Sibling Rivalry- Part 11
Jun was puzzled about Nambu's unusual behavior. He didn't act outwardly different, but she detected an inner anxiety in him. It was as though he was keeping something from her. She called Ken by wrist communicator on her way home.
"Ken, it's Jun…I need to talk to you…"
"Jun? Is everything okay?"
"I hope so; can you meet me at the Snack for dinner tonight?"
"Sure thing. I'm just finishing my deliveries, I'll go home and get cleaned up… be there in a bit." Ken's eyebrows furrowed as he wondered what was on Jun's mind.
As Jun returned to the Snack with Kami, Ryu and Joe were sitting at the bar, watching auto racing on television. Jinpei was behind the bar cheering wildly for one of the drivers. "He's the best… my favorite! Look at him go!" He shouted.
"Jinpei, you traitor! I thought I was your favorite!" Joe smirked.
"You are, Aniki! He's my favorite one in this race!" Realizing he had stuck his foot in his mouth, Jinpei blushed.
Jun sat Kami at the bar, next to Joe, then walked over and whispered to Ryu. "Can I talk to you a minute?"
Ryu followed her over to the corner booth.
Jun looked at him pleadingly with her jade green eyes, "I need you to take Jinpei and Kami out for pizza…or something… I need to talk to Ken about something weird that happened today with Dr. Nambu. He had Kami come in for testing today…and I don't want to upset her or Jinpei…but I have a bad feeling about this."
"Sure, Jun, no problem…"Ryu never could say no to Jun. "We'll go for pizza, and a movie."
Jun gave him a quick hug. "Thanks, Ryu, you're the best!" She knew she could always depend on lovable, ever-faithful Ryu.
Ryu lumbered back to the bar and announced, "Who wants to go for pizza and a movie?"
Kami jumped up and shouted, "Me! Me!"
Her response was echoed by Jinpei. "I'll go, too!"
Joe yawned, "Count me out…I'm too tired… had a late night last night…" He winked at Jun.
Jun responded by placing both hands on her hips, and giving him her patented glare of disapproval.
Ryu, Jinpei, and Kami scurried out the door for their evening of fun, while Jun settled in for a long night of speculation.
Joe glanced over at Jun, noting her anxiousness. "What's got your panties in a bunch this time, Jun?"
Jun glared back at Joe again as she placed the "closed" sign in the window.
Next, she walked into the kitchen and began preparing dinner. Joe followed close behind.
He watched her pull out spaghetti noodles and a pot.
Joe snickered, "You're making spaghetti? Move over and let the master take over…"
He made his way toward her and grabbed the ingredients from her cupboards.
She gave a half smile as she walked over to retrieve the plates.
He tried again. "Are you going to tell me? Or do I have to read your mind?"
"Dr. Nambu ran some tests on Kami today… what do you think it means?"
"It means he needed to run some tests? I don't know…" Joe shrugged.
Ken walked into the kitchen as they continued the conversation.
"Hi, Ken, thanks for coming…" Jun smiled weakly as he entered the room. He knew immediately that there was something amiss.
"You sounded upset…something… wrong?" Ken asked.
"Jun thinks it's weird that Nambu had Kami tested today…"Joe interrupted.
"What kind of tests?" Ken eyed Jun as he sat down at the Kitchen table.
"I'm not sure…Hakase was very… evasive. He seemed nervous…not himself at all. I couldn't help feeling that he was keeping something from me."
Ken frowned; the wheels in his mind were turning. "How long did the testing take?"
"Just a few minutes…it was really fast…" Jun replied. She began setting the table.
"Hmmm…there are a few things it could be… I'll tell you what, I'll go over and check with him tonight after dinner…see what I can find out." Ken reassured the anxious Swan. "It's probably no big deal. Maybe they just wanted to check and see that she had healed from her injuries."
Joe joined them for dinner, and he and Ken tried their best to keep Jun's mind off of Kami. She did feel better knowing Ken was going to investigate. If the Doctor was going to tell anyone what was going on, he'd tell Ken. They'd find out their answers soon enough.