AceSabo - Flower Shop

Chapter 2 - China Aster

I didn't think school could get any worse. Today, I could not even focus on what I wanted to do after school. All I thought about was that guy and how to avoid him. I could go another path, but I didn't want to. In the end, I never made up my mind. I didn't even hear the lunch bell either and I was awake.

"What the hell is with me," I muttered to myself as I stared at my feet that were slowly making their way back home. I sighed and looked up, not wanting to run into a pole or get hit by a car.

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I walked until I saw the flower shop. A groan escaped my mouth when I saw it, but I kept walking. It looked the same as ever, but there was a fancy car parked in front. That must be the person who fills up the food bowls, I joked to myself. I didn't laugh though since it was a stupid joke. I stopped and stared at the car that was sort of just blocking the whole path.

Soon, two people came out of the flower shop. There he was talking to some other man who was dressed up all nice. The blond smiled at the other as they spoke of whatever. I, for sure, thought I saw the fancy one try and touch up the flower man. That thought made me shiver from the grossness.

Even so, I watched the two for an awful long time. The blond kept smiling and talking to this fancy man, but he looked like me when I had to talk to Gramp's friends. Oh, he looked so dead inside, I thought. The fancy one kept trying to get closer while the blond did his best to keep him away.

"Oh... I am unable today," said the blond a bit louder. "I have to take my cousin out to explore- Ah! Look- there... He's arrived!"

I stared blankly at the two. The blond was waving towards me, but I didn't think it could possibly be me, so I looked behind myself. There was no one behind me though. "Me," I said softly to myself as I looked back at him. I gulped as I stared at the blond's hopeful blue eye and the slightly irritated ones of the fancy man. What was I being dragged into...

Reluctantly, I meandered over and attempted a smile to the fancy one. The blond hugged me suddenly and held me close. "Isn't he cute? My apologies... Maybe next time," he said, holding me in between them like he was using me as a shield.

It was quiet for some time before the other seemed to agree and say his goodbyes. The two of us stared at the leaving car until I could see it no longer. Immediately, I pulled away and started yelling. "The hell! Why did you have to use me?! That guy looked pissed," I complained. The blond just sighed and walked into the shop, ignoring my yells.

"It's your good you did today. You should be happy. You saved me from that person. Yay," the blond said not enthusiastically. He then laughed softly and looked back at me, "do you like tea? Would you like to have some? I have cookies too."

I was about to complain even more, but when I heard food, I went quiet, letting my growling stomach speak for itself. I blushed slightly before following the blond in. I decided that once I eat all the cookies, I'll leave. "What's your name," I asked as I looked around the still very green shop.

"Sabo," he answered.

"... That's it," I questioned.

"Why do you need my last name? You plan on taking it," he laughed. I didn't understand what he was joking about.

"Whatever," was my bad answer to it. I watched Sabo going to some little room and come out with cups and tea bags, as well as a bag of cookies.

"And yours?" Sabo chuckled and started making the tea from a convenient tea machine on his counter. He opened the cookie bag and pushed it over to me. The place really looked like some fairy tale cafe now. "You can have all of them. I will be closing down in a bit anyhow, so the rest, I give to you," he told me with that warm smile he gave me before.