Benton and Kyushi were at the dance as well, but they're going stag. Yoshida shook both of their hands. Benton said, "I'm single. Just thought I'd come listen to some music and eat some pizza. Plus, my older brother, Jonathan, gave me 20 yen just so I'd leave."

Yoshida replied stoicly, "I don't want any trouble, but if you insist, I can kick all 3 of your asses at one time. But you fucks aren't worth my time. I'm bout to go with my girlfriend." He walked off, leaving the 3 pissed.

Kyushi said to Benton, "He handled it better that how I would have. I'd probably wet myself. Plus, swearing leaves a bad taste in my mouth."

Tropez replied, "Thanks for sharing that with me, Kyushi."

Yoshida walked off with May. "I'm not gonna argue with these guys. I don't wanna get in trouble; the teach would ban me from the next dance."

She replied, "Maybe we should tell one of the chaperones; they're following us."

Yoshida stopped and turned to the 3 gangsters. "I told you I don't want any trouble. Now,, leave me alone!"

Daizo said to his friends, "Ha! He folded."

Kyushi chimed in, "There's 3 of you. What do you pansies expect? He'd throw himself at you?"

His blue-eyed friend said, "Thank you, Kyushi. They just wanna jump me like some pussies, simply because I'd break the shit outta all three of them."

"Why don't you fight us then?" Nathaniel barked.

"OK," Yoshida rolled up his sleeves and got in fisticuffs stage. May thought, 'Be careful, Yoshida. You're outnumbered.'

The 3 thugs circled Yoshida. They lunged at him, but he tripped Nathaniel with a leg kick and punched Qi-long in the mouth! Daizo kneestuck Yoshida in his ribs really hard, but he endured it and reacted with a second head kick, knocking him off his feet!

Benton sipped his punch. "He's got this. He'd probably get the bantamweight belt at Rizin."

Kyushi replied, "I wouldn't mess with him myself."

Yoshida limped out the gym. Silence filled the air; everyone was speechless because of the beatdown he gave the three ruffians. May followed him. "Yoshida!"

He stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. "I'm sorry I ruined our d..."

"You're good. You held your own against three guys. Mind teaching me some moves?" she asked. "I wanna know some skills in case the Lansberger girls come at us again."

"I can teach you some skills," he replied. "But first, let's get some ice cream." They arrived at a mint-green ice cream shop. "I'll take two butter crunches please."

The ice cream man (Milton Zheng) replied, "Alright." He scooped the ice cream in the cake cones. "Since you guys are the last and the easiest customers I had to deal with all day, this one's on the house. Anyways, are you ok? You're limping."

"I got into a fight with 3 guys at the Totsuki dance. You know a Daizo Della Maddelena, correct?"

"I know him; he's a fucking prick." Milton handed the two their ice cream. "He egged this building, which is my dad's ice cream shop! And his friends robbed me once -- with water guns."

"Damn. I wish the police would get involved. Anyways, I'll see you later. Might bring my brother Kwesi here tomorrow," Yoshida said. He and May left.

"See you later."

"Wanna watch anime with me?" Yoshida asked. 

"I gotta ask my dad first." She stopped to call her dad. "Hullo? Dad, can I stay with my boyfriend for the night? We left the dance early, long story short."

"I see. Fine, you can stay with him. Just don't come back pregnant. Bye." He hung up.

"He said yes!" She was filled with glee. "So, what anime are we watching?"

"Wanna watch Lazarus?" Yoshida asked. "Or maybe we could watch Naruto. Or Lycoris Recoil."

"Whatever you like," May replied whilst licking her butter crunch ice cream. "I'm just the guest."

Yoshida opened the door for him and May. "We're home," he said, limping. 

His mom rushed to him. "Why are you limping?!" she gasped.

"I got into a scuffle with 3 guys at the dance; I'll be fine. I'm probably gonna be banned from the next dance, which is the Christmas ball..."

"I knew this would happen! THIS is what I'm afraid of!" his mom yelled. "Honey, get down here! Yoshida got into a fight with 3 guys!"

"Did he win?" Nobushino asked, Peach Coca-Cola in hand. 

"He won," May chimed in "but he got kneestruck in his ribs."

"All I needed to hear," his dad added, drinking his soda. 

"Nobushino!" his mom ranted. "Our little boy got hurt!"

"I know that, but he held his own instead of being a pansy. That's all it matters. I'm gonna go to the bathroom." Nobushino walked upstairs.

"Mom, I'm fine," Yoshida protested. "We're gonna go upstairs and watch anime." He ate the last of his butter crunch ice cream and limped to his room; May followed suit (without limping).

"Sorry your mom is smothering you," May said.

"She's not smothering me, but she can be a mess whenever I get the slightest scratch." He cut on Lazarus and and sat on his bed. "So, who's your favourite Lazarus character? Mine are Axel and Doug."

"Aleksandra and Eleina." May kicked off her shoes and put them together on the floor. 

"You need some extra clothes for the night? I have an extra Blastoise nightgown and some basketball shorts." He took out those items and slid them to her. He also handed her a set of towels. "My mom has shampoo you could use."

She went downstairs to ask his mom for shampoo. "Mind if I have some shampoo?"

"Here." She handed her some blueberry-mint shampoo. "Try not to use too much."

"Yes, ma'am." 

Sixteen minutes later, May came out the shower. Yoshida sniffed her. "Blueberry-mint?"

"Yeah. Saw you paused the show. Wanna watch The Last: Naruto The Movie?"

'Yes." Yoshida's stomach growled. "Good thing I have a snack stash." He opened a drawer full of snacks. "It's full of butter crunch candy, Kinder chocolate bars, different flavours of chips, popcorn, nuts, pretzels... Want anything?"

"I guess I'll take some butter crunch candy. Is it covered in chocolate?"

"Yeah." He opened a pack and handed May one. "I gotta spend time with Kwesi tomorrow. I'm gonna take him for McDonald's. Might take him to the park."

He cut on that Naruto movie. He then ate some of his candy. "This is good. Just me, my girlfriend, snacks, and an anime movie. I could get used to this."

Hours later, Nobushino walked in Yoshida's room and saw the couple sleeping together, movie over. "That's touching," he whispered.