So I'm thinking about making a scene with each of the guys (possibly even Silas since he is my OC but he's 100% not meant to be with her) with a little fluff in each scene. Then I'll probably move on to doing scenes at the cafe or just normal everyday scenes until I come to a conclusion of who I want her to be with.
Disclaimer: I do not own Amnesia in any way at all
"My princess, I am so happy to see you today. Follow me to your seats."
For as much as I dislike Ikki, I must admit that he is very good at what he does. I stand at the kitchen window waving his ticket like mad to let him know that his food is ready for table 3.
The manager thought it'd be a great way to draw in some new customers if we started to do weekly "special" days. Promotion days where we dress up in various outfits that the manager orders for us. Today's theme is "Prince" day, meaning we lady friends get to stay in the back and make the orders. Last week was "Princess" day which was a big hit, and it seems like Prince day is as big if it not bigger.
Especially since the manager ever so cleverly put Ikki and Toma on the floor today for our main rushes, and yes they look amazing. Toma always gives off that princely feeling anyway and well...Ikki is Ikki.
I still don't believe in the whole "I have magic eyes" thing that he insists that he has, but I do think he's...handsome and thus women flock to him like he's birdseed. Not like he minds in the slightest, he greets them with a flourish, even breaking the 'no touch' rule sometimes to make the women go nuts.
I swear Waka pretends not to notice.
"Hey Rose, switch me buddies today please. I'm tired of Ikki flirting with me every time he comes to pick up an order from me. It's tiring."
"We can't switch buddies, Waka will get mad and I don't...he's scary when he's mad Millennium."
That much was true. Waka was terrifying to the point where I don't even poke the tiger. Usually I wouldn't hold back if someone threatens me but Waka is a different story, he's scary and devilishly handsome.
He's a terrifying combo to be honest.
I've been here about a month now and I've easily gotten the hang of things, so much so that I find myself enjoying my day-to-day tasks like talking to customers and making food. I've even gained some regular customers, Waka is very pleased with my progress.
People tend to like how cute I am and yet they adore how direct I am, it's a "clever" combo according to Waka, which I flaunt in front of Kent's face every time he dares to size me up. I can hear myself now "Remember Kent, I'm a clever combo, and what are you? A tall scary man." He never lets it go, but to be honest I've grown quite fond of screwing with him.
And in a way, I think he enjoys it to.
"Ikki, if you keep talking to your customers then their food is going to get cold, I'm not remaking any food that gets returned by you!" I push his "Made by a maid" omelet to him.
"Ah but then Waka will get mad at you, I can't just leave them be if they want to talk. It's rather rude and very un-princely."
"Yes, yes I've heard it the last ten times you've said it."
"Could it be that my very special princess is...jealous?" The word rolls off of his tongue like candy and I find myself blushing.
Or maybe I'm just getting mad.
"Of what?" I turn around so he can't answer and go to fetch more coffee beans to grind into oblivion. That doesn't stop him from haunting me with his laughter.
"Oi, Millennium!" Shin comes waltzing into my kitchen in his usual garb as if he had been here all along. A part of me wants to report him to Waka but it was worth hearing him out. "I'm picking you up today so don't waste your time arguing with Ikki. If you're late then I'll just leave you here."
"It wouldn't kill you to be nice." I moan, who was I kidding? He was always like this.
Shin is someone I can't quite put my pin on, I've actually grown rather fond of him to be honest. His attitude problem really fires me up and makes me want to prove him wrong and yet...I've never felt the need to prove anyone wrong. I certainly have never put the effort into doing so. "What are you doing here so early anyways?" I could have sworn the clock said I still have an hour left.
"I got bored waiting around for you and figured I could wait in the back." His eyes drop to his shoes.
"Waka said it was okay?"
"He didn't say it wasn't okay."
So basically he didn't ask.
Shin had opted out of working today, stating that he had no interest in pretending to be a prince for people he doesn't care about. "Take a seat then, I'll make you something to eat. It's about lunchtime, I'll make you a sandwich."
"You don't have to. Make sure you make it right."
Wow, maybe I'll just pepper it until it's black.
I go to grab the bacon to begin weaving and slicing it into the shape that I want. I've grown to really like cooking now that I've started working here. I really like it, it's fun and honestly most of the stuff is pretty easy to make. The boys all taught me how to make the menu items.
Shin and Toma had personally taught me a few things at Toma's house so that I wouldn't have to rely on Ikki or god forbid, Kent. He would without a doubt punish me before teaching me anything.
"Here you are a very special heart shaped BLT, made with my maiden hands. I do hope that you enjoy, master." I use my sweetest voice and my best curtsy just for him, even going so far as to cross my toe tips and bow my head while making eye contact. I could have sworn his face flushed red like my customers do but he doesn't give me another chance to look. "You're shy today."
"You're being ridiculous. You don't have to act like that in front of me."
"Nonsense, I'm on the clock after all, master."
"...stop it. What is this anyways? This isn't on the menu."
"You see! I weaved the bacon and baked it into a heart shape, then using a bread cutter I just cut the bread and lettuce together. It's really easy to make and isn't it cute? Fancy vinaigrette soaked tomatoes and fresh romaine lettuce, oh man it looks really delicious-"
Greasy yummy bacon fills my mouth at the same time as the crispy bread crunches against my teeth. He has shoved the sandwich into my mouth, practically forcing me to take a bite.
"Deli-Delicious!" I praise my own cooking. It had been a good idea to rub the bacon with brown sugar to cut the homemade mayonnaise. "So yummy."
"I think you should suggest it to Waka, I'm sure he'll approve it for the summer menu. Who doesn't like crispy BLT's? Maybe we could make fancy grilled cheeses and fresh soups...hmmm."
"We should get together and present a menu to Waka." Shin was very good at cooking, and so was Toma. Apparently Toma is better (he claims it's his hobby) but I've had Shin's cooking before and it wasn't bad.
"I'll try to make time." He bites into the sandwich, in basically the same spot that I had taken a bite out of. For some reason this really makes me blush, so much so that I turn around and head back to my kitchen using a 'You must be thirsty!' excuse.
I got out shortly after that incident and sure enough Toma came walking through the front door right on time, he looked a little distraught. When I asked him why he said that he had stopped by Shin's house only to find him gone.
So of course it's an opportune moment for Shin to walk out from the back.
"You…"
"I got tired of waiting so I came ahead of time, I just walked in."
Liar, liar.
I'm not sure if Toma buys it, but he doesn't pick a fight over it. I head to the back to change into my usual clothes. Today's choice is a checkered red dress over black leggings, boots, and a huge sun hat because I hate my hair. My outfit is nowhere near as stand-out-ish as theirs is but I don't mind, I look fine.
"Very nice." Toma compliments me when I come out. I make sure to avoid Ikki's gaze which is without a doubt lingering on me, and make a bolt for the door with a quick goodbye to everyone else. Rose and I had tagged out with the other two girls who work here. Mine and Sawa, I've gotten to know them quite well and it's safe to say that I really like Sawa...and Mine is alright if she's having a good day.
Mine is also a part of Ikki's fanclub, yes this man has an actual fanclub. A club full of girls who all adore and praise the ground that Ikki walks on, because that guy needs a super ego boots. I always roll my eyes whenever I see one of them come in screaming about Ikki and how they want him to hangout with them.
The leader of this group is this witch looking lady named Rika, apparently she keeps the girls in line but I don't feel like she's all that innocent. Like Ikki, I try to avoid her at all cost.
There's a rumour that Shin absolutely hates her.
Oh Shin.
We head to Shin's house after stopping by my house to grab my laptop and study supplies. We've been doing this a lot lately to be honest, putting our brain powers together to help one another out.
It was better than asking Kent for help, which I absolutely refused to do.
We take turns switching houses, yesterday was my house, so today is Shin's house. Next time we will go over to Toma's house, we're all relatively in the same place so it's easy to go and get things if we need them.
Plus if none of us feel like cooking, there's a local convenience store right down the road.
We don't really talk much but to be honest this is the first time I've ever been in Shin's room and it wasn't exactly what I had expected. I like the style of his room, very punk with a checkered rug and a futon with a bed on top, I already knew where I was going to invite myself onto. Over in the corner is a bass guitar which makes me think he plays, I kinda hope that he does play in a way.
Shin doesn't seem like the type to just give up on a hobby that he's committed himself to.
"Whoa." I take off my shoes and feel the plush rug underneath my leggings, it's very nice and I can see why he's implemented the rug. Toma takes his place on the futon, he plugs in his laptop and sets off to work, it makes me think that he's been here quite a few times in the past. "Here we go!" I toss my bag up on top of the bed and quickly haul myself up the steel ladder.
"Hey! Don't just crawl into my bed like that. Sit on the futon, there's more than enough room."
"I like being up high, just let me!" I lean over the railing, he's glaring at me from the ground. If he wanted to he could easily reach me with his hands and probably pull me down if he was quick enough. I feel like we stare at each other for quite some time before he just sighs and mumbles something that sounds like 'Fine just do whatever you want' before sitting down in his computer chair.
Happy to have won, I toss down my power cord to Toma who is nice enough to plug it in for me. Shin would have called me lazy and would have told me to do it myself.
Luckily Toma isn't Shin.
"Just holler if you need any help Millennium."
"If she needs help then she better get her ass down here, I'm not crawling into bed with her and you're certainly not crawling into my bed with her."
There's a point to be made there but I choose to ignore it.
"It smells like Shin…" I burry my face greedily into his soft pillows. The boys had made a convenience store run to buy coffee, juice, energy drinks, and rice balls, so I took this opportunity to kick back and nuzzle my nose into his pillow. It smells exactly like Shin, obviously, and is quite warm from me sitting on it. "This entire room is Shin's."
I'm not going to lie, I'm quite curious about Shin. I like how he doesn't take my attitude and plays along with me when I start objecting to his attitude. I like how he always stands up for what he believes in.
"Mmmm…" I find myself blushing as I cuddle into his pillow. I will admit, I didn't go with them just so that I could be alone in his room. I don't really understand why I want to be alone in his room but cuddling up to his pillow like this makes me think that this is the reason why. I take pleasure in the smell of Shin and I wonder if it would smell and feel like this if I hugged him. "I bet if he saw me like this...he'd definitely call me a pervert…"
I shouldn't be doing this..
My eyes feel heavy though and I think this just as they finally shut, thinking that I'd only sleep for about five minutes.
"Hey…"
Cold air hits me and jolts me awake rather abruptly. I'm moving, but I don't realize how I'm moving because my legs aren't moving. My first instinct is to freak out but I can't freak out because I feel groggy from the nap that I've taken. "Whoa...where...what…"
"It's about 1 am. Toma just went home and I can't let my mom find you sleeping in my room, she'd kill me since I haven't even introduced you to her probably because you're not my girlfriend."
What in the heck is he going on about?
It takes me about a minute to realize that I'm on Shin's back being carried, my backpack loosely hanging onto my back. It's a nice little setup but was probably annoying to him.
Oh right...I fell asleep at Shin's...in his bed.
"Eh? It's 1 am? Oh crap, I have to hurry! I promised Ukyo that I'd make him a late night dinner, I really screwed up!" I silently hope that Ukyo let himself in, I was pretty sure that he still has a key, I also have a key hidden under a flower in my flowerpot. Granted he would have to get his hands a little dirty. "I didn't mean to stay so late or to even fall asleep-"
"Stop squirming or I'm going to drop you."
Oh right.
"Shin...I'm sorry I fell asleep."
"You're not very aware of your surrounding are you? It's not like we've known each other forever and my parents weren't even home. You fell asleep in my bed in my room with two men in the room."
"Yeah but you guys would never do anything to me." I lazily bury my face into his shoulder. He's so warm…
"You don't know that, let's just say you're lucky that Toma was there."
"Don't tease me about stuff like that." I mumble, not like I have much fight left in me. My body is still tired from my power nap earlier.
"What would you expect? You were hugging my pillow like you would hug a person...it was cute."
And that's all he says to me before dropping, literally dropping me at my front door. Sure enough, there is a light on in my apartment which means that Ukyo must have let himself in, which is fine. "Ouch...hey-"
"I'll see you at work tomorrow." He doesn't even turn around, just walks down my stairs and heads off into the night like the rude man he is.
And yet as he walks away I find myself just sitting on my steps watching him go, his hands stuffed into his skinny jeans, and his back slowly getting further and further away.
I was right though, his pillow smelled exactly like him, his neck was so warm though compared to his pillow.
"Oh crap! I'm so sorry Ukyo!" My memories come back to me, I had forgotten that I was in a rush to get home, if I didn't cook for Ukyo then he wouldn't eat properly! "Ukyo! I'm sorry! Tonight I'll make you a BLT and some other things I've come up with, be sure to give me your honest thoughts on them!"
So leave some suggestions on who you think she should end up with in the reviews. I would appreciate it :) I hope that you enjoyed this second chapter!