The Sand Rose. (Open)

"Well, other people have other ideas about it. To me it means someone I can trust. Someone I could tell a secret to. Some people consider that to be just friends. But I have friends that I wouldnt tell that to."

"Oh, I see. Then, do you count me as a trustworthy friend?"

"mmhhmm. So what you think you would order? Im feeling rather hungry.

"Yaaay! Uh, takoyaki, plain ramen, dango, ice cream, tofu, hotpot, red bean cakes, melon bread, sushi, oranges, um...and pie! Chicken pie."

Akihiko pulled out his scroll and grabbed some more money. With a smile he siad...."Wow....I though I was hungry."

"Oh, I hope you don't mind. I have a strange apetite! Heheh," she said, blushing.

"Naw I'll just dip into my metal funds. Nothing to worry about really. I make a decent pay at the shop." Akihiko could see the shop as they turned the corner

"Yeah, that's really impressive. You're still a teenager, but already managing a weaponry shop. I wonder what you'll be like in the future?" she mused as they approached the shop.

"I don't think I'll do much. I might just work here my whole life."

"Well, you can, but you should have more than that!" Toshi said, patting his shoulder. "Travel, meet people, get a wife, have kids, continue your family line, so on and so on. Life is too short to waste."

"I enjoy making weapons. I like the peace." He walked onto the front patio of the ramen bar and headed in. Followed by Toshi.

Toshi entered too, being greeted by the smell of ramen. "But...don't you want to die satisfied with life?"

"I will...Don't get me wrong I plan on meeting someone and all that but I am going to work with weapons untill the day I day. Lets pick somewhere to sit."

"Alright." Toshi smiled, and picked an empty table, and ordered ten bowls of plain ramen.

"Ten....erm....excuse me....how much are they??" Akihiko started to pull out the Ryo scroll.

"I think ten ryo each," Toshi said, shrugging. "I-is it too much?"

"No....but Im surprised that you can eat that much." He pulled out the scroll all the way and brought out another 200 ryo

"Okay." Toshi sighed with relief and smiled gratefully to him. "Next time, it's on me!"

"Ok then. Well I'll have the ramen meal then."

A few minutes later, their ramen was served. Toshi sighed in bliss after her first slurp. "Yum..."

Akihiko started to slowly eat his meal. The shop wasnt busy nor quiet and it took some time for him to get used to the smell of chicken.

Toshi finished up her ten bowls and burped happily. "Ah.... Um, what do you want to do next? Or do you need to get back to the shop?"

Akihiko's jaw dropped as she finished the last bowl. "Uhm....I don't need to be back for a while.

"Oh, okay then. What do you want to do in the mean time?" she asked, smiling innocently.

"Dunn. To be honest I usually just hang around." Finishing his ramen he started on his rice ball.