The hour was approaching 6 o'clock in the evening. Tatsumi was to close his coffee shop. He had to admit that it feels different when he works alone. This shop was opened after he retired from his previous job as high school assistant principle. Tatsumi was a tough teacher who meant well. In his eyes, kids became so soft and spoiled these days that their parents would file complaint for a lecture that was merely given too loudly. Eventually, he was fed up and decided it was time to move on. One of his students' guardian appreciated him, though. It was Mitsumasa Kido, grandfather of Saori Kido and the richest man in Tokyo; he had given Tatsumi a good sum of money to start his business.

And it was to his surprise that many former students of his became regular customers. Shun, Shiryu, Hyoga, and Seiya always met here after getting off from work.

It was 5:45, and Seiya came in, much to Tatsumi's disappointment.

"You have to come in now," Tatsumi said to him. "We are closing."

"Not for another fifteen minutes," Seiya said as he sat. "Where's Saori-san?"

Chuckling, Tatsumi replied, "She's not here."

"What do you mean?"

"She's not here," Tatsumi repeated himself. "Why are you asking?"

"She's my friend."

"Really?" Tatsumi wasn't convinced at all. "Your friend? Since she started working here, you came here more often than usual. She ignored you back in high school and now you have your vengeance by bossing her around."

"Hey, I'm trying to help her," Seiya defended himself. "Saori-san wasn't raised to be a waitress. Either she has to nail the job or look for another one."

"Well, she certainly knows she doesn't belong here," Tatsumi said. "Julian came and she left with him."

"What?" Seiya couldn't believe his ears. "Don't tell me that after she left him at the altar, she's heading back to that altar?"

Shrugging, Tatsumi said, "She made her choice." He poured Seiya a cup of tea and continued, "You never saw her as a friend, admit it. Not since the day she came here as a runaway bride..."

Seiya, remember that day when you came to here all down? Your ex-girlfriend Miho moved out from your place. It was like the whole world has turned against you. And it was exactly the day you saw Saori-san again since high school.

"Where's Seiya?" Shun asked, taking his seat at the coffee shop. He sat at the table where his friends usually sit.

Speaking of the devil, Seiya joined them, completely down.

"How's it going?" Hyoga asked him.

"Miho moved her stuff out," Seiya said. "I know it's coming and it's not working out. She used be crazy about me since grade school. Now she doesn't think I'm the one anymore."

"Why are you settling down so early anyway?" Shiryu asked. "Shunrei and I lived in the same apartment building since we were little. She did ask me if I want to move our relationship to the next level. I told her that I'm not ready yet."

"Or maybe Miho isn't the right one," Hyoga said. "Who knows? Maybe the right girl will fall right into your lap when time is right."

The coffee shop door opened. A young woman in an elaborate wedding dress appeared. She sure grabbed a lot of attention. Seiya found her looking familiar. She asked for Tatsumi.

"Saori-san?" Tatsumi was surprised to see her. "What are you doing here? Isn't today your wedding day?"

"Not anymore," Saori replied. "You got something to eat?"

"Oh Saori, you remember your classmates from high school?" Tatsumi directed her to the table where Seiya, Hyoga, Shun, and Shiryu sat.

"Hi," Saori waved to them awkwardly. She took at seat with them and the guys moved around to make room for her wedding dress. "I'm supposed to get married today, but I can't go through with it. Before I knew it, I crawled out of the window and ran away from the altar. Tatsumi is the only person I knew in Tokyo…I don't know where else to go!"

Tatsumi brought her cake and coffee.

"Julian…Julian is gay," Saori went on.

"What else is new?" Hyoga muttered.

"I'm can't marry someone who doesn't love me," Saori said. "Everyone told me that I'm beautiful today, but I look like a total fool!"

"You want to call your grandfather?" Shiryu asked. "To let him know that you are here?"

"He probably disowned me right now," Saori said. "Look at me - no husband, no job, nowhere to stay, and…how are you guys doing?"

Shun, as nice and kind as he always been, offered Saori to stay in his place. I gave her a job at the coffee shop, and yes, she is a terrible waitress. But with her background, she definitely has a lot of guts to wait tables.

At Shun's apartment, Saori tried to call her grandfather. Unsurprisingly, he was not answering. "Oh well, I disgraced him and he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore," Saori said sadly. "But I don't want to marry Julian. This isn't me…I want my own life…I just don't know what it is yet."

"You know," Seiya took a seat next to her. "Back in high school, I sort of disliked you."

"I know," Saori said.

"I thought you were shallow and spoiled," he said. "But now I see you in a different light. You are very courageous. You did the right thing for yourself rather than living in a lie."

"You're right," Saori nodded.

"So what's your plan?" He asked.

"Plan? I think I need to go shopping."

"How are you going to pay for it?"

"Credit cards."

"Who pays for the credit cards?"

"My grandfather."

"Let me see," Seiya said. Saori handed him the card. With a pair of scissors, Seiya cut it in half.

"Seiya!"

"Welcome to the real world! It sucks but you are going to love it!"

With the credit card destroyed, Saori had to earn money on her own. To her annoyance, Seiya was always at the coffee shop. Back in high school, she used to look down at him. Now, she was a waitress to pour him coffee.

"By the way, where were you?" Tatsumi asked Seiya. "Had you been here, she might not have left with Julian."

"I was at Athens."

"Athens? In Greece?"

"Yeah," Seiya replied.

"What were you doing in Athens?"

"Shaina," Seiya said uncomfortably.

"You went to Athens with Shaina?" Tatsumi said in disbelief.

"It's not what you think," Seiya said.

"What happened?"

"Well..."