..... like Motohama, she had the ability to calculate sizes just by looking, although she did it in on men, way more often to Shinji who she started to hang out on the first year of high school.
"Hey there, Shinji. " Came Aika's response as she came closer to the group, the black haired teenager waved at her with a 'yo'.
"Anyway, he is right you know? You won't lay a hand on anyone's breast until you guys stop acting like society's pariah. " She said to the Trio, even if the girl looked fragile she has a way with words, like, harsh words.
"Says the girl who can't stop looking at crotches all day. " Came Matsuda's respond, Shinji thought that, even if these guys were Kuoh's pariah, they at least protected each other when faced, tends to show how they care for each other.
"So, if you are done protecting your 'boyfriend' here-" Shinji's eye twitched further, "-we were in the middle of something".
"Well, even though the image of Shinji and I dating doesn't appeal to me," Aika responded, "I wouldn't mind the thought of it, after all he is way more packed than any of you, in more ways than one. " Responded the girl as she adjusted her glasses with a shine on them, Shinji just squealed and covered his body with his arms, this is harassment dammit!
"Sit down everyone, class is about to start. " Said the teacher who just opened the classroom door and walked to his desk to begin today's lecture, the black haired teenager just sighed and resumed his position while picking his text book.
After classes ended Shinji just took off to his part-time job, being the only one living in his house he had to pay all the bills, which meant to find a job that helped him, luckily for him there was a dojo close to the outskirts of the city that offered good pay just to clean the place up; when the raven hair kid found it, he went right away to ask for the job and, surprisingly enough, the man in charge gave it right away. He even raised his salary the next month! The kid couldn't be more grateful that he found this place.
"Okay, that would be enough for today, Shinji-kun. " Said a man as he approached the kid that was cleaning a table.
"Stop polishing that thing or it might blind someone. " he joked as he offered the teenager a cup of water.
"Ah, thanks Hagiwara-san. " Said Shinji as he gladly accepted the cup of water and started to drink.
The guy in front of him was Hirotaku Hagiwara, he's a tall man with short hair and a small lock beard, he was wearing a black karate gi and white belt that contrasted his students white one, this man was the one that picked Shinji three years ago and offered him the job but, apart from that, started to teach him in the way of martial arts after he saw the kid one day trying to imitate his students from the room across the one he was using.
"I told you to drop the honorifics Shinji, we have known each other for a while now. " Said Hirotaku as he sat down next to the teenager that, after being told to stop, chose to sit on the floor outside and watch the sky.
"Say, have you had any luck with your investigation lately?"
"Sadly, no. " Said Shinji as he lowered the cup.
"I still don't know who or what it is that keeps paying my tutelage. "
It's one of Shinji's curiosity and concern about what is, in some ways, keeping him living the way he is now. One day he realized that before he got a job all the bills never got to his home and, by asking the company, they were paid daily, including the schools he has been assisting.
He asked Momo one day to see if he had any scholarship of some sort because of never receiving an invoice but after researching she had said that no, everything was paid in time and was delivered to the school bank account, not even the school chairman knew who the account holder was.
"I mean, it's not that i'm not grateful that someone keeps looking out for me, what I want to know is why he or she is doing it. " Shinji said with curiosity in his voice, who would blame him? He found out that a stranger is keeping him living a comfortable life and, he suspected that even if he quit his job, he would still be supported by him/her, but didn't want to push his luck.
"Well, if it was me I would like to stay in the shadows, because he might have his reasons for it. But I would also like to see that the one I'm taking care of is at least being responsible.
" Said Hirotaku as he stroked his chin while thinking. Shinji also thought about this in the past too that, as a repayment of some sort, he would study like crazy to try and repay the favor they were doing to him.
"But knowing you-" Hirotaku continued, "-you do try your best, I'd be proud of myself because of that".
Shinji felt a smile draw on his face, even if Hirotaku was sometimes laidback, he respected the old man a lot. He basically taught him all he knew, he's like a father figure to him.
As they both continued to watch the sky in silence, Shinji looked at the clock on the wall, eyes widening when he realized that it was getting really late. 'Dammit, not again!' He thought while pulling himself up, he liked to hang out with the old man, but the downside of this place was that it was located on the outskirts of the city.
"Leaving already?" Hirotaku asked as he saw the teenager hurrying up and picking his bag "You can stay to eat if you want, sleeping is another matter. I'd rather have a girl keeping me company at night.