Brew of Love

Rule 3: Airtight

"Y/N? It is you right?" As she walked closer to the bar counter and you looking at her like you saw a ghost. "Hai. Is me, Y/N. Your old neighbor." You said as you want to sound cool like before. "Omo, it is you." Poke your cheek. "They told me you became a barista." You scoffed off. "Yeah, I did." and she looks around her. "Isn't this place the usual place that we always been?" She asked as she realizes the place does not really look as the same as before when you and she always hang out. "Yeah, I bought the place. Everything the same is just more modern and furniture a sort of mix with the new." she turns and looks at you.

"You bought this place, I know. I heard from my mum, your mother actually offers to help you but you told her you can manage it by yourself." Suddenly something caught her, "Isn't that area we always sit and talk?" You smirk and continue to do your thing, "Yeah that area is off limit." she pouted. "Take a seat over there, go." as you point your thumb back to her favorite spot in the cafe. "YES!" She happily skips her way there and you smile.

It's been a long time

"There you go." Bring a drink over to her, "My treat." You place it down in front of her. It was her favorite drink but you don't know whether is still her favorite, "Mocha with whipped cream." She stares at you, "You don't remember what I use to drink?! How dare you!" You look at her and tilt your head, "Korea has a lot of cafes that produces good coffee you might have something good in some cafe and win over with what you always drink." When you about to turn and walk back to your bar counter, "Y/N... Can we talk?... I want to catch up with you... It's been long you should know that." You turn and look at her, she looks up and stares at you.

The way she stares at you. You will never forget.

That emotionless stare... In your eyes...

That expressionless look... On your face...

I'm most afraid of...

"Hey! I finally found you!" You look up and you saw her panting as she was looking for you. "Do you know I've been looking for you the whole afternoon?" You ignored her and pick up your school bag. "Where are you going? Y/N!" You walk away.

"F/N Y/N! Stop right there! If you going to underground fight I going to call the police!" You turn your head back. "Go ahead. I'm going to see the police tomorrow too. There is no difference if I see them later or tomorrow." She runs and stops you, "Look! I know you're angry and not in the mood..." You cut her off, "If you're asking for your death right now. I don't mind because right now I want to kill people." She sigh, "Then kill me..." She looks at you with no emotion in her eyes and expression on her face.

You gritted your teeth and tighten your fist as you know she knows you too well. You can't do anything to her

"Not going to kill me then come with me." She grabs your hand and pulls you to somewhere with her.

You look at her and sigh. You take a seat in front of her and both of you just stare each other for mins till she breaks the silence. "Are you going to tell me or you want me to make you say?" she intertwined both her hand and put it under her jaw.

Why does it still work for me after all these years...

Why does she still have the power to make me feel so weak...

Not emotionally but also physically...

"What do you want to know? I bet they report everything to you about me, isn't it? What do you still want to know?" You try to answer her question but in fact, you feel that your throat been airtight not allowing any air or sound to escape.

She brought you to a cafe and both of you saw a couple behind the bar counter, "Ohayo Hiroshi Obasan and Ojisan!" Smile widely and waved to them. "Ohayo Sana Chan! You're late today and you brought a friend with you." The elder women look at you and you stare at her coldly which earn it a smack on the back of your head. "Hey! What is that for!" You look at her angrily but she changes her expression like before, "Don't be rude now. Greet them. Hiroshi Obasan and Ojisan." You look back at them calming your angry face down, "Ohayo..." She pulls you to a side and point at the empty seats, "There. Go. Wait for me while I get my tea break." She watches you go.

"Gomenasai... He is a bit troublesome but he is alright..." She was embarrassed by what happened just now. "Is okay Sana Chan. Who is him? The man asked, "Is it your boyfriend? To be honest he is quite handsome." The lady teases her. "Nope. We're just childhood friend. But if you want to look at us as a couple like the both of you, we're totally fine." She replies them with a grin that makes her look like a hamster.

"Here you go Sana chan." The man put her order on the tray. "Arigato! We will enjoy your coffee and food!" Sana says as she takes the tray and brings it over to where she asked you to sit at. "I never see Sana chan so angry before. This boy must be something." the lady whisper to her husband as the couple watch Sana go. "What must be something? The boy is something to her. Look at her expression and emotion change. Just like you." Earn a smack on his arm. "Itaaa!".

Sana comes back and sits in front of you with her arms cross, "Are you going to tell me or you want me to make you say?"

She blinks, "Okay... Since you say so... I will just ask you about the recent events that occurred to you." You smirk, "You were hospitalized last week. This week you fainted twice. Right now, you look very tired more like exhaust. Oh, also you went back to underground fights again. You and your family quarrels. They went back to Tokyo but you insist on staying here so you and your dad fought, your mum cried..." and she continues to list the things out. You put your hand on your forehead and shake your head.

Still the same old you... or not?

Still, that same old you that always concerning me... or not?

Is it still the same old u... or not?

"So where shall we start? Let's start with how you got hospitalized. Shall we?" Look at you expressionless with her eyebrow raise up.

"Y/N Kun! Sana is finally going to be on TV! But I heard from her mum that is going to be a survival show. If she survives till the end of the show she can debut in Korea. Ain't you excited?" You drink a sip of orange juice and carry on eating your sausage.

"Yeahhhhhhhh! Sana makes it to the end!!!! I must call Minatozaki family later!" Your parents is happy and proud of her as for you, you're not getting any better hearing about Sana news.

During the lunch break, "Hey! Y/N Kun! Have you heard anything from Sana?" one of her classmate which is not her friend come and ask you. "No. I don't." you walk away.

"Hey! Sana is coming to the graduation are you coming? She asks me to ask you." Sana's clique come into your class and asked. "No, I'm not coming." You carry on reading your manga.

Hiroshi Oji-san put your drink on the bar counter, "Today is coming age day. Congratulations! But you're not celebrating with your friends?" You grab your drink, "I have no friend anyway thank you ojisan."

"Y/N Kun. Past few days Sana was here! Where are you? We were talking about you and she seems to be worried and angry? I don't know why but she was angry with you like how she was when she first time brought you here." You felt your heart hurts a bit, "Really? I got things to do that why I didn't come."

Why? Did I just felt heartache? Did I?

You avoid her since the day you know and saw her on TV. You know it's time to distance away from her. You know there is nothing wrong to be friend with a celebrity but you know as the time goes by she will be getting better and you're just you. That bastard you.

"Why do you even still care?" You look at her but this time and also it's your first time, you look pitiful. "After all I did, those reply you got back from your friends. Why do you even care?" She put her hand on your cheek and her thumb carelessly swiping left and right.

"I miss you... I miss us... I miss..." You grab her hand, "No... Just... No. Gomen..." You let go of her hand and go to the security room which you build at the back of the cafe.

You locked the door and lean your back to it and you place your hand on your chest where your heart is. You close your eyes shut.

There it is again...

The heartache...

What have you done to me...

Minatozaki... Sana...

She closes her eyes shut, "What happened to you Y/N? What really happen to you?" and the fragrance of the coffee let her reminisce about the old times.

She takes a sip of the coffee and she smiles.

"You still remember, don't you?"