"So awkward." I giggled as I once again fumbled with the door. Yuma pulled it open effortlessly,

"Like you're any better."

Seeu looked up as we walked in, "Gosh guys, you're late!" She stood up and placed her hands firmly on her hips, her cat ears pricked up with attention, "What took you so long?"

"Studying." I stated matter of factly as I slumped over to my spot.

"Okay. I better hit the books too." She pulled the strings of her silver sweatshirt and pulled the hood over her frizzy hair, "Bye!" She stopped suddenly in the doorway, "And by the way, I put up an add that said we needed more workers."

"Oh yeah…we really do…" Yuma nodded his head slightly.

"That should have been your job as Assistant Manager." Jerking the beef jerky out of my stash, I ripped the bag open, "Seriously, be responsible."

"Fine. Thanks Seeu, see you, tomorrow." He chuckled at his own joke.

I let my palm collide with my forehead, "Yuma, one, that was a fail, two, that's Miku's fail."

"Hmph. I'm gonna get all up in my uniform now." He slid into the hallway, "Don't worry about me!"

"I won't. Promise." I looked down at my shirt, I better change too. Nah, too lazy.

I heard a familiar chime as the door swung open. Instinctively I left my post and walked towards the noise, "Hi! Welcome to Gamerclan! I'm Te-"

"Teto-Tot." The blue haired boy adjusted his collar and revealed his teeth in a grin, "I know."

"Kaito! Why are you here?"

He shrugged, "I don't gots them moneys."

"Gosh, you're worse than Yuma!"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing. I mean nothing." I fiddled with my fingers, "So…want a job?"

"Yeah." He scratched the back of his head, "That would be nice."

"You gotta ask Yuma, I am but a lowly cashier."

"Kay." He gripped his forearm, "I will."

Yuma walked out of the bathroom, whistling a familiar tune…Call me Maybe…why Yuma? As soon as he reached the chorus he yawned, "Yo Teto I-" He whipped his head around, "Oh heavens! A customer!"

"Oh heavens, is this for real?" Kaito whispered in my ear.

"I've learned something." I placed my hand on his shoulder and cupped my hand around his ear, "You gotta deal with it."

"Woah, thanks!" Kaito exclaimed sarcastically.

Yuma's copper eyes glinted for a moment, and then his right eyelid began to twitch. Peculiar. He forced a smile and yanked me away from the confused to-be employee.

"You want a job right?" His tone suddenly became harsh, and his grip on me became tighter, "Let's have an interview."

"Oh yes!" Kaito smiled sweetly and skipped after Yuma.

"Just keep on walking down this hall, I'll be with you in a moment."

"Okay!" The shorter boy nodded and continued down the hall.

"Teto, what were you doing with that…guy?" His voice suddenly softened, "Who is he?"

"Calm down, it's not like he's my boyfriend." I saw Yuma's tensed muscles relax, "I can have friends."

"Oh. Sure." I saw him begin to stutter with his words, it was adorable, "I feel like an idiot."

"Now give that interview all you got!" I shoved him into the room.

"Damn Teto I wasn't ready aughhhhh!"

"You okay Mr. Assistant Manager sir?" I heard Kaito's muffled voice through the door.

"Hmm? Ah yes!"

There was no way I was going to miss this.

Yuma's voice was slightly distorted, "So…um…What do you know about video games!"

"A ton!" Kaito's over enthusiastic voice rung clear.

"Good, good." I imagined him shifting uncomfortably in the oversized office chair, "So, I guess you seem responsible enough."

I'm sure Kaito was leaning for eagerly, "Yes?"

"You got the job." He muttered under his breath, "But not because I like you."

The doorknob began to vibrate, and I quickly returned to my register.

"Yay!" The blue haired boy screamed in a sing-song voice.

"You start tomorrow." Yuma shoved a black t-shirt in Kaito's arms, "You're working the shift with Seeu, it's short, from 3:30 to 4:45." The side of his lips began to quiver, I guess he was holding the mock smile for too long.

"Aww. I want to work with Teto." He widened his eyes and pouted, "Please?"

Yuma's expression fell into a strong creased frown, his odd eye twitch returning, "Heh. No." Turning the befuddled eccentric boy out the door, "See you later. Bye."

Returning his grip on me, he pulled me towards the back room, "C'mon, Teto I have something to show you."

"You didn't have to act that way towards Kaito."

He halted and glanced away, "I guess."

"Don't do that again." I patted him on the back, "At least you really showed what you were thinking. That's what I like about you, Yuma. You're open with stuff."

"Want me to bare it all?" He returned with a smirk.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I gripped the wall, "Yuma, you really freak me out sometimes."

"But really, follow me."

"We're supposed to be working," I winked, "but I guess we can take a break."

"So you do have a little bit of bad in you."

"It's not a big deal." I sprinted down the back hall, "Last on there is the last one!"

"Obviously." Yuma chuckled as he followed me into the room.

It was dark, the windowless walls were a faded gray, and the dusty wood was splintering beneath my feet. I could barely see, even now that I had popped in my contacts. I heard the door shut behind me, and raced towards Yuma.

"Why don't you turn on the lights?" I could tell that Yuma was grinning.

"Eh. That would make it lose it's effect."

"Oh no, I'm getting a bad feeling about this."

*click* A bright rectangle of light revealed itself from the corner of the room, illuminating the entire surrounding area. I could make out the silhouette of an old videogame system, a…a

"Nintendo 64!" I plopped beside the system, "Mine broke ages ago! Yuma, where did you get this?"

"It's yours." He sat down beside me, "It's the same one…that broke." He tapped it's surface, "I fixed it."

"YUMA I LOVE YOU!" I swept up the remote and pressed start. The television was the only source of light in the small room, which made it even more amazing, "THANK YOU SO MUCH." I felt tears welling up in my eyes.

"Teto! No need to get so emotion-" he stopped midsentence, "Wait, did you just say that you loved me?"

"Maybe," I turned my attention towards the screen, Legend of Zelda; The Windwaker. "Oh I've been waiting for this for ages!"

"So cute." He whispered.

"Yeah, Link can be pretty cute."

"Of course, that's totally who I meant." He scoffed, "Totally."

"Good."

"Sometimes Teto, I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not."

"You can't?"

"You're befuddling my mind!" He over dramatically gripped his head, "Well then, want some lemonade?"

"Lemonade?" I asked between slashes, "Duh!"

Yuma began to rise up stiffly, "Oh wait."

The pink-haired boy turned around, "Yeah?"

"Jerky?"

"Of course, princess."

I paused the game, "What did you just call me?"

"Princess." His eyes challenged mine, "Got a problem with that?"

"You knows it." I tackled the taller teen, knocking him to the ground laughing. We somersaulted out the door, landing on our backs, our limbs splayed out. Yuma propped himself on an elbow and turned towards me, "You love me, don't you?"

"Gawd Yuma!" I stood up and brushed the invisible dust from my skirt, "don't act so desperate."

Yuma joined me on two feet, "I'm not desperate!" He looked down, "I'm just really confident, that I'm really really hot."

"Sure you are."

"Haha! You do think I'm hot!"

"Nope."

"Aw."

"But I will give you a big hug, because you really need one right now."

"Yay!" Yuma held out his arms.

I walked towards him, and like always, stumbled on a stray wire. As I clutched his shoulders, trying to regain balance, a customer strolled in. Perfect timing. Humming a tune, he looked young, about our age, maybe a bit older. His darker brown hair faded to white by the ears, and he was oblivious to us until he arrived at the Mature game rack by our side. Finally noticing our presence, he looked up with a disgusted look on his face,

"Get a room." And slunk away, muttering about how teens disregarded personal space, or something like that.

Yuma is so awkward.

It's adorable.

I have no idea what I'm writing when I write it so...

Yup. Someone's getting jelly.

What do you think will happen next?