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Thankfully I had made it to my job on time; I couldn't afford to lose my job. Just imagining what would happen to me if I did lose my job made me wince. I rushed in the door of the diner trying to smile at the hostess but ended up wincing instead.

"Oh my god, what happened to you" she came rushing out from behind the booth, she reminded me of kayo with her blonde hair and sparkly blue eyes.

"Nothing, just ran into a pole on my way here" I laughed but started coughing half way through, she didn't look convinced as she ushered me into the bathroom to clean myself up.

In there I, washing his hands was my fellow waiter Ryota; he took one look at me and just shook his head. I think he had an idea of what was going on but he never said anything about it which I was thankful for. I didn't need a saving grace, I didn't need anything. I washed some of the dried blood of my cheek as gently as I could but it still stung.

My entire left side of my face was already disfigured and it would only be getting worse from there. The pretty colors of black, blue and purple combining in some places and standing out in others decorated my face.'I looked goooooood' I thought sarcastically, maybe I really was going crazy.

Pushing those thoughts aside I went out to start my work. I got several looks from the rest of the staff but nobody said anything. I purposely put a wall up in-between those I worked with and myself. I didn't want anyone trying to get too close nor did I want any ones help and I knew if anyone knew they would try to help me. I just wanted to protect those closest to me.

I snapped out of my review as another waiter named Seijl told me there was someone in my assigned tables. I nodded thanks, grabbed my notepad and walked over to the table where a man sat alone with his back to me.

I thought his Carmel hair looked familiar but I pushed it from my mind as I came closer

"Hello, can I get you something to drink" I spoke with a smile before looking down to find a mop of blonde hair that was so familiar. I felt my eyes widen in surprise and my heart leap in to my throat.

I managed to get myself composed enough to hear him ask for a coffee. I quickly left to get the coffee pot and a mug. I Set them down on the table and asked if there was anything else he needed. He looked up for the first time, his grey eyes met my green ones, or one I suppose because I really couldn't see out of my left one, his widened a little. I wonder if he reconsiders me

"No…um are you that kid that was in the library?" he asked and I felt my heart race at knowing that he knew who I was

"Oh, I thought you looked familiar. Yea, you're always in the corner reading a book" I decided that playing it off as surprise would be the best option

"What happened to your face, it wasn't like that earlier?" I almost forgot about my face in the excitement of having him recognized me but as soon as he said that a dull throb came from my face as if trying to remind me of what had happened. I sighed

"Yea, I ran into something on the way here" dang now he's going to think I'm really clumsy

He nodded, not really interested, I turned to leave but he caught the edge of my shirt to pull me back

"Um….. Can you sit with me for a little while, if you don't have any customers, I don't really want to be alone?" he asked and I couldn't help but think he was really cute

I nodded and sat across from him, I watched him as he drunk his coffee looking out the window. A nice little peace came over us and there was no need to talk. My heart beat was thumping in my ear and I prayed that he couldn't hear it.

There was a light breeze coming in from the back of the store where I figured they had left the door open. It felt nice on my face, and I sighed. This caused the boy to look at me and I felt myself flush.

"By the way, what's your name?" I asked to hide my embarrassment

"Shinobu Takatsuki, you?" he said not breaking eye contact

"Takahashi Misaki" after that it was quite again, I was almost vibrating with happiness at knowing his names. It suited him, Shinobu Takatsuki.

The door dinged and I knew that I would have to leave. I cursed the heavens because they must have hated me, and then realized that it was really weird to not want to leave. I wasn't close to anyone for a reason, so why where all my walls coming down around this guy.

The thought of someone getting close to me and becoming special frightened me, frightened me enough to the point that I was trembling

Run, run away my mind whispered to me. I stood and Shinobu looked at me

"Sorry, I have other customers" he just nodded and I walked away somehow feeling hurt but with the danger bells going off in my head I needed to get away from that boy. The boy how made me want to drop everything and tell him, which would not be good if I did.

No, I needed to stay away from him, I could not tell anyone or else everyone in that house would be endangered. I would throw my own life away if it meant saving those children, I would do anything, say anything and take all of their beatings. I would never betray or hurt them; I would never leave them for my own selfishness.

I won't become my brother!

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