Thank you all for reviewing! I'm kind of leaning towards this being a Kouha story...
Oh well, I put interactions with other characters in this chapter.
You were beyond happy.
It was your day off, and you also didn't have college that day. Yep, it was going to be a relaxing day indeed. You walked around your apartment still in your night clothes. It was also a day for sleeping in. You went into your kitchen and briefly stared at your coffee maker. You didn't have any plans, so you decided to go to Starbucks. You happily made your way back into you room, to grab some clothes to put on after your shower.
Yes, the day did seem to promise relaxation, but as with your luck...
'Can you please come to the shop really quick' It was a text from Alibaba. You sighed and reluctantly text back.
Why? You text. Moments later you received another one.
'We just got some new male toys in, and I'm a little iffy about displaying them' Alibaba text back. You groaned, but deiced that Alibaba was a big boy and that he didn't need your help.
'Close your eyes and do it. It's finally my day off and I don't even want to look at that place' You were satisfied with your words, so you sent them. Having finished getting ready, you left your apartment, then drove over to Starbucks. It was nice to finally feel like a regular person. Working in a porn store made you feel naughty all of the time, so it was nice to feel innocent and to not have to see a dildo everywhere you walked. You opened the door to your destination and made your way to the counter. There was a small line.
"Listen, Hakuryuu, you and Hakuei might not be here long, so just deal with her, alright." You over heard someone's conversation. The voice sounded familiar, but you didn't want to turn around and look at who it might be.
"I know, I know," another voice said, "It's just that I feel as if she's a bitch on purpose." You heard a sigh.
"It's either she is or isn't one, and I think you know the answer to that," the other person said, then you heard a pause. "I think I know that girl." You finally made it to the cash register and ordered only to receive a text. You looked down at your phone. It read 'Judal'. You sighed and opened it.
'Are you at Starbucks?' It read you grabbed your coffee and paid than text back a confirmation. Second later you got another text from Judal. 'Turn around' It read. You did, only to see Judal, and a familiar looking guy with black hair and a cute recognizable scar. He had went to 'Little Shop of Whores' to get directions to Starbucks before. You decided to go over to them.
"Hey, Judal," you said. The scarred guy looked at you.
"Don't you work at that shop around the corner of this street?" he asked. You nodded thankful that he didn't say porn store.
"Yes, I'm [Name]," you said, "I go to college with Judal."
"I'm Hakuryuu," he said, shaking your hand. You decided to sit down with them.
"Are you off from work today?" Judal asked. You nodded.
"Yes, happily," you said, "There has to be something wrong with my boss to hire just two employees. We really need more." Judal looked at you weirdly.
"Wait, there's only two of you working there?" he asked, "I don't know why, but for some reason that's hilarious!" You sighed.
"Not when your coworker gets all blushy all the time," you said.
"That doesn't make sense," Hakuryuu said, "How does that work?" You shrugged, sipping on your latte.
"I really don't know, but it somehow does," you said.
"You must rarely get time off," he said. You nodded.
"So you can see why I'm so happy now," you said. The shop bell rang indicating that someone had walked in. You curiously looked over to see a familiar face. You smiled. "Hey, Kougyoku!" You called only to have Judal kick you under the table. Kougyoku looked around for a bit before her eyes landed on you. She smiled and waved happily, while walking over to the register to order.
"Great, now she's going to come over here and annoy us," Judal said, "By the way, how do you know the old hag?" You rubbed you kicked knee slightly.
"Okay, first of all 'OW', secondly why the hell did you kick me, and I met her at 'Little Shop of Whores'," you said before quickly adding to protect your friend, "She was lost." Judal rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, that makes sense knowing her. Anyway, she can be really annoying sometimes. She doesn't have a lot of friends," he said.
"Judal's her friend," Hakuryuu said. Judal's eyes went wide for a second.
"Like hell I am," he said. You looked at him curiously.
"Well if you don't like her, then how do you know so much about her?" you asked. Judal sighed.
"She's my cousin," he said. You wondered if she knew Kouha, then. Judal and Kouha seemed to be good friends. "And she's Hakuryuu's step-sister," he added. You looked back over to Kougyoku who was making her way over to your table. She smiled as she sat down.
"Hello," she said, "It's nice running into you all here."
"*cough* Old hag *cough*," Judal said. Kougyoku glared at him.
"I'm neither of those things," she said, then she turned her attention to you, "How are you today, [Name]?" You smiled at her.
"I'm doing good. I don't have work today, so I'm really happy about that," you said.
"Oh, here we go again," Judal said. You ignored him.
"That's good to know," she said, "Are you busy?" You shook your head.
"Nope, not today," you said. Kougyoku smiled and looked down, blushing.
"W-well, I'm going s-shopping t-today...and w-well-I mean...w-well...err...would you-"
"I'd love to go shopping with you," you said, interrupting her. You had remembered what Judal had said about her not having many friends, and shopping was the greatest female bonding experience. Kougyoku looked up at you.
"Great," she said. Then your phone started ringing. It was Alibaba. You sighed and answered it.
"What?" you said.
"There's a women asking for a...for a...well you know," he said. You rolled your eyes at his nervousness.
"I don't know," you said. You heard Alibaba sigh in the phone before answering.
"A vibrator," he whispered.
"So, why are you calling me?" you asked.
"Well, she's looking for a specific one called the 'rabbit' and I don't know what that is. Please, I need your help. Sinbad isn't here," he said. You groaned.
"Fine, I'm at Starbucks so I won't be long," you said.
"Thank you," Alibaba said, then you hung up.
"Sorry, I have to go take care of something at the shop I work at," you said. Kougyoku frowned, then smiled.
"I'll go with you," she said. You looked at her curiously.
"You sure?" you asked. She nodded.
"It's what friends do," she said, then blushed nervously at her outburst before adding, "R-Right." You smiled reassuringly at her.
"Of course!" you said. Kougyoku smiled. "Bye Hakuryuu, Judal," you said. Then you and Kougyoku left the store, got in your car, and drove to 'Little Shop of Whores'. It was obviously going to be a short ride considering that it wasn't far from Starbucks. You parked then got down, with Kougyoku following you. When you walked in the store, you saw Alibaba standing awkwardly, next to a lady that had been there before. You remembered her arguing with a guy here. Her name was Yamhariha, and she was holding a 'Happy Birthday' card. Alibaba motioned you over.
"Thank you so much for this," he said. You nodded.
"Well, you're going to keep my new friend Kougyoku company while I go get what she needs," you said.
"Hello Ms," you said, "Right this way." Now, Alibaba and Kougyoku were nervously standing next to each other, trying to ignore their erotic surroundings.
"H-hey," Alibaba started, "I'm Alibaba." Kougyoku rocked back and forth on her heels a bit.
"I'm Kougyoku," she said, with her eyes never leaving the ground. That was all you heard. You went in the back with the lady and showed her where the rabbits were. She grabbed an orange one, saying that her friend Pisti would love it as a gag gift. You just nodded and walked back to the front where you heard a full on conversation going on.
"Well that doesn't make any sense," Kougyoku said. Alibaba nodded.
"Yeah, but somehow it works," he said, "We really need some more employees." You laughed a bit, happy that they were able to talk to each other.
"Come on Kougyoku," you said, then you looked at Alibaba, "Please don't call me again."
It turned out to be a fun day. You got to know Kougyoku, and you were also able to get some amazing outfits. Your eyes also landed on a cute one, that would be perfect for a date that you owed a certain someone. You couldn't help yourself so you bought it. You were now back in your apartment, and it was getting late. You laid out your clothes to change into after your shower, but your phone buzzed stopping you. You groaned as you walked over to it. You prayed that it was anyone but a few select people you were thinking about. The words on the screen read 'Sinbad'. You groaned, but opened it nonetheless.
'Hey cutie, wana cme meet me' You groaned. Why did he have to text you when he was drunk? Why you of all people?
'Are you drinking again?' You text.
'Yeh, but Im nt drunk' He was drunk. It was always that routine with him. You decided not to text back. You were way too tired, then your phone started ringing. Sinbad was calling you. For some dumb reason you decided to answer.
"I'll sue you. Stop harassing me," you said, annoyed to no end.
"Hello? I'm really sorry for Sin's behavior. I took the phone away from him before he could offend you." You heard. This voice sounded sober, professional, and familiar.
"Professor Ja'far?" you asked.
"Who's this?" Ja'far asked.
"It's me ,[Name]," you said.
"Aren't you a bit young for Sin to be harassing?" he asked. You smirked.
"I work for him, besides, I didn't think you'd be the type to go out drinking with someone like Sinbad," you said. Ja'far sighed.
"I just go so he won't hurt himself. Right now he's harassing this person with pink hair. I don't know if it's a boy or girl," he said.
"Yeah, that sounds like him," you said, "Where are you?" There was another sigh on Ja'far's end.
"Some club," he said. You giggled a bit.
"Sinbad really does need to slow down. He's almost thirty," You said, "I feel sorry for whoever he's bothering ,though."
"I think it's someone that's in one of my classes. It's kind of dark in here, so I can't really tell," Ja'far said, "Anyway, it's pretty late, and I think you have class tomorrow." You giggled a bit.
"You were always one to worry about students, but you're right. Goodnight," you said.
"Bye," Ja'far replied. You hung up.
Well, Sinbad wouldn't be coming into work the next day.