April 11th,

We eventually reach the restaurant after 30 minutes. Though it wasn't very far, LA traffic is a bitch.

"Now the fun part" i mumble to myself as the boys talk.

"There!" Sam points out a parking spot near the entrance. I quickly get near it, but just as I do so, an older lady parks there.

"Mother-" i stop myself and continue to drive around the lot.

"So you know how when we age, our memory gets fainter?" I ask, eyes darting around the cars.

"Mmhmm?" Colby says, curious as to where im going with this.

"Did that lady forget her fucking manners?" I say as innocently as possible. We all burst into laughter and smile widely

After a solid 3 minutes, I find a parking spot.

"Hope you guys like walking" i say sarcastically as i grab my wallet and phone, jumping out of the car.

"Damn, i hate walking." Elton jokes. I giggle and begin walking towards the restaurant with everyone.

Our joking quiets down as we walk in and stop at the seating counter.

"How many?" A young woman, seeming to be in her early 20s asks.

"Seven." Corey chimes in before i finish counting mentally.

"Okay, indoors or outdoors?" She asks kindly.

"Where ever you have the most room" Devyn smiles at the young worker.

"Right this way please." She says as i glance at her name tag. It reads, Alexa. She leads us all outside where there's one other group, and they seem to be leaving soon. We all sit down, I at the end and Elton and Devyn on either sides of me. The rest fill in the seats and Alexa takes out her writing pad.

"My name is Alexa and i will be your waitress today. Can i start you all off with something to drink?" She asks, glancing at us.

"Yeah, can i have a Dr Pepper please?" She nods, taking my drink order.

"Sprite, please"

"Iced tea"

"Water"

"Water please"

"Coke"

"Lemon water and a bottle of Sake please?" Elton finishes.

"May i see your ID please?" The waitress asks. Elton nods and shows it to her. She glances at it and thanks him.

"I'll be back with your drinks soon." She explains, walking off. We all chat a little before i take the ordering sheet in the middle. I grab the pen and mark what I want, adding a note at the top for a seaweed salad.

"What would you like Elton?" I ask. He glances on the single menu given to our table before turning to me.

"An order of Salmon rolls, Jasmine rice, and Sashimi for the table." I rerun the order, marking it on the paper.

"Elton, i am not made of money." I mumble.

"Thats why im paying." He states, a smirk on his face. I shake my head and sigh slightly, not wanting to argue.

"I won't complain."

I turn to Devyn and nod at her, "Corey and I will be sharing the Kyoto." I smile, marking it. The first time i came here with Elliot, we got the same thing, and were suprised. Instead of a plate or so, it came out on a wooden boat!

"Aaron?" I say, ready for his order.

"Uhmm... Spicy Tuna rolls and cream Cheese and Avacado rolls please." He smiles.

"Got it." I continue marking te paper and motion for either Sam or Colby to say their order.

"Tuna and Cream Cheese rolls with Jasmine rice." I write down Colby's order and look up at Sam.

"And finally Sam..."

"Shrimp rolls and Calamari please."

"You got it Blondie" I finish marking everyone's order and place the paper/pen at the end of the table.

"So how are you, Ashlee?" Devyn asks from my left.

"I've been fine, thanks for asking. Yourself?" I smile softly at her. She's so sweet it makes me feel like a bad person.

"I've been good" she nods, smiling back.

Just then, our waitress comes back with all our individual drinks, and a bottle of Sake with 7 shot glasses. She takes the paper and pen and explains how she'll be back as soon as possible. We all make similar reassuring sounds and go back to our conversations.

I take a sip of my drink and look down at my phone under the table. I put away my phone after a moment and look at the family at the other table. I notice two kids, one boy and the other girl, looking at our table in shock, the boy mostly entranced by Elton and Aaron, and the girl happily looking at Corey and Devyn. I nudge Elton and Devyn and bring their attention to the two ecstatic children. Devyn notifies Corey and Corey continues the chain notification down the table. As all our eyes turn to the two kids, their faces light up even more, and they wave shyly. We wave back and smile.

~

"Kyoto?" The waitress asks as she hands out our food. Devyn raises her hand and gets the boat placed in front of her and Corey. She finishes passing out the rest of the sushi and food and waves to us softly as she walks off.

~

After stuffing our mouths with sickly amounts of raw fish and rice, washing it down with Sake, we all thank Elton for paying. After we all settle and talk for another 20 or so minutes, we decide its time to go.

"Thanks for the lunch you guys" i smile as we walk slowly out to my car.

"No problem, you are pretty chill so its easy to hang out with you" Sam says.

"You have a girlfriend" I say getting in the driver's seat. He laughs and jumps in the front with me. Everyone piles in and i drive back to their house kinda fast since it was nearing 4:30 and i still needed to get ready for tonight.

Once arrive we all give our short yet meaningful hugs and our goodbyes.

"I'll see you guys later at David's place, spreading memes and stupidity among drunk shits!" I yell out my window as i drive off.

~

"Break, park, off.." I say the simple steps to parking a car out loud sarcastically since i have done it so many times.

I jog up to my door and of course drop my keys in doing so. I finally get inside and drop my stuff onto a cushioned chair, taking my beanie off in the process, even if I'll probably put it back on later. I grab a pair of non-ripped black skinny jeans as i take off my ragged Converse and socks. After exchanging my pants I grab a tricolored Panic! At the Disco sweater and throw it on after removing the tank and flannel that i previously wore.

In case you dont know what sweater im talking about it is above cause im too lazy to go into detail :^)

I look at myself in my bathroom mirror and laugh slightly.

"How much more emo could you get?" I smile, ironically looking at my eyeliner on the counter. I pause and shake my head, coming back from the "Vietnam flashbacks".

I take my anxiety medicine i forgot this morning and sit on my bed for a moment, glancing at the time which now read 5:49pm.

"How the fuck.." I whisper to myself. I walk back out to the living room and grab my phone, seeing a message from Elton.

EltonCastee: See ya later: 69420 North Vlogger St.
5:51pm - Seen