Chapter 6
"XOXO"
Victoria walked to the balance beam and started thinking, "I wonder if I should stay here today instead of going to work. I think here would be better. I need to become better at fighting and working at the café is just something I do for my spare time." She heard the music come on and got on the beam. She started twirling, doing cartwheels and back flips. She bounced off the beam and ended up dancing, not noticing that Kirwyn was watching here. The song ended and Victoria put her hair up because it got messed up. She got her water bottle and noticed it was empty. Kirwyn then handed her a Gatorade.
"Thanks," she said
"No problem. Hey, your phone just rang," Kirwyn said. Victoria opened her backpack and picked up her cell phone. She checked who it was and it was Ryou. He also sent a message saying, "Where are you? You're supposed to be here at work. If you don't show up, you have a chance of being fired." Victoria looked at her watch and saw that it was only 8:30.
"How am I late? The café opens at 9 and I still have 30 minutes. I bet he just wants ME to get everything ready for when the café opens. That good for nothing potato," she said.
"If you want, I can give you a lift," said Kirwyn.
"No thanks. I can get there by myself," she replied. She put her pants and shoes on. Kirwyn handed her the backpack and she left. She arrived at the café 10 minutes later because she used her wings to fly since it was faster. She got rid of her wings and opened the door. The girls were there already. Lettuce was dropping plates while Pudding was catching them as she used her tricks. Zakuro was trying to make coffee but Mint was annoying her. Ryou was at the cashier counting the money. He looked up and saw Victoria at the door.
"Where have you been? You were supposed to be here around 30 minutes ago," he said.
"I was at the gym. You said I needed to train some more and I did. I didn't need your help and I'm doing it myself. In case you are wondering, I am mad at you so don't talk to me," she said as she walked in the bathroom to change. When Victoria came out, Ryou was waiting.
"Hey, come with me. I want to talk to you," he said. Victoria followed him to his room and he shut his door. Victoria sat down with her legs and arms crossed.
"What do you want? I thought I had to work," she said with an attitude.
"I'm sorry for what I said. I didn't know I would make you mad. I was going to tell you but when I told Keiichiro, I didn't mean to say that you needed more training in a way that sounded like I'm disappointed. Can you forgive me," he said.
"You were mean to me and said I was weak. It's just like Keiichiro said, I haven't fought much so I don't have as much skills as the others. Since you said you're sorry, I guess I can forgive you."
"Good. Now, you can get back to work," he said as he grinned.
"Shut up," she said. Ryou grabbed her by her shoulders and tilted her with a kiss.
