Maid vs Host

Sayuri bit her lip when he smiled. Something about it seemed at least a little off. 'you're being silly, Hiko's just in a lot of pain from surgery.' she thought and sat on the bed next to him. "This is my first time in a hospital and I have to say, everything my friends have said about the food tasting funny is true." She laughed, taking a bite from the apple slice she had. "But it's not like I can go running around Tokyo in this."  Eventually she wanted to be in her own clothes, get a nice shower and some breather time. But she wouldn't do so till she at least knew Hiko was able to be discharged that day. She looked up at him, studying his expression for a second. He'll, he must have wanted out of there, especially when the nurses were all panicky over him. "The good news is though the doctor said you don't have to stay here long. You'll be a freeman soon enough." she looked at all the monitors and machines and finally at him looking a little worried. "Won't that be great?"

"yeah" he said pulling a forced smile across his face and letting it fade as he yawned and looked tot he door when the doctor came in "alright. hiko-san lets check your wound real quick alright?" he said and walked over lifting hiko's gown. not thinking because he thought sayuri was his wife. luckily the blanket was covering his... male anatomy. ((lol!)) but his still rather prominent abs were clearly visible to sayuri. "hey look at you. you heal rather quickly dont you hiko?" he said and grabbed a few tools from inside of the cabinet taking tongues and pulling at what looked like black spikes in his skin from the stitches "ok... one slight tug" he pulled them all out and smiled cleaning it "chicks dig scars anyhow. and this looks like a cresent moon. very cool" the doctor encouraged and hiko nodded but didnt smile too much "alright bud lets see if i cant get your clothes back and some release forms in order" he said and pulled hikos gown back down patting him ont he shoulder. hiko nodded again his eyes a bit brighter. "ill grab yours too mrs." he said to sayuri walking out of the room a few nurses returning with their clothing.

"you can get dressed in the bathroom sayuri-chan" hiko said as he pulled on his boxers under the bed and got up pulling his gown off completely. his back was just as muscular if not more so then his front. but there was something different he actually had a tattoo on his back... a rather big one at that.
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he pulled on his jeans and looked over the whole in his shirt with a sigh. luckily because it was white they bleached teh blood out. his jacket on the other hand he just threw away. he held the shirt in his hand and sat on the bed to put his shoes on "so.. i guess ill drop you off at ur house." he said and sighed scratching his head "kimmy is gunna be pissed at me..." he said ruffling his hair int he mirror fixing it the way he liked it "plus i wanted to shower and get better rested... i have work tomorro..." he said knowing full well if kim was there worrying he probably wouldnt be getting much good resting done. after pulling his shoes on he got up pulling his shirt over his head and grabbing his wallet and what not from the drawer. he looked at his cell phone and sighed dialing her number "kim... hey... no... no im fine... no its ok just a few stitches... yeah im coming home soon ok? kim... kim... please stop. ill be home soon im fine i promise....no... no ...!!! ... kim!!... NO KIM!" he roared into the phone and hit the end button "oh jesus..." he thought aloud and looked in the direction of the bathroom where sayuri was getting dressed then turned when the nurse handed him the discharge papers

Sayuri felt her heart racing as her cheeks turned a slight red. Hiko wasn't just a pretty face but also had a killer build. She blinked and shook her head to snap herself out of her daze so she could dress. Her clothes looked alright, still a bit stained on the collar of the shirt where small droplets had fallen. But she didn't care, she could replace clothes. What she couldn't replace was the image of Hiko's strained smile...and, okay, the tattoo against his strong back. "Look at me I'm practically drooling in here!" she muttered but bit her lip. She never knew he had a tattoo...she had to add that to the list of ways he could surprise her in a day. Right now she had to get to the heart of what was bothering Hiko.
She walked out of the bathroom and saw his back was turned to her. She knew she had to ask him before he left for the day. She probably wouldn't be able to see him tomorrow with work.
"Um, Hiko is something-?" she paused when the nurse handed her cellphone and smiled when she said someone had turned it in at the front desk. She thought about continuing to ask but thought better of it. Maybe he was just...tired.

Marii blushed lightly feeling stupid.
Of course she was just a customer. “ yeah… sorry….” though not a ‘real’ customer to his girl friend she had to seem like one.
“Sorry… “ she apologized again. It was a bad habited of hers.
“ umm… ill just eat and go then” she smiled lightly picking up a muffin and taking a bite so she would shut her mouth.

Ryo sipped his coffee and set it down with a frown."Stop saying sorry, Marii." He sighed his eyes focusing on her to show the full sincerity in his words. "You've got no reason to be sorry."
His host persona, quiet and serious Ryo, was starting to work its way into his expression as he thought about what she had said about eating and then going. Where was she planning to go? He knew Miu showing up had changed Marii.
He raised an eyebrow at her as he looked her up and down before he shrugged. "Alright if that's what you want to do. But don't go running off before I can convince you to stay." His face fell a little and he gave her a bit of a sad look. "Please?"
He blushed at his tone and got to his feet and pulled a peice of blueberry muffin to munch on. "Funny, I don't think I remember telling you I love blueberries." He muttered before he popped it into his mouth with a smile.

hiko stretched and stood after signing the papers and handing them to the woman "lets go sayuri-chan" he said walking out of the door and down the hall till they where outside of the hospital. he took a deep breath of the air and exhauled before walking to the side of the building where kim was sitting in a beat up old car. it was hiko's but.. he rarely used it. "thanks kim" he said as she got out and walked around to the passanger side of the car. hiko held the door open for kim and sayuri then walked around to the front and got in the drivers side starting the car and driving off. the entire car ride home was quite and kim looked at hiko frowned and then looked at sayuri a few times. when they got to sayuri's apartment hiko went to get out of the car and kim stopped him "mind if i walk sayuri to the door aki?" she asked and he nodded and turned around taking sayuri's hand and kissing it "goodnight" he said but there was an almost bitter infliction to it.

Kim got out and walked opening the door and helping sayuri out of the car. as they walked up to her door kim sighed "i dont know what happened... but i dont think ive seen that look on aki's face since... well." something about kims tone was hidding something. "doesnt matter. i just ... i want to see him happy. i was wondering what happened but aki would only tell me its not my place. it probably isnt. im leaving tomorrow... and i want you to look after him ok? he rarely shows his actually emotion so you really gatta dig sometimes ok?" her voice gave the hint she had a knott in her throat. heres my cell number" she said handing her a piece of paper. "and sayuri... just because im being nice right now. doesnt mean ive forgotten. akihiko will be mine... just... not right now." she took a breath and nodded "ok. bye then" she said and hugged her then ran down the stairs and back into hiko's car and they drove off.

Hiko walked into his apartment with kim in tail and looked at her bags packed neatly at the door. "already time for you to go huh? sorry kimmy bear" he said and turned around. she hugged him and started crying and he picked her up walking to the chair and sitting down stroking her hair soothingly as she clung to him "your so stupid aki!" she sobbed lightly punching him in the chest and he sighed "im sorry kimmy bear" he said and kissed her cheek "you know i would never hurt you" he said and she lighlty touched her cheek looking up at him "i need to take my pain medication" he said and she got up going to the kitchen and getting him water then walking back and taking the bottle of pills they had picked up on the way home and popping one into his hand then handing him the glass. he took it and after a few moments took a long sigh leaning his head back and closing his eyes. kim stood there sniffling and he patted his lap. kim crawled back into his arms and sniffled as he comforted her, even though that medication made his whole world blurr and made him feel weird. he felt kim kiss his cheek and he turned his head in confusion and their lips touched. hiko in his almost drunken like state kissed her back running a hand through her hair. kim kissed him out of her jealous lust for him from all these years... even if she knew it wasnt real. "aki... i love you" she whispered "i love you too kimmy bear" he mumbled. but his was filled with the love a brother gives to a sister.. no thte love that kim wanted it to sound like. "come on. time for bed big bear" she said and he chuckled "i was wondering... when you were going to call me that". kim sat him down on his bed and pulled his shirt off going to his closet and pulling out a pair of his pajama pants and a shirt "no i want to take a shower... get this smell off me" he mumbled getting up and pulling his pants off walking into the bathroom. kim was red faced and heart beating. "hiko... i still love your tattoo... even if it was reckless" she said looking away as he pulled his last article of clothing off and got into the shower "it reminds me of who i am" he said but softly so she didnt hear him over the roar of the water. she set his boxers, pants and shirt in the bathroom and shut the door just so it cracked incase he called for her. she sat on the bed and looked at his planner. he was pulling two jobs. some host job and a flowerists assistant. she chuckled and remembered how he had given up his cushy life and went straight into working as a construction worker. she shook her head and set the planner down looking at his pictures on his walls. there was alot of paintings... but she found a picture of him and here back in 3rd grade when they had gone to the beach. kims arms where clasped around hiko's one arm and she was almost hidding behind him, and he had a huge smile on his front toothless face. she chuckled at this and smiled. hearing the door open she turned and looked at hiko. he hand his boxers and pants on but no shirt. kim bit her lip and smiled "you never where one to like a shirt" she said and he laughed with her as he plopped on the bed and she sat on the bed stroking his wet hair out of his face "are you hungry?" she asked and he sneared with his eyes closed "you cant cook" he joked and she huffed "i can make you something hiko. what are you hungry for?" she asked and he shrugged turning on his stomach and she rubbed his back "maybe some cookies" he mumbled and she sighed "real food first aki" she said and he let out a groan which made the both of them laugh. "aki. will you come back with me?" she asked and he sighed "some day..." he mumbled "if my plans dont work out kim... i will go back with you" he mumbled and she smiled kissing his cheek again and going to the kitchen to try and fix him something to eat. only to her dismay thought because by the time she finished he would be fast asleep and stay that way till the next day.

when the beeping went off hiko sat up and shut off his alarm looking over to see kim had fallen asleep next to him. he smiled pulling the blanket over her. "mm.. where... *yawn* where are you going aki?" she mumbled and he smiled "ill be back tonight to take you tot he airport ok kimmy bear?" he whispered and she nodded. he got up pulling on his white shirt and black pants brushing his teeth and combing his hair before going to the kitchen and grabbing a failed attempt at a muffin that kim had made and smiled writing her a note that said 'thanks for the muffin kimmy!' with a little heart next to it. he pulled on his shoes and walked outside. yawning he got into the car driving to work trying to remember last night better. the kiss came to his mind and hiko almost ran a stop sign. he slammed on the brakes and covered a hand with his mouth 'i...me and kimmy...kissed?' he thought and hit his head on the steering wheel. "fuck" he mumbled and then also remembered he didnt take his medication this morning. "double fuck" he grumbled and drove the rest of the way to work parking and opening the shop walking in and standing behind the host table eating the muffin. sayuri was in his mind and he was playing out the scenario if she found out and he shivered. she would probably never want to see him again. so he decided to keep it his little secret.

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chi opened her eyes and touched the necklace aswell and smiled "hiru-kun you didnt have to" she said with a blush "but thank you" she said wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug "this is really nice" she said after loosening her hug "i like it here..." she said but truthfully she just loved the feel of hiru. and they way he made her feel.

As Ryo looked at her she blushed feeling foolish for always saying she was sorry.
As he raised an eyebrow at her, her heart fell for a second as he simply agreed with her, “ Alright “ he said…. Then her heart stopped when he finished with convincing her to stay and please…
The icing on the cake though was his confession to loving blue berry’s. she took in a shaky breath.
“ you didn’t… I love blue berry’s” she whispered before taking a sip of coffee blushing deeply.
She looked up at him and smiled tears glistening in her eye’s, “ and…. If you want… I can stay. As long as im not a burden… “ she finished a worried look back on her face watching him for a reaction.

Sayuri was up in time for work, not that she'd even slept much. Every time she shut her eyes she was stuck awake in the dark. Finally her attempts at sleep had been interrupted by her phone ringing and being chewed out by her mother on the other end. Seems a friend of her's at the hospital recognized Sayuri and called her mother who had just arrived in the Chicago airport. She had interrogated Sayuri, threatening to "turn the gosh damn plane around" till finally things were sorted out and she was able to coax her mother off the phone. That left the rest of the night to sleepless thoughts about Hiko that still hung around as she got dressed.
There was something bothering Hiko, even Kim noticed it. Sayuri's lip twitched down with a frown.
Figures Kim wasn't giving up on him, after all Sayuri probably wouldn't be able to either. But still, did the girl have to be almost nice and hard for her to hate?
Sayuri gave up on messing with her hair and pulled it up in two long pig tails. She wrestled on her uniform and shoes trying her best to convince herself she had what it took to get the truth from Hiko. She'd ask him after work, when she'd be able to talk to him without distractions and maybe when she built up enough energy to stand her ground.
She walked to work and at the door she was handed a new uniform and a bunny ear head band.
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"What's all this?" she asked one of the girls next to her in a bright orange uniform and a fuzzy pair of puppy ears.
"it's the boss's idea. She thinks we should have a theme day every so often, ya know, to bring in more customers on usually slow days."
Sayuri looked positively pissed in the outfit when she walked out of the staff room. The shirt was unbuttoned a bit because the manager had purposefully misjudged her chest size and the skirt of it came up a bit shorter than it was intended too. A plush white rabbit ear flopped in her face and she blushed in embarrassment as she passed by few tables and she felt someone tug the realistic fluffy tail that was placed amongst all the ruffles in her skirt.
"Why'd I have to be the bunny?" Sayuri grumbled and the manager whisked by with a tray in hand and feathers coming out of a head band she wore.
“It was too darling a character to leave out and everyone here thinks it fits you perfectly.” Most of the customers smiled making her wish she could crawl under a rock somewhere. If Hiko saw her like this he’d most likely laugh his ass off at her.
She huffed and went back to work. She felt her customers eyes on everywhere but her face and carrying out a lucid conversation with any of her regulars seemed like a lost cause. By her lunch hour she was ready to bitch slap the next person that told her she looked really adorable and stalked off to the kitchen to sulk. Hell she’d hide in there all day if it meant she could evade this humiliation. ‘The things I do for money.’ She thought before taking a bite out of a sandwich slice.
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Ryo’s eyes went from his breakfast to her. He watched her expression for any sign of indecision. He found her eyes looking glazy, a little bit wet as if she was about to cry. He smiled softly and crossed the counter span between them. He placed an arm around her shoulder in a half hug and tried to ignore how having her close made his heart race. “How could someone that feeds me be a burden?” He teased and his smile grew. “Okay, eat quick Marii. The suspense of surprising you is killing me.” He pulled his arm away from her and took a long drink of his coffee though he really didn’t need the energy boost from the caffeine. At the moment he looked more like a kid that should have been bouncing up and down with happiness. He couldn’t help the joy that she hadn’t left, that there was still a chance for him to sort things out with her and find out really where they stood.

Marii smiled at his evident happiness and blushed deeply as he half hugged her. The smell of him wrapping around her like it had as she slept in his bed.
She bit her lip before chewing up the rest of her food quickly.
She was happy that he had asked her to stay… “ I can cook well, I was the only one cooking in my house. “ she announced proudly.
Her face turned into a smile at this. Perhaps he didn’t see her as just another girl.
She could hardly breath… was this happiness that made her have trouble breathing?
When she finished she smacked the counter lightly, “ kay! Done”

hiko looked at the clock and turned to the owner "lunch break" he said and he smiled "eeeh hiko-kuuuun why dont you go check on that girl of yours? and tell me what they are doing with all that hussle and bustle. i thought i saw costumes too! go find out for me!!!" he said shoving hiko out the door "ah..." he said and sighed walking over to the maid cafe and opening the door. he blinked at the girls in costume a little intreged by it all+***+
"miss." he said walking up to a girl in a kitten outfit "oh hi sir~!" she said and he half smiled at her "im looking for sayuri-chan-" he started and she interrupted "oooh im afraid she went on break. i think she left to get something to eat. if you come back in about an hour she will be back" she said and hiko sighed "no its alright... might i ask what you ladies are doing in costume?" he asked and she giggled cheerfully "our manager thought a change of costume would be fun~! not only for us but for the customers!" she said and hiko nodded "ah... ok. well. let sayuri know that i will wait for her after work." he said and walked out as the girl waved. he walked back into the host cafe and the owner swarmed him "its just some thing they did to get people to show up" hiko said sitting behind the host table not really feeling hungry. he was too concerned with what sayuri might be wearing to even notice all the crazy ideas the owner was firing off at him before he slapped hiko in the back of the head "hey! didnt you say you have a scar... and a tattoo?" he said and smiled evily. "um...." hiko said with an eye twitch

"is this necessary?" hiko asked with an apathetic look on his face as he walked out of the back room "oh your hot hiko-kun! now go stand out front!" he said sending hiko and another worker who was dressed, or... half dressed, as a butler outside. hiko was dressed in army boots and low cut army pants with no shirt, some dog tags, and a hat. he huffed as he stood by the sign "im not sure why this is necessary... really. just because they have to play dress up doesnt mean we should." hiko huffed looking in the direction of the maid cafe. he would wait to see if he saw sayuri walk inside

Sayuri let out a groan when the stupid ear yet again flopped in eyes and tugged at the ears to get them off her head. The manager, on the way to the back alley to throw out some trash spotted Sayuri and gasped.
“What do you think you’re doing to those beautiful ears?~” She cried, placing down the garbage bag and bustled over to her. She secured the ears back on Sayuri’s head tucking the band portion under hair so that they looked more real and they’d be harder to get off alone. The manager gave Sayuri a stern look. “That should do it, You’re not to take those ears off your head missy till the day is done.” Sayuri opened her mouth to protest but the manager simply shoved the garbage bag into her arms. “Or you’re fired.”
Sayuri sighed and walked out the back door of the kitchen and out into the alley that lead to the street out front. She lugged the bag to the dumpster at the mouth of the alley and squeaked when the bag ripped. The garbage, thank god, didn’t get on her uniform but in the process of avoiding it she scuffed the toe of her heel. “Crap, manager-san is going to flip when she sees this.” She bent over and began buffing out the scratch as best as she could when she heard someone chuckle behind her and felt another tug on her tail.
She blushed brightly and whirled around, her eyes narrowing when she saw it was a pair of boys that normally came to the café. “What is it with you freaks and my tail?” She grumbled and the two laughed.
“Don’t get so ruffled bunny girl. I wanted to see the cute face in the adorable costume.” She glared at them but the ears flopped in her face which made them laugh.
“That’s it!” She shoved the ears out of her eyes and got in the boys face though she was a head shorter than him. “I’ve had to cram myself into this damn outfit, wear these stupid ears and uncomfortable heels, and deal with smart asses like yourself oogling me all day! Don’t push me!” She snapped and the boys skittered away. She breathed out a sigh and walked with her nose in the air to the front door of the shop. She paused before she opened the door and did a double take at Hiko. Her jaw dropped at the sight of him, mostly his outfit, which was also drawing the attention of fortunate women who passed by. It made her blush but mostly fume when a girl that was talking to him started getting a little too friendly for comfort. Her jaw snapped shut and she walked over to him without thinking that she was still in that stupid costume. “Uh, Hiko,” She tapped his shoulder to get his attention and felt herself blush wildly when she began to notice how broad his shoulders were, “wha-whatcha doin?”
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Ryo chuckled and took her hand. “Alright, close your eyes and don’t peek got it?” He waited till she closed her eyes and pulled her along. He counted down the rooms till he reached the number engraved on the key. “It took a bit to decide exactly what the surprise should be.” The lock on the door tumbled but his voice covered up the sound as he opened the door. He smiled at the room when he caught sight of it. It was the same uniform design as his, everything basically the same except the furniture had a very modern deco design and most likely had been used as show pieces previously. He pulled her into the room and couldn’t help his smile. “It’s hard to find the perfect thing to repay some one that’s special to you with.” He took her other hand and placed the key in it, curling her fingers around it. “But I think I came pretty dang close.” He took a step behind her and folded his arms across his chest. “Now, you can open your eyes.”

Hiko sighed “some stupid cos-“ and then spotted the bunny display.hiko had to do everything in his power to not he covered his mouth and let out a chuckle. something sparked in hiko and he got a bit of an evil grin on his face as he looked down at her. then taking a breath he straightened his face and spun her around ending up behind sayuri "how dare you" he said and his arms went around her one nestled lightly holding onto her chin and the other on her hip, a little lower then one would normally find comfortable without breaking out into a blush. hiko tightened his stern look "how dare you ... not wear this around my apartment" he said the last filled with the sneer that had pulled across his lips as he pulled her hips so they fit into his "you look really cute.” he said kissing her cheek

the girl squealed wishing it was her in sayuri’s place. Hiko blinked and watched the manager come hurrying out “HEY!” he said and pulled hiko off of sayuri “I sent you out her to show a display of BL!!! Get to it! I wanna see some bloody noses!!!” he said and hikos face turned bright red as he looked at his co-worker Theo. “eh…” he mumbled and blinked a few more times looking at bob who shrugged. Hiko knew that bobs specialty for pleasing the ladies was his secure enough masculinity to pretend to cuddle up to another guy, infact his twin Bob but bob had come down with a cold so he was unable to come to work. Theo chuckled and walked over to hiko wrapping his arms around him “my big strong army man!” theo said in a helpless voice “wont you… save me?” he said sexually and the girls roared with approval. Hiko huffed and pushed theo off even though he just clung to hikos leg as hiko walked back to sayuri “ah… I hate today” he said and theo put red lipstick on and kissed hiko on the cheek “KNOCK IT OFF YOU WEIRDO!” he yelled at theo who laughed hysterically

'You're not too bad yourself handsome.' Sayuri thought and felt her breath catch. Her heart was still thumping in her chest and her face was still red even as she watched the boy unrequited love scene going on. Unlike the girls around her that found it adorable, she found it funny. She wasn’t expecting this and she was left stifling a laugh as Hiko tried to put space between him and his co-worker who played a pretty believable role. She finally gave in to laughter and got a few looks from the girls. “Looks like I have a bit of competition.” She teased though she wasn’t exactly excited to see this go any further. “Well, I don’t want to get you in trouble with your boss…You two have fun.” She said giving him quick smile and tried inching her way through the crowd of fan girls that had gathered. It was more like she was close to a heart attack and if he pulled her to him like that again and said those things to her…
She shook her head. Already her cheeks were a bright red and she could feel her face still rising in degrees. She gulped when her attempts at getting free of the crowd got her nowhere and she was stuck somewhere between one girl that was hyperventilating and another that looked like she just might have a nose bleed. How the hell was she going to explain blood on her uniform?

hiko whimpered at the disappearing sayuri and shook his leg till theo went tumbling off. he grabbed his arm and started to whimper and hiko ran up to him "theo are you ok im sorry i didnt mean to hur-" "oh hiko-kun!" he said leaping into his arms and hikos eye twitched "out with you you perverted fool!!!" he yelled letting go of theo who thumped to the ground with laughter. hiko tried to push through the crowd but he could feel womens hands touching his bare chest and he felt hsi eye twitch 'dont like this...' he thought as he muscled his way to sayuri "IM TAKING MY BRAKE!!!" hiko yelled picking sayuri up and running a mass of fan girls running after him. he finally ditched them and huffed holding his side "fuck running..." he grumbled panting heavily and setting her down "running... running just down right sucks." he sighed and looked sayuri over "you know. that really isnt fair. i was suppose to be mad at you but you go and do this and... this is too much. your just not being fair. ive been being good and you do things like this that will get you into a world of trouble missy" he said but the sound of his 'trouble' would most likely be more of what he did earlier.

Sayuri was a little frazzled from suddenly being swooped up and having Hiko run with her from a mob of fan girls. What was it about a guy with his shirt off that made girls go so insane? She looked Hiko over and gulped. He was already driving her crazy right now. But his words rubbed her the wrong way, though she knew they weren’t said to start anything. She was still feeling the build up of steam from the day and her lack of sleep over worrying just what it might be she could have done to hurt him. Her eyes narrowed and she placed her hands on hips. “This? You think I signed up for this when I took this job?” Her words were emphasized by an ear flopping in her face. “I look more like a character from an ecchi anime than a maid!” She pushed the ear out of her face before she continued. “And don’t even get me started about unfair, Hiko.” She gestured to him. “How am I supposed to forget this, along with half the girls in the city’s limits?” She took a step towards him and tried to ignore the way her heart started fluttering quicker the closer she got. “My outfit is too much? At least I have a shirt on!” She stifled her frustration when she was sure she couldn’t get any closer without melting and her look softened. “Y-You said something about being..mad at me?” Her frown loosened in confusion and her eyes gave away her care. She almost did resemble a sad bunny at the moment. “What did I do to make you mad Hiko?”

hiko sat up straighter tilting his head while she talked and folding his arms a small grin on his face till she mentioned the mad part and the grin faded and he leaded against the wall.

"no, i dont know why you took the job." he said and looked away from her then ruffled his hair
"i was very frustrated with ... myself mostly. you know nothing about me and i suppose... thas alright. you wouldnt like it very much. as demonstrated that one night you stayed with me i can be a handful." he said remembering how he had almost violated her that one time. "but as ugly the fuck of a real akihiko is... its me" he said standing upright his side throbbing a little from the run. and he took a deep breath. "i just thought that you at least liked me enough to take my side" he said the hurt look from the hospital glinting in his eyes as he walked up to her grabbing her wrist and pulling her closer "i didnt mean to steal that kiss the other day either." he said and leaned in kissing one of her bunny ears and then pushed it out of the way "you just have no idea" he said with a sigh looking at her with deep thought and then he let go of her and shook his head with a small grin

Sayuri’s face fell but she kept herself listening to him. He suddenly had pulled her close and she felt the pressure of the kiss on the ear before he pulled away. “I really don’t know do I?” Her eyes fell to the ground and she swallowed a little. “I have no idea what your past was like. I can’t even tell you your favorite color, let alone know why you put up with me.” She fidgeted with her hands. “Compared to Kim I should just be the friend from work.” She looked up at him and smiled faintly. “I can’t say I wasn’t startled that morning but I was more afraid of you being angry with me..” She shook her head herself. “This real you you’re calling ugly, I don’t see why. This Hiko has been the most straight forward yet still kind, he has been patient with me though he has every right to be angry with me, and he has such a handsome smile.” She fidgeted with her hands to keep herself talking and not start blushing. “I should have taken your side at the hospital. I messed up and I’m so sorry.” She hugged him quickly to hide her shy blush which only made her blush harder at the closeness to him. “But I-I didn’t mind the kiss…It felt nice.”

hiko looked down at her and pulled his arms around her running one up her neck and into her hair line holding her tightly and laying his head on hers "thank you. sayuri... thats ... thats all ive ever wanted to hear" he said holding her tighter. he loosened his grip and smiled at her "red" he said and ran a finger through a strand of her hair "its my favorite" he said with a smile leaning in closely to her "can i ... give you a kiss?" he asked hsi lips almost brushing against hers as he pulled the ear from her face

She was surprised and was blushing but a smile was on her lips. “Please..” She shifted onto her tip toes, closing the space between their lips. Unlike the first kiss that had been rushed and filled with worry and fear this one was something different. It was filled with a warmth that spread all over and she felt a strange rising feeling in her chest. She didn’t want to pull away but her breath had caught and she was feeling light headed. “I never imagined it to happen like this-”She said under a breath, “between a bunny and a drill sergeant.” She laughed.

hiko smiled the feeling of her lips the most wonderful thing he could ever imagine. "hunny bunny" he joked his arms resting comfortable on her waste as he leaned against the wall and she leaned into him

"i think i can formally ask now, sayuri-chan, will you be my girl?" he said with a smile kissing her nose

Sayuri smiled and she bit her lip as if in thought. "hmmm," She said but couldn't hide her joy. "Yes, but only if hunny bunny isn't permanant." She was kidding because honestly if it came from Hiko she didn't mind. "Alright sargent, I take it this means your stuck with me. Think we can handle it?" She laughed though on the inside she wanted to be grinning like an idiot. 'To think, I'm with Hiko, the real thing. Best monday ever.' She thought happily.

"i think we can manage" he said with a smile "tonight, how about we hang out on my place... and if its alright with you, maybe we can go on a real date this weekend" he said with a smile taking her hand and leading her down the street towards teh cafe's "ah... stupid work. ill see you in a few hours babe" he said kissing her lightly and smiling before walking in stopping the manager from screaming at them both in a fit of rage

Sayuri's smile was positively shinning as she walked into work, so much so she was actually perkier than she'd been earlier. The customers she talked with hardly could help smiling themselves when she didn't have to force herself to laugh at their jokes and compliments. One of the girls that had seen Hiko earlier blinked at Sayuri's joy and caught the chair infront of her when her customer left.
"Alright, spill, I want to know what's going on with you and the hot guy that came in here earlier." Sayuri blinked but was still beaming.
"Ah nothing much." Sayuri replied but her giggle made the other maid's eye twitch.
"Look I'm not being nosy or anything but you've got to be careful with host boys." Sayuri's smile wavered but she simply shook her head. The maid sighed. "Don't believe me? Hey! Manager-san!" Sayuri froze as the manager walked over and the maid filled her in on the situation.
"A HOST?!" The manager almost fainted dramatically and fanned herself. "No good ever comes out of giving your heart over to one of those men!" The maid nodded.
"They're like kids in a candy store when it comes to girls. Get to close and BAM! you're single with a crumbled heart cookie!" Sayuri glared at them, half angry that they'd talk about Hiko like that and the other half for ruining her good mood.
"That's stupid. Hiko isn't that kind of guy. He'd never hurt someone like that." Sayuri said,getting to her feet and stalked off toward the next table.
"Yeah, I guess your right..." The maid said and the manager shook her head.
"Just don't come crying to me when he's off with some new bunny, sweetie."
Sayuri shook her head as she sat down with the next costumer, but her mood was somewhat shaken and she had a hard time listening to the buisness man ramble on about his savings account.

hiko sighed with a stupid grin on his face all day not able to pay attention to what any of the girls where saying. finally he sat at his station where the couch was and leaned back when a girl came and sat in his lap. he blinked and opened at eye looking at her. "hello?" he said and she smiled shyly "i really like a bad boy" she said tracing his tattoo "eh ims orry miss but" he sat grabbing her hands and standing forcing her to stand aswell "that is inappropriate" he said and she frowned "im sorry" he said and put his fingers under her chin and tilted her head kissing her cheek "but you are very cute" he said and she light up like a christmas tree giggling and exploding into a blush as she ran out. he sighed and sat back down looking at the block. 30 minutes away...

he went into the back and took his time getting dressed into his white shirt and walked to the door not even realizing he was slightly limping

he walked out pulling his coat around him and waited outside of the maid cafe only to catch the conversation of two guys coming out talking about how the hot little bunny bent over for him and he nearly had a bloody nose. hiko felt a frown twitch onto his face as he looked more intently at the door waiting for her. 'shit shit shit' he thought looking at his watch. he needed to take kim to the airport in 45 minutes. hiko just walked in and looked around

"sayuri-chan!" he called looking around for her

The manager almost dropped the dirty plate in her hands and her eyes narrowed slightly in thought at Hiko. “Well, someone’s in a hurry.” She said and strutted to the staff room.
“Ow!” Sayuri squeaked when one of her co workers gave the ears a final tug. The headband portion had somehow got tangled in her hair and she had to ask someone for help just to get them off her head. “There they’re off, but hold on a sec, your hair’s pretty messy.” She picked up a brush but the manager opened the door.
“Sayuri-chan, tall, blonde and handsome is looking for you.” Sayuri jumped up and straightened the clothes she’d left in her locker as extras and tried to fix the frayed state of her hair. It didn’t look completely put together but because it was down it looked seemingly better.
“How do I look?”The maid blinked and gave her a shrug.
“Like you’ve at least got some sense.” The manager shook her head and pushed Sayuri toward the door. “Now you two go before I have a nervous breakdown.”She sniffed before shutting the staff door behind her. She heard some of the maids giggling and Sayuri cleared her throat with a slight blush before walking up to Hiko.
“Sorry, the outfit took a little longer to get off than I thought.”She said before taking his hand and leading him out past the stares of her co-workers. “You look a little tense. Something wrong?”