𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 || Kazu x Scara

Chapter XIX

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[A/N! I apologize if the last few chapters seemed different than usual, @143kazu got impatient and edited the chapters themselves.😓 But do not fear, @wtfxiao, the original editor/uploader(me), has returned!!;3 Enjoy!]

The next day, Kazuha went in for his shift at the restaurant. It was a weekday so the restaurant was calm and wasn't packed with a myriad of people.

With not a lot of customers, Kazuha, Scaramouche, Gaming, and Charlotte sat at one of the tables. Charlotte was quietly scrolling through her phone until something caught her attention.

"Oh, wow! The lineup for the music festival in town is already out. Gaming, wanna see?"

Gaming peeked over at her phone out of curiosity, "Some of these bands I've heard of."

"We should all go together! It'd be so much fun!" Charlotte suggested.

Kazuha and Scaramouche shared a glance before turning their attention back on Charlotte. "Well, we'd love to but..."

Gaming tilted his head out of curiosity, "Is something the matter?"

Kazuha cleared his throat, "You see... We will be going... but to perform."

Charlotte and Gaming looked at each other in confusion. Immediately, they sprang up from their seats and slammed their hands on the table out of excitement. "You guys are in a band?!" Charlotte excitedly asked.

Scaramouche nodded, "Yeah, Elemetal."

Charlotte's mouth was opened agape. She couldn't believe her ears. "That's so cool!" She turned to Gaming and added, "We definitely have to go now! We have to see Kazuha and Scaramouche perform!"

"Yes! We need to get barricade!" Gaming agreed.

While Gaming and Charlotte enthusiastically talked about their plans for the festival, Kazuha looked at Scaramouche with an awkward expression. "This is a bit embarrassing. I don't know if I'll be able to perform knowing that people I'm familiar with are watching from the audience. First Ayaka, now these two..."

Scaramouche turned to look at Kazuha, "Ayaka?"

Kazuha nodded, "Yeah! She said she's going to go watch us perform!"

Scaramouche remained silent. As soon as Kazuha was about to grab his phone, he heard the door to the restaurant open. He quickly glanced over at Charlotte and Gaming whose heads shot up at the sudden noise, "Don't worry. I'll go."

Despite Kazuha's calm front, he was a bit nervous. He was always on the sidelines watching as his coworkers performed their jobs well, attending to the customers with a smile on their faces, causing them to leave with a smile of satisfaction. Kazuha would take note of their skills and hope to apply them in the future when he finally felt confident enough to attend to customers.

It seemed as if Gaming and Charlotte noticed a bit of hesitation in Kazuha's movements as he got up from the chair. They were worried if he would be able to manage on his own. However, before they even had the chance to offer some assistance, Scaramouche got up from his chair and he followed behind Kazuha.

Kazuha quickly attended to the customer, "Hello! Welcome! Party of two?"

The customers happened to be two elderly people who seemed like a couple. Kazuha felt his heart soften at the sight of the two.

The elderly man spoke up, "Yes, please!"

Kazuha grabbed two menus. "Right this way, please."

Kazuha led the elderly couple to a table with two chairs that sat by a window. He didn't walk at a fast pace, keeping in mind that when they both walked in, he noticed that the man had trouble walking and had to use the arm of the elderly woman next to him as support.