetic towards his plight. "Why would they do that?"

Kyle didn't want to say that it was because he was thinking about certain things. "I screwed up pretty badly. The boss was pissed. It wasn't gonna last forever, anyway. It's just that now, I dunno what to do."

Sabrina piped up. "And that's our problem because...?"

Asahi gave her girlfriend a disapproving look. "Stop that, be nice. It's important to have friends to talk to in these times. Hey, I have an idea!" She put down her cup. "Why don't we all go out for lunch today? It'll be our treat. Maybe that will lift your spirit!"

Kyle certainly liked the idea. "I can't have you treat me. It just wouldn't feel right. But if you wanna go somewhere, I'm game. What did you have in mind?"

"Well, I was thinking-" Asahi was interrupted by Sabrina.

"My father owns a ramen shop that is super popular in our town. Let's go there." Sabrina knew that the shop would be the easiest place to keep an eye on Kyle. She knew every square inch of it like the back of her hand.

Needless to say, Kyle was oblivious to this reasoning.

Asahi smiled and kissed Sabrina on her lips. "That's a great idea!" She apparently forgot that Kyle was in the same room with them.

Sabrina blushed and kissed Asahi back.

Kyle almost choked on the tea he was drinking when he saw that happen. 'What the hell? That was great! I mean, yeah they're in a relationship and everything, but... I guess I just didn't think Asahi would do that right in-front of me.' Once he got ahold of himself, he realized that ramen was cheap enough to not leave a dent in his wallet. "Ramen sounds really good, actually."

"Alright, let's head out, then." Sabrina quickly exited Kyle's house.

Asahi and Kyle followed behind her.

They arrived at the shop after about 20 minutes of walking. Looking at it from the outside, it was clear that there really wasn't any space to be living inside the shop. However, since the ramen there was apparently loved by all, Sabrina and her dad were able to get a sweet deal on a house right next to the district.

The shop was busy as usual, especially during these peak hours. The line is always long at this time, but Sabrina can always make room as the owner's daughter.

She went in first. "Ooooy, dad! I brought some friends for lunch!"

A rather burly man was working behind the counter. His appearance wasn't that impressive, but he looked like a person who you wouldn't want to miss with. He had red eyes and black hair. He looked to be in his late 40's. His nametag read "Itsuki".

Despite making a seemingly impossible number of orders, he immediately responded to Sabrina. "It's always good to see my lovely girl show up! Have you thought about working the shop with your old man yet?" He puckered up and waited for his daughter.

Sabrina would always deny. "I don't want to work here, dad. I told you like a hundred times already!" She walked up to her dad and gave him a daughterly kiss. "Try not to embarrass me today."

'Daddy's girl.' Kyle thought as he witnessed this.

Asahi interjected in the conversation. She was very familiar with the place and was quite comfortable there. "Hello again, Itsuki." She bowed moderately, as is the custom.

Itsuki was just as happy to see Asahi. "Welcome, welcome! Stop by any time, I'll take care of ya. So, what'll it be today?" It was only then that he noticed the third guest. "Hang on a minute. Haven't seen you before. Wait your turn like everyone else."

Sabrina spoke up first. "He's one of the uh... friends I brought. He insisted on coming and wouldn't shut up about it, so I had to bring him." Sabrina's tone was surprisingly calm.

Before Kyle could correct that, Itsuki grabbed the nearest kitchen knife and threatened the poor boy. "Why... you no good punk! You stay the hell away from my daughter, ya hear? Don't even think about getting any ideas, or you'll regret it!"

Kyle wasn't too pleased with meeting Sabrina's father so far. He backed up in fear. "Don't hurt me!"

Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Dad, you can't go around threatening your customers with knives. You'll lose business."

Itsuki then put away the knife. "Eh... I suppose you're right."

"Look, can we just sit down already?" Sabrina grabbed Asahi by the hand and Kyle by the collar and dragged them to a table.

Once the three of them were finally seated, Kyle grabbed a menu and searched through the different choices.

Unfortunately, four rude guys that were not good looking whatsoever had cut the line and entered into the shop. Each of them had on a similar attire, consisting of black leather jackets with matching pants and shoes. All four had hair gel on, making their hair look shiny. They sat down at the only empty table, the one next to Sabrina's group. It was obvious that they were new customers. They couldn't help but notice Asahi and her ample assets at the table next to them.

One punk got up and approached her, with the others soon following. "What's a babe like you doing with a bunch of chumps like these? Ditch these losers and come sit with us."

Asahi was clearly not into the idea. "N-No thank you, I'd rather not..."

At this point, Sabrina was ready to just about murder these fools. That would prove to be unnecessary, as Kyle had reached his limit as well and confronted the offender. "Alright, that's enough!" Kyle stood up and got in front of Asahi.

The punk leader smirked at Kyle. "Who the fuck are you? Sit down before I kick your ass, twig boy."

Another punk shoved Kyle rather hard out of the way. But, Kyle had to keep his cool. "I'm warning you, I won't give you a second chance. Leave now, assholes." He stood his ground.

The third punk swiftly grabbed Kyle by his shirt and threw him into another table, spilling bowls and ramen everywhere. "That's it, weak-ass, you're dead!"

"Fuck, I'm not watching this anymore!" Sabrina pulled out her trusty wooden sword. No sooner had the words come out of the punk's mouth that he received a blow to the head with the wooden sword. It knocked him out immediately.

Sabrina then turned to face the other three punks. "You want some too, you rotten bastards?"

The three idiot punks just ran out of the shop without another word. What a bunch of pussies.

Asahi was happy now that the dude's were finally gone. "Is everyone okay?"

"I'm fine." Sabrina kissed Asahi's lips. She looked over to the table where Kyle was. "I don't know if he is, though."

Kyle rubbed his head. "Ow, dammit. That hurt." He saw a hand stretch out to help him. "Oh, thanks."

"Haha, no problem, kid. We had it covered, as you can see." Itsuki helped Kyle back up. "But you know something? Even though you failed miserably, you stood up for the shop and my precious girls'. Asahi is like a daughter to me, and I appreciate what you tried to do. You're all right in my book, kid!" He slapped Kyle on the back rather hard. "I think you've all earned a bowl on the house."

After a bit of cleaning up, the ramen was served and everyone had a great time in the end. However, this would not be the last time our three characters would see those stupid-ass punks.