When I woke up this morning, the first thing that came to my mind was that boy from yesterday. It had just occurred to me that I never asked him his name. It wasn't any of my business, but I really wanted to know. I guess I'll make it a point to ask him before he leaves.

I got up out of bed and looked out the window. The sun was shining brightly and there was a calm morning wind blowing. Everything was just peaceful. It always was this early in the morning.

I changed into my work clothes and then gently tried waking my sister. She's always grumpy and moody during the day, but it's even worse when you try and wake her up. She started rolling around under her blanket, trying to avoid my hand from grabbing her and shaking her awake, but she ended up rolling out of bed.

"Risa!"

I ran out of the room. She would kill me if I stayed. I know I'm going to hear about it later, though. I might have to sleep with one eye open for a while.

I walked out into the kitchen. Customers were already starting to fill the once empty tables. I grabbed my apron and quickly tied my hair back. I went out to start filling orders.

As I was walking out, Riku was coming in. She gave me the death glare and it sent shivers down my spine. She could be so cold at times. I wasn't trying to get her to fall out of bed. She did that to herself.

When I got out into the dining area, I immediately noticed the bandana wearing boy from yesterday. Visions of him from last night flooded my mind and I couldn't help but blush a little. He was so cute when he was half asleep. Now he looked all proper and mannerly, all woken up and in full consciousness. He wore the exact same thing he had on yesterday, obviously because he wasn't planning on staying anywhere last night, and I couldn't help but stare at his shirt. I was trying to see if I could notice my patch work from a distance, but I couldn't.

It made me smile.

"Good morning, sir. Can I get you anything?"

"Good morning. Maybe, what do you have?"

I handed him one of the menus I had tucked under my serving tray. Most of our customers either already know what we have or they know where to find the menus on their own. I knew he wouldn't, though, so it made me happy that I always had one with me.

He skimmed over it for a moment and then quickly laid out his order. I couldn't write as fast as he talked and he had to repeat several things to me. When I finally got done writing I noticed that he was looking up at me with a playful smirk on his face. I guess he liked to see me panic and try and keep up.

"Will that be all? Surely you must want something else to go along with that."

He let out a small, playful laugh.

"No, that'll do just fine, thank you."

I walked away from him and sent his order to the kitchen. Too bad he won't be sticking around longer; I'd like to get him back in a playful game of my own.

The rest of the morning was filled with the usual: grumpy customers, that all think they're the center of the universe. God, please, make them go away.

The only one of them who wasn't grumpy or demanding was the bandana boy. He sat calmly and patiently, waiting for his food, not seeming to be in a rush. Why couldn't the rest of these people follow his example?

When I went back into the kitchen I found his order waiting to be picked up. I grabbed it and took it out to his table.

He looked up at me and smiled. He had an amazingly perfect smile. It was to die for. All I could do was give him one of my small, meek smiles in return.

"Here you are, sir."

"Thank you, it looks good."

"Good, well I hope you enjoy it."

After serving him his food, I went outside for a break. The morning seemed to drag on. The boy had been there since we opened for breakfast and it was almost time for the lunch shift. How is it that it took all morning to prepare his food? He didn't ask for anything complicated, just a lot of the same stuff made a little differently. I guess since he didn't put a "demand rush" on it, the chef figured he could wait.

The early morning breeze was fading, taking all the calm and peace with it. Now it was just the dazzling sun that made the day seem so beautiful. Everything seemed more beautiful in my eyes as long as I was outside. Looking at the cabin from the outside made me want to go inside and enjoy its peaceful look, but as soon as I got inside I saw no real beauty to it and I wanted to go right back out.

I was forced out of my little daydream when I heard the door shut behind me. I turned around and saw the bandana boy in front of me. I really need to find out his name. Calling him bandana boy just wasn't polite, even though I never called him that to his face, and I don't want to remember him as only that.

"Well, hello. What brings you out here?"

"I was looking for you. I wanted to thank you properly for fixing my shirt. I'm not exactly sure what I said when you brought it to me last night, so I just wanted to be sure you were thanked properly."

"Well it was no trouble at all. I'm glad I could fix it for you."

He gave me another one of his perfect smiles and then he extended his hand out.

"My name is Satoshi. And yours would be?"

I took his hand and gave him a smile of my own. It wasn't timid like last time.

"Risa. Risa Harada."

"Well it's very nice to meet you, Miss Risa."

"The same goes for you, Satoshi. Say, that's the Prince's name too. What a coincidence."

"Yes, a coincidence."

Not more than a moment later did Riku open the door and tell me to get back inside. The lunch shift was our busiest shift of the day and she wasn't going to do all the work. She made it sound like I was just going to hide out here all day.

"I'll be in, in a second."

She rolled her eyes at me and shut the door. She really did need to lighten up.

"Well I'd better get back in there. Riku already wants to kill me, so I don't need to upset her anymore."

"That's too bad. Well, I really enjoyed talking to you. And thank you, again, for fixing my shirt. I'll see you around."

After he said that, he walked away. I went back inside and picked up my serving tray. I finished the day off as usual, doing this and that for somebody at all times. But to put a little twist and excitement in my day, I had to deal with Riku's especially bad mood the entire time I was doing anything. Every time she was closer than an arm's length to me I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Even though everything was back to normal around here, my mood wasn't the same. Normally, I'd be a little grumpy by this time and I'd be rushing to get things done so I could just go back to my bedroom, but I was unusually tranquil and evenly-paced for this time of night. It was weird and I had a strange feeling that Satoshi was responsible for it. How can he possibly be affecting me like this when I've only known him for a day? We haven't even really spoken to each other.

It didn't matter anymore, though, because it was finally closing time. Both Riku and I finished up last minute chores before we headed off to our rooms. It had just then occurred to me…

"Mrs. Sakai, did Satoshi pay for everything before he left?!"

"Who?"

"That boy I brought in last night. The one who was making all of the noise."

"Oh, him. Yes, he paid. He left a very nice tip, as well."

I was relieved. For a moment, I thought he had just taken our services and then left. That would have ruined the polite image he has. At least, that's the image I have of him.

After nearly having a heart attack, I was finally able to go to sleep. When I walked into Riku and I's bedroom I noticed that Riku was already in bed. She looked like she was sound asleep already. I wasn't completely convinced yet. I changed out of my work clothes and untied my hair. I crawled into my bed and just laid there for a while. Even though I was tired from work, I couldn't stop thinking about Satoshi. Why did he seem to consume my every thought? It didn't make any sense. I know nothing about him. So, why? I don't know.

Soon enough I managed to drift off to sleep, Satoshi still on my mind.

"A/N: This story is a little hard for me to write because I'm so used to keeping them in character. Or at least as in character as I can. But, I really want to write this story, so I'll find a way to work with it. I hope you guys like it so far. If anyone really wants to know what's going to happen then you need to read "I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way," by Vixyfox. I'm basing almost everything off of her story. Seriously there are only a few things that I'm changing. So go ahead and read her story, leave her a review, and find out how this will end. Or you can just read it because it's an amazing DaiRiku story. Anyway, please review! I love feedback."