Sk8 the Infinity; Young Days

Three: Trouble

The second day went well, but Sakurayashiki and Nanjo kept whispering to each other. We finished the worksheets today so tomorrow we'd have the day free. We made a plan to go out to tokyo tower and a few other places. I was getting ready for bed, when I noticed something outside. It was Sakurayashiki and Nanjo. They were standing outside with their skateboards, looking like they were arguing. Rozuka was sleeping. I left a note for her saying not to worry if I wasn't there when she woke up. I grabbed a jacket, put on my shoes, and rushed out as fast as I could without being seen. I had to catch up to the two boys, but it wasn't hard when they kept stopping. I found that they went back to the dinner restaurant from last night.

"Oh, you were with those boys, weren't you? They're already here."

I was sat down with them. "Hikari?" Nanjo asked, surprised.

"What are you guys doing out after curfew?"

"Skateboarding around the city at night."

Sakurayashiki smiled. "The city is alive at night. Besides, Kojiro wanted to come back here before leaving and this was the only time he'd let us go."

"Well, if we're doing this, might as well do it as a group. We are a group after all. You shouldn't leave me out of this stuff."

"Aren't you worried about putting down your family name?"

"If they don't catch me, I won't get into trouble."

Nanjo smiled. "That's a good way of thinking about things. We've got your back. It's seems like you've got ours too."

After dinner, Nanjo paid for both him and Sakurayshiki. "You weren't just looking at the city, were you?"

He looked embarrassed. "It's true. I've lost my wallet."

"Here, let me talk to the manager, see if there's any lost wallet. Waitress, could you bring the manager please?"

A man walked over. "Is there a problem?"

"We were here the other night. I think my friend might have left his wallet here. Have you seen it?"

"I may have. I may not have."

Sakurayashiki jumped up. "What sort of bullshit answer was that?!"

"Calm down."

"I want that wallet."

He laughed. "And what are you going to do to get it?"

"You do illegal trading in the back, right? What do you want for that wallet?"

"I've lost one of my girls for the performance tonight. If you give me a good performance, I'll give you the wallet."

"You give me the wallet, and a free meal. For all of us."

"Deal. Come back stage and I'll put you into costume. You better give a good performance."

"I'm sure everyone will be oh so impressed."

Nanjo grabbed my hand. "You didn't have to do that."

"You realize if I don't, you're never getting that wallet back and we're in some trouble. Please just let me deal with this. We can't get Sakurayshiki back without his wallet."

"Just be careful."

I went back stage. I had makeup put on me as well as put into a formal dress. I got out to the stage, and everyone's eyes were on me. It was like the whole restaurant paused to look at me. I was shocked when the only people who weren't looking at me were Sakurayahsiki and Nanjo. For a second, there was only the clicking of my high heels on the stage. I grabbed the microphone and started singing softly. It was an Italian lullaby about being strong in darkness. I was shocked when Nanjo jumped onto the stage and started playing a tune on the guitar that was sitting on the stage. It went from awkward, to beautiful in just a moment. The guitar really pulled the song together.