Vanilla Soul
I didn't listen to anyone when they told me that I am in love with Ichigo. I told them they were fools. But they were right I was blind. To my own heart and my soul. I do love her and I will always love her. I thought she was in love with Masaya and that she would always love him. I found out the hard way one day.
"Ichigo come on were going to be late for work." Lettuce said as they ran towards the café at full speed. Ichigo was following close behind her. "I'm sorry Masaya wanted to talk to me after school." Lucky for her Lettuce came rushing on past her. Once they got to the café Lettuce was the first on in and changed before Ryou even came down the stairs. Once Ichigo walked threw the doors of the changing room Ryou was at the top of the stairs. "You're late Strawberry as always. What happen this time Masaya wanted to talk to you?"
Ichigo nodded her head "Yeah so what leave me alone." No one in the room not even Lettuce noticed that she had red eyes that meant she was crying hard. Before anyone could ask her what was wrong they were open for business. And the day went buy as normal with students running in and out of the place. To Ryou's surprise Ichigo didn't break one plate or drop any food. When Pudding was going to drop a plate she catches it and gives it back to her. Ryou went up to his apartment for the rest of the shift. He knew Ichigo was closing tonight and he listened for the others to leave before he went back down stairs. He saw Ichigo scrubbing the floors on her hands and knees and she was crying "Ichigo?"
Ichigo looked up at Ryou and glared before she wiped her eyes and went back to work. Ryou walked up behind her "Ichigo have you been crying." Ichigo never looked up as she cleaned "Yeah so are you going to make fun of me about it." Ryou bit his lip from laughing. His strawberry knew him well. "No. Come and sit the floor looks clean. So tell me why are you crying?" Ichigo put the scrubber back into the bucket of water and stood up and sat down in a chair across from Ryou. "So why were you crying?" Ichigo sighed as she spoke "My parents are sending me to my aunts tomorrow. And Masaya and I got into a huge fight."
Ryou softly chuckled "What's wrong with your Aunts? And if you and Masaya fought that would give you time to figure things out between you to. So you guys can get back together." Ichigo shook her head and went and grabbed the bucket and went and dumped it out and went and changed back into her street cloths. Once she walked back threw the changing room doors and say that Ryou never left his seat. "Night Ryou and see yeah." Ryou spoke up before she opened the door and ran off into the night. "Tell me the truth here Ichigo. Why did you shake your head when I told you that you and Masaya might get back together?" Deep down he really wanted to know why. "Because I told him I wasn't in love with him. And I would never be. And there is nothing wrong with going to my aunts."
Ichigo opened the door and took a step out of it when Ryou's words stopped her from dashing off into the night. "Who are you in love with?" Deep down he didn't want to know and yet he wanted and needed to know who she is in love with. Ichigo turned and faced him as she spoke. "You Ryou no one else but you Vanilla." And with that she dashed off into the night. With out Ryou following her home or calling after her after she made it home and into her room. She let the tears fall as she buried her face into the pillow as the tears fell.