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I woke up in the morning to knocking on my door.
"Amoura? Are you hungry I made breakfast?" I heard Shizuru, I heard another mumble from behind the door and footsteps walk away
Looking at my clock it read 10 in the morning; I had slept for a long time. I shifted in bed my body ached as if I didn't sleep a wink the previous night. Rolling out of bed I noticed I was still in my clothes from yesterday. Sighing I undressed and grabbed a towel and wrapped it tightly around me. I unlocked my door, I quickly walked over to the bathroom door knocking once and quickly throwing the door open, and just as quickly shutting it before anyone could talk to me.
Turning the shower on ans waiting for the water to warm up enough, I looked at myself in the mirror, my eyes were puffy and my make-up smudged. My hair was all over the place, I sighing I tried smoothing it down, hoping it wouldn't suck trying to brush it out after my shower. Stepping in the shower the sting of the hot water pelting my skin hurt, but after a while it felt good, like it was trying to help me burn away the memory of yesterday. After scrubbing my skin and washing my hair, I stepped out of the shower and grabbed my towel briefly drying off before opening the door.
Just as I stepped out Kazuma was there in front of the door waiting for me. "Amoura, are you alright? You came home last night pretty upset."
I shrugged my shoulders and turned to in the direction that my room was. "Amoura." I looked behind me to Shizuru. "The phone is for you." I sigh, just what I needed. Walking into the kitchen I gently took the phone from her hand.
"This is Amoura." I replied as polite as I could muster up, considering my mood.
"Hello, this is Naka Izumo. I'm the owner of the book store you had just entered an application for? I was looking over your application and was wondering if you wouldn't mind coming in today for an interview?"
I smiled a little. "Of course! What time should I head over?"
"I was thinking we can do lunch, so probably around 12? We can meet at the dinner across from the book store."
Weird that he wants to do lunch, unless it's a custom here. "Yeah sure I shall see you then."
I hang the phone and turned around to Shizuru and smiled.
"What was that about? A job?" she asked lighting a cigarette.
I smiled and squealed and nodded my head "Yes! It's the book store that's around the corner!"
She nodded as she let out a puff of smoke "well you better go and get dressed."
I checked the clock on the microwave it read; 11:00 am.
I walked quickly to my bed room and started digging through my dresser looking for something that was semi-professional, pulling out a pair of black leggings, a white tank top, and a dark blue quarter sleeved button up shirt. Throwing on my black flats, I brushed my hair and left it down. Quickly grabbing my bag and look at the clock noticing that I had about 30 minutes before I had to meet him. Walking out to the kitchen and telling Shizuru that I would be back soon.
Walking down the road to the dinner that Mr. Izumo and I agreed to meet. 15 minutes till noon and then It dawned on me that I wouldn't be able to tell who he was. After a waitress had sat me at the table where to my right was the front window that gave me a perfect view of the bookstore. I sighed now all I needed to do is just wait 10 more minutes and he would be here. Ordering just water and a small salad I pull my book out and start reading.
It didn't seem very long before a shadow of a man stood in front of me, looking up from my book expecting an older man, but I got the very opposite. He was probably mid-twenties tall with dark hair and dark eyes to match, he was good looking. A smile played on his face showing me his shiny white teeth.
"Are you Amoura?" he asked
I blushed his voice was deeper sounding then on the phone. I nodded and stood up to meet him. Slightly bowing (hopefully right) to him.
" Yes, You must be Izumo. It's a pleasure to meet you." I straightened to see him slightly bowing as well.
After we straightened up we both had sat down at the table. The waitress coming over to take his order, after she left he looked right back at me.
"I didn't know that you were American."
I blushed I don't remember the application asking about my citizenship.
He chuckled "That's ok, it makes you all the more interesting, so tell me about why you want to work at the bookstore, well beside the obvious fact that you read, unless you just brought it here to impress me."
I look down to my book which I had set down when he came to greet me. I smiled back at him. "Well if you must know I do love reading, both English and Japanese books. I'm not trying to impress you, but you should see the small library that I have come to collect at home, back in America."
He nodded his head and made a mental note of it. Then after his food arrived he asked me the simple questions such as; when could I start? What was my experience using a cash register? What days would I be able to work? How long I would plan on working here? How long I planned to stay in the city?
All of them seemed pretty basic so I was able to answer them with no problems. After we had finished out food he waved over the waitress and asked for the check. Not wanting to seem like I was trying to get a free meal from him I pulled out my wallet and opened it. He put his hand on mine, they were warm on my cold skin.
He smiled once more to me. "Don't worry I'm going to cover this."
I blushed "I don't mind I did get food, I don't expect you to pay."
He chuckled "If I didn't pay what kind of man would I be?"
Fair point "Are you sure I don't mind?"
He nodded handing the waitress a pretty big bill and told her to keep the change
It took everything in my power not to let my jaw hang open. That was a HUGE tip, she was lucky. He then turned to me.
"Now that is all taken care of, I would love it if you started tomorrow."
I nodded I was excited, now I had something to wake up in the morning and do, not just be on my fat ass all day. After parting ways I started to head back to the apartment complex, I was so happy that I was able to go and get a job with the place I wanted to work at. I'm sure I looked like a mental person the entire way back, with a giant smile on my face.
After entering the apartment, I saw Kazuma and Yusuke sitting in front of the couch fighting over who was gonna be player one. While Shuichi occupied the couch looking down at them like 'why do I even bother?' Just looking at them made my chest began to ache and the worst part was I don't even think Kazuma knew how much he hurt me. I shut the door a quietly as I was able to, but it still caught their attention. Separating quickly Kazuma stood up and walked over to me noticing my smile.
"So? Who called you back?" he asked throwing his arm over my shoulder
Pushing back my emotions I look up at him and smiled. "The book store called me back today; I met the owner at the diner across the street. He said I could start tomorrow."
He smiled a bid doofy smile "That's awesome! We should celebrate!"
I shook my head "No, thanks,"
I thought really hard about what I was gonna say to him next. I pulled away from him and looked him deep into his eyes.
"Why did you lie to me earlier?"
He looked at me confused. "What do you mean? I never lie to you, I tell you everything."
I clenched my fist tempted to hit him. "What do you mean you tell me everything? There are obviously things you're trying to keep from me, and the worst thing is that everyone. Everyone but ME, someone who you have known your entire life knows."
He looked down at the ground then back up at me, his face told me everything. It told me that he wasn't going to tell me anything. Angry I pull back my face and throw the hardest punch I could muster, and hit him right in his face. Falling to his ass he didn't expect me to do that. Holding the side of his cheek where I hit.
Yusuke jumped off the floor "Whoa Amoura calm down, we're all good here."
I look at him clearly murder in my eyes. "No, No we are not good here. And you wanna know why? Because not only is my cousin keeping things from me, but he also managed to spill the beans about me, telling you all stuff that I was barely able to tell him."
Looking down at the floor Kazuma was clearly shocked that I knew that he told everyone, he then looked really guilty.
Shuichi was then standing next to Yusuke. "Amoura, he wasn't trying to hurt you, we just happened to come up with the information ourselves."
He meant to help calm the situation down, but in fact it did the opposite. "See that shit right there, is what makes me mad. You have to beat around the bush every time you speak to me. What is so important that you can't tell me? Hmm? Please inform me."
Yusuke sighed and sat down on the couch and patted the spot next to him. Skeptical I shuffled over there and sat as far as I would be able to from him.
"Look Amoura, Kuwabara was seriously trying to protect you, he didn't mean to be a jackass. You see there is a whole different world from ours, where beasts roam."
And that was only the beginning of conversation; Yusuke told me everything from when he was a ghost to where we are now. At first he sounded crazy until he told me more about what Shuichi and Hiei were.
The fuck did I get myself into?
