Door of Dreams

Chapter 2

Yume tugged at her skirt, checking her appearance in the mirror in front of her with a smile. It was the grand opening of S4's Four Star Cafe, and she was one of the waitresses, or maids. Her uniform was a black and white maid costume with a thin pink bow at her collar, and she kept her usual pink bow in her hair. She twirled around, "How do I look?"

Koharu held her hands together, "Great!"

Yume grinned, checking her friend, who was in her own black uniform and light purple bow around her collar, "You do too! Let's do this, Koharu!"

Koharu nodded, "I am a little nervous about this, but I know I can do it with you!"

Yume smiled happily, "Let's go!"

As the two stepped out of the locker room and into the break area, they met up with the rest of their coworkers and all of S4.

"Thank you all for joining us at our grand opening," Hime greeted.

Tsubasa looked over the group of girls, "It will definitely be busy, so we will go over a few things with you all. First, you will address all customers as master or mistress, and prince and princess for children."

"Next," Yozora continued, "you are to take pictures with anyone who requests it."

Yuzu said, "Be kind to everyone!"

"And have fun. I hope you will enjoy this experience as much as we do," Hime ended.

"So now," Tsubasa went on, "we will open the doors and have a greeting session while sending in the customers."

"Mr. Yamaguchi is the host, so he will send the customers in," Yozora informed.

The girls nodded at each other.

"I think that's all we have to say," Hime said.

They nodded at her.

Hime grinned brightly at the girls in front of her, "Now, let's begin!"

"Yes ma'am!"

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Yume rushed back to the kitchen with an order in her hand, a wide smile on her face. It was really busy at the cafe, as warned by S4, but she was having a blast! She spotted Koharu right at the kitchen window, dropping off an order as well. "Koharu! How's it going?"

Koharu turned to her and smiled, "It's a little embarrassing to me... but I think I can handle it."

Yume laughed, "It kinda is. But, did you see those other girls? They looked kinda grumpy in the break room, but they look so cute with the customers!"

Koharu smiled in agreement, "I did. I don't know their names, but I hope we get along..."

Suddenly, the chatter in the cafe got louder, and the two girls turned to see newcomers.

Yume stepped away, waving at Koharu, "I'll take this."

Koharu waved back and went back to serve another table.

Yume scanned the cafe as she went to the front, noticing that the attention was towards the door. In confusion, Yume turned to see Mr. Yamaguchi usher in a group of boys. She quickly approached them and bowed with a smile, "Welcome, masters! Please follow me!" She turned, leading them towards a booth to the side of the cafe with a nice view outside.

As she neared the table, there were suddenly a lot of people standing; one of the tables of customers were leaving and in her way. Yume maneuvered around them, calling excuse me many times, but then, she tripped up on her feet and stumbled into someone.