Kaede was sitting along in the bar, had a few drinks, staring in nothing.
"What's a fine lady like you doin alone at the bar?" the old man asked with a smile.
She lowered his head and glanced up through her lashes and taken a back when she see Yamashita Kazuo smiling shyly on her.
"Oh Hi Mr Yamashita"
"You don't mind if i join you?" Kazuo asked.
Kaede nodded in response, before taking another sip of her drink.
Kazuo sat down beside her and tap the bar counter to order for his drinks. He glanced over at kaede who lazily staring on the melting ice in her glass as she took a deep and heavy sigh..
He eyed her curiously. Evidently, she had something on her mind.
"Is something wrong Ms Akiyama?" Kazuo asked. She didn't look like she wanted to initiate an awkward conversation but he asked anyway.
"Ha?" Kaede trailed off, her eyes flickered about for a moment as she debated to tell him, but she continue,
"My co-worker, Ed, quit his job.. I didn't expect him to leave so soon without a word with me"
her gaze dropping to her lap.
"I don't know, I just felt like I'm starting to loosing my friends, He was so nice to me, he's one of the purest hearts I've ever known. It makes me feel sad not to see him around anymore" Kaede said feeling tears build up in her eyes.
Kazuo stay quietly as he listened to her.
"he keep his distance, actually my friends started keeping an appropriate distance with me because of ohma kun"she shakily mumbled.
"Take it easy Ms Akiyama" He spoke in a hushed voice. He sounded genuinely caring and worried for her, "overthink makes you feel even worst"
she looked back at him. He still had that genuinely concerned look on his face, she nod "Hmm-Hmm"
"Akiyamakaede, YamashitaKazuo"
Hearing his voice, Kaede sit straight and rubbing her eyes immediately
"Something's wrong?" – he asked sitting on the vacant chair beside kaede.
"Ahh no- nothing ohma san" kazuo replied.
Ohma rested his chin on his hand, turning to look at kaede
"Here" Handing her the korean hotpot resto flyer.
"Let's eat there tonight, do you know where it is?"
"Im not so hungry, ill pass" can't you invite mr kazuo or lihito instead, she said with a flat tone before sipping in her drinks.
"I going home early Ms Akiyama, Enzo preparing dinner for us tonight" he said in apologetic tone.
"Its fine, yamashitakazuo, Kaede will go out with me" he replied with a thin, amused grin. "You said you'll do anything i want, remember?"
"You shouldn't have reminded me of that" Kaede flinched, barely looking him in the eye
"Or maybe you have deeper meaning when you say you will do anything for me?" devilish smirk returns to his lips as he watch kaede's reaction on his teasing.
cheeks flushed red for a moment before she shook her head. "Let's have a dinner then,"
The ashura smirked and snatched the glass from her hands. " Let's go, I'm starving" he said as he heading for the exit bar.
"Well go ahead Mr. Yamashita, Goodnight" Kazuo nodded and smiled back at kaede.
She grabbed her purse and slipped off her seat then followed ohma out of the bar.
