||| [T] h e [C] a f e |||^Itachi Uchiha^|||-Chapter Seventeen-
Chapter Seventeen: Smile, Smile, and Smile
"You can choose to be happy or sad and whichever you choose that is what you get. No one is really responsible to make someone else happy, no matter what most people have been taught and accept as true."
~Sidney Madwed
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It was Tuesday,
A Cheerful
Tuesday
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Kyou's P.O.V
"Oyie Mariko. You can take your break now. You've been working since 8:00 a.m. and it's already 3:00 p.m.! You must be starving." I tapped on her shoulder. She whipped her head back around to face me and gave one of her flashiest smiles. She chuckled something under her breath that I couldn't quite understand until she walked back to the cafe's main room to serve her last table.
'Don't worry about me Kyou. You're starting to even make me doubt myself.'
I grunted and reached over to grab a chocolate chip muffin. Ever since Kain had arrived the cafe has been so busy, was it because of her quirky attitude or people just wanted to watch her fall on butt all day long. Okay maybe I was over exaggerating it a bit. There was this one guy that had always come to the cafe to just see her.
Were they lovers or something?!
A pink watermelon pink came to my cheeks as I noticed my sister watching me from the corner of her eyes.
"Kyou! Don't eat the food. Our baker in there works really hard to statisfy all our customers, the last thing we need is you snacking on everything!" I rolled my eyes as she walked back into her office to manage the bills for the Cafe. Actually the last thing she needed was her annoying brother hanging around her at her own job but it's pretty much her fault for begging me to volunteer for her. A few days ago our mother and father went to a neighbouring country on a special Ambu mission. My sister and I were going to become ninjas for the village but after we became chunins our parents took both of us out of the academy. They didn't want either of us all of a sudden to be involved in the ninja world. So looking for a job my sister had opened a Cafe, where it use to be a run down bar but a few of our friends helped us redecorate it and now, because of that girl out there it has become a 5 star cafe.
A smile began to form at the creases of my mouth as she walked back into the kitchen.
"Are you taking your break now Ms. Kain?" She nodded and reached for her coat, "Do you want to grab lunch at that new restaurant that opened up a few days ago? I'll treat."
She gave me a sad look, "I'm sorry Kyou. I'm actually meeting a friend for lunch maybe next time."
"Oh, Okay." and with that she left.
At least she said next time.
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Mariko's view
I smiled at the raven haired man who was perched like a bird on the railing next to one of the houses. He hopped down and stood in front of me.
"Sorry work took a bit longer then usual." He nodded, "So where do you want to eat at."
"It's a surprise." He pivoted on his heel and lead the way to a gravely path on the west side of Iwagakure.
"You know Itachi I haven't been down this way before. Is it a short cut?" He turned his head over his shoulder and smiled, "Surprise."
Ah yes a surprise, another surprise.
Soon we were face to face with this small shop that read the words 'Noodles. Soup'
My mouth began to fill with saliva as a scent of Miso and urban spices filled the air. Itachi reached over to open the door as I walked in.
"Aw it's so cute in here." I looked up at all the little bamboo shoots and sandy coloured walls. It's so traditional. A young lady walked out from behind a counter and escorted us to a table where we received to menus and bowls in front of us.
"You told me how much you like soups so I did some research and found out that this little restaurant had just opened up a few days ago.
Was this the place where Kyou was taking about?
I shook my head and he looked at me strange.
"Something wrong?" He spoke on a calm tone.
"No just thinking about something."
He had a concerned expression on his face and his shoulders had tensed up.
"What was it?"
"Hey, you should meet my mother." His facial expression hadn't changed but he had relaxed his shoulders.
"Even after telling you I'm an S-class criminal, assassin for hire...you are still thinking about having me meet your mother?" His concern expression was soon replaced with an amused one. A large smile came across my lips as I nodded.
"Like I said about the twentieth time. I don't care about that stuff your business is yours and mine is mine. Everyone has reasons for their choices." I took out my chop sticks and played around with them. Picking up a napkin and dropping it several times.
"I respect you for that. Most humans are in your face, trying to know everything about you. You're different."
"I'm different in a good way right?" I raised an eyebrow at him making myself look very suspicious of him. He looked right from left and then signaled me over to him before whispering something in my ear.
"Yes, Mariko in a very good way."
"So are you going meet her?" Our waitress came over and asked for our order and our conversation went right back to where I left off.
"Yes. I will." I smiled again and reached for his pinkie.
"Swear. 'Cause you will see her tonight."
And he did.
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We ended up splitting the bill and now I was throwing on a black sweeter and holding a bouquet of flowers for my mother. Itachi was playing around with Misuki, earning a hiss here and there.
"Okay we are going now." I said putting my last earring in my ear as I petted Misuki on the head and grabbed my keys he fallowed behind and I locked the door. It was around 9:00 p.m.
After the lunch with him I had went back to work. For the rest of the day Kyou was a bit quiet and I shrugged that off my shoulder. I had told the Uchiha to stay at my house until I got back. I also told him he could eat as much fruit he wanted. I found the blonde man from behind a counter he smiled and told me about how my mother had been asking for me. I looked over my shoulder to see Itachi. He looked uncomfortable.
"Don't worry she doesn't bite...hard."
"That's not making me feel better." I twisted the silver door knob and we walked in. There was the figure from last Tuesday. Somehow she looked a lot weaker then she did last Tuesday. I refused to believe it and walked over and placed the flowers in the vase. Her eyes fluttered open and a smile came across her pale lips.
"Mariko." She smiled up at me.
Her voice was just as weak as she looked.
I called Itachi over. He smiled at her.
"Oh hello." She reached over to him and took his hand in hers, "I'm Natsuke, and we haven't met before."
& then she gasped, "Oh Mariko is this your friend Onda?"
I nodded. She attempted to smile as evilly as she could. She called me over and whispered something in my ear.
My cheeks turned as red as a beet.
I backed away.
Itachi started up a conversation but I wasn't exactly paying any attention.
'You have such great taste just like your lil' mother. I didn't expect him to be drop dead gorgeous.' The words played around in my mind.
Gorgeous he was, but only a friend.
"Well it was great meeting you, Onda. Mariko bring this boy to visit your mama more often Okay. He is one of the good ones." Then she let up a couch.
A bone chilling cough.
There was a knock on the door and a nurse with long black hair tied in a pony tail walked in. "I'm sorry but visiting hours are over, please come by again soon." She smiled softly as I kissed my mom on the cheek and walked out. Itachi again fallowed behind me. From outside of the room I heard another cough.
Before I knew it we were outside in the cold.
"Your mother is a very special person. Just like you." I gave him a hug.
"Thanks for doing that for me, it really means a lot. Not everyone would come and visit their friends' dyeing mother." Somehow the way I said the word friend, it sounded more then just that.
He nodded and I let go off him and turned the opposite direction he went.
"I'll see you next week okay?"
"Yes. Promise."
And with that, he left.
Good bye my friend
But somewhere,
deep down,
I knew our friendship was much more then that,
much more deeper,
much more valued,
then any other I have ever had,
or experienced,
with any other human being
A/N;
And God said Let there be "plot twisters." bwa hahaha
Soon, soon enough
I am evil
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