Hi everyone! Thank you so much for reading my stories and reviewing them. Now I'm presenting my new story. It's about Byakuya and my own character Kaya (hope you like her) and this one story is an AU one. I've never wrote this kind of story so in my first attempt I'll try my utmost best so you like the plot and overall story.

Kaya's POV

" Ka-chan come here. You too, Momo-chan " Nel my waitress colleague whispered as we were taking the dishes of the restaurant kitchen out to the dining room.

I work at the restaurant Joie de Vivre. It is not the fanciest restaurant around but it is not a restaurant you can find just around the corner of the street. Joie de Vivre was restaurant with a certain amount of elegance and its ambience was quiet and demure good for either a romantic dinner or a business occasion.

My name is Arakawa Kaya and I'm a waitress here like my friend Neriel Tu whom I call Nel and my friend and college colleague Hinamori Momo.

" What's wrong, Nel-chan?" I asked curious still holding on two plates. Momo had a question mark expression too. " Nothing wrong. Look, table 15" she answered excited discreetly pointing to the said table. " What?" Momo innocently asked. I just looked on. " Are you blind? Don't you see him? He's the most handsome man I've seen" Nel squealed.

I trailed my eyes to table 15 on which sat two men definitely it was a business dinner there was a serious and grave atmosphere around them. Facing towards us was indeed the most handsome man I'd ever seen. My movement stopped as my eyes were transfixed on him. He had such defined and noble features, charcoal dark hair reaching his white shirt collar. He wore an expensive black office suit it fitted him like a glove. But despite the regal appearance which defined him what caught most of my attention were his misty gray eyes.

"Nel-chan! He's a customer" Momo scolded " So what? Can't I look" Nel retorted.

"Ka-chan ! Say something" Momo whined turning to me. No answer. I was still transfixed I felt like he'd never leave my mind. "Hey, cat got your tongue." Nel said nudging my arm bringing me out of trance. "Uhm".A creepy grin played on her lips. " Ah! " she exclaimed " don't tell me you fell in love at first sight" Nel ended playfully. " Ka-chan" Momo exclaimed.

" Of course not!" I strongly answered" I don't have time for such a thing". They pouted.

" Hey! You three move along. The customers are waiting." The chef owner scolded "C'mon, here. Nel-san table 1, Momo-san table 8 and Kaya-san table 15." He instructed

" You lucky girl!"Nel teased " Yeah, Yeah" I aloofly said as Momo giggled.

My trip to his table was fairly short as the table in question was near the restaurant station. Just a couple of steps and I was there.

" Your order gentlemen " I said. They directed their attention to me leaving previous affairs unspoken. " The venison?" I asked. Two plates on my hands. " That would be mine " a deep silky voice answered . " Excuse me, sir" I said politely smiling before serving him just like I was taught. Now those misty grey eyes were even closer than before and he had such a lovely voice. " stop it! what are you thinking " I thought to myself as I addressed his companion " Then the beef wellington must be for you, sir " the man nodded and I placed his plate on the table. " Bon appétit, gentlemen. If you need anything else please call." I addressed politely with a smile. He just nodded in understanding as did his partner. " Please excuse me, then" I said before retreating. " What a shame I wanted to hear his voice again."

" So how was it?" Nel asked grinning, when I arrived at our post. " How was what?" I dumbly answered overlooking the dining room waiting for an impending call from a customer however my eyes unwillingly went to him. " Fine." Nel pouted. " you should just have some fun" she teased.

" Sorry. I have to go" a couple of customers had just come in directed by the maître d' to their table of election. After being sat a waitress was called either me or anyone else but I beat anyone else to it taking with me all the necessary menus.

" Welcome to our restaurant." I said offering them the menus for the dishes served " Hope you have a pleasant meal. When you've decided on your choices please call me." I smiled politely a slight bow and then I was gone. My eyes again dragged my gaze to him. I was aimlessly staring again realizing that I shook my head. "How foolish can I be. I don't have time think about a man and someone like him won't past a glance at a waitress."

Even such thoughts couldn't cease the incoming tasks that came at me as the restaurant got busier making everyone rush in and out of the kitchen. It was a good night for business and no obnoxious customers to yell at me or my friends were till now in sight. Now a break was in play because all the customers were now happily enjoying their meals. Well some ordered new drinks and some customers who came earlier ordered their deserts or bill. I was just now coming back from a desert trip but it didn't come to an end.

" Waitress, please" Someone had called me however it wasn't just someone. It was him. My wish had been granted a heard that deep silky voice again. "Yes, sir. How may I help?" I said with a polite smile. " Bring me the bill." He said.

And with that he was gone.

Later at the end of the night I and my friends were getting ready to go home.

" I'm tired." Momo sighed." Today was busy like it hasn't been in a while."

" Yeah. You're right." Nel commented " But I'm lucky I've the day off tomorrow

" Lucky you" I said " I still have work lunch tomorrow and then head to college. Isn't that right Momo?" I said with feigned energy. " Yeah" she answered with faint energy. This week was the busiest ever, papers and exams at college, more shifts at the restaurants and I had to help my mother.

" Well at least we got to see something nice or I might say someone nice" Nel playful said winking at me. Since my last relationship went down the drain Nel went all out to first cheer me up, which I was happy and grateful for, and second to hook me up with every guy she thought was good looking and with this fact I was now getting annoyed. " You have to agree he was far more than handsome." She ended.

" I do" I said matter of fatly. "But someone so extravagant, good looking and rich is from another world . He wouldn't look at a waitress. We probably won't ever see him again" I ended my mind nowhere in the locker room. " you're right." Nel conceded.

"mou!" Momo whined " you two should stop ogling the customers. Really that's no good"

This time I decided to tease her Momo is so good-natured.

" you're right we should stop. But I assume that at college would be fine, right." I began standing up and placing a finger on my chin " You're always looking for Shiro-chan isn't that right" I ended with a grin. 1,2,3 here came the reaction " WHAT? That's not like that we're childhood friends " she said in a hurry and with a good blush. Nel's eyes widened Momo had never told her about Hitsugaya Toushiro (a.k.a Shiro-chan) yet as she worked there only about a month. " Humm!" Nel was now curious" Who is he? You haven't told me yet?" she asked. Momo was now fumbling with her belongings and trying to mumble an answer. " we'…re j..ust child….hood friends?" Momo managed to say. Nel made knowing expression " there's more than that, I think " she continued pressing. I watched on with a grin on my lips. " There's not. There's not." Momo said waving her hands franticly " Ka-chan, fix this, you meanie"

" I've done nothing." I said dumbly "See you tomorrow." I continued standing up and going out the door into the cool night as Momo's interrogation continued.

Images of those gray eyes came to me again while I stood outside for seconds before heading home. " Yeah. I'll never see him again"

Hope you liked! ;-)