Yukiko took the offered hand with a smile, easily getting to her feet with his help. She followed him to the car and waited as he drove, occasionally making idle conversation to get her mind off of her ever-loudening stomach. It was strange, while she was alone in her thoughts before he showed up, things like hunger never even came to her mind. It was almost frightening how disconnected she became from the world whenever it happened.<br/><br/>After a while, Kenji pulled into the parking lot of a building, which she assumed was the restaurant. He corroborated her guess by announcing they were here, and she excitedly jumped out of the car, speed-walking towards the building. Her stomach didn't want to wait, and neither did she; that tempura was sounding pretty great right now. Kenji opened the door for her, and she smiled at him in thanks before walking in. After they were seated and given menus, Yukiko took the time to look over it in detail. She was pretty stuck on the tempura, but it couldn't hurt to check; besides, she hadn't eaten in about 24 hours, she could probably eat three different meals before she was full.<br/><br/>"Thanks, I'll make sure to take advantage of that," she said with a sly smile as Kenji said he was paying for her meal. When the waitress finally returned to take their orders, Yukiko set her menu down and cleared her throat.<br/>"I'll have a serving of shrimp tempura with soba noodles, a bowl of rice and curry, and a plate of yakitori chicken," she said with a smile.<br/>"I kind of feel bad though," she added, after they had both ordered and the waitress left. "I feel like we should have brought Hoshi too.. Although it's nice to hang out, just the two of us. It gives me a chance to focus on something<span style="font-style: italic">other</span>than the paranormal. I feel more like a normal person right now than I have in a long time, just sitting here having lunch with a friend for my birthday. It's really nice," she said with a smile.