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AFTER AKARI HAD gone back to her room and changed into her usual attire. She stayed in her room and wandered around in it for a little bit. She looked at the window, the decorations, rugs, and the small things that called her poor in many different languages.
She decided she was done being reminded of her empty pockets and made her way to the kitchen.
As soon as she did, she saw Usopp was already sitting in a chair.
"Oh, hey." She cocked her head up and down as she began to walk around and toward the staircase.
"Hey," he casually replied as he shot a popcorn kernel into a pan.
She made her way down the steps, "Do you know where the leftover fish is?" She looked around the kitchen that confused her.
"Fridge is right there." Usopp pointed at what Ari now saw as a fridge after he said it.
The younger girl grabbed a bag before opening the fridge and seeing some fish left over. She put a small fish into the bag and closed it.
"You can take more for all of you guys if you want," Usopp spoke up from her side.
Akari looked to him in confusion.
"For your guys' trip." Usopp's eyebrows went up a bit as he explained even further.
Akari looked between the bagged fish and Usopp for a confused moment before she realized. "Oh! Oh, no." She raised the bag a bit, "This isn't for me. It's for Kaya."
Usopp nodded and his mouth was a bit open in understanding.
"How long have you two been together, by the way?"
Usopp's eyes went wide at the question and he froze for a second. "Uh..."
Akari's eyebrow lifted and she looked at Usopp in curiosity. "Do you not remember or—?"
He nervously laughed, "Oh, no. No. Kaya and I... we're just best friends. We have been for years now." He smiled with a touch of pink flush on his ears and cheeks.
Ari grinned, "Best friends, huh?"
Usopp nodded.
"Yeah, okay," Akari chuckled. "Which doors are Kaya's?" Akari decided to change the subject deciding she'd done enough teasing to Usopp.
"The door at the end of the main hallway." He pointed a little bit.
Ari nodded her head as she began making her way. She gave Usopp a two finger salute who reciprocated the action before she left the kitchen and began making her way back to the main dark hallway.
