Chapter 4: Working Together

"Alright, everyone. Our customers are about to arrive, so let's do all our best!", said a cheerful middle aged woman to a group of maids and a waiter that replied with various energetic "Yes!".

It was the first day of work for Sumi and Kazuya at the coffeehouse that they went to some days ago and where he slapped Mami in the face after she made fun of him and made the shy girl cry. Since Sadako, the coffeehouse's owner, liked his protective behavior, she had decided to employ him and Sumi as waiter and maid, with him having the role of protecting her and the other maids from being harassed by some annoying customers.

In fact, even if he was smiling after Sadako cheered him and the rest of the staff, he was ready to pull out a serious expression if someone dared to annoy the maids. Speaking of them, they giggled at seeing how nice he looked with the waiter uniform, especially Sumi that blushed profusely.

Also Kazuya blushed at seeing her in a cute dark pink maid outfit, finding her really beautiful. "Y-you look really cute, Sumi-chan.", he told her, scratching his red cheek.

"T-thank you, Kazuya-San.", she told him, blushing deeper with some steam coming out of her ears. She was still to easy to get flustered because of his compliments, but that reaction was what made her truly adorable to the boy's eyes.

Sadako and the other maids smiled at seeing their nice interaction, and once the customers started to arrive, they, along with Sumi and her boyfriend, began to take their orders immediately. Most of the cafè's customers were guys that liked being served by some cute maids, blushing and smiling happily.

'Well, I would be surely like them. But only if it's Sumi-chan to serve me haha.', thought the orange haired boy, chuckling. He really loved his girlfriend in a maid outfit, after all.


He made sure to watch out that she didn't have too many problems in getting the orders, getting worried at seeing her flushed and with some difficulty to speak with the customers. Thankfully, some of the other maids gave her a hand, which made Kazuya smile in gratitude.

Plus, the fact that he worked there attracted a lot of female customers, who giggled at being served by, in their words, a cute guy like him. Obviously, he blushed at being complimented like that, but he told them that he had already a lovely girlfriend.

Said girlfriend heard what he said, blushing profusely and smiling happily; knowing that he held dear that much made her heart flutter very much. Though, her joyous moment got ruined when a guy grabbed her wrist.

"Hey cutie, do you want to go somewhere with me later?", he asked, looking at her with dirty eyes and scaring her.

"I-I have already a boyfriend.", she said, starting to cry in fear.

"Hey, hands off my woman.", said an angry Kazuya, taking the boy's arm and applying some pressure on his wrist that made him frown in pain.

"Argh! L-let me go!"

"Fine.", said the young man, taking the guy's arm and dragging him towards the door to push him outside, making him fall on the ground.

"No one hits on the maids of this local, especially on my girlfriend. Get lost, asshole!", said Kazuya, glaring intensely at the jackass that became pale and quickly left.

Sighing in relief, the orange haired boy went back inside to the coffeehouse and got hugged by Sumi that snuggled her face into his chest like she did after he slapped Mami for insulting him. Blushing and smiling, he reciprocated the hug and caressed her head, telling her that he wouldn't anyone, be it a boy or a girl, hurt her.

The other maids and Shirayuki smiled at seeing the cute interaction between the two lovers, even if some of them were envious of Sumi for having such a brave boyfriend. They wished to have someone like him too.

After getting rid of the asshole, Kazuya and the pinkette proceeded to continue to serve the customers, with the young girl managing to feel less nervous thanks to the reassuring smiles that her beloved showed her. His smiling expression was one of the main things she loved about him, as it was able to help her to feel less shy and happier in particular.

The same went for him of course, as he adored it whenever Sumi smiled at him; she was so angelic that his feelings for her grew stronger each time that she showed him a happy expression, even if he had to admit that she was super cute when she was flustered too.

The work went on normally for every employee of the cafè until it was time for Kazuya and his girlfriend to take a break. So now they were outside of the door on the back in the local, sitting next to each other and drinking some iced tea.

"How are you doing, Sumi-chan?", he asked her, patting her head nicely.

"I-I'm doing fine. I-I still feel a little nervous, but you and the other maids helped me to feel more at ease during the work.", she replied, getting red but smiling because of the headpat. She loved it whenever he caressed her head.

"I'm glad to know it. I-I'm sorry if that guy touched you, I won't let anyone put his hands on you ever again.", he told her with a serious face and hugging her.

The girl's eyes shined and her blush became more intense because of his gesture, but she hugged him back happily and nodded, feeling in total bliss.

'K-Kazuya-San is always so nice and protective of me. I'm really glad that he loves me this much hehe.', she thought, smiling and shedding some tears of joy. She didn't want to cry again, but her love's affections made it too easy for her to feel extremely moved.

She was aware that he didn't like seeing her crying, so the fact that he couldn't see her tears because of their hug was good. Still, she adored that he tried to comfort her every time h saw her crying; that was another of the main reasons she fell in love with him.

"Ara ara, you two are so cute.", suddenly said Shirayuki, coming out of the door and seeing them.

"Huh?! W-we're not doing anything of indecent!", quickly said a flustered Kazuya, making their boss giggle.

"Hehe, don't get agitated, Kazuya-kun. If you and your girlfriend want to kiss, go ahead."

Sadako's words caused the couple to have some steam coming out of their ears, as they remembered the moment that they shared their first and lovely kiss. Sumi was the most flustered in particular, as the shade of red on her face was more evident than her boyfriend's.

"Relax, Sumi-chan. I'm just teasing the two of you, but it's cute how you get flustered at thinking of kissing your man. He's very lucky.", said Sadako, smiling and returning inside the local.

Now alone again, the young man sighed and scratched his cheek. "Jeez, S-sadako-San really likes teasing people, huh-Su-"

He stopped his sentence when the young woman gave him a peck on the lips, making him blush once again and leaving stunned. 'S-Sumi-chan initiated the kiss this time?! Gosh, I love you so much!', he thought, kissing her back happily and making her moan.

He didn't expect her to start a kiss so suddenly, though, he couldn't avoid to be overjoyed for that. It looked like that Sadako's teasing caused his girlfriend to have a little more courage in showing her feelings for him, and he was deeply grateful to their boss for that.

Anyways, the two lovers continued to kiss each other for a little more before detaching their lips from each other and keeping to gaze into each other's eyes. Both of them were flushed, but they were smiling and keeping their their foreheads leaned on each other before returning to work, since the break was over.

Compared to the morning shift, Suki seemed more confident while taking the orders, still blushing but avoiding to stutter like before. Of course, she didn't forget to exchange glances with Kazuya, feeling her heart beat faster each time they locked eyes.

Their second kiss gave her more courage and faith in herself, so she wanted to do her best to work together with him in the coffeehouse. Sadako and the other maids were glad to see a more confident pinkette, with the local's owner guessing that something of nice happened between her and Kazuya after she teased them.

'Aww, young love is always so beautiful. I will start to look for a hot boyfriend too from tomorrow. I'm still sexy after all.', she thought, giggling and imagining her future potential boyfriend. Despite being a middle aged woman, she still considered herself a beautiful woman, especially thanks to her big chest that she was very proud of.

Some of her employees were jealous of her for that, wishing to have a big chest like hers too. Kazuya didn't take glances at that obviously, because it existed only his angelic Sumi for him. Plus, looking at another woman while having a girlfriend was totally wrong in his opinion and he would look only at his girlfriend's chest if he wanted.

She was already adorable when he saw her in her maid outfit, but the idea of seeing in a swimsuit while they were on the beach together was something that he wished to happen. 'We could watch the sunshine together and kiss lovingly in that case.', he thought, with a happy grin on his face while imagining such scenario.

A scenario that could happen soon because summer break wasn't too far away for him and the rest of the students that attended his university, so he could already plan what to do during July and August. He was sure that his friends would organize a beach trip all together, even if he preferred going on holiday alone with Sumi and being lovey-dovey with her.

'Still, I have the feeling that Grandma would like to see me and Sumi-chan during summer too. Huff, planning our holiday won't be easy.', he thought, sighing. His grandmother along his parents were very affectionate to the pinkette, so it was likely sure that they would want to see him and her sometimes during July.

It wasn't like he would dislike that, but he really wanted to spend a holiday alone with his angel; there were a lot of things he wanted to do with her as lovers, and going on holiday together was one of them.

When he was still Mami's boyfriend, he strived to do his best to be a good one. Though, after the way she dumped him and insulted him in front of Sumi, he hated the fact ththat he dated such a despicable woman.

Did he hurt her somehow? Did he make fun of her? He had done nothing of that sort, and the slap he gave her on the cheek was fully deserved for making Sumi cry. He didn't like hurting girls, but that time, the blondie really pissed him off with her behavior. So he couldn't refrain from hitting her, remaining satisfied with how scared she looked after that.

Kibe and Kuri didn't know that he hit Mami, as it was only Chizuru the other person along the coffeehouse's staff to know about it. The brunette had not scolded him for that of course, as she would have acted like him if she had seen Mami making her friend cry.

Even if she wasn't a rental girlfriend anymore, Sumi was and would always be like a friend for Chizuru. So just like Kazuya was protective of the pinkette, the brunette was the same when it came to her and him, as he cared a lot about them.


The afternoon work shift went pretty fine for all the workers of the maid cafè, making a lot of money thanks to the various female customers that came to have the chance of seeing the new cute waiter. Seeing some girls looking at him with sweet eyes made Sumi pout in jealousy, not liking that they flirted with her boyfriend.

So, she walked towards him and hugged his arm against her chest, making both him and her blush. "S-Sumi-chan?", was his reaction.

The other girls were stunned by her action, especially when she hugged his arm tighter and didn't seem to want to let go of him. Understanding that he was already taken, those girls frowned and felt envious of the shy girl, wishing to be in her place.

"Sadako-San, those two are really adorable, aren't they?", asked a maid to the owner of the local.

"Sure they are hehe. Having a sweet couple work here makes this cafè even lovelier.", replied the woman, getting nods of agreement from the other maids too while still watching the fluffy moment between Kazuya and his angel.

The rest of the work shift was fine for the young couple until it was time for them to leave. After changing in their regular clothes then, they greeted their boss and their coworkers before leaving the local, holding hands as they were used to since their first date.

"Phew, working there for the time was something of new. But I had fun, and you, Sumi-chan?", he asked to the pinkette.

"I-I was nervous in the beginning, but you and our coworkers helped me to feel less in panic. A-also, thank you for saving me.", she told him, leaning her head on his shoulder and blushing.

"There's no way I will let someone hurt you. It's a promise. Anyways, w-would you like to have dinne with me at my house?", he asked her, scratching the back of his head and making her more flustered.

"I-I just want to have dinner together with you. If it-"

"I-I would like to, Kazuya-San.'", she said, smiling blissfully at him and making his heart skip a beat.

Happy, he hugged her and rubbed his face on hers, making her more flushed but glad too. Seeing him so overjoyed because she accepted to go to his house made her feel in bliss again.

So the two of them decided to take a bus to reach his apartment faster, also because they were too tired to walk fro who knows how many kilometers. After the vehicle reached his address, they climbed the stairs of the modest apartment complex and entered inside his house, which was properly tidied up.

In fact, the young man had started to clean his apartment more often since he and Sumi were a couple, as he looked forward to invite her to have dinner together like in this case. Mami never accepted to come to visit his house, so, as Sumi truly loved him compared to his ex, he wanted to invite her to strengthen his bond wit her even further.

"I-I'm sorry if my house is kinda modest.", he told her, smiling nervously.

The pinkette shaked her head. "It's really nice, don't worry. W-would you like to cook together, Kazuya-San?", she asked him, looking at him with puppy eyes.

'She's so cute!', he thought, blushing and nodding eagerly. For him, she was the cutest girl of the world whenever she made that puppy eyes face.

Putting on an apron, the shy girl states to cook along her love, showing to be pretty good at making things like soupes, yakitori chicken and other traditional dishes. The young man had the luck to help her to taste the food, adoring how good it tasted.

"This is fantastic! You're great at cooking, Sumi-chan!", he exclaimed enthusiastically, making her have some steam come out of her ears. Being complimented by him was what made her flustered more easily, but also very glad.


Once they were done with cooking, the two lovebirds sat down around the kotatsu and started to eat, with the big eating everything in delight. "Everything is so tasty! Your cooking is really amazing!", he told her, stuffing a piece of chicken in his mouth and savoring it.

"T-Thank you, I'm glad that y-you like it. S-since I was younger, I always liked c-cooking thanks to Mama that taught me.", she said, playing with a length of her hair.

"Speaking of your parents, do you still live with them or you're living alone like me?"

"I-I still live with them inside our house. I-I didn't feel ready to start to live alone, so I preferred staying with them. Also, I-I would like to present you to them."

Kazuya stopped eating when he said that, widening his eyes; did he hear her correctly? She wanted to present him as her boyfriend to her parents? That would be like they were slowly starting to get engaged.

"Really? I will gladly come to meet them then haha. Oh, y-you told them that you are eating here, right?"

He got a nod accompanied by a huge blush from her. "Y-yes, I also told them t-that I will sleep with you here.", she said, leaving him stunned.

"Ehhh?! A-are you sure, Sumi-chan?! I-I don't mind, but isn't it too embarrassing for you?", he asked her, flushed and worried.

"I-I want to s-stay with you and cuddle together.", she told him, looking at him with puppy eyes again that hit his heart like an arrow.

Unable to say no to such cute look, he accepted to sleep together, making the girl smile happily. She also got up and went to hug him, snuggling her red face into his chest and enjoying his warmth. Grinning, he reciprocated her hug and held her close to him while liking her warmth; if he was able to make Sumi feel less nervous and more relaxed, she was able to do the same for him.

'I really wished that I met you way before. You're truly like an angel on earth.', he thought, regretting not having her met earlier. Maybe he wouldn't have had to deal with Mami in that case, avoiding to be rejected after only a month of dating.

Still, that was all in the past now, and the only thing he desired was to spend a lot of romantic and unforgettable moments with his beloved. So after they finished to have dinner, with him thanking wholeheartedly for the food, they started to watch a comedy on the TV by using his DVD player, laughing together at the comical scenes.

That lasted an hour and half, after which, the boy decided to take a shower. Of course, neither him and Sumi were ready to take a bath together yet, as it would be extremely embarrassing for both of them.

Anyways, he didn't take too long in taking bath, so Sumi went to have a shower after him while he told her that she could use his clothes since she didn't have a pajamas. The girl was flustered at the idea, but she didn't mind it at all.

'K-Kazuya-san is always nice with me and cares deeply for me. I-I'm really glad to be his girlfriend.', she thought while showering herself, smiling at remembering her fluffy moments wit him. Meanwhile, the young man prepared two futons for them, as he didn't think that Sumi wanted to sleep in the same futon as him already.

He was still flushed at the idea of cuddling with her, but that didn't mean that it didn't make him happy; after she told him that she wanted him to meet her parents, he felt like his life smiled at him once again, with the first time being when he met the shy girl.

And speaking of her, she reappeared with his t-shirt and his pants on, blushing because she was wearing her boyfriend's clothes. "S-sorry, Sumi-chan.", he apologized for making her feel embarrassed.

"I-It's ok! I-I don't mind using your clothes.", she told him, poking her fingers together.

"Haha, I see. Well, let's go to sleep then.", he said, chuckling and laying down on his futon. Sumi did the same, but she laid down on his as well and even clung on him tightly.

"S-Sumi-chan?"

"I-I love you, Kazuya-San. Good night.", she shyly told him, kissing on the cheek and closing her eyes while keeping her face on his chest.

He was totally surprised and speechless before her behavior, as he didn't expect to lay on his futon with him. Though, she was really cute while sleeping, so he sighed and simply hugged her close to him, liking how she smiled and blushed because of that.

"I love you very much too and I always will. Thank for being with me.", he whispered, kissing her forehead and turning off the light before closing his eyes.

It had certainly been an interesting day for him after working with her in the same workplace, saving her from an idiot and kissing her another time, but the fact that he was now cuddling and sleeping with her made it even more fantastic. Also, since she told him that she wanted him to meet her parents, he looked forward to make acquaintance with his future parents in law.

His family wanted him and Sumi to get engaged soon, so perhaps her parents would want the same. That depends mostly on the impression he would make on them, and he was fully determined to show them how much he cared for their angelic daughter that he loved more than anything of the world.

A/N

And here's chapter 4, everyone! Wow, it seems that the first day of working together went well for our two lovebirds, even if Sumi got harassed by an idiot that got what he deserved from Kazuya haha. Speaking of the young man, being the new na only waiter in a maid cafè made various female customers flirt with him, but his heart belongs to the pink haired angel that even kissed him without him initiating the kiss fufu.

It also seems that Sumi wants to present him to her parents as her boyfriend, with him already thinking about a future engagement haha. How will his meeting with the girl's parents go? Will he and she also have a summer and romantic holiday just the two of them? Stay tuned to find out.

See ya!