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New Restaurant
"I just left," Kaoru's voice rose from the earpiece. "I'll be there in a few minutes."
Kenshin smiled. "Have you decided what you're in the mood for?"
"Oh!" Kaoru exclaimed. "Yeah- I heard about this new place that opened up not too long ago. It's actually not too far from here. I'll send you a link so you can see the menu- hold on." There was silence, but a minute or so later, Kenshin's phone vibrated with an incoming message.
"I'll take a look now," he said, and they both hung up at the same time. Pressing down on the restaurant's link, Kenshin waited for the site to load, and shrieked out into his empty apartment when a ghoulish face sprang onto the screen instead. Its eyes were white, its mouth hollow, and its expression pulled into demonic delight, framed by stringy, oily hair. It looked as if this wretched thing was basking in the distress of those who looked upon it, and even looked happier as the seconds passed.
Kenshin's fear was over as quickly as it had engulfed him, and with seconds, he was glowering at the screen. Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he calmed himself before opening his front door. He'd play it off. He'd tell Kaoru that her attempt was solid, but something so silly hadn't scared him.
But just as the door was fully opened, he saw a shadow zip out from his peripheral vision and dart toward him. Eyes widening as the shadow grew in size and emitted a horrifying series of shrieks, Kenshin quickly retreated into his apartment and threw up his fists in defense. Yet even as the shadow followed him into his home, Kenshin dropped his hands and groaned in disbelief.
Unable to hold back her giggles any more, Kaoru busted out laughing as she watched Kenshin's expression melt into embarrassed realization. "Two separate scares," she informed him as she peeled off the costume's mask to reveal glimmering sapphire. "Two-one."