A.N.
Edited as of 12/20/15.
A.N.
I would like to thank Miknel-san for giving me the inspiration for this chapter. Also thanks to magic135, as these two have reviewed every chapter of this story. Of course I have to give shout outs to my guest reviewers, followers, favorites, and WhiteBeaner. You guys are the only reason I keep this story going. Without further ado, here is the requested Sawada Mio chapter.
Chapter 4: Work Relationship
"Stand, bow." Haruna said as the class bowed to Honekawa-sensei. The elderly teacher staggered towards the door as the school day ended. Teens throughout the classroom began packing their things and began going about their day. Mio finished packing her things into her school bag before she made her way towards Rito, Lala, and Risa. Risa was currently inspecting the growth of the deviluke princess.
"I think they got bigger Lala-chi." Risa commented as she groped Lala's chest.
"Stop that Risa. I'm ticklish." Lala said trying to suppress her voice.
"You ready to go Yuuki-kun?" Mio asked the red faced boy. Rito was flustered by Risa's actions and was sprouting a blush.
"Yes!" Rito shouted, getting out of his chair. In his haste, he tripped over his chair's leg and pulled the girls to the ground. A dust cloud erupted from the collision as everyone ignored the commotion. It was common for Rito to trip, fall into any girl that was nearby, and somehow land in perverted positions. Once the dust dissipated, somehow Rito was trapped under the three girls. His left hand was occupied with Lala's breast while his other hand was squarely on Risa's butt. To top it off, his head somehow ended up between Mio's thighs.
"Ah Yuuki-kun, wait until we are alone." Risa teased.
"Mmmph." He tried to reply but his mouth was muffled by Mio's panties. Mio got off of Rito so he could breathe. A slight blush appeared in the twin tailed girl's face. Although she usually joined in Risa's perverted antics, she wasn't usually one of Rito's 'victims'.
"Come on Yuuki-kun." Mio urged as she got her friends off of the boy.
"Sorry Sawada." Rito apologized.
"Mio are you going somewhere with Yuuki-kun?" Risa asked curiously.
"Yup. Rito here is a new part-timer at my workplace." Mio replied. "And we are going to be late if he doesn't hurry." She hurried him. Rito immediately grabbed his things and exited the room with Mio closely behind.
"I'll come visit the shop later." Risa yelled to Mio. The two classmates continued their trek towards the station. The shop that Mio worked at was located in Akihabara. The Maids' Café was quite popular with the populace of Akihabara. Rito had applied for a dish washer boy the day before and was immediately hired by the owner. Rito didn't know that the reason he was hired was because the owner fancied Rito's innocent looks. The two successfully made it onto the train before it disembarked.
"Sawada, my shift isn't until later tonight." The orange haired boy remembered as he caught his breath. Mio was also breathing hard from the run.
"I know but the owner…" She stopped to regain her breath. "The owner wanted you to come in earlier to show you the ropes."
"Oh thanks for telling me." Rito thanked her for relaying the message. The two spotted empty seats nearby and took them.
"So why did you apply for the opening?" She asked curiously as she looked at the boy next to her. Mio wasn't close to Rito, their relationship was stuck between acquaintance and classmate. Although they were both friends with Lala, Haruna, and Risa; the two never interacted nor conversed with each other. It was a simple coincidence that they were now co-workers.
"Celine's birthday is coming up and I wanted to buy her a gift. Unfortunately I'm short on money so I applied for the job when I was in Akihabara." Rito explained. Mio vaguely remembered that Celine was the flower girl.
"You don't look like a person that frequently goes to Akihabara." She stated although she honestly didn't know what Rito's hobbies were. For all she knew, he could be a closet otaku.
"Oh I was buying supplies for my dad, who is a mangaka." He replied much to Mio's shock.
"Really?" Mio said in intrigue. "What's his penname?"
"I don't think he has one." Rito thought. "He goes by his real name, Yuuki Saibai." The boy answered. Mio's breath got caught in her throat at the name.
"YUUKI SAIBAI!" She practically yelled, causing the train occupants to stare at the duo. "That's the world famous mangaka of the series, Black Cat." She said, still shocked that one of her favorite mangaka was Rito's father.
"I didn't know he was famous." Rito chimed. Mio couldn't believe Rito's ignorance to his father's reputation.
"Are you kidding me!?" She shouted, causing Rito to flinch. "Yuuki Saibai has sold over a hundred million copies of Black Cat. Even his new series, Love Trouble, is rapidly rising the charts." Mio informed. Before Mio could say anymore, the train arrived at the station. "Well time to go." Mio said as she hopped off the train. Rito got off as well and the duo walked to the store.
"I'm guessing you're a fan of my dad's work." Rito concluded.
"That's taking it lightly. I have every volume of Black Cat and Love Trouble. I have limited merchandise that can't be found anywhere else." Mio said with pride. Rito nodded his head, unsure of what to say. "Do you think you can get me an autograph?" She asked with stars in her eyes.
"Sure, dad won't mind." Rito replied simply. Mio, on the other hand, couldn't believe how easy it was to get the autograph. "Looks like we're here." Rito said as they arrived at Maids' Café, the name of the store. Mio led Rito to the back entrance so they could get changed.
"Okay this room is the girl's locker." Mio pointed to the right room. "While that room is the boy's locker." She said as she pointed to the left room. The two went into their respective rooms and began to change. Mio stripped off her school uniform as she placed the maid outfit on her. Dusting the frills to straighten out the skirt, Mio left the room. At the same time, Rito also came out with a butler suit.
"Do I have to wear this when I'm a dish washer?" Rito asked as he fidgeted with the uncomfortable collar.
"The owner wants everyone to look presentable for our 'masters'." She explained.
"Well let's get started then." Rito said. Mio led Rito throughout the store, occasionally stopping to introduce other coworkers. "This is your station." Mio said as she showed Rito where his workstation was. "The other kitchen workers will explain to you the rest." The brunette explained. "Good luck on your first day Yuuki-kun." Mio said before she left to do her duties.
"Alright let's do this." Rito exclaimed as he rolled up his sleeves. After a few hours, Rito quickly got used to his work and was able to clean the dishes efficiently. While Rito was scrubbing, Mio was welcoming Risa.
"Welcome back mistress." Mio greeted her best friend.
"I can never get tired of that." Risa grinned as Mio led her towards a table. Risa ordered an iced tea, her usual order. Mio came back shortly with the tea. "So how is Yuuki-kun doing?" Risa asked curiously as she swirled her drink with her straw.
"I actually don't know, I've been up in the front the entire time." Mio replied. "I think he is doing well considering I haven't heard any dishes crash." Mio guessed.
"Hmm." Risa hummed.
"Anything else mistress?" Mio wondered.
"Yes when do you get off?" Risa asked mischievously.
"I get off around 7 today." The brunette whispered. Risa nodded and left but not before telling they'll hang out later. Mio continued to work until her shift was up. As she made her way back to the changing room, Mio bumped into Rito. Being Rito, he tumbled and caused both of them to fall. The brunette landed on her behind when she felt something was pressed against her chest. Rito's face was right in between her breasts.
"Ah I'm sorry Sawada." Rito said as he got up. Mio wondered how he always managed to defy the laws of gravity.
"It's fine Yuuki-kun." Mio said as she patted her maid outfit to remove the dust. "So how was your first day here?" She inquired.
"I like it here. The people in the kitchen are nice to me and the job isn't too hard." Rito replied.
"That's good. Make sure you work hard." Mio advised before she went to get changed. Rito mirrored the action as he also went to go get changed. They said their farewells as Mio went to hang out with Risa. Rito went back home after he checked on his father.
Rito continued to work at Maids' Café every day after school. He and Mio would immediately head to the station to catch the train to Akihabara. On the way there, they would regularly converse with each other on things such as school and aliens. Once at the store, they would do their respective duties before saying their goodbyes at the end of the day. This continued every day for an entire month. Today was Rito's last day at Maids' Café.
"Ready for your last day Yuuki-kun?" Mio asked as they once again boarded the train. The duo made their way to the open seats on the train.
"I had lots of fun there and it was a great working experience. It's kind of bittersweet that I have to go." He admitted.
"Yeah we did have some great times there." Mio agreed as she remembered the time Rito was hit by cake thrown by her. "Make sure you come visit me. It'll be lonely without someone to tease." She told him.
"Of course, I'll bring everyone just so you can greet us." He replied. Rito noticed an elderly woman was standing. Being a gentleman, Rito got up so the woman could sit down.
"Thank you young man." The woman thanked him.
"It's no problem." He assured. The woman turned towards Mio.
"You have a very nice boyfriend." The elderly lady told Mio. Both Mio and Rito blushed at the comment.
"He's not my boyfriend. We're just… friends." Mio said after some thought. Their relationship had changed over the course of the month. Mio could safely say that they were indeed friends.
"That's a shame. You better snatch him up before anyone else does. It's rare to find nice handsome young men like him." The woman advised. The two teens now sported a full on blush from the woman's comments. Luckily they were saved by the train. Mio and Rito waved their goodbyes to the woman before heading to work. The walk to the store was awkward due to the woman's comments.
After getting changed the two prepared for the daily grind. Both were expecting a normal day. Mio had the unfortunate of welcoming an unruly master. "Master the store policy is no photography." Mio reminded, trying to remain calm. The customer was trying to take pictures of Mio and the other maids to post on his blog. Of course, Mio told the customer of their policy. Now the customer was throwing a tantrum in the store, disrupting the other patrons.
"Don't you know who I am?" The customer asked. "I'm the creator of the most popular blog on the internet. If I post one bad thing about your store, you will lose all of your customers." He huffed. Mio's patience was wearing thin. She rarely dealt with this type of customer as most understood the store's policy. The blogger pointed his camera at Mio, hoping to snap a picture. Mio placed a hand over the lens, cutting off the image.
"Sir as I have told you before, this store has a no photography policy. If you do not heed this warning, I will kindly ask you to leave." Mio said with professionalism.
"How dare you touch my camera?" He barked. "You will have to reimburse me for this." He yelled as he looked for damages on his camera.
"Sir we would have to ask you to leave. You're disturbing the other patrons by causing a ruckus." The owner said sternly. The customer didn't take the message well as he flipped the table into the air. The table was flying towards Mio, who was too stunned to move. Luckily someone managed to push her to the ground, while shielding her with his body. The security immediately pounced on the man and began dragging the distraught customer off the premise.
"Rito-kun, Mio-chan are you two okay?" The owner asked in concern. Mio then realized that the person that protected her was Rito.
"Haha we're fine." Rito managed to chuckle as he got off of Mio. Mio noticed that there was blood on her outfit. She looked to see that Rito had a gash on his right shoulder. A piece of glass managed to cut him when he was on top of Mio.
"Rito has a cut on his shoulder." Mio informed her boss. Rito and the owner noticed the gash and the owner asked for a first aid kit.
"The wound should be fine. You'll heal in a couple days." The owner said as he finished putting on the wrap. "Sorry for something like this to happen on your last day. I'll reimburse you with the money from the insurance." The owner said as he went to his office.
"Thanks for saving me." Mio thanked Rito.
"No problems. I didn't want to see you hurt." Rito admitted. Mio blushed slightly from his words. The owner gave everyone the rest of the night off and Rito a check for the damages. Mio felt guilty when she looked at the wrap on his shoulder.
"Are you sure you're ok?" She asked.
"Yeah, it'll heal just fine. Oh that reminds me." Rito said as he began digging through his bag. "Here you go." He handed her a signed book of the latest volume of 'Love Trouble'. "You told me how much you wanted an autograph so I asked for my dad for it." He explained. He was taken by surprise when Mio hugged him.
"Thank you Yuuki-kun for protecting me today and for the autograph." She said, completely forgetting they were in public.
"It's no problem." Rito replied as he scratched his cheek.
"I don't have anything to give you." Mio mumbled as she released the hug. Then a brilliant idea struck her. "I know you can take me out on a date." She said much to Rito's shock.
"What?" Was all Rito could muster.
"Yup we're going on a date this Saturday. I'll text you the details." She told him. "Bye Yuuki-kun." Mio shouted as she went back home.
"What just happened?" Rito wondered out loud when he saw Mio running back.
"I forgot something." Mio said as she pecked Rito on the left cheek. "You get the other side on Saturday." Mio teased as she ran off again.
"What?" The boy said in confusion.