They had now been gone for about a day and a half. Shinji knew that the other vaizard would come looking for them soon if they weren't already looking. Hiyori now seemed almost recovered, able to walk short distances without having to lean on something.
They hadn't talked about the night before, avoiding it with small talk and bad jokes. It was already about noon and they had run out of conversation. They were only left in silence to wallow in their own thoughts. They knew that sooner or later someone would mention last night, the issue was when.
"Let's go back" Shinji finally said, breaking the nervous silence.
"No!" Hiyori snapped.
"Why the hell not!" he argued.
"Because I don't want to be with everyone else" she sighed. She quickly bit her tongue, afraid that he might assume that she liked him.
"I'm hungry," he said, trying to break another tense silence. She stood up and limped into the kitchen, rummaging through the cabinets.
"What're ya looking for?" he asked, following her into the kitchen.
"Food" she answered simply, continuing the food hunt. She finally found an old can of bean paste curd. She began to pry it open with a rusty can opener.
"Aren't you quite the housewife" he mocked, somewhat surprised that she knew how to cook.
"Shut up or you're not eating" she growled, throwing the can opener at his head.
"Yes mom" he muttered, going into the living room. He froze when he saw a familiar face peeking into the window.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaachi!" Mashiro called, running from the window. Another face appeared in the window, staring at Shinji.
"They're in here!" Hachi called. The rest of the group gathered around the window. Shinji, now recovering from mild shock, rushed toward the window and closed the curtains.
"Come in and eat if you don't wanna starve" Hiyori barked.
"Uh…yeah…" he called, making sure the door was locked.
"What took you so long?" she asked when he got into the kitchen.
"Some idiots trying to sell something" he lied, looking over his shoulder expectantly.
There was a sudden crash in the living room, wood chips flying everywhere. The group of vaizard stood around the door in an attempt of a heroic pose.
"What the hell?!" Hiyori yelled, picking up wood chips and throwing them at the vaizard.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Lisa-chan said that Hiyori-chan was hurt!" Mashiro cried, hiding behind Hachi.
"Oh?" Hiyori asked, glaring at Lisa.
"They asked!" Lisa snapped, gesturing at the vaizard behind her.
