Chapter Two

After dropping the file off at home, I made my way to Kumai-san’s. I was so deep in thought that I didn’t notice I was already at Kumai-san’s. With a sigh, I walked in. Kumai-san greeted me and pointed where Yamato was sitting. When I got to Yamato, I saw Ren sitting beside him holding Yuri.

“Hey Ren,” I greeted walking behind Yamato putting my hands on his shoulders.

“Hi Heza,” he smiled before playing peek-a-boo with Yuri.

Yamato grabbed my hands and pulled them down bring me closer to him.

“What did the court house want,” he whispered in my ear.

“Tell you later,” I whispered back.

He nodded. I rested my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes. I got a few seconds of peace before the shop door was violently opened. Honjo, Ichi, Kamiya, and Kura came running in yelling at different things at the same time. I removed myself from Yamato and looked at them.

“What’s up,” Yamato asked.

“Why are you so amped up,” Ren wondered as I got Yuri from him.

They started yelling at the same time. I couldn’t understand them.

Yamato tilted his head, “huh?”

They started yelling at the same time again.

Yamato pointed his finger at them, “stop talking at once.”

Ichi grabbed a water glass from the table and drank it then pasted on to Honjo.

“Yankumi was walking with a guy,” Ichi finally said.

Our eyes widened.

“You guys saw them too,” Honjo asked the other three.

They nodded.

“He was even good-looking,” Kamiya added.

Yamato laughed shaking his head, “no way.”

Ren nodded, “probably an illusion.”

“It was really her,” Kamiya argued.

Kura nodded, “it’ll snow tomorrow.”

“Table for two, please,” a high voice called.

We turned to see Yankumi with a guy. A good-looking guy just like Kamiya said. Kura’s right. It will snow tomorrow. I blinked a couple of time to make sure it was real. Yankumi seated the guy down at a table beside ours before she finally noticed us.

She smiled, “guys! Long time no see. How’re you doing?”

We didn’t answer. We were too shocked.

“Why are you gaping at me,” she wondered.

“Odagiri, it’s you,” Kumai-san said walking up to the guy.

Odagiri bowed to Kumai-san, “hello.”

“Odagiri, Ryu is Yankumi’s student from Kurogin High,” Kumai-san explained.

“Student?!”

I sat down beside Yamato mumbling, “that explains it.”

“Now I understand,” Ichi said.

The guys laughed, “so that’s why…”

Kumai-san smiled at Yankumi, “they were worked up because they saw you with a guy.”

“They thought it was an illusion,” Ami-chan added.

“Yankumi could never find a good-looking boyfriend,” Honjo stated.

The others agreed, “never.”

“We were such idiots,” Kamiya said making the others laugh.

“I told you ‘no way,’ Yamato laughed.

The guys started laughing harder.

“No way,” I heard Yankumi say.

Uh oh. I couldn’t help but to hold Yuri closer to me and move closer to Yamato.

She stood up, “you guy, outside! Right now! What do you mean…”

She stopped when Odagiri grabbed the back of her collar.

“Calm down. There’s a baby present,” he said calmly before looking at Kumai-san, “two ramen noodles, please.”

Kumai-san nodded and took our orders as well. He left and we all sat at a long table. I sat beside Yamato and across from Ren with Yuri in my lap. Kumai-san came back with our orders and then sat down on the other side of me across from Odagiri.

“Yummy!”

We said as we ate. I took out Yuri’s bottle and began to feed her.

“I’m impressed,” Yankumi said looked at Yamato, Ichi and Kamiya, “you’re going to school regularly.”

“We try,” Yamato smiled as he took Yuri so I could eat.

Yankumi smiled, “you’ve matured since high school,” she turned to Ren, Kura and Honjo, “how’s work going for you guys.”

“Just great,” Kura cheered.

“Kura’s always getting in trouble,” Ren laughed.

Kura shushed him, “don’t tell.”

Honjo sighed, “I get in trouble with my dad at our tofu shop.”

“Work is tough, no matter what it is,” Yankumi looked at me, “like being a mother.”

I laughed, “you got that right.”

The others laughed.

“I wish they’d pay me more,” Kura whined.

Ren nodded, “yeah. That’s why I’m getting a night job.”

Yankumi looked at him shocked, “a night job? You mean..,” she covered her eyes.

He gasped, “Baka! It’s a delivery job.”

“Oh,” she lowered her hands with a sigh of relief, “I thought it was the shady type.”

We laughed.

“Of course not,” I said.

Kura laughed harder, “what shady type?”

Yamato stopped laughing, “Yankumi, are you still having a hard time with your class?”

She nodded, “sort of. Even with Akiyama, Yuki in the class, they are still reckless.”

“We rejected her at first too,” Kura pointed out.

Ichi nodded, “yeah, her lectures were awful.”

“So annoying at first,” Honjo agreed.

“We made bets on when she’d quit,” Kamiya remembered.

 “We did too,” Kumai-san said.

“Really,” Ren turned to Odagiri, “how about you?”

He gave a slight nod, “probably.”

I smiled getting Yuri from Yamato, “everyone’s the same.”

“Yep.”

We all laughed until we heard a sniff. We turned to Yankumi.

“Are you crying,” Odagiri asked.

“No, you idiot,” she smiled, “I’m happy. My students from all of my different schools are here… Laughing together… I’m really happy,” she looked down, “I’m glad I became a teacher.”

When she looked, her glasses were foggy. We stared at her. Odagiri handed her a handkerchief.

“Wipe them.”

She nodded then wiped her glasses. We laughed.

“Eat as much as you want,” Yankumi announced, “Order anything. It’s my treat.”

The guys cheered. They started to order making Kumai-san jump up. Yankumi cheered with them until Odagiri whispered.

“It’s before payday, isn’t it?”

Yankumi gasped then stood, “no large portions. No roasted pork. Cancel everything. Just more noodles, okay?”

“EH?!”

I couldn’t help but smile as the guys started to argue with Yankumi. Some things never change. After eating, Yamato and I said good-bye then carried a sleeping Yuri home. Yamato went straight to our room as I put Yuri in her crib. I walked into our room and saw Yamato looking at the file on our bed.

“That’s from the court house,” I said getting ready for bed, “apparently my parents left me a house and a safe deposit box.”

He nodded still reading the file. I slipped into bed and watched him read.

“You okay?”

He closed the file and placed it on his nightstand before turning to me.

“I should be asking you that,” he wrapped his arms around me, “are you okay?”

I shrugged, “I guess. I mean I don’t feel any different.”

He nodded, “do you want to go to the bank tomorrow?”

“For what?”

“To see what’s in the box.”

“Oh,” I sighed, “we can. I have to admit I am curious.”

“Alright. We’ll go tomorrow,” he kissed my head, “now let’s go to sleep.”

How was it? I want to know your thoughts, even if you hated it. I want to know so please comment or you can message me if you shy. ^-^ ~Heza-chan