By the time that the chanting began to die out, Shu was already directing the clansmen into their respective duties and pasttimes for the day. Fortunately, Saito was spared the boredom, and was granted the [i]divine privilege[/i] to accompany his best friend for the day. He was to go out and get some grub to eat with the man and the little girl for the day, though one thing bothered him about the entire task...

[b]"I hope you're not expecting me to pay for anything,"[/b] Saito laughed nervously as he followed Shu through the entrance of the bar, briefly turning to the young teenager who held the door open for them. [b]"If anything happens while we're gone, I want you to beat the hell out of whatever's the threat. Otherwise, call me..."[/b] his head snapped away from the boy as he saw his two companions already across the street, running towards them with his hand motioning ahead of him. [b]"Yo, Shu! Wait up!"[/b]

When Saito finally caught up to the two of them, he flipped his hood back over his head and pocketed his hands. [b]"Anyway, I'm thinkin' we should hit up a café or something. Go balls deep on caffeine,"[/b] he said almost [i]too[/i] fast. [b]"So I don't fall asleep when I go on patrol again. You feel me?"[/b]

For some apparent reason, Saito felt extremely uncomfortable; it was every single time that he was underneath Rin's umbrella. It was the main reason as to why he simply stood to the side and forced himself to walk along from a distance. It was as if he suffered from some sort of umbrellaphobia... either that, or there was [i]something[/i] in those juice pouches.

[b]"So, uh..."[/b] Saito spoke awkwardly. [b]"Where to, Shu?"[/b]