Mieko

Cafe Buono!
Chapter 1

I stared at my watch. 5:58. It was almost time.

I watched as the red second hand made it's way around the circle two whole times.

~It was time~

I walked through the doors. They were painted with a fresh coat of pink paint. Today would be my first day at Cafe Buono.

I looked up from my watch, to see the face of another girl.

She looked a bit older than I was, but at the same time a bit shorter. Although I always was told that I was tall for my age. Her hair was cut short, but it looked good on her. She had a cute face. A wide smile with sparkling eyes.

"Hai! My name's Tsugunaga Momoko, but you can call me Momo!~ I'm 17 years old and my March 6th!~" She gave me a wide welcoming grin "You must be the new girl, am I right?"

She extended her hand. I nodded and shook her hand.

"Un....My name's Suzuki Airi. Pleased to meet you."

She pulled me into a bear hug.

"I'm sure you'll feel right at home here! We'll be best friends!"

Actually, I was pretty much happy that Momoko wanted to be my friend. It was the best thing that had happened to me in a while, so It made me glad I came.

"So, are we the only ones here? Where's everyone else?"

"Actually..." Momo started, "There's not many of us here! The only employees are Miya, You, and Me! Our boss is Shimizu Saki, Captain"

"So..." Momo said with a grin "What brings you here? Captain wouldn't tell me, she said it's top secret between her family.

I sighed. There was no use in keeping it a secret, so I decided to tell her about my life.

"My family was extremely poor. Being as selfish of parents as they usually are, they decided to sell me to get enough money to support themselves. So they sold me to the Shimizu family. Saki wanted me to come to work with her today, so here I am! She said that if I liked it, I could keep coming back."

Momo looked at me as though she was about to cry.

"Those big meanies!~" She pouted, "How could they sell a cute girl like you? They could've made money off of you in other ways!"

I stared at her with wide eyes.

"Other ways?"

"Yeah, you know.....like idol work!~ A lot of agencies make big bucks off of cute girls~"

I just kept staring at her like she was crazy or something. I think I was leaning toward the idea of her being crazy.

"Okay, you're creeping me out Airi~ Anyways, you should be glad that you were sold to the Shimizu's, they raise you as family~" Momoko continued.

********Creeek**********

We both turned around as quickly as we could. Momo started giggling.

"Sugoi!~ Miya, you almost scared me to death!~ Don't do that! It's bad for the heart!~" Momo squeeked.

"Oops! Sorry Momo! Dang you're so quiet here! What were you doing with the new girl? Telling secrets or something?"

"Maybe...." Momo replied.

"Anyways, what's the new girl like?"

Momo pouted. Her upper lip stuck out over the lower one in a very cute manner.

"I don't know, why don't you find out for yourself meanie..."

Miyabi smirked back.

"Okay then, Momo. Maybe I will!"

She looked around the room, still not noticing me there.

"Okay...where is she?"

Momo giggled "Right next to me! You really do need to get your eyes checked, don't you?"

"Shut up Momo!"

Momo kept on giggling.

Miyabi turned to me. She gave me one quick look. I watched as her eyes widened. She gave me a weird look, and then turned to Momo.

"Well.....I gotta go to do something......."

"Yeah, right. Like what?" Momo replied

Miyabi looked troubled.

"Ummm......Something...."

Before Momo could press for details, Miyabi was already out the door.

"Was there something wrong with me?" I asked.

"No....Miyabi usually isn't shy, like ever....." Momo replied.

I didn't really feel well anymore. Maybe Miyabi hated me or something. Whatever it was, she didn't look comfortable, and all she did was take one look at me! What did I ever do to her? I wasn't extremely ugly, or mean looking, was I?

"Anyways, never mind Miyabi! She's a meanie! I have to show you around!~"

Momo took my hand, and lead me through the different rooms.

"This is the lobby, it's where all the costumers just sit down and enjoy their food!~"
"This is the room where Saki cooks all the treats, and we serve them to our costumers."
"Lastly, this is the lounge where we take our breaks!~"

Momo finished giving me the tour, and brought me over to the lounge. Saki was over by the drink machine, getting herself some water.

"So you finished giving Airi the tour?"

"Hai!~"

"I guess you already met everyone then!" Saki chuckled "Weird bunch of people, right?

I nodded "Just a bit...About that Miyabi girl....."

"Miyabi? What about her?"

"She keeps giving me weird looks for some strange reason! I didn't even say anything to her yet!"

"Weird looks? Wonder why....Anyways, it's time to open the cafe...."

She walked over to the lobby, and switched the closed sign to open.

"Well, I hope you enjoy your first day at Cafe Buono, Airi!~"

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I fell on my bed, exhausted from my day of work.

I had to admit, it was pretty fun dealing with the costumers and handling the food.
Lunch time was amazing, we ate the cafe's food, and I have to say, that was the best meal I had ever had. Momo was a fun person, and Saki was just awesome (although she preferred that I called her Captain).

Saki came into my room that day, and asked me an important question.

"Do you want to keep working at Cafe Buono, Airi?"

I really liked Cafe Buono, even if I was exhausted to death. But one thing I knew I just had to find out, was what Miyabi's problem was with me.
She knew something that made her uncomfortable, something I didn't know. Something she didn't want to tell. That's why she was avoiding me.

"Yes...I want to stay"

I had to find out. What did Natsuyaki Miyabi have against me?

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I'm not so sure if I want to keep writing this series, so it all depends on what readers think! ^.^



Contents

Cafe Buono
1-2: http://www.hello-onl...w...=14389&st=0
3-5: http://www.hello-onl...w...14389&st=20
6-9: http://www.hello-onl...w...14389&st=40
10-12: http://www.hello-onl...w...14389&st=60
13-16: http://www.hello-onl...w...14389&st=80
17-20: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=100

Lost Love
1: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=100
2: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=120
3-4: http://www.hello-onl...w...0&start=140
5-8: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=160
9: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=180
10-11: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=200
12-14: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry771329
15-16: http://www.hello-onl...w...0&start=240
17-18: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry777004
19-20: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry780760
21: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry785122
22: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry793443
23-25: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry795640
26-27: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry800256

Want You Bad
1: http://www.hello-onl...w...0&start=240
2-3: http://www.hello-onl...w...4389&st=260
4-5: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry779876

Swaying Rose Petals
1-2: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry785122
3-6: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry803550
7-10: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry805730

Whole Again
1-3: http://www.hello-onl...mp;#entry793443