I wrote this thing with one eye. For cereal. I had like, an eye patch, Had Conjunctivitis. It wasn't fun adding it to influenza. grr. So lucky I typed this when I did. That was last week when it was horrible. But I forgot to post.
I'm so excited!! The plot is coming next chapter! There's plot! kinda...
(D:) own not me
Everyday we made a mess with the dishes and everyday they were clean when we got there. I always wanted to know how the night shift looked. They had to put up with all our messes, and we made plenty.
I teased Naru and Alex when I got in. They were hanging out in the front, the usual waiter area. I felt a tap on the shoulder and turned around. Mr. French stood tall, the young prince with him...
Oh crap. He's back.
"Hello again," he said and smiled.
"You remember Prince Zuko, don't you, Alex?"
"It's Alexis. And yes. How do you do, ouji-sama?"
"I'm quite well. How about you?"
"I'm good. What can I get you today, ay?" (a/n: ya know, i kinda forgot i was Canadian, and the only Canadian thing i said so far was aboot)
I beckoned behind my back for someone to give me the ticket thing.
"Hows this: Make me whatever you like."
"That sounds quite fine. Your order will be up within 45 minutes," I said and turned around, noticing Naru was swooning non discreetly. I knocked her over the head with the tickets and layed them on the bar. I walked into the kitchen quickly, not knowing if he'd be counting how long it would take.
"Gaara," I said as sweetly as possible as I walked up to him," Wanna make food and pretend I made it so I can give it to the prince because you can cook?"
"He's back?" he asked. I nodded. "Then no."
"You're so stingy. I thought I was your pet. You're supposed to take care of my needs. And I need you to cook for a-"
"What are you even talking about?" he questioned, giving me a blank look.
"Important stuff. Please? I'll give you a dollar!"
"You're mental. I'm not cooking for you. And definitely not for american money. Go ask Naru."
"She's busy swooning."
He rolled his eyes. "You're wasting time." He sighed," You really are stupid."
I looked at him, hurt evident in my eyes. I wasn't actually hurt by his words-- I got that all the time-- but I wanted to see if I could play the guilt card. I tried hard to think about the day that my mother stole my pizza so I could bring tears to my eyes.
He stepped closer to me, a hand on my head and sighed. "You know I don't mean anything by it, really. Even though it's true," he mumbled the last part, "But I know what you're trying to do, and the answer is still no."
I stared at him. Damn!
I threw on my jacket and attempted to make a burger and poutine.
"You seem rather happy. What's up?" Dave asked as he drove me home.
I grinned. "Well I cooked for a prince today and he enjoyed my meal, and I even got compliments from my other customers. Today was a very good day."
I saw him smile through the rear view mirror. "I'm proud of you. Keep up the good work, Lex."
"Thanks, Dave," I said as we pulled up in front of my house. "See you tomorrow afternoon," I said and shut the door, walking to my house. He was totally my permanent taxi driver.
- - -
Naru called me an hour later and said that she and Alex were officially going out. I found it weird that it happened just then, and not before/after the closet scene. I shrugged and told her congratulations.
- - -
Gaara and I met at the park behind the restaurant the next day at 2. We sat on the swings, not quite swinging. The day before, I had thought that we'd have fun before returning to our boring job. Gaara only shrugged and said he's come, but didn't know what the point was. We were silent there on our swings. I gently pushed back, beginning an actual motion.
"Do you like working at Cohrdehi?" I asked, and pushed harder.
He shrugged. He seemed rather drained. And I know that he doesn't get any sleep, but he normally looked fine, not tired at all. "I don't like it," he said, watching me swing," but I don't hate it."
I nodded. "Same for me too, kinda. I only like it though because you, Kani and Naru are there. That's pretty much it."
He nodded slightly, the edges of his mouth tilting upwards.
"Wanna play hide and seek?"
"No."
"But-"
"No."
"Aww!"