December 31 Saturday -- Around 7

[numbah1gangsta]

Ryo pushed the door closed behind him with his foot. His hands were full with carrying bags with containers of soba in it. He had got toshikoshi soba, a special noodle dish of long, thin noodles that were a popular New Year's Eve dish. So popular, in fact, it wasn't impossible to get them on this day. Luckily he had the hook up from his friend

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[kanbi_shinzo]

Rika was unsure about spending the New Year at Ryo's but since she was now dating him and he had put on such a good show for her father for Christmas she figured she should. When she learned it was going to be at Ryo's though she was nervous, lets admit it the boy lived in the not so greatest area in Tokyo and her walking through that area in her preppy clothes could cause a lot of trouble. Rika was a thinker though and if there was one thing she was good at it was improvising. She looked into a lot of the more urban street fashions and went shopping a few days before, trying to mimic her friend Yumi's look. She figured if she looked the part and like she belonged no one would mess with her

[numbah1gangsta]

Ryo was just finishing up prepping the osechi ready when Rika arrived. He quickly finished up moving the last few pieces before rushing to the door, hopping over the couch in the process.

"Damn, Rika, you lookin' hot!" he said, opening the door. "You betta git in here before some otha dude try to pick you up." He said this as he peeked out behind her, making sure no guy was trying to eye her up. This girl was definitely more than just a geeky class representative. School uniforms didn't give the females justice.

"This is the crib," he introduced, motioning with his arm. "You got the livingroom, which is connected to the kitchen. Bathrooms over there across from my mom's bedroom. And...that's really it. Cozy, and to the point."

[kanbi_shinzo]

"It is very nice Ryo." Rika smiled she felt bad it wasn't as nice as her house but Ryo couldn't help it he had to live in what his parents could afford.

Rika was nervous now that she was in his living room. "Is your mom home or are we alone?"

[numbah1gangsta]

"Naw she's not home. She won't be back till either tomorrow or the day after. We all alone." After saying it, he realized how uncomfortable that probably made her. "O-oh but you don't have to worry nothin'. I ain't gunna try nothin' on ya. I could call a buddy over if ya wanted, but I only really know dudes so that probably won't help much. An' I don't have enough food to share."

[kanbi_shinzo]

Alcohol wasn't really her thing but she liked card games. "Go fish sounds fun then maybe later before it hits midnight you can show me how to play poker."

[numbah1gangsta]

"Okay, okay," Ryo said nodding as he stood up to find the playing cards. "Start with the basics an' move up to the bad boys. I getchu."

[kanbi_shinzo]

"Exactly since I am dating a bad boy I should learn to play the bad boy card games right."

[numbah1gangsta]

"Yo, you already rockin' the look. Damn." He chuckled. He never expected to see class rep Rika wearing that street wear. He dropped the stack of cards on the table. "Alright, let's make that pond."

As the time passed, Ryo was thankful that his mom didn't come home. That meant she had found a place to be for the night and wouldn't be messing with him or scaring off Rika.

He glanced at the clock when it was only a few minutes till midnight. "Hey yo, you is welcome to stay here tonight. The door is secure, so no one breakin' in. The livingroom sorta acts as my bedroom, but you could sleep on the couch an' I could kick it in my mom's room." He wouldn't ever offer his mom's room for a guest to stay in. It was filthy. "But if ya wanna go home, right on. I would ride the train home with ya so nobody tries messin' with you. Lotta drunks out tonight, ya know."