The Thieves had done it. They had successfully changed the heart of the King of Lust, Kamoshida. A great burden was taken off their shoulders on that day. Akira had come home to Leblanc as an appeased man. Sojiro could even see the amount of confidence radiating off of his face. "What's that look for? You look like you did something you're really proud of."

Akira looked over at the owner of the coffee shop with a smile. "Maybe that's because I have, I'm very proud of what I did today." The boy with glasses admitted to him.

"As long as it's nothing bad, I don't care. Just wipe that look off your face and go upstairs. You'll disturb the customers." Sojiro had said as Akira left without another peep. "Damn kid acts way too cocky..."

Akira had walked upstairs and dropped his bag on the table as he laid down on his bed with a stupid grin on his face. Morgana hopped out of Akira's bag and looked over at his smiling friend. "You seem really proud of yourself today, Joker."

Akira looked over at Morgana and nodded in agreement. "Well of course! We managed to rid the school of that filth that is Kamoshida, we've got Ryuji and Ann at ease now, and I managed to keep my promise to the twins. So I'd say I'm feeling pretty proud of myself."

"Well don't stroke your ego too much. We don't need you of all people to get a big head over something like that." Morgana said with a grin.

"Alright then." Akira smiled as he looked up at the ceiling as his head began to fill up with thoughts of the coming days. He wondered what kind of restaurant Ann had in mind for their reward day and questioned how Ann and Ryuji would act at school now that Kamoshida is gone. Most of all, he wondered if Kasumi and Sumire's practices would be affected somehow now that Kamoshida was gone. He hoped not. He was really looking forward to the day that he would get the privilege of watching one of their real performances. His eyes began to feel heavy as he drifted off to sleep.

Today, Akira's plan was to head out to sell the medal they had earned by changing Kamoshida's heart, however, Sojiro had other plans for him that day. Sojiro essentially forced him to help him out in the cafe without letting Akira explain that he had to go out. Akira was just stuck at Leblanc. The day was looking to be a pretty boring one until he heard the door ring open, revealing a man who had grey hair with red eyes. He looked to be about his mid 40's or potentially 50's, he wore a brown pair of glasses as well. Akira thought he looked pretty familiar but shrugged it off.

"Welcome sir, what would you like today?" Sojiro asked of the man as he walked over to him. Sojiro felt some familiarity with the man too, but unlike Akira, it wasn't on a personal level.

"I'll take one house blend. Please and thank you." The man said as he looked at Sojiro with a smile.

"Coming right up." Sojiro went to make the man his coffee but noticed Akira had a weird look on his face. "What's up with that face kid?"

"Nothing, sorry just got lost in thought." Akira went back to washing the dishes, he still didn't know where he saw that man before.

The man was simply minding his own business as he looked down at a crossword puzzle, he began answering some of the questions, he felt a pair of eyes on him. He looked up to see a frizzy, black-haired, bespectacled boy. The red-eyed man looked at the boy in confusion before his face became one of absolute surprise. "Y-You..!"

Akira looked at the grey-haired man in confusion. "Huh? You know who I am?" Akira asked the man as Sojiro just watched the two.

"What's going on here? Why are you two looking at each other like that?" Sojiro said in an annoyed tone for the disturbance.

"Sorry! I didn't mean to cause a disturbance, this boy just looked like someone I remember and who my daughters have been talking about." He apologized to Sojiro and then turned back to Akira. "I'm sorry for prying, my name is Yoshizawa Shinichi."

Akira's eyes popped out of his head as he heard that name. "Shinichi Yoshizawa? Wait... you're Sumire and Kasumi's dad?" Akira asked in complete and utter disbelief, out of all the places to meet the twins' father, he definitely didn't expect Leblanc.

"Yes, I am. I'm assuming by your looks, you're the brave young lad who saved my daughters and got himself hurt in the process. Akira Kurusu, was it?" Shinichi asked as Akira nodded.

"U-um, yeah." Akira couldn't help but feel a little nervous within his presence. "Mr. Yoshizawa, it's an honor to meet you."

"No, no, please call me Shinichi, I must repay you for you saving my daughters," Shinichi said with a smile on his face. "They always talk about you whenever they come home, it's always Senpai this, Senpai that. It's really nice to see that they made a friend who they care about so much." Shinichi said as he extended his hand out to shake Akira's hand.

Akira accepted the handshake and nodded. "Shinichi, your daughters are truly wonderful. They are two of the most mind-blowing people I've ever met. I'm truly grateful that I got to meet them."

"It's nice to hear that you feel the same way about them, Akira-kun. They are also very grateful for you as well. I always hear how you help them out at school and when you hang out with them. Hmmm... I know the perfect way to repay you." Shinichi said with a pleased look on his face as Akira looked at him with a questioning gaze. "I'd like to welcome you to come to our house any time you like. You're one of the family at this point, Akira-kun."

Akira's jaw dropped as he heard about what he said. "S-Shinichi. Thank you sir for the offer. I will gladly take it." Akira said with a smile as he looked at the grateful red-eyed man.

"Thank you for accepting my offer," Shinichi said as Sojiro handed him his coffee, Shinichi took a drink and instantly loved it. "Ah, thank you for the coffee. It is quite amazing."

"Not a problem. I'm actually surprised you and the delinquent kid actually know each other." Sojiro joked as Shinichi shook his head in disagreement about him being a delinquent.

"This young man is the furthest thing from a delinquent in my eyes. He seems like a lad who is misunderstood often, but he has a heart of pure gold. I can tell." Shinichi said, complimenting Akira once more. Shinichi soon finished his coffee as he smiled at the two. "Thank you for the coffee, I think I may have found a go-to place for my coffee and to see the young lad who saved my daughters. Anyways, have a good day gentlemen." Shinichi paid for his coffee then left with a smile on his face.

"He seemed like a very genuine man," Sojiro said as he then turned to Akira. "Surprising to see that someone who's heard your story and doesn't think you're a delinquent. The only thing I'm confused about is... you saved his daughters? What's that story?"

"Oh, the story of how I first met the Yoshizawa girls. A magical tale, one that I most certainly would never forget. Here's how it starts..." Akira explained the story of how he met the Yoshizawa girls. How he was on an errand for his family when he saw two girls running. One girl had red hair and was running from her sister who had brown hair. Akira ran after the two and pushed the two girls out of the way, and Akira suffered major damage to his arm in the process.

Sojiro throughout the story was completely shocked about the story and what Akira did. Akira finished his story, Sojiro had a look of shock and one of embarrassment on his face. "Man... after hearing that story and how you saved those two girls... sorry for how I treated you like you were nothing but trouble. I'm not gonna completely trust you because you still do have an assault on your record, but it puts me to some level of ease that you're not complete trouble."

"Thanks, Boss. You don't gotta worry about saying sorry, I'm already used to it. I have others who didn't listen to the rumors and saw the real me. That's all I'm thankful for." Akira said with a smile as Sojiro's expression eased down.

"It's good to see that you found true genuine friends. Make sure to keep those people close. Ah, we should get back to work shall we?" Sojiro said as Akira nodded in response as they both got to work.

Sumire and Kasumi had just returned home from practice, their performances had been getting a lot better. Sumire had been getting more refined with her act and expressing herself more through it, whilst Kasumi was becoming bolder and trying out new moves in her acts. "Hello, girls!" Their mother, Kiseki Yoshizawa greeted the two girls with a proud smile.

"Hi, Mom! It's good to see you!" Sumire greeted her mother back with a big smile on her face. Sumire was extra proud of today's routine that she performed.

"You seem really happy about something, did something happen Mom?" Kasumi asked as Kiseki tried to contain herself from saying something.

"You'll learn soon. Go put your stuff away, we got dinner all ready." Kiseki obliged as the girls put their stuff away then headed off into the kitchen to eat.

The meal they had prepared tonight was Chicken Curry, made with perfectly glazed orange carrots, tender chicken, and savory potatoes, all joined in by rich and spicy curry sauce with rice. There was plenty to go around considering Sumire and Kasumi ate extra to make up for all the weight they burnt off during practice.

The twins sat down at the table and looked at the curry with eyes that hunger. "Itadakimasu!" The twins said together as they both began to dig in, their parents following soon after. Kasumi was a bit faster at getting her helping of food together and eating it than her sister, but Sumire liked to savor and enjoy the meals rather than eat them fast like her brown-haired sister.

"So girls, how was practice today? Been going well?" Shinichi asked as he looked at the two girls with a curious expression.

"Practice has been going great, Dad. Sumire and I have really been improving lately! Way more than usual too!" Kasumi said, sharing the good news to her parents, in between bites of her dinner.

"I-I wouldn't really say that much, Kasumi... but we definitely have been getting better at our routines and what kind of styles we want to try out or even improve upon." The red-haired Yoshizawa spoke as she continued eating.

"That's great to hear girls! It's good to hear that you all are so dedicated to your routines. Is it because of that Akira boy I keep hearing on about from you two?" Kiseki asked as the two girls were shocked by what their mother said. "Oh? So it IS that! You three sound like such a cute little group! I can only imagine how you two feel about that boy? So tell me. Do you think he's strong? Handsome? Dashingly-rogue like? Cute? Kind? Come on, tell me!" Kiseki pelted the two girls with questions, so much so that Sumire was already reaching further beyond the redness of a strawberry. Her face would soon be as hot as the sun. Kasumi was reaching the strawberry point too, Shinichi then laughed.

"Now, Kiseki dear. We don't want to embarrass the two girls about their friend. I bet they wouldn't feel comfortable bringing him over to meet us if we kept asking such questions, right?" Shinichi suggested as Kiseki pouted and sat back down in her chair.

"Huh? Come over to meet you all? You're sounding like you've already met him, Dad," Kasumi said as Sumire agreed, finally calming down but still nervous about the upcoming answer.

"Well, that's because I did." The twins' expressions became one of pure surprise and embarrassment. "I met him today at the coffee shop one of my coworkers told me to visit. Leblanc, I think is what it was called. That Akira boy was there and I met him first hand. I even said he was part of the family and that he was welcome into our home at any time he felt like. I was really glad he accepted."

"From what your father said, it sounded like Akira-kun is going to be coming sometime soon. Isn't that great girls?" Kiseki said with a smirk. The girls became petrified by that smirk, absolutely embarrassed by what it implied.

"S-S-Senpai...? H-He agreed to THAT...?!" Sumire said as she was on the verge of passing out, she became completely red as her face was hotter than the sun.

"T-There's no way! A-A-Akira-senpai would agree to that!?" Kasumi said as she matched her sister for embarrassment.

"But he did girls, it's not like he's coming over tomorrow. So you have some time before he comes over." Shinichi said, adding onto the teasing.

"Dad! You're not helping!" Sumire exclaimed as she and Kasumi just looked down and ate their dinners without saying much else. It was obvious that the two were blushing like crazy. Kiseki and Shinichi stopped their teasing and began to eat dinner peacefully.

"A-Akira-senpai... I-I had no idea he could be so bold..." Kasumi whispered under her breath to her sister. Sumire agreed with a small smile on her face. Kasumi wondered what that smile was about, but decided not to ask about it. For she too had a small smile after hearing that.