Pudding went after Mew. For such a little cat, she was certainly quick and could hide well. This way, she could not be part of any of the performances. Lettuce made her way with a tray. She tripped over Mew.
"I guess I just wasn't watching where I was going."she said, as she put her glasses on, and began to pick everything up.
"Now, look!"said Ryou, as he helped Lettuce to her feet. "How many more dishes was that? At this rate, we'll be buying new dishes every day!"
"Then we won't have to wash dishes at all!"said Ichigo brightly.
"Those dishes are coming out of your salary!"he reminded her. "And not just any dishes, you know."
"You're doing this deliberately."she said.
Ryou always did everything to upset her.
"It is your cat who is doing this! Now, pick up this mess before someone slips on it and it becomes an even bigger mess."
"Mew was only doing this because you provoked her!"
Just like you're always provoking me! And then pretending it's my fault!she thought.
"Don't begin yelling again, you two, that you'll scare her even more!"said Mint. "Now how are we going to get her out of the cabinet."
"Maybe she's afraid of the dark."suggested Zacro, sounding impatient. "Just close it and ignore it and she'll eventually come out on her own."
"And maybe it would be a good idea to wash what's there, too. It's not a good idea to have customers find cat hair in their cake."said Keiichero.
"I really am starting to think seriously about quitting."said Ichigo at the end of the day, as they were closing.
"If you quit, who would look out for Mew's interests, no da?"asked Pudding.
"I'm sure Shirogane would get rid of her in no time."said Mint.
"Oh, he would never do that."said Lettuce.
"Especially with you demanding that she stay."Mint said to Ichigo.
"Me?"
"Yes. Shirogane listens to what you say."
"I'm the person he least listens to."she sniffed.
Or at least the person he should less listen to, she thought. Ichigo did not know whether she should feel pleased or not. She did feel pleased at Mint's words, but she also felt bad. She knew that Shirogane liked her, but she also knew that Lettuce liked him. And she had to admit, that she also liked him, and she could not do that to her friend. What a mess, she thought.