CHAPTER 8: An old friend and his tale

Disclaimer: look at chapter 6

Rei had put Alice in the car and drove off leave Kira standing at the house waving them away. Soon Rei had pulled up to Alice's daycare let her out of the car and drove off to his work.

/30min. later /

"Mister Kashino" asked a man looking at the isles without turning around. " I would like to apply for a job."

"Ok step into my office. Mister…" the man turns around to face Rei "Oh Akitaka"

For the people not to familiar with this series Akitaka is Rei's old Manager for motorcycles. Akitaka has lost his leg

"Hello Rei. Long time no see, Huh," Akitaka said with a smile

"Well isn't this a surprise. How's the wife?" Rei asked

"Good, good" Akitaka said cheerfully. Then his face had suddenly grown serious " Rei I'm serious abut the job. Both me and Kyoko are."

" Oh what happened? Wait; hold on, lets go into a more solitary space. Hey Kensuke" Rei said to the guy at the counter "Watch the store and make sure non of the merchandise 'rolls' away this time" Rei said remembering the last time he watched the store

"Ok" Kensuke said blushing

"Ready?" Rei asked Akitaka

"Ready" He answered.

/10 minutes /

"Ok" Rei said as they got comfortable "Tell me your story from the beginning."

Narrative flash back thingy

"As you know" Akitaka began "when you were finished motorcycling, by the way every ones calling to say they want you back racing but back to the story, now where was I?" Akitaka asked

"When I was finished motorcycling."

"Oh ya, ok when you were done we (Kyoko and me) had started a business of our own.

Real flash back

"Kyoko I think its time we started a business. We can start a motorcycle shop."

"I dunno, I don't think we should" Kyoko said worriedly "I think we should wait a little while"

"Nonsense" Akitaka said laughing it to the side " pulse if we're lucky Rei will come down and work for us I know you want t see him and Kira again."Akitaka prompted

"Ok" Kyoko sighed "But…" she started then stopped

"We wont"

/ End narrative flashback /

"Business went on by great for the first year then things started to disappear and customers started leaving, until..." he paused "...until we had to close the shop and look for new jobs." Akitaka said sighing heavily.

"Why do women always have to be right," Rei joked trying to lighten the mood having to force a smile at the same time. They both did.

He was also becoming more uncomfortable the longer he sat.

"So now you see why we need the job"

"Ok." Rei said seriously "you can have the job"

"Really?" Akitaka said enthusiastically "You don't have to have us fill out an application?"

"Yes but you can turn it in when you finished it" Rei waked over to his desk and pulled it a packet of papers and handed it to Akitaka "you guys can start tomorrow but you need to have these filled out A.S.A.P."

"Thanks 'boss'" Karaka said trying it out.

"One more thing never call me boss it makes me sound old and important." Rei said with mock seriousness then broke out laughing.

Akitaka began to get up and Rei reached out to help him up. "You never change" Akitaka said getting up with ease also declining Reis hand "this leg now feels like I was born with it." Lifting up his pant leg to show his decorated leg "It doesn't hurt anymore stop worrying."

-At last Akitaka walked off and turned the corner walking as if he had both of his legs and he didn't have a care in the world. Rei continued his day, which stayed pretty busy. Kira showed up with Alice sometime in the evening and put Alice in the playroom. Then Rei told her about his day.

My turn to talk

Ok this is the end of chapter 8 and I've still only had 1 review :(. Over 200 people have read my story I feel so alone waaaa. Plz review my story so I know to keep writing. I won't write much more if you don't :0. I thank all you peeps for continuously angering yourselves for reading this but I mean it this time review review review review review review review review review.