It's cute, Relena thought as she stood outside her new place of work. Being a student at Sanc White's University had taken an impact on Relena's bank account. Her parents had very kindly paid for her tuition fees but she needed to start making some money for herself and to buy books and what not. And apparently this is where it was going to all happen, at The Velvet Lady. It was a pub and a restaurant on the inside while on the outside the tree's where decorated with fairy lights, and colourful flowers well looked after with a small decking area with a parasol. Relena straightened her uniform once more, a black vest top and long black skirt before stepping inside. The pub was decently busy when she stepped inside and a couple of faces turned to look she smiled politely and headed to the bar. A woman with curly red hair came to serve her, she too had on a black vest top but instead she wore black hot pants. She smiled sweetly at Relena while polishing a glass.
"Can I help you miss?" she said looking over Relena's outfit. Relena put on her best smile and replied,
"Yes please! I'm Relena Peacecraft; I'm to be the new waitress here." The red headed barmaid put her glass down and extended her hand out to Relena.
"Please to meet you, I'm Cathy." Cathy smiled and her emerald eyes sparkled under the spot lights of the bar. Relena shook the girls hand and replied, "Nice to meet you Cathy."
"Trowa!" Cathy yelled down the other end of the bar, Relena curiously glanced around the bar to find it was filled with a lot of antiques, bottles, old books and big comfy chairs with high backs. When Relena looked back towards Cathy a tall handsome man stood next to her. His hair was long and hung in front of his right eye but it was short back and sides.
"Name's Trowa." He gave a small smile but did not offer any hand shake.
"Relena." Relena said and smiled back.
"I'm the head Barman here, but I don't own the place. I'll go fetch the managers, take a seat." And off he went Relena turned back to Cathy who was finishing serving a customer.
"You want a drink hunny?" Cathy offered.
"Oh no thank you." Relena said, she found a barstool and sat patiently waiting for someone to call her through. She could already hear the busy noise of footsteps and plates, people chattering and eating. Five minutes had passed when a blue haired waitress jumped around a corner that Relena hadn't noticed.
"Hey there! Relena right?" The blue girl took hold of Relena's hands and began to pull her towards a set of stairs that where located around the back of the bar.
"Yes it is!" Relena replied confused. As she was pulled up a set of stairs she realised she must be heading towards the restaurant because the smell of food got stronger and chatter go louder. Relena looked at her kidnapper a little closer, she had a petite frame with short blue hair a V neck short sleeve top with black hot pants like Cathy's and an apron attachted to her small waist. Once at the top of the stairs Relena found a small little restaurant that was already half full, it was very much the same decor as the bar but with tables and a counter to her left for the till and checks.
"My name's Hilde!" The waitress exclaimed and gathered Relena up in a big bear hug.
"Oh! Thank you, i'm Relena." She replied still a little shocked at how friendly and outgoing she was. Hilde smiled at her then looked over her uniform.
"Well..the top's okay, but I think Duo might have an issue with the skirt." Hilde stated eyeing the skirt a bit more than nessicary.
"What's wrong with my skirt?" Relena asked nervously, it was a pleated knee length skirt, decent enough for a working environment.
"Too long." Hilde stated simply and walked behind the till, "Duo should be here soon. Lazy oaf just takes him time!" Hilde winked at Relena.
"Duo? Is he my new manager?" Relena wondered.
Hilde nodded while checking over some papers, "Well.. half of your manager. Duo and Heero own the place, so they're business partners as well as best friends! But it's very rare you see Heero, not a people person if you ask me." Hilde waved over at a customer and then scampered off to attend to customers. Relena was so lost in thought about working there that she didn't realise when someone stood behind her. Relena caught a glimpse of him out the corner of her eye and jumped in suprise.
"Sorry!" she exclaimed, "you startled me." Relena smiled at looked at the man infront of her. He was taller than her with short brown hair and his bangs hung over his eyes, he wore a white shirt and grey trousers with his hands in his pockets. He was very handsome but his eyes where piercing, deep blue with a look that could kill. He examined her from head to toe and Relena felt a blush rise to her cheeks,
"Name." He said quiet bluntly looking at her in the eyes.
"R-Relena Peacecraft." She stuttered, the man in front of her made her nervous. He had an air of authority about him and a look of death. But apart from those he was beautiful by Relena's standards. Relena soon remembered herself and straightened her back and held her head up. "I'm to be the new waitress here. It's a pleasure to meet you Mr...?" Relena extended her hand for it to be shook, but instead he just looked at her face.
"Yuy. Heero Yuy." Relena smiled at him and let her hand fall to her side again. "Did Maxwell interview you?" He muttered. Relena looked at him confused,
"Maxwell?" she repeated politely. Heero grunted and turned away from her walking away.
"Follow." He said rather rudely before he walked through a door that said dungeon. Relena smiled to herself and followed through.
She was greeted by a man sleeping across a seate, his shirt hanging out his pants and drool falling down his cheek. Relena gazed on in amazement as Heero sat at a desk and pulled out a clock. Relena thought it would be an alarm clock to wake the slumbering man. However Heero picked up the clock and threw at him.
"WHAT!" With a loud thud he fell of the seate and banged his head. "Awhhhh man! Heero!" He whined, "that hurt! You couldn't wake me gently?" The man on the floor rubbed his head and only moments later realised there was someone else in the room. He bounced up onto his feet and put his hands on his hips smiling widely towards Relena.
"Hello! And who might this be?" Duo winked at Relena and gave a cheeky grin. "Heero you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend, all these years-" BANG! And that was the stapler being thrown of him. Relena winced as he clutched the back of his head.
"Bakka. This is the new waitress, she's here for her interview. So interview her." Heero said whilst looking rather bored with the whole situation.
Duo tilted his head to the left, then to the right and then smiled. "So just a few questions. First whats your name and age?" He asked plonking down onto the seate.
"My name is Relena Peacecraft and i'm 20." She smiled, this was so odd and bizarre. She'd never had an interview like this before. Duo nodded as though he was actually listening.
"Any previous experience?" he asked looking over to Heero who was now staring at her intently.
"Yes," she nodded, "I worked in a little cafe over the summer last year. It was called-"
"That's great!" Duo shouted and jumped up. "Your hired." And with that she had the job. Duo winked at her and walked past her while shouting, "welcome to the team!"
Relena stood dumbfounded. Blinking several times quiet shocked. She then remembered Heero was in the room and looked up at him. He was still watching her with those eyes.
"Your skirt's too long." He stated, not taking his eyes from hers. "Most of the girls wear hot pants, a short skirt is allowed. Or shorts. Duo's rules." Relena nodded and licked her lips.
"Okay then, anything else I should know?" Heero stood and walked around the desk walking towards her and stopping just close enough to smell. He smelt of the outside, and his aftershave filled Relena's senses. It was drawing her in like drowning.
"If you get any trouble, you come to me." He said in a husky tone and walked out of the room.