Our Other Place In The Sun

Chapter 10 (A Strange Man, In A Strange Place)

AN: Hey gang, I hope you have been enjoying the story so far. We have finally hit the 10th chapter! Don't worry we still have many, many, many more to go. So stay tuned. I wanted to do something special so I created this "joke chapter" we will call it. I made it just out of fun to give people a laugh. I also want to address the concern about OCs. Don't worry, no OCs are planned, I still stand by that. The OC you see here is only used once and then discarded. I just made him into some sort of a character because it made the plot more interesting then making him a generic boss. Anyway we are just getting started when it comes to this story so I hope you guys enjoy. Stay tuned

Rem and Subaru had finally returned to Japan. Rem was enrolled in Subaru highschool, and will be joining him in September. The month is currently July, so Subaru has a little over a month, to teach Rem all she needs to know before she attends school alongside him

Rem had already grasped reading and writing for the most part. Though she still had some way to go, however, she could now start reading the textbooks Subaru gave her from the library. Kenichi and Naoko knew that Subaru was not the best teacher

They commonly noticed mistakes and inconsistencies when Subaru was teaching Rem Japanese. Naoko eventually asked Subaru if she could take over Rems' teachings. Subaru agreed, and Naoko would go on to take over

Subaru wanted to one day take Rem to somewhere very nice. He wanted to make sure Rem saw everything his world had to offer. Subaru wanted to save up for a trip with Rem, but Subaru was flat broke. So he decided while his Mom teached Rem. Subaru would go out on the streets and try and find himself a job to start saving up

He walked around the streets of Kyoto going into every store, on every corner. He had yet to find anywhere that would hire him. Subaru had been walking around all day, and was exhausted. He was about to give up all hope. Until he noticed a flyer on a lamp post

"...Janitor wanted... Toby Laus Host Club..." Subaru read out the flyer. A smile grew on his face, he had finally found somewhere that was hiring. Subaru made his way to the host bar, intending on landing an interview with the owner Toby Lau

Subaru didn't know anything about host bars, but he figured he didn't need to know anything about them since he was applying to become a janitor

He eventually reached the host bar, and walked in. Subaru requested to see the owner. He was eventually led to a booth to have an interview with the infamous Toby Lau

"What's your name, what do you want?" Toby asked as Subaru sat down in front of him

"My name is Subaru Natsuki, I came here to apply for a janitor position" Subaru said with a friendly smile on his face.

"Subaru Natusuki, I love the sound of that. That's the name of a real man's name. There's no chance that someone could mistake you for a girl." Toby responded while smiling back in approval. Subaru was taken aback he had only told him his name, and he already seemed interested

"My name's Toby Lau, but everyone here calls me Homo Lau. Know why?" Toby asked. Subaru didn't know how to answer "Is it because hes gay?" Subaru thought. Subaru didn't know the answer Toby was expecting

"Uhhhh... I don't know. '' Subaru said uncertainty. Toby frowned and his face scrunched up

"You don't know? My employees are expected to be hyper confident. Even when you don't know, you need to pretend you do. I am looking for men not boys." Toby said in a agitated tone

"Oh sorry. Why do they call you Homo Lau?" Subaru asked genuinely curious to what got him that name. Toby's face relaxed

"It's because I'm a homeowner, a homo for short. It's a sign of respect, none of these other hosts can afford their own place. That's what makes me number one." Toby said in a voice full of pride. Subaru nodded, he couldn't believe what he just heard. Subaru had never heard that term used in that context before