Date : November 15th
Time : 9:21 PM
Badr was laying on the bed watching some Japanese comedy show while Lani was drying herself after she took a shower.
"Are you done yet? '' Badr asked,
Lani didn't answer and opened the door to the bathroom while holding a towel to cover herself, she took some of her clothes and went to change in the bathroom.
"Jesper said there's a buffet downstairs, sounds pretty cool''
Badr told Lani,
"Why didn't you go with them? ''
Lani asked while getting her clothes on.
"Dunno, making sure you're safe I guess'' Badr said,
"You know I can look out for myself, I don't need people to look after me like a child''
Lani replied as she walked out of the bathroom.
"Tough girl huh?''
Badr chuckled,
"You don't know anything about Japan, it's not any safer than the Emirates''
Badr Told Lani,
Once Lani finished dressing up both Lani and Badr went downstairs and met up with Sophy and Jesper.
"What took you so long?''
Sophy said with an attitude.
"She was kinda busy with something and then got dressed''
Badr Said as he winked,
Both Jesper and Badr tried to hold in their chuckle while Sophy was confused.
"Wait what, what do you mean by she was busy? ''.
"I'll go pick out something for me, anyone wants to join me? ''
Badr asked the three, and Jesper stood up to go pick out some stuff for him and Sophy.
''So you used to live in Japan? For how long? ''
Jesper asked curiously, Badr took a loaf of bread and placed it on his plate while replying to Jesper,
''For some solid years, yeah nothing too special''.
"Still dude, you knowing Japanese cooler, especially for Lani''
Jesper replied to Badr while winking at him,
''Did Lani want anything or will she them by herself? "
Badr asked Jesper while sneaking a bite of the loaf.
''Pretty sure Sophy and her will grab whatever they want alone, its best if we give them some alone girl time, if you know what I mean''
Jesper answered Badr's question, and Badr just nodded his head and said.
''Agreed, besides I dont want them to be pissed at me forever''.
Back at the Table
''Amazing hotel, clean, sleek and luxurious''
Sophy said as she looked around the buffet, Lani staring at Jesper and Badr from a far,
''Well, are we gonna sit here all day? I'm hungry! Lets go grab a dish full of food''
Lani said as she stood up and picked up large plates.
''Ooh! They have Teriyaki! Even those weird boiled eggs! '' Sophy said as she grabbed a claw full,
Meanwhile Sophy was Distracted by the mesmerizing food, Lani tried to find Badr and Jesper among the other people, as she walked past the soup area, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
It was Badr with a loaf of bread in his mouth, he told Lani something but she couldn't hear him properly, so she took the bread out of his mouth and placed it on his plate,
"Now speak'' She looked while raising an eyebrow,
''I was saying, the soups smell amazing, you should try some with me''
Badr replied while pointing at the soups,
''No thanks, soups aren't my thing''
Said Lani while flicking her hair at Badr, He scoffs.
''Girl, the attitude, let me at least follow you around and annoy you''
He says as he catches up to Lani.
Back at the Table
"Did you see Lani? ''
Sophy asks while munching on some kind of sauced egg,
''No? Have you seen Badr? I lost him by the bread stall''
Jesper replies to her, Sophy paused and gave Jesper a silly look.
''They're banging somewhere'' Sophy whispered sarcasticallly,
Jesper almost chocking on his fried noodles, started laughing.
''Nah They're probably somewhere talking about how perfect Japan is''
Replied Jesper calming down after laughing.
Somewhere in the Buffet
''Matter of fact, I am not spoiled '' Lani tells Badr.
''Uh huh...Sure'' Badr replies, mocking her,
She gives him a death stare and he partially shits his pants.
''Im kidding, jeez...'' Badr said but then added on,
''Don't eat me'' While side eye-ing her, and so did she before saying,
''Pause. ''
Back at the Table
Jesper and Sophy we're sitting beside each other, eating their dinners while chit chatting and giggling,
Lani and Badr finally appear and put their plates down,
''You guys got shirmps and rice, nice! ''
Sophy says as Lani sits down and rolls her eyes,
''Can't a girl like some shrimp''
Said Lani as Badr looked at Sophy and Jesper, jokingly putting on a sad face and covering his face pretending to cry.
''What happened? "
Lani asked confused as she turns her head, Badr suddenly stops and clears his throat.
''Uhh nothing, I was just playing along with, uhh the joke''
He said as Lani is still confused,
''What...? ''
She says to Sophy but she sees her holding her laugh back, she finally got it.
''Oh! Bro what? '' She says as she giggled a little, Badr sat down smiling his ass off.
Time : 10:33 PM
Badr tells everyone,
''Guys, tomorrow we might be out most of the day, if that's okay with you two''
Everyone stops drinking their drinks,
"Why? ''
Jesper asked,
''Y'all don't wanna visit Nijo Castle and the other palace? I know for a fact that Lani is dying to''
Badr answered while Sophy looks at Lani,
''Why not? It's gonna be fun Jesper''
Sophy told Jesper as she held his hand,
''No but, is this a really good time to be having fun? shouldn't we be hiding right now? ''
Jesper told Badr quietly with seriousness.
Badr drank the last sip of his beer,
''Stop stressing so much Jesper, stress is getting us nowhere''
Badr told him but Jesper sighed,
''What do you mean by stop stressing, like we didn't risk it all for just a trip''
Jesper said while trying his best to whisper,
''Get yourself in line Jesper, like I said I've got everything planned, don't stress about that, my contacts could clear our identities instantly''
Badr told him, instead of saying anything back,
Jesper just kept drinking while Sophy rubbed his arm.
''Anyways, Lani, do you still wanna go to Nijo Castle? ''
Badr asked Lani,
''Mhm, yeah sure''
She replied with dessert stuffed in her mouth,
''You guys coming with us? ''
She asked while still eating,
Jesper and Sophy both kind of looked at each other and Sophy said,
"Things are going way too fast, me and Jesper will stay in the hotel for the night and relax''
''I'm Sorry for pissing you off man, didn't mean to"
Badr Apologized to Jesper and he replied,
''No no, it's okay, don't worry''
Both parties apologized and after they finished up dinner,
In Room 201: Jesper's & Sophy's Room
''Like, am I wrong for suggesting that? ''
Jesper asked Sophy as she was sitting on the bed,
''Not at all, but didn't he say that they never identified the people that did it?''
Sophy told him in a calming voice,
''He did but, still, we should be cautious about everything''
Jesper said as he sat down on a chair facing Sophy.
In Room 213 : Badr's & Lani's Room
Badr yawned as he climbed into his bed, Lani already half asleep on hers.
''Right I'm off to bed''
Badr told Lani, and her reply was quiet and muffled,
''Mkay, Night''
And he replied to her in a quiet tone,
''G-night'' .
Before shutting the side table lamp.
Date : November 16th
Time : 9:01 Am
Both Lani and Badr were already up and wake, Lani brushing her teeth in the bathroom as Badr Irons his coat.
''Shower thought''
Badr said randomly, as Lani looked at the mirror and looking at Badr.
''Why brush your teeth, before eating breakfast, wouldn't that just make your teeth dirty again? ''
Badr said it confidently, making Lani pause and stare at the tooth brush.
In Jesper's & Sophy's Room
Jesper thought for a second, and asked Sophy.
''How would we contact them if something happens, we don't have phones or sim cards''
Sophy getting ready for breakfast Looks at Jesper and says,
''Good observation'' While pointing at him.
At the Buffet Downstairs
The group met up again in the buffet, Lani and Sophy hugged and quickly went to grabs some plates.
''How was your first silly night together? ''
Sophy asked Lani, waiting for something surprising, Lani just shrugged and said.
''It was alright, slept decently''
As she put some cheese slices on her plate, Sophy giggled.
''Are you sure? '' Sophy Dragging the last word for a little bit,
''Yes I'm sure! Now hush I'm hungry! ''
She replied while rolling her eyes,
Meanwhile Jesper's & Badr's Conversation
''How'd you sleep man? ''
Badr asked Jesper while drinking some coffee,
''I slept alright, bed was comfortable as hell''
Jesper replied while also drinking coffee.
''You sure you don't want to join us? Going to the Castle? ''
Badr asked again, reminding him,
''Yeah I'm sure, it's best if me and Sophy got our minds straight, you understand''
Jesper told him, while eating an egg sandwich.
''How does breakfast taste? "
Sophy asked as she sat down, Lani following close behind.
''Pretty good not gonna lie''
Replied to her while nodding his head yes,
''The cheese is delicious''
Lani said as she had two slices of cheese shoved in her mouth,
''Girl calm down, nobody going to steal them from you''
Badr told her sarcastically, she sighed a muffled sigh and sat down.
Time : 9:54 Am
Both Lani and Badr finished up their breakfasts, waiting for Jesper and Sophy to finish too.
''When you guys finish up breakfast, me and Lani will skiddadle to the castle''
Badr told them, Sophy and Jesper nodded,
5 Minutes later,
''Take care Lani! I love you! ''
Sophy hugged her and gave her a little smooch on the cheek as they left,
'Later!! Mwah! ''
Lani gave a silly little bye bye way to Sophy as she walked towards Badr in the Lobby.
''So, can we go now? ''
Lani said excitedly as she's holding her little purse adorably,
''Of course, I was just asking about the castle, lets go''
He said also a little excited, and so both of them walked out of the hotel and onto the street outside.
''Woah it looks so cool in person''
Lani says as she slowly walks and looks around, and Badr replies,
''That's what I said when I first saw it too'',
''Really? ''
Lani was genuinely curious,
''Yep, I was so stunned that I took my time and looked at every small detail of the castle, and hey don't tell anyone this but... I kinda chipped a piece of wood from the castle interior walls and kept it as a souvenir''
Badr tells Lani as he chuckles.
''I won't tell anyone, your naught secret is safe with me, promise womise''
Lani says to Badr and he smiles at her.
''Let's go get us the tickets''
Badr tells her as he's still smiling,
''It's even prettier from the inside...I'm so in love with this castle''
Lani says as her jaw is wide open.
''There, lets sneak in with the tour guides, we'll get a nice tour and speech about castle's interior''
Badr says as grabs Lani's hand and they fast walk to the tour guides,
Time : 10:15 Am
''The smell of old wood and tatami mats will never leave my system''
Badr whispers to Lani as they look around and then adds on,
''Watch this, real quick''
As he leans on a support beam while all the tourists and tour guides are distracting, and chips out a piece of the support beam
''Shh, keep this a secret, between me and you''
Badr says as he placed his hand on Lani's hand and gives her the piece of wood.
''You dumb ass, what if someone saw you do that? ''
Lani whispers,
''Well in that case, let's get out of here before they do notice us''
Badr tells Lani as he again grabs her hand and they walked out of there.
Lani walks with Badr as she admires the castle's garden, the ancient pond sits quietly,
The wind swaying the trees gently, the pond breathing life to koi fish, swimming without a care in the world.
They both breathe in the fresh scent of the trees and grass, enjoying their time together.
Time : 10:40
''Thank you for taking me here and for the silly gift, I really enjoyed looking at the views of the castle and the palace''
Lani thanks him but Badr takes a long time to respond.
''I enjoyed your company Lanira, and I enjoyed the view too, but the view that I enjoyed was watching you being all interested and happy, seeing you happy makes me happy''
Both Badr and Lani locked eyes for a little and then Lani looked away and turned red,
'You're Cute, ahem, we should get back to the hotel since we're done with the Castle''
Lani says as she's bright red, Badr chuckled and agreed to go back to the hotel.
When they got back at the hotel, Lani grabbed Sophy and they both went to Badr and Lani's Room,
Meanwhile Badr stayed at Jesper's room while they went to do their girl stuff.
In Room 213 : Badr's & Lani's Room
''He literally took a piece of the wood out and gave it to me, and he even flirted with me even more, gosh he was so cute, but then I remembered he almost got us killed, so I came back to my senses and told him that I want to get back to the hotel''
Lani finishes up telling Sophy how the day went with Badr, laying on her stomach and kicking her legs.
''Well isn't that just romantic''
Sophy said as she had her legs crossed and swinging them.
In Room 201 : Sophy's & Jesper's Room
''She called me cute though...That means she likes me? Right? ''
Badr asks Jesper,
''We'll I've never seen Lani liking someone in the past, so I can't really be much of a help to you, but I do know that she kind of cares about you''
Jesper answered him,
''Wait really? ''
Badr gets curious.
''Back when you invited us for dinner, after you two had a chat, she acted a little weird and when we asked her jokingly if she liked you, she said that she didn't but her face said it all, bright red and shy''
Replied Jesper, chuckling and drinking tea.
''This love stuff is so confusing...''
Badr said as he put his hands behind his head as he sat on the arm chair,
''Give her some time, she'll get to know you, think of it as a sort of a... Knowing stage between your friendship''
Jesper tells Badr as he stands up and pats his head
''I'll take a shower and rest up, could you go check up on the girls for me? ''
Jesper asks him,
''Yeah sure''
Badr replies as he also stands up and exits the room.
In Room 213: Badr's & Lani's Room
''So you like him! You finally like someone! ''
Sophy said as she giggled her ass off,
''Stop it! He's just so...He just knows how to play with my feelings! ''
Lani turned bright red again and yelled at Sophy in embarrassment,
Suddenly a knock came from the door, both Lani and Sophy froze.
''Lanira, Sophiyah? You two in there? Can I come in? "
Badr asked as he knocked again.
Lani turned to Sophy, her face is suddenly pale,
''Fuck, did he hear us? ''
Lani asked Sophy while whispering, Sophy giggled and answered.
''Yeah, yeah we're here, come in'',
And Sophy went to unlock the door.
''Hey Badr, I heard you two had fun at the castle''
Sophy said as she unlocked the door,
''Well all thanks to Lani, I had fun just chatting and being there with her''
Badr replies as he puts his leather jacket on the coat hanger.
Sophy giggled again and whispered to him
''You like her don't you? ''
And Badr got a little shy,
''No? Uh I mean, yes, she's a nice girl but- ''
He gets cuts off by her whispering to his ear again,
''Take her out on another date and she'll fall for you''
Badr gulps and gets flustered.
''Okay then, you two love birds have fun, I'm going to my Jespy''
Sophy says as she leaves.
''Shut up! ''
Lani yells at her and Badr chuckles,
''Love birds huh? That's how she sees us...''
Badr adds on as he chuckled,
''It's whatever''.
Lani's voice was muffled by the pillow.
''Hey I'll go take a quick shower''
He told her as he went into the bathroom and took off his shirt.
''Okay, have... Fun...''
Lani said before downing a whole bottle of water,
''Lanira...''
Said Badr all of sudden and then added on,
"How the hell do I have fun showering? ''
Said as he was holding back from laughing,
He turned on the shower and waited for the water to turn hot, he could hear her say.
''Don't know...'',
"Maybe you can have fun in a different way''.
''Woah, what do you mean by that? ''
Badr's jaw dropped,
''Nothing! ''
She replied as she giggled her ass off,
Badr was shocked as he got into the shower.
Time : 12 Pm
In Room 201 : Jesper's & Sophy's Room
'They'd be a cute couple''
Sophy told Jesper as he laid in bed,
''Why? Because they both like Japan? ''
He asked her,
''Well, they have a lot in common, they're both sort of nerdy and love to read, they bond over some things and that just makes them look cute together''
Sophy answered him,
''But still we can't be really sure about things, he might be an asshole disguised as a knight in shining armor''
Jesper said as he rubs his hands.
Sophy climbed into bed and told Jesper,
''But you know who's my knight in shining armor? Mi amor? ''
Sophy said as she got onto him and kissed him,
''Hm... Let me guess... I'm your knight in shining armor? ''
Jesper replied as he kissed her back.
''That's right''
Sophy says as she embraces his kisses.
Moments later, the two started to make out viciously.
In room 213 : Badr's & Lani's Room
Badr took a long time to get out of the bathroom from Lani's perspective,
but he was just standing in the bathroom drying his hair, embarrassed to get out of the bathroom,
''What's taking you so long, get outta there? ''
Lani told him as she knocked on the door.
''I-I'm drying myself, I'm drying myself! ''
He says as he panicked a little,
''Then let me help you, clearly you can't dry yourself''
She says and then quickly adds on,
''Im joking! Joking by the way! Don't get all excited! ''
As she laughs hysterically,
''Are you though? ''
He said as he unlocked the door and stood there with a towel tied around his waist,
''Um, I uh...''
Lani didn't expect that,
She didn't know where to look without making it look weird.
''You okay Lanira? You don't look so good''
Badr said as he checked her temperature using the back of his hand,
''I'm fine! I'm just a little tired''
Lani said as she pushed his hand away and fast walked to her bed and got under the blanket,
''You know, you're adorable sometimes''
He told Lani as he walked past her bed and to the closet,
''Oh shush, we're just friends, don't get the wrong idea''
Lani replied to him from under the blanket.
''Friends, hm? We can be that''
Badr thought and replied back,
''Just friends, nothing more, got it? ''
She said as she sat up in bed with a mean look to her,
''Sure but could you just, not look? I'm gonna change real quick''
He told her as he put his suitcase on the bed and opened it.
Lani saw his muscular wide back, Eyes widened,
And threw the blanket over her head again and yelled out
''Just make it quick! ''.
But under that blanket she was biting her lip.
Time : 12:52 Pm
The four met up in the hallway after relaxing for some time,
''So what do you guys want to eat? ''
Badr asked the others while he clicked on the elevator button,
''Sushi! Oh! Maybe authentic Japanese ramen''
Sophy suggested as Lani nodded her head and everyone agreed that they should eat Ramen and Sushi.
On the streets nearby the hotel
''Woah look at these stores, their so brightly lit and cool''
Jesper said as he looked impressed,
''Yeah It's really cool, nobody could do it like Japan does it, especially Dubai''
Badr tells the group as he chuckles,
''It's literally just sand and more sand, and there's just houses between dunes, that's Dubai''
Lani says as she rolls her eyes.
''There's a restaurant that sells Ramen and Sea food''
Badr points to it as everyone looks at that direction,
And so the group walks into the restaurant to see it jam packed with customers,
''God damn, those people are packed like a can of sardines''
Sophy says while she crosses her arms,
Don't worry guys they probably have a table empty or something, you guys can wait outside I'll talk to the restaurant staff''
Badr tells the group before going in.
2 Minutes later,
badr comes back frustrated.
''No luck guys''
As he rubs his nose,
''Well we could, walk around and find possibly better restaurants''
Lani tell the group,
Both Lani Badr end up walking ahead of Sophy and Jesper,
''So, what your saying is, pachinko is useless and is a huge scam? ''
Badr asks Lani about her comment earlier.
''Yeah, you buy metal balls to play with, you do absolutely nothing and end up losing all of the money''
She replies to Badr's question,
''Well, there's more to it than you think''
Badr tells her in a slight nerdy tone.
''Okay then Pachinko geek, tell me, what is the main purpose of the game besides losing your hard earned money to this goofy game''
Lani tells Badr slightly aggressively,
''Well to start off, Pachinko is a simple game and the intention of them is simple too, it's gambling, you start off by buying metal balls and then playing in a game'',
''you'd think its just gonna suck all your balls and you'd lose, which is not true'' .
Badr says while Lani raises her eyebrows,
''Anyone can play the game and end up being hooked to it, because when you do end up winning a small amount of money, your ego would take over and you'd think you could win more money'',
''So you back to the ball dispenser, pay with the same cash that you won and possibly with your own cash, and you'd end up spending over a thousand Dollars in about two to three hours by just playing the goofy and stupid game called Pachinko''
Badr finally finishes up explaining and when he looks over at Lani,
He see's her staring at him in amusement and interested in what he said,
''Lani? You alright? ''
Badr asks her, and she finally snaps out of it,
''Yeah! Yeah i'm alright, I was just interested in what you were talking about, you really got into it and I started imagining''
Lani replied while she looked at the opposite direction.
Badr looked at her and just smiled,
''You're Adorable you know''
Badr says it in a calm and quiet tone,
That Caught Lani off guard and she looked at him with a serious face, and they both locked eyes for a solid 10 seconds before they heard Sophy yell out,
''Hey you two! You guys walked past a half empty and good looking restaurant! ''
And they both snapped out of it and looked at Sophy and Jesper, then back at each other.
''Yeah lets go before we lose our spot''
Badr says he suddenly grabs Lani's hand and they both walked into the restaurant,
''You guys we're so distracted to the point you almost got hit by an incoming bike and you didn't even notice''
Sophy says as she holds her laughter, The two cans of Sake finally getting into her system,
''And She even snapped a couple of cute picture of you cuties from behind''
Jesper adds on while also holding back his laugh before showing them it.
''Aren't you two just perfect''
Sophy says as she lets out a giggle,
Both Lani and Badr look at the pictures, Lani turned bright red to the point her blood vessels must've ruptured,
And Badr looking down at the floor and then to the ceiling not knowing what to do.
''Chillax guys, it's just pictures, but there's this one pic that I took, that looks so darn cute''
Sophy says before flipping the camcorder again and shows them,
It was a picture of them while they stared at each other.
Lani visibly turned more red than she ever was and just hid her face and let out a quiet scream,
"Stop!! "
Lani screamed while her face was covered
And Badr stood up and said,
''Okay guys, I will, uh... Go get me something to drink, if y'all need me, call me''
Lani uncovered her face and saw Badr as he went outside the restaurant to get some fresh air instead of some drinks.
''What the hell was that you guys...''
He said to himself, rubbed his face and let out a deep sigh,
Taking a minute to breath and get his shit together before going back in,
But, he felt a soft and small hand on his arm, and then a soft and gentle voice followed,
''Let's go back inside... We're hungry''
Lani said as she grabbed Badr's arm.
And there again the two locked eyes,
This time uninterrupted, they just stared at each other's eyes,
Badr suddenly said
''Lani... I um...''
But he saw that she tilted her head to the side adorably,
in that moment he finally managed to mutter out the words
''I might be in love right now''
And Lani just looked at him and smiled, then she said something of her own,
''Oh shush your silly butt and let's go back inside, I'm hungry''.
''I'm sorry I was just, lost in your eyes again, but let's go back inside! Sorry for holding you back''
He apologized but Lani just shushed him and said,
''Keep your apologizes and buy me lunch, maybe then you can talk to me''
In a sarcastic tone while flicking her hair and Badr replied
''Will do, Ma'am''
Before they both walk back to the table together.
''Oh Yeah they're definitely making out right now''
Jesper said and Sophy giggles,
But then both Badr and Lani came back in the restaurant with Lani's arms wrapped around Badr's arm.
Sophy's jaw dropped and Jesper eyes widened, Lani hits them with a side eye,
''So what do you guys want to eat? ''
Jesper says as he looks at the menu as he was still in shock,
''I'll just get the regular Ramen with miso soup''
Badr tells Jesper.
''I'll have the same''
Lani replied while her hand is on her cheek,
''Didn't you say you don't like soup? ''
Badr asks her and she replies.
''Well, I change my mind''
Smiling as Badr looks at her and back at Jesper.
Time : 2: 10 Pm
The four finished up their Lunch, stuffed to their throats, stomachs almost bursting.
''That was some good lunch, not even going to lie''
Badr said as he rubbed his stomach,
''Yeah, all thanks to Sophy and her eagle eyes''
Jesper replied with his arm over Sophy's shoulder.
Badr's phone started vibrating, it caught him off guard and he excused himself.
As he pulled the phone out of his pocket, he saw the caller,
Desert Fox.
He cleared his throat and answered.
On the Phone
''もしもし?''
(Hello, Hello? )
Badr says as he paid the bill,
''How have you been? We haven't spoken in...Ages, you know... ''
Desert Fox replies gently and quietly.
''I've been better, and yeah... It has been awhile...''
Badr rubs his forehead with his head lowered, Desert Fox tried to hold herself from saying something.
''Do you think we can meet? Not too far from the hotel you're staying in''
She asks him after a short pause,
''Right now? Where and how''
Badr asks her himself.
''But what about your new buddies? Don't want to bother your fun time, besides, you can show them around the city''
She tries to change the subject,
''I'll come to you if needed, Alone, Just tell me where...''
Badr tells her as she finally cracks,
''Fine...'',
"書道学院 , 姉小路通 ...''.
(Shodō Academy, Aneyakoji-Street)
Then she added on,
''Just finish up your day with your friends first, you can worry about me later''
Badr sighed and replied,
''I'll be there in the evening... 6 Pm, I've got things to do and to resolve...''
Desert Fox stayed silent until Badr told her.
''Well, See you soon''
She audibly sighed, And said,
''Hopefully soon...''
Badr and her said their bye's and hang up.
Off the phone
The three stood up from their tables and walked out together,
''Hey Badr, Me and Sophy want to go shopping for some stuff, Well, Whatever we'll find''
Lani told Badr as she and Sophy were holding hands,
''Of course, me too, I need to buy a few things too''
Badr replied and added on,
''Jesper needs a cell phone and a sim card too''
Jesper nods his head yes and says,
''I was literally just going to tell you''
As he fixes the cuffs of his sleeve.
Time : 3: 33 Pm
The four went on a shopping spree, buying clothes, make up, energy drinks and even insane gadgets nobody has ever heard of.
''We aren't getting paid enough to do this...''
Badr cries jokingly with Jesper as he too is suffering from Sophy's Shopping spree,
''I think my back just gave in... ''
Jesper said while arching his back from the weight of the bags.
Time : 5:21 Pm
The four were back at the hotel, Jesper and Badr with their backs completely crushed from the weight of the bags full of useless accessories and clothes,
''We'll I'll go take a shower and I'll come over to your room afterwards! Toodeloo! ''
Lani said Cutely, but the amount of cosmetics were anything but cute.
''Lets go to our room now, I've had a great time with you guys today! ''
Lani told Badr as she's partially skipping from excitement.
''Yeah me too Lani... Can you unlock the door for me please''
Badr's arms and back were sore after that long workout session,
''Okay, I wanna show you something when we're inside''
Lani said as she unlocked the door with the keycard.
''Enlighten me''
Said Badr as she put the bags down by the desk,
''So this is a mug I've see online, that is supposed to stir your drinks, with just a press of a button! ''
Lani took out the mug from its packaging, and showed it to Badr.
''Interesting, lets see it work''
Badr got curious as he was rubbing his back, and so Lani plugged it into a socket and then the mug onto its stand,
''Hmm''
Badr said suprised,
''So basically a blender, but without the sharp blades, not bad''
He said as he stood up and walked towards the closet.
''Hey Lani''
He said, and Lani looked at him,
''I'll leave in abit, I need to meet someone, And If you need anything just call me, Okay?''
He told her as Lani stood up, and took off her hoodie and her shoes,
''Okay, I won't put the hinge on just incase you come back late''
She said as she went to bathroom, removing her make up.
Badr took off his jacket and jeans, and Pulled out a some nicely tailored trousers and formal shirt.
4 Minutes Later,
As he was ready to leave, Wearing his black leather boots, Lani came out with no make up and messy hair.
Lani saw Badr dressed up and ready to rock,
''You finally going to work corporate? ''
She jokingly says as she passes him, the smell of warm and inviting Pumpkin spice, followed.
''Mm, you smell good''
Badr says as he stood up from the bed and grabbed his jacket,
''Thank you, also, take care''
Lani says as she has a small smile on her face,
''I'm off to my business, we'll talk later''
Badr says as he waves bye to her, and exits the room, the door shutting behind him and locking,
She dropped backwards on Badr's bed,
''You smell nice...''
Lani says as she plays with her hair, smiling like a freak.
Time : 5:31
Badr walks out of the lobby, phone in hand, cracking his back while walking.
''Alright then, memory, memory, help me now''
Badr says as he looks around, and sees a board with the bus routes,
He searches for (姉小路通) (Aneyakoji-Street)
''Where the hell even... Ah... Kay''
He says as he finds the road and finally walks towards the correct direction.
Earlier
Time : 4:26
Desert Fox
Groceries bag full of Fruits and Vegetables, Fresh Pomegranate Juice in the other.
She gets into the elevator, pressing the 5th floor with lid of the Juice bottle,
Blankly staring at the empty and tasteless vandalism on the walls of the elevator, they call art.
(Ding)
The elevator reached the 5th Floor, as the doors slowly opened she got a whiff of Déjà vu.
Brushing it off, she walked out towards the hallway and slowly walked towards the end of the hall,
The sound of her black heels hitting the floor, echoing across the entire hallway, louder and louder each time.
She unlocks the door and walks into her dark, partially lit and cold penthouse,
Luxurious, Spacious, Perfect, But empty of emotion.
She places the groceries and juice bottle on the kitchen table top, turns on the stove with steak inside,
Takes her heels off, she washes her hands and the vegetables she bought earlier.
Time : 4:55
She finishes up cooking the vegetables and side dishes, and setting up the plates,
then walks upstairs to change her clothes.
Getting ready for their long awaited and unseen reunion with Sly Fox.
Wearing her best dress, A White Bodycon Dress,
Lavish Perfume and doing her make up perfectly,
After all,
The Sly Fox is here.
Time : 5:45 Pm
Badr bought the most fine wine sold by a brewery he find on the way,
Crossing by a flower shop, he bought a boquet of White roses, and went on his way.
Finally arriving at the street, he looked around for the academy,
Spotting it he walked towards it, crossing the street he looked up at top floors.
''Penthouse? ''
He whispered to himself, and shuffled the flowers to his other arm, pulling his phone out to call Desert Fox,
The phone rang for a few seconds before she picked up.
''Sly Fox''
Said Badr as she could hear the street and the beeping of cars from Badr's line,
''The grey building beside the Academy, Use the elevator on the left, 5Th floor, Down the hall ''
She said, not missing a beat.
Badr hang up and walked towards the other building, and into it.
Time : 5:50 Pm
The door bell rang,
He's here,
Desert fox looked at herself one last time in the mirror by living room, before walking to unlock the door for him.
As she unlocked the door, her hand was slightly trembling,
And when both of their gazes meet, she finally felt like the heavy weight from her back, finally dropped.
(There he is...Badoori...)
She said to her, and Badr said,
''Hello, Yuri''
While holding the flowers and wine bottle.
''Hi... Come in''
Yuri says as she opens the door wider and stands aside,
''Could you hold these flowers for me, I need to take off my shoes''
Badr says as he hands her the flowers and puts the wine bottle down besides him as he kneels to take off his shoes.
Yuri shutting the door behind him and holding the flowers, hands still trembling,
Badr finally stands up again, towering over her.
''These are for you, but hey look, what a coincidence, you and the flowers are both wearing white''
He says as he chuckled lightly,
''Yeah, I just noticed that too ''
She chuckled too, the shaking calming down.
''May I, help you with the flowers? ''
Badr asks her as he puts the wine bottle on the same table as the pomegranate juice.
''No... No need Badr, I'll put them somewhere safe, Besides, make yourself at home, I made us dinner''
She says as she went upstairs to place the flowers in a vase.
''Okay''
Badr says as his eyes shift around the penthouse, he walks into the kitchen and smells the freshly cooked steak,
As he was enjoying the aroma, He noticed a photo hanging in the kitchen of their Old group.
Before all of the shit show that happened,
Isami, Ayano, Fritz, Samuel, Ollie, Nasser, Badr and Yuri.
Drinking in celebration of creating a garage company,
Named :
(整備工場 ,砂漠空 )
(Desert Sky, Maintenance Shop)
Written in bold by a black sharpie.
He stared at it, he remembered how happy they all were, before everything that happened.
Yuri came back all of the sudden and says,
''1996, you remember don't you? How happy we all were''
She says as she checked out the bottle of wine Badr brought,
''Yeah, just like it was yesterday...''
He says as he turns to her.
''Join me for dinner? ''
She asks gently.
;''Of course''
Badr replies.
Time : 6:13 Pm
''How are the family? ''
Yuri asked as she held a fork in her hand, and a glass half way full of wine.
''They're... They're alright I guess, I have a nephew, He's a special kid! ''
Badr said as he smiled,
''Oh? That's a shocker! Didn't your sister hate kids!? ''
Yuri said as she sipped on the wine, and Badr chuckled.
''Guess little Hassan changed her mind''
He said as he ate the steak, and Yuri looked at him eating,
''What about Nasser? Wouldn't surprised if he had kids''
She let out a soft giggle, and so did Badr.
''Yeah, Matter of fact he did, 4 Children! ''
Badr said as she almost choked from the cherry tomato she just put in her mouth,
''Same old Nasser... Its good to hear he hasn't changed, what about my Darling Ollie tell me about her? We haven't spoken in ages either ''
Badr clears his throat, as he put down the fork and knife, she noticed the tone shift and asked,
''What happened Badr? Is she O- ''
She got cut off by Badr telling her.
''Turns out she was the rat... Tried to get me killed, and our entire network too, that's one of the reasons why I'm sitting here right now''
He said as she paused and her eyes widened,
''O-Ollie? Our Ollie? ''
He replies,
''Yes, Our Ollie, Was the rat the entire time...''
The Silence Followed, the pressure building up in both of their throats.
''Let's just, change the topic...''
Yuri says as she calms down again.
''After you left... Everything just collapsed... I-I...''
She says almost tearing up, Badr picks up the Wine glass and stands up.
Walking towards her he turns a chair towards her direction, She looks up to him, before saying.
''You don't know how relieved I am to see you again Badr, I've missed you''
She says as a tear rolls down her pale cheek,
''I've been so alone in this, City... You were the only one who were right behind me whenever I needed someone, with you gone... I just... Isolated myself from everyone...''
Yuri's voice breaks down, Badr stands up and rubs the tears from her eyes.
''I'm sorry I left all of the sudden... I didn't mean for us to argue that day, I didn't mean for things to end up like this...''
He says as he looks at her, seeing his closest person, His best friend, breaking down right in front of him.
''Now now, enough, tell those tears to stop, I'm here, there's nothing to tear up about silly''
Badr says as he grabs a tissue and dries Yuri's tears, her eyes looking away,
Suddenly she jumps up from her chair and hugs Badr tightly.
Badr could hear her sobbing lightly on his chest,
''Can you... Stay the night...? Please...''
She asks him, with her big and hazel eyes,
''I...I'll have to tell my friends first, but I'll stay the night Yuri",
"لا تحاتين..."
(Don't Worry...)
He says as he rubs her back.
Time : 7:00 Pm
Jesper gets a call from Badr's number and he answers it,
''Yo Badr, how's things going? Lani told us to left off to somewhere''
Jesper asks Badr as Sophy is showing him something.
''Yeah I left in a hurry, I had to meet up with someone who I'll want you all to meet hopefully'',
''Also, if Lani asks, tell her not to wait up, I might come back really late''
Badr says as he finished up the glass of wine,
''Oh? Well that's nice, You take care alright? Don't worry, I'll tell her, Later bro''
''Later J.P''
Badr ends the call, Yuri sitting on the couch, her legs are curled up, her perfect white dress wrinkled, and her make up is wiped off.
''J.P, Huh? ''
She says as she continues to drink the wine,
''Yep, Jesper Hendrickson, I don't think you remember him''
Badr said as he poured himself more, And Yuri shock her head nod.
''He used to go be my highschool best friend, you two never met, I just mentioned him to you a couple of times''
Badr says as he walks towards the living with the bottle and glass of wine in hand,
''The swedish guy? Yeah I think remember... ''
Yuri said as she tried remembering more,
''You wouldn't guess what I found out about him, years later''
Badr said shaking his head and chuckling.
''Tell me! ''
Yuri says, wanting to know.
''Top Hitman in all of the Emirates, Would you believe that!? ''
He says as he waved his hands around.
''A Hitman? That sweet boy? Nooo ''
Yuri says as she giggled, and looked at Badr as she smiled.
''Let's catch up, I've missed out on alot, and so have you''
She says as she takes a gulps of wine.
"We indeed have missed out on alot! ''
Badr replied and took a big gulp himself.
Time : 9:30 Pm
Back at the hotel
In Room 213 : Badr's & Lani's Room
Lani tested out new clothes and the new things she bought, and the three already ate dinner in the buffet downstairs together,
She asked the staff earlier if they had a Pool or a Jacuzzi she could go to, They in fact did have a pool but, the pool closes at 6:20 Pm in cold seasons, But the Jacuzzi was available.
So Lani got her bikini ready and wore a bathrobe.
Sophy came over to her room and so did Jesper, The trio decided they should take a moment to relax and enjoy their time, so they all went upstairs to the Jacuzzi area.
10 minutes Later,
''You know, He called me earlier''
Jesper told Lani as she was enjoying the warm water jets massaging her back and arms,
She asks
''What did he say? ''
And Jesper replies,
''He said he's meeting with someone he knows and that he might come back late'',
''Also said we might have the pleasure of meeting them too'' .
Lani changes her posture,
''Well hey, atleast he's safe''
She says, slightly worrying about him.
Sophy scoffs and tells her,
''Girl! This is our chilling time, Don't you dare worry about anything! Just relax and chill'' .
Over at Yuri's Penthouse
''Jesus that scary... ''
Yuri says with a horrified face, and Badr agreed,
''Mhm, but hey, Atleast I made it out alive, would've been grinded meat if I didn't hit the gas''
Badr says as two empty bottles of wine are on the coffee table, Yuri drunk, and so is Badr.
''Hey, you look like you're about to crash''
Badr chuckled as he said that,
''I'm okay, hush...''
Yuri says as she sets down the empty glass,
''It's best if you head to bed, besides you're about to fall asleep yourself''
Badr tells Yuri as he sets down his glass and stand up.
''I am not sleepy! ''
Yuri says as she stands up, wobbling all over the place,
Badr catches her by the arm, as she almost on the coffee table.
''Yeah sure bud...Sure... ''
He said as he held her hand as she walked upstairs to her bedroom,
She fell on her bed, face flat, most likely painfully.
''Goodnight, Yur... ''
Badr says as he places a blanket over her, and then goes to close the lights, He hears a quiet and barely hearable,
''Goodnight, Bardoori... ''
From Yuri, and he shook her head as he shut of the light.
Downstairs
Badr walks towards the couch he sat in, unbuttoned the first two buttons of his shirt and laid back on some pillows, he slowly fell asleep.
The living room was cold and dark, just like Badr liked it.
Date : 17th November
Time : 2:08 Am
Badr suddenly woke up, shivering in the cold, he drank a bottle of water that was on the table, and grabbed his jacket that was laying on the same table and covered himself,
And slowly Fell back asleep.
At the same time
In the hotel
Room : 213
Lani finished up notes, the notes about Human anatomy and Nature, she felt exhausted from today.
Drained and sleepy, Lani shut off her laptop and put it aside, and Laid back on her pillow.
The cold ac air hitting her face in an angle that makes her even more sleepier,
Before she dozed off to sleep, she said faintly,
''Goodnight...''
To herself.
Time : 7:09 Am
The smell of freshly cooked eggs, and the warm auroma of brewed coffee filled the air.
Badr slowly woke up from his sleep, he was covered in a warm blanket,
He sat up, rubbing his eye, He saw Yuri in her Pijamas, cooking breakfast.
Yuri turned around to see Badr finally awake, hair all messed up and the pillow's design imprinted on his cheek.
''Good morning, I made us breakfast''
Yuri said as she flipped the omelet, and Badr planted his feet on the floor before standing up.
''It smells delicious''
Badr says as he stands up and walks towards the kitchen, Yuri puts the omelet on the plate with a side of Bacon.
''Thank you, Now sit your butt down, you must be hungry''
She says as she places the plate of omelet and bacon, and coffee on the dining table.
''Looks very good too, man you are such a a good cook''
He said as he sat down while looking at the food,
''Oh shush, Im not that great anyways''
She says as she grabs her coffee from the kitchen and comes back to sit down.
Badr takes a sip of the coffee,
''Mm, this is some good shit...''
He said as Yuri was holding her grey cup with both hands and says,
''Mhm, Columbian Roast, One Expresso shot, and freshly steamed milk, just like you like it''
She says rubbing the cup with her thumbs,
''Woah girl, down to the last detail, still got that golden memory I see''
Badr said as he chuckled, impressed by her still remembering such a small detail, from so long ago.
''Can't forget my bestie's fav's''
She smiled as she giggled, looking down to the table.
''You're the same you, Huh? The silly Yuri that was my childhood bestie''
Badr said as drank his coffee,
''You were shivering your ass off last night, why didn't you just grab a blanket that was literally 2 feet away from you? ''
She says as she looks at him in confusion.
''Oh, I in fact did not know that there was a blanket nearby, and I was just lazy as hell''
Badr said as he ate the omelet on his fork.
Time : 7:48
Badr finished up eating breakfast with Yuri, really enjoying catching up with her after all of that time.
''I really enjoyed our reunion Yuri, my buddies are probably worried about me, and also because I'm sort of the only guy they got, who can help them out''
Badr says as he grabs his jacket from the couch in the living room,
''I enjoyed this too Badr, yes I agree, It's if you go back to them, they're probably worried about you''
She says as she picks up the dishes, Badr sees this and also comes to help, throw his jacket onto his shoulder.
''We can hang out sometime again, you can show me the new best places in town, since you're a local''
Badr said as he helped her clean up,
''Oh? Not bad of an idea, there are new hotspots here and there''
She says as she places the dirty dishes into the sink,
''Would love to explore around a little, maybe find new spots too''
He said as he also places the dishes into the sink.
''Well, it's best if you don't make them wait for you any longer''
Yuri says as she leans on the kitchen counter, arm on her hip,
''Yeah, true, Well It was nice spending time together again Yuri''
He says as he wore his jacket, she stood up straight, walking towards Badr.
''Stay safe, Kay? ''
She says as she fixes Badr's collar, and straightens up his jacket.
''Of course, I'm a sly fox after all''
He says jokingly.
A few moments later,
They say their bye's and Badr walks out of Yuri's place.
As she shuts the door behind Badr, she leans on the door with her hand on the hand.
Taking deep breathes, she walked back to the dining table, grabbing her warm coffee and hurried towards the window, with the street view below.
She stood there waiting to see Badr walk out,
A minute later, there he was.
Walking out of the building and onto the cross road in front, crossing the road he walked towards the direction of the hotel where Lani, Sophy and Jesper are at.
Time : 8:10 Am
Badr finally came back to the hotel, Lani and Sophy both walking out of the buffet just in time to meet Badr as he walked into the Lobby.
''Badr! ''
Sophy said as she waved,
''Hey where did you disappear off too? ''
Lani said as she raised an eyebrow, Badr apologized and said,
''I'm sorry y'all, I met up with an old friend to catch up, offered me to stay over for the night, so I did''
He explained to her as he took his hands out of his pockets.
''Oh, well hope you had fun, you missed out on a relaxing Jacuzzi night''
Lani said trying to get him jealous, Badr scoffed in fake jealousy,
''My my, not the Jacuzzi night! ''
Sophy giggled,
''Shut up''
Both Lani and Sophy said at the same time.
Jesper came out of the buffet, holding a cup of hot green tea,
''Yo, Badr''
He said as they both dabbed each other up,
''What's good man? ''
Badr asked him,
''Nothin much, what about you? How was the meet up? ''
He answered redirecting it back to Badr.
''Same here, It went good, turns out we still cool with each other''
Badr says as he rubs his hands together,
''Wel hey, thats great, so me and Sophy wanna go exploring a little by ourselves, wouldn't mind watching over Lani for us? ''
Jesper asks Badr as Sophy holds Jesper's arm,
''Of course not, I'll take good care of her, you don't even need to worry''
Badr chuckled as he said that, Lani rolling her eyes as always.
''Well, we'll skiddadle now, off we go! ''
Jesper says as Sophy drags him out of hotel, leaving Badr and Lani standing in the lobby.
''Hmm, going out all by themselves, they've grown so much...''
Badr says as he wipes off an imaginary tear, Lani giggled.
''My babies have grown way too fast''
As she too wiped away her nonexistent tears.
Outside
Time :8:20 Am
Sophy and Jesper, were walking together while holding hands,
They were just walking around and looking at all different types of stores that are still closed.
''When do the store open? ''
Sophy asked someone on the street while pointing towards the shops and her watch,
The person put up 10 fingers, indicating 10 Am.
''Damn we're really early, but hey the weather is nice, the sky is cloudy, a little grey but not too dark, it's most likely going to rain lightly today,
''How about we just walk around castle and check it out? Besides Lani and Badr already went there''
Jesper tells Sophy, She thinks about it and nods her head yes.
''Why not, seems pretty interesting''
She replies while still holding his arm tightly.
Turns out the Castle opens It's gates at 8:45 Am, So Jesper suggests for them to just walk around the castle and the streets while waiting,
30 Minutes later the two bought tickets for the
Jesper and Sophy walked inside and around the Castle's Gardens and Ponds, just as Lani and Badr before them.
Sophy wasn't a huge fan of Japanese culture, but she was interested in the arts and old statues around the Castle grounds,
When both of them had enough of the castle, the time was 9:31 Am.
Still Early for the stores to open, so again, Jesper and Sophy walked all over town instead, they decided to walk all the way to Kyoto Gyoen National Garden.
Since its just a 15 minute Walk away, they both agreed since they heard Lani praising it so much for having the Imperial Palace.
Time : 8:36 Am
Jesper and Sophy see the park gates and the huge amount of towering trees on the edges,
''I think that's it''
Sophy says as Jesper is glancing at the map.
''I think so too, well lets go inside'',
Jesper replies as he holds her hand and they both cross the crossroad and into the park.
The two stop by a flat and cleared up area, with high steel fences,
''looks like a baseball thing...''
Jesper said as he looked around, there was a huge sign written in Japanese,
(富小路運動広場 ,)
(とみこうじ うんどうひろば)
Jesper obviously couldn't read Japanese, but by just looking at it, its visibly clear that it is some sort of sports field.
So the two keep on walking deeper into the park, the cold morning breeze hitting their hair and cheeks.
Jesper and Sophy walked for a minute or two,
The two saw another concrete path emerge to their right, and the decided to follow it,
''I wonder where this path takes us''
Sophy said as she adjusts her hoodie, And he replied to her.
''Yep me too, hopefully its something worth it''
4 Minutes later,
''Woah! Look at that weird looking bridge...''
Sophy says as she see's a weirdly constructed bridge,
''That one weird and depressed looking bridge''
He added on
Jesper says as he sees the same thing as her,
''Atleast the pond is pretty nice''
Sophy said as she looks down at the water.
And Jesper read a sign by the railing and said,
''Finally, english! So this weird bridge is called... Yatsuhashi Bridge... The Zig-Zag Bridge...''.
Sophy looked at the sign and added on.
''Huh, even a weird name...''
5 Minutes of walking,
Jesper and Sophy passed yet another old and mossy bridge, and see one of the Palace's in this park, but they spot something else that catches their eyes,
A bright red Torri Gate,
''Oh! It's those big gate thingies! ''
Sophy says as she points at it, all excited.
Then the two back tracked all the way to the path they came from.
Time : 9:50 Am
Back at the Hotel
In Room 213 : Badr's & Lani's Room
''Did they tell you where they are going? ''
Badr asked Lani as she was changing
Lani changing into her grey sweatpants and throwing on a white jacket,
And Badr got into the shower,
''I told them about the park that is 15 minutes away from here and they decided to check it out I think''
She told him as she was considering changing her outfit.
''Do you think I should wear sweats? Or do I wear jeans? ''
Lani asked him while he was still in the shower.
''How am I supposed to see when in the bathroom? ''
He replied, he doesn't have super vision and being able to see through walls,
''Well, I think I'll keep the sweats, but what about a jacket or hoodie? ''
She asked again, Badr with shampoo in his eyes replied.
''Just wear anything its okay! ''
A few moments later Lani bursts through the door, Badr didn't properly lock the door,
''Hey! What the fuck? ''
He almost shat himself as she came in,
''Now choose, Black, Red, or pink? ''
She asks as shes holding a pink jacket, a white jacker, and a black hoodie.
''Mind knocking next time!? ''
Badr said as he hid behind the wall of the shower, his head visible through the glass door as he slowly opened it.
''What do you say? ''
She shows the jackets and hoodie to Badr.
''The white one would look good, Now get out! ''
He said yelling at her.
''Jeez, take it easy, I didn't come in because I wanna see you butt naked''
She scoffs as she walks out, the bathroom door closing behind her.
''Well if the roles would've be reversed I would've been six feet down already''
He says as she closes the glass door and continues showering,
She purposely did that, because why not, and when she came out of the bathroom, she was biting her lower lip while smiling.
3 Minutes Later,
''Heres the outfit, whatcha think? ''
She asks him innocently,
''It's nice, fits you...''
He said with a tower around his waist, hair still wet and steamy, chest and arms warmly red, from the hot steaming shower,
Grabbing his clothes from the closet,
Lani's gaze firmly stuck on Badr's shoulders,
He glanced back at her and then away again.
''Much of a staring problem huh? ''
He said while putting on a shirt,
''Me? Staring!? Ha! You wish! ''
She said as she looked away and laid back on her pillow, books and lip stick on her bed,
''What were you reading? ''
He asked softly, almost curiously.
''Uh, It's called White Dove, Dark Owl, Drama''
She said confidently, Badr walked towards the bathroom to wear his underwear and pants,
''Is about a girl and a boy falling in love and fate has to seperate them because they're imperfect for each other? "
Badr told her without missing a beat, Lani takes a second to think.
''Yeah that about sums it up, same old shit, just a more poetic''
She says as she holds the book in her hand, looking at the cover of the White dove flying.
''You know, since you like reading, there's a huge book store not too far away from here, passed by yesterday''
He said as she buttoned up his blue jeans, grabbing a belt that was on the table,
''Really? Well shit, I'm down if you're down''
Lani said as she watches Badr tuck his white shirt in his jeans before buckling it.
''Okay then, to the book store we shall go! ''
He mimicked a 18th century accent as he said that.
Outside
8 Minutes after they got ready.
''So what type of genre do you like or love, I'm all ears''
Badr said as he had his hands in his pockets, Lani replied.
''Well I like Drama, that's'' ,
''Yeah that's one''.
Badr added on as he chuckled.
''Mystery, Thriller, crime and even a little bit of Romance''
She said as she used her fingers to count, Badr nodding his head each time she said a word.
''What about you? What do you like? ''
She suddenly asks, Badr taking a second to think.
''Hmm, Good question... What do I like? Maybe some of that Romance thriller type of books, Poetry and abit of Mangas''
He replied to her as she looked at him and said,
''Comics books right? That's what is called Manga? ''
She asks, and he answers.
''Yeah, not that weird sexual ones though, those ones are straight up weird''
As he folded his arms,
''Hmm, I might start reading them now''
She said with a smug look on her face, Badr gave her a side eye as they both continued walking.
Time : 10:34 Am
They both finally arrived at the book store, it was warmly lit with orange lights, fitting the vibe of a book store,
''There it is, the big ass book store''
Badr said as he pointed, Lani impressed, says.
''Wow, that's a big book store, Lets go inside! ''
She says as she drags Badr with her.
Inside the Book Store
''Oh it's cozy in here, very nice! ''
Lani says as she shakes her shoulders,
''Yeah kinda like it too''
Badr also agrees as he says that, looking around he spots a staff member placing books on some shelf,
''Lets ask the staff if they have a English books here''
Badr tells Lani as she's still holding his hand,
''Sure''
She replies, and they both walk towards the staff member.
''こんにちは,外国の本はありますか?英語の本でも構いません"
(Hello, do you have any foreign books? English ones are fine too.)
Badr tells the clerk as she stands up and does a slight bow,
はい,外国の本はたくさんございます, 特に英語の本が多いです,"
"こちらへどうぞ."
(Yes we do have a lard selection of Foreign books, especially English, please follow me this way)
Says the female clerk as she signals Lani and Badr to follow her.
Following the clerk deeper inside the book store, they finally arrive at the Foreign section,
"こちらになります.何かお探しの際やお会計の時は,お声がけください.''
(This is it. If you need help finding anything or when you're ready to check out, please call me.)
Said the clerk politely as she goes back to organizing the book shelf.
''Well, well, well, what do we have here? ''
Badr says as he has both of his hands on his hips,
''Hmm, this one is a good book, worth a read''
Lani points at a book with a pink cover, Pieces of A Shattered Girl.
''What is it about? ''
Badr asked her, and she just shrugged and said
''Self Harm and getting by in life''
As she changed the subject,
''Damn, I just spotted a book I used to read too''
Badr pulls out the book from its shelf,
Titled, Red strings along the barbed wire,
''And what is that about? Sounds cool ''
She said as she took it from Badr,
''Just a dude surviving a war and losing his family''
Badr told Lani as he kneeled down to check out the books on the lower shelves,
''I'll read this one, because why not''
She says as she grabs a basket and places the book Badr showed her.
Time : 11 Am
Both Lani and Badr bought a total of Five books, Mostly romance and poetry.
''お会計は４６００円になりますが,本日最初のお客様ですので,少しお値引きさせていただきます.''
(Your total is 4,600 yen, but since you're our first customer of the day, we'll give you a small discount.)
Said the Clerk while doing a slight calculation, and Badr replied.
"ご親切にありがとうございます! ''
(That's so nice of you, thank you! )
The Clerk politely replied.
''どういたしまして.新しい合計は3,700円になります.''
(You're Welcome, your new total is 3,700 Yen)
And Badr paid up, and Lani took the books and waited for Badr to finish up.
''Hope you enjoy your book overhaul''
Badr said as he held the bag with the books,
''Boy shush, Thank you though''
She said gratefully,
''Hey say, wanna get a snack or two? My eyes just caught a convenient store''
Badr said as he put with his head,
''Oh! Yeah sure! ''
She said excitedly.
Jesper & Sophy
Sophy was giggling and laughing, as they sat down under a mini forrest, Inside the park.
''You're Silly Jespy''
Sophy said while giggling,
''Nah I'm joking, besides Lani is a shy girl, as much as I don't believe it, so is Badr''
Jesper told Sophy as her head on his thighs,
''You think? Well I just hope Lani is Happy and safe with him''
Sophy says as she looks at Jesper with affection.
''Baby we should grab somethin small like a snack or crackers, and then finally check out the shops that were closed''
Jesper tells Sophy as he was rubbing her chin.
She nodded yes,
3 Minutes Later, they both got up and started walking out of the Park.
Time : 11:33 Am
The Convenient Store
''What would you like to try? ''
Badr asked Lani as they stood by the candy isle.
''No idea.. They all look so freaking good! ''
She said while scanning from up to down,
''Well I'll grab there lychee jelly thingies, you'll find me at the chips and crackers isle''
Badr said as he took the candy pack, Before he could even stand up, she already made her pick.
''Take eat with you, yours look good''
She said as she stood there cutely.
''Damn girl that fast? ''
He chuckled, and added on
''Okay then, off to the chips isle we go''
He said as he stood up.
''Let's grab us some water and taste whatever catches our eye''
Jesper said as they walked in,
''Okay! ''
Said Sophy excited.
''I love these prawn chips, they are good as hell ''
Badr shows Lani as she takes them and tells him
''Then we shall eat it! ''
Mocking Badr with a 18Th accent,
Badr laughed a little as they both went to the fridge isle full off drinks.
Sophy was already opening fridges and checking out the cool energy drink as Lani was walking and looking through the cold and frosted glass,
''Hm, where is that stupid green tea... ''
Lani said as she was walking down the isle, getting closer to Sophy without even realizing, and then when Sophy closed the fridge door.
Both Lani and Sophy got jump scared.
''Sophy!? ''
Lani supressed her shout,
''Lani!? Girl you scared me! ''
As both of them were talking, Badr's and Jesper's heads popped up from different isles, like those meerkats from those animal documentaries on tv.
''Oh hey''
Badr said as he saw Jesper,
''Hello ''
Jesper replied almost laughing from the coincidence.