A/N: Woo! 10 chapters! R&R! c:
~ Aiko
I walked into the kitchen and decided to eat an apple again. After eating my apple I got a huge headache. I rummaged through the cupboard in the bathroom but couldn't find any. I walked back out into the living room to find Sasori sitting on the couch.
"Hey Sasori, do we have any medicine?"
"I don't think we do. Are you ok?" He asked, standing up and touching my forehead.
"Yeah. I just have a headache." I said, and he retracted his hand. "I'm gonna go see if Itachi and Kisame have any." I said, heading for the door.
"Ok, see you later."
"Bye." I said, closing the door behind me. I went to Itachi and Kisame's door and knocked.
"Hey sweetheart, need a cup of sugar?" Itachi asked, opening the door.
"No. I need a cup of aspirin." I said, smirking. "You got any medicine?" I asked.
"Yeah, come in." Itachi said, stepping aside to let me in. When I entered the room Pein stood up and smiled at me, following me to the bathroom. Itachi opened the cabinet to reveal a lot of medicine and other bandages.
"Wow. Why do you have so many medicines, and bandages?" I asked, picking up a bottle of aspirin.
"You clearly haven't been around Kisame for a while. He's more clumsy then you are, Onyx." Itachi said, smirking.
"I'm not clumsy." I said, pouting.
"I hate to say this, sweetheart. But you kind of are." Pein said, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and giving me a small squeeze. I looked up at him and smiled. I walked to Itachi's kitchen and got a glass of water and then took the pills. The headache subsided almost immediately.
"So, you ready to go?" Itachi asked.
"Yeah, I just need to stop by my apartment and get my apron and nametag." I said, heading towards the door.
"Ok, I'll come with you." Itachi said, and Pein got up to follow. When we got to our house Sasori was still sitting on the couch, watching TV.
"Hey Itachi. Hey Pein. Onyx, did you find some medicine?" Sasori said, looking at us as we came in.
"Yeah. I found some." I said, smiling and grabbing my apron and nametag.
"Good."
"Yeah, Itachi's gonna drive me to work today. I'll be back around 9, ok?"
"Yeah, ok." He said, and waved. I waved back and Itachi, Pein, and I walked down to the parking lot. When I got to Itachi's car Pein gently grabbed my shoulders and turned me around.
"I'm gonna miss you." He said, smiling.
"I'll miss you, too." I said, smiling back. He pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around my waist. He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine, due to me being short I had to stand up on my tip-toes just to kiss him back. He laughed and picked me up off the ground so he didn't have to lean down.
"We're gonna be late." I heard Itachi murmur. I laughed and pulled away.
"I'll come see you around 7, ok?" Pein said, a sad look in his eyes. I nodded and he leaned down and kissed my cheek. After waving to Pein I got into the passenger seat of Itachi's car and put on my seatbelt, not wanting to fly though the windshield.
"You guys are cute." Itachi said, smirking. I smiled and looked at Itachi. "You know, I knew Pein before he was new here. He was always alone, and had very few friends. He was bullied a lot as a child and also lost his parents when he was really young. He's a lot like you, Onyx. I'm happy to see that he's found someone that he loves. Especially since it's you and not Sakura or something. I don't think he could of picked a prettier girl, either." Itachi said, looking at me.
"Thanks, Itachi." I said, smiling.
"I do have to admit, I used to have a bit of a crush on you when I was a kid." He said, avoiding my gaze. I smiled and laughed, I never knew that. I looked up at him and realized he was blushing. When we arrived at the restaurant the girl at the desk smiled at us. Itachi waved at her and she smiled shyly and waved back. We went into the back and I tied my apron around my waist and clipped my nametag on my shirt. Itachi came over and handed me a notebook and a pen. I stuffed them into the pockets of the apron. He also handed me some straws which I proceeded to stuff into the pockets of the apron.
"Now you just go take orders and bring the food to the table. Your break is at 7, and that's when Pein said he was coming. So you can just talk to him or whatever in the break room or something. And Kakuzu can give you pointers as well." He said, nodding to Kakuzu. Kakuzu waved at me and I waved back. A girl came over and handed Itachi a paper. She then walked away without a word.
"And it looks like you've already been requested." Itachi said, nodding to a table. He walked away, leaving me to wonder who it was. I peeked over the top of the booth and noticed that it was Deidara and Karako from school. I gasped and walked over to Kakuzu.
"Kakuzu?" I said, with a scared look.
"You want something." He said. I nodded.
"What is it?" He said, sighing.
"Do that table for me? I'll pay you $25? Please?" I asked.
"Ok, fine." He said.
"Thanks 'Kuzu!" I said, quickly reaching over and hugging him. He patted me twice on the back before stepping away and walking towards the table. I sighed in relief and walked towards a table of people who were looking a little anxious.
"Hello, my name's Onyx and I'll be your server today. What would you like to drink?" I said, giving a smile. At the table there was 3 boys and 1 girl. The girl had short brown pixie-cut hair that was messy and framed her face. She was sitting next to a rather somber-looking guy that had black hair and looked a lot like Itachi. I recognized the blonde boy from school. He had blonde almost yellow hair that stuck up in spikes and cat whiskers on the side of his face. The other guy looked quiet somber as well and had black hair that was in a ponytail and ended in spikes.
"Yeah, I would like some tea, please." Said the girl, smiling. The guy beside her nodded in agreement and I jotted that down on the notepad Itachi had given me. The other two boys also ordered tea and I set off to go get some. I walked into the kitchen and told one of the people that I needed a pitcher of tea and some glasses. I poured the tea into the four cups and walked back to the table.
"Ok, here is your tea. Have you decided on what you would like to eat?" I asked, smiling,
"I'll have the Yakisoba, please." The girl said.
"I'll have 3 orders of the chicken and beef ramen." Said the blonde boy with the whiskers.
"I will have the Tonkatsu, please." Said the black haired boy who looked like Itachi. The other guy ordered some Curry Rice and I went into the kitchen, hanging the order on the counter. I picked up a tray and loaded the food onto it, trying not to tip it over. I went back to the table and set down the tray, after everyone had their food off the tray and in front of them I took the tray back. When I checked the clock it was a few minutes before 7.
'Pein's gonna be here soon! I can't wait!' I thought. When the clock struck 7 I waited in the back. When Pein walked through the door I came out of the back and walked toward him. I talked to the girl at the desk and told her I was going to go outside for my break. I walked outside. When Pein saw me he walked forward and caught me in a tight hug. I smiled and pulled closer, burying my face in his chest. His hand found my chin and tilted my face up to his, looking in my eyes. He leaned down and kissed me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I leaned into his kiss, not caring that we were in public.
"I missed you." He whispered in my ear.
" I missed you too." I whispered back. We pulled apart, but he kept holding onto my hand as we sat down on a bench. We sat and talked for a few minutes before I realized my break was almost over.
"Pein, I gotta go." I said, standing up.
"Ok. I love you." He said, pulling me into a tight hug.
" I love you too." I said back, smiling.
"I'll see you when I get home, ok?" I said, pulling back.
"Yeah. Ok." He said as he leaned down and kissed me. He left and the rest of work passed uneventfully, with me getting a couple tips. When I was done with my shift and had clocked out, I found Itachi who was just untieing his apron and clocking out as well. After he was done we walked to the car. We drove home, making little small talk between eachother. When we arrived at the apartment complex, we got out and walked to the doors. Itachi walked me up to my apartment door, where I thanked him and kissed him on the cheek and went inside. When inside, I giggled at noticing Itachi was blushing when I left.
"Onyx! You're home!" I heard Pein say. And in an instant he was in front of me, hugging me. I smiled and hugged him back.
"I missed you." He whispered.
"You've said that three times today." I said, pulling back and smiling.
"Well it's true." He said, leaning down and kissing me. We walked back to our room and quickly went to bed because we were both tired.