It truly wasn't a rare occurrence for Naruhiko to disappear from Ishida's sight within mere moments. After a while, you just get used to it and stop bothering with worrying, worrying was awfully unprofessional... Without his smile disappearing, he nodded to Tachibana's request, pulling the thin smartphone out of his pocket and dialing Naruhiko's number. No response... Oh, silly kid, he surely forgot to charge it, or left it at home. With a lighthearted sigh, he shrugged. "He's not picking up, it seems. I think he most likely went to grab food, after all he did mention wanting to do so previously... Given that I only woke him up by the call that got him to the office, it's no surprise." he admitted, sliding the phone back. "I'm honestly sorry that you have to go through this on your<span style="font-style: italic">first</span>day, Tachibana-san. Naruhiko has been quite busy since his latest work gained so much popularity, and it's difficult for him to handle all the matters that have been yet unknown to him till now. He only finished university recently, after all. I'm sorry that I didn't warn you beforehand, really sorry..." he kept apologizing, though deep in this heart, he was about as sorry as his hair was black. Not at all.<br/><br/>Tachibana was handling this beautifully! He would have been awed by that confidence, was it not for the fact it was nothing new to him...<br/>"Even though I've been working with him for five years already, since he's such a spontaneous and fiery person, and we never really got to talk about such matters too much, what I apologize for-" he would have gone on and on blabbering unhelpful nonsense in that cheery, chirpy tone with a smile on his lips were he not cut short by her next question. Hm, really a confident, straight to the point girl, just like her brother! But not like Ishida would make this very easy. He just gave her a meek shrug.<br/>"Oh, uh, he likes everything?" he answered, smiling innocently like a child.<br/><br/>Without protests, he watched her leave in a hurry, and just casually leaned against the counter behind his back. She'd handle this, he'd rest. His nerves were worn-out enough through the panic and struggles of the previous years to not feel sorry for taking a leave at babysitting Naruhiko. At all. That was what he hired Tachibana for!<br/><br/>It took her but a few minutes to reappear, with less doubts as he could clearly see, and grab his hand, dragging him out of the front door like some sort of bizarre hood ornament. My, my, what speed! He struggled to keep up with her, swiping his hair back into place hastilly with his gloved hand to avoid looking even a little bit scruffy. For a moment, he felt like a child, despite the fact that Tachibana was good nine years younger than himself.<br/>"Oh my," he uttered along the way, while being dragfed across a street crossing, "Tachibana-san, you really are fast!" Just hope she'd be careful, too - he had a new suit on!<br/><br/>Finally free of her grasp, he dusted his suit off once more - a rather frequent habit of his - and flashed a cheery smile, followed by a slight bow of his head at the waitress. Unlike Tachibana, he was no longer hurrying,just casually strode towards the already obviously present Naruhiko. Good thing he was so easy to spot!<br/>"Izumi-kun! We were looking for you! It really wasn't necessary to run away..." he sighed, shaking his head softly in an obvious act of concern. Obviously fake, since that melodic tone was rather faux and improperly fitting for<span style="font-style: italic">true</span>concern!<br/><br/>Naruhiko would most likely never become a successful escape artist. Just shortly after entering the premises, purchasing his meal, and aiming to leave and eat it, Tachibana - with Ishida comically being pulled behind her - bolted in like a cannonball. At first, he didn't notice her, but that realization soon dawned on him after her sudden appearance by his side. His jaw dropped, eyes widening to a surprisingly large width, but the corners of his.mouth slowly, but surely curled upwards to form a bright happy smile, proudly showing his white teeth to the two , since in the meantime, Ishida has reaxhed him as well. "Tachibana-san, Ishida-san! I'm sorry for leaving you so suddenly, I was just seriously awfully hungry and I couldn't wait so... I thought you can do fine without me... And got us all food instead!" he exclaimed, holding a trio of brown paper bags up as a proof. They were filled with... Wholegrain pastries?<br/><br/>Seriously, wholegrain pastries? Who on earth buys wholegrain pastries wearing a T-shirt with an anime character printed on it while himself looking not the most official, either, at the very least? Weren't those for vegans, hippies, dieting girls and environmentalist enthusiasts?<br/>Naruhiko apparently didn't share that opinion, proudly showing off his purchase.<br/><br/>"Sweet potatoes, small wholegrain pastries and salad! And dried fruit for myself and Tachibana-san, plus unsalted peanuts for Ishida-san!" handing the small brown bags to both of them, Naruhiko seemed to be bursting with joy. He bought food for all of them - hopefully Tachibana liked salad - while escaping an annoying tour of office...<br/>"That's very kind of you, Izumi-kun, and thank you for remembering about the peanuts." Ishida accepted his smll brown paper bag, shortly peering inside to scan its contents. "Oh, and you got those pastries, how lovely." he added shortly after, his smile widening further.<br/>"They're the best ones." Naruhiko nodded. He didn't hesitate to start his meal already, and took the sweet potato out, taking a small bite off. It was still warm...<br/>"Tachibana, what do you like?" he mumbled through the food in his mouth, with curiosity facing his new assistant. "I can still get you a donut or coffee or something if you don't like those things."<br/>Money wasn't an issue right now.<br/><br/>The issue was:was she angry? This sort of girl wasn't someone he'd like to get angry at himself!