It was near 20 minutes and the boys were struggling hard against the machine to win a certain prize. Running dry on money, begging for the gods above to grant it.
"You can do it." Mayu and Yui cheered on the trio of boys, a big smile on their faces as they tried to keep the spirits up. Emi was just sitting on the side-lines, watching without a word.
"YES!" The one with brown hair and a black coat jumped for joy, snatching the small ball that held the figurine inside.
He quickly opened the prize and revealed its contents; silver princess, the target. A quick hand off to Yui, who thanked the boys, a peck on the cheek to congratulate.
"Good... Let's go to karaoke next." The Pineapple boy said to the girls.
"Well actually, we've got to leave. We've got some studying to do." Mayu, Yui and Emi all stood up, saying goodbye to the trio of boys that had spent a decent amount of money trying to get prizes for the girls.
"Nah, you can study a bit later. C'mon." The pineapple guy reached out, grabbing Emi's wrist, trying to take her away. She pulled back, trying to get out of the man's grasp.
"Please let go. We need to leave."
"We spent all that money on you. You can at least spend a bit more time with us." The boy replied with a somewhat angry tone. Emi felt a little guilty.
It was true, the boys did spend a lot of money trying to get those prizes, and the girls had done nothing to reciprocate that generosity.
"Please let go off her." Yui tried to pull the boys hand off Emi.
Eren was ready to step in. His instincts were really flaring up; the hairs on the back of the neck were standing on end, ready for the confrontation. Kaori placed her hand on the Reaper's arm; stopping the man.
"No, not yet."
"Why?"
"Wait for Emi to make the choice. She needs to do this on her own. You stepping in and saving her won't teach her anything."
It was annoying how much she was right.
Emi pulled hard on the boy's arm, freeing herself from the grip and falling to the ground. A red mark around her wrist.
"Please just leave us alone." Mayu raised her voice at them. She had quite the look of anger on her face. The other two boys looked at each other; they seemed like good enough guys, just dumb enough to follow along with the one in charge.
They backed off, but the pineapple stayed.
"You will come with me or- Oomph" A solid kick to the groin of the boy. He fell over in pain.
"I'm sorry. But no means no." She said to the writhing boy on the ground, clutching at what remained of the balls.
The three girls walked away. Leaving the arcade and the trio of boys behind them.
A small smile grew on Kaori's face at the sight of the pineapple on the floor. Eren was impressed that Emi handled herself in such a fashion. A kick to the balls, if ever you faced someone bigger than you, aim for the balls.
"Well... Your sister is a lot stronger than you think she is."
"Yeah..."
*Bzzt* *Bzzt*
~
Eren. Can you come meet me and my friends?
Yeah. Sure thing. Where are you?
I'm at cafe Bluebird. We've got a booth near the back.
I'll see you soon. :)
~
Emi had texted her brother. Not knowing about her tail, nor how much pride Eren felt watching her stand up for herself.
Eren and Kaori walked into the cafe; the booth that held the three girls were at the back, furthest from the door and away from everyone else. They were talking about battle idol rankers.
What just happened was in the past; no longer bothering them. Pineapple must have been a creep, but the girls had dealt with it efficiently enough.
"Hiiiii Eren~"
Yui and Mayu waved at the man, still as bubbly as usual. Being big fans of Eren and all. Although the girl to his side did catch the attention of the pair. Both gave Emi a questioning look.
"This is Kaori. She is my..."
"Date." The shorter woman completed for Eren; finishing off the sentence.
Both girls looked at each other with surprised mouths and envious eyes.
"What did you need Emi?"
"Need with what?"
"You texted me to meet you and your friends. What for?" The question was followed up by the reaper taking a seat in the booth.
"Oh. Can you buy me and the girl's lunch, please?"
'That little manipulative…' Wise to not chastise his sister too much in public. He kept his mouth shut.
"Hmmm. Fine, what do you want?"
All three gave their orders of large sandwiches, a drink, and some cake. Having a rich big brother did have its benefits.
"Can I have some too, please?" Kaori asked with those same eyes that Emi used on him.
"I'm going to spend some time with my future sister-in-law."
Yui and Mayu gasped at Kaori's audacious statement, there goes any hope they had for snagging Eren for themselves.
Although, Emi looked at Kaori with a glare, not liking her already.
It was kind of her duty to disapprove of any girlfriend. It was a rule somewhere; and she was going to stick by it.
'These girls will be the death of me.' The reaper sighed and left to go order some food for the table of chattering young women.