||| [T] h e [C] a f e |||^Itachi Uchiha^|||-Chapter Ten-
Chapter Ten: Encounter
"Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at."
Josh Billings
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It had finally come,
The end of the third week,
The end of waiting,
It was Monday,
And Mariko embraced it like a newborn child.
Finally waking up and arriving on time, Mariko greeted her Boss, Kasumi and her younger brother Kyou.
A male teenager around the same height as her. He was a tad bit childish for his age, like when Mariko would trip or spill something he'd make a joke, but none of then being harsh or cruel in anyway. He was older then her by two years yet he always called her by her last name.
Mariko walked out into the dinning room where she served two young smiling faces a kettle of hot chocolate and a pile of muffins which they shared happy. She walked over to a table where a couple had just eaten and left and took out a rag to clean up the table for the next customer, while doing so she looked around the café when a she spotted a figure oh so familiar.
It was him,
"Oh God don't look, don't look, don't look Turn around and get yourself back in the Kitchen!" Her inner voice screamed,
For the first time she listened.
Kyou's green eyes glanced at her for a second. He dusted the flour on his pants off and gave her a friendly smile.
"Kain do you know if you can serve one last table for me I need a breather, I've been on my feet all morning. The tray is over there." He pointed. She nodded.
"Thank you so much I owe you one." He scattered out the back door.
She picked up the tray and walked out of the café and went straight for the table the card read;
The third table.
She tried to avoid as much eye contact with him as much as she could as she placed the tray down in front of him and smiled.
"My name is Mariko Kain," But you already know that, "And I will be your waitress until Kyou comes back."
It was all so sullen, so unreal. The man she served smiled up at her and slipped 5 coins into her palm and then it was over.
Her heart skipped a beat when he looked up at her again, eyes locking, two breaths and before she knew it she was back into the kitchen. Her heels clapped against the marble floor, searching for the nearest item to destroy.
An innocent muffin laid in near sight. She let out all her anger and slammed her fist down on top of it. Jerk he's such a jerk!
Her face began to crinkle up, as she was about to let a tear slide down her face. Now she was certain her monthly 'gift' was just around the corner.
"Kain!" A voice spoke behind her with over exaggerated horror, "Don't take it out on the muffin!"
She turned her head around to see the green eyes teenager, "Pick on someone your own size, like me!"
A smile crept along her mouth as she swallowed the tears back. "Oh hey Kyou."
He held a pink envelop in between his fingers, " Your pay check Madame."
He handed me the envelope and pivoted on his left foot and walked back to the dinning room. Mariko grabbed her jacket, a plaid black and white scarf and shoved the envelope in her pocket also tracing her hand thought the pocket looking for her cigs. She walked out into autumn's arms.
The hairs on the back of her neck stood up as she slipped her hands back into her pockets.
She sighed deeply.
He was waiting for her.
"I wouldn't lean against that if I were you. You'd break the railing and then fall on you ass." She stopped walking and watched as he retreated from the barrier.
"I have a lot of explaining to do."
"Hell yeah." She thought but only nodded, keeping a calm and cool look on the outside.
Now on the inside is a different story. She was defiantly not calm and cool.
"Meet me at the bridge. Don't eat supper; I will make it up to you then. 8:00 Okay?"
She walked away from him and then stopped as she positioned herself in the most stuck up position she could muster.
"Maybe." She flashed a cheesy smile at him and the walked away.
For the first time ever
Itachi Uchiha,
Felt excitement,
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