•On the Way Down•

Staying Together

When Russian Sushi held it's monthly half price on everything sale meant there was a slightly bigger crowd to the restaurant. Slightly. Perhaps the sign outside that said 'real fish' made even the cheapest wallets squeamish. Tried and trusted menu items the group of friends did like meant they could really pig out on half price day. And sometimes run into familiar faces.

Completely unaware of the trio of high schoolers at the sushi bar when they came in, that didn't seem to be the case when Walker and Erika flagged the kids down. Even Kyohei and Saburo following with friendly smiles.

"Aye guys what's up?" Walker weaseled his way into seeing the empty plates the three of them had already eaten to scope out what looked good today, "Mikado nice choice on the tuna. Masaomi no jerked chicken tonight? And Anri what did we have here even!"

"Hey Walker," The kid sat in the middle of the other blonde boy and girl smiled at the group, "Guys, you all wanting some sushi too?"

"Why wouldn't they Mikado!" The blonde exaggerated, "It's half price for the best sushi in town!"

"It's certainly food," Kyohei chuckled knowing he frequented the place enough Simon would never be upset by the joke.

"Speaking of half price," Just as over interested in things, the blonde boy by Mikado leaned over with hawk like vision on the one unfamiliar face in the van gang, "Who is this looker."

Appalled to be scoped out by a brat Jiro was about to raise her voice when Erika stepped in her way, "Why it's Dota-chin's girlfriend!" She framed Jiro like an item on the prices right, "She's finally made her mysterious appearance after our hero has just-"

Thwack.

Earning the hardest knuckle to the back of the head. Erika shriveled away to reveal Jiro had been the one to smack her upside the head. Far before Kyohei could passively intervene on their sake. Seeing the awkward smile of the woman behind poor Erika left all three kids a little shook at that entrance.

Broadening her smile after that embarrassing outburst Jiro stepped forward and bowed, "My name is Jiro Hitomi, that is seriously all. No matter what those two say." She darted a glare back to Erika and Walker knowing he'd have his two cents to add on the matter if left to their own devices.

"My name is Anri." First the girl softly introduced herself to the woman.

"Masaomi Kida if you really want some fun~!" Of course the blonde winked with that.

But when it came to the dark haired boy in the middle. Jiro found him staring at her for way longer than a simple introduction, "...you look really familiar if you don't mind me saying so." Jiro scratched the back of her head lost for even the foggiest idea why a high school would know her. Before she had a chance to ask why though Mikado snapped his fingers and leapt at his discovery, "You're the lady we see with Mr. Heiwajima all the time!"

Completely thrown for a loop both Masaomi and Anri did a double take from her to Mikado like he was an absolute loon. It was right on the head though leaving Jiro to just laugh, "Hah yeah, he's really right."

"Really?!" Masaomi sputtered and even Anri's and Mikado's jaw dropped that the guess was right.

Jiro nodded trying not to laugh that hard since she often forgot Shizuo was kind of famous around these parts, "He and I are friends...in fact he and I have been friends with Kyohei too, since we were in middle school."

"Middle school!?" Mikado was floored.

Masaomi punched his friend in the arm excited, "You hear that they've been friends that long like we have!" He was jittering out of his stool at this point, "You're so much less scarier than him Mikado so at that rate we'll be friends forever!"