Working at the bakery was almost agonizing. There were at least two deliveries to make a day and only five regular customers would come in every other day. Every day, people would come in for a small breakfast of croissant and coffee and comment on the cute Mitsuko behind the counter. Usually, if Hidan wasn't making deliveries, he would hear the comments and note on who it was. Within the next month, that person would be found dead. Mitsuko knew this when she saw Hidan's head peak out of the back and look among the customers. Sometimes, when Hidan was just heading out for a delivery and he heard a comment about Mitsuko, he would show possession by grabbing her around the waist and kissing her goodbye.
"I'll be back, babe," he'd say and the person that commented would either leave or comment on how cute they were together.
Mitsuko enjoyed those moments even though she knew they were just fakes to fool the customers. But it seemed every time he did it, the kisses became more real.
Despite the drama that Hidan created occasionally, they had accumulated enough money to start having money on hand rather than scraping and having to do without. Sometimes, when they were still really poor, the boss would give them a ration of bread each day when they would come in for work and his wife would sneak a bowl of soul for each of them during lunch.
Hidan and Mitsuko found a snug little place on the other side of town where they could spend the night. Using a flat cardboard box as a blanket, Mitsuko would nuzzle up against Hidan and he would allow it just because of the situation.
Just as the sun rises, Hidan would curse the light and shake Mitsuko awake. He'd turn around so she could get dressed in cleaner clothes and then they would set off for the bakery.
Mitsuko loved watching Hidan when he'd set off on the moped. He'd be wearing the goggles and the scarf around his neck and he'd intentionally floor the pedal so he'd show off in front of the window. It always put a smile on Mitsuko's face for the rest of the day.