Description: Lettuce runs into that guy again on her way to the cafe, Ryou can't help but think about Ichigo, and after talking to Keiichiro about it, he pushes Keiichiro over the edge. For the first time in a long time, our favorite chef is pretty pissed.

Rating: T+ mostly cursing, but a little suggestive at the beginning.

Ryou stretched out in his bed, the girls were getting dressed for work about this time. He yawned, he hadn't been sleeping well lately.

The smell of pastries wafted through the entire building, Keiichiro was working his magic in the kitchen.

There was a light knock at Ryou's door, "Come in." He said, yawning again shortly after. Ichigo entered his room, Ryou immediately sat up in his bed, "Ichigo?"

Ichigo smiled sweetly at him, "I have some news."

The blond stared blankly at her, suddenly feeling rather excited.

"What is it?!" He asked, restraining the urge to sound anxious.

She walked over and sat on the edge of his bed, "You were right Shirogane, Pai and I are too different to be together."

Ryou felt his body tingle, was she serious? Or was this just a joke to get back at him for the other day?

Ichigo looked at him seductively, "So I came here to sleep with you."

Ryou felt his jaw drop slightly, he was at a loss of words. Ichigo leaned forward and gently kissed him, Ryou felt his whole body nervous and excited.

A pot dropped downstairs and jerked Ryou awake. He sat up in his bed and looked around in a heated panic. It was a dream.

Ryou exhaled forcefully and flopped back down on his bed, "Dammit."

Meanwhile...

Lettuce hurried down the sidewalk, she couldn't believe she was late. She had put a little extra effort into getting ready this morning, just in case that guy came back. As she was rushing down the sidewalk, she felt silly for doing that. It's not like he would go back again to the cafe.

She ate her words. Coming down the sidewalk opposite her, was that cute guy from yesterday. Her heart beat fast and she stopped running. He had a cute husky dog with him, it was happily trotting alongside him. A bright smile appeared on his face,

"Hey again!"

Lettuce felt her cheeks getting pink again, she clasped her hands together and shyly replied,

"Hello..."

"It's a gorgeous day today, do you have to work today?"

The green haired girl nodded, now feeling sad that she had to, "I do, but you're right, it is so pretty today!"

The guy smiled, "My name is Shinji by the way."

"I'm Lettuce." She said, looking down at her shoes, she suddenly felt very nervous. Shinji smiled and walked a little closer,

"Well if you aren't working later tonight, maybe we could meet up? I'd love to take a walk with you or something."

Lettuce felt like she could jump for joy, her eyes flew up to his, they were bright and happy, "That sounds great!"

Shinji smiled, "You've made my day Lettuce. Here-" He pulled a little piece of paper out of his pocket, "-here's my number, text or call me when you're ready."

Lettuce nodded, a big cheesy smile still plastered on her face. He waved and smiled at her once more before walking off down the sidewalk.

She happily skipped to the cafe and was joyful all day long. Unlike a certain alien that is...

Kish was laying on his side in his shower. He felt miserable, he had snapped at Lettuce for no reason, and didn't have the guts to go down to the cafe. Water poured down on the right side of his face, the left side of his skull slightly ached from resting on the fiberglass for so long.

A sigh escaped his lips, he opened one eye and observed the drain in front of him. He closed his eye, he groaned and sat up in the shower. He sat with his legs crossed in front of him, his hair dreaded to his forehead and water running down his cheeks. He must do something, he wasn't going to lose Lettuce like he did Ichigo.

Ryou entered the kitchen, he flopped down at the small table near the huge pantry. Keiichiro was busy baking, Ryou interrupted him, "Keiichiro, how's it going?"

Keiichiro sighed and continued rushing to bake the tasty treats, "It's going."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm just exhausted."

Ryou sighed and leaned back in the chair, he placed his feet on the small table, "Why?"

"Because I'm working so hard Ryou." His words sounded bitter, it surprised Ryou.

The blond stared at his lifelong friend, "Jeez, what has you so bitter lately?"

There was a pause. The brunette bit his lip, he didn't want to say anything, but he knew he should. Keiichiro exhaled slowly and turned around, he leaned against the countertop.

"You really want to know what's bothering me Ryou?" He asked genuinely, looking at his old friend's eyes. Ryou nodded and stared intently.

Keiichiro took a deep breath, "Well... I just am bothered about how immature you're acting with the girls. I heard about what you talked to Ichigo about, the girls wouldn't stop talking about it yesterday. I know your love life isn't my business, but don't you think it's a bit cruel to keep stringing Lettuce along after you? She has liked you for so long and you just brush her off to go after a girl who is happy and in a relationship?!" His voice seemed to pick up at the end, a more frustrated tone became apparent. Ryou stared in disbelief at him,

"You're kidding me! Why do you give a shit Keiichiro?" Ryou snapped, his mentioning of Ichigo offending him. Keiichiro bit his lip and shook his head,

"You don't get-"

"No! Keiichiro- You don't get it! Ichigo has been leading me on for as long as I can remember, I don't flirt with Lettuce, and I don't even really talk to her. I don't know how it concerns you whatsoever!"

This angered Keiichiro further, "You're kidding me Ryou! It concerns me because not only are they my employees, but because they are also my friends. I love those girls, and I can't stand seeing a stupid punk like you mess with almost every one of them!"

Ryou stood up angrily from his chair, and yelled back at Keiichiro. By this time, Ichigo, Zakuro, Mint, and Purin were peeking in the kitchen through the small order window. Lettuce was just coming in the doors.

"Keiichiro why the hell do you care?!" Ryou snapped, walking up to the chef. Keiichiro stood upright, towering over Ryou,

"I already told you, I love those girls and hate seeing them upset! All you do is flirt with which ever girl is available to you and lead her on to like you, then when another girl comes along, you go drooling after them like a starved dog. And you can't just give Lettuce a chance can you?! Or leave Ichigo alone perhaps? Did you ever think of what Pai would do to you if he found out you were cornering his girlfriend?!"

Ryou got right up in Keiichiro's face, gritting his teeth, "You're a liar. You're the one always playing 'mister nice guy'. Oh yeah, look at you, you're all nice and sweet, you just have a heart of gold huh Keiichiro? No fault there, you're fucking perfect, I forgot."

Keiichiro rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, "Don't start Ryou. At least I don't give the girls a sympathetic crotch to cry on."

The girls all covered their mouths, even Zakuro. Ichigo looked back as Lettuce approached them with a 'deer in headlights' expression.

Ryou threw his arms up, "You've got to be fucking kidding me Keiichiro! You're the one always flirting with them and checking them out when they aren't looking!"

"What?!" Keiichiro blinked and leaned forward, "What the hell are you talking about?!"

Ryou shook his head, "You know what?! You're a lying asshole Keiichiro, and all the girls now know the real you."

Keiichiro shook his head, "This is childish. You're so immature Ryou, I'm leaving."

Ryou scoffed and followed the chef as he walked out of the kitchen, "Fine, fucking great! I'll have a god-damn party and go after whoever the hell I want! You're not my fucking father Keiichiro!" He screamed after him as the brunette left the cafe.

Ryou looked over at the girls, all were staring at him in awe. Ryou took a deep breath and leaned his head back for a few seconds. As he pulled his head back to normal position, he stared at them, "Get to work."

Ichigo shook her head and stepped forward, "What the hell is going on Shirogane? How on Earth did you get Keiichiro so upset?"

Ryou brushed passed her without giving her a second glance, "I said get to work."

The angry blond man walked up the stairs without another word, leaving the girls in the empty cafe.

Zakuro shook her head and crossed her arms, "I don't believe it."

Purin shook her head as well, "I've never seen Akasaka so angry na no da!"

Lettuce had her hands over her mouth, she took a deep breath, "What happened?"

Mint rolled her eyes and took a seat at the nearest table, "Ryou is a little flirtatious and it pissed off Keiichiro. Who knew he was so easy to piss off?"

Ichigo huffed and shot a death glare at Mint, "Keiichiro didn't do anything wrong! Ryou was the one lying, he's been flirting with all of us, he flirts all the time. I totally understand why Keiichiro would be mad."

Lettuce was silent, as was Zakuro and Purin. Mint returned the glare at Ichigo, "So do you."

"I do not! What the hell is your problem!?" Ichigo snapped taking a few steps toward Mint's table. Zakuro glanced over at Mint,

"Mint, you're wrong." She stated coldly, here icy glare piercing though Mint. Mint sighed and looked away from both of them,

"Whatever."

MewMid:Jeez that was fun to write! But please don't try and tell me that isn't believable, because if Keiichiro and Ryou have been around each other that long, they would know how to push the other ones buttons. And besides... Keiichiro has a little crush on a certain green haired mew, it would probably make anyone mad if they saw their best friend flirting with their crush, then leaving them broken and upset.

R and R!