Chapter 5: Lettuce And…
Lettuce sighed as she washed yet another table. She'd never complain, but it was really boring. She couldn't help but think that.
"Lettuce! Hey, there you are. Do you think you could help me out? You see, I'm making a cake for this party and I need a little help. It's a big cake." Keiichiro said, walking up to her. Lettuce blushed and told him that she'd help.
"What do you need me to do?" She asked feeling strangely flustered. Keiichiro smiled at her.
"Well you see, the cake is too big for one person to frost. Could you help me frost it?" Keiichiro said, leading her to the kitchen where a cake, literally 5 ½ feet tall stood. Lettuce stared at the cake for a few seconds.
"Okay. Will Ryou count this in my pay? Or will he take off for the work that I missed?" Lettuce said, picking up one of the frosting tubes. Keiichiro laughed lightly as he grabbed one of the tubes himself. Lettuce felt her cheeks turn red as he laughed.
"I think he will give you your regular pay as if you were still sadly scrubbing the tables." He said, winking.
"What! I wasn't sad! Just bored. Kind of…really bored. I like working at the café and all, but I don't like constantly scrubbing tables. Or picking up broken plates." Lettuce said, beginning to frost the second layer of the cake with green frosting.
"Well, you could always greet people and take orders. You don't have to do that stuff." Keiichiro said, frosting the top layer in a darker green than the one Lettuce had.
"I know…I get nervous though. I don't want to mess up." Lettuce said softly.
"Oh shoot!" Lettuce said suddenly. The frosting had burst all over her. Her face, neck and arms were covered in it.
"Lettuce! Hold on, I'll go get a towel!" Keiichiro said, rushing out of the room. Lettuce stood there, tears welling in her eyes.
"I messed up again. I can't even frost a cake." Lettuce sobbed, wiping the frosting off of her ands and onto her apron. She stopped. 'Keiichiro still thinks that I'm a great person. Why? Why did my face feel so hot? Maybe…' She was interrupted when Keiichiro came back in the room.
"Let me help you get cleaned up." He said, in that parental caring tone he always had. Lettuce nodded stupidly and let him wipe the frosting off her face. She felt weird having his face so close to hers. Only a few millimeters away.
"There we go. All clean. Lettuce? What's wrong?" Keiichiro asked noticing that she was not only red, but had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Nothing." Lettuce said looking at the floor and his shoes. He gently raised her face to his and looked down at her.
"Lettuce, I have taken care of Ryou. I know that nothing means something. It always feels better after you tell someone." He said, Lettuce's emerald eyes swimming in tears.
"Well, I'm a screw up. Everyone says so. But…" Keiichiro looked down at her silently, and nodded his head as a signal for her to go on.
"Keiichiro…I love you." Lettuce stammered, her face bright red.
"Lettuce…I can't…" Keiichiro said shocked. Lettuce smiled sullenly.
"I know. I was foolish to think otherwise, Arigato." Lettuce said, turning to walk away.
"Lettuce. I can't help with the screwing up part. But the second part I can help." Keiichiro said, placing a soft kiss on her lips.
NOTE: Sorry for fooling you. Here's chapter five. I'm such a tease. I want to see some feedback on my newest story. Burning Ice and Freezing Fire. Sato X Dai. Good, longish, and oh so well written. Maybe a little OOC-ness, but it's my first in any other show. Please?
