Chapter 2
The next morning Trowa woke up to the smell of bacon. His stomach growled but his eyes protested at the feeling of morning's light seeping through a window. His mind was asleep but quickly it and his body jolted up at the thought of a stranger cooking food. After a few moments he relaxed. He had forgotten about Kirei, the mysterious girl who had fallen from the sky. Sighing, he glanced at the clock. It was an hour before school would start. After stretching away his sleepiness, he headed downstairs.
He poked into the kitchen and saw Kirei frying bacon and eggs in a pan wearing his green shirt and his gray pants rolled up. "Good morning," he said. Kirei jumped and accidentally splattered hot cooking oil onto her hand. She yelped and ran over to the sink to douse the area with cold water. Turning her head around, she gave Trowa a reprimanding glare.
"I assumed you'd know better than to disturb a woman in a kitchen," she scolded.
"Sorry... Is your hand alright?" he asked. She nodded and moved to load the pan's contents onto two plates. "I have school today... maybe you can help to figure out what you should do while I'm gone."
Kirei looked down and twiddled her thumbs. "Well... we don't really know how long my memory will be dormant. I don't want to rely on you for everything either. If you can find me a job during the day... that would work fine," she suggested.
Trowa considered this and went over to the phone. After a few moments he spoke quietly and Kirei caught a few words like 'day', 'upfront', and 'today'. Finally he hung up and turned back to her. "I got you a job at the club I work at. You'll be doing clean up and night preparations from 9-4. I'll pick you up when you're done today."
Kirei clapped her hands with delight. "That's perfect! We'd better hurry up and eat to get ready!" The words had barely left her mouth when her breakfast went down in a matter of seconds and she flew upstairs to wash up, leaving Trowa with his full plate.
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"Wowww... this is a pretty hot club isn't it?" Kirei asked Trowa with awe as he showed her around. The club was three low stories. Once you got past the forum, there would be a dance floor and a huge bar at the far corner with booths lining the walls. A winding staircase in the center of the room led to the second floor where there was a repeat of the first floor with different design scheme but a stage on it as well. The top floor was the office and holding cells for rowdy partiers.
"It's popular. Working at night can be dangerous for a girl so I hope you don't mind if you'll be doing the daytime clean ups and preps," Trowa explained. Kirei shook her head.
"There's no problem," she insisted.
"Hey Trowa! You're early for work. Shouldn't you be at school?" a pretty woman with short brown hair teased.
"I'll be leaving in a moment. Just wanted to drop off the new worker," Trowa explained. He gently pushed Kirei forward. "Kathy, meet Kirei. Kirei, this is the club's manager.
Suddenly Kirei became shy and awkwardly said a hello. Kathy smiled nicely and pulled Kirei to her. "I'll show you the ropes kid and what guys to steer clear from."
"See you later, Trowa!" Kirei called out as he left the building with a wave.
~
"Trowa you lucky rascal. A girl just landed in your arms?? It she hot?" Duo asked, elbowing at his green-eyed friend. Trowa gave him a withering glance. It was lunch and he and his friends gathered in their usual tree spot, being adored by girls from a distance.
"I wouldn't say she's unattractive," he said shortly. He turned to his other four sane friends. "What do you guys think of all this?"
"Were there any aircrafts in the sky? Something that she could have possibly fallen out of?"Quatre asked.
"The sky as blue and clear," Trowa said.
"There were absolutely no files about her? Are you sure that Kirei Yumeno is her real name?" Heero asked.
"There's always a possibility that it might not be considering the fact that she has amnesia. But still... there's something out of place," Trowa explained.
"Keep an eye on her and stay on your guard. For all we know, this could be some kind of plot to destroy the five of us," Wufei added.
"Meanwhile... when do we get to meet her?" Duo asked with hopeful eyes. Heero reached over and gave the american's braid a hard tug.
~
After school, Trowa rode back to the club on his motocycle. He received and gave greetings as he strode through, searching for Kirei. He spotted Kathy by the bar and went over to her. "Hey Kathy! Where's Kirei? She should be done by now," he asked.
"She should be backstage and finishing up soon. She's a sweet little thing. Where on earth did a brute like you get her?" Kathy joked as she wiped a shot glass clean.
"Long story... why is she backstage? That's usually for the men," Trowa demanded.
"For a girl her size, she's got plenty of muscle. Go see for yourself," Kathy gestured.
Trowa walked over to the backstage and looked around. He finally spotted Kirei helping another working move an iron pole. She had worked hard today. He could tell by the beads of sweat and flushed cheeks. Her hair was screaming for a shower. He waited until the pole was put down and called her over. Smiling enthusiastically, Kirei skipped over to him as if she wasn't tired at all.
"Trowa! I've had such a good day. Kathy and so many other people were so nice to me. Kathy even offered to teach me how to be a bartender. How was yours?" Kirei asked.
"Same old school. It never changes," Trowa answered and couldn't help but smile back at her childishness.
"Hey Manly! You leavin'?" called out a male veteran worker.
"Yah~! I'll see you tomorrow Pansy!" Kirei answered back cheerfully.
"Manly?" Trowa inquired as they walked out.
"It's my nickname. Neat, eh? Do you have one too?"
"Bobo."
"..."
"I used to work as a clown when I lived in the colonies."
"...Bobo... B-Bobo... h..h....." Kirei covered her mouth. Trowa surprised himself by defending himself which he usually didn't. He let people carry on their laughter.
"Hey... it got me by. I was really popular as a clown acrobat," he protested. Kirei smiled and pinched his cheek.
"I think it's cute," she said and hopped onto his bike, not seeing him blush wildly.
~
When they got home, Trowa headed to his desk to tackle his homework while Kirei locked herself in her room, trying to figure out her life, laptop, and financial situation. First of all, she was in a different dimension. Not that she was complaining, but she needed a way to efficiently tell Trowa about who she really was. Secondly, her things were her only link to her world, especially her laptop. She needed to figure out what happened and WHY she ended up in the GW world. Lastly, as long as she was here, she absolutely did NOT want to depend on Trowa for her needs and wants. It was necessary that she monitor the spendings of her paycheck. She needed clothes and as soon as possible. All she had were one set of undergarment and two outfits - one of them borrowed from Trowa. Frustrated, she pulled her hair.
~
After the two ate the dinner Kirei had prepared, Trowa got ready to leave for work. He turned to Kirei. "There's a list of numbers by the phone if you need help. Don't let anybody in. Keep all the doors and windows closed and locked. Leave a few lights on too," he instructed. Kirei smiled.
"Okay 'dad.' I'll see you in the morning," she said cheerfully. Trowa smiled again. Odd. He never smiled so much before to a girl in his life. Saying goodbye, he left.
The next morning Trowa woke up to the smell of bacon. His stomach growled but his eyes protested at the feeling of morning's light seeping through a window. His mind was asleep but quickly it and his body jolted up at the thought of a stranger cooking food. After a few moments he relaxed. He had forgotten about Kirei, the mysterious girl who had fallen from the sky. Sighing, he glanced at the clock. It was an hour before school would start. After stretching away his sleepiness, he headed downstairs.
He poked into the kitchen and saw Kirei frying bacon and eggs in a pan wearing his green shirt and his gray pants rolled up. "Good morning," he said. Kirei jumped and accidentally splattered hot cooking oil onto her hand. She yelped and ran over to the sink to douse the area with cold water. Turning her head around, she gave Trowa a reprimanding glare.
"I assumed you'd know better than to disturb a woman in a kitchen," she scolded.
"Sorry... Is your hand alright?" he asked. She nodded and moved to load the pan's contents onto two plates. "I have school today... maybe you can help to figure out what you should do while I'm gone."
Kirei looked down and twiddled her thumbs. "Well... we don't really know how long my memory will be dormant. I don't want to rely on you for everything either. If you can find me a job during the day... that would work fine," she suggested.
Trowa considered this and went over to the phone. After a few moments he spoke quietly and Kirei caught a few words like 'day', 'upfront', and 'today'. Finally he hung up and turned back to her. "I got you a job at the club I work at. You'll be doing clean up and night preparations from 9-4. I'll pick you up when you're done today."
Kirei clapped her hands with delight. "That's perfect! We'd better hurry up and eat to get ready!" The words had barely left her mouth when her breakfast went down in a matter of seconds and she flew upstairs to wash up, leaving Trowa with his full plate.
~~
"Wowww... this is a pretty hot club isn't it?" Kirei asked Trowa with awe as he showed her around. The club was three low stories. Once you got past the forum, there would be a dance floor and a huge bar at the far corner with booths lining the walls. A winding staircase in the center of the room led to the second floor where there was a repeat of the first floor with different design scheme but a stage on it as well. The top floor was the office and holding cells for rowdy partiers.
"It's popular. Working at night can be dangerous for a girl so I hope you don't mind if you'll be doing the daytime clean ups and preps," Trowa explained. Kirei shook her head.
"There's no problem," she insisted.
"Hey Trowa! You're early for work. Shouldn't you be at school?" a pretty woman with short brown hair teased.
"I'll be leaving in a moment. Just wanted to drop off the new worker," Trowa explained. He gently pushed Kirei forward. "Kathy, meet Kirei. Kirei, this is the club's manager.
Suddenly Kirei became shy and awkwardly said a hello. Kathy smiled nicely and pulled Kirei to her. "I'll show you the ropes kid and what guys to steer clear from."
"See you later, Trowa!" Kirei called out as he left the building with a wave.
~
"Trowa you lucky rascal. A girl just landed in your arms?? It she hot?" Duo asked, elbowing at his green-eyed friend. Trowa gave him a withering glance. It was lunch and he and his friends gathered in their usual tree spot, being adored by girls from a distance.
"I wouldn't say she's unattractive," he said shortly. He turned to his other four sane friends. "What do you guys think of all this?"
"Were there any aircrafts in the sky? Something that she could have possibly fallen out of?"Quatre asked.
"The sky as blue and clear," Trowa said.
"There were absolutely no files about her? Are you sure that Kirei Yumeno is her real name?" Heero asked.
"There's always a possibility that it might not be considering the fact that she has amnesia. But still... there's something out of place," Trowa explained.
"Keep an eye on her and stay on your guard. For all we know, this could be some kind of plot to destroy the five of us," Wufei added.
"Meanwhile... when do we get to meet her?" Duo asked with hopeful eyes. Heero reached over and gave the american's braid a hard tug.
~
After school, Trowa rode back to the club on his motocycle. He received and gave greetings as he strode through, searching for Kirei. He spotted Kathy by the bar and went over to her. "Hey Kathy! Where's Kirei? She should be done by now," he asked.
"She should be backstage and finishing up soon. She's a sweet little thing. Where on earth did a brute like you get her?" Kathy joked as she wiped a shot glass clean.
"Long story... why is she backstage? That's usually for the men," Trowa demanded.
"For a girl her size, she's got plenty of muscle. Go see for yourself," Kathy gestured.
Trowa walked over to the backstage and looked around. He finally spotted Kirei helping another working move an iron pole. She had worked hard today. He could tell by the beads of sweat and flushed cheeks. Her hair was screaming for a shower. He waited until the pole was put down and called her over. Smiling enthusiastically, Kirei skipped over to him as if she wasn't tired at all.
"Trowa! I've had such a good day. Kathy and so many other people were so nice to me. Kathy even offered to teach me how to be a bartender. How was yours?" Kirei asked.
"Same old school. It never changes," Trowa answered and couldn't help but smile back at her childishness.
"Hey Manly! You leavin'?" called out a male veteran worker.
"Yah~! I'll see you tomorrow Pansy!" Kirei answered back cheerfully.
"Manly?" Trowa inquired as they walked out.
"It's my nickname. Neat, eh? Do you have one too?"
"Bobo."
"..."
"I used to work as a clown when I lived in the colonies."
"...Bobo... B-Bobo... h..h....." Kirei covered her mouth. Trowa surprised himself by defending himself which he usually didn't. He let people carry on their laughter.
"Hey... it got me by. I was really popular as a clown acrobat," he protested. Kirei smiled and pinched his cheek.
"I think it's cute," she said and hopped onto his bike, not seeing him blush wildly.
~
When they got home, Trowa headed to his desk to tackle his homework while Kirei locked herself in her room, trying to figure out her life, laptop, and financial situation. First of all, she was in a different dimension. Not that she was complaining, but she needed a way to efficiently tell Trowa about who she really was. Secondly, her things were her only link to her world, especially her laptop. She needed to figure out what happened and WHY she ended up in the GW world. Lastly, as long as she was here, she absolutely did NOT want to depend on Trowa for her needs and wants. It was necessary that she monitor the spendings of her paycheck. She needed clothes and as soon as possible. All she had were one set of undergarment and two outfits - one of them borrowed from Trowa. Frustrated, she pulled her hair.
~
After the two ate the dinner Kirei had prepared, Trowa got ready to leave for work. He turned to Kirei. "There's a list of numbers by the phone if you need help. Don't let anybody in. Keep all the doors and windows closed and locked. Leave a few lights on too," he instructed. Kirei smiled.
"Okay 'dad.' I'll see you in the morning," she said cheerfully. Trowa smiled again. Odd. He never smiled so much before to a girl in his life. Saying goodbye, he left.
