"Oh. Yes, I am glad things seemed to work out..." They had to work around Gai-sensei's schedule a bit, but at least everyone had the day off for the holiday, basically. Still, it was a drag they had to use a holiday as an excuse to get together.

When did they start growing apart?

He smiled back, chuckling. "Hopefully today will be a good start for us to have more team time together."

And so they started working on the final rice balls, the two of them making quick work of the rice at a speed they never would have accomplished alone.