00:45 - Enlighten(ed) With Hope.

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The brown haired FBI agent awkwardly sat next to what she prefer to call as Kyrene, avoiding any eye contact with the two people Hiroyoshi called for a little dinner meet up in the small restaurant. Her mind is racing with so many thoughts as nervousness continue to attack her - though Hiroyoshi already made it clear that he already got a talk with James himself about what happened. It doesn't help that the one of them - a male -  is staring at her with an intrigued expression written all over his face while the other - a female -  just casually eat, glancing at her every once in a while and sending Sumire a huge grin with her mouth full with food everytime she caught her gaze.

"How come you're so confident when dealing with cases and work but a total awkward idiot when it comes to meeting new people?" Hiroyoshi asked as he placed his arm around the brunette's shoulders, causing Sumire to instinctly push him away from her. The guy lose his balance and fell from his seat, causing Kyrene and his female companion to burst out laughing while Sumire and the other guy looked at him deadpanned.

"Please refrain yourself from doing that." Sumire stated as she help the guy to stand up, rolling her eyes in annoyance with a hint of playfulness when Hiroyoshi just winked and grinned at her in response. Already feeling as if she's been recharge, she take a sip from the lemon juice served infront of her.

"I like you." Hiroyoshi's male companion blurted out, causing the brunette to almost spit out her drink to the man sitting infront of her. She felt Kyrene patting her back in attempt to help her while the man just stared at her with a calm neutral look on her face while the female and Hiroyoshi are laughing out loud, not caring when other people looked at them in annoyance.

"What—" Kyrene questioned for Sumire, who still looked as if she's still trying to compose herself. Thankfully, the brunette didn't order her usual cup of black coffee because to say the least, it woundn't be pretty for the man infront of her - who is patting his face that got wet with Sumire's lemonade with a bunch of paper towels provided by the waitress who witnessed the commotion.

"He meant that he likes that someone finally sees how annoying Hiroyoshi-kun is." The ravenette woman with sky blue highlights who sat next to Hiroyoshi's other friend stated with a teasing smile on her face. Hiroyoshi glared at the female before catching confusion morphed into the brunette's face.

"But he's been like this since junior highschool..?" She hesitantly said, her tone full of awkwardness after sending the man infront of her a bow as though to apologize for what she did - which he thankfully responded with a nod.

"Unfortunate to know that you haven't matured at all, Kazuyoshi-san." The raven haired male infront of Sumire had a small smirk on his face, sending the other raven haired male a teasing gaze to irritate him.

"That salty guy is—" Hiroyoshi started, only to be rudely interrupted by the man.

"Name's Min Apollo Wright." He smiled directly at Sumire - she took note of the way the man said his name, letting her know that he didn't mind the lemonade that splash into his face a few moments ago. The brunette finally let herself let go of the breathe she's been holding out of nervousness, almost forgetting how much her left knee and wrist hurts.

"Like the Greek God?" Kyrene questioned, only receiving a mere nod in confirmation before Apollo went back to eating his ordered food.

It kinda made Sumire question why on Earth anyone would name their child after a name that means destroyer but she got to admit that she admired the stories surrounding the Greek God. Phoebus Apollo being her most liked out of the twelve Olympians, probably just out of respect for literature and knowledge.

"Well, that's my cue. I'm Hiraya Bituan Mandigma." She chirped when Apollo made no effort to prolong his introduction, not giving awkwardness a moment to return.

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