Older Now (Mals)

[Akkii]

Yuki walked inside, clad in dark jeans, a gray t-shirt and a black zip-up sweatshirt that was currently unzipped. He shook his hair from his face. It had grown longer, but not as long as Ayame's. It did look girly though.

He ran his fingers through his violet-gray locks and looked around the little cafe. It had a friendly, welcoming air. It wasn't very busy at this hour. A lot of people were probably out working. It was his day off, though. He'd wanted to take his wife, Ember, and his adopted children out with him, but had decided he felt like hanging out alone for now. He figured it would be nice, and Em hadn't seemed to mind.

He seated himself at a table and waited for a waiter or waitress to bring him a menu. While he waited, he removed his sweatshirt and began to twirl a fork around in his fingers. It was a nice change--forks and knives instead of chopsticks. He didn't eat with that kind of silver ware much. He never had. Always chopsticks, considering it was Japan.

[malis~]

Naylia was shuffling around the back. She cleaned the counters silently, she didn't realize that a young man walked in. She looked up and shuffled around for menus. She found them near the register, where they always are. She was just a lost this afternoon. She walked over to the man.

"Can I help you sir?" She asked smiling brightly.

((Maybe she should be nervous because when she goes to get the order Justin asks her out to a fancy dinner, or something?))

[Akkii]

((Okay. XD))

Yuki looked up, and his eyes widened in mild surprise. "Williams-san?" he asked. He smiled at her. Naylia had been one of the class representatives at high school, so he was familiar with her. It was nice to see her again. He remembered her being sweet and funny. She was the type of person everyone loved being around. He had never had feelings for her, but he still felt a little fond of her, like she was more than an acquaintance, but not a close friend. "It's nice to see you again," he said. "Ah, and I'd just like some tea for now," he said lightly, taking the menu from Naylia and beginning to look through it, so he could figure out what to eat.

[malis~]

"Of corse Sohma-chan. And same with me. I'll be right back." Naylia said smiling brightly. It was nice to see him. She never really talked to him in highschool. But he was nice. Naylia whisked back to the kitchen to find her boyfrined making lunch for the both of them.

She went to the stove to put on some hot water. She got into the cupboard to get a tea packet. She had a feeling she was being watched. She looked at Justin and smiled.
"What's up?"

[Akkii]

Justin grinned back nonchalantly. He'd seen that guy. He seemed pretty friendly with Naylia. But he told himself not to worry about it. "Not much, really," he told her brightly. "Hey, want to go out with me to dinner tonight? I was thinking we could try Australian. The Outback sound good?"

[malis~]

Naylia blushed. Great more nervousness. "That sounds great!" She grinned. Naylia wondered what was up. She pushed the thought aside. She smiled and turned back to her tea. She poured the hot water in to a white mug and put the tea bag in. She let it soak and put a little sprig of mint in it. She went through the revolving door and set the tea on the table in front of Yuki. Still smiling about the date.

[Akkii]

Yuki smiled at her. "Thanks," he said. "Ah, so how have you been? You've graduated now, haven't you? I'm sure I saw you at Momiji's and Haru-kun's graduation," he said. Absentmindedly, he spun the ring he was wearing around his ring-finger. He did that a lot after he got married, mainly because it felt good when he spun it. Plus he loved to touch it. A symbol of the love between him and Ember, that's what it was. He smiled to himself and sipped his tea, scanning the menu with his deep violet eyes.

Justin watched quietly. He couldn't help being jealous. The man was handsome, and it almost kind of bothered him that he and Naylia were talking together. Did they know each other? He'd ask.

"Oh, by the way. I'd, uh, like the..." he glanced at the menu again. "The ahi-ahi? I hear it's the best dish on the menu."

[malis~]

"Yeah The Ahi-Ahi is the best. Trust me. I eat it when I can." Naylia agreed. She smiled "Ah yes. How are Haru and Momiji? I miss them, it's been ages since I've seen them." She sighed at her graduation flashbacks.

((Ahhh. The Ahi-Ahi.... XD))

[Akkii]

((xD I figured you'd like that.))

"Well, from what I've heard, they're doing very well. I don't see them as much anymore, but Momiji is working with his father, and Haru and Rin work at our family's hot springs right now." Yuki smiled at her for probably the thousandth time. It was great to see her again. He flicked some long hair from his face, then flushed at how girlish that was.

Justin caught himself straining to hear what they were saying while watching them through the big window. Though, there was no glass, so it was more like one big, deliberate, rectangle-shaped hole in the wall beside the door. He shook his head and resumed his and Naylia's lunch.

[malis~]

"Oh, I'll go get your Ahi-Ahi ready." She smiled and walked into the kitchen. "Hey Justin? Can you make an Ahi-Ahi?" She asked.

[Akkii]

Yuki smiled again, and replied, "Okay."

Justin nodded and grinned at her. "Yup. Hey, do you know him or something?" he asked, nodding in the general direction of Yuki. "You two are talking an awful lot. I don't mind you talking with him or any of the customers or anything, I'm just curious."

[malis~]

"He's an old friend. From high school." Naylia smiled. "Are you jealous Justin?" She asked moving the hair from his face to see his tattoo.

[Akkii]

Justin almost grimaced. He'd been caught!

"No, not at all," he lied, giving her another big grin. He kind of moved away when she tried to see his tattoo. He was glad she wasn't bothered by it, but he hated his tattoo, so...
"Anyway, it's great that you're seeing someone you haven't seen since high school. What's his name?"

He started working on Ahi-ahi, handing her a grilled roast beef sandwich that she could eat for lunch.

[malis~]

"Yuki Sohma. He was the Schools class president." She grinned back. She was happy he wasn't jealous. Why would he be jealous? She leaned across the counter to grab her sandwich. She rested on her elbows and took a small bite. "Everyone called him Prince Yuki. because he looked like a girl and had a fan club. Yeah so he was the hot one." She laughed.

[Akkii]

"Ahh... aren't popular guys usually jerks? Or is that just a stereotype?" Justin asked lightly. "He does look girly," he added. "What with the long hair and all. Was it that long in high school?" Yuki had shoulder-length locks. "The color's weird too. But kinda cool-looking. Does he dye it?" He was just curious. Still jealous, but also curious.

[malis~]

"Mm. Definetly a stereotype, and no he doens't dye his hair. It's surprisingly natural, it was also way shorter." She said taking another bite of her sandwitch. "What's with all the questions Mr. Curious cat?" She smirked.

[Akkii]

Justin shrugged. "I dunno. I guess I wanna know more about your friends?" he suggested lightly, eating his own sandwich now, while working on the ahi-ahi. "I'd bet a lot of the guys at your school hated him," he said good-humoredly. Hey, guys tended to hate the one guy that had all the girls chasing him, for obvious reasons. Justin was glad Naylia didn't seem to be attracted to Yuki.

"And did you say he's a Sohma? Heh, you hear about them all the time. All those big businesses... I hear the head of the family's really young too. Kind of strange."

He was just making an observation. He didn't sound like he was insulting anybody. Just stating stuff. He looked around the kitchen, telling himself there was no reason to be jealous.

[malis~]

"I really didn't know him well, there was just something about him. It made both genders want to be around him..." She whispered. "The family was really mysterious." She said. She took another small bite.

[Akkii]

Justin nodded. "That's pretty cool," he murmured behind a mouthfull of food. "I mean the everyone wanting to be aroud him thing," he added. He swallowed what he had in his mouth, then shot Naylia a teasing smirk, eyes dancing playfully. "Did you ever like him like all the other girls in the school?"

[malis~]

Naylia blushed. "I did at one time, but was only because I was a represenative in my class, and he always came to check on us..." Naylia protested. She tuned away hiding her blush.