Encounter
By: SunamiHV
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara nor its characters.
AN: Heeeeyyy guuyyyssss. Yes, I know it's been a while, but... There are no excuses. I'm sorry. I'm just gonna dish out this little piece. One-shot. Yeah...
Ikuto has worked at Cafe Mont Blanc for about 2 years now, and everything is pretty normal. Then one day a girl with pink hair comes into the shop. She sat alone with a cup of sweet milk tea, and she spent the time looking out the window to people watch. This particular girl pulled Ikuto's attention towards her, he couldn't figure out why but he didn't approach her.
For two weeks, this girl comes in at exactly 4 pm, she orders the same drink; sweet milk tea, she sits at the same table, and she would stare out the window as if looking for something or someone. The only thing that changed each time was the amount of time she'd spend at the cafe; she would sometimes stay for one hour or other times she'd stay until closing. Ikuto, during the two weeks, didn't approach her unless it was to serve her her drink; which only happened once and she didn't even look at him. A soft, "Thank you" was all he got from her, again he felt an unexplained pull towards the girl. Then, one day she didn't come in at all.
Ikuto found himself watching for a head of pink locks to come into the shop for three days, and for three days the girl with the shocking pink hair did not come in. On the fourth day, Ikuto was just about ready to forget about the girl until at exactly 4 pm she came into the shop and sat at her table by the window. She seemed different to him now, he could feel it.
He watched her pick up a menu that her waiter gave her, and this time the girl took her time to read the list instead of the cursory glances she used to do. He managed to hear what she ordered, which wasn't her usual sweet milk tea; she ordered a slice of strawberry shortcake this time. He kept his eye on her for the entire day, it didn't seem like she was leaving any time soon.
Finally, at closing she was getting ready to leave. Ikuto, made up his mind and approached her.
"Excuse me," he said. She turned her golden eyes towards his blue-violet ones, and Ikuto nearly forgot what to say next. "Hey, how's it going?"
It was the best he could come up with, but he kept his composure. "Everything is just fine," she said with a bright smile that took his breath away. This unknown girl with the golden eyes and pink hair was able to elicit this type of reaction from him.
Just what is she?