Kenzi wasn't as smooth talking as Riley and coming up with lies on the spot was near on impossible for her to do, that's when Kenzi remembered a conversation with Riley 'the most believable lies are mixed with truth'.
"Well, we met in Russia, I was the liaison for Sword and Rose's Russian department, I was there with my boss as a translator, he approached Riley and it went from there." Kenzi divulged more information than she should have but it seemed to satisfy Eisuke's curiosity at least for now. For the next hour or so small talk was given around the table which made Kenzi slightly uncomfortable, in fact the only people that she felt at ease talking to was Baba and Ota.
They were all locked in conversation, Eisuke and Soryu were talking business and Ota, Baba and Kenzi were talking about art, when all conversation stopped when they heard laughter and chatting, all of them turned to see what the commotion was about, when they saw Riley with a gentleman.
"It is so good to see you again Riley, please send my best to your grandfather." A somewhat older gentleman said to Riley as they both headed to the table.
"And you chief, please tell me you will be attending my grandfather's fundraiser at the end of the month, I know he would love to see you there." Riley replied with a smile as she stood by an empty seat, after their brief exchange Riley turned her attention to the table.
"I'm sorry for my tardiness gentleman, my grandfather kept me longer than I had anticipated, I hope you weren't to bored without me and I do hope that Kenzi hasn't been spilling all my secrets." Riley chuckled as she took her seat between Eisuke and Kenzi which caused Kenzi to relax.
"The only information that Kenzi has divulged is how you two met." Eisuke said as he watched the waiter that poured Riley's drink, he hadn't realised until now that all the old feelings that he had for Riley in Boarding school were starting to rise, of course he was attracted to her, as soon as he laid eyes on her in that stunning black dress at the I.V.C party.
"How was your day in court?" Eisuke asked causing the smile on Riley's face to fade and her whole demeanor to change.
"A none event, after the party last night I had a call from the prosecutor of the case, inform me that he is dropping all charges because of missing or contaminated evidence, he was vague on the details." Riley sighed as she explained the situation.
"I heard about that, it was the talk of the station today." Mamoru said as he leaned back in his chair not really bothering to engage in the conversation.
"Does anybody actually know what happened to the evidence?" Riley questioned as she turned her full attention onto Mamoru, he gave her a shrug, causing Riley to let loose a frustrated sigh.
"Anyone else would be happy about less of a workload." Soryu commented on Riley's reaction, causing Kenzi to almost choke on her drink as the table looked over at her,
"And here I was thinking you all knew Riley, she's a workaholic, the busier she is the better for her, caseloads up to her eyes, plus all the work she does with Grey Tech and Grey Corp, the girl never stops." Kenzi chuckles as she gives Riley a playful shove.
"Well, well, looks like you have certainly found your voice, it's nice to hear you being so brazen." Riley smiled as she raised an eyebrow at her best friend, as the two girls stared each other down for a few moments before bursting into laughter. Kenzi watched for a moment as Riley conversed with Eisuke, Soryu and Luke, and she had to admit it was nice to see the genuine smile and laughing, her whole body looked relaxed, until the question that Riley was not looking forward to answering came up.
"So Riley, tell us what happened to you in boarding school, one day you were there and the next you were gone." Luke said with ease and all eyes fell onto Riley as she took a sip of her drink, she put her glass down gently before turning her attention to Luke.
"Well after the accident, I couldn't stay at that school anymore, so I graduated early and left, with my grandfather's permission I traveled for a while, I stayed in the US for a bit studying Law for multiple countries and working in my grandfather's company there, when I had finished my studies I took off to Russia, after about a month or so I was approached by Kenzi and Sword and Rose, after lengthy discussions I decided that I would take up position in the law firm, I came back to Japan two years ago and worked my way up the food chain at the same time as helping out with Grey Tech and Grey Corp." Riley explained with a shrug as if none of it mattered.
"So you've been a busy girl then." Soryu commented and Riley nodded.
"Why didn't you get in touch with us when you got back to Japan?" Eisuke asked bluntly. Riley shrugged.
"Well I heard you were all doing so well, didn't see the point of dragging up old memories if I'm honest, the only reason we met each other at the party you hold is because my grandfather couldn't attend and he couldn't trust anyone else not to make an embarrassment of themselves and the companies they represent." Riley explained again with a shrug like she didn't really care for the meeting.
"So you are a cold hard businesswoman now?" Luke chuckled, Riley inclined her head to the side with a smirk.
"I guess you could say that, as you have already guessed my life consists of work, work and more work, no time for social gatherings, even the I.V.C was a business event." Riley mused, as she fiddled with her her wine glass.
"You seem to bringing in quite the business for your grandfather though, profits are up by two percent, on par with my own company." Eisuke smirked at Riley looking at her like she was a rival.
"Yes, but remember Eisuke you are in the hotel business, we are not." Riley reminded him with a flirtatious smile.
"So, how did you three meet exactly? I mean we know you met in boarding school but how exactly?" Baba inquired rubbing his chin. Riley turned her gaze to Baba for a moment as she regarded his question before turning to Soryu, Luke and Eisuke, their eyes met for an intense second before Eisuke spoke, his eyes not leaving Riley's.
"Soryu, Luke and I shared a dorm room with Riley's brother Kato, the four of us became fast friends, it was late in the year when Riley joined and she certainly made an entrance. The four of us were in our room studying, it was late when we heard a commotion in the hallway, as I opened the door to see what was going on, Riley slammed into me causing us to topple over and her land on top of me." Eisuke smiled at the memory, still locked in an intense gaze with Riley.
"I was pranking some other boys in the boys dorms, they caught me so I made a run for it knew which room was my bothers and headed straight for it. As I landed on Eisuke I slammed the door shut with my foot before covering his mouth with my hand and with my other held a finger to my lips, to keep everyone quiet as I waited for the boys to hurry past, once I was sure they were gone, I got up brushed myself off and introduced myself." Riley finished breaking the eye contact with Eisuke to turn to the rest of the table, grabbing her wine glass and taking a sip of her wine.
