Ch. 3 Japan Meets Evan

He gets off the airplane and has his suit jacket over his shoulder while he carries his suitcase rolling behind him.

He had a huge smile on his face and a pair of sunglasses on. He felt like a million bucks!

Although he was worth much more than that.

He turned heads of all ages. Both men and women saw him and found it hard to look away. Some of the guys weren't because he was good looking to them. More like they were jealous.

He was so glad he took many-many years of Japanese to prepare for any world he would get tossed into. And it wasn't just Japanese. He knew quite a few.

He wasn't sure if he was going to be thrown in a modern cultivation novel or not so Chinese and other such languages were packed into his brain.

He gets to his apartment and it takes everything in him not to go and say hi to Kobayashi right now.

He gets to the top floor of the apartments and gets to the second to last door to the right of you face the doors.

He looks out at the city and nearly jumps for joy! No! Not off the railings, that would kill him. He's not suicidal, anymore that is.

He barely contains his excitement. He's got his eyes wide under his sunglasses and a beaming smile showing off his pearly white teeth.

He turns around to face his apartment and opens the door to reveal…..nothing.

It wasn't anything special. It was barely furnished, but everything was new. He didn't really need much so he just got new things for the apartment.

He got a great deal on rent because of it. He wouldn't be staying here for long anyway, so he was glad to help the landlord and himself in the process.

It was moon when he arrived so it was around 1:30 after he got home.

"I'm Home!" Evan loudly states to his apartment after he closes his door.

He doesn't remember what day it was, but he wasn't really in the mood to care. He was tired from the flight over. He watched the window the entire flight and his excitement has Ben on 15/10 for the past weeks since he figured out he can meet dragons and befriend them.

And maybe romance was an option? He remembered shipping Tohru and Kobayashi. But he knew nothing else about them. But he would stick to coupling them together.

He has the rest of his clothes and suits being sent over, he couldn't fit all of them in this suitcase. He took out his pjs, shorts, jeans, tshirts and underwear. Just things he would need for the first week or 2.

He took his laptop out of his backpack that was his carry on and set it up on the table.

He turned the tv on and up for background noise.

As tired as he was, he still had work to do. He had just given the company to someone who was relatively new in owning a company, companies for that matter. He may be qualified, but that didn't make Evan watch what he does like a Hawk for the first while and even after that.

He watched the stocks, his property. Any and all assets he could monitor he kept track of. This also kept him up to date on all his businesses and gave him something to do.

It was getting to dinner time and he didn't have any groceries so he went shopping. He left his suit jacket at home but brought his wallet and phone with him.

He grabbed vegetables and meat from the local supermarket. He was very tempted to go to the convenience store nearby, but he didn't want to cheat his 'diet' just yet.

He calls it a diet but his metabolism is ridiculous. His figure rarely changes.

He left his sunglasses at home as well. It would get dark and they would be pointless. That and he wanted to see the area with his bare eyes.

It wasn't technically anything special. But he enjoyed it all. He walked by houses and parks. Businesses of all various types.

He got a lot of looks but he just added them to the pep in his step. He got his groceries and went back to his apartment.

He made sure to remember the parks in the area and the local streets.

He loved the way his brain soaked up all kinds of information, the old him wasn't stupid, but compared to now he was like a caveman.

Anyway. He cooked himself some dinner and a little extra for later, or if Kobayashi showed up.

He chuckled lightly to himself.

Evan was wondering how Kobayashi would react to be the protagonist of a Webtoon where she has a super hot neighbor. But then later she gets a super sexy dragon maid.

"Gggaaaaahhh! She's so damn lucky! Does she also have Devils luck?! I hope I get a beautiful Dragon girlfriend! But I'll settle for friends as the bare minimum that is acceptable! I haven't been able to get a girlfriend since I came to this world. Only freaking gold diggers! I tried changing where and when I looked but all they saw was dollar signs whenever I mentioned how rich I really was. But man the sex was great! Although condoms are annoying it beats having kids and child support, don't even get me started on the STDs. I made sure to do checks for me and my partners. I can't be too careful when it comes to my body". Evan was monologuing loudly when he heard something. He turned down the tv.

*Thump Thump Bang" someone was banging on the wall and apparently knocked something to the ground in the process.

"Keep it down would ya?!" A muffled voice shouted.

Evans smile reappeared. He got up and slides pair of cheap sandals on his feet. He went outside his apartment and knocked on his neighbors door.

"I don't want whatever you're sel-" A redhead opened the door and she looked exhausted.

"Oh dear" Evan looked at his lady neighbor and was surprised. She looked really tired.

"Thanks~. That really boosts my self image" she says flatly as she narrows her eyes.

Evan realizes he isn't off to a great start. "That's not what I meant! Don't take it the wrong way!" He moves his hands in front of his body as if trying to swat his previous words out of the air.

"Then how am I supp-" Kobayashi pinches the bridge of her nose and takes her glasses off. "You know what. I don't care. What do you want?"

Evan had to use all his will power not to say a dragon. "Sorry, I started this way wrong. Let me start over"

He steps back so Kobayashi wasn't having to hurt her neck looking up at him.

"My name is Evan Farrell" he gives a small bow with his right hand over his abdomen and his left arm behind his back. "And I'll be your new neighbor starting today. I just moved in" He smiles without his teeth and gave a small smile.

"Good for you. Are you a foreigner? Your Japanese is good compared to the way you look" Kobayashi had put her glasses back on and got a better look at him. He was handsome, and looked like a bad type of guy.

"A matter of fact I am! I just came from America you see. I'm just trying to live a good life and make some friends here in Japan. Speaking of….?"

Kobayashi just tiredly looks at him.

"Tough crowd tonight. Anyway, what's your name ms….?"

"Ms? I'm not that much older than you. I'm only 24" She seemed a little more mad at him.

"I meant no such thing as to say you are my elder or anything. I was just trying to be polite. I'm actually also, 24. Anyway, can I have a name to put to your face please?" Evan kept his energy going like a boxer jumps on his feet, just rolling with the punches and moves on.

"Oh….it's Kobayashi" She says as she scratches her cheek lightly since she only just now introduced herself. She just got swept away by his energy. She was getting more and more tired. And she hadn't eaten yet.

"Well, Kobayashi. You can call me Evan, please. I'm not a very big fan of last names" Evan relaxes his posture a bit.

"Alright then Evan. I've gotta eat and then go to sleep early so I'm just gonna….." She goes to shut the door.

"Ah! Did you make something to eat yet?! If not, I made extra food for myself not 10 minutes ago. I haven't started eating yet so would you like some? I can go and grab you a plate. Just return it to me after your done. I've only ever cooked for myself before so I would appreciate any feedback you can give….if you decide to take me up on the offer!" Evan took a step forward and to the side to get a few words through the closing door.

"Errr. I'm good"

"It's free! And it'll just be a waste! I promise it's not poisoned and that it'll taste amazing!" Evan has his hands together as he was trying to convince her.

"It's free?" Kobayashi asks through the small crack in the door. Her stomach rumbling and she remembers her nearly empty fridge.

"Yeah! Free! This time at least, who knows the next time I'll be generous" Evan has a smug smile on his face.

"Fine. I'll take your offer" Kobayashi says after debating against her stomach. But it's been a long day and it was free.

"Excellent! I'll go grab it really quick!"

Evan goes to his apartment and unlocks his door and quickly gets a plate of the food he cooked and took it back out after wrapping it.

He presents it.

"And for today's meal we have Vegetable Gyoza Dumpling Stir-Fry. It's the chefs first attempt so he would appreciate any feedback, brutal honesty welcomed AND requested. To drink….whatever you decide" Evan presents the dish in an over exaggerated manner as he bows. He is having a blast just messing around.

Kobayashi looks at the plate. "Oh, erm, I mean. Than you, Evan. I'll let you know what I think when I'm done" She says as she takes the plate from him. It does smell good.

She's about to close the door when-"Oh wait!"

The sudden shout causes Kobayashi to nearly fall.

"What is it?" She looks at Evan and he looks kinda scary. He had grabbed the door and forced it back open. He was nearly in her home.

"Are you allergic to anything?!" Evan catches the door and opens it.

"Huh?" Kobayashi did not expect this and nearly falls down.

"Are you…allergic to anything? Seafood? Walnuts? Dairy?" His facial expression serious giving Kobayashi a little scare. But not much. She was just surprised earlier. She's tougher and more stubborn than she looks.

"N-no. Not allergic to anything" She says as she stands back up straight. She had to catch herself from falling.

"Phhheeeww. That's great to hear. Wouldn't want my neighbor to die…." Evan says and backs up a few steps.

"That would be unfortunate" She goes to close the door and just as its about to shut.

"….again" she hears from the other side of the door as it shuts.

She quickly opens it and sees the back of Evan as he enters his apartment and his door shuts.

Kobayashi couldn't tell if he was joking or not. And that kinda put her off. But she just decided it was his weird personality.

Both went inside and started eating.

Evan was proud of himself. It tasted great, much better than he expected.

Kobayashi on the other hand had her mind blown. This was the tastiest thing she had in a while. It was even better than some of the burgers she's had before. And she loves burgers!

Kobayashi couldn't decide between savoring it or getting the next mouthful in.

Evan finished his meal and was about to clean up when he decides to put music on. He's got way too much energy after meeting Kobayashi.

He turns on Nightcores 'she' song and let's it play the first bit before jumping in to sing as he cleans up.

He has the instruments turned up and the lyrics turned down. He likes to hear himself sing, and the beats of the songs are mainly what he listens to anyway. As long as it's got a good beat and doesn't cuss every line he most likely likes the song.

"She always gets what she wants!

She always gets what she wants~

She always gets what she wants!

Yeah

She always gets what she wants

Yeah

She ain't ever f*** with a broke man

Keeps her Tylenols right on the night stand

Said she wants the world but I bet she's got a game plan

Says she wants a man

But she savin it for lost lands, Yeah

Wants~"

And Evan keeps singing.

He goes through two smelts songs before he hears a knock on the door.

He shuts the music off and goes and opens it. He sees Kobayashi standing with an empty and clean plate.

"Hello Kobayashi!" Evan says and then remembers he was just jammin out. "I wasn't singing too loud was I? Man, you just told me to keep it down not even 30 minutes ago!" He facepalms.

"That was you singing?" Kobayashi was surprised. She thought he was messing around with dj equipment and stuff, not that he was singing.

"Yeah. Sorry about that" Evan slides his hand down his face and then drops his hand at his side as he leans against the door frame.

"It's fine. It didn't sound bad. But you should keep it down when it gets dark outside. The walls are thin here" Kobayashi points out.

"Noted" Evan nods his head.

"Well here's your plate" She hands it to him and he takes it. "It was….good" She doesn't know how much praise would be acceptable.

"Really? That's great to hear! I also like it if I do say so myself. It really was my first time trying to cook something like this. Would you want to have it again some other time?" Evan asks with a small smile on his face.

"Uhhh. Sure. I'm not much of a cook myself…are you a chef?" Kobayashi can't help but ask.

"Me? A chef? Hahahaha!" Evan can't help but laugh. He only cooked for himself, he didn't want to hire chefs for himself since he could save money. Just because he had a lot currently doesn't mean it won't disappear if he starts spending all willy nilly. "Sorry! Haha, sorry. I haven't talked like this in quite some time. No, I'm not a chef. I'm…..what you would call a painter"

Kobayashi understands what a 'painter' does. And she does not want to get involved with him or that type of thing. She was planning on moving out in her mind already.

"You should see your face!" He laughs again. "You don't need to worry, I only work at a Tech. Company. Nothing too big. And I just love wearing suits, as a heads up. That's why you'll see me wearing them more often than not"

Kobayashi's eyebrow twitches slightly at this guys antics. She doesn't know how this guy has so much energy. "Ok….."

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I actually already set up my work stuff on the table. It's a little difficult to work from here when the work is in America" Evan stops himself from blabbing about his business. "What do you do? And then I'll let you go and get some sleep. Deal?"

"Sure, yeah. I'm a computer programmer" Kobayashi was going to ask which company he worked for but remembers that she probably wouldn't know because his work is from America.

"Cool! I know it's exhausting so take care of yourself alright?" Evan still leans against the door. Then he remembers he checked the date and it was Thursday and tomorrow was Friday.

"I will. And you should too" Kobayashi walks back to her apartment.

Evan waves her off and then heads back into his apartment. He makes sure to lock the door and then finishes his cleanup in a few minutes. After that he goes to his bed and strips his clothes off leaving him in his underwear and jumps under the covers and goes to sleep.

Sure the apartment is significantly smaller than his last house, but even still. This seems more comfortable to him. Like he can actually call this place home.