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Natsukashii {懐かしい}:

Chapter 3:

“Snake?? Snake???? SNAKE!”

“Huh?!” Snake snaps out of his little paranoia trance.

“D-..we’re you…ssssaying ssssomething..?” Snake looked at Liam with confusion.

Liam was worried for him, “Well.. yeah. You looked a little ‘out of it’ is everything alright? You ok?” Snake reassured him, “no no, it’sss fine…I just got a little…distracted.”

Liam took one bite from his curry and looks back at Kotaro’s Mugshot on tv, he seemed to notice that this news report didn’t catch Snake’s full attention until after they said his name.

“Hey, Snake.. uh.. look, I’m not trying to assume anything but..does it have anything to do with that Kotaro kid-“

“Look. Don’t mention him, don’t….

Don’t mention Kotaro. Ok?” Snake shivers, trying not to lash out on him like he did with Ace.

Now a very confused Liam wants to find out why he wouldn’t want it mention the kid, but still respects his boundaries and keeps his mouth shut as he continued eating his curry.

“Mm!” Liam hums, satisfied. “You really know how to make curry, huh?”

“Heh, thanks..” Snake smiles.

“Uh, excuse me…”

A few more customers came and went and stayed for a little while for a quick lunch. It was surprising that Snake could run a grocery store and cook in a restaurant at the same time.

May around 7:36 Snake closed the shop and it was time to go back home, he unlocked his bike and rode it back home. As he rode back home he couldn’t get Kotaro’s mugshot out of his mind.

He arrived at his house a few minutes later and put his bike in the garage, he then walks out of the garage and into the hallway and met with Claire and his siblings, Claire was playing dolls with Grace and Kenji was drawing on the couch while watching (or listing to) tv.

“Hey guysss!” Snake waved.

“Hey.” Claire smiled.

“Huh? Oh, hey.” Kenji said.

Claire stood up, “How’s the shop been?” She asks.

“Great, sssame asss alwaysss” he replied.

He pulled 10$ out from his pocket and handed it to Claire. “Thanksss for taking time out of your day to watch them.” Claire took the money and said, “oh, it’s no problem! I love them, their like my little siblings, I’m an only child.. so they’re pretty much the closest thing I have.” Claire said, heading for the door, “I’ll probably see them tomorrow?” “Sssure! They’ll be excited.” Snake said.

“Bye, everyone!” Clair said.

“Bye Claire!” The kids said.

As the door shuts, Snake looks back at his siblings.

“Alright, time for a bath.”

Blair starts running around, reluctant to take a bath. “No!”

Kenji laughs as Snake chases after her, “Blair!!” He said.

Claire walks along the sidewalk, the moon shining, the sky, grey, the stars ou-

“いずみ？いずみちゃん、いる？それだけです”

She picked up a walkie talkie from her pocket, she talks into it.

.. 光太郎…

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