Chapter eleven: told by Ken.
I saw Sora park his car so I stopped my bike. I got off and once there were out of the sports car I looked at them and said "This place is small. Not much of a grocery store."
Sora shook his head and said "Not really. It's more of a liquor store. Smokes, drinks, papers, and snacks with a few of the basics."
"You forgot to mention my house. What's the mouse doing here and who's this guy," A voice asked from behind us?
I turned to see a tall teen dressed in leather pants with a leather jacket covering his shirt. His hair was somehow white with red bangs. He was wearing a pair of shades over his eyes that would of put Yohji's to shame.
"You know Kai I have a name," Daisuke said.
"I know you have a name but you're not worth it and I didn't talk to you. I was talking to Miojin," Kai said.
"Daisuke came with me because he wants to make sure I actually get the peaches to quit smoking and this guy is just this guy. He's old enough to show his ID to your parents to get the patches so we brought him." Sora told him.
"You're a terrible liar. Daisuke was on his bike when I saw you at the mall. Try again," Kai said with a smirk.
"I'm his martial arts instructor. I've been encouraging him to quit smoking so he can perform better for a while now and he decided to try it today. I came with him to get him the patches. I can see an age limit on cigarettes but I think any aged person should be buy patches, gums, lozenges, and whatever else they have to help people kick that nasty addiction," I lied.
"I think you're lying to me also. Sora can't be in martial arts. I've seen him fight a few times at school and both times he got the shit knocked out of him," Kai challenged.
I frowned and said "You need to respect your elders and I teach him kendo."
Kai smiled and said "We'll go with that. You've all three got a big secret and you're all lying through you teeth right now but it's not my place to deny my parents any business. God knows they need it to keep this dump."
He walked over to Sora and said "Got any more cigarettes in that pack from earlier? Better to give them to me since you're just going to throw them away."
He shook his head and said "There were only a few left and I smoked them while I was at the mall with these guys."
I watched as Kai turned away and walked towards the house. "Mom we have a customer. A really good friend of mine from school," he shouted.
I watched as a woman who looked too young to have a son Kai's age walked down the stairs and smiled at all of us. "Hello," She said with a smile.
"This is Sora. He's the president of the computer club and he's here to get some patches to help him quit smoking," Kai said as he pointed to him.
"It's a bad habit and I'm glad you're trying to quit. Good luck. I see you brought an adult who can buy them for you," she said with a smile.
He walked over and put an arm around Daisuke's shoulders and said "This is my friend Daisuke. He's kind of quiet and doesn't talk much but we're still good buddies right?"
I thought I would break a sweat but Daisuke forced a laugh and said "Yeah, no matter how much I try there are some people I just can't hate. But of course it goes the same the other way too."
Kai looked up at me and said "This is Sora's kendo instructor."
"Hello my name is Yuna," she told up with a smile.
"I'm Ken," I introduced myself.
"Since you're a good friend of Kai's I'll give you fifty percent off the patches and twenty percent off everything else," Yuna said with a smile.
