Stupid, stupid, stupid! (Ronin and Toshi.)

As they sat down Ronin said, "Toshi, I'll pay for this. If ya don't mind. I don't want to be rude" Ronin spotted the waiter comming.

"Nah, it's okay. You pay your share, I'll pay mine," she said, just as a tray of dango was placed on the table.

"Okay, if you insist." he payed for his onedango stick and started eating the delicious delicasy. Very slowly too.

"Why are you eating so slowly?" Two minutes later, Toshi was licking her mouth for the leftover of the dango. "Are you full, or...?"

"I'm savoring it. It is really good." he said finishing his delicious dango stick. "How do you eat so much? Those thing are really filling."

Toshi shrugged. "I guess I just..love food," she said, licking her fingers. Then two pieces of melon bread appeared.

Ronin took a piece and put it in his pouch for later, just in case he got hungry. "What do you wqnt to do now?"

"Watch clouds," she said dreamily, munching on her bread.

"Then let's go!." he got up and started to drag her to a hill where they cpould watch some clouds.

Toshi smiled weakly, and followed him up.

Toshi smiled weakly, and followed him up.

When they got there, Ronin lay down on the hill, and looked up at the many clouds above their heads. "They're beautiful!"

"Yup, they are!" Toshi said cheerfully. As she smiled, she felt a pang of sorrow, and felt a warm tear slide out of the corner of her eye. "H-huh?"

"What is it? Why are you crying?" he was conserened that his friend was sad on such a beautiful day such as this.

"I'm, er, crying because I'm happy," she said weakly, cupping his cheek warmly as another tear escaped. 'No, no! Not again! Why does this always happen?'

"O-kay I gtuess, but remember: If something is upsetting you, just tell me. I'll be happy to help a friend." he resumed watching clouds, but there wasn't any shaped like anything.

Toshi smiled and nodded to him. "Thanks...Hey, it's a stack of pancakes!"

"Where? Oh! There it is. Cool. There's one shaped like a pillow!" he smiled. He was happy that he was finnaly seing some clouds shaped like something, nd that he had a friend.

Toshi took his hand and pointed it at a tuft of white cloud. "Guess what that one is?"

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. That;s hard. It looks like just a cloud, but I know it's something more.... Cloud nine?"

Toshi laughed. "I imagined it as cotton candy, but that's a good guess!" she said, letting go of his hand.

"Yea, it does look like cotten candy. It even has a hint of blue in it. Theblue cotten candy. Now that is good."

Toshi's stomach rumbled again and she blushed. "Um...wanna go get some ramen?"

Ronin jumped up, "I thought you'd never ask! Let's get going!" he grabbed Toshi's hand and went to the raman shop and when they got there he ordered a large bowl of pork raman.

Toshi ordered, as usual, plain ramen, and ate silently, staring at her bowl.