"You've messed up again and you've only been here a few weeks." The boss shouted, in rapid Japanese. Carra had a hard time understanding what the small man was saying. She had recently moved into the country, tiring of the Americas and the people in it. Carra could only bow in apology, mumbling words of "I'm sorry", and "It won't happen again." The man, finally done speaking just shook his head. "Get back out there." Carra nodded, grateful expression on her face.
Carra wasn't even sure what she had done wrong this time It seemed like at least once a day she would mess up something. The girl's Japanese wasn't perfect, far from it, so there were times when she would get orders mixed up. Carra wasn't exactly the most agile person in the café. She was frequently dropping things, or tripping over her own two feet. Luckily, she hadn't broken anything that was too expensive, or couldn't be replaced. The American was improving as the days went by. She was learning her way around Cicada's shop.
Carra had wanted to get away from life in the United States. She had finished college and decided to try living in Tokyo for a while. She was a big fan of the country, ever since she was a tween. First it had been the Japanese anime as a 13 year old, and then she moved onto JRock when high school came around. As Carra got older, her tastes in the culture of Japan matured. Sure she was still a fan girl at heart, but she wasn't like those screaming 14 year old kids now a days. Things in her life at home hadn't been all that great either. She was sick of her family, even though she loved them dearly, sick of her boyfriend who was a total jerk. So she had been able to get away, secure a job and apartment in a matter of months.
"Watch it newbie…" A smug yet annoyed voice called from somewhere to her left. Being shaken out of her thoughts, Carra got out of the way in time to see the haughty Akane making her way through the small doors where Carra had been standing. She had spaced out right in front of the doors. 'At least she was nice enough not to hit me.' Carra said, surprised that pompous Akane hadn't hit her with the door on purpose. Carra mumbled an apology as the tall Japanese girl walked by. Akane seemed to hate Carra, or at least was extremely annoyed at her all the time. As of yet Carra still hasn't figure out what she did to deserve Akane's harsh attitude. Unless it was because she was from America, but no one else treated her that way.
A more friendly voice came from behind the American. "Carra, if you don't want to get in trouble again you'd best get out there and man your tables." The voice was energetic and belonged to that of Carra's next-door apartment mate and best friend Miku. A warm smile now dawned on both their faces. "You've only got two hours left of your shift you can do it." Carra gave a small chuckle as she made her way out into the crowded café.
It seemed unusually busy for this time of day. Most students were in school, or at least Carra figured they would. She glanced at the large clock that was on the wall. It was only quarter after three. Most high schoolers would be going to some type of cram school. But there seemed to be a large gathering of students. They were mostly girls, still in their high school uniforms. She frowned at this; eye's scanning the room. She saw a couple of high school boys, who seemed to huddle together. The whole large group of students seemed to be anxiously awaiting something. What that was, Carra had no idea. She could only wonder as she delivered any needed drinks that Akane had taken down.
It seemed that the chatter of girls had grown suddenly quiet. Her boss Tenoji had came out of his office in the back room confused at the sudden lack of chatter. "Carra, go see what's wrong." The brown haired girl sighed, wondering why she was the one that had to go out and see what was wrong. 'Probably some stupid celebrity walked by the window.' Carra thought to herself with a slight shake of the head. She hated fan-girls and how immature they could act, especially at 21 year old, Akane. Going out into the seating area, Carra noticed a semi circle of girls. They seemed to be all focused around one seat, which was by the windows no doubt. A frustrated sigh escaped her lips. This fact confirmed that not only had a celebrity walked by their café, but said person had gone in. This was the reason why so many people had come into the café. They were waiting for some big shot.
Carra heard the voice of Akane whisper complacently in her ear. "Nao's here and I order his drink." The taller girl told her, smiling broadly at everyone. The Americans stomach did flips. Nao of the band Alice Nine as actually in their café, the small little cafe that only high school kids went to. Albeit did have excellent food, but that was no excuse for someone like Nao to come in. He had already eaten there Miku came up behind her, putting a hand gently on her shoulder. "Don't worry, you get to deliver the drink." This fact put a smile on Carra's face. She would indeed get to see, and possibly speak with her favorite band member. There was a renewed spring in her step as she made her way through the semi-circle.