Ijuuin drove Misaki and Todo to a restaurant that was nearby, only a couple of blocks away from the convention center. Misaki quietly informed Todo on the way there that despite his attitude he was similar to Usagi in some ways when it came to spending money on extravagant things. All three of them sat in a booth and opened their menus. Upon seeing it, Misaki sighed in defeat slightly. Though the food was far less expensive than the restaurant that Ijuuin had taken him to before, it was still way more than Misaki would spend on food. The cheapest appetizer on the menu was 11701.50 yen (about $150). Misaki exchanged a look with Todo, who looked as stricken at the price as he did. Misaki and Todo decided that they would just order the cheapest items on the menu and call it a day. Ijuuin ordered beef stroganoff and brisket, with an aged bottle of wine to go with it. Misaki laughed to himself slightly, fully learning how much Ijuuin liked meat. Todo ordered the curry and Tai noodles platter, while Misaki ordered the lobster, alfredpo pasta. Everything was delicious as expected. For over an hour, Misaki and Todo made polite conversation with Ijuuin, talking about the manga festival and how much fun they had taking part in it. When Todo put the last bit of food in his mouth, he glanced at his watch and quietly gasped

"Wow! It's already midnight! I'm going to miss the last train and I have to get up for work in a couple of hours!", Todo exclaimed. He looked over at his cart filled with things he had gotten from the festival and put his head down in defeat.

"Maybe I overdid it a little", he said, scratching his head.

Ijuuin wiped his mouth and spoke.

"If you need to get home, I'll call you a cab", Ijuuin said.

"Thank you but I don't have any money to take a cab so far from home", Todo said.

"It's one of my personal cab services. They do work with Murakawa and transport the writers and editors all over the city. I can call you one and you'll be home in no time", Ijuuin said, looking at Todo.

"Thank you so much Ijuuin-sensei!", Todo said bowing.

Ijuuin nodded as he pulled out his phone to call the cab service. He told them the address of the restaurant and confirmed everything else. Placing his phone down, he turned to face the boys again.

"They'll be here in five minutes. Do you have everything?", he asked Todo.

"Ah yes! Thank you!", Todo said to Ijuuin.

He turned to Misaki and spoke.

"Hey Misaki give me your basket. I'll take it to my house for you so you don't have to lug it around. Just come get it tomorrow.", Todo said.

"Actually that's alright. Misaki and I live in the same direction. So I'll just give him a ride home", Ijuuin said.

Misaki turned to face Ijuuin, his eyes wide in surprise.

"Eh? Really?", Misaki asked.

"It's no trouble", Ijuuin said to Misaki, smiling now.

"Th-then I insist on taking Misaki's things with me too! You shouldn't have to worry about!", Todo exclaimed.

"O-OK then. Thanks Todo", Misaki said smiling.

"It's settled then", Ijuuin said, smiling. Just then his cell phone rang and the mangaka excused himself from the table, saying he'd be back momentarily. Todo pulled Misaki close to him and spoke in a hushed tone.

"You're going home with Ijuuin-sensei! You're so lucky!", he whispered excitedly in Misaki's ear.

"There are thousands of girls who wish they were in your position!", Todo said, smiling

"Todo, I'm a guy!", Misaki protested.

"Oh you know what I mean!", Todo said laughing. Misaki smiled himself. He was happy that he could spend more time with Ijuuin. After all they had so much fun on their last outing together. For a short moment, Misaki felt guilty. He knew that Usagi probably wouldn't like it if he knew that Ijuuin gave him a ride home but he didn't want to be rude his friend. Ijuuin looked like he really wanted to drive Misaki home, probably to get a chance to have a private, fun conversation between the two of them.

Misaki let out a small laugh and smiled at his friend. Ijuuin made his way back to the table and stood over Misaki. He faced Todo and spoke.

"Your cab is here. Do you need any help getting your things outside?", Ijuuin asked, smiling.

"Oh no! I couldn't ask that! Your hands are very important! You need them! What if you pull a muscle or something?", Todo said frantically.

Misaki felt a laugh running to the surface of his mouth and quickly slapped his hand over it to keep it in. Ijuuin smiled again.

"It's alright. Let me walk you to the cab", Ijuuin said, grabbing that handle of a cart and pushing it towards the exit.

"I'll see you later, Misaki", Todo said. He walked out the exit, pushing his cart with him.

Before going to the exit, Ijuuin turned and smiled at Misaki, causing him to blush.

"I'll be back in a bit, Misaki", Ijuuin said, smiling. He walked out the exit behind Todo and disappeared down the hall