"Hello precious customers! Please be seated and ill have someone with you. Eila can you get their table?"
The man who seemed to manage the establishment came to greet us and asked a girl in normal clothing quite casual for business but she happily responded and came around the counter slowly. Her features seemed gentle and soft.
Coming around slowly she felt as if she won't get to us unless we reach our table and as such I followed the gentle company I picked up earlier.
The establishment was a nice and well made one.
The decorations felt special and made one feel like they were walking into a other worldly place and of course it was really clean.
Sheigurein-san walked over to a table with more sun light and took a seat.
Following suit I sat across from her.
"You seemed tad pale so I picked something a bit.. Sorry if I seemed a bit unnecessary." Her hand reached her mouth and the gesture seemed apologetic.
-well I am pale but I quite like that feature of my self.
-Well whatever, I'm a bit curious about how I look tan. Also she was doing this for me and for now the heat felt good.
"No, I'm glad you thought like this, I couldn't be more happy for it." I told her as I felt like melting in the sun light. I slowly closed my eyes and slouched I let a very peaceful expression show and that's genuinely how I felt.
'Is he serious?'
'No it's actually funny right?'
'But I'm a stranger..'
I heard a giggle and opened an eye allowing me to peek at her who sat across the table.
"Its just.. Sorry I found your peaceful expression a bit funny that's all." She said letting out a gentle laugh.
"Is that's so?" I opened my eyes and gazed up at the sun. I kinda like the design and how the curtains were drawn back by ribbons to either side.
-I set a mental note to add some into to an inn or palace in an rpg.
"Its simply that I find today relaxing is all. I can't help that."
"Its ok really, I find it nice myself but.. I can't simply enjoy the moment so easily as I was looking for a job before."
"Excuse me," I looked at where the familiar voice came from and it was actually the girl from before. "Its just I couldn't find a chance to interrupt, forgive me." She bowed. "Is this alright?"
I glanced at sheigurein-San across from me , she seemed to find this unexpected but then she looked at me.
-I guess ill speak then.
"Its fine, although unexpected.." She was ready to reply however I held up a hand.
"Its fine, I'm just kidding. So what can we order? Can I see the menu?" I asked.
She seemed a bit apologetic and a feeling came through to me, I felt a bit regretful.
-her job is to help after all..
-If I leave things like this I know the food will have a bad taste.
"Sigh." When I opened my mouth she had already gone so I closed it and glance around until my eyes met seigurein-San
"Is that alright?"
"No and I can feel it so ill apologize."
"You can feel her emotions?"
"That would be loads of fun." I said and she laughed at my sarcasm.
"No I just meant that I can tell I ruined the peace between us replacing it with uncomfortableness. Now the awkwardness is going to be almost suffocating."
"I guess you're right."
We sat quietly for a few moments until the girl brought drinks and two menus.
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The feeling between us grew more awkward and only grew worse with each second, she hadn't even spoken when she arrived and remained silent. Her smile was faint and forced.
"Excuse me." I said.
Finishing placing the drinks and menus she looked up at me silently and sheigurein-San picked up a menu and looked through it for what she might order.
"Yes? Is there something that I can help you with dear customer?"
Her now was seconds away from having be hold my head.
-going as far as to get all formal huh?
"Sorry.. About before I spoke out of hand. You were right and actually I was dying to order."
"Customer you're wrong, I could have waited." She shuffled a bit then said softly as she aimed her head down.
"The truth is I was going to call you over but couldn't leave the conversation properly, you saved me the trouble actually." I looked at her matter of factly with which my whole tone confirmed the same.
"Oh.." Her hand covered her mouth in a pretty motion. Slowly she smiled once more and brilliantly. Her smile was full and no longer faint, she looked gorgeous and her expression turned for the best.
"Yes so please take our orders?"
Giving a genuine smile she looked happy and said.
"Of course!"
So I went to pick up my menu and find something good but my eyes found something at their edges.
Sheigurein-San was clearly smiling as she looked at the menu but as she saw me glance at her she smiled brightly and looked back at her own menu.
I looked at my own menu with the most pleasant feeling wrapping me, though not because I apologized but maybe, actually it was because I kept the peace and when I saw her I somehow felt far better than normal, she somehow intensified my satisfication from peace.
Smiling slightly I eyes the stake and rice with a few nice dishes that looked great. I fancied this dish and chose this one.
"Can I order this? I would like the stake." I said an showed the waitress my choice.
"Yes? Oh this one is.. Okay." She looked at where I pointed on the menu and took out a note book. Writing down everything while smiling she then took a step back.
"This? I would like to order the omlet. This and the curry." She said while pointing things out, The waitress took steps to sheigurein-San and jotted down her orders.
Stepping back again she smiled again and said.
"Ill be back with your orders soon dear customers." From her tone I could tell she was happy. Turning heel she went and placed them to be cooked.
As she left I turned my head, facing sheigurein-San I looked in the violet pink eyes.
"So?" I asked.
"So?" She asked nonchalantly.
"How was it?"
"Well, to be honest youre unexpectedly a nice guy." She said matter of factly.
"No actually that's not the right word. Actually you may just love peace." She revised.
"You found out from earlier?"
"That and just your manners. You seem to geniunly be a relaxed person. Apparently I'm not sure if that also ensure the safety of another but you wont go out of your way to harm some body right?"
My eyes widened slightly, The scene of me and my father standing over a mangled rabbit surfaced on my mind as his words also surfaced. They were: "Look, people say there's this thing called karma, but this world for it to truly tie it self to such things.. Nature is nature and we're not excluded because of some personality and emotions. To prove this I guarantee you won't find trouble for the next few days. Or maybe we should a year? I promise smooth sailing." Surfaced in my head and seconds later as the words gone so did the image.
The first time I killed in cold blood with a smile. My father didn't allow any one else to 'poison' my mind as I was only around him. During the early ages I was told to embrace however I felt. All he said was follow two of his rules: Since you're already like this then dont change. Also secondly if you cant find the answer then seek it in silence.
Without realizing the feeling one say they get from smoking ran through my body. The feeling it was? I felt as though I just woke up from a nap in the sun without a worry on my mind. Somehow being around my father gave me the most satisfaction and calm.
"That's about right I suppose."
"Sam-ra .. Haha you seem as if had just done something inappropriate."
-huh?!
Hearing that I woke from my stupor and quickly came back to the present, I looked around and then checked my self.
"No no I meant smoking." She said.
"Oh.. No no I don't smoke. No really I'm healthy." I said.
"Ara Ara" she leaned forward and laced her fingers and place her elbows on the table. "Well I think my view of you who is a stranger has changed quite a bit." She said with a smile.
"What do you-"
Just as I began, the waitress arrived.
"Excuse me." She said and placed the meals in front of us. As they were many she brought a table with wheels which carried our food.
"Wait." Sheigurein-San called out to the waitress who just seemed to finish. The waitress turned around from leaving as she pushed away the small food cart. "Yes?"
"You can eat with us? I would like that." Sheigurein-San stood from the table and asked while bowing.
-what is with this party and inviting strangers?
Thinking, I leaned over and sipped my water from the straw in my cup. The water gradually disappeared from the cup and into my mouth from the straw.
I watched as the waitress hesitated and slowly began to decline but her boss spoke up as he casually leaned on the counter.
"Mia-San its your break now." He said in a gruff but gentleman voice. He was slim but aged may be in his 40s?
"Ill help my self then?" Mia seemed confused but when she realized she was given her break earlier that used to she decided to accept.
Mia-San the waitress neared our table once more as the boss came and grabbed The food cart and took it back to the kitchen for.
Mia-San sat by sheigurein-San naturally and waited awkwardly for no more than a second before sheigurein pushed most of the appetizing dishes in front of her.
Sheigurein settled with the omlet in front of her and picked up her fork before tasting the food, horizontally she split the omlet and took some in to her mouth before holding her cheek with a joyous expression.
"The food is good." I said as she also let out pleased comment.
The waitress sat there hesitantly before picking up a chopstick and going for the rice and kebabs .
We enjoyed our meal happily with joyful conversation. We all talked and got to know each other more for the afternoon and I was quite sure the break of the waitress ended hours ago but the others did their job with only a glance to Mia .
We finished our food and talked into the night and by the time it reached an hour before closing time when we decided we would wait until Mia-San is actually off an walk together.