WELL HERE'S CHAPTER TWO. A LITTLE SHORT, BUT I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! :)
CHAPTER 2
Of a Little Accident and a Little Luck
"The city is awake"
The sounds of traffic and countless people in the street greeted her when she woke. She quickly looked at her clock, which read 6:30 a.m. "Never a minute late". There was always something going on in the city, but she always found the urban noise louder in the mornings. At 6:30 every morning the citizens of Konoha would begin their morning routines.
People would leave their homes to go to work, the traffic would jam with countless cars, cabs and buses, and fast food vendors would start setting up in corners they have worked in for years. Today the sounds of the city were louder than ever, and when she glanced at her window, she noticed it was raining. Before she could even feel her usual dislike for rain, a knock on her door caught her attention. The door slowly creaked opened to reveal a middle aged woman, short and tanned skinned. Her brown eyes looked black in the shadows, along with the faint blackness under her eyes from lack of sleep. The woman smiled gently at her.
"Good morning sweetheart, time to get up or you'll be late for school. The bus might be a little late though; the rain caused a huge jam in the main road." The woman said. She walked away after telling her to hurry to the kitchen for a warm breakfast.
"Thanks mom, I'll be out soon" the girl retorted while getting out of bed. She went to the bathroom and while brushing her teeth, looked at her reflection. She really looked a lot like her mother. They shared the same tanned skin, the brown eyes, brown hair, and even their noses were a similar shape. She always thought that if her mother rested appropriately, they would look like sisters. Her mother was not that old after all, she was barely 30; but she figured being a young single mother working three jobs in the middle of the city could make anyone look older. That is why today, she was determined to come back with the news of having a job. She was hardworking, and very responsible, so she was confident that she would succeed in her daily mission.
"Ten-Ten! Hurry up, it's getting cold!"
Of course, before her mission, she'd have a few things to do. With that in mind, Ten-Ten smiled at her reflection, and with a determined nod, walked out the bathroom door.
"Today will be the day"
Quickly dressing in simple jeans, black t-shirt and sneakers after breakfast, Ten-Ten was out of her apartment building and on her way to the coffee shop around the corner of the block. She planned on leaving a resume there on her way to school since the day she saw the HELP WANTED paper stuck on a window. Ten-Ten loved coffee, and she also loved to work. What could be better than work at a coffee shop?
She was greeted with a warm and air filled with the delicious scent of freshly brewed coffee and baked goods when she entered the shop. As usual, there was a long line that ended almost at the door, and two workers scurrying from side to side in the counter, trying to work with taking orders, serving, baking and attending the cash register as fast as they could. Ten-Ten worried she could not get their attention without making the line, and if she did, she would miss her buss to school. She tried countless times to hand her resume when the workers would go to the cash register, but they would always be preoccupied with customers. Deciding to come back later, she turned to leave.
"AAH!" someone shouted as Ten-Ten felt something cold dampening her shirt. Confused, she looked up to see a girl on the floor looking at her in complete horror.
"Oh my God! I am so so so so sorry! Are you okay? Oh thank goodness its Iced coffee, you would've gotten burned!" the girl said while Ten-Ten could only stare in a mix of confusion and fascination. The girl before her was definitely out of this world. "Who in the world has pink hair?! And wow, are those contact lenses?"
"Are you okay? Please say something!" the girl insisted. When Ten-Ten saw her start to tear up, she snapped back to reality and said the first thing that came to mind.
"Are you an alien?" she regretted it as soon as the words came out from her mouth. The girl stilled, and the once bustling coffee shop turned silent. She noticed that everyone, even the workers, was staring at the unfolding scene. The girl turned so red, Ten-Ten didn't know if out of embarrassment or pure rage at her words.
"Um..listen I-" she awkwardly started, before she was interrupted by the sound of laughter. The pink haired girl was laughing, so much so that tears were brimming her eyes. Confused and shocked, Ten-Ten only stared and waited for the girl to stop. Clutching her now aching stomach, the pink haired girl straightened and addressed Ten-Ten again.
"Haha sorry about that. I never heard that one before! I like you, let's be friends. I'm Sakura, and you?" she said as she extended her hand.
"Erm…Ten-Ten." She replied as they shook hands. Sakura gave her a smile before letting go of her hand.
"Nice to meet you Ten-Ten. Again, I'm sorry for the coffee, how could I make it up to you?"
"Well, unless you can somehow make these workers take my resume I don't think there's much you can do." Sakura blinked twice and shrugged.
"Oh that's all it takes? Fine then! You're hired!"
"Huh?" Ten-Ten was confused. It seemed to be happening a lot lately. "How can she even say that so confidently?"
"Well, I can do better than just hand your resume, you know? I'm the manager of this place, and so, you're hired!" Sakura explained with a proud grin on her face.
"Wait don't I get an interview or something? How do you know I'll be any good?" she asked.
Sakura smiled again and added "Well, it seems you haven't noticed, but we go to the same school, and we actually take Art class together, so I know all I need to! But if you want an interview so bad, you can always come after school and we'll get it over with. Now! Let's get you out of those wet clothes. You can borrow some of mine and pick yours up when you come for the interview. I promise they'll be clean by then." And before Ten-Ten could protest, Sakura gently pushed her down the hall and up a flight of stairs to her home, in the second floor of the coffee shop.
