Kenji looked at her. "I will." He said quite seriously. "They call you a freak here I won't let it go." He said. "If a guy calls you a freak I'm going to lay him out flat. A girl does it I'll lay her out with words. I won't let them put you down." He said softly. "I might be a popular guy at school but I'll stand up for my friends and anyone else who needs it." He spoke softly. He listened to her. "So sure...if you want to just hang out...we can do that." He said with a warm smile. "Yeah...we are real friends Yukiko. Nothing will ever change that." He said with a smile. He smiled at her. Drinking his water again.<br/><br/>Listening to her as she spoke. "Yeah. You mother told me that. I went looking for you and she tried asking me to let him look at my bruise. I didn't take her up on the offer but politely declined. That wouldn't be an easy thing to explain to a doctor who would ask questions. I'm honestly a bad liar so it wouldn't be easy to talk my way out of that." He said with a chuckle. "Sometimes...a home made gift is something you can't buy in a store. I think next year I'll make you something." He was smiling as he spoke. "I'm glad my friendship means something to you Yukiko. Yours means something to me as well. For some reason I already feel close to you even though we've only known each other a couple of days. It feels like it was meant to be or something."<br/><br/>He fell silent as the food arrived. Taking his chopsticks and waited until she started eating to start eating. Smiling at her and asked, "How is your meal Yukiko?" He spooned up his miso soup. The soup came with their meal. "What are some other things that interest you?"