Danielle listened as the girl standing next to Singe said, "Yes, I'm Emily. Singe do you know her?" Danielle turned to look at the other girl who looked to be thinking. Then Singe said, "Ah! Well you see Emily this must be Ren's best friend! It makes sense nei? Ren is the nice guy at that music store! Nice to meet you Dan-Dan!" She smiled and waved, then Danielle took the hand she was holding out and waved back.

Then a familiar figure ran up to them and started saying, “Dan…you need to learn…a thing called patience…I was…going to walk you home.” Danielle sighed and replied, "Sorry, I completely forgot! Don't worry, it won't happen again!" Then she heard her friend ask, "Singe?" "Hello again, Ren." the girl replied with laughing, "Yes, this is Emily. Emily this is the guy that helped me out. He is the one that chose the videos for you." Then the two were introduced and Danielle quickly glanced at her watch, which read, 11:52 AM. How time flies! she thought to herself, looking up. "We should get going to the cafe right?" Kanzaki said, as Singe looked at Danielle and Ren. "Oh yeah Ren, Danielle, If you guys aren't busy wanna join us for some cake? Emily, is just shy. I bet she would love having cake with you guys as much as I would!" she said, bouncing on her heels. Danielle smiled and quickly replied with, "Sure! It's getting on for lunchtime...so, yeh, we would love to come! Right, Ren?" She looked up at the boy standing beside her hopefully.

Ren laughed awkwardly as Singe politely introduced him to the malicious chick beside her. When someone was staring daggers at him the whole time, it was very hard to be charming. “Ah—Lucky Star, right? U-um, it was no problem, really…” shifting from foot to foot, his gaze shot to the ground. Emily was not helping him feel any more confident in himself than his boss telling him that he had to be that guy with the ears from Loveless.

Despite the fact that he really didn’t look it, Ren was pretty good at reading girls and when Emily’s face twisted into an expression of disgust when the invite was extended. Part of him wanted to tag along with them all and the other part wanted to be going home RIGHT NOW. So being the rigid guy he was, he looked to Danielle for help. “Sure!” She said happily “It's getting on for lunchtime...so, yeh, we would love to come! Right, Ren?”

“Sure thing…!” he said with an uneasy cheerfulness, “I’m up for it.” Singe’s pleasant bouncing made him smile a little bit but the girl looking as if she were ready to strangle them both pretty much shot the feeling down. But he had to keep up with Danielle. Which meant going.

He stood clumsily silent for a moment before the Final Fantasy victory theme went off in his back pocket. Ren seriously needed a new ringtone. Or to at least put his phone on vibrate. Flipping it open, it revealed a new text from a number he didn’t recognize. Turned out that it was Hana returning the favour of giving him a number.

Thanks! Really felt bad about running out like that. ._.’ Was hoping to hear from ya again~
Saving the number to his phone, he looked back to the others with a smile. He felt bad about replying to a text in the middle of a conversation but that one was somewhat important.

Singe smiled back and tugged on Kanzaki's hand. "Shall we go then? It shouldn't be far." She skipped down the sidewalk as happily as would have done on any other day. Kanzaki on the other hand sighed heavily and followed after her. "Well I guess were all together then. This is going to be fun." She couldn't help but have a little bit of sarcasm in her voice.

Kanzaki watched singe with her hair swishing around to the rhythm of her skip. She truly didn't understand what a marvel Singe was and the urge to hold her was ever imminent. A memory flashed over her vision for a moment.

"Hey you! Don't cry! It's just boy. He's not worth it. He's like...like...Trash!"

Emily as a small girl at about age four looked up at the smaller, yet older girl who was standing above her. She was an outcast constantly abused by the irritable boys in her class. "I'm Singe okay?" Emily nodded and reached out her hand to stand. "I'm Kanzaki. Call me Emily though." She wiped at her eyes as she girl put on a marvelous grin pulling her to her feet. "That's a cute name! A cute name always goes for a cute person, that's why you shouldn't cry." Emily smiled a bit shyly. She watched as Singe grabbed her hand and pulled her along to wherever they were headed. "Don't worry Emily. You will always have me! I'll be your best friend forever..cause we aren't like those boys." Emily laughed. The girl probably didn't realize she wasn't making sense but she had made Emily happy. Very happy.

Kanzaki smiled as the memory faded. She hoped that she would gain many other memories like that but with Singe being more on the straight side she doubted that Singe would become hers. She would stand by and support whoever gained Singe but for now she would hoard the girl like it was her personal doll.

Singe looked back checking on the others as the cafe came into view. "Here it is guys! Let's get some good seats and enjoy." She walked in hearing the bell on the door chime. She looked around then took a seat carefully allowing Kanzaki to sit down beside her. She looked around once more scanning the restaurant for something. "It seems our waitress isn't here on shift. I wanted to see her." Kanzaki glanced around then smiled. "Nah. She wouldn't be here when she could be relaxing. So what is everyone getting?" Singe smiled as the question from Emily had a bit of a better mood. She was sure Emily would improve and warm up to the others soon.

Hanako browsed through all the games on the shelves. "Eh, I don't think I want any of these." She said, turning around to Jon and placing her hands on her hips, she said, "You got away this time, but for the mental images.. Give me forty bucks."

"I'm not giving you forty bucks." Jon said. "Now, are you done here? I have places to be, and if I recall correctly, you have Chika-duty today."

"Eh? I do?" Hanako said. Jon only nodded in response. "Ugh." She said, taking Chika's hand. "Let's go home, thing." She said. Her phone vibrated in her hand, and she looked at the little screen, expecting it to be a text from a friend.
One new message.
She was half way right. She flipped her phone open, and then looked at Jon who was staring back at her. "Don't you have 'places' to be?" She asked him. "Bye-bye." She said, walking out of the store.

Jon sighed again. "See ya. " He said after she had left, then he started on his way to his ex-girlfriend's house, to see the baby. Nobody knew about this baby except for him and her, since she lived alone since she was fifteen. They planned to keep it that way. Opening his phone, he sent a text to her.

I'll be there soon.

He almost immediately got a response.

Great.

Hanko was walking with Chika, and reading the message. It wasn't from her friend like the expected it to be, but instead from Ren.- She smirked at it and replied,

No, don't worry about it. ^^ If we had spent a little bit more time talking, my brother would of rushed me out the store anyway.

Danielle grinned as Ren responded with, “Sure thing…! I’m up for it.” Danielle knew Ren well now, and could nearly read his mind. She heard the uneasiness in his cheerful response, and looked up at him strangely. Then she just ignored it and put her grin back on. Then a Final Fantasy ringtone and Danielle turned to look at Ren, who was fumbling in his pocket for his phone. She sighed as he quickly tapped a text and then put his phone back away. "Shall we go then? It shouldn't be far." Singe suddenly said, tugging Emily and skipping away. The girl being tugged away then let out a heavy sigh and replied with, "Well I guess were all together then. This is going to be fun." Luckily Danielle didn't notice the sarcasm, but instead she skipped along after them, tugging slightly at Rens' shirt.

Looking back, Singe then said, "Here it is guys! Let's get some good seats and enjoy." Danielle held the door open as the bell chimed and the two girls walked through. She waited for Ren to go through then she let go of the door and it flung shut. She then sat down on a chair with Ren on her right and an empty chair on her left. Singe scanned the room and said, "It seems our waitress isn't here on shift. I wanted to see her." Her friend just took a quick glance around then smiled and said "Nah. She wouldn't be here when she could be relaxing. So what is everyone getting?" Danielle picked up the menu and looked at it carefully. They all looked delicious, so she waited for everybody else to choose first, as a bit of a guide.

On the way to the café, Reno couldn’t help but run over some things in his mind about this Emily girl. She was quite fond of Singe and very overprotective. There had to had to be some tie between the two. And Ren thought for sure it was because Emily was a ‘lily’. It wasn’t nice to jump to conclusions so he let Dan-dan pull him along while his pocket vibrated the victory theme once more. This time, he would ignore it until he sat down.

Once inside, he had been seated across from the other two girls with Danielle on his left. With a lifted eyebrow, he looked at the menu with consideration. He didn’t quite want to get nothing…and some things didn’t look too expensive either. Finally, he decided on something that didn’t seem too pricy…plus, it was one of his favorites anyway. “Coffee jelly,” he said with a nod as he looked around the café. It wasn’t such a bad place…it surprised him that even though he was so close, he had never been inside the pretty little shop.

Remembering the text, he shot a quick reply to Hana while the others decided.

Oh so that was your brother. He looked like he wanted to run out of that place >_> Well glad to see you do stuff as a family P:

Sending the text, he looked back up to see what everyone had ordered. But not before he turned his phone to vibrate and shoved it in his pocket.

Receiving no answer, Isaac and Kilroy shrugged, tacked the notice to the door, and began walking back to their cafe. The brothers entered, and saw four kids seating themselves, menus in hand. They knew most of them quite well, as they put the task of knowing everyone's name in town by heart. Besides, one kid, Singe, as Kilroy recalled, had been ogling one waitress for at least a week. She had done the same back. Young Love aside, Kilroy manned the counter while Isaac headed up to get the order. He didn't bother to grab a notepad, he had memorized the menu. "Welcome to Two Brothers Cafe. Our regular waitress got a little sick, so I'll be serving you all." He smiled kindly. "If any of you haven't been here before, we have the best coffee this side of anywhere, a tad strong, but that's why you get it in the first place, eh?" Kilroy piped up from the back. "Now, of course, since you all seem so kind, order what you want, we'll foot the bill. Honest, go crazy." Isaac nodded. "So, you all have an idea what you want....?"

Hanako had been home with her little sister for a while now. Both of her parents were out of town for a business meeting. She always admired how they did everything together. Back when Jon was too young to watch them, their mom had to stay with them when their dad left. Even so, she still talked to him every night, as if he were here. Now that Jon was old enough, he could watch the two of them without any problems.. Even though he wasn't doing such a good job with that now. Her grandmother was home, but she was cooler than her parents. She didn't really care what they did, unless it could bring harm to them. Hanako often talked to her grandmother about things more than anybody else in the house.

"Yeah, yeah." Hanako said, laying on the couch with her favorite things, a magazine, the phone and her favorite pair of socks. Her feet were in the air as she talked to her best friend on the phone, but she wasn't paying much attention to the magazine. "I found a whole bunch of porno under his bed. He claims he doesn't know where he got it from, but now he owes me for the mental scars he gave me. He's such a pain in the ass."
She paused as she listened to her friend talk, and then giggled. "It's kind of like that, I guess."

Suddenly, Chika rushed into the room. "Hanako!" She said, "Help me with my homework!"

Hanako made an annoyed sound with her tongue. "Tsk. I'll call you back Ana.. Okay.. Okay.." A pause and a giggle, and then, "Okay, bye." She hung up the phone and rested it beside her, sitting up now. "What do you need help with?"

"Nothing." Chika said, picking up the phone, "I just needed you to get your big butt off of the phone. My homework's done. So are my chores. Bye-bye!" Chika said, leaving the room, she started to dial a number.

Hanako stood there in shock. Her little sister just tricked her into getting off of the phone. She made a mental note to avenge her for that, and reached for the remote. She noticed her cellphone lighting up.

Three new messages.

Picking it up, she muttered, "Seriously?" Hanako replied to all of the messages in two minutes, Ren's was last.

You think so? We actually hate each others guts. ^^" Didn't you hear how I talked to the small one today? And he did. I dragged him in there as payback for finding magazines in his room. >.>

Singe looked at the waiter and smiled. "I'll take a Café au lait and a spice cake. Thank you. Emily?" She looked to Emily curiously. "What are you going to get?" Kanzaki sighed. She wondered if she wanted the same but then suddenly changed her mind. "I'll take a Café au breve with a coffee cake. That cool Singe? You can have some of the cake since I can tell you want both."

Kanzaki nodded to the waiter having finished her order then winked at Singe. "Thanks Emily. You know me too well. I crave the sweets!" The two girls laughed then looked to Danielle simultaneously. "So what are your favorites foods?" Singe winked at Kanzaki then patted her shoulder. Kanzaki of course knew that this meant she was giving her praise for some reason of another.

((Hey guys, just to say I can't post today, because it's already getting on and I need to get to bed soon. So, could Ziddie do this post for me? Since his character knows mine best, I think he can do it. Thanx!))

((ooc; Sure, Pipzel, it’s taken care of! …but I’m a bit sorry for my tardiness.))

“S-Seriously?” Ren looked down at the menu with a laugh—he would still be getting what he was planning on ordering in the first place. “Thanks…but I think I’m sticking to the coffee jelly.” He leaned back in the chair and looked around the café. He had known both of the brothers’ names since he moved here but he never thought to go inside. Ren was pretty much used to eating ramen and nothing else. “So how have you two been?”

Ren noticed both of the girls staring down Danielle and asking her questions, one of which was her favorite foods. “My favorite foods?” she repeated. “Oh, I like chocolate!” she answered with a smile, “and cakes too. But I hate pickles.” Ren nodded in agreement but added his own, “I’m the same, but it’s turnips for me. Hate turnips…”

Ren’s phone buzzed in his pocket again and he looked down into his lap to answer the text. Usually by now, most girls were bored with him.

But I’m sure you all secretly love each other XD And yeah, I figured it was like that…
Suddenly, the other half of the message struck Ren as funny and he stifled a laugh as he tried to reply to it wittily.

‘magazines’…So you found his secret stash, huh?

Kanzaki laughed as her mood finally lightened up. She leaned forward propping her cheek on her palm. "Chocolate huh? That's always the best medicine for days when you need a pick up. It's so good!" She smiled. Danielle was steadily continuing to become someone she could enjoy being around. "Cakes are my specialty. If want chocolate all day long talk to Singe there." She rolled her eyes nudging the blushing girl next to her.

Singe watched Kanzaki talk about her tastes then as the words about chocolate and herself came out she couldn't help but blush. She fidgeted for a moment laughing softly then glanced to Ren. While Kanzaki was getting used to Danielle, she wanted to talk to Ren for a moment. Right as she was about to say something she noticed his phone go off again. She paused watching his expression go amused probably laughing at whatever it was in the call or text. Singe spoke up summoning her courage. "So Ren, you hate turnips? What do you like? No wait, let me guess!" singe stared at him intensely for a while her gaze scanning him up and down slowly then she stopped on his eyes and grinned. "It's something that isn't sweet. You don't look like the sweet type. Perhaps something salty?" She gave a girly chuckle and winked. "Did I hit the mark? At least close?"

"Like this, Hanako!" Yoko, her grandmother said, and she kneeded the cookie dough one more time to show Hanako. They got a sudden craving for cookies, and they just had to make some.

"Eh?" Hanako said. "Making cookies is hard."

"No it's not.. Just.. Move." Yoko said, using her hips to bump Hanako out of the way.

"Geez, Grandma!" Hanako said, "Just watch-" Yoko started, but something vibrated as she said that.

"Oh, my phone.." Hanako said, looking at the counter behind them.

"She's talking to a boy~" Chika chimed up. Hanako shot her a glare. "Shutup, will you?" She said, walking over to the counter and picking up her phone. She smirked at the text and replied.

Maybe not. :P And yes. Yes I did. >< Sorry if you're busy, I really don't want to bother you.

((I'm using people as filters, here so don't be surprised if I pull random people out of the blue. ><))

“Salty is good sometimes,” Ren admitted across the table, “but I’m sort of fond of candies.” With a laugh, a grin spread across his face. “Well I like any snack food, really.” For some reason, he didn’t quite like the awkwardness of the conversation. “You have a favorite snack? Pocky?”

He looked down at his phone as he waited on a reply and quickly sent a text back to Hana.

It’s fine. So about that date later… :P You up for one?

Ren leaned back in his chair as he shut his phone. He felt rather awkward talking to two girls at once but didn't want to ignore one of them. They were both really nice.

"Oh dear. It seems I'm only half right. Well as for a snack just give me cookies or cake. It's why I come here alot. Pocky is good for having fun when watching or movie or out having a picnic in the park with Emily." She smiled and shrugged before giving a small frown a thought crossing over her mind. She brushed the thought off before smiling once more directing her attention to her bag. She rummaged in it pulling out her cell phone and flipping it open. She began texting something then poked Emily once and tilted her head questioningly.

Emily was enjoying her conversation before she felt a nudge from Singe. She looked over at the message and frowned shaking her head. She then proceeded to whisper something in Singe's ear. "Don't worry about it. That person will take care of it." The girl did have a point with it but there was no need to leave without the cake. Plus she wanted to enjoy a bit more time with someone she was actually socializing with.

Singe sighed and finished up her text, closing her phone. She glanced at Emily meaningfully then chuckled. She relaxed visibly and went silent allowing Kanzaki to go back to her conversation. "So Danielle what is your favorite chocolate? I prefer milk chocolate; dark is just too bitter." Singe looked over to Ren and blushed realizing she had cut off their own conversation. She mouthed the word 'sorry' then winked hoping to make up for it some other time.

"I refuse to make cookies with you, grandma!" Hanako whined. "You make things so hard.."

"You're just a baby." Yoko teased. "Now come do the easy part at least.. That is if you're not talking to your thing-a-ma-bob."

"I-" Hanako started to defend herslef, then she stopped. "My what?"

"Your thing-a-ma-bob." Yoko repeated.

"I wish that made sense.." Hanako said, as she opened her phone, seeing a new text. She read it, and blushed slightly, then quickly replied,

Suuure. ;D And for the record, this is you asking me. :P When and where? I have to ask my grandmother..

She closed her phone and walked back toward her grandmother, seeing that she was done with the cookies and putting them in the oven. "Oh, so you don't need my help anymore?"

"No, I don't. But I will need your help for dinner later." Yoko said.

"Alright," Hanako said. "I'll be up in my room if you need me."

Ren responded to Singe’s statement with a little laugh and a nod. “Couldn’t agree more.”

Watching from across the table, the boy tried to lighten the mood a little as the other two girls began frowning at Singe’s phone. “Is…everything alright?” Ren asked, head tilted as if a bit confused over the matter. Ever so slowly, a smile crossed his lips as if maybe it could have been anything. “You two still seem to be having a nice time,” he chuckled. As Singe jumped in with another half of the conversation, Ren smiled and playfully returned the wink from across the table.

Ren’s phone buzzed in his pocket and with wide eyes, he read the reply. Someone had actually said yes to him? Usually the costumed thing was a turn-off…oh wait. Had Hana seen him in the costume? No…geez. Well then. Shooting off a quick reply, he snapped the phone shut once more.

Ok, fine if it makes you feel better. ;P Let’s see…have you ever been in a park at night? Maybe after coffee or something if you’re up for it? 7-ish?

Almost immediately, Hanako's phone vibrated in her hand again. She wasn't even out of the living room area when she got the next text from Ren. With a hand on the door, she stopped and opened her phone again. Smiling at her phone, she shut it and walked into the kitchen. "Grandma, do you think Jon will be back by seven?" She asked.

"No." Yoko said, as she turned looked at Hanako. "Why?"

"Well, I kinda, sorta have a date at that time." Hanako said.

"I should tell your father." Yoko said, putting her brown, gray streaked hair into a bun, she moved her green eyes to look at Hanko again. "Well, if it's around seven, you should tell Jon to be back by then, because you know I can't handle your sister by myself.."

"My pleasure." Hanako grinned. "But I can go, right?"

"Sure you can!" Yoko said. "As long as Jon's back, and I get to meet this guy. Y'know, take some pictures and embarrass you and whatnot."

"... Alright." Hanako said, walking out of the room. She pulled out her phone and quickly sent her reply.


Alright, sounds great. Although... My grandmother wants to meet you. Are you cool with coming by my house?

And then she called Jon.

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A crying baby was in his arms ,and he was ready to cry himself. Jon paced across the room, rocking the baby in his arms while his ex girlfriend watched. "shh. Don't cry!" He said to the baby. Then his phone rang in his pocket. "Ugh.." He said, walking over to his ex, he handed her the child and then got the phone out of his pocket. The baby did be quiet once in the arms of his mother, and it was content once again after hearing a few whispered, reassuring words from her.

Reading the little screen, he saw the name 'Devil child', which was his label for Hanako. He opened the phone and answered it.
"Hello?" He said into the phone.

"Hey, Grandma needs you to be home by seven, because I have places to go." Hanako said on the other line.

".. Alright. Tell her I'll be back by five." Jon replied, holding his head.

"You're saying that like you actually have a life." Hanako said, ending the conversation by hanging up the phone.
Jon took no offense to that, he practically got it all the time. Hanging up the phone, he looked at his ex and smiled.

"So?" She said.

"I'm going to have to go at four." Jon replied.

"Alright." His girlfriend, Maggie, shrugged.

Danielle took no notice when the two girls frowned, but responded to Singes question with, "I like white chocolate best, but milk chocolate can also be delicious. Though I agree, dark is much too bitter!" It was strange, though Danielle was many years younger than everybody around her, she felt completely at home with the new friends. She sighed as Ren kept opening and closing his cell phone though to his annoying ringtone. It was sort of getting on her nerves. Suddenly she realised that she hadn't ordered anything yet. Snapping her fingers, Danielle leaned back and asked one of the waitresses to come by a moment. "Could I have 2 egg and cress sandwiches and some chocolate cake for afters please?"
"And anything to drink, madam?" the waitress asked, smiling. Danielle sort of despised the lady calling her madam, but she supposed it is just the waitress' job, after all.
"I'll have a can of coke, please." Danielle responded contently. She glanced at her digital red watch which read: 12:57, then looked up at Ren and said, "I think I should go soon, that OK with you, Ren?" The boy was currently texting but he soon closed it and looked up.