Shoru sniffed the paper in front of her and instantly recoiled. She moved her bottom and took two steps backwards. She then rubbed her nose as if she had just smelled something unpleasant.
A giggle was heard beside the pup, and then Mika'w voice is heard, asking, "What's wrong, Shoru-chan? You don't like the smell of glue?"
Shoru chuffed and whined, but Mika giggled some more. Whatever Shoru did, it was always adorable.
Next to Mika was Jai. This time, Jai did not help Mika sort out the letters, but he was replacing Arata. Since Arata was given a new assignment, someone had to pitch in his seat to help ease his workload. It had only been two days, but Jai was already used to it.
The entrance door opened and came in Baji. He looked a bit exhausted, showed by the dark circles under his eyes. But he pulled his shoulder length hair into a short ponytail to make his appearance still look presentable.
"Jai, help me out sorting this." Baji passed by him a
Haku took a rag and wiped the dishes that he had just cleaned. Hanabi came into the backroom with more dirty dishes and put them in the sink in front of him.“Haku. Why are you still here?” Hanabi asked.“I havent’ dried the dishes…” Haku said, putting the dried plate beside the rack and taking another wet plate.“Oh it’s fine. Let them dry by their own. Isn’t Jai waiting for you at the inn?” She asked while moving around to prepare new orders.Haku put the plate on top of the first one. “He said to meet at 3PM.”At that, both Hanabi and Haku looked at the cuckoo clock above the door. It was fifteen minutes to 3PM.“I have a few minutes.” He smiled at his grandmother.“Oh well… They didn’t come over for lunch. Have they had lunch, I wonder? Should I prepare lunch for them?” Hanabi asked, pausing her chopping to ask her grandso
Jai threw a punch to Haku’s face, but Haku managed to dodge it to the right. The little guy immediately took Jai’s hand and pulled it over his shoulder, and just pulled.Jai frowned as he let the little guy pulled him. “What are you doing?”Haku grunted as he tried to pull Jai, but he stopped when Jai asked that question. “I’m… Trying to pull you over my shoulder and throwing you forward.”Jai patted his back and easily pulled himself off. “No, no. You don’t do that with someone much bigger than you.”Haku turned around to look at him. The little guy looked like he didn’t know what to do. “Uhh… So how do I fight people as big as you?”“To fight people bigger than you, use your agility and wit. Don’t use physical strength, because they will easily overpower you. Your strategy is to wear them down. Make them tired.” Jai suggested.&ldq
A few days earlier.A middle aged man ran to the guard post in the southwest district in hurry. His breath was heavy and his skin glistened with sweats. His pale red hair bobbled as he ran, becoming messier as he worked his way around to avoid bumping into people.He reached the guard post soon and immediately asked the stationed guard. “H-Hello… Can I ask for Officer Torfo?”The guard in charge, a young man probably in his twenties, replied with a question. “Are you his relative? Is this an emergency?”The man with pale red hair could only nod as he tried regaining his breath. The guard noticed that it looked like something important, so he asked the other guard who was standing near to call for the mentioned guard.“Please sit down, sir. And let me get you some water.” The guard in charge of the lobby took a cup and filled it with the water from the jug in the counter. “What could possibly be the p
Jai might not be as frustrated as Darrion, but the feeling was there. That’s why he left after dinner to get some air and cool his head. Darrion did the same. They went to different directions though. Jai went to the hospital to visit Claude while Darrion went elsewhere. Little Shoru came with him, hiding inside his scarf as usual. The little puppy licked Jai’s cheek carefully. Earning no reaction from him, she whined. Jai sighed silently and reached to her, rubbing her softly on the head with his index finger. “I’m just sulking a little bit. I’m alright.” Shoru nuzzled her snout to his cheek to return the affection. Jai walked to the A wing and made his way through the hallways and up to Claude’s room. Doctor Inoha had brought him to Claude’s new room, which was in the VIP section in the next floor, and Jai still remembered the way. He didn’t forget to write in the guest list though, earning some handwaves and friendly callings from th
Baji entered the police office and paused to look around the lobby, trying to find someone. When he found the guy, he walked to the lobby and stopped beside his desk. He slipped a small piece of paper to the man’s desk from the side.The man glanced at the paper and opened it. After reading the content, he stood up and disappeared into a hallway. Baji took a chair and sat beside the person’s desk, waiting for the person to come back.The police office was not that busy tonight, but being a police office, there isn’t any rest. The detectives were busy upstairs, discussing about criminals and the strategy to capture them while the police officers were in the ground below, dealing with lesser domestic or crime charge.This was where Baji was waiting, in one of the police officer’s desk. He watched the cell in this floor, on his right. There was a new criminal that was currently pushed into the cell, a skinny guy with messy dark orange hair a
“So… Tell me why are we bringing flowers again?” Darrion asked as he stared at the bouquet of flowers Jai was holding.“To give it to the lady of the house.” Jai said simply.An old lady beside him chuckled and patted his arm that was hooked around hers. “You are so sweet, sonny.”Jai eye smiled at her since the lower side of his face was covered by his scarf. “We are visiting someone after all.”The old lady smiled. “If they have children, consider buying some sweets. Children loves sweets.”Jai tilted his head. “Oh. I didn’t know that. He’s a boy, so I didn’t think sweets would be his favorite.”The old lady chuckled. “At first, I also thought so. But kids in general love sweets. When they get older, however, that’s a different story.”“Huh. Never think about that. I still like sweets even though I’m all gro
Yuta entered the café with a jingle. A maid with short, pinkish hair greeted him. “Yuta-kun! Welcome!”“Ah, Mamo-chan. Good morning.” Yuta waved at her.The maid approached him. “My, what brings you here in the morning? Does Ruta-kun crave some sweets?”Yuta chuckled. “Not really, but that reminds me he really loves your desserts. I’ll probably order a pack of donuts. Do you make donuts this weekend?”The pinkette’s eyebrows curled upwards slightly. “Sorry, Yuta-kun. We don’t have that many customers this week, so we’re only making cream puffs and several pies for dessert.”“Oh that’s fine. He likes your cream puffs too. One box please.” Yuta ordered.The pinkette maid smiled and bowed slightly. “Right away! Oh and, Jai-san and Darrion-san are here today. They’re waiting in the center booth if you’re curious.”
The Akamine’s big house was… Big. It was comparable to a mansion, or well… What was that French word to call a big mansion with its huge lawn around it? Chateau. But this was in Japanese and the land was not only reserved to grow trimmed grass to make golf-like field but actually consisted of a garden, a farm, and Jai didn’t really know the rest since he could only see those two places.“Welcome to the Akamine’s household! I’m Yuta Akamine, and will be your host for today!” Yuta said energetically.Darrion grinned. “Wow! What a greeting! Are you aiming to become a master of ceremony, Yuta?” He asked.Yuta laughed. “Not really. But Ruta specifically asked me to greet you ‘with passion’.”Jai and Darrion laughed. “That is very passionate, indeed.” Jai commented.Yuta smiled widely. “This way, please! Ruta is currently in the kitchen with our mother