Author's note:

Ahoy mates! Sorry but I think it'll be quite some time before I can update… Finals week and reports galore in my desk Cries Anyways… On with the plot! Yufa met two of the people on her list! Read and reviews okies?

Disclaimer:

Rurouni Kenshin is not mine! No suing! Live with it!

Previously on "Believe in the 'me' of tomorrow":

"Well? Are you ready to face your doom, losers?" She drawled icily and slowly then added, "Or are you just waiting for your moms to pick you up here? Shame on you… At that age you're still able to lose your way?" She shook head and as expected, she earned a frown and popping veins from the five men. One started to move towards her and she just stood there, not worrying. She sighed. 'Perverts here and from my time are really same….' She thought as she lunged at the first man who touched her.

"One down… Four to go!" She said, smirking chillingly at them.

Believe in the 'me' of tomorrow

Chapter Four

She ran a hand over her hair as she looked down on them. "…And next time, make sure the woman you're trying to victimize doesn't know how to fight back…" Yufa said lazily, walking over the unconscious bodies on the ground. She jumps up when she heard the whistles of the police officials. She broke into a run and took a last look the thugs' bodies. 'Weaklings…' She thought, smiling to herself as she ran outside of the alleyways, mingling with other villagers.

On her way, she looked again at the list on her hand. 'This is impossible… Where will I start?' She sighed again. "I'll need a miracle for this… Kami-sama (God)… Tasuskete (Help)… Onegai (Please)…." She mumbled then accidentally bumped into someone. She bowed repeatedly in apology since it was her fault. She had her eyes closed as she walked. "I'm real sorry… It's my fault…" She said incoherently.

"No… It's okay… It's also my fault." Yufa quickly looked up and saw a young girl, about the age of 12 or 13 with brown hair. She is somewhat blushing, also embarrassed of what happened. As she spoke, she knelt down and started picking up some of the things that fell down when they accidentally crushed. Yufa quickly bent down to help her, picking up pieces of chopsticks and spoons. "Thanks… These things cost me a lot… They're for our restaurant nearby…" She then looked at the bag Yufa had slinging over her shoulder. "Are you a traveler?"

Yufa gave her a blank stare then realized the bag over her shoulder. 'They must think that if someone held a bag as huge as this, they must be travelers…' Yufa nodded and smiled as she handed the last piece of utensils to the girl. "Yes… I happened to wander here from…" She stopped mid-sentence. 'From where?' She asked herself but quickly covered up for it. "…from Osaka! Yeah... Osaka…I'm looking for a place where I can stay and I'm also looking for a job." Yufa's face may be smiling but inside her mind, she is mumbling every curse there is in the book. 'I'm going to kill them… Why didn't they gave me enough money?!?!'

The young girl quickly smiled. "Really?! We happened to be looking for a new waitress!" She quickly frowned. "A new restaurant opened just across ours. They hired waitresses with gorgeous bodies. A lot of people went there to watch them… Including our customers and even our workers…" She said. "Personally I think it's too vulgar! I mean with those skin-showing dresses and short skirts!" She winced then sighed. "Gomen… I didn't mean to trouble you with this…"

Yufa made a 'no' signal with her hand. "No… It's quite okay… I understand…" She was quite impressed with this girl's maturity. 'Well… Every era had its own images of night clubs… I wonder what she'll say if she saw the 21st century night clubs?' She giggled a bit and her companion looked at her weirdly. She smiled and shook her head. "Nothing… I just remembered something…" The young girl nodded but still looked at her. "Anyway, when will I start?"

At that phrase, the young girl grabbed Yufa's hand and dragged her inside a, what she supposed, restaurant since she can see a lot of tables and chairs with two or three people eating. She took a quick glance at the crowd in front of the restaurant she's in and sweat dropped as she saw the 'short skirts' her companion said. 'It just reached 'til my knee… My uniform skirt's shorter.' Yufa thought and as she turned her head to look at the young woman, she jumped up, surprised, when she saw another woman's face about an inch or two from hers. "EHHH?!?!?!"

The female looked about in her early 20s. "So… You're our new waitress…" Yufa nodded. "We don't have money to pay… so is it okay if you work here and receive food and housing as payment? Of course you'll have to stay here with us." Yufa nodded quickly, not believing her luck. "Okay then!" The two females smiled. "You're accepted!"

Yufa thanked them again and again. 'Things are starting to look up my way….' She thought. "By the way… I'm Minamino Yufa. 19-years-old." She bowed and smiled. "And what is this place? And you are….?" She prompted, asking them.

The young one answered first. "This is the Akebebo Restaurant." She replied. "One of the oldest restaurant ever established in Kyoto." Yufa nodded in understanding.

"And we are the owners of the restaurant." The female added. "This child here is Tsubame and my name's Tae." She smiled. "Dozo Yoroshiku! (Nice to meet you)"

Yufa's eyes widened. She ran her memory for the names on her list. She knew they are part of it. She gave them a beaming smile and bowed and thanked them and Kami-sama repeatedly. 'Kami-sama! Arigatou gozaimasu (Thank you very Much)!!!' She thought. "So, when will I start?" She asked, a bit enthusiastically.

Tae-san laughed. "Eager, as I can see…" Tsubame also laughed and handed her an apron. "You can start tomorrow since its Monday." Yufa smiled and nodded enthusiastically. "We open at 9AM" Yufa nodded again. "…So we have to be up at 5 for cleaning, cooking and preparing." Yufa's head dropped immediately and Tae-san patted her back. "I understand but that's life…."

Yufa sighed and nodded slightly. 'Why do I have to wake up that early?' She thought but smiled at both of them. 'Oh well… At least I've found two of them…' She cheered silently and went to her room to arrange her things.

AN:

Whatcha think? Kinda short but next chapter will come up soon - Coughs Reviews please coughs Flames are even accepted. Coughs