[b]Alexei Dragunov[/b]

A slight shiver ran out down his spine has he placed the last piece of clothing on the drying stand. The pleasant chilly morning of April, the last night was rather snug for Alexei. He slept like a log after coming back home. Once he was finished with the clothes, food was next. He got into the kitchen and decided to cook Teriyaki for his sister. He took out the pork from the fridge and began the procedure. 

It took him nearly an hour to get things done. He packed in the choice cuts for his sister and packed the leftovers for himself, he had also cooked salted fried rice to go with it and together with freshly made soup it was the complete healthy lunch he put up. He went to the storeroom to get the uniforms ready, ironing expertly the clothes the duo will don today.

Proceeding to his morning workout, it was about 6:45 he woke Ektrina up. He quickly took care of other things as she got ready, they had breakfast together before heading out to school.

He parked his bike at the shopping mall and took a peep towards the Shirohane Flower Store, it was his day off work today so maybe if he was lucky he could probably meet Kotori-san today.

[b]After School[/b]

The day continued its usual drawl, the classes got over and Alexei got out just behind the crowd. Barring Sagat and Inoue it seemed the students still ignored him mostly and with Inoue absent today, it wasn't like the two of them had much to talk. They silently walked out of the halls out into the front. With a nod they both parted ways then, Sagat taking a right and Alexei continuing onwards towards the gate.

As he walked on, largely ignored he noticed a immaculately dressed girl, on second look he knew who she was as she talked with a boy whose back was facing him. Her stern expression making her stand out in he crowd. As their eyes met for an instant, Alexei just gave a small simper and short bow before continuing onward. He believed that Leiko Hamada was a woman that had a certain aristocratic air around her and thus would appreciate formal gestures well. Plus, he was hoping to meet Kotori-chan and that woman had grace in loads so it was a good way to get used to it.

Not far, he saw the familiar figure. His pace quickened a bit as he closed down the gap. Kotori continued forth without much of a presence.

"Umm.....Shirohane-san?" Alexei said in his trademark low grumble, enough to be audible. He had stopped a few paces short of her so as not to intrude on her person as well as to avoid startling her. He hoped that she heard him.