"Broken?" screamed Usagi. She looked at Motoki in disbelief. "What do you mean broken? It worked fine yesterday!"
"Broken?" asked Mamoru. He had just entered the arcade and was bombarded with the girl's shrieks. "Odango, we've been over this. Your brain's not broken, just a little bruised."
"Mmmf!" grunted Usagi. She turned to face the dark haired man and stuck her tongue out at him. "Not today, baka!"
Mamoru ruffled her hair as he turned to Motoki. "What's broken?"
"The milkshake machine, I'm afraid. Won't be fixed till tomorrow." Motoki looked at the crestfallen girl and offered her a small smile.
"I really wanted one," she murmured, her eyes filling with tears.
"Aww, it's just for one day," Mamoru said, reassuring her. "You can get it tomorrow."
"But that's a whole day away!"
"It's just one day away, Odango. Surely you can last that long."
"Can you last that long without coffee, Baka?" She folded her arms and started at him in challenge. "Just one day without coffee?"
"Now, now," he said, backing away from her slightly, "that's different—"
"Don't see that much of a difference" interrupted Motoki. "She needs her milkshake fix," he pointed to Usagi, "and you," he moved his finger to the raven haired man that was quickly regretting his words, "need your caffeine fix. Think you could last a day?"
"I—I—one whole day?" He spit out the words as if they stung him.
"It's just one day away, Mamoru," mocked Motoki while pouring a cup of coffee. "Surely you can last that long," he finished placing the cup in front of the raven haired man. "Drink up," said Motoki with a roll of his eyes.
Mamoru looked at the beverage in front of him, smelling the rich aroma that floated into the air. He then looked down at the sniffling blonde.
"I'll wait," he told Motoki, ruffling Usagi's hair again. "We'll both drink tomorrow."
Motoki took away the cup and gave Mamoru a nod in approval.
"But the coffee machine isn't broken!" said Usagi as she turned to face him.
"That's true," Mamoru said. He pulled at her hair till she looked him eye-to-eye. "But I can't drink coffee when my happiness machine is broken."