13/9/2055

10:34 AM

Foster’s Apartment

Sara

My sister and I sit down doing our usual routine, drinking morning coffee. However, the morning's discussion is a little different than usual.

“So you’re definitely uh, “all clear” now?

I say, as I make air quotes with my fingers.

“Yeah, Isamu double checked this morning before I got here. All of whatever that drug was is out of my system now. He’s running tests on it to see what it is and possibly who made it.”

I nod then reply. 

“Good. I tried to think of some people who might want to do this to you but I got nothing. Sorry.”

Isabelle shrugs, “Not much better than me then, so don’t worry about it. What I can say though. I think it's safe to say they uh… know about us.”

The room falls silent for a moment as she says this. I exhale deeply.

“Yeah… it's the only thing that makes sense. Which-”

Before I can continue, the apartment's buzzer is heard.

“-I bet that's them, hang on.“

I stand up, and walk over to the intercom near the front door and press the button.

“Hello?”

The voice on the intercom replies.

“It’s us.”

“Alright, come up.”

I press the button that releases the lock on the main door and then wait by the door for them to get up to the apartment door. A minute or so passes and I can hear them come around the corner, so I open the door and poke my head around to the corner. I see Edward  turn the corner, followed by Adam and Isamu, and so open the door some more and let them in.

“Take a seat guys. Welcome back.”

The Yakage trio sit on the couch whilst Isabelle had already moved to the single chair at one end of the coffee table and I sit on the other.

“We’ve taken your things to your room Isabelle. Is there anything else you would like to bring?” asks Isamu.

“No, that's everything. Thanks. You really didn’t have to do that, you know, it could have waited until we were going back.”

“I’m sure you two had matters to discuss given the past 24 hours.”

Isamu winks at Isabelle. Heh. I think he’s alright. 

I was expecting someone of his, uh, station, to be more stuck up. Guess I can be wrong sometimes.

Edward gestures towards me.

“Hey~ Good to see you again, Sara. Been a while huh?” Ed swiftly changes the subject. 

“Heh, tell me about it. So you're really a Cyborg? You sure pulled the wool over our eyes, huh?.”

“Yeah that’s kind of the point, haha”

A snicker is heard from Adam's direction. Isamu, disinterested, sighs slightly.

I continue.

“That's true. Well either way, thanks. Glad it's you guys she's with now. So thanks a lot for helping her out.”

Edward, out of character, is actually shocked at the compliment. 

I look over to Isamu, and smile.

“Thank you too, Isamu.”

Isamu gives a shrug and smiles.

“Not a problem.”

Isamu glances at his watch. And then says something I wasn't expecting.

“Shouldn’t we get going, everyone?

I’m confused, and so I ask what he means. “Huh? You just got here. You’re welcome to stay a little if you want, you’re already here…”

Isabelle clarifies things for me. I should have known better…

“We made breakfast plans.”

“...Why?”

“Because we're hungry?”

She. Argh. I really should have seen this coming. I look at her with disdain.