"Okay Akagi-san. You can go home now. It's rare to see a person could walk properly after being seriously hit like you," said a nurse. Junji laughed. "My two princesses are all by themselves. I can't possibly rest here, leaving them all alone," said Junji with a smile on his face.
"Tou-chan! Are you okay?" asked Natsu, worried about her father's condition. Kyoko held Junji's arm and supported him. Junji looked at his family's faces. He was very relieved everyone were okay. Then he noticed a man standing quietly behind Natsu. "Who is this man, Kyoko?" asked Junji. "Ah! This is the gentleman that saved us. His name is Ookami Kitsune-san," said Kyoko. Kitsune step foward and reach out his hand to Junji. They both shook hands.
"Thank you so much for saving us. We're indebted to you," said Junji, bowing to Kitsune. "Well, I never thought it that way actually..." said Kitsune half-heartedly. "I already asked him for a dinner to show our gratitude," said Kyoko cheerfully. "Well that's great Kyoko! But then, who will ever thought a person like you would save people. I guessed we should never ever jugded a book by it's cover right?" laughed Junji. Kitsune gave a small grin. "Yeah..People always said that to me," said Kitsune while laughing bitterly. He stopped laughing when he heard a small chuckles behind him. Kitsune turned his head around. Natsu realized Kitsune was staring at her. She coughed a bit and continued looking at the floor. "What a weird girl..." thought Kitsune.
They arrived at Akagi's. It was a small udon shop. Kitsune was very attracted to the shop's sign. It says, '夏の幸せ'
"Here, have this Zaru Udon. Mine is the best in this town ya know!" bragged Junji. Kitsune tried a bit. "Whoa! This is superb!" he praised. He ate the Zaru Udon hungrily. Junji laughed. "I like this man! What do you do for living?" asked Junji. Kyoko pat Junji's back. "Honey, it's rude to ask that!" whispered Kyoko. "I got fired. And I was kicked out from my home this morning," Kitsune simply answered. Both of them were dumbfounded by his answer. Junji looked at Kyoko's face, probably regretting his question.
"Tou-chan...you..you want an employee right? Since you're getting busier...you could use a hand around here..." said Natsu stuttered. Kyoko and Junji looked at each other. "You're right. But..." Junji hesitated. Eventhough this man had saved them, he still didn't know about his background. Is he trustworthy? Is he an ex-criminal? Just look at his appearance. Messy hairdo, sloppy clothing, unshaved beard. "Well, I'm still a judgemental person. It can't be helped," thought Junji to himself.
"Do you want to work here?" asked Junji. Kitsune smirked. "If you want to employ me, that would be great," said Kitsune. Junji inhaled deeply. "This guy seems shady. Well, if it wasn't you who helped us.." thought Junji. "Okay, in order to repay your kindness, I will employ you for a month. You may stay here until you get a new home. But only for a month," said Junji firmly. Kitsune chortled. "Whoa..What goes around does come around. Thank you so much Akagi-san," thanked Kitsune. He bowed to show respect and expressing his gratefulness to Junji.
"Is this okay?" thought Junji.
To be continued...:DD
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