I do not own SNK (everything!-characters and story). Hajime Isayama owns it.
I stared at the mirror and couldn't get my eyes off. The girl that once had a long auburn hair traded it for a guy's short bob haircut with side bangs. It was no doubt one of the hardest decisions I've ever made but I know that everything will be worth it. I wonder what my friends, especially Connie, will say if they saw me with my new haircut. Oh well…
"I still can't believe that I look..."
"Good?" Hange finished my sentence. I believe that she is one of Levi's closest friends. She is really easy to talk to and I didn't feel any tension from the very first time we met.
"Yeah…I think I look more handsome than any of the guys here." I jokingly told her. She laughed.
"That reminds me. I bought hair extensions clips here. I'll teach you how to put it yourself so that you can put it every time you go to your class."
"Hange…thank you…but I don't have any of those hair extensions at home and I don't know if my monthly budget can still afford it." It's really embarrassing but that's the truth. I don't mind going to my class having this short hair if it just weren't for some customers that could recognize me.
"Don't worry about that. I'll give it to you. Let's just say a happy first meeting you gift." She is really great. I owe her a lot.
"Thank you" I sincerely mean it
"No problem. After I teach you that I'll also teach you how to hide your…" she pointed at my chest. I forgot about that.
"Uh…yeah…okay" I placed my hands on my chest and replied sheepishly. I really don't know what to do without her.
"So, tell me, what were you and Levi doing awhile ago?" She wiggles her eyebrows.
"Nothing...we weren't doing anything...I just lose my balance that's all..." I told her. Eyes rolling. Cheeks puffing. I told Hange everything that happened from running until the time she saw us.
"Hahaha. What a rough start for a first day!" Hange can't stop laughing and I looked at the floor feeling embarrassed. "Okay. okay. I'm fine now. Well, I'll teach you all you have to know and I'll drop you off in the kitchen" she continued.
After teaching me all that I need to know, we went in the kitchen. Hange barges in with a head-turning and very long 'ritual' introduction which starts with a story and then naming her own 'masterpiece', giving the new look a name. "Levi! Presenting my latest masterpiece...this is what I call"
"Shut it four-eyes freak. You're attracting unnecessary attention" Levi interrupted her. Thank God! I don't want her to give me a silly new name.
"So when will I start to serve?" I asked. Wearing my uniform, a white long sleeved shirt with a black bow tie tucked in my black slacks, and a waist apron.
Jean and Eren just arrived too to relay the customer's orders. Eren's eyes grew wider and his jaw dropping from the moment he saw me. Even Jean couldn't hide his shocked expression.
"I'm much better looking than both of you right now," I told them while I smile.
"Wow Sash! I still can't believe what I'm seeing. Maybe if you go out there many of the ladies will try to woo you. You can even be like the requested waiter or host for the month" Eren said
"I hardly recognized you. Not a piece of potato girl is seen. Nice work Hange!" Did Jean just blush? He did...right? or was it my imagination?
"I know right!" Hange said and pats my back.
"Your job is done four-eyes. You can go home now. Erwin is waiting for you outside" Levi tries to push Hange out the kitchen.
"Aww. Mean as ever. You never change Levi, and that's why you'll stay a bachelor for the rest of your life"
"I don't care freak. Thank you. Bye." Levi wipes away his sweat and goes beside me and looks at Eren.
"Jaeger. Kirschtein. Both of you will prepare the orders while I teach the basic to our new employee"
"Yes sir" both replied back and salute. They immediately went back to work.
Levi went to a table in the kitchen and sits down. He gives me a gesture to sit in front of him. He placed his arms on the table and gives a serious look.
"Braus. Expect that I will be with you for the whole month…" He told me. If we were living in a world filled with drama I might have assumed something else from his statement. Then be with me for a month. I guess he'll train me and at the same time evaluate me huh? I understand that. I know that I'll have it rough. Everything might not turn out the way I want to but I still won't give up.
"First, I want you to instill in your mind that I hate it when my employees are late. Even if it is just a second. If you're late then that means salary deduction but in your case, it will be a strike. And you will only have three strikes for the whole month before I kick you out"
"That's mean!" I told him.
"I don't care. Second, this place should be clean before we open the cafe, during work, and after the cafe closes. Like I said there will be three strikes and if I find a speck of dust..."
"One strike" I continued
"Third, customers are always right. Even if they will be rude and try to pick a fight just apologize and avoid any conflicts."
"How many rules should I remember?" I asked. It seems to be getting boring already.
"Don't interrupt me, Braus. Fourth, do you know why I asked you to come up with a dish? It's because I want to know everyone's skills. There will be times that I won't be here and someone must know how to manage. Kirschtein can cook and brew coffee, Eren does not have any skills in cooking but he is good in communicating with customers and has a sense of style in decorating and fixing the cafe, and I can do mostly everything"
"Well...I can cook and bake" I answered proudly. My dad already taught me at a young age since my 'Ma died when I was two-years-old.
"That's good enough. Lastly, When working here, it is forbidden to have any personal interest in the customer..."
"That won't be a problem." I salute him.
"and co-worker..."
"That...will not be a problem either," I told him. That certainly won't happen. I already look like one of them. Eren already has Mikasa, Jean is a jerk, and Levi is...being Levi...serious, clean-freak, and has a stick up on his ass.