First Meeting {Private}

[Alice Tudor]

This was Suri's third day at the T'zenshin Institute. She was finally visiting the cafeteria, but this was only to get acquainted with her surroundings of the cafeteria. That way if she ever forgot to make her lunch in the morning or she did not feel like it, she could head to the cafeteria. She did bring her lunch today though, sitting at one of the tables near the corner of the room near a window. Her headphones were over her ears, helping cancel out some noise as she listened to her rock n roll today.

Her bento box was a solid black color, with vibrant pink sakura blossoms scattered around the cover. It was a two tiered bento, her unstacking it and placing them gently on the table. One tier had fried rice with pieces of small chicken and multiple vegetables. The second tier had two cookies, and cut up strawberries with blueberries as well. The cookies had swirls of chocolate in them, making a marble design. She had brought extras for Rai, just in case she ran into him at lunch.

[Nicolette]

It had been such a long time since the girl had come to the cafeteria. After joining the Student Freedom Force in the eighth grade, she spent many lunches in there. Today would mark the first time in her tenth year experience that she would be in the school cafeteria.

Upon her back was her school bag, held in her left hand was her briefcase, and her right hand held a notebook that Faye had left behind in Algebra II. She figured that Faye would be somewhere in the cafeteria. She scanned the crowd before spotting the girl. She walked over to the table and placed the notebook down, giving a smile to the girl before walking away from the table.

She glanced at her cellphone and noted the time. She had some time to kill before she would head over to the SFF office, so she took a seat at a nearby table and slid her backpack off. She reached inside to retrieved a small bento box. It had a simple mixture of rice and chicken with some vegetables in the corner. She smiled fondly at the thought of this being the lunch Rai had given her this morning when he'd walked her to her first class. He'd been making sure to take good care of her since they'd become a couple, and the fact that he'd made her lunch had really touched her heart.

She took her chopsticks and muttered her thanks under her breath before taking a piece of chicken. It was delicious and she couldn't help but smile even more as she continued to eat.

[Faye]

[I'm going to assume you want Rai in this! So I'm going to reply, if you don't, hit me up with a PM or IM and tell me to delete it XD]

Ah, definitely the best invention since sliced bread. Lunchtime. Full of wondrous scents and tastes, especially coming from the cafeteria's kitchen. Today was a taco and pizza special but Rai Aikaryu; Student Freedom Force member AND Haruka Amagi's beloved boyfriend, had made himself an obento for lunch today. His was made up of thin strips of sweet and sour pork which he had made last night on top of friend rice with vegetables (corn, peas, small dices of carrot, etc) and in the other sections of the obento were pieces of fruit because his sister had made him be more 'healthy' with his food choices.

He casually strolled into the cafeteria, taking in that sweet aroma of the Mexican food but attempted to ignore them as he had a better lunch sitting in the bottom of his back pack. His light grey eyes scanned the area, seeing if anyone was there, someone he knew. If he didn't find anyone he wouldn't mind, eating on his own wasn't new.

However, his eyes laid upon something very familiar, a person who was pretty much the female version of him just more mature, and talented, better looking and smarter. He smiled, seeing her obento box already open and he nearly skipped over towards her, his bag dumped on the ground before he gave her a hug from behind. "Suri-chansu~!" He said in Japanese, his accent riding on the words.

[Alice Tudor]

[Of course we want Rai in this!! XD What would make you think we didn't~?]

Suri was startled when she felt someones arms around her, turning her head only to see her brother. A smile lightened up her face, her turning slightly and hugging him back. Before too long though, she had noticed her music was on, and quickly took her headphones off, turning her iPod off as well. She didn't want to hurt Rai's ears, after all.

"Rai~! I thought I'd find you at lunch today." She brushed her hair behind her ear, keeping the smile on her face as she scooted over a bit so her brother could sit at the table with her. She was waiting to see his obento, to see if how he packed his obento. It better have had fruit in it this time too! Not just vegetables and meat. "You do tend to take after father... I still can't speak Japanese very well.. at least not as well as you and father."

[Nicolette]

Haruka Amagi ate and rose her eyes up to scan the cafeteria, looking to see what the various students were up to. Besides, a good survey would allow her to come up with some ideas to cause mischief, something for the Student Council to have to clean up. There was always the idea of starting a food fight, but she would have to look for the day with the messiest food. It would be smart to take a look at the lunch menu. She made a mental note of that, and continued to look for other various things.

At first, she hadn't entirely registered what she was seeing. She couldn't hear very well over the soft roar of the talking students around her, but she could certainly see Rai Aikaryu snuggling up to a girl a few tables away. The girl did not look familiar and, for once, Haruka was unable to quite pin the age of the girl. While she was small and had a bit of an appearance of a younger girl, she had an air of maturity around her, especially in her actions and how she held herself.

Then the envy hit. Who was this girl, and why was Rai paying attention to her? Shouldn't he be at the SFF room, working? Then again, here she was in the cafeteria as well.. So wouldn't she be considered slacking off as well? She shook her head for a moment, continuing to eat her lunch as she watch the two interact. From where she sat, she would most likely not be seen by the occupants of the table, since she was more behind them than she was across from them. Rai was just easy to spot from afar, even when she only saw his profile.

She finished off the vegetables quickly and ate some more rice, carefully analyzing the pair. Who was the girl? How was Rai so familiar with her? He'd never mentioned a new female friend, and usually he was the more talkative one...

[Faye]

Rai snuggled up to his sister again, smooching her cheek before he turned to his back pack which had been thrown to the ground like it was a piece of dirt. "Oh, you'll learn soon~" He hefted the material up on the linoleum floor and sat it in his lap as he rummaged through the contents until he pulled out a plain black obento box which had silver trimming, he never got fancy with his, unlike Suri.

"Sou, ne~ Lookie, I put fruit in it today," He said as he lifted the box lid, setting it down on the marble patterned table.

He had been paying so much attention to his sister, he didn't realise that Haruka could be watching, or even in the cafeteria of all places. He would stop by the Student Freedom Force office soon, to introduce them! And maybe bring his sister over to their side, maybe! He wasn't sure, he would have to make sure she made the decision herself.

[Alice Tudor]

Suri had laughed slightly when her brother kissed her cheek, brushing some of her hair behind her ear as she waited for her brother to join her. It was rude to start eating by yourself, if another was accompanying you. So she would wait, at least until her brother got his obento out from his bag. As he lifted it from the floor, she was a bit surprised to see it actually staying intact, since he had dropped it to the ground like it was a piece of dirt.

She waited patiently, leaning over towards him a bit as he showed the fruit that he put into his obento. She smiled, nodding her head in approval. "Cut in the correct portions, too. You need to have all of your fruits and vegetables, Rai! Pack your obento properly."

She took her black chopsticks that accompanied her bento, the top of the chopsticks having the white rabbit on them. She took a bite of some of her rice, sighing lightly when she did. Her cooking was never as good as her baking, and it was proven with how her fried rice had tasted. It wasn't great, but it wasn't... good either. She never quite understood why she could bake so well but.. not cook so well. Speaking of baking! She cheered up a bit, turning to Rai. " I made marble cookies for desert, and brought extra just in case I saw you at lunch! I knew you'd like a small treat and I thought I'd reward you for putting fruit in your obento."

[Nicolette]

Haruka frowned at seeing Rai kiss the cheek of the girl. Now, it was very bad to assume things, but the way that he was acting, she couldn't help but wonder if something was going on between her boyfriend and the girl who he was sitting with.

Her lunch was nearly done, thankfully, so she didn't feel too bad when she suddenly lost her appitite. She replaced the lid on the obento box and slid it back into her backpack. She leaned casually against the table, keeping her eyes carefully set on the pair. She would wait and watch...

If she saw something that displeased her, she would just get up and walk away. No need to make a scene of it. It wasn't like she loved Rai or anything. She enjoyed his company, they were dating, and she liked him very much. He was an amazing companion, a wonderful partner, and pretty much the lighter side of her....

Oh, who was she kidding...?

She felt tears spring to her eyes and she blinked quickly to rid them from those grey orbs. She wouldn't cry. There was no reason to cry... It wasn't like the boy she had finally come to love was with some girl and could very possibly be cheating on her...

[Faye]

Rai poked his tongue out at his little sister as she continued to get at him about the fruit and vegetables he had to put into his obento for lunch. He picked up his own set of chopsticks that were also black but they had green stripes at the top of them. He stabbed a slice of nectarine, biting a piece of it, chewing slowly before he swallowed it. He sighed in content, fruit was delicious.

His expression brightened when Suri mentioned her baking and cookies. He wanted to race through his lunch now~! Marble cookies sounded yummy. "Can I have one now or do I have to wait?" He somewhat knew this would be a stupid question since Suri was always trying to keep him in line.

Remembering something, he pulled out his phone, checking for messages and the time. His eyes focussed around his inbox, nothing from Haruka.. Mmm, he should text her. He opened up a new message and typed in a few words: Haru-chan~ Where are you, love? He looked at it for a moment, and then sent it to her.

[Alice Tudor]

Suri tilted her head to the side slightly, raising her eyebrows. Cookies first? It was one of her... Oh, really? type looks. It was never healthy to eat cookies before the rest of the meal, but she sighed, closing her eyes. She held out her bento tier with the cookies in it. "Just this once, Rai."

There were moments when Suri would give in to Rai, and this was one of those moments. She let out a small laugh, setting down that bento near him so she could start on her rice once more. Taking small bites every now and then, as that was how her mother taught her when she was growing up. To always take small bites, sit up straight, keep elbows off the table... all to keep the presentation of the family up. She shook her head slightly, trying to get the thought of mother out of her head. It usually always left a bitter taste in her mouth...

[Nicolette]

Haruka was seconds away from getting up from her seat and leaving. She wasn't used to this kind of pain in her chest, and she very much wanted nothing more than to go up to her dorm and crawl under the bed. But instead, she would just go to the SFF office and bury herself in work.

She was a fool to think that something would work in her favor.

A vibration came from the pocket of her uniform skirt and she blinked as she pulled out her cell phone. She opened it up and noticed it was from Rai. Her heart racing, she opened the message and read it. She couldn't stop the soft smile that came to her lips and she shook her head as she pressed the 'reply' button.

'Turn around.'

She was so weak

[Faye]

Rai smiled as Suri gave him a cookie, he wolfed it down his throat, though while the baking was inside his mouth, he took the time to actually taste the flavours. He sighed in content, leaning forward to gently embrace his little sister, "Your baking is amazing, Su-chan," He complimented, flashing her a sweet smile.

When he felt the vibration in his hands, he jerked forward a bit before he clicked and opened his phone to read the reply from Haruka. At first he had to reread it to register, then he slowly turned his head, his eyes locking with hers. His heart thudded in his chest before a relieved smile slipped across his lips.

His eyes then fell back to his phone as he typed in a reply: Come over 'ere, I have someone I would like you to meet. As he sent it, he turned to Suri again. "Su-chan, you're about to meet someone very important to me, okay?"

[Alice Tudor]

Someone very important? She tilted her head to the side slightly, looking over her shoulder in the general direction Rai had looked just a moment ago. She did not see anyone in particular, as there were many students who were within the cafeteria at the moment. Rai could have been looking at anyone. Someone spec--his girlfriend?! He had never mentioned her name, but she knew that must be the special person he was talking about. This person had to be! Especially with that smile that came to his lips when he had turned his head to look at said person.

Suri had grinned ever so slightly, watching her brother somewhat closely for a moment. "This important person... Could it be your girlfriend that makes your cheeks go pink~?" She leaned towards her brother just slightly, trying to tease him about it. She thought it was wonderful that Rai had found someone at the school, but what kind of little sister would she be if she didn't tease him just a little bit?

[Nicolette]

Haruka let her eyes catch Rai's when he turned to look at her. She waited patiently for him to respond to the text and she looked at her phone when it vibrated to give her his response. She read it carefully two times before sighing and placing the phone back in her pocket. She could very well just be overreacting to the whole situation. Men didn't want their girlfriends meeting the girls that they were having affairs with, so maybe this girl was just someone who Rai had recently met and just forgot to mention...

Forcing a fake, yet very pleasant, smile upon her pink lips, she picked up her things and walked over to the table that Rai and the girl were seated. She placed her things down on the table next to Rai, on the other side of him from the girl, and turned her eyes to examine the girl for a brief moment, flashing her the smile, before turning her eyes back to Rai.

"You requested my presence?" She asked. There was a very soft hint of her Japanese accent, mainly from how often she switched between the languages, but it was very much a hard accent to hear unless one was looking for it, or one knew what to look for.

[Faye]

Rai just shook his head and stuck his tongue out at his sister, shrugging off the teasing and just made her wait until Haruka got over to where they were. The sound of the students in the cafeteria continued to rage louder though there were a few soft patches in the noise but he was glad it was bearable.

When Haruka rose up from her seat and made her way over to their table, his heart picked up speed, thrashing in his chest and his cheeks turned a light shade of pink. He suppressed the memories of Japan, it wasn't the time to get emotional. He stood up from the seat at the table and stood beside Haruka, "Haru-chan, I'd like you to meet Suri, my little sister," He said with a smile spread across his lips and he then turned to Suri, "And Su-chan, this is Haruka, my girlfriend."