Hinata sighed, pulling off her work uniform. This job was mentally killing her. Being a mostly introverted person, going door to door, giving strangers their pizza was something she never saw herself doing. Ever.

At least, she thought, that guy gave her a pretty generous tip. It would go straight into savings, as always. Pretty soon she would have enough money to rent an apartment of her own. Living with her cousin, Neji, and his fiancée, TenTen, was toxic for her. TenTen was fine, even one of her best friends, but Neji just had so many rules.

Hinata stepped into her shower, getting the smell of pizza and pollution off her skin. She thought about that boy from earlier today, and wished she'd deliver to more people like him. She needed the money.

As she began drying off and getting dressed, her cell phone rang. She grabbed her phone off the sink and checked the caller ID. It was her boss, Ryu.

"Hello?" Hinata panicked slightly. She hated talking on the phone. Plus, her boss never called her after she left.

"Hinata, I have some bad news. The restaurant caught fire. It's pretty bad."

"Oh fuck," Hinata never swore, "is everyone alright?"

"Yeah, everyone is safe. The air conditioner had a short and burned up pretty much the entire ceiling."

Hinata was silent. She would have to use her savings to get by. That was not good at all.

"I can pay you in full for the next two weeks, but after that I'll be broke. Hopefully everything is fixed before then. I'll let you know if anything changes."

He hung up, and Hinata felt herself begin to panic and worry. She found herself in her room, fully dressed. She didn't even remember coming out of the bathroom.

Her phone rang again. It was Neji.

"Yes?"

"Hey, Hina. Thank God you're okay. I just drove past your restaurant. There was a fire?"

"Yes, Ryu just called me. I'm out of work until they get it fixed."

Neji sighed. "Well, at least TenTen and I can support all three of us until then. Are you okay?"

Hinata shrugged even though he couldn't see her. "Yeah, I'll be okay. He said he'll pay me in full for the next two weeks."

"That's good. I'll be home soon. Remember, I don't have keys."

Hinata got up and unlocked the front door, then retreating back to her room. "The door is unlocked."

He hung up.

Hinata sighed and looked at her jar full of tips from work. It was going to be a long, grueling two weeks.