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"Then why do you let me hang around?" Rei asked, chopsticks in his mouth.
"Simple, you're like a lovable spoiled pet I have to watch out for." Leaning forward, she lightly pulls the chopsticks out of his mouth, wiping an extra rice grain from his bottom lip. "A messy spoiled pet actually."
Hiring a complete stranger on the spot was new to the old timer. “You have weird taste in people, girl. You barely knew me and you’re offering me a job and a place?” It looks like she’s not your average udon shop owner. He would really like to now what had hit her in the head to say such things.
"You are being way too kind to a stranger." He could take up on her offer. Save a few bucks for the road and whatnot. "I don’t expect to stay here for long. There’s someone that I have to find."
"Well there's that, or I would be known as the store owner who lets muckers solicit their store business." Rumors were a fickle thing in this area of Tokyo, finding it more troublesome to let them spread instead facing it head on to stop them completely. "Plus, there's nothing wrong with having strange tastes. You don't look like a guy interested in a lot of things, and as long as you don't fuck up too much with serving future customers, you'd be getting paid for your services. A win-win if you ask me."
The somewhat younger woman groaned. "Yeah, it's a dumb decision, but I'm a dumb person. If you're going to leave soon, then isn't it the better for you since you'd save money for wherever the hell you go?" She rubbed the back of her head in frustration, crouching down to the same level as the older looking man. "If it's inconvinient you can say no, otherwise, you're going to shower and prepare to serve within the next hour."
He kept his eyes in the same direction before turning to her accepting the chopsticks. Why was that lady concerned about an old man that she saw for the first time. Maybe that’s her way of shooing away loiterers who stayed in one place. Well, she was right about his appearance. He’s an absolute mess, but at least he still has a nice face.
Once he unwrapped the chopsticks, he dig in at the bowl making loud, obnoxious slurps that can be heard some kilometers away. Some passing eyes were glued to him like they are witnessing an animal feeding. Those same eyes redacted once he set the bowl down and they went on about their business.
Man, when was the last time he had a meal like that?
The man seemed very detached from the world altogether, making the woman feel a twinge of sympathy for him. Of course, Chiaki would have to keep herself from growing attached the the man, it was wrong to constantly use him as a leftover eater and simple conversationist. ven though talking didn't seem to be his forte.
Picking up the bowl, the woman gav e a muddled, if frustrating sigh. She was running low on workers this season, and it would be a waste to see this man disappear not knowing it living status.... "Work with me," was Chiaki's only comment, biting her lop as if she wasn't sure if that's how she could recruit a person.
"Not like it's worth it or anything, but you'll have a room and roof over your head with cash."
Tegami has sat here in front of the udon shop for a while dozing off. He stopped paying attention to his surroundings until a click of china along with the scent of salty broth got his attention. He was more fixated on the bowl and forgot what the last sentence that came out of the lady’s mouth. “Thanks,” As he happily receives his first meal in a while. “If I could,” he spoke under his breath, “I wish I could scrounge up some money to pay you back.” Yet it’s the promise he breaks the most, even if he wanted to.
"Well if wishes were horses, beggars could ride," she retorts, holding wrapped chopstciks in his direction. "Why not just do something about it, ou keep looking like it's your last day on earth with you scrawny appearance."
She pauses on her speech, thinking over what she wants to say so to not anger the gentleman and sighs. "Whatever, when you're finished just leave the bowl here and I'll pick it up for you."
It shouldn't come off as a huge surprise seeing the older man perch himself in the front of her restuarant, looking as though he has not been eating on a daily. She comes out, holding a simple bowl of udon and fried tofu.
"This is becoming routine you know." Chiaki says, rubbing the back of her neck with a free hand as she sets the bowl on the cement. "Are you okay with this?"
"You always say I’m annoying, obaasan." He says as he takes a bite of his food.
"Sorry to break it to you, but you are." Chiaki sighs, playing a strand of string from her apron.
"W-wah! H-hey lemme goooo…!" Rei whined out, but made no move to stop her from pinching his cheeks.
"Its not like I was gonna make fun of you…!"
"You're just being really annoying right now." Chiaki pulls her hand away and leans on her arms, watching him with still bright red cheeks.
"So shut up and eat."
"Obaasan…? Are you blushing…?"
"You are… you totally are…!"
"S-Shut up!!" Chiaki heats up more red, leaning up to pinch his cheeks.
"I'm not !"
"Chiaki, Chiakiiiii!" Rei is holding up some of the food he made in front of her face.
"It tastes good! It actually tastes good!"
".....I'm glad then, brat."
"Waahhh…"
Rei looked down at the meal, amazed. His eyes were sparkling and his entire face lit up. He looked at the meal as if it was presented to him the heaven’s itself, hsi entire expression reading pure awe.
"I never… cooked a whole entire meal before…!"
"Mhm." was Chiaki's only response, rubbing her face onto the table. "I didn't think teaching you was going to be this draining."
Rei totally didn’t squeak out, ducking his head, chin pressing against his chest.
"C-come on, obaasan…" He was still blushing, maybe even moreso now.
It didn't take too long to finish their cooking, a few being Rei crumbling a curry cube before it hit the boiling vegetable pot, other with him stirring the curry too hard. At one point while they made tonkatsu he over stuffed cheese inside the sliced pork cutlet and made the cheese ooze out.
But here they were with a complete (if messy) meal. Chiaki looked somewhat exhausted on the table, barely looking at the meal as she rested her head on the table.
"D-don’t abuse it just because I gave you permission…!"
"It's a cute name, at least." The older woman leans up, kissing Rei's cheek. "Reisuke-chan."
"…its okay…" Rei mumbled to her.
"Reisuke-chan ."
