Interrupted

The sun is about to set when they reach the nearest fast-food chain near their school. Many people are eating inside, most likely a student who wants to hang out after class. Since both Raven and Renkai know that Callie and Kinrue can't seem to get along no matter the circumstances they're in, they make sure not to let them be alone, just the two of them. In the end, Renkai insists on letting Callie help him order for them while the other will find a seat on the second floor.

In the middle of waiting for the two to come with their food, Kinrue can't help but get bored. She propped her hand under the chin while looking outside the glass wall. Opposite of her direction is Raven, who's busy on his phone. A long silence remained between them as they heard the distinct noises from those people around. Amidst of boredness, she notices the billboard that contains Callie's face and the product she's endorsing. Her face got dimmed as she looked away and slam both hands on the table. Raven notices her behavior and glance towards her for a second before he focuses back on the phone.

"What's wrong?" He asked without looking at her.

"It's your d*mn sweetheart face. It's annoying,"

He flinches and stares at her. "What about her? Are you upset again?"

"Don't ask the obvious, sh*thead. Look at those billboards. She's all over the place whenever I look somewhere. It's annoying, so annoying." She snap, rolling her eyes out of madness and frustration.

A moment of silence came in between them again as he put down his phone and look at her with a stern face.

"What? Are you mad because I talk bad behind her back? Are you going to shout at me or slap me again?"

"You're exaggerating. Come here and sit beside me if you don't want to see those billboards."

"Tsk. You slap me once, of course you can do it twice." She mumbles to herself while walking to sit beside him, but Raven heard it and heave a sigh.

"I won't do it again. I already apologize about it, right?" He said. "You just need to be a good girl."

"Hmph! Say it to your woman. She's always making me d*mn mad. You're really a good match."

Raven's about to say something, but he didn't say a single word. Rather, take out a box of strawberry chocolate pocky inside his bag. One of the girl in their school gave it to him, but he doesn't like sweets and it'll be a waste if he throws it away. Without hesitation, he gives it to Kinrue, who keeps ranting about her frustration. As soon as she saw the box, her eyes glimmers in excitement and took the box of .

"It looks delicious. I can have it, right? You're not making me pay for it? You didn't put something on it, right?" She asked in doubt.

"I don't have time to do such a thing. Let's say you're lucky because I don't like sweets."

"Sweets are the best. You're just pure of bitterness. Well, don't you dare take it back!"

He didn't talk anymore and let her eat the pocky while waiting for the other two to come.

"I forgot to ask you, where do you stay throughout this past month?"

"Renren helped me searched for a room for rent near his niece's house."

"Renren?!" He asked with annoyance. "Stop calling him like that, and why do you need to find a place near his niece?"

"You don't have rights to tell me what to call someone, besides I'm a devoted pianist tutor of his niece. I don't want to tell it to anyone, but you're an exemption since you give me this pocky."

He's about to speak, but Callie and Renkai came with a tray on hands. They seem puzzled as they saw the two sitting side by side. Raven notice the stare they're giving to them before he heaves a deep sigh.

"She doesn't want to sit near the glass wall. Just sit there so we can eat."

Both Raven and Renkai give a glance at each other. But luckily, he gets the situation and lets Callie sit near the glass wall before they eat.

Unlike the first time they gather inside the karaoke room, Kinrue's eyes only focus on the food and nothing else while the others keep talking about the upcoming volleyball competition. Amidst of the peaceful atmosphere they have, Raven accidentally glance on his side and saw Kinrue eating a hamburger. There's an excess sauce on the side of her lips, but she didn't notice it. He unconsciously wipes it off with his thumb before licking like it's nothing. Little did he know that the two in front of them saw his action and stop from talking just to stare at them.

"I already finished my ice cream. Give me yours, sh*thead." Kinrue said, looking to her side with expectation.

"Take it,"

"It creeps me out whenever you act kind, but thanks." She takes the ice cream and eats it.

"The two of you..." Renkai said. It made the two flinch, staring at them. "Are you a close friends or more than I expected?"

"A-ah... W-We're..." Kinrue glance towards Raven as she secretly pinches his side. He glares at her, but maintains his calmness.

"We just know each other," he answers with a smile.

"Are you serious? I heard from the others that you're in a relationship. I mean romantically." Callie said in a haughty tone, putting down the plastic fork she's using as she take a sip on her cola drink.

A moment of silence lingers on their table. Not until they heard a short but insulting laugh from Kinrue. She put down the ice cream cup on the table and take a sip of cola drink while looking straight to Callie's position. It's a simple stare, but it gives chills to those people at the same table, as if there's a ton of bolt colliding through those stares. The frigid atmosphere continues to engulf the area midst of their unbreakable glare to each other.

"It looks like you're close to Larisa Chien. Try to ask her about the truth. We're neither lovers nor not, it's based on how people interpret our situation." Kinrue broke the silence and chuckle.

"What? You're saying it's up to me to imagine?" Callie asked, slam down the cup of cola. Her right-hand shudder as her eyebrows raised a bit. "You're not an ideal woman for Raven, I supposed, you're someone who's head over heels to him."

Those words she blurted out made Kinrue splash the cola she just drink towards Renkai, who's sitting in front of her, still unable to gasp the situation. Instead of apologizing to the thing she'd done, she end up laughing out loud like there's no tomorrow. She even holds her stomach while slamming her left hand on the table. A tears fall from her right eyes because of laughing too hard.

Her voice also resounds on the nearby tables that made them look in their direction with confusion. On her side, Raven, who didn't expect her reaction, gone speechless, face palming himself out of embarrassment while Callie's eyes are still wide open out of shock. In front of her, Renkai's busy wiping himself with a tissue with an awkward smile. Amidst of all, Kinrue didn't get bothered by it and laugh out loud until she calms down.

"T-This is funny. How come you end up thinking that way? H-Head over heels?" She said, calming herself down. "It's been a while since I laugh like this. It's too ridiculous."

"You're gathering everyone's attention. Please shut your d*mn loud mouth, empty head." Raven said, glaring straight into her eyes.

"S-sorry. I didn't mean it, but..."

"I think I heard a familiar voice, but I'm not wrong."

All of them look beside the table and saw Mollyana Auclair with her sinister smile, especially looking straight to Kinrue and Raven. A sudden shivers runs down their spine as they met her gaze.

"M-Molly?!"

"B-Boss. W-what are you doing here?"

"It's been a while since I last saw the two of you. Are you in a double dat—"

"Whoa! B-Boss, y-your lipstick is a mess. How come you can walk like that outside?" Kinrue said. She stands and cover her mouth with her right hand that startled Molly. Behind her awkward smile, a cold sweat falling down from her temple. "L-let's fix it. Sh*thea—I mean R-Raven wait for us outside. It's almost our shift. B-Boss might come because of it." Another awkward force laugh escapes from her mouth before she drags Molly towards the comfort room.

"W-wait, Kinrue." Renkai said, but the two vanished like a flash without turning their back.

"Why now? Those troublesome woman," Raven mumbles to himself before he stands getting both his bag and Kinrue's bag.

"Are you leaving now?" Callie asked.

"I-I'm sorry about those two idiots. We still have work to do, so we're going to leave first. Get home safe and call me. I'll treat the both of you next time. Today's just... It's not a right time. Finish your food, we'll leave now."

After saying those words, he left their table and wait for the two women outside the fast-food chain.