My Savior

chapter two

"Finally your here and only 5 minutes late. I swear you're lucky lady chouko is nice and understanding of you situation, or else she would have fired you. Honestly why did you choose to live 30 minutes away? Anyways help me prepare for this morning, your turn to handle the bar." Manami says while handing me the menu's that need to be cleaned.

I have always been a little jealous of here looks. She was five years older than me. She had colorful hazel eyes while mine a dark grey, her hair a honey light brown while mine a dark brown. She had beautiful olive skin while I was pale. I felt like a ghost compared to her, like a beautiful sunrise compared to the darkness of a cold cloudy winter day.

"Honestly fist my dad now you. I love it there, I love being surrounded by nature, it's calming and it gives me ideas for my composing." I replied with a blush on my face of embarrassment. Manami laughs at me while pinching my check

"You are just so cute, I'm just saying it would be easier for you, anyways how's the music thing going." I push her hand away from my face and rub my now red cheek.

"You know its hard not everyone likes live entertainment anymore and if they do you have to have to be well known or have someone well known to recommend you. Besides I'm just doing it for fun for now, music isn't paying the bills." I say while I started cleaning the menu's

"That's true, I believe you will make it just remember the little people alright" she chuckles

"I won't forget you. How was your date with Mr. Ninja man?" Raising my eyebrow at her. She rolled her eyes in response.

"Terrible you would think that shinobi guys would be more charming and interesting, but nope. They can't expose any information about their jobs, they don't have a life outside of their profession besides training and they can't talk about that either. It was so awkward I had to pretend I had a emergency to end it early. I'm seeing him again today, Rriinnnaaa come with me on a double date with us, I know a guy around your age that he perfect for you."

"Why don't you just say you are not interested, besides I can't I have to take care my father remember. Stop pouting at me honestly and I'm the younger one." I narrow my eyes at her.

"Come on live a little you're so young and throwing all you fun years away." She says while folding the napkins onto chopsticks.

"I'm fine, just tell the guy your not interested. It can't be that hard?" I tell her as I stacked the menu's.

"You don't get it. It's awkward and I don't know the guy that well, what if he is a stalker, what if he tried to kills me, or holds me hostage. Kami Rina why didn't you talk me out of going out with a shinobi guy I barely know!?" she shakes my shoulders making me sweat drop.

"I did tell you not to go on the date, but you love to do the opposite of what I say. You will be fine just suck it up and go on the date, you won't see him again after. Leaf guys are known to be friendly." pushing her hands off my shoulders.

"Alright girls enough talking, you can talk later we will be opening soon." The owner chouko announced. I liked lady chouko she was nice elderly plump women who looked to appear in her late fifties. She is like the grandmother I never had, a little scary at times but I knew she ment well.

"Ok chouko-sama" we both responded

"I'll take your advice, but if I turn up missing you know who to suspect." Manami points at me with a pair of chopsticks before walking away.

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Clearing the dishes left at bar i hear the stool screeched against the wooden floor alerting me that there was a customer. Having my back turn at him/her

"I'll be right with you." I say over my shoulder and take the dirty dishes to the back leaving them to be washed. I walk back to see a man in a orange lollipop looking mask. He flinched a little and then went so still, the mask only had one eye hole and his head fallowed my movements up until I became face to face with him at the bar.

"Hello my name is Rina, here is a menu. Let me now when you are ready to order." He didn't say anything just stared at me through that one eye hole and it was starting to freak me out, I think I saw something red in there. He didn't even reach for the menu so I placed it Infront of him . Clearing my throat I smiled.

"I recommend the onigiri it is the one of my favorites also the red bean mochi. Would you like to try it today?" I say trying to be professional.
He didn't say anything, but just nodded feeling awkward as hell I wrote his order down.

"Would you like a drink, green tea maybe?" I ask.

Still just staying silent he just nodded that red eye never leaving my face. I just added the order for a green tea and took it to the back to place while feeling his eyes, well eye on me the entire time. When I returned to the masked man I placed the food Infront of him, still not saying anything, but just looking at me.

"Enjoy your meal. Please let me know if you need anything else." I bowed and said.

I saw a couple walk towards the bar, i sigh in relief and walked towards them all while still feeling like I'm being watched.

"Welcome my name is Rina. Here is a menu let me know when you are ready to order." I say.

"Thank you, we will just like some water for now." The blonde women says. I bow to them and went to get their drinks and in the corner of my eye I can still see the lollipop man head fallowing my direction. Rolling my shoulders back I pour two glasses of water and head back to the couple placing it Infront of them.

"Are you reading to order? " I asked while ignoring the feeling of having that red eye staring at me.

"Yes, I would like the fried tofu without seaweed and a pork belly bowl." Orders the black haired man handing back the menu's. I grab them putting them under my arm while writing his order down and turn towards the women.

"And I would like the vegetarian ramen please." I finish writing it down.

"Ok will that be all." They both nodded and thank me. I bowed and went to placed there order.

Waiting for the food I decided to check on lollipop man. I noticed he was gone, I turned pale and my stomach dropped.oh no he did a dine and ditch, chouko-sama is going to kill me and take it out of my paycheck. I walked up to the spot to start clearing it and saw a two 1000 ryo bills placed under the empty tea cup. My mouth hit the floor, I was shocked this must be a mistake. I quickly look around to see if the mask man was any where in sight. Realizing he was no longer in the restaurant I look back at the bills.

Should I keep it or hold in to it. I went to leave the dirty dishes and placing the right amount of what the meal cost into the register. I put the rest into my secret pocket of my yutaka. Walking up towards the kitchen to check on the food I saw Manami there waiting as well.

"Psst...." I whispered getting her attention

"Yeah " she replied raising an eyebrow at me. I motion her to come closer and said

"Hey you won't believe what happen, but some guy left a 1850 ryo change I don't know if to keep it or find him?" her eyes turned wide as saucers and her mouth dropped to the floor

"Keep it of course and buy yourself something nice, or better yet buy me something nice since I am your onee-chan." She grins

"No it must have been a mistake, he was really wierd, he was wearing a mask that look like a lollipop, and just kept staring at me or I think he was. It was hard to tell with that mask on." I said with crease brows.

"Really, maybe he's a robber who stole the money and left you a big tip to even out his karma. I'd say keep it." Manami crossed her arms.

"I'll just hold in to it and if he doesn't come back I'll keep it." Nodding my head. Manami also Nodding in approval

"Smart choice, so anyways what if you go to the date with that shinobi guy and tell him I got sick?" She ask holding her hands together while pouting.

I sighed this is going to be a long shift.