"What are you doing here?" Urameshi asked with a scowl.
Kuwabara rolled his eyes. "Getting groceries."
"Yusuke, you're holding up the line," Atsuko said.
Urameshi put the beer on the counter and the cashier rang it up. He and Kuwabara stood next to each other awkwardly while Atsuko dug money out of her purse to pay for everything.
"So, how's your summer been?" Kuwabara asked, mostly to break the weird silence.
"Boring," Urameshi said. "Yours?"
"About the same," Kuwabara shrugged. Then he grinned. "I have been handling a lot of thugs though."
Urameshi looked just a little interested. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah," Kuwabara said. "Meet me tomorrow in the empty lot near the arcade and I'll show you what I've learned."
"Yusuke, it's time to go," Atsuko called from the door where she was impatiently waiting.
"I'll see you there," Urameshi said as he walked over to her.
Kuwabara turned to the cashier to pay for his items, feeling just a bit lighter of heart.
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