"Shineko-san."
"Yes?"
"I think I'm on my... you know.. the... monthly... you know..." Matako said, hesitantly, to me.
I stared at her blankly, not knowing what she meant. "You're monthly what?"
"Um... the... um... I'M ON MY PERIOD!" she blurted out.
"Oh," I said in realization. "And how may I help you?"
"I... ran out of napkins..."
I bit my lowly lip. "How many more do you have?"
"One."
My lip began to bled. "I... I don't have any..."
She had stared at me like I had lost my mind.
I looked away as I put the book I had been reading on the drawer of my desk.
"Do you have money?" I ask Matako.
"Shineko-san, we've been traveling in space for about a week or two and I didn't get the chance to go to the bank to get some money-"
"Ok, ok. I got it. You don't have any..." I tapped my jaw with my finger. "Hm... what to do. What to do..." Then something hit me. "Let's ask Kamui if he-"
"NO! I would NOT lend money from a Amanto! Let alone a Yato!"
"But you have no other choice, do you?"
"Don't you have money?"
"Nope. I don't need money."
"Can you ask Kamui-san-"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"I'll give you hundred box of grape flavored gum-"
"Deal."
So now I was standing in front of Kamui's desk, once again. He was reading a... book (I know, sounds weird but he was reading a book...about what's the most painful way to kill human beings). Then he looked up at me.
"Can I try-"
"No."
"But I never-"
"No."
He stayed silent then looked up at the book, then back at me. "Can I-"
"No."
He sighed.
"Captain," I said.
"Wow. You actually called me 'captain'. Something has to be up."
I ignored his comment. "I need money."
He stared at me like I had lost my mind. Again with that look. First Matako then its him.
"Money? For what?"
"I need to buy...stuff. Yeah, stuff."
"Hmmmm... Sure."
I looked at him, surprised by him agreeing with me. Maybe he isn't that bad after all-
"But I want something back."
Never mind. He's a brat. A bastard.
"What is it?" I said with a low growl.
He just kept his smile until he answered my question and the blood drained out of my head.
I'm dead as a chicken that lost a head.
I threw the stacks of paper money in front of Matako. She stared at the money stacked on the table with wide eyes.
"How did you...?"
My face turned bright pink. "He made me..." I trialed off as I handed her a folder that was in my left hand. It was a light brown folder that had papers in it... yeah papers with pictures.
Matako's eyes widened as she saw the pictures. "This can't be..."
"It's me."
She began to laugh so hard.
My face reddened even more. "How dare you laugh at me!"
"But.. but... AHAHAHHAHAHHAA!" she laughed, hysterically.
I kept my mouth shut until she calmed down.
"It's not funny!"
"Yes, it is! And it's not even that bad! They're just pictures of you making faces... funny faces."
"Would you have done it?"
"Ha. No. It's embarrassing."
"Exactly."
"At least he-"
"SHINEKO-SAN!" yelled a new voice from outside.
"What?" I said as Abuto entered the room.
"Why are there pictures of you making faces all over the Harusame website?"
That bastard.