"A-ah, how'd you--no, I'm not even going to ask how you got that." Akira responded as she surveyed the bottle in her hands, obviously impressed with Youhei's taste. "and yes, I do enjoy banana, thank you. I might take a sip of it later or save it for a better time--" She was cut off as Yoro excused himself with a distressed look, and her brows furrowed as she heard a female voice rattling off at the other end of the phone. Who exactly was he talking to? It wasn't any of her business, they were just friends and all--
Wait, did he just say "I love you"? No, why was she even concerned?! It could be his sister for all she knew, but from her memory of the letters they exchanged, she only recalled that Yoro was an only child. The possibility had to be there, maybe this was a cousin or something. But if it was a girlfriend, why the hell wouldn't he tell her? Akira's expression seemed unchanged as she observed the phone call, but the look in her eyes was what sold her out. She quickly averted them back towards the bottle, but then the sound of the door opening caught her attention, and she saw a silver-haired girl standing in the doorway. The girl made her way towards them, and with a quick breath Akira pulled herself together and let a small smile grace her face as the girl introduced herself.
"Yes, you're at the right place. Kirijo is the one you passed who was speaking to the other girl. I'm Ikeda Akira, and this is Fukugawa Youhei. I will show you to your room, since Kirijo seems to be occupied." She then turned her attention back to Youhei,"Excuse me, Fukugawa, and thank you again for the gift. Perhaps we can share it together sometime." With that, Akira escorted the girl up the stairs and took a moment to explain the second floor was reserved for the men, but the sight of a boy with a wild hair banging on all of the doors struck her as odd. She knew that Shirogane wouldn't take loud knocking too well, and she apologized to Maaka before excusing herself and grabbing the boy's attention.
"Hey, you must be new. There's an empty room at the end of the hall, so there's no need to bang on the doors. Besides, our names are on the doors so it shouldn't be hard to find one that's vacant." She stated to the newcomer with an odd look, unsure of whether or not he'd actually understand her.