Author's Note: Hey! Petit Angel Girl here! I know it's been years since I've started anything new or continued any stories, but ontop of SEVERE writers block, I also had a lot of personal matters going on, such as computers dying and making me lose the files, my grandfather's passing and preparing to move into a new apartment, which I have now as of a few months ago.
Rest assured, I WILL be continuing and finishing my other stories, too. One way or another. I deeply apologize and I appreciate everyone's patience. In the meantime, please enjoy this new story by myself and Artistica317. And please forgive any rustiness as it's clearly been awhile. That said, happy reading!
Chapter 1 It was a chilly winter day in Domino City and a girl named Tèa Gardner was busy at work serving customer after customer in Burger World. But her shift today was especially difficult. Not only did she have a terrible cold, she had a relentlessly bad case of the hiccups. Which wouldn't be so bad, if not for her secret. For she was a dragon...Little did she know, it would be found out yet again this very day. The bell chimed as a man looking about her age entered Burger World, for it was his favorite place to eat. I mean who wouldn't want a burger? The very man who would discover her secret... Seeing how handsome the customer was, Tèa's heart immediately skipped a beat. But she gathered her courage and walked up to speak with him. "Welcome t- -hmph- to Burger World. I'm Tea and I'll be -hmph- serving you today. May I take your or- -hmph- order? -hmphmph!-" The young man looked at the waitress with a smile and replied to her question. "Yes, I'll have a cheeseburger with no pickles and a side of fries, please." "Coming right up." she smiled back before hiccupping again. "Forgive me, I -hmph- have terrible -hmph!-" "It's okay, but are you alright?" asked the young man. She nodded reassuringly, belly bouncing out with another muffled hiccup. "I've had them -hmph- and the urge -hmph- to sneeze all d- -hmph- day though." she admitted. "Here, use this. This is what I always use when I have sneezing problems," said the young man. She looked at the item in his hand. Cold medicine. "Oh, no, I couldn't possibly, mister, uh..." "I insist." he replied with a smile. "And it's Yami. Yami Mutou." "It's a plea- -hmph- pleasure to me -hmph- meet you." she smiled back, then sat down to take the medicine, pulling it and a water bottle from her pocket, then opening and popping the pill into her mouth and swallowing it with slow but big gulps of water."Do you feel better, now?" asked Yami with a grin.
She nodded before a muffled hiccup escaped her again with a slight squeak, some wisps of smoke escaping her mouth as she rubs her now more round belly, before excuses herself to go prepare his order. Just as the door closed however, her nose reddened more and began to twitch and her breath began to hitch but she placed a finger under her nose just in time, breathing a sigh of relief.
"That was close...-hmph!- I hope the medicine kicks -hmph!- in soon...I can't sneeze...Not yet..."
A short time later, the food is ready, but a hiccup accidentally slipped out as she picks up the tray, causing a stream of fire to escape as it barely missed the order. Blushing, she quickly took it out to Yami.
"Thank you, and how are you feeling?" asked Yami.
"Better..." she smiled back. "Aside from my -hmph- hiccups..." she said as she rubbed her belly again, sitting down.
"Are you sure? Your face is all red."
"U-uh..." This makes her blush more. "Y-yes!"
"Um..All right then if you're sure and thank you for my meal," said Yami as he took a bite of burger. "You are very strange, but interesting."
"Strange? H-how so..?" Her hands anxiously wrung at her apron under the booth table."Well, you see -""TEA!" A voice bellowed. It was the manager of Burger World. Her boss.
Giving a startled yelp, she jumped and hurries to her feet, facing him. "Y-y-yes, sir?"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING, NOT SLACKING OFF AND FLIRTING WITH THE CUSTOMERS!"
Tèa stood there with a nervous and frightening look on her face..She was packed with fear... Suddenly, Yami stood up and approached the manager saying.."Excuse me, but she did nothing wrong...She was merely answering my questions. Is it not the job of the waitress to how you say "wait" on the customer, good sir?"Tèa looked over at Yami in slight surprise, her heart racing as her hiccups grew faster but remained muffled.
"Well?" asked Yami
"H-he's right -hmph- I was only - -hmph!-" she tried to chime in.
"Shhh...you mustn't speak, you still aren't well," whispered Yami.
She nodded with another muffled hiccup.
Tèa's boss was speechless..he didn't know what to say..
'Wow...Nobody's ever stood up to the boss before...But...what does it mean for me?' she thought, still hiccupping. 'He's not exactly master of patience...' She watched the boss, still nervous.
Her boss, said nothing then walked away.
Tèa looks over at Yami in shock. "How... -hmph!- how did you do that? No one's ever -hmph- stood up to the b- -hmph!- boss before..." she told him, still bewildered.
"Not until now." he smiled.
"You didn't have to..." she said shyly."But I better -hmph- get back to -hmph!- work..." she then heads back to the kitchen, giving him a smile of thanks before going.And a few hours later, after her shift as she heads out with Yami...
"So...about earlier... -hmph!- what did you mean by -hmphmph!- strange?"
"I meant that you were strange in a way that I think is quite funny," said Yami.
She blushed and looked away shyly. "Th-thank you...?"
"You're welcome," said Yami.
"It's just... -hmph- You see..."
"Hmm, what is it?" asked Yami.
She gulped, looking up at him. 'Now or never...' she thought. 'Just say it!' "I'm... -hmph- I'm a d-dragon..." she admitted, bracing herself for his reaction.
Yami put his hand to her forehead to check to see if she had a fever. "Do you have a fever?" he asked. "Because you seem to be going crazy."
"Huh?" she blinked, slightly confused. "But-"
"Well, you don't appear to have a fever, but keep taking that medicine I gave you, it should help. I have to go now."
"Wait, Ya- -HICCUP!-" A full hiccup then escapes her, the stream of fire lighting him in the face.
"T-tèa?" asked Yami surprisingly with a gasp.
She quickly slapped her hand over her mouth and nose, seeing what she'd done.
"N-no, Tèa, it's alright." he said in a reassuring voice, still a bit ashy but more calm.
"I...I...I'm so sorry!" She hid her face in her hands, which grew red as her nose.
"No, it's alright, really." Yami smiled as he approached her.
She uncovered her face to look at him again, gazing into his eyes.
"You truly are strangely funny," said Yami, laughter in his voice. Her face grew more flushed at this. "May I tell you something?"
"Wh-what is it..?"
Yami came close to face and whispered...
Author's Note: Chapter 1 done! Big thank you to Artistica317 for helping me co-author this story. It really helped me get out of my years of writers block. And yes, the boss will have a name, as you'll find out later. More to come soon!