Ryou's Eyes

"Nyaa! I overslept again!" 15 year old Ichigo Momomiya panicked as she grabbed her clothes and rushed out of the house. "You're late again, Ichigo," Mint said calmly as she sipped her tea. "Well it's not my fault that my alarm clock was 15 minutes late!" Ichigo protested. "If this continues, Ryou might really dock your pay," She pointed out smugly.

"Ryou-san would never do that,"said kind Retasu as she struggled to stand up after falling down yet again and breaking 2 more plates in the process. "Ya! Shirogane onii-chan has the hots for Ichigo onee-chan Na No Da. He would never really dock Ichigo one-chan's pay Na No Da." Stated hyperactive Purin. Ichigo blushed 10 shades of red. "H-he does not!"she said.

"I do not what?" Ryou Shirogane asked as he walked down to the café from his room on the 2nd floor. "N-n-nothing"Ichigo replied and blushed harder, if that was even possible.

"Get back to work," He said in a voice that was so cold it made the hairs on Ichigo stand on end. "A-are you alright,Shirogane?" She asked, frightened by his tone of voice.

"Never been better," He replied in a voice that made her feel as if she had just taken an ice-cold shower. The rest of the mews noticed this too. "A-are you ok, Shirogane-san?" asked Retasu. "Leave me alone," He turned his head to face her. "That's odd…"thought Ichigo. "Why are you wearing those sunglasses indoors, Shirogane?" she asked as she lifted a hand to take them off. "Don't touch me,"he said menacingly.

With a swipe of her hand, Ichigo knocked off Ryou's sunglasses off his eyes before he finished talking.

"R-ryou y-your eyes…" she said, putting her hands to her mouth to cover the shriek which escaped them. The once sparkly blue eyes were hollow and dull, giving him a dead look.