[h3]Alexei Dragunov | Warakuma Park | May 1st, Fri [/h3]

Alexei's stiff lower lip didn't budge an inch at Matthew's comment about his sister, whatever infuriating thoughts he had were hidden deep beneath his stiff visage. What got him more confused was the turning up of another girl and her apparent jabs at the meek Otonashi-san. Her embarrassed expression and quick departure marked the end of that chance meeting. Alexei just nodded at Matthew after watching Shizuka disappear out of the field of sight.

Elena gave a charming smile at the boy and went along with Alexei to where they were going.

[h3]Yoshida Book Cafe | Sun. May 3rd [/h3]

Elena was a bit excited as to why Old-man Yoshida had called upon her himself, it had been through constant request by Alexei that he had accepted to have her as an organizer for the book store. The one incharge of book-setup and general layout. She also helped wait the tables for him to make his job easier. He was skeptical of her ability but was slowly won over. She'd usually hang out at his place after school till Alexei came by to pick her up.

The bell tinkled at her entrance, today was a good day for another reason. There was a high chance that the book Alexei was looking for finally came in mail. She hadn't been there yesterday which meant that the old man may have inventorized everything himself. Walking in she noticed a crowd larger than the usual fare.

Yoshida's cafe was situated in such a way that not many people walked in at a time. Apart from regulars or lovebirds, it was a rare instance to have many people in the cafe. Immediately her glance fell upon the guy dressed in white with an apron round his waist.

[color=39b54a][b]"Hey! Onisan. What are you doing here? Do you also work for Yoshida Ojisan?"[/b][/color] she asked him curiously, totally disregarding the girl who was ordering something. The book store wasn't a big one, but if Yoshida-san had two people working for him, things would certainly be easier to handle.

Not waiting for his reply though, Elena rushed to he PC at the counter and accessed the inventory. Clicking furiously as Alexei looked on confused at the hustle bustle in the quiet bookstore, she shot upright having found what she was looking for.

[b][color=00a651]"It is here, Nii-san!"[/color][/b] she said excitedly, grabbing his hand and almost pulling him towards the general books section. It was a funny scene, seeing a large log of a man being manhandled by a surprisingly tall woman. She sifted through the books till she found what she was looking for.

The 4th Edition of [i]Grandma's Secret: A detailed guide to traditional Japanese cooking[/i]. Alexei had been searching for this for more than a month now. She wondered what delicacies he may put up during the week.

[b][color=ed1c24]"Umm..I think you should find Yoshida-dono."[/color][/b] Alexei said in a deep grumble breaking Elena out of her thoughts. She quickly got on task and searched for the guy with the apron.

[b][color=39b54a]"Oni-san, where is Yoshida-san"[/color][/b] she asked him.