"𝓢𝓸 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓶𝓮? 𝓒𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮'𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓽 𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮."

"Shinobu will you eat with us?"

Shinobu shook her head at her sister's question and told her that she was meeting Mitsuri since she was free until 2:30 p.m.

Though Mitsuri didn't work at Kimetsu High School, her flower shop was not too far from the place they were meeting at.

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"Shinobu!" Mitsuri waved as she stood in front of the cafe.

They entered the cafe and took a seat, and sitting on the table right beside them were no other than Giyū and Iguro.

Mitsuri's and Giyū's seats were aligned as Iguro's and Shinobu's were. They greeted each other before the waiter comes along to get their orders.

The two women didn't expect the waiter to call Iguro manager, they were engrossed in their silent eye conversation to even think about what the people beside them were talking about.

"Iguro-san." Mitsuri calls after the waiter leaves.

"Correct me if I'm wrong but the waiter just called you Manager, right?"

Iguro nodded.

"He owns the place and is the manager." Giyū says.

"I see, I was just curious."

A few minutes later, their food arrives and Shinobu completely forgets that Giyū and Iguro were still there. She only noticed when she saw Giyū staring at her, rubbing his left eye with his hand.

"Tomioka-san, is there something on my face?"

"Oh, not at all. I was wondering if you would like to go back together?"

"To school?"

'Oh where else you idiot.' She cursed herself.

"I mean of course, as long as Mitsuri doesn't have any more plans for us?."

Hearing her name, Mitsrui looks up at the two,no,three, who stared at her.

While she, mouth occupied with the sweet sakura michi, gave a nod of approval and went right back to her meal.

"These are really good." She says.

It was barely audible but all three of them heard the small chuckle coming from a masked man.

Iguro cleared his throat and straightened his back.

"I'm glad you like it,...it's my recipe after all.."

Mitsuri clasped her hands with excitement.

"They're the best sakura mochi I've had here."

Iguro pulled up his scarf to hide his blush.

They finished lunch and proceeded to find out that their bill was on the house.

Shinobu, Giyū and Mitsuri parted ways in front of the cafe.

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The walk back to the school was silent. Neither Shinobu nor Giyū did not really know what to talk about.

It continued like that for a few minutes until Giyū decided to break it.

He point at his ears and said.

"The earrings."

And points at Shinobu.

"Sapphire?"

Immediately she touched her ears.

"I'm surprised you noticed I even had them on."

He chuckled.

"It was rather hard to not notice when it keeps reflecting in my eyes, back at the cafe."

"Is that why you were staring?"

"You could say that."

And she thought he was staring.

He proceeded to ask if they were new, as if he already didn't know that, and she told him they were indeed new and got them from someone.

"Someone special?"

Shinobu laughed.

"A friend, but yes special." She stayed silent for a few seconds.

"It was a gift, for my birthday. But this is the first time I've worn it."

"I see."

Before they could speak more, they had already reached the school gates.

Giyū glanced at his watch.

"I have class in 10 minutes so I'll be heading in first."

Shinobu nodded and watch the man walk in, she looked at him questioningly when he stops and looks back.

"Kochou."

Shinobu tilts her head.

"We should get lunch together sometime."

She stared blankly at him, realizing at the last few seconds that he was actually waiting for her to answer.

"I would be delighted to, Tomioka-san."

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"𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓼𝓪𝔂 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽'𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼."