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Chapter 3

{Lucy's POV}

I sighed for the nth time today. The gaze upon me was burning a hole in my back. I glanced towards the direction of the gaze, but immediately looked away. The excited whispers and continuous giggling from my fellow waitresses only confirmed what I had seen from my swift glance. HE was here again.

"Oh look, he came today! Isn't he just gorgeous! If only I could be his girlfriend, I'd be a very happy bunny."

I rolled my eyes at the wistful sighs. Not that I don't agree with them. It's just that I know he's perfectly capable of breaking al the girls' hearts. I had never seen him being serious with any girl before. For some reason, it hurt me to think that he would forever remain a player. I wonder why…

{Loke's POV}

The attention was immensely flattering. As soon as I'd taken a seat, the girls started swooning over me. If it'd been a year ago, I would have already snagged the nearest girl and wooed her. However, the current me would never do that, not unless I have a death wish. Besides, how could I spare any thoughts for other girls when my goddess was just right in front of my eyes?

I have been showing up at her temporary workplace ever since the first day of her job. I told her that it was because I was bored, and because I wanted to alleviate my boredom by admiring her. I wasn't technically lying-it was partially true-but my real purpose was to watch over her. Trying to keep her away from the lecherous eyes and thoughts of certain scumbags. Much to my chagrin, it wasn't working very well.

"Hey, hot babe, wanna be my girl for the day?" One man jeered at Lucy.

I shot him a murderous glare, which sadly, he didn't see. He was far too wasted to be seeing anything further than two steps away from him. I made a mental note to deliver the message personally later. Perhaps include a punch or two.

I watched as Lucy hurriedly moved away after cleaning the table. I saw her slight shudder as she heard the catcalling coming from the said man. Okay, maybe not just a punch. I should cause a concussion. Nobody makes Lucy feel uncomfortable and get away with it. Not on my watch.

She reappeared, having changed out of the waitress outfit and back into her own clothes. She waved goodbye to the owner as she walked out. I smiled, and paid the bill, ignoring the hopeful flirty look the girl was giving me. My smile vanished when I noticed that the drunkard from before had gone missing.

'Darn it! Don't tell me he went after her!' I thought, mentally cursing the man as I hurried out.

{Lucy's POV}

I walked out of the cafe, humming to myself as I thought back to the owner's request. She had been short on hands and needed extra help for the week before the original worker returns from the holiday she had taken. Thus, leading to me being a waitress for the week. I slowed down, enjoying the sea breeze as I walked down the shorefront.

I thought about Loke, who had been visiting me during my shifts for the past five days. I noticed that he never talked to anyone unless necessary. Which was odd for someone who used to be incapable of stopping the stream of sugar-coated words coming from his mouth. Come to think of it, he hadn't been saying such stuff to anyone else but me of late.

'He llliiikes you!'

I swatted the image of Happy, with his rolling tongue and suggestive smirk, appearing above my head. My face felt hot as I contemplated the possibility. However, I became dejected instantly. He couldn't be. He doesn't love me. He's just having fun with me, that's all.

'Why do I feel sad about it?' I thought, confused.

The sound of footsteps snapped me out of my reverie. I paused, not really liking the feeling in my gut. I turned around and was instantly shocked at the sight of the same drunk customer from the bistro. Had he been following me?!

"Hey, babe, I don't like the way you were back there…" he spoke, his words slurred. "It wasn't *hic* very nice of you to do that…"

"Get away from me. Don't come near me…" I said, stepping back. I grabbed the keys and yanked one out.

"Open, Gate of the Water Bearer. Aquarius!" I called, sticking the key into the sea.

The blue haired mermaid appeared, looking pissed. I gulped, knowing that she would probably end up washing me away together with that creep. Aquarius was rather hard to appease even in her less crappy moods, and this was obviously one of her more thunderous moods. The drunk stared, as if not comprehending why a mermaid had suddenly popped out.

"You brat, what do you think you're doing, huh?!" Aquarius demanded, placing her face in front of mine. I let out a small shriek at her murderous expression. "I was on a DATE with my BOYFRIEND!"

"Don't look at me like that!" I cried, waving my hands at her to get her face away from me. "Can you please get rid of the idiot over here?!"

She glared at the man, then at me. Her lips curved up in an evil smirk. I shuddered, not liking what was going to happen next. She looked absolutely sadistic.

"I don't think so. You can handle him by yourself. I'm leaving." Aquarius announced.

My jaw dropped. What was she thinking?!

"You can't do that!" I wailed. "Who knows what'll happen to me?!"

"Whatever, I have a date with Scorpie." With that, she vanished, leaving me to gape at the empty spot.

'What a selfish spirit!' I exclaimed mentally.

"That wasn't nice, girly," said the drunk. "You shouldn't be looking at anybody else but me."

I let out an 'eep!' as I refocused upon the man, wishing that he'd just fall over and let me run away. Unfortunately, he didn't. Instead, I was the one who fell down on my butt. Of all the rotten luck!

His leering face came so close to me that I could literally smell the alcohol in his breath. I tried to shift away but to no avail. I shut my eyes and let out a whimper.

"That's a good girl…Hey, what…What the…" his words were cut off by a loud 'whack', followed by a loud 'thump'.

I opened my eyes, and was surprised by the sight of Loke standing in front of me. I was too shocked to even speak. Why was he here? Shouldn't he have gone back to the Spirit Realm already?

"Hello, princess. Seems like you got yourself into quite a bit of trouble." Loke said, flashing a smile in my direction.

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