High & Low Finale

7th Act: Our Inoki Love

It was lunchtime, and everyone at Kira's office had agreed to order Ramen. Even the new manager. Kira, who was busy lately, hadn't met him yet. Since yesterday she was thinking about the talk she had with the other SWORD's Leaders.

"So Kira you haven't seen the new manager. He is totally hot. Big shoulders, Dark hair, brown eyes, and he is so tall." an office lady said.

"No, I haven't. I will today. I have to give him the latest project." she notified them.

"Manager is Hot stuff!" another office lady added.

A chubby man entered the office with a box. He placed the box on Kira's desk and started randomly placing the bowls with ramen on her desk. "Alright! I think these are all that you have ordered," he said.

Kira looked at the bowls all over her desk "No, don't leave them here!" she said with a loud tone gazing at the man.

The man looked at her and smiled "Kira?"

"Kumai. What are you doing here?" Kira quizzed, she jumped up happy to see an old friend.

"My kid opened a new restaurant around these parts. I'm helping him these days. And why are you here?" Kuma wondered.

"I work here. Part-time. But it's the work I always wanted to do." Kira said smiling as she was looking at the bowls.

"Shin didn't tell me you were back." Kuma told her as he was closing the box and lifted it up.

"He is busy lately. I think something must be up. But you know dad, he wouldn't ever tell us if it has to do with the Oedo family." she replied.

Kuma nodded "That's Shin. He was like that since High School."

Suddenly the office door opened and the manager came in. He walked over were the Ramen was. Since it was lunchtime he came to get his bowl. Although that's not what he found. He found an old friend that he had not seen for ages. "Ki-chan?" he asked.

Kira lifted her gaze up, seeing the tall man with dark hair. She tilted her head, there was only one person that called her Ki-chan. "Yamata Ryusuke... Ryu-kun omg" she almost screamed. She jumped up. Flipped her chair and hugged him. "So many years." she added with a big smile on her face.

In Japan, people rarely hug each other. Though those years Kira lived in the Big Apple* gave her few foreigner's habits. Hugging was one of those. She hugged only people she could trust and thoughts as close friends.

Kuma with the rest of the office looked at them puzzled. It was rare for Kira to act like that around her workspace. But most were surprised that she knew Yamata. "You know each other?" asked the lady from before.

"Yes. we are childhood friends. Best friends" Kira went on saying loudly. "But Ryu-kun being here?" she asked him.

Yamata didn't manage to answer any of her questions yet. He was more than surprised. He never thought he would meet Kira again (Or at least not like that). "I work here" Yamata answered simply.

"You work here. Since when?" Kira rubbed her head.

"Yes." Yamata responded with a big smile on his face.

"He is our new manager!" another person added.

"Aw you are the new manager," Kira said and stepped back trying to lift back the chair she was really happy to see him. Kira, Kuma, and Yamata spend together the lunch break talking about the previous years. They haven't seen each other for a long time. And Kira until now never knew why Yamata stopped contacting her since he went to college. She would ask him soon. For now, she was just happy to see Yamata and Kuma.