Minato blinked when he realized that he was being greeted as soon as he entered the shop--and most certainly not by the wary-looking shopkeeper. He tilted his head, seeing a familiar redheaded girl and an even more familiar hat-wearing boy near some shelves.

What was the girl's name now? Asuka? They had spoken only briefly, but her temper definitely kept her memorable. He wondered when she and Junpei had become acquainted. Nonetheless, he pulled a hand out of his pocket long enough to wave, walking towards them without noticing he had been followed inside.

Along the way, his uncovered eye caught Junpei's hand slip down suspicously close to Asuka's butt, and his calm expression faltered slightly. Really, Junpei? He didn't think the other boy was that forward with acquaintances.