[b]Toma Tanaka - Shirohane Flower Shop[/b]

Toma listened to Kotori's response and vague description of the boy he was looking for for. He blinked in confusion when she held up her hand to demonstrate his height -- but then he remembered and glanced over at Alexai. If a high schooler could be as big as him, one could easily be as small as Kotori had described.

As he was expecting, she didn't know where Noboru was, but interestingly, she had been with him after school yesterday. He paused to scratch his neck and mull the new information over.

"Huh. Then you may have been one of the last people to see him. From the sound of it, he never went home last night." His eyes narrowed as he receded into his thoughts again. 

He glanced over his shoulder, seeing Aiko was on busy talking on his phone. Looking back at Kotori, he leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice. "Did Yamamoto-kun seem... I don't know... distressed or anything? Like he'd have a reason to--" a [i]cracking[/i] noise took him by surprise, cutting him off. Toma looked back over at Aiko to see the boy's cell on the ground.

In a huff, he came up to the two, and somewhat rudely questioned Kotori. Toma's brow furrowed as he stepped forward and placed his arm between the two. "Hey, Aiko," he said with the slightest growl. "I know you're frustrated, but there's no need to be forceful. Shirohane-san doesn't know any more than we do." He paused and glanced over at Kotori, before breathing out to release his tension. He turned fully towards her and addressed her far more softly. 

"You mentioned MMA club members, Shirohane-san. Is it possible that any of them saw Yamamoto-kun after you did?" Right now, that seemed like their best lead -- it was better than running around town aimlessly, at least.