[b]Akari-Warakuma High[/b]
Akari sighed as she walked the halls of Warakuma. There was too much buzz about Noboru. He simply skippes school. That was it. Nothing dangerous or bad, he just left for the day. It was rather annoying to hear this much about him. He was just a background character. He wasn't important. As she walked by the nurse's office, she heard more discussion about him. Angry, she walked into the office to tell the offenders off.

"Listen here." She huffed, her breathing heavy, "Noboru is not gone or anything like that. He isn't gone, he isn't missing, he just skipped school or something. So stop sticking your nose where it belongs. Ok? Ok."

Akari stomped off, leaving the other few people in the dust of her rage.

[b]Aiko-Warakuma Mall[/b]
As the man escorted him outside, Aiko's spirits drained. He was on a fast track to nowhere, and no one was helping.

"You know what? Forget it. Noboru is missing, and i'm getting nowhere with this. I'll go search on my own. Good luck with whatever the hell you're gonna do."

Aiko stomped off, heading out of the mall and looking into other parts of the city.