Maki's car door opened and Maki walked out with her suitcase.

"Welcome home, Miss Maki," greeted a few maids and butler.

Maki smiled. "I'm going to my room."

"Yes, please do," Maki's head maid said.

Maki left her suitcase to one of her servants and walked into her mansion. I'm so glad that was over.

"Ah! Maki!"

Maki looked up at her mother. "Oh, hi mom."

"How did it go?" Maki's mother asked.

"Um...great!"

"I saw the youtube videos, you guys made a play! Show me the footage!"

Maki frowned. "What, there's videos on youtube already?"

"Of course! Your friend Nico really is something else, isn't she?" Maki's mother sighed happily. "I'm so glad you met her."

Maki scowled. "Nico...well I'll give you the videotapes later..."

Never. You are definitely going to show it to my co-workers.

"I'm going to my room," Maki said as she started walking away.

"Okay! Dinner starts in an hour!"

Maki stepped in her room and sighed. "I should take a shower..."

Maki put on a t-shirt and some sweatpants. Alright, time to read about surgery.

Maki grabbed her favorite book, a large encyclopedia about surgery. Just when she was about to open the book, Maki's phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Maki," Kotori chirped. "I'm going visit Eli at her office, wanna come?"

Maki frowned. "Office? Is she working already?"

Maki checked the time. 1:27 PM

"Uh, well Eli said she needed to check on her co-workers... Anyways, do you wanna come?"

Maki pursed her lips. "Hmm...no. I should stay home and study."

"What? Oh... well, it's your choice so text me if you change your mind."

Kotori hung up.

Maki sighed. And I'm on call today so if there was an emergency I would have to rush to the hospital.

As if on cue, Maki's phone rang again.

Maki checked the caller ID. Nishikino Hospital.

"Hello?"

"Doctor Maki Nishikino, we need your services now. Please come to the operation room within 30 minutes."

"Yes, I'm coming."

Maki entered the hospital and immediately went to the front desk.

"I'm Dr. Niskino Maki, and I was called for an emergency operation. Where...?"

The lady at the front desk glanced at a sheet of paper and replied, "Operation room 21, Back Surgery."

Maki nodded quick thanks to the lady and hurried off.

Changing room...Changing room...

Maki burst into the changing room and put on her hospital scrubs.

Hair...

Maki tied her hair as fast as she could and slipped on her cap.

(Scrub caps look like shower caps).

Deep breath, deep breath...

Maki entered the operation room.

"Nice work everyone," Marsida said.

Maki grabbed her handbag and left the surgeon lounge.

The hospital lobby was bustling with staff and patients as people rushed around Maki. It was loud, but not uncomfortable.

Being a surgeon is kinda fun, Maki thought. But then again, I'm surrounded by dying people.

Maki checked the time. 8:36 PM.

I should probably head home. I haven't even had dinner yet. Abruptly, Maki's phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Maki, dear, our driver is with me at the mall in Harajuku. Use the trains. Bye!"

Maki scowled. Thanks, Mom.

Unexpectantly, Maki's phone rang again.

Maki checked the caller ID. Hanayo.

"Hello?"

"Maki can you come to our restaurant? No of our other friends are answering their phones and we need help!"

Maki frowned. "What doing you want me to do?"

"I-Ah Rin, don't scare the customers! I'll send you the address, Maki! Please come!"

Hanoya hung up.

Maki sighed. Perhaps I should go... Hanayo has helped me multiple times.

Maki's phone beeped. A text notification appeared and Maki checked the message.

Hmm...it's only 2 train stations away, Maki thought. I don't have anything else to do, so I think I'll go.

"Maki, you came!"

Rin's cheer rang in Maki's ears. "Oh... hi, Rin. I didn't know your shop had such a...unique name."

"Rice and Trolls! It's a great name, isn't it?"

Maki nodded slowly. "Yeah..."

Hanayo appeared from behind the counter. "Maki!"

Maki strode up to Hanayo. "So, what do you need help with?"

Hanayo gestured to her computer. "This graph shows our sales. And...as you can see, we are not doing very well."

Maki peered at the graph. The line graph was jagged and steadily near the bottom. "So what did you want me to help with?"

Hanayo sighed. "Well, in addition to our bad sales, much of our profit has completely vanished."

Maki gasped. "What? And you didn't do anything before?"

Hanayo shrugged. "We just assumed it was normal and thought that the money would come back after a while."

Maki frowned. "Hanayo, money just doesn't disappear. Someone must be robbing you."

Rin gasped from the other side of the room. "ROBBER?"

Maki sighed. "Look, I'm not really a business person. I'm a surgeon, alright? I suggest you contact Umi or Eli for help."

"Well, Eli wasn't answering her phone and Umi's phone wasn't even on," Hanayo said. "Maki, er, why don't you sit down? Have you had dinner yet?"

Maki shook her head. "No..."

Hanayo nodded. "Have a look at the menu, I can make something for you for free."

Maki looked at the menu. This menu is awfully unorganized. And why are there so many derps faces here?

"Would you like anything, Maki?" Hanayo asked.

Maki scanned through the meal choices. "Er, I'll have the fried rice with extra tomatoes."

Hanayo nodded. "I'll be right back. Well, actually would you like to take a look at our kitchen?"

"Sure."

Hanayo led Maki through a large metal door, Rin closely following behind.

Maki scanned over the messy kitchen. "Why are there pots and pans on the floor?"

Rin scratched her head nervously. "I might have...knocked over a few."

Maki sighed. "Where are your staff?"

Hanayo poured some oil onto a pan and started pan frying the rice. "Their shifts are over. Besides, we only have 4 workers anyways."

"Only 4?"

"2 chefs, 2 waiters. Rin, can you wash the dishes?"

Maki frowned. "So let me get this straight, you have 2 waiters and 2 chefs. What do Rin and you do during service hours?"

"I help with receiving orders. Rin helps wash the dishes," Hanayo replied.

"Are you crazy?" Maki muttered. "Rin would cause a huge mess!"

"No, I won't!" Rin cried, just as she accidentally knocked a pan to the floor. "Whoops!"

Maki cringed inwardly. "See? I suggest you change things up a bit..."

"Alright, Maki! Here is your fried rice, free of charge!" Rin exclaimed, bubbly.

Maki took a bite. "It's really good! See, you guys would see really well if you would just properly advertise your restaurant and perhaps change things up a bit. Hanayo, I suggest you switch jobs with Rin because Rin's enthusiasm could really help in serving customers."

Hanayo nodded. "We'll see about that. Thanks for coming here today, Maki."

"I didn't really do anything. I'll contact Eli so that she can come and help you out. I have Sundays off, so I can come help in a few days."

Maki continued eating.

"Thanks, Maki, we really appreciate it. I... don't really have much experience in this stuff so I really appreciate it."

Rin gave Maki a big, goofy smile. "Ya! Thanks!"

Maki ignored Rin and finished the remaining rice. "Thanks for the food. I should probably get going. It's already 10 pm."

Hanayo nodded. "Okay!"

Maki called her driver. "Ah, Mr. Takeshi, please come pick me up at...Rice and Trolls."

Author's Note: Thank you so much for 50 reviews! To be honest, when I first started this story, I had no absolute idea what I was doing, but when people started reading this, I decided to build up a story.

I apologize for not updating last week, my computer was broken. On a happier note, my school break starts this week so I'll write more consistently.

Special thanks to JoaqinHawke, Weebvirus, Nevertolose-Hope, SierraJE, YayaSamuko, KiariUwU, Tanuki-pyon, misaka5621, Razgriz89, TheNightstriker, Aethuran, FieryKataX310, Echoshadowlikespotatoes, and FilipinoWriter300 AdamCZ for ever reviewing on this story.