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Chapter 4: Shikumi Suzuya Takashi

A/N: So my friend IRL asked to me in my fanfic and she said she wanted to be half Japanese and half American. She also named her own character. She also has a Wattpad account, MsNightStep . Go follow her :). Anyways, hope you enjoy the chapter!

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I'm walking around the neighborhood with Adrienne, just chillin' around the place. "So, know any of the neighborhood girls? Billie mostly knows the boys but he mentioned a few girls here and there." I say kicking a tiny pebble. "Yeah, there's Alicia, Brittney, Mary Rose..." She started listing off the girls one by one. I listen carefully, making sure I don't miss a name. "And Shikumi." I look at her with a confused face. "Shi..ku...mi?" I ask slowly pronouncing it, making sure I don't say it wrong. She nods and says, "She's half Japanese, half American. Completely obsessed with video games and anime." I look at her with a happy look. "I love video games and anime! Wait, animes' like Tokyo Ghoul, Attack On Titan, and Diabolik Lovers?" I ask curiously. Adrienne thinks for a second and then nods. "I've heard those names from her, so I guess, yeah." She shrugs unsurely. I jump with excitement. "Can I meet her?" I ask quickly. Adrienne laughs and says yes. I jump with joy and she leads the way to Shikumi's house.

Once we get there, Adrienne knocks on the door and a lady answers it. 'Probably her mom.' I say in my head. "Why, hello Adrienne! What brings you here?" The lady asks. "Oh, this is Scarlet." She gestures towards me. "I told her about Shikumi and she wanted to meet her after she heard me say 'obsessed with video games and anime'." They both laugh and I giggle. "Well deary, you can call me Mrs. Takashi." She puts her hand out and I shake it. Mrs. Takashi lets us in and Adrienne leads me up the stairs to Shikumi's room. We enter her room and I am greeted with different anime posters all the way from Squid Girl to movies by Studio Ghibli.

Shikumi sits on a beanbag, with soda and chips on her right side, while she plays Super Mario 64. "Shikumi?" Adrienne says. Shikumi pauses her game and turns around. She looks at me and smiles. "What brings you and your friend here, Adrienne?" She asks. She's wearing a black t shirt with a blue jacket over it, purple glasses, her hair is kinda like Mikasa's from Attack On Titan, gray shorts that end at her knees, and a black and while low-cut converse. "Oh, um, my friend here, Scarlet Waters, wanted to meet you." Shikumi raises her eyebrow and asks, "Why?" Adrienned responds with, "Well, she says she loves anime and video games." Shikumi's eyes light up and she asks me, "What your favorite anime?" I quickly respond, "Erm, Tokyo Ghoul." Then she asks, "Do you ship Kaneki and Touka? As in, Touken." I nod violently and she grins. "Well, nice to meet a fellow otaku!" She turns back around and continues her game of Super Mario 64.

I watch her play, she seems to flow through the game quite easily. Like she's played this game a million times and she can finish it with her eyes closed and her head turned back. I smile as she gets more and more coins. I enjoy playing video games, but I also enjoy watching other people play them. It's been quite a while since I've met someone who likes anime. The last time I met someone who liked anime was when I was in my old school, and he didn't even like me at all. I shrug uneasily, getting conscious if I'm annoying or not. Adrienne taps my shoulder, saying that we've got to go since Billie wants to meet up with her.

Once we left the house, I immediately asked her, "Am I annoying? I mean, I seem annoying, I feel annoying,mam I annoying?" I ask all to quickly. "Woah, woah! Slow down there, Scarlet. Why on earth would you ask me that? Of course you're not annoying! You're a great friend and I think you're pretty cool." Friend. It's been a while since I've heard someone call me their friend. "Does Billie think I'm annoying? Am I his friend too?" I ask her. "He thinks you're a great friend and person to be around. He says you're a cool person.What makes you think you're annoying? And why did you go a bit silent when I said friend?" I shrug. "It's just...been a while since someone's called me their friend." I say honestly. She slings an arm around my shoulder. "Well now you've got us and Shikumi as friends!" Then I add, "And maybe Frank too." She smiles and says, "So, you've met Frank? Was he an asshole the first few moments?" I nod and raise an eyebrow. She laughs and continues. "Well, he's only an asshole because his friends dared him to do it every time he met a girl. I swear, the first time I met him and he was an asshole, I told Billie about and didn't think that he would go on a manhunt for Frank and nearly punch him in the face and balls, all in a fiery rage. I just thought it would be a cool story to tell him." I just realized that I have never seen Billie mad, and the way Adrienne said it, it sounded pretty terrifying. "What's Billie like mad?" I asked curiously. "It's pretty scary. He keeps swearing and it takes a long-ass time to calm him down. But, I know that's just him being protective. Him and Frank are okay now though, I hope. Anyways, it's probably because he doesn't like his close friends and family getting hurt." She says. I smile and say, "Well, it's good to know he just wants to keep you guys safe."

Me and Adrienne part ways at my front gate, saying our goodbyes and telling last-minute jokes. Today was pretty fun. I got to meet an otaku and gamer like me, I got to know that Billie, Adrienne and maybe Frank were my friends and maybe Shikumi will be my friend in the future, and an interesting story from Adrienne. I go into my home and strait to my room. After all, a long day like this needs a good rest.

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Okay, the last chapter was short and this ones longer. Hopefully you guys are enjoying so far and I did update again today for the long time I haven't updated. Thanks for the support! Anyways, byeeeee!