Let me see...about two more chapters. I really can not believe that I am almost done with this story.

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Chapter 36: Found You

If this harsh reality tries to break us apart, it'll just bring us closer than ever.

-Utada Hikaru 'Prisoner of Love'

The day had been a busy one; people had constantly been coming in, leaving the restaurant packed. From about an hour after they started until an hour before they closed everyone was busy, and people barely had time to take breaks. Selene did her job without complaint, but time seemed to drag on and she just couldn't wait to get out of there. She could tell that it was angering her boss how he got to spend no time with her or even a chance to talk to her, but Selene was glad for that, she didn't want to talk to him when he was in one of his 'playful' moods.

But when all the customers had left and it was time for closing, another group of people came in. Selene paid them no mind and continued to clean up and check out, leaving the group to be looked after by someone else. But as she started to go to the door leading outside one of the other waitresses caught her.

"Selene wait! The group that just came in they only want you to wait on them." The girl looked as tired as Selene felt.

"I'm not going to do it, tell them they have to find someone else." She said, taking another step out the door. The girl looked frantic now.

"Please Selene, please!" She was almost begging on her knees now, and Selene felt herself give in.

"Fine." Selene heaved a sigh as the two of them walked back to the kitchen where everyone was still waiting for them.

"What? Was no one going to deal with them but me?" Everyone either said 'yes' or just nodded, making Selene sigh again.

"They requested you anyway. Plus there's something just off about them…" One of the cooks said, Selene shook her head at him and walked out to where the group was, notebook ready in hand.

"Hi, welcome to All Star. My name is Selene, and I'll be your waitress today." There was a sickly sweet smile on her face, "What can I get you today?" She asked, finally looking up from her notebook.

Sitting around the restaurants one round table was a group of guys. Each was different but they all wore the same black cloak. There was only five of them sitting at the table. The person sitting directly across from where she was standing had silver hair, and then right next to him was a man with blue hair. The guy with blue hair had a scar on his face; it was the shape of an X, and right in between his eyes. There was another man that had scars as well, but his scar was different, it cut right along his cheek and he had an eye patch on as well. Eye patch guy had a bubbly blonde practically hanging off his arm, and every time he looked at Selene he started giggling like a little kid getting told that they were going to Disneyland. The final guy there was the one sitting closest one to her, he had long, sliver blue hair, and the bangs went down to cover one of his eyes. The eye that wasn't covered with hair was staring at her.

"What did you say your name was again?" the one with silver hair asked.

"Selene." Came the short reply, all she wanted to do was go home.

"Well Selene, that's an interesting tattoo. Where did you get it?"

Cant you guys' just order already? Selene thought.

"I don't know how I got it. Someone once told me though, that it looks like an illusion on my skin, almost like its not really there." She looked down to her pen tapping idly on the notebook.

"That's interesting. I guess for now well all have water."

Selene nodded and went to get them the water. As she was doing that she couldn't help but think about all the possible ways she had gotten her tattoo, like why she had gotten it or what it meant and how long she had had it. When she got back to the table they all ordered something but Selene wasn't paying attention anymore, she was to busy thinking about her missing memories.

Her boss was getting more and more annoyed with how long the customers were taking. He obviously wanted to go home, but apparently he didn't like how the one with the long hair was looking at her. Selene didn't say anything about it, choosing to ignore him, which just seemed to get him more annoyed. When Selene went to check on them while they were eating, her boss even decided that he was going to follow her to make sure there was no 'funny business'.

It was normal enough; she introduced her boss to them, and asked how they were doing or if they wanted anything else. In the middle of them talking she felt her boss's arms snake around her waist from behind. Acting on instinct she grabbed his arms and flipped him off of her, making him land on his back on the ground.

"I told you never to do that at work." Selene practically growled out, in return all she got was a loud groan as he got up.

"Come with me now." He said as he nursed his hurt pride.

Everyone watched as he led Selene into his office. As soon as his door was shut there was shouting, mainly from him. The entire restaurant was silent as they tried to make out what he was yelling. Suddenly they heard Selene's voice yell back at him, they couldn't understand what she was saying but it was all muffled because of the door. Then sound of someone hitting the other echoed through the restaurant, the door opened and Selene came out, a red handprint on her face. Everyone left in the restaurant was in complete shock. Selene left through the entrance, and her boss came up to talk to them.

"Sorry you had to hear that, but Selene is no longer working for us. Can I get you anything instead?" He looked like nothing had happened at all, almost like he just stated the weather.

In front of him, he watched as all five of the guys get up from where they were sitting. But before he could blink he was on the ground, clutching his now broken nose. Looking up he saw the man with the long bangs man looking down at him.

"No man, should ever hit a woman, no matter what she says or does." With that the five of them left the restaurant, leaving the man on the ground with a broken nose and his employees cheering from the kitchen.

Outside Selene was heading down the street, in the direction she vaguely recognized as the path to her apartment. All she could think about was how she was going to support herself and Shinikoru, and how she was going to pay her bills and all her other responsibilities that she couldn't do anymore because she just got fired. Her cheek still stung a little, and she rubbed it idly but she could tell that it wasn't going to leave a bruise and that it probably wasn't even red anymore. She sighed as she thought about all that she had been through in the past five years just to keep that job, only to loose it all in one night. About a block away from her apartment, she heard footsteps behind her. Selene whipped around to face whatever was approaching her, ready to fight.

All that was behind her was one of the guys she had been waiting on back at the restaurant. It was the guy with the long bangs and the blue hair, his friends weren't with him and he was quickly approaching her with a determined look. Selene didn't drop her guard. When they were finally about three feet away from each other, he spoke.

"I'm sorry about what happened." He said. Selene just shrugged.

"It happens." Silence descended over them again.

"I could take you away from here, you know. Now that you don't have a job. You can come with me, and get far away from this place."

Selene stared at him in surprise. She couldn't believe that this guy that she hardly met was offering this to her. She didn't know whether to go with him or not. One the one hand he could be a psycho and kill her, but on the other hand it wasn't like she was going to stay in her apartment for very long. And also whatever he tried to do to her she could always stop him, since no one had ever been able to beat her. Yet most importantly, she felt like she could trust him. Selene had never felt this way around anyone since she had woken up, and she didn't want to loose him.

"Okay, but I'll have to get a few things from my apartment before we go." He nodded and followed her as she led the rest of the way to her apartment. When they entered as soon as Shinikoru saw him, he seemed to go absolutely ballistic with delight. He jumped all over the man, barking and laughing for joy while the guy just laughed. He kept calling Shinikoru some thing that sounded like 'Shiloh', but Selene paid it no mind. In barely ten minutes she had a duffle bag packed with her few possessions and clothes that she had. When she went back to the living room the guy was sitting on her couch with Shinikoru lying next to him, Shinikoru's head was in his lap.

"I don't think I ever got your name." She said, making the guy look up.

"Zexion." He said as he got up, Shinikoru jumping up as well.

"Well Zexion, lets go then." Selene moved to the door of her apartment, but Zexion just raised his hand. In front of him appeared this swirling thing of darkness. Shinikoru jumped right into it, but Selene hesitated, not knowing of it was safe or not.

Zexion held out his hand to her, and after staring at it for a while she slowly slipped her hand into his. Zexion gave her a smile, and they walked hand in hand through the portal.

This was one of my favorite chapters to write. Read and review like always!