Shizuo felt really uncomfortable, he didn't like not knowing what he was getting into, well usually he would do exactly that, rushing toward any situation be it bad or not.
But that was when he was angry and he wasn't right now, as much as he disliked being followed around he couldn't get angry at such a cute little girl.
He reached to his pocket, only to realize once again it was probably forbidden to smoke there and that he shouldn't definitely do that around a child. He sighed.
This was becoming more difficult than he thought, especially if he couldn't even smoke to relieve his stress.
The situation was foreign to him and he had a hard time getting used to it.
The litte girl's voice interupted his thoughts, she was smiling at him. No he couldn't definitely be angry at her.
"So, Shizuo-san, you like sweets right?"
The debt collector was a little embarassed and he looked away to answer
"Yeah sure"
"What kind do you prefer? I really, really like chocolate cakes, you see with a loooot of chocolate and cream on top of them and I like them big and it's awesome with some hot chocolate sauce, even better when you eat it while drinking hot chocolate with whipped cream and a bit of nuts or something like that on top"
Damn, the girl could talk, Shizuo simply answered
"Strawberry, I like strawberry flavored things"
Akane smiled knowingly and he decided he didn't like that smile.
Silence fell on them.
The uneasy atmosphere fell down when the waitress came back, and Shizuo decided that he may like this smile actually. What she brought were two hot chocolates, exactly how she described them a little before, and what seemed even more amazing were the two pieces of cake, all black, covered with chocolate and what looked like to be strawberries.
He stared in disbelief at Akane, still widely smiling and his eyes went back to the delicious looking cake.
"I knew you'd be happy"
Concentrated on the cake he didn't notice the weird man behind the shop window.