This is kind of a lead in chapter to something that will hopefully be a lot
better than this.
The disclaimer is in first chapter.
Chapter 2
It was eleven and I was finally walking home from work. It had been an eventful night to say the least.
My shift had started at seven and lasted the usual five hours.
The first day I got here I'd applied for the job. I'd just got off the bus I'd caught to Odaiba and the first thing I saw as I stepped off the bus was the advertisement for a waitress.
I'd walked in and asked to see the manager and ten minutes later I'd walked out with the job.
So far I'd only worked a couple of shifts there as I was still at school and was still getting large amounts of homework every night, but I was enjoying the work all the same.
Tonight though, I didn't quite know what to make of the past events.
***Flashback***
I'd got to work a couple of minutes before my shift was due to start.
The restaurant had already been open for an hour so some people already inhabited the tables.
I walked straight through to the back, hung my jacket up and slipped my apron on over my simple uniform. The uniform consisted of a white blouse and a black skirt or trousers. I had to wear my hair up because of hygiene regulations, so I had brushed it all up into a ponytail and pushed a few grips into it to hold the stray pieces in place.
As soon as I had secured my apron in place the bell rang on the counter. Putting on a smile I walked out to the front of the restaurant to serve the people who had jus walked in.
I walked through the swinging doors and realised who it was ringing the bell.
"Matt?" I questioned, smiling at him.
I watched as his eyes flickered up to mine, still as blue and impossible to read as they always were.
I looked to his left and saw a very pretty girl attached to his arm, I quirked my eyebrows questioning this. She wasn't the girl he'd been with that morning. This girl had long dark hair, a pale complexion and was wearing a short black skirt and bright red, revealing top.
The girl from the morning had been blonde.
Walking forward, I went through the normal routine, asking them if I could take their coats and if they'd reserved a table.
Matt was about to open his mouth when my boss strode through the doors and walked up to him, greeting him like an old friend.
I stepped back out of their way, still wanting to question why Matt appeared to have changed girlfriends in the space of a few hours.
He turned to me.
"Don't worry Sora, Matt here, has a table reserved with us. Quite the old romantic he is, aren't you mate!" He grinned, clapping a none to happy looking Matt on the shoulder.
He smiled at my boss, though his eyes didn't show what his mouth was showing. They remained on me, watching me as this new girl hung on to his arm, laughing at every one of the jokes that came up in their conversation. And the manager attempted to steer them towards the back of the restaurant.
He finally relented and allowed himself to be steered towards the best table in the restaurant.
I watched as he pulled out a chair for this girl and then sat down himself.
My manager then turned and started to walk towards me.
"You can take their order now, Sora."
"Sure." I said, breaking away from the gaze that was on me still and reaching into my pocket, producing a small note pad and pen.
I walked over to the table, smiled at them both and asked to take their order.
"We'll have two chicken meals, with vegetables and chocolate cake for desert." Matt stated without looking up or consulting his date. I looked at the girl, but she seemed too interested in catching Matt's attention to notice me looking at her.
I shook my head and walked off, writing down their order and pinning it up on the board before walking off to attend to another table.
***End Flashback***
I stepped down off the curb and crossed the empty street. I hadn't taken them their order as I'd been assigned the task of looking after the new customers that had walked trough the door that night.
But at ten o'clock the couple had stood up, the girl furiously flirting with Matt and grabbing hold of his hand as he took out his wallet and put down some money.
I'd been tending to an old couple as they stood up
***Flashback***
I had just finished taking their order when he stood up, his date following his suit. Walking back towards the kitchen I pinned up the order and headed towards the kitchen to finish washing the pots so I wouldn't have as much to do when the restaurant closed at eleven.
I'd just reached the doors when I felt someone grab the top of my arm, they quickly turned me round and lead me through a different door before I could even tell them to get off me.
As they let go of my arm I turned to face them, ready to shout at whomever had just dragged me down here, but once again I was unable to talk first.
"You came back, why?" The voice asked.
I looked up and saw him, his gaze on me, not blinking and still not showing any kind of emotion.
"Your dad just thought it would be good for me to stay here for a while." I answered, avoiding his eyes.
He still seemed to have an effect on me, even now.
"You remember who I am then?" I questioned.
"Of course I remember." He said, making like he was going to take a step towards me, but then thought better of it standing completely still were he was.
I watched him as he stood there, apparently thinking what to say next.
"Listen, I really would love to catch up with you again, but not now okay, unless it's important I'm working." I looked up at him and I could feel myself falling for him all over again.
I closed my eyes, trying to block out all thoughts and emotions entering my head. Opening them again I saw his retreating back going through the door.
"Matt." I called.
He stopped but refused to turn round.
"I'll see you at home, okay." I stated. And with that he walked out of the doors, took his date by the arm and walked through the double doors into the howling wind.
***End Flashback***
I couldn't remember how long I'd stood there, watching the spot were he'd walked out of the restaurant, but I suddenly seemed to regain my senses and I made my way back to the kitchen were I spent the rest of my night.
The wind had started to pick up around me now, ignoring my plea for it to calm before I had to walk the eleven blocks back to my new residence.
I pulled my jacket up around me trying to block out the cold.
I had two more blocks to go before I finally could get out of the cold and slip into my bed with a nice hot water bottle and my favourite book.
I knew it would be late when I got in, but I found it difficult to sleep before I'd curled up and entered the world of fantasy that a good book created for me.
Picking up my pace I turned the corner that lead to my new home.
No lights were on as I walked up the steps to the apartment, but I could hear soft music playing as I entered the hallway.
I slipped off my shoes and made my way down the hallway towards my room, avoiding the creeks with carefully placed steps so as not to wake anyone. Although I did suspect that Malcolm was probably already awake, working on something to do with the television station where he worked.
I slipped past his room unheard and into mine, turning on the lights as I closed the door behind me.
I changed into an old shirt that had once belonged to my dad, flicked the light off and climbed under the covers on my bed.
Picking up the book on the table next to me I switched my bedside light on and began to read, letting the adventures of the characters become real and the faint noises down the hallway become distant and distorted.
As time progressed I became increasingly lost in my book and slowly slipped into my dream world.
Please review and be nice, that means no flames!
Love White lily
Chapter 2
It was eleven and I was finally walking home from work. It had been an eventful night to say the least.
My shift had started at seven and lasted the usual five hours.
The first day I got here I'd applied for the job. I'd just got off the bus I'd caught to Odaiba and the first thing I saw as I stepped off the bus was the advertisement for a waitress.
I'd walked in and asked to see the manager and ten minutes later I'd walked out with the job.
So far I'd only worked a couple of shifts there as I was still at school and was still getting large amounts of homework every night, but I was enjoying the work all the same.
Tonight though, I didn't quite know what to make of the past events.
***Flashback***
I'd got to work a couple of minutes before my shift was due to start.
The restaurant had already been open for an hour so some people already inhabited the tables.
I walked straight through to the back, hung my jacket up and slipped my apron on over my simple uniform. The uniform consisted of a white blouse and a black skirt or trousers. I had to wear my hair up because of hygiene regulations, so I had brushed it all up into a ponytail and pushed a few grips into it to hold the stray pieces in place.
As soon as I had secured my apron in place the bell rang on the counter. Putting on a smile I walked out to the front of the restaurant to serve the people who had jus walked in.
I walked through the swinging doors and realised who it was ringing the bell.
"Matt?" I questioned, smiling at him.
I watched as his eyes flickered up to mine, still as blue and impossible to read as they always were.
I looked to his left and saw a very pretty girl attached to his arm, I quirked my eyebrows questioning this. She wasn't the girl he'd been with that morning. This girl had long dark hair, a pale complexion and was wearing a short black skirt and bright red, revealing top.
The girl from the morning had been blonde.
Walking forward, I went through the normal routine, asking them if I could take their coats and if they'd reserved a table.
Matt was about to open his mouth when my boss strode through the doors and walked up to him, greeting him like an old friend.
I stepped back out of their way, still wanting to question why Matt appeared to have changed girlfriends in the space of a few hours.
He turned to me.
"Don't worry Sora, Matt here, has a table reserved with us. Quite the old romantic he is, aren't you mate!" He grinned, clapping a none to happy looking Matt on the shoulder.
He smiled at my boss, though his eyes didn't show what his mouth was showing. They remained on me, watching me as this new girl hung on to his arm, laughing at every one of the jokes that came up in their conversation. And the manager attempted to steer them towards the back of the restaurant.
He finally relented and allowed himself to be steered towards the best table in the restaurant.
I watched as he pulled out a chair for this girl and then sat down himself.
My manager then turned and started to walk towards me.
"You can take their order now, Sora."
"Sure." I said, breaking away from the gaze that was on me still and reaching into my pocket, producing a small note pad and pen.
I walked over to the table, smiled at them both and asked to take their order.
"We'll have two chicken meals, with vegetables and chocolate cake for desert." Matt stated without looking up or consulting his date. I looked at the girl, but she seemed too interested in catching Matt's attention to notice me looking at her.
I shook my head and walked off, writing down their order and pinning it up on the board before walking off to attend to another table.
***End Flashback***
I stepped down off the curb and crossed the empty street. I hadn't taken them their order as I'd been assigned the task of looking after the new customers that had walked trough the door that night.
But at ten o'clock the couple had stood up, the girl furiously flirting with Matt and grabbing hold of his hand as he took out his wallet and put down some money.
I'd been tending to an old couple as they stood up
***Flashback***
I had just finished taking their order when he stood up, his date following his suit. Walking back towards the kitchen I pinned up the order and headed towards the kitchen to finish washing the pots so I wouldn't have as much to do when the restaurant closed at eleven.
I'd just reached the doors when I felt someone grab the top of my arm, they quickly turned me round and lead me through a different door before I could even tell them to get off me.
As they let go of my arm I turned to face them, ready to shout at whomever had just dragged me down here, but once again I was unable to talk first.
"You came back, why?" The voice asked.
I looked up and saw him, his gaze on me, not blinking and still not showing any kind of emotion.
"Your dad just thought it would be good for me to stay here for a while." I answered, avoiding his eyes.
He still seemed to have an effect on me, even now.
"You remember who I am then?" I questioned.
"Of course I remember." He said, making like he was going to take a step towards me, but then thought better of it standing completely still were he was.
I watched him as he stood there, apparently thinking what to say next.
"Listen, I really would love to catch up with you again, but not now okay, unless it's important I'm working." I looked up at him and I could feel myself falling for him all over again.
I closed my eyes, trying to block out all thoughts and emotions entering my head. Opening them again I saw his retreating back going through the door.
"Matt." I called.
He stopped but refused to turn round.
"I'll see you at home, okay." I stated. And with that he walked out of the doors, took his date by the arm and walked through the double doors into the howling wind.
***End Flashback***
I couldn't remember how long I'd stood there, watching the spot were he'd walked out of the restaurant, but I suddenly seemed to regain my senses and I made my way back to the kitchen were I spent the rest of my night.
The wind had started to pick up around me now, ignoring my plea for it to calm before I had to walk the eleven blocks back to my new residence.
I pulled my jacket up around me trying to block out the cold.
I had two more blocks to go before I finally could get out of the cold and slip into my bed with a nice hot water bottle and my favourite book.
I knew it would be late when I got in, but I found it difficult to sleep before I'd curled up and entered the world of fantasy that a good book created for me.
Picking up my pace I turned the corner that lead to my new home.
No lights were on as I walked up the steps to the apartment, but I could hear soft music playing as I entered the hallway.
I slipped off my shoes and made my way down the hallway towards my room, avoiding the creeks with carefully placed steps so as not to wake anyone. Although I did suspect that Malcolm was probably already awake, working on something to do with the television station where he worked.
I slipped past his room unheard and into mine, turning on the lights as I closed the door behind me.
I changed into an old shirt that had once belonged to my dad, flicked the light off and climbed under the covers on my bed.
Picking up the book on the table next to me I switched my bedside light on and began to read, letting the adventures of the characters become real and the faint noises down the hallway become distant and distorted.
As time progressed I became increasingly lost in my book and slowly slipped into my dream world.
Please review and be nice, that means no flames!
Love White lily