On Thursday, you were walking through the city to find somewhere to eat. You couldn't eat a diet of takoyaki, and you were curious as to where else there was to eat.

You noticed an Asian restaurant in the midst of a crowded part of town. It appeared family owned, and its uniqueness from chain restaurants appealed to you, so you went inside. You found that there were a few people sitting at the counter, while about five other groups in the small building were eating their food at tables. An attendant came to you.

"Welcome, are you a party of one? Where would you like to sit?"

You requested to sit at the counter since you liked watching the chefs cook their food in the back. You looked over the menu curiously; it had been a while since you had a tasty noodle dish.

There was a slurping and munching noise a few seats away from you. It took you a while to notice, but once you heard it, it was difficult to ignore. You found a ramen dish to choose when someone could take your order, and then you turned to your right to see what was apparently a very hungry maid. With large blonde pigtails.

Was that supposed to be a disguise...? You had only seen Yuni once, but her maid outfit was out of the ordinary and her curled blonde hair was quite a giveaway. You spared telling her how obvious the outfit was and kept looking in her direction. You wondered if she even remembered you from the arcade. She was deeply into her food, so you decided to leave her alone...

-.

You finished your meal and paid what you owed. Before you were able to leave the restaurant, someone grabbed you around your waist and pulled you into a corner, covering your mouth. You panicked, but the grip wasn't very tight, so you assumed that this person wasn't much of a threat.

"Hide me, okay?" a female voice said. You couldn't see the person behind you, but after you pulled her wrists from your body and mouth, you noticed she had long green sleeves.

Yuni must have remembered you. That, or she did this to strangers. You weren't sure which at the moment...

"I can't let Akira see me," she whispered. "You'll help me, right, Souji?"

You promised not to move. You tried your best to look casual as Yuni stood behind you. You pulled out your phone and started fiddling with it, until-

"Good evening, Souji."

You jumped a little. You didn't expect anyone with an intimidating voice to talk to you. Akira stood in front of you.

"I don't suppose you've seen Yuni around here."

You tried not to stutter. You pretended to look back and forth for her, then told her you couldn't see her.

He smirked. "Keep in mind... I'm taller than you."

You gulped. Akira was looking over your shoulder. You were sure her cover was blown and that Akira thought you were a liar.

"Yuni," he called, "you have to be at the mansion today."

"Ugh," she groaned as she surrendered her hiding spot. "It's not like I'm gonna be in any movies for a while, why do I have to go home?"

"Because your homework is piling up," he said playfully.

She laughed sarcastically. "Sometimes, I wish you just didn't care," she joked. "All right, you caught me. Let's go home."

Yuni began to follow Akira, but she allowed him to get ahead as she turned around to face you. "Thanks anyway, Souji. See you tomorrow." She smiled.

You felt as if you were able to help her out in some way, but it didn't seem like enough to form a strong friendship just yet...

-.

"Yuni, huh? Yuni Verse?" Aaron commented after hearing your story about your day. "She's kinda hot."

"She's sixteen, you pedophile," Steve shouted from another room.

"Yeah, but, well, in that one movie she could pass for like... eighteen," he argued. "You know what, I'm not trying to be weird, I just think she's hot!"

You laughed. Robert didn't seem to have anything to say, but he chuckled every once in a while, so he seemed to be listening.

Of course, while you talked to your roommates frequently about your friends, you saved the stories on the other side of the television for those who have already seen it. No one who wasn't already involved should get involved...

But the mystery could be set aside if the weather remained sunny, so you went to sleep, excited to go back to the arcade the next day.

(Seriously, I think it's spelled "blonde" but the spellchecker likes "blond." Correct me if this is a bad habit.)