``d i f f e r e n t |Todd/open|

[hiroku]

Hiroku sat down in the back booth of the cafe, thinking vaguely that it was odd to be in a muggle place again. She had been working for the Order recently, trying to do all she could to help the cause that Wolfgang had been with. Before his death, Hiroku had remained neutral, but now that Isabelle had killed her brother, Hiroku would do anything in her power to defeat the vampire woman.

She ordered coffee with a slight smile to the waitress who took her order. Hiroku stared out at the cafe, wondering how she had ended up at this place in her life. Just a year ago, she never would have imagined that Wolfgang would be dead and that she would be tentative friends with Angel Potter. Things were just so weird. And of course there was Todd, whom Hiroku liked a lot, but wasn't always around. She sighed slightly.

Her coffee came after a few minutes and she began to drink slowly, trying to keep from burning her tongue, though she supposed it could be easily helped with magic. Hiroku wasn't too good at healing spells, however, and she wouldn't want anything to go wrong, so she usually just left little things like that to fix themselves. As she took a second sip of the coffee, a familiar face entered the cafe. Hiroku's eyebrows raised and she found herself smiling at...

[purpose]

Todd entered the cafe. He wasn't supposed to be working that day, but had wanted to come down. In truth, he had a good feeling about going into the cafe that day. Smiling, he found that his senses were spot on. There, sitting down, was Hiroku. He walked up to her table and smiled. "Hi," he replied softly. Todd hadn't seen Hiroku since her brother had died. It was a terrible tragedy, but Hiroku seemed to be somewhat okay now. "Mind if I sit down?"

[hiroku]

Hiroku burnt her tongue slightly when she saw it was Todd, but smiled all the same. She put down her coffee cup and gestured for him to take a seat. "Yeah, I'm not expecting anyone else," she replied. Hiroku waited until he had seated himself to continue. "How have you been doing?" Hiroku asked, even though she knew the question would be fired back at her. She wasn't allowed to tell anyone about her work for the Order, so she would have to tell Todd some of the smaller things she had been doing.

[purpose]

Todd smiled at took a seat. God, did she look lovely... He had to snap himself out of his thoughts and he smiled offhandedly at Hiroku's question. "I've been... good," he replied vaguely. He wasn't exactly sure Hiroku would want to know all about his personal troubles, which weren't that bad in comparison to hers. "And yourself?" he asked, not wanting to be rude. He watched Hiroku intently, wondering what had been going on in her life recently.

[hiroku]

Hiroku shrugged slightly as Todd returned the question. "Better," she replied with a slight smile. Hiroku had been devastated by the loss of Wolfgang, who was somewhat like her other half. They hadn't always agreed, but when things were tough, Hiroku knew she could count on her brother. When he had died, Hiroku hadn't known what to do. But she felt as though she was finally finding her feet and figuring out things for herself. "What brings you here?" Hiroku asked Todd before sipping her coffee again.