Door of Dreams

Chapter 3

Hime smiled at the girls in front of her, "We've decided that if you girls want to create something special for the menu, you may."

Koharu smiled at the news, it sounded like a great opportunity.

"Mister Tamagoro, Mister Dave, Miss Anna, and Miss Momoko are the chefs here, and they'll allow you to make something when you have time," Hime continued. "So I'll be off, Yozora is your supervisor today," Hime waved, and exited the room.

Yozora smiled at them, "Let's work hard together today. Mr. Yamaguchi should be opening the doors about now, so let's head out."

"Yes ma'am!"

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Koharu entered the kitchen, looking for one of the chefs. She spotted Mr. Tamagoro in the corner. "Mister Tamagoro, do you mind if I work on something for the cafe?"

Mr. Tamagoro turned to her and smiled, "Of course not, knock yourself out!" He was about to return to his work, but turned to Koharu again, "Actually, I think we need some more flour first. Could you get me a bag from the back please?"

Koharu nodded, "Of course." She exited the kitchen and went down the hall to the back storage room, finding the shelf with the bags of flour and taking one.

As she opened the door with a free hand, something zoomed past her, startling her.

Koharu shrieked and lost her hold on the bag of flour. Then, the bag fell to the flour and burst open, the powder flying everywhere around her. The white dust caused Koharu to start coughing violently and she could feel it sticking to her body. It also stuck her glasses lens, and it was evident when the fog of the flour died down.

Koharu sighed and took off her glasses. Even though mostly everything had turned into large blobs, it was better than not seeing at all when her glasses her all the way dirty.

Holding her hands out in front of her, she carefully stepped out into the hallway. She would have to clean herself up and then come back to clean the mess. Slowly, she returned to finding her way down the hall.

But then, a figure came running down the hallway towards her, and Koharu wasn't prepared. She was shoved back and stumbled.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! Are you- are you okay?"

Koharu blindly looked up, but then realized that her situation was very uncomfortable, with her being covered in flour. She nodded, despite it, "Yes, I'm okay." She could see the other person in front of her, but she couldn't see anything else. Were those pink spots their eyes? At their silence, Koharu tilted her head, "Are you there?"

"Huh- Oh! Y-Yea!" The voice sounded male, a sweet tone that sounded panicked all of a sudden. "S-Sorry, I have to go!"

Koharu blinked, "Eh?" But it didn't matter, because whoever it was ran off without another word. "Oh..." She sighed, then tried to continue down.

"Eh? Koharu?"

Koharu recognized that voice, "Yume?"

"Yea," Her blonde hair appeared in front of her, "What happened to you?"

"I dropped a bag of flour," Koharu admitted, embarrassed.

Yume giggled at her, "You're so clumsy sometimes." She shook her head, "Don't worry, I'll help you get cleaned up!"

Koharu smiled with her dusty face, "Thanks Yume."

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Koharu wiped the table diligently, cleaning the crumbs off of it. From the corner of her eye, she spotted one of the other girls, with long blonde hair with a part tied off to the side, wiping down a table.