"The only way cheese is dessert is when it's followed by the word cake."
― Michele Gorman, Single in the City
Chapter 13
Once upon a time, long long ago-well roughly seven years ago actually. There was a young married couple that had a daughter. They were happy. They were the envy of all who knew them. They were young, but they had accomplished things no other eighteen year olds could have. Everyone thought they would last.
They were wrong.
Everything had been going great. The husband had joined the military and he would send his family money every month. Every week they would video chat and the husband would be able to see his family. His daughter was growing up to be such a beauty he thought.
It was a year later that he got some bad news.
His wife was dead.
Murdered they said.
The man asked them if they were sure. Did they know who had done it? And most importantly, where was his daughter?
The men shook their heads. They did not know who had murdered his wife.
The daughter was safe though. She was at her grandparent's house. Blissfully unaware of what had happened to her mother. She was one, but she was a smart one year old.
The man left the military and took full custody of his daughter.
With time, perhaps the grief that he was currently feeling would fade.
It didn't.
Time passed, and the one-year old turned three.
The daughter would ask about her mother. She couldn't seem to remember her face. She'd see pictures, but she wouldn't remember. She'd remember little things though. Her mothers strawberry scent and the lullaby she would sing to her. When asked what happened to her mother, her father would go quiet and say that her mother was up in heaven.
When asked if she could visit her grave with him, the father would go quiet. He didn't want his daughter to see him cry.
Next time he'd say.
He said that for three months before the little girl stopped asking.
Time passed again when the man suddenly got a call from one of his friends in the police department.
They'd found his wife's killer.
However.
It seems the man had friends in high places because he was released soon after. There would be no trial. No justice. He was going to get away with it.
It wasn't fair.
He couldn't let that happen. He wouldn't.
And so.
After a week of planning and memorizing the man's routine, the husband dropped off his daughter at her grandparent's house and went to find the man.
Getting inside his house had been pretty easy. No one had spotted him as he climbed through the window.
He started making his way to the master bedroom.
That's where he found him. Sitting in front of his computer and jerking off to some women's' pictures. Upon closer look, he noticed that one of those women in the screen was his wife.
Enraged, he let out a roar and stabbed him in the back. The man screamed and fell off his chair. He started crawling away. The husband followed after him and turned him around as he straddled him and drove the knife into his chest.
Again.
Again.
And again.
The sound of a plate breaking made him glance up. It seems the maid had come earlier than expected.
She screamed, took out her phone and ran.
He ran after her. He wouldn't hurt her. He'd never hurt a woman.
The maid made it to a closet and she closed the door on him. He pounded his fist on the door. Tried to make her understand why'd he'd done it.
All too soon the sound of sirens sounded outside. He wouldn't run. He'd killed someone after all.
He didn't resist when the policeman put him in handcuffs. He'd gotten justice for his wife. His daughter would be taken care of by her grandparents. He'd get to see her again. He was sure of it.
He was released two years later. Some of his friends in the military had spoken highly of him. That had gotten him a shorter sentence.
Hailing a taxi, he made it to his parents' house to see his daughter. She was looking more and more like her mother. But she had his red hair and green eyes.
He received some more bad news. According to his parents, his little girl had been diagnosed with cancer. The treatment plan cost too much and they didn't know what to do.
He'd get a job he said. He'd get his little girl that treatment no matter what.
But.
No one wanted to hire an ex-murderer. He looked for weeks and his daughter kept looking more and more tired. He begged and asked to be given a chance but they all refused him.
Frustrated and feeling tired, the man went to a bar for a drink.
He asked if they could hire him.
They didn't hire criminals.
Rejected, the man ordered some whiskey and began to drink.
He was just minding his own business when some men came up to him. They'd overheard that he was a criminal and they wanted him to leave. When the man refused, they started throwing punches.
The husband beat them easily before he was told to leave by the bartender. Angry, the man left and started heading home. It was only a few minutes later that he felt another presence behind him.
He turned ready to hit whoever was following him only to come face to face with a gun. He narrowed his eyes. There were three men in front of him. The man pointing the gun at him had a crooked nose and was giving him cocky smile. The other one looked like a bouncer and the third one looked like a rich boy judging by the suit he was wearing.
The rich boy took a step toward him. "I heard you're looking for a job," he said. "I can offer you a great deal of money."
The man narrowed his eyes at him. "Doing what?" he asked.
The man gave him a smirk. "Nothing too bad. Just be my bodyguard and do a few chores for me now and then."
The man thought it over. That didn't sound too bad he thought. And his daughter was getting worse.
Sighing, the man consented.
The rich boy gave him a wide smile and shook his hand. "Wonderful! My name is Dmitri Baranovsky, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Christoph Grayson." He said.
That was the start of it all. He should have denied the offer. He really should have. But he'd needed the money and he had been desperate.
Still.
Two years later, looking back, perhaps if he'd tried harder, he would have found another way.
There was no one else to carry out this task, not with the auction starting so soon. Christoph groaned and crossed his arms. He'd have to get a list of all the buyers when they went back. Like hell he'd let some poor girl end up with a horrible bastard. Mr. Baranovsky had assigned him to watch over Chad, more like babysit him, while he bought drugs from his drug dealer. Christoph glowered, and then forced himself to relax. His gaze slid to the corner where a woman was laughing at something her son had said. A little ways ahead, a few kids were playing baseball. It looked fun. His gaze went back to Chad.
The little crooked nosed bastard had insisted that they needed to come back to Hope City because his drug dealer refused to go to Towa City. It was his job to make sure he didn't do anything stupid when Chad took said drugs.
Christoph sighed again and looked where Chad and his drug dealer were making the trade under a bridge. Why do a drug trade in the park was a mystery to him. The place always had people; it was one of the biggest parks in the city after all.
They shouldn't even be in this city. One of their targets was here. Somewhere in this city, was Makoto Naegi. They had left the city two weeks ago and now they were back.
It was a big city though, so the odds of seeing her here were low.
Something suddenly touched his leg. He glanced down and quirked an eyebrow at the dog staring back at him. The dog tilted his head. He crouched down and after having a staring contest, he held out his hand so the dog could smell him.
Satisfied the dog pushed his nose into Christoph's palm. It was an American Eskimo he noticed. He lifted the dog up and noticed for the first time that he had a collar. Holding the dog close to his chest, Christoph stood up and looked at the information there. It seems his name was Nozomi. Glancing further down, he suddenly paled. No way he thought.
"Nozomi! There you are!" a girls voice said.
Christoph stiffened and slowly turned around and came face to face with Makoto Naegi beaming at him.
"You found my dog! Oh thank you so much! He got off his collar and ran after a squirrel, thanks for finding him."
Grumbling a few curses that would have made his mother faint, Christoph took hold of Naegi's upper arm and led her away from Chad. If that bastard saw her, he'd want to take her back to the boss now. Christoph figured he could at least give her a moment of peace before they had to come back and get her in a few months.
Naegi Makoto didn't say anything while she was being led away. Nozomi seemed to like this man, so he couldn't be that bad. Tanaka had come over a lot these past few weeks and had been training him to detect any danger that might come Naegi's way. If Nozomi wasn't making a fuss about this, then she wouldn't either.
Her other hand gripped the stun gun hiding behind her shirt though. Just in case.
When they were quite a distance away from the bridge, Christoph stopped and ruffled his hair. He let go of Naegi's arm and pushed Nozomi to her chest.
"Here, just make sure you keep his collar a little tight and you should be fine. You should probably leave too."
Naegi tilted her head and adjusted her hold on Nozomi. "Is it because of the drug trade?" she whispered.
Christoph's' eyes widened. She'd seen that?
Naegi let out a small laugh. "I wasn't born yesterday you know. Plus the smell kind of gave it away. I'm Naegi Makoto by the way."
Christoph offered her a smile. "Christoph. And yes, sorry about that. My acquaintance gets kind of weird when he takes it. Best to stay away." He said with a wave of his hand.
Naegi nodded in understanding. "Okay, no problem. Make sure your friend doesn't do anything stupid while being high though," she studied him, "And thank you very much for finding Nozomi for me. I'm actually a bit surprised he took a liking to you. He knows a good person when he sees one."
Christoph inwardly grimaced. Good person my ass. If he were a good person, he would have gotten out of this business of abducting girls to be sold off at auctions to greedy rich men. But he still needed money to pay off his daughter's cancer treatment. He hadn't killed anyone else since that one time though; Chad seemed to like doing that part.
He looked away from her. "I'm really not. I've done some terrible things."
Naegi shook her finger at him. "I'm sure you're a good person, and if you've done terrible things like you say you did, then I'm sure you can fix those mistakes. Make amends. You look very capable, so I'm sure you can do it!"
Christoph's eyes widened. Ultimate Hope indeed he thought. Hope's Peak Academy had given her a good title.
"By the way, I know we're having a great conversation here and all but my phone died and I really, really need to text my friends before they assume I've been stabbed in a dark alley somewhere."
Christoph let out a bark of laughter and shook his head in amusement. "All right," he said handing his phone to her, "But after this you seriously need to leave."
She gave him a salute. "Yes sir!"
A few minutes later, Naegi Makoto had gone her way with a wave of her hand and a smile in his direction. He stared after her for a minute and shook his head in amusement. Once she'd completely disappeared he went back to where he'd left Chad. The douche was crouched on the ground. His mood instantly soured. No sign of his drug dealer though.
"Dude," Chad said as Christoph approached him. "You're like, all shiny and shit. Are you one of those Twilight vampires?"
Christoph rolled his eyes and put his arms under his armpits to drag him to the car.
He grunted at the extra weight.
"We're leaving," Christoph, said as he pushed him in the backseat and closed the door. "We're going back to Towa City, the boss might need us."
Chad muttered something before he promptly fell asleep. Christoph pulled away and headed into traffic. He couldn't help but glance back in the direction where Makoto Naegi had gone from his rear view mirror.
"Enjoy your freedom kiddo, in a few months things are going to seriously suck," he muttered sadly.
Hinata jogged his way back to Naegi's house and used the spare key she had given him and Komaeda two weeks ago to get inside. She'd scared him and Komaeda the other day when they had gone for a walk in the park. One minute she was there, and the second she wasn't.
Komaeda and him had called her phone, but when she didn't answer they began to panic. They both split up and had gone looking for her.
After fifteen minutes of searching, Komaeda and Hinata found themselves in front of the restroom stalls when Komaeda's phone suddenly rang. It was Naegi. Satisfied that she was okay, they both headed to where she was.
Naegi offered them a smile and quickly explained the situation. Hinata hit her upside the head anyway. She'd made them worry after all. It was the least she deserved.
Now a day later, Hinata was coming back from his jog to find Komaeda asleep on the couch. Figuring Naegi was probably in the kitchen, he decided he'd better take a shower if he wants any food.
Making his way to his room, he quickly grabbed a change of clothes and headed to Naegi's room to shower. The room he was in had a shower too but Naegi's bathroom had a better flow.
He quickly barged into the restroom and took of his clothes before he went to take a piss. He was halfway done when he glanced up at the mirror in front of him and came face to face with Naegi's shocked face staring back at him. She was completely naked.
Hinata let out a manly scream and Naegi grimaced. Hinata looked away from the mirror. Too late. The image was burned into his memory. "Put some god damn clothes on!"
"So should you. You're blocking the way."
"Towel! Wrap a towel around you!"
"I like to air dry." she teased.
Hinata looked in the mirror again and gave her a look. He tried his best to look her in the eye. He really really tried.
"I forgot to bring my stuff with me. Could you go get them for me please?" she gave him a sweet smile.
"And why can't you?" he'd finished his business and put both hands on his manhood so she wouldn't see.
"The windows are open, what if someone sees?" she said scandalized.
"Dude, you're neighbors are miles away!"
Naegi crossed her arms and pouted. Hinata started sweating from all the effort it was taking for him not to glance down at her body. He was a teenager damn it! Of course he was interested in a woman's body.
"Ugh fine! I'll do it! Next thing I know, you'll be asking me to go buy you some tampons!"
Naegi merely gave him a look. Hinata paled and slowly shook his head. "You wouldn't dare. You don't ask a dude to buy you tampons!"
Naegi gave him her best puppy eyes and Hinata squirmed. He sighed in defeat. "Fine," he mock cried. "I'll do it." He started heading toward the door when Naegi's cough caught his attention. "What now?"
"You forgot to wash your hands." Hinata could practically see the smile on her face from the sound of her voice. Grumbling, Hinata quickly washed his hands and made his way to Naegi's drawers. He opened the first one, only to be met with a variety of different colored bras. He closed his eyes and quickly pulled one out before doing the same to the next drawer. Pulling out the pattered underwear, he quickly took the towel on Naegi's bed and handed them to her through the door. He wrapped another towel around his waist.
Naegi thanked him and took the offered items. Before she closed the door she looked at him a minute. Hinata fidgeted on his feet. "What?" he muttered.
She smiled and gave him a thumps up. "Nice package Hinata! Chiaki will be pleased!" Hinata promptly threw a pillow in her direction only to hit the door. Naegi laughed on the other side. The universe must hate him or something he thought.
The next morning Hinata and Komaeda woke up to the sound of the front door being slammed open. They both quickly made their way downstairs with bats in their hands and gaped at the intruder.
Togami Byakuya gave them a nod before he made his way upstairs to Naegi's room. They heard a few whines and grunts before Togami made his way down the stairs with a bundled up Naegi over one of his shoulders. She looked like a wrapped burrito.
"We're going out. You guys have the day off from babysitting, just don't burn the house down." The heir said before he and Naegi disappeared inside the limo and drove off.
"Well that was weird," Hinata said.
Komaeda closed the door and made his way upstairs. He yawned. "I'm going back to bed, Naegi seems to be in good hands. Besides, its way too early to be up."
Hinata nodded. It was only nine a.m. after all. They could sleep a little more.
Inside the limo, Naegi gave Togami a glare and wrapped the blankets tighter. It was cold. Togami's mouth twitched. She really did look like a wrapped burrito.
"Togami," Naegi said slowly. "It's way too early to be up. You better have a good reason for dragging me out of bed." She muttered darkly.
Togami leaned back in his seat. "Breakfast sounds like a pretty good reason."
Naegi straightened. "Breakfast?"
Togami gave her a smirk. "Indeed. I have to attend a meeting later in the afternoon with my father so I figured I'd take you out to eat something before I have to go."
Naegi cleared her throat as her cheeks colored a pretty red. "Well, if you insist." She glanced down at her shorts and tank top. "I do need to change clothes though." She grimaced.
Togami handed her a bag. "Already got you covered."
Naegi beamed. Inside the bag were a Mauve Floral Wrap Dress and a pair of black open toe heels. Naegi made a waving motion at him and Togami promptly looked away so she could get dressed.
Togami heard a few grunts in her direction and inwardly smiled. Naegi always had trouble putting on dresses back when they were small. It seems some things hadn't changed.
"Okay, I'm ready."
Togami turned around and admired the view. It seems asking Miku, one of the maids, about women's clothing had been the right choice after all. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a flower patterned hair claw. Naegi beamed and lifted her hair up into a messy bun.
A few strands came loose and Togami leaned forward and tucked them behind her ear. "Perfect."
Naegi flushed.
From the front, Hideki informed them that they had arrived at their destination. Hideki opened the door for Togami and the heir reached for Naegi's hand and helped her out of the limo.
Togami turned towards Hideki. "You can pick us up in an hour. Go enjoy yourself."
Naegi gave Hideki a smile. "Thank you so much for driving us here."
Hideki smiled and drove off.
Togami opened the restaurant door and Naegi paused as a wave of delectable scents hit her. There were a few people seated at tables while others opted to sit on stools at the bar chattering about. Her gaze slid to the colorful décor of the restaurant. Splashes of blue and white covered the walls. There were small chandeliers hanging on the ceiling and there were some paintings on the walls that she was sure she'd seen in museums. Perhaps they were imitations? They still looked good though.
Togami guided her to a table for two and immediately after a waitress came to take their order. Naegi ordered something simple. Eggs, bacon, and toast; Togami ordered the same. While they waited for their food, they talked about what they've been up to. They hadn't seen each other in a few days, but they texted frequently.
While they talked, something in the other table caught her attention. Or to be more precise, what was on the woman's plate. Naegi licked her lips. "Cheesecake," she whispered in awe. She hadn't had cheesecake in who knows how long.
An amused chuckle made her turn her attention back to Togami. "Would you like some?"
Naegi felt her face heat up. "Yes please." She hoped she her voice didn't betray how desperate she wanted the dessert. Judging by her boyfriends' chuckle, she hadn't quite succeeded. Oh well. Togami called the waitress over and made the order. Fortunately she didn't have to wait long. Unlike the breakfast she'd ordered, the cheesecake was already ready.
Naegi was practically vibrating with excitement as the waitress placed the cheesecake in front of her. Naegi took a breath, picked up her fork and brought a piece of cheesecake to her lips. Her eyes immediately widened in delight.
"Good?" Togami asked hopefully. He took a bite of his bacon. It seems their food had arrived. She hadn't even noticed.
Naegi released a quiet moan and took three more bites. So good. Togami chuckled again.
"Make sure to eat the rest of your food, you wouldn't-"
Naegi shoved a piece of cheesecake in his mouth. She watched him closely while she took a bite of her bacon. Togami chewed slowly and swallowed.
"This is quite good." He said in surprise. Naegi's smile widened.
Togami reached for another piece of cheesecake and frowned when he noticed there was no more. "We should order more. I'm not one for sweets but this one wasn't too bad."
Naegi finished her eggs and nodded. "Right? Not too sweet but still delicious. We should bring some back for Hinata and Komaeda."
Togami nodded his consent and they finished the rest of their meal in comfortable silence.
In the end, they had gotten eight cheesecakes to go. Naegi couldn't decide which two to take back for their friends, so in the end Togami told her to just order the top eight since she kept eyeing the rest. Naegi had launched herself on him and hugged him tight for that.
Naegi spent the ride home trying to decide which cake to eat first. Everything looked so good. One was for Togami and the other one was for Hideki. And two more were for Hinata and Komaeda but that still left her with four cakes left. It was twenty minutes past noon when they arrived at Naegi's house.
"Holy crap! Is that cake? Oh please tell me that's cake." Hinata exclaimed as he opened the door for them.
Naegi nodded. "Yup. I got you both some cake. And don't worry," Naegi said as she turned to Komaeda, "we got one you one that's not too sweet."
"I hope you're not intending on eating the rest by yourself," Komaeda said in concern as he took the bags from her and placed them on the table, "You'll make yourself sick."
"Of course not," Naegi assured him. The three males in the house didn't believe a word she said. Naegi pouted and stuck her tongue out at them.
Hinata and Togami placed the rest of the cakes in the fridge before Togami turned around and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"I have to go, I'll see you later," he turned towards the other two, "Keep her safe." Upon receiving a nod from them, Togami made his way out the house and left.
Hinata turned towards Naegi and nudged her shoulder. "By the way, you have some guests waiting in the backyard."
Naegi tilted her head. "Guests?"
At his nod, Naegi made her way to her backyard and her eyes widened in surprise. Waiting outside were Sakura, Mukuro, Asahina, Nidai, and Owari. In other words, all the athletic people. Naegi paled. There could be only one reason as to why they were here. Naegi started to back away slowly before they noticed her only to jump in surprise when Nidai turned and met her eyes.
"Naegi! You're back! We're here to train!" Nidai practically bellowed.
At his shout, the rest of them turned and repeated the same thing. Naegi sighed in defeat. At her side Hinata was doubled over from laughing too much and Komaeda was trying very hard not to join in. Naegi narrowed her eyes at them; an idea sprung in her head and she turned towards Nidai.
"These two said they wanted to join in as well. They're feeling out of shape lately."
Hinata froze, and stared at her in horror. Komaeda paled. "We are?" Hinata practically squeaked.
Naegi gave them a wicked grin. "Oh most definitely."
Nidai and Owari went up to the two and started dragging them outside. "The more the merrier!" Nidai exclaimed.
Hinata wouldn't let go of the door as Nidai started pulling his feet. "Cake! I want to eat cake!"
Nidai grunted and with one more pull, he pried Hinata from the door and patted his head. "You'll get cake when you train your body. Everything tastes better after a hard work out!"
Hinata glowered in Naegi's direction. Komaeda decided to come willingly. Owari looked disappointed that he hadn't put much of a struggle.
Asahina skipped to a stop in front of them. "If you guys are good, we'll even go to the pool!"
"Only you want that," Hinata quietly muttered.
Asahina sent him a glare. "What was that?"
Hinata took a step back. "Nothing! Nothing at all."
Asahina sent him another glare before Mukuro and Sakura suggested they all change to something more comfortable to train in.
Nodding, Hinata, Naegi, and Komaeda made their way back to the house. On the way there, Hinata hit Naegi across the head only for Naegi to swipe his feet from under him. Hinata fell down with a shout and a curse and Naegi smugly went inside. Komaeda sidestepped his crumpled body on the floor and shook his head at them both in amusement.
Once they'd finished stretching, they all went for a run. They set out into the hot weather with a few groans. The need for oxygen made itself known pretty quickly. Naegi hadn't realized how out of shape she was. Beside her, Hinata and Komaeda were breathing hard.
Sakura slowed her pace to match them. "You're slowing down," she barked at them. All three of them jumped and increased their pace. Sakura hadn't even broken a sweat yet! One glance at the rest of their athletic friends confirmed that they hadn't either. Komaeda, Hinata, and Naegi groaned. This was going to be a long day.
After the forty-five minute run, they did a few more stretches before Sakura, Nidai, and Mukuro placed three yoga mats on the grass and told them to step up until they were facing each other.
Owari and Asahina decided to observe from the porch. Nozomi settled himself on the swimmers lap.
Sakura crossed her arms and looked down on them. "What are some problems you'd face during a fight?" she asked them.
Naegi raised her hand. "They could be bigger than us?"
"And stronger." Komaeda added.
Sakura nodded. "Yes. That makes it difficult but you could always use their extra weight or height against them" she turned to Mukuro.
Mukuro stepped up and demonstrated a few maneuvers and Naegi stared in awe. She couldn't wait to try some of those moves out. She glanced at Hinata from the corner of eye. Komaeda tugged on a strand of her hair in warning. Naegi pouted.
After a few more demonstrations, Nidai suggested they try the moves on them. Naegi, Hinata, and Komaeda lunged themselves at their teachers and attempted to land a blow.
They didn't.
Pain surged through Naegi's body as Sakura easily blocked her and pinned her to the floor. After a few more failed attempts, Naegi was breathing hard. A look on both sides told her that Hinata and Komaeda hadn't faired any better.
Sakura got off her and offered her a hand. Naegi gratefully took it and let out a groan as all her joints screamed in pain.
"Jesus! This frickin hurts!" Hinata howled on her right.
Komaeda sat up with a hiss. "I'm definitely going to feel this tomorrow," he muttered. "But learning from the Ultimates I look up to was worth it."
Nidai laughed in amusement as he helped Komaeda to his feet. "We'll be coming everyday for training. You'd all better be ready by nine, we're going to make things harder over time."
Hinata looked like he wanted to cry. Naegi was kind of excited, but she wasn't looking forward to the pain her joints were going to be feeling for a while and Komaeda figured it'd be good training to keep Naegi safe, so he didn't mind all that much.
Hinata shyly raised his hand. It looked like it took him some effort. "Can I have cake now?"
Asahina strode up to them. "I brought some donuts!" everyone groaned. "And ice cream." Everyone cheered up at that.
Owari put her phone away as she stepped up to them. Pizza and Chinese food is on the way! We're splitting the costs right?" she looked eagerly at everyone.
"I brought some chips and soda," a voice chirped from the porch. Startled, they all turned as one to the newcomer. Chiaki beamed at them. Hinata instantly brightened and Naegi snickered. Hinata sent a glare in her direction. Naegi pretended she didn't see.
"I hope you don't mind, Owari let me in. I'll be staying over too," she glanced at Naegi. "Only if it's okay with you though."
Naegi gave her a thumps up. "Hinata has personally volunteered to supply us with tampons when we need them! We're all set!"
If Hinata had been drinking water, he would have promptly spit it out. As such, he settled on spluttering and stuttering as everyone turned and gave him a look. The girls commented on how dependable he was and the guys just looked at him in sympathy.
Chiaki blinked in surprise and sent Hinata a smile. "That's a big help Hinata."
Hinata stopped his spluttering and straightened. He coughed into his hand. "Yeah, no problem. Just leave it to me!" he said happily.
Naegi shook her head in amusement. Hinata should just ask her out already. A look at Komaeda confirmed he shared her thoughts.
As they all headed inside, Naegi concentrated on what she should eat. It was almost four in the afternoon. And working out had definitely given her an appetite. Thankfully, Nidai, Sakura, and Mukuro decided against having cake so they would have enough if they shared.
"This is nice," Chiaki commented moments later as they were fully settled around the kitchen table. Once the pizza and chine food had arrived, Chiaki and Naegi passed out the plates and cups and everyone took what they wanted.
Owari had claimed most of the junk food and Asahina was digging in on the donuts she'd brought. Sakura, Mukuro, and Nidai had made themselves some sandwiches and a salad on the side, although Mukuro did consent to the ice cream.
The rest of the group tried various offering and commented on what was good and what wasn't. It was a very nice evening in Naegi's opinion.
