A/N – Haha you guys guessed it already XD Lloyd the coffee boy! Also I worked out how to do paragraph breaks on here… 2 years late. Thanks lazycat, I don't want to spoil too much but I will mention that the other ToS characters and game story will come up from time to time. Like you said, right now I think Lloyd knows they don't believe him so he's hesitant to bring them up. Hope you'll keep reading :)

Several hours later Reimi left her work building, tired from another day's running, and turned on her phone to find there was a text from Amy. She casually opened it, expecting it to be about Lloyd's return but instead Amy had sent her a text asking for his whereabouts.

She stopped dead in the street trying not to panic. Then, hoping against hope, she quickly rushed back to the Starbucks they had met at for lunch and sighed in relief as she saw Lloyd through the window. It was a short-lived relief as what she saw greatly confused her.

He was still inside, but now he had a barista outfit on.

She walked in and strode up to him.

"Lloyd?"

"Reimi! One sec," he took the drinks he'd been carrying back to the counter then returned to her.

"What are you doing?! I thought you went home hours ago!"

"I was going to but then they offered to pay me for working, so I said 'okay' and then they gave me something called a contract,"

"What? A contract? Lloyd…"

"Heyyy! New guy, you can take off now! See you tomorrow!" one of the other baristas shouted at him.

"Thanks!" He called back, taking off his apron. "Hang on," He ran to put it in the storage cupboard then joined Reimi again.

"Lloyd… Did you get a job here?" She queried worriedly as they both headed out of the shop.

"Yeah. I thought I could pay you guys for having me," He grinned.

Reimi frowned. "But… But… What about going home?"

"Well of course I want to go home but in the mean time I want to make myself useful. I really owe you one. Besides waiting around in the flat all day is so boring!"

Reimi was once again interrupted by a call on her cell-phone and realized Amy was still waiting for a response.

"He's here, don't worry…"

"Okay, we need to attach a freaking bell to you or something…" Amy grumbled, her head lolling back against the sofa as they went over the days' events for what seemed like the hundredth time.

It was several hours later and the four flatmates were sat around the coffee table; Amy and Elsa on the couch, Lloyd on an opposite chair and Reimi adjacent in the armchair.

After initially yelling at him (both down the phone and then in person once they arrived back at the flat) Amy had finally begun to calm down, mostly thanks to Elsa. She was not at all happy at having woken up to find him gone, even less so when she later realized he was with Reimi.

"I would have gone out with you, Lloyd. I had the day off, remember?" she moaned.

"To catch up with your homework," Elsa broke in, flicking through the daily newspaper Reimi had left on the coffee table before the discussion began.

"Elsie!" Amy threw her a look then turned back to Lloyd. "And now you're going to go there every day? Are you sure you know what that involves? Early starts, late finishes, barely any breaks…"

"I know, I'm actually kind of excited," Lloyd grinned, "Having a job to do makes me feel needed and calmer. I really want to do this, please let me pay you back," he bowed his head.

Elsa laughed and Reimi gave a small smile but Amy continued to pout.

"Well, I think it's a really good idea," Elsa affirmed. "Lloyd can contribute to food and rent, save up some money and if he is here for a long time, eventually buy a place of his own. It's a win/win. Just don't let the landlord find out,"

"So… I can still stay?" he questioned hopefully.

"Not forever,"

"Obviously. I'll be going home soon," Lloyd waved it off. "But what happens if the landlord finds out?"

"We all get the boot," Elsa intoned. "Now, who's for spaghetti?" And she flopped the newspaper back down, stood up and walked into the kitchen.

"Well done on your job, Lloyd," Reimi chimed in softly, before getting up to help Elsa.

"Ah-" Lloyd called to Reimi's retreating back but was cut off by Amy hitting him in the side of his face with the newspaper.

"You are so annoying!"

Lloyd laughed which seemed to soften Amy.

"Wait here, okay, I'll be back in one sec," she headed off to her room.

While he waited, Lloyd glanced out the window and realized he had been doing less and less recently. Now that the posters had gone up, he felt more relaxed about the situation although it was still high on his list of worries. He still didn't doubt he could get back home but, still being a relative stranger to this world, wasn't sure if there was anything he could do from this side.

Amy interrupted his thoughts by returning, hiding something behind her back.

"Since you're kinda one of us now, you should have this," she said, uncharacteristically shy, holding out what she had been concealing.

Lloyd recognized it as a cell phone. It was white and sleek with a lot of charms attached. He looked up confused.

"For me?"

Amy nodded. "It's just my old one, it's got a big crack down the middle but it still works fine. You just need to get a new SIM card then it'll be ready for you to use. When you get a SIM card you can put peoples numbers in and store photos and stuff but for now it's just for emergencies,"

"Wow, thanks," he said, gently picking it up. He held it up to one ear and listened for a moment. "Is it on?"

Amy laughed. "What are you doing! Give it here," she grabbed the phone back then held down the top button and the phone sprang to life.

"Now is it on?" he stood up to get a better look.

"Yes it's on geez! But wait til it warms up,"

The rest of the evening was spent in a more relaxed fashion, with Amy showing Lloyd how to work his new phone, and then all four of them watched 'Megamind' as it was on TV before heading to bed.

That night, Reimi heard a knock on her bedroom door. It was late, just after midnight. She wondered who it could be and cautiously swung her legs out of bed and headed to the door. When she opened it her younger housemate was standing there.

"Hey Amy-"

"Is there something going on between you and Lloyd?" she cut in, walking into the room and closing the door.

"What?"

"You know. First he runs off in London and you just happen to be the one to find him, then he gets a job coincidentally right next to yours. I'm not stupid, Reimi,"

"There's really nothing going on," she replied, taken aback at Amy's tone. "And besides, I would never steal someone you like, Amy, we're friends,"

Amy looked down. "Well, I really like Lloyd, Reimi. I guess I just wanted to make sure we were clear on that. Do you think he likes me, too?" her tone changed to her normal one with the last sentence, scaring Reimi slightly.

"Er… I… I don't really know," she gulped.

Amy turned back to the door. "Well, it's still early days. But, I just wanted to make sure… Goodnight, Reimi," and she closed the door without a second glance.

There was silence for a second before Amy's footsteps retreated and she returned to her room. Reimi slowly sank down and felt her eyes water. She hadn't done anything wrong. In fact she hadn't really done anything at all recently. She felt like a third wheel or maybe even a fourth wheel more and more, being held back in conversations or group activities out of loyalty to her friend. But even that didn't deter Amy's jealousy? It wasn't fair.

It wasn't fair. Reimi choked back a sob.

Reimi hardly ever 'liked' people. And now...

Would it really be so bad if she were secretly happy that Lloyd had followed her to work, and that it had brightened her whole day just seeing him? Or that he had left Amy in London because he wanted to browse the game shop with her instead?

She felt pathetic. And like she was betraying Amy. She resolved to step up her defense and help Lloyd get home as quickly as possible. Then the problems would be out of the way.

Then she could go back to being… miserable.