SORRY it's been way too long. This story is way too much fun to write to not update. I've been extremely busy (much to contrary belief I have a life), I've been training for a DDR competition….

THANKS TO THE AMAZING BETA!!!!!CRAZY LITTLE FELINE! Woot.

I would have written more but as most of you know TONIGHT is the presidential election!!!! I am so excited, SO I am going to be glued to the T.V watching politics….

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Allen stared at Komui in shock. "You can't mean it…"

Komui shook his head. "No, I'm serious."

Allen dropped the bag he was holding.

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Now Allen and Komui were in the car, it was currently 3 in the morning, and Komui seemed extremely annoyed. It wasn't like it was Allen's fault that the luggage was lost and wouldn't be there until the next flight. Which was the reason why they were at the airport until 3 in the morning.

Currently Komui was having a serious case of road rage. "He did not just cut me off!" Komui yelled. He sharply turned into the other lane and speed up to catch up with the offending Blue Mustang. "Allen quickly grabbed the sign labeled 'cutting off'!"

Allen looked at Komui confused but spending long enough with Cross told Allen that he should do what he was told immediately. "Now when I catch up to the driver, hold it up to your window, got it?"

Still, Allen was extremely perplexed. He began to fear for his life as Komui stepped harder onto the gas pedal. When they had caught up to the Mustang it proved to be two teenagers, one with red hair and the other with black. Allen did as Komui told him to do and held up the sign.

The Mustang immediately slowed down and the red head looked at the sign horrified, his uncovered eye was wide as a saucer.

Komui gave a triumphant laugh. "Shows them right!"

"Um, Komui, what's on these posters?" as Allen asked he turned around the sign. His face turned red and his mouth hung open.

"That's German porn," Komui still sounded triumphant. "You see, if you merely yell at a driver, especially a teenage driver, they tend to ignore you. Flash them hardcore porn and they tend to get the message."

It was quite true. The picture on the sign was so raunchy and disturbing that Allen felt as though his eyes were violated. On it was a woman and five bananas.

"If you see someone run a red light flash them the genital warts one," Komui said as though he were answering a question that he thought Allen was thinking.

Allen quickly shoved the sign into its respectable position behind Komui's car seat. Inside, Allen was cursing Cross. He finally figured the reason for the first class plane ticket.

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Komui and Allen finally pulled into the back of a building parking lot. The older man turned off the engine and looked at Allen. "So, what all did Cross tell you?"

Allen nervously began to play with his hands in his lap. "Nothing." It was the truthful answer and Allen hated that he was left in the dark about this especially when it was his future and his life!

"Well, that's going to make this hard…" Komui trailed off. "Well, you see, Cross borrowed a huge sum of money and still hasn't paid it off…."

"So you mean that he is using me to pay off his debts?" Komui nodded. "How much?"

Komui took his hands off the steering wheel of the non moving car. "One hundred thousand."

Allen gagged. "You can't be serious!" That would take years to pay! What had Cross even used the money for? He would wonder more but he continued to feel outraged, even victimized. This was just his luck!

When Komui did not respond, Allen knew that he was indeed serious. "What will I be doing? Will I just be the busboy?" Komui looked at Allen a little slack jawed and shook his head. "Cashier?" Allen asked hopefully.

"Allen, you're one of the waitresses. Erm, Allen are you alright?"

Allen was not alright. For one thing, he was to work inside of the café. For another thing, he was going to be one of the maids inside the Maid Café!"

Allen nodded. "Yeah, just a little shocking." Extremely shocked. Shocking to the point where Allen wanted to hunt Cross down and personally show his guardian how much he appreciated this.

Komui cleared his throat and opened the car door. The winter air rushed into the car making it so Allen was too distracted to even think about how exactly he wanted to kill Cross. They both exited the car and walked up to the metal door that had 'States Galour Café, Employee Entrance Only' written on it in bold red letters. He had a strange feeling that this year was about to get a lot stranger then he had originally anticipated.

He wanted to ask about the name and decided that he would find out soon enough.

Komui led Allen up a set of stairs that was guarded by another metal door that also had a lock on it.

"Most of the café workers live here," Komui began explaining. "I make sure to save you a room, but I must warn you, you are rooming with Kanda Yuu." The way that Komui had said this, it was as though there was something wrong with this Kanda person.

"What's wrong with Kanda?" Allen asked. He was beginning to get curious about the whole maid café even though he would never forgive Cross for this.

Komui gave a nervous laugh. "Let's just say Kanda'ss a little special…."

Allen nodded in understanding. He had dealt with mentally challenged people before. They weren't a problem to him. "Thank you, Komui," Allen said.

Komui turned around to stare at Allen when he had reached the landing. "Your bedrooms that way," he pointed to the left. "It's the last door on the right. The kitchens are downstairs and you are free to get food whenever the café is not open. Hours are 11- 8, by the way. We're closed on Mondays."

Allen nodded and tip- toed down the hallway to his bedroom. He slowly opened the door as to not wake up the other occupant of the room. The door creaked. "Shhhh," Allen hissed to the door. It did not help the sound of the creaking though. Just as slowly as he opened the door he closed it.

The room was pretty bright, probably because of the large window that had the blinds rolled up. Next to the window was a bed and on the opposite wall of that bed was another bed. The bed next to the window was taken, so he sat on the unoccupied bed. When he looked ahead of him the other person, Kanda, shifted a little and grumbled in their sleep.

Oh, no! Allen practically screamed in his mind. Komui had given him a room to share with a girl!

He felt embarrassed while he unzipped his shoes and set them at the foot of the bed. Then he slipped under the covers while he was still in his street clothing. His bags were still in Komui's car because Allen had figured that he would just get them in the morning.

Slowly he slipped into a slightly nervous but peaceful sleep. What would working at this place be like?

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