A/N: OHMIGOSH! I had so much fun the past week! First, I found 20 dollars on the street (CHA), then I got Mah best friend back, and our school had a carnival! It was really fun! And you'll never guess who painted my face, MY CRUSH! Ah, those 20 seconds were heaven. God he's so cute! XD
Chapter 10!
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There was a job open at Luffys favorite restraint.
No!
There was another job opening at a gas station.
Nuh-uh!
Another job opening was at the café Kohza worked at. She thought it over for a bit and decided it was time to go beg Vivi's boyfriend for a job.
At least she'd be working with someone she knew, that made her feel a little better about the situation.
A little…
"Huh…" Kohza sighed. Must he always be stuck at work? If he didn't spend every cent he had every time he was paid he could be off having a good time with his friends right now. But no. He was stuck at this same stupid little café. Oh, what he would give to just quit and always have 20 dollars in his pockets. Life isn't fair!
He continued to sigh as he went through another set of dishes in the back of the building. He was stuck with the worst job today. Dish duty. He was so underpaid. It'd be nice if he had someone to help him out a little.
"Kohza!" One of the managers yelled through the door to the kitchen.
"Yeah?" Kohza moaned miserably and turned to face the man in the black suit.
"Someone wants you up front," The man sighed, "So go."
Kohza nodded and dried off his hands with a wash cloth and headed out of the kitchen and into the main room.
"Kohza! Over here!" He heard a feminine voice yell from the counter.
He turned to face the shouting girl and sighed in relief when he saw it was Nami. He though it might've been Luffy again, coming to eat all the food.
"Hey Nami." Kohza stood at the other side of the counter in front of her.
"Could you do me a favor?" She asked with pleading eyes.
Kohza leaned over on the counter with his elbow down and is head rested into the palm of his hand, and his other arm was rested flat down, "Depends what that favor is."
Nami took out this morning's news paper from her school bag and showed Kohza the line in the jobs section that said: Now hiring waiters at the café! Kohza leaned in and examined the thick paper, a blank look of boredom on his face.
"You know, you can just ask for a job yourself." Kohza looked back across the counter at Nami, his head still rested in his hand lazily.
Nami frowned.
"Anh…!" Kohza stood up strait again and turned the other way, irritation filling his features, "Alright, alright." Why was it so damn hard to say no to pretty girls? Why?
Nami smiled again, "Thanks a bunch Kohza!" She took a seat and watched as Kohza left to the back room for one to the managers. She waited five minutes before Kohza and his blank expressions was back and with a tall man in a casual black suit.
The man confronted her and looked her up and down, "And your Nami, right?" He questioned. Nami nodded her head nervously.
"And you want a job here, am I correct?"
"Ungh…" Kohza rolled his eyes and bent back into the kitchen to finish the dishes. He was so not in the mood to stand around and watch the people on a higher level than him be dumb asses.
"Yes…" Nami raised an eye brow as Kohza stormed out of the area. Vivi sure had a weird taste in men.
"May I see your student I.D?" The man asked. Nami nodded and pulled the card with her student I'D. on it that the school gave her. The man took it from her and skimmed over it quickly, then nodded and gave it back.
"Would you mind coming to my office for a quick survey?" He questioned.
"N-no, not at all." Nami joined him as he headed down one of the halls and into a small but fancy room with a neat desk in the middle.
"Take a seat, please." The tall man instructed.
Nami nodded, and then too a seat across from him in front of the desk.
"What is your age?" He asked.
"16." Nami answered.
"Where do you live?" he asked again.
"In dorm building #D at rouge town private middle school." Nami answered again.
"Is that close to here?" He continued to question.
Nami sighed deeply, this might take a while…
---:D---
"Yes!" Nami busted through the doors to the kitchen and showed the dish-duty-Kohza her new job application.
"Oh joy." Kohza rolled his eyes at her and continued to wash dishes, "Another person whom I must bow down to."
Nami put her hands on her hips and made a face, "Aw come on! You're just jealous that I get to work as a waiter and you're stuck with dish duty!"
"I couldn't be anymore obvious with you," He started, "I just don't enjoy working here."
"Well I have to if I ever wanna eat." She pouted, "I'm always broke all the time."
"Welcome to the club!" Kohza threw his soapy arms up into the air sarcastically.
"Kohza!" One of the chiefs suddenly said, catching Kohza so off guard he shrieked and tripped over his own to feet landing face first in the bubbly sink causing all the clean dishes to come tumbling to the floor, each one braking to bits as they hit the ground.
"Oh jeez!" The chief slapped his forehead.
"Oh…" Nami put her hand over her mouth.
"URRGH!" Kohza started, Lifting his face out of the soupy water and turned to face the chief, "What!"
"I just came to tell you your shift was over, but, I guess you'll just have to clean up this mess before you leave without pay. Don't be so jumpy." The chief told, and then headed back in the other direction to join the other chiefs in cooking.
Kohza sighed miserably and dried his face of with a dry towel. But when he attempted to grab the broom he tripped over his feet again and landed on his ass.
"Why me?" Kohza looked up at the ceiling, talking to the air.
Nami walked over and held out a hand to him, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Kohza rejected her offer and stood himself up on his own, followed by brushing of his work uniform.
"Could I ask something?" Nami questioned nervously, she didn't want to piss him off even more.
Kohza looked away from her, trying to hide the over powering anger that filled his eyes, "Yes?" He tried to sound casual.
"When do I start working?" Nami took a few steps away from him, just in case.
"Tomorrow," Kohza sighed very deeply, calming himself a bit, "Go to one of the managers for your work uniform."
Nami nodded and quickly retreated for the door, leaving Kohza to peace so he could finish his job.
Nami found the same manager in a black suit from before and tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to face her, "Yes?" he asked.
"Where do I get my work uniform?" She asked calmly.
"It will be sent to your dorm later today, you start work tomorrow from the time your school gets out to 4:30 p.m, and I'll see you then." With that he continued walking in the direction he was headed in before and left through a door on the right.
"Okay…" Nami looked around the café, "What to do now…"
She wandered through he café, looking at the coffee cups and what not that were for sale on the shelves. She tried to ignore the food though; she didn't want to be any hungrier than she already was.
"Nami?" A female voice from behind her asked.
"Hmm?" Nami turned around to come face-to-face with Vivi.
"What're you doing here?" Vivi asked.
"Getting a job and what're you doing here?" Nami questioned.
Vivi's expression gave her the look that said 'are-you-stupid?' as she tapped her foot, "Getting Kohza of coerce. He is my boyfriend, you know. Have you seen him around yet?"
"He got stuck in the back cleaning up a mess." Nami informed.
"Oh…" Vivi pouted, "I waited all day to see him and he's stuck here…"
"I'm so hungry!" Nami changed the subject completely.
"Wh-what?" Vivi made a face as her sudden out-burst.
Nami took a seat at the nearest table with Vivi, "I'm dirt poor and am starving!"
"Then get a job." Vivi suggested.
Nami slapped her forehead, "I just did! I start tomorrow!"
"Alright," Vivi gave up, "I'll buy you something while were here waiting for Kohza to hurry his ass up."
"Thank you!" Nami repeated several times.
"It's no problem," Vivi waved at one of the waiters and ordered Nami a meal.
The meal soon came and Nami stuffed her face, but tried her hardest to keep up her manners. It wasn't lady like to eat the way Luffy did. But damn! She didn't care, her only thoughts were: I gotta eat something!
Nami finished right as Kohza showed up from the back rooms with his messy uniform still on, "Did I make you wait to long?" He asked Vivi as he approached her from behind and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"No, you came just in time." Vivi smiled sweetly at him, and then looked at Nami pleadingly as if you ask, may I leave? Nami rolled her eyes and nodded, followed by Vivi's bright smile and the two left, leaving Nami all alone.
She sighed and rested her head in the palm of her head as the waiter took the empty dish off the table and walked away. She was alone, for like, the thousandth time. She was starting to really wish she still lived in Coco village with her step sister. They did everything together. They did their hair together, ate together, went swimming together, walked to school together, I'm pretty sure you've got the picture.
Nami yawned to herself as she reminisced in her memories. Why oh why did they drag her away from that beautiful island. Oh, what she would give to go back there, even just to visit. Her sister was a lucky little brat to be old enough to choose to stay while Nami was dragged off forcefully by her parents yet again.
She drew imaginary pictures on the table with her index finger and she thought of all the things her sister and her did on that pleasant little island.
But she was soon interrupted by the sound of sandals slapping on tile coming her way. She looked up and there he was again, Luffy. It was insane how whenever she was feeling the loneliest he'd show up. Whether she wanted him to be or not, he was always right there in front of her. And she didn't want to admit it, but she really liked him. Even if he was the darkest insane slob she'd ever met.
He took the seat across from her, "What's up, Nami?" He asked, sounding anything but casual. Was he… Nervous? Nami felt as though she was going to burst out laughing when she looked up at him and his gave shifted in the other direction s he played with his thumbs. It was the first time she'd seen him worked up. But the question was, "Over what?"
"Hello, Luffy." She greeted, trying her best not to laugh at him.
"Oh…what?" He snapped back into reality and faced her.
"I said hi…" Nami sighed. Yep, same old Luffy.
"Oh…. Well, hi." He swallowed a bunch of air.
"What's wrong?" She raised an eye brow at his behavior.
"Nothing!" He answered simply.
"Alright then." Nami rolled her eyes and got up out of her chair, "I have to go back to my dorm room, I have unfinished homework to do." She turned to walk off but then looked over her shoulder at his blank expression and waved him off with a smile, "Bye!"
Luffy smiled faintly, "Yeah…Bye…" He slammed his head on the table and sighed miserably against its surface. This was going to be impossible. His plan wasn't exactly going as planned.
He didn't even know where to start with how hard this was going to be, it was confusing to his as to why he was so jumpy and worked up. On top of that, she was too damn smart. If he wasn't careful, she could have already figured it out. And shit, he had homework to do too. It was gonna be a long evening.
TO BE CONTINUED!
A/N: Yay! I actually updated quickly:D I don't know why, but I was suddenly stricken with inspiration. Hmm…. Maybe it wont take me that long to update after all, but we'll see. Right? Right. Review and I'll do my best to get back to you!