Your alarm goes off at 5:00 am, and you are NOT ready. The clock beeps continuously and you groan hitting snooze. You think 'Oh 5 more minutes wouldn't hurt'...
However your guest disagrees.
"Get up! Get up! Get up!"
You roll to see Angel grinning and right in in your face. She's bouncing on the bed, and you groan hitting her over the head with a pillow. She falls before getting up and shaking your shoulder.
"Come on it's opening day!" she yells.
You groan and sigh defeated knowing you aren't getting out of this one. You slowly get up and watch as Angel fist pumps in victory. You shake your head and get up stretching. Angel hops up as well and puts on her white shoes. She turns to you and asks if you can braid her hair, and you agree.
You aren't fantastic, but you also aren't terrible at it. You braid two pigtails and even tie cute blue ribbons at the end of her hair. Angel beams at herself in the mirror before turning to you and pushing you towards the closet. You get ready, and watch as Angel gets something out of a small bag you never noticed.
"What's that?" you ask curiously
Angel looks up and grins, "This is my small pouch I carry around to keep stuff inside of it!"
You walk over to see when she throws something on your head. You reach up and feel petals. Angel grabs a mirror and shows you a flower crown made of an assortment of flowers. Angel giggles, and then dumps out a punch of blue flowers before putting them in her hair.
"So you just keep a bunch of flowers in a bag?" you asks.
She giggles, "Well these were just flowers I saw on the way and picked up I made your crown earlier."
"What time did you get up?" you ask.
She just giggles and keeps putting in flowers so you shake your head and help put the rest in. She spins around and smiles at you wildly.
"How do I look?" she asks beaming.
You chuckle and say, "You look beautiful."
She grins proudly before saying, "You look great to!"
You chuckle and tell her thank you before heading down stairs. You start to get everything ready when you notice how dark it is outside. It is early but shouldn't there be some light because it's almost 6? You walk over and open the door realizing the issue. Dark clouds loom across the sky and you can't help but stare flabbergasted.
"Angel! Get over here!" you yell.
Angel comes running and sees the clouds, "Oops that's no good."
You turn and ask, "How did you know a storm was coming? There hasn't been any weather reports about it…."
She shrugs, "I just knew."
She turns and walks back inside. You quickly shut the door and hope that people may still come by. Angel wipes down the tables as you turn on the heater to keep the food warm. Finally after taking a deep breath you turn the closed sign around so it now reads open. You take a deep breath and pray that this storm doesn't drive away everyone…
Angel seems to sense your worry because she elbows you lightly and gives you a comforting smile. You nod and smile back before heading behind the register and getting ready for whatever may come your way.
About an hour later rain is pouring down and Angel is sitting by the window watching it. No lightening or thunder has been seen or heard, but the rain is everywhere. Angel perks up before grabbing an umbrella and running outside. You quickly get up and go to see what's wrong and you gasp. Angel is holding an umbrella over an elderly woman and helping her to get inside.
"Oh sweetie thank you for that," the woman says kindly.
Angel grins, "It's no problem! Come inside we'll get you warmed up."
"My, my what a cute cafe…" she says.
You smile, "Thank you, there is a couch over there with warm blankets. If you want anything to eat or drink let me know."
The woman smiles and then asks, "Where do I order?"
You grin and go to the register, "Right here!"
The woman smiles and orders a hot chocolate and 2 muffins. You give her discount for being the first customer ever, and watch as the woman eats. You're thrilled when the woman tells you that your food is delicious, and will bring her husband next time. You beam at this and ask if she wouldn't mind telling her friends about it too.
"Of course I will sweetie," she says before getting up.
Angel touches her arm and says, "Are you leaving? It's still pouring down rain, I could walk you to your next stop if you want."
The woman shakes her head, "I'll be alright dear, my husband is outside waiting for me."
Angel nods before helping the woman outside and into her car. She comes running back and sets the umbrella down smiling.
"What a nice lady," she says.
You nod, "Yes she was very sweet."
The next few hours go by and you meet a nice man with a puppy who stays for a bit, a big family with an overwhelmed mother, and a group of girls. Angel spends time with each customer and as you watch her talk you realize she's giving them advice.
The man talks about his girlfriend and that he wants to propose but is scared.
Angel smiles and says, "Well you love her I can see that much, and if you know she loves you to I say go for it. If it doesn't go well then it's not meant to be, but it may go extremely well you'll never know until you try it."
The man smiles and nods, "Thank you I'm just nervous."
She smiles and says, "Just take a leap of faith it'll turn out alright in the end, whether the proposal goes good or bad."
The man smiles before saying goodbye and leaving. The woman with her 4 kids recently went through a divorce. Her ex-husband is always behind on his child support payments, and she's very stressed.
"Do you know anyone willing to babysit for free?" Angel asks.
The woman nods, "My sister, why?"
Angel grins, "Because YOU are in desperate need of me time. You need to go do something or else you'll start pulling out your hair."
The woman laughs and says, "You're right, I just don't want to bother anyone else…"
Angel chuckles and pats the woman's shoulder, "You aren't a bother. In fact you seem very sweet, but you have gone through something difficult and need to relax. If you don't you may do something you'll regret. Just take a leap of faith, and see if your sister is willing to help."
The woman smiles and nods, "I understand, thank you for talking to me through all of this."
Angel beams and waves goodbye to the children as they head on home.
The storm still rages on when the girls show up. At first you decide everything is fine, but Angel won't leave them alone. You have no idea why she is so set on finding out something until you sees them. A young girl with bruises covering her arm in the shape of a handprint. Angel continuously talks to the girl until finally she caves saying her boyfriend has become abusive. Her friends don't seem surprised, and they talk about how to solve the issue.
"I can't leave him he'll just threaten me…" the girl says weakly.
"Tell your parents then, tell his parents, but you HAVE to show someone these bruises…" Angel tells her.
The girl sighs, "But what if this is just a phase? Maybe he'll get over it!"
Angel frowns and says, "How much longer can you endure this 'phase'. What if he doesn't get out of this phase until he kills you or if you kill yourself."
The girl looks up to Angel with wide eyes not knowing what to say until her friends pipe up.
"She's right you have to tell someone, and if he threatens you at all I'll kick him in the balls!" says one.
Angel smiles, "Just take a leap of faith."
The others agree with you and so they all decide to tell their parents. The girl with the bruises quickly hugs Angel thanking her before running off. Angel smiles content, and then turns to you grinning. You shake your head and come out from behind the counter.
"So Miss Therapist, what now?" you ask smirking.
Angel laughs and says, "Now I fix your situation."
You sigh and look away. You know you have to face them, but you're so afraid you don't know what to do… Angel notices your mood change and lightly taps your foot smiling gently. You smile back and ruffle her hair. She watches as you head to the door and turn the closed sign around. Angel helps you clean up and you watch as the wind picks up even more. You see the trees and bushes blowing wildly and you feel a sudden shift in the weather.
It seems… darker….
Angel stands beside you looking outside, and you notice how she grimaces at the weather. She gets a distant look in her eyes before walking towards the door even more. She touches the door when a sudden flash of light fills the street followed by a boom. Angel watches the sky as another light flashes and more thunder follows. You walk up to the door and decide to grab Angel and move away from the glass windows. Angel seems reluctant, but doesn't argue and joins you on the couch.
You feel your phone buzz and sigh. You were getting text messages all day, but you haven't read a single one. Angel who is leaning on your arm looks up to you curiously. You sigh before getting out your phone and opening it up. You see many messages sent by Todomatsu and a bunch from Osomatsu and Karamatsu.
"Are you not going to reply?" Angel asks looking at the amount of messages.
You sigh and say, "I don't know I understand we need to talk about this, but I'm scared. I have no idea on what I should say…"
Angel smiles comfortingly, "Just tell them how you feel, when there is conflict there must be resolution."
You snort and look down at her, "Another motto?"
She grins cheekily and you turn back the messages at hand. You notices that many of the most recent are just them begging you to message them back. You scroll up and see that they apologize profusely about what happened, and want to talk to you. You set your phone down, and cover your face.
"What am I gonna do…?" you ask.
"There we are!"
You turn to see Angel holding your phone and a message sent to Todomatsu. You snatch your phone and read the message Angel has sent.
:Bring your brothers and yourself over to the cafe. I'll be waiting here and we can talk.
"Angel!" you yell starting to panic.
She simply says, "Where there is conflict there will be resolution. Why wait?"
You groan and bite your lip, "I'm not ready!"
She crosses her arms and gives you a pointed look, "You are ready, you're just too stubborn."
"Angel, if you weren't so goddamn nice I'd get extremely mad," you say blowing out air.
She rolls her eyes and says, "Again, watch your language, and this is a good thing! You need to sort this out!"
You don't respond so she continues, "(y/n), I'll be there the whole time! If things go bad I'll take care of it I promise!"
You look her in the eyes before nodding, "Ok… Ok! Lets, lets do this…."
She nods determined, "I'll be here the whole time don't worry!"
You tighten your grip on the counter when you hear the door open. You turn to see the boys all panting and the strangest look in their eyes. You tremble slightly, but let go of the counter and walk forward. You have no idea what to say, and by the looks of it neither do they.
"(y/n)..." Osomatsu says.
You suck in a breath, "Yea?"
Osomatsu takes a step towards you looking completely wracked with guilt. What he does next surprises you. Osomatsu gets on his knees looking completely broken.
"I'm so sorry," he says.
You feel your chest tighten and you drop to your knees, "It's ok, I just…. That really hurt me you know?"
He looks up and you notice how defeated he seems. You move forward and hug him tightly. He clings onto you and says how sorry he is over and over. You stroke his hair doing your best to calm him down. You see the others have surrounded you all looking guilty and hold out your arms to them.
They all rush forward enveloping you in a tight group hug that you relish. You feel tears form in your eyes, and wipe them away.
"We're so sorry," they all say over and over.
"It's ok," you tell them, "I was just so afraid you left me like my parents did…"
They all practically shout no before holding you even tighter. You sigh in relief and look up to see Angel smiling knowingly at you. You smile at her and mouth 'thank you'. She giggles, and the boys turn finally seeing her. They all stare with wide eyes before looking over to you.
"Boys I'd like you to meet my guardian angel," you say beaming.
They all look back to her as she giggles and walks forward. She beams at them before rocking back on her heels and waving.
"My name is Angel by the way!" she says grinning.
They all blink owlishly before helping you up and facing her. The brothers all look to each other before bowing. Angel seems taken aback and looks to you for what to do. You chuckle and smile comfortingly.
"Thank you," they all say.
Angel cocks her head to the side, "For what?"
Karamatsu looks up and smiles, "You saved her from that bridge, the same way she saved me."
Angel gets an 'ah' moment and scratches the back of her neck, "Well if I have the power of course I'll save someone!"
The others smile gratefully before introducing themselves. Once they are done you pile on the big couch with you squished in the middle. Most people would get onto you about forgiving them so easily, but everyone deserves a second chance. Not only that you love these idiots too much to stay upset with them.
You're so overwhelmed with joy you don't notice Angel's sad expression as she leaves the room...