August 8: Ghost Pictures - After
I arrived at the candy store and saw that Kounosuke, Shun-kun, and Tora were already there. Kounosuke took the photographs out of his bag, and while Shun-kun was excited to see them, Tora was trying his best to not be scared. That night, Kounosuke and...
August 8: Part-Time Job at the Midoriya Group
My part-time work for the Midoriya Group started today. Tappei-san was busy attending to other matters, so I was left to Tetsu-san's care. His full name was Tetsuya Inoue, a thirty-six-year-old fox whose strong yet rounded build showed his age and...
August 7: Late Night Call
When I got back, Grandma and Grandpa were still watching TV in the living room. There was this saying about seniors and sleeping and waking at weird hours of the day, but even students cramming for major tests would stay up late when it became a...
August 7: The Lone Cherry Tree that Blooms at Night
It was already evening yet in my room, I was still basking in the post-beach trip afterglow. Since it was only seven o'clock and I couldn't sleep, I decided to take a stroll around town to pass the time. And like a typical bar at night, Raimon from...
August 7 - Let’s go to the Beach! - Third Part
Normally dessert would come after a meal, but in our case we had ours early care of the watermelon-splitting contest. For our lunch, Torahiko took change and got out everything that he brought: ready-to-cook yakitori in a plastic container, portable...
August 7 - Let’s go to the Beach! - Second Part
The rest of them fiddled with their bags while I walked closer to the water, wanting to admire the scenery a little more. Sure, it was another hot sunny day, but somehow looking at the glimmering water made me feel a bit cooler. A talk show on TV once...
August 7: Let’s go to the Beach! - First Part
I had set my alarm clock to 6:00 AM last night, but this morning I woke up at 5:53 AM. It wasn't the first time I got up early whenever we had a trip planned. The other was one time in third grade when we had a field trip to a candy factory, me waking...
August 6: Let’s take Ghost Pictures!
When I got back to Tora's place, Tatsu-nii had already left and the tiger was lying on the floor, watching some comedy show on the TV while munching on a bowl of rice crackers. I had to hurry him up as we only had thirty minutes left to get to the...
August 6: An Unusual Big Bro
Since the test of courage would be done at night, I took my time and walked around town for a bit. Though I worried about leaving Tatsu-nii alone with Torahiko given what could happen with alcohol in the scene, Tora had the rope and other forms of...
August 6: Tora’s Spaghetti
I called Torahiko last night when I got home and asked how he was doing after I left. He still had that lively energy in his voice when he spoke, but I noticed a bit of disappointment from the way he said his words. Well I can't blame him after leaving...
August 5: Pure, Ephemeral, Beautiful
My dinner with Torahiko had to end early as there was still something I had to do tonight. On my way out, I promised to make it up to him, but when and how was a question that would have to be saved for later. When I got home I went straight to the...
August 5: At the Ooshima Inn
Kounosuke and I parted at the candy store after his third round of shaved ice. While he was heading back home with a juice-stained grin of satisfaction, I was standing at the entrance looking at my wallet in resignation. If it weren't for the fact that...