Cherry Love~

[CHAPTER ONE]

"You're late…" The old man mumbled as he threw an apron in my face. My name is Yami Sennen, nineteen years old and I go to Domino High. I am trying to earn money to buy a car and my mom introduced me to work at this ice-cream shop that was close to my school.

"Sorry, I got held up at school." I replied as I tied the apron on. If I didn't get paid, I would never wear this hideous thing. It was bright pink with a bowl of ice-cream decorated with sprinkles and a cherry on the top of it.

"You made me miss ten minutes of my naptime so you will have to stay back ten minutes more." He said as he walked into the backroom before he glared at me again, "Do not disturb me or I'll kill you." And the door was shut. How ironic that an ice-cream store was owned by a grumpy old man.

Time went by as customers came in, I served them, they paid and left. It went on and on and I was sort of hoping that I could get the heck out of here. When there are no customers in store I would usually daydream about my life, school, my friends and…..Anzu. She was this girl at school that I kind of like. But I wasn't exactly sure how to ask her out on a date yet.

"Excuse me?" A soft, shy voice called me and I looked over the counter to see a very short cute boy that incredibly resembles me. We both have tri-coloured star-shaped hair and his amethyst just sparked innocence. His mouth lifted into a charming smile as he leaned forward.

"Welcome to Kame Ice Cream, how may I help you?"

"Could I get…." He tapped his chin with his left index finger as his eyes flew across the menu, "A strawberry sundae." He said as his eyes lit up like a child on Christmas day. I couldn't help but smile at him. He reminded me of a naïve child. I turned around to gather the necessary ingredients. "Wait! Umm…could you please put a cherry on top as well?" He asked suddenly.

I nodded my head and made his sundae. I couldn't help but notice that he was watching me with an excited glean in his eyes which kind of made me kind of nervous. Not only I was interest in girls but guys as well and this boy was really cute.

"Okay, here you go." I slid the sundae in front of him before I reached back and grabbed a cherry and dropped it on top. His smile widens and his eyes brighten once again. I gave him his spoon and leaned against the counter as I watched him eat. Every time he scooped ice cream into his mouth, his smile would get bigger. Could ice cream really make a person that happy?

"So…..how are you?" He asked me and I was shocked with the sudden question. Usually customers don't exactly sit down and have a conversation with me.

"Err….good." I answered awkwardly.

The boy nodded his head eating another scoop, "How long have you been working here?"

"A few days."

"Ooohhh…that makes sense," He chuckled, "I can taste it in the ice cream."

"Hey! Is that an insult to my sundae-making skills?" I pouted.

The boy grinned. "Well…I guess you should be fairly good since the old man actually hired you. That man is so stingy. Where is he now?"

"Sleeping in the back" I answered, rolling my eyes.

He laughed, "That old man is so lazy."

I raised an eyebrow, "You know him?" I asked.

"Yup. I know him practical all my life. Always ate his ice cream." He replied, "Even though it is expensive. Six dollars for a sundae?"

"I don't decide the prices." I explained.

The boy grinned again, "He's a greedy old man."

I nodded as my eyes wandered around. What was I doing? Standing here and talking to a stranger? Sure, he was nice and cute but we didn't know each other.

"Your eyes seem distracted…." The boy said as he was staring me and studying my face, "You're thinking about someone." I gaped in shock. Was my face that readable? He laughed, "I'll take that as a yes. So let me guess. Hmm….either you like this person and you don't know what to say to them or you like them and can't stop thinking about them."

I scratched my head, "A little bit of both. How do you know?"

"Just a little gift I've got. I can see it in your eyes and your face expression." He answered with an innocent smile.

"Amazing gift" I said with sarcasm dripping from my mouth.

"Well, there's no reason to be nervous. You seem like a nice guy. Just be yourself and they will like you." He said and winked at me.

My lips curled into a smile. Although it was weird talking to an utter stranger about my love life, I knew he was right. "You're really something, aren't you?"

"People say that all the time…" He lifted the cherry and popped it into his mouth and tossed the stem away and gave me a thumb up, "That was yummy. Thanks." He reached into his pocket and placed the money on the counter before he got up from his chair and left the shop.

I looked at the money. He had left a twenty dollar bill on the counter. That was a fourteen dollar tip. I grinned reaching for the money, hoping the boy would come back soon.

Monkey Girl: HELLLOOOO! x) This is going to be a new short story from me ^^ keke. So hope you all enjoy chapter one. May be a little short but it's the beginning and I will probably write a bit longer next time xD.

And for all my other stories, I will try to update soon when I stop being lazy ^^" hee hee...

ENJOY~