He waited for a reply. He stood there, patiently waiting while examining her features. It was a comfortable silence between them. Aoi decided to try again. "Miss? What would you like to order?". She suddenly snapped back to reality, "Oh..." Aoi, seeing her distress, sat down across from her. "I'll bring you a cup of coffee. It'll be on the house."
As soon as Cagalli heard the waiter walk away, she buried her head in her arms and started crying. She had lost track of time, until the waiter come back. He gently sat the cup of steaming coffee beside her. He again took a seat across from her. Gazing out the coffee shop window, he started, "It might not be my place to ask...but, what are you distressed about?". Again, there was no reply. After waiting a while, he sighed and started to get up to serve other customers, when she lift her head and muttered a small, "Him.". Aoi stared at her curiously, "Him?" Cagalli took a deep breath, and stared intently at Aoi. Her eyes were still swollen and red from the crying. Aoi sat back down, "What did 'he' do?". This time, it was Cagalli's turn to gaze out the coffee shop window. "He was the first person I liked. Today was supposed to be our anniversary. I guess...I got to carried away. " She took a sip of her coffee, and turned her attention to Aoi. "I saw...him...with another girl." After several silent moments passed, Aoi began to speak, "You know, they say happiness is a fleeting dream. Maybe, your first love prepares you for your true love." He gave her a small smile, "I'm Kanazaki Aoi. Part time waiter at your service"
Cagalli was shocked at his friendliness to trust others,"Uh..Cagalli...Yula..Attha.."
"Well, Ms. Attha, it's time I get back to work before the manager starts yelling at me." As Kanazaki got up, Cagalli was searching for something to say, "Oh. Can you take my coffee away?" She got a nod as a response as he quickly reached for her coffee cup and began walking away, "Kanazaki!", Cagalli got up to stop Kanazaki from walking away. Only a short, "Ah!" could be heard from Kanazaki as his legs tangled into Cagalli's, a few seconds later, a coffee cup was heard shattering against the cold floor. "Oww.." He quickly got up and began picking up the broken pieces of the coffee cup. "Sorry! Here, I'll help" Cagalli offered, as she knelt down beside him to help pick up the tiny pieces. "No, it's fine." insisted Kanazaki. Cagalli just stared at Kanazaki as he continued. After minutes had passed, he got up and gave her a small smile and a wave. "It's nothing to worry about." As Kanazaki checked his watch, he quickly put the broken pieces into the garbage can. "Oh, hey. My shift is almost over. Why don't I take you to an amusement park?" "Why are you doing this?", as Cagalli showed an irritated face. "Because I know how it feels."
Kanazaki called for a taxi, and the two kept a quiet conversation in the back of the taxi. Both of them were looking out the windows. "What you said before...you said you knew how I felt." Kanazaki turned to Cagalli. "I had a girlfriend once, she was just all I could hope for. But you know, I was so deluded in my happiness, I didn't realize. One day, I heard from one of my classmates, that he saw my best friend and my girlfriend together. I was just so shocked. That was the worst. I felt betrayed. What made it worse, was that I didn't hear from my best friend that he'd be going out with my girlfriend. Instead, I heard from some classmate." Cagalli was at a loss for words. All she could muster was a, "So, you're pitying me."