"So," Yoji said, "can I buy you dinner Saturday evening?"

Ken and I merely watched in awe. Yoji was either very brave, or very stupid. I mean, this wasn't just any girl he was asking out on a date, it was Fujimaya Aya, Ran's sister.

Thwack!

A bouquet of roses began viciously attacked Yoji’s head. The bouquet of roses were attached to a hand, that was attached to an arm, that was attached to a body, that happened to belong to an extremely angry Fujimaya Ran.

Yoji cursed, Aya shrieked, and Ken actually started to pray. I briefly considered an attempt to rip the roses from Ran's hands, but then decided not to get involved. Maybe I would have if Yoji had ever offered to help me research our missions. However, he hadn't, and so...

Thwack!