(Normal POV)

School was over for the day and Airi and Ayame both were walking in the sideways of the street.

"Riri! Tell me how you met him again!" Ayame whined. "A-aya... I've already told you that a dozens of time.." Airi looks over at Ayame.

"Yeah but I forgot!" Ayame whined, "Actually I just want to hear it again" she mumbles, sticking her tongue out.

"Fine..." Airi sighs. "You're the best Riri!" Ayame hugged her.

"I met senpai half an year ago" Airi started.

Flashback

Airi was working in her part time job as well. She worked because she wanted to be independent. She worked in a maid cafe as it gave her a good payment. But the thing is, once every few days some problematic customers came. This was just one of those days.

Airi was cleaning the table after a customer left. "Miss!" She heard a customer call and looked up. She then turned around and saw a guy in a table calling for a waiter. She looked around and saw the others busy. So she walks to the table.

"H-how... can I help you, sir..?" She bowed politely. "This is not the order I asked for." The guy said as she looks at the plate. It was half eaten.

"Umm.. I'm sorry sir.. But you've already... eaten a little of it... We can't change the order now..." She was wondering what she got herself into.

The customer stood up angrily, "What did you say just now?! Is this how you treat your customers?!" Airi had started trembling. She didn't know how to take care of this things. She was still pretty new.

She bows apologetically, "I'm really sorry sir.. for the mistake we've made.." "An apology isn't what I need! Unless you give me my order properly, I'm not paying." The person's voice just kept getting louder. The other customers were looking towards them.

"I'm really sorry sir... But you'll... have to pay for both the dishes..." She was still bowing apologetically.

"The audacity! So this is how you get so much money, huh?! By stealing your customers money like this?!!" The customer was yelling at her.

"I'm... sorry..." She was holding her tears back. She didn't know what she could do. "You!" The customer raises his hand to hit her. Hearing his response, she anticipated that she'll get hit and closes her eyes.

But.. She got confused when she didn't get hit. She looked up and her eyes widened in surprise. She saw a guy with shining white hair. The guy was grabbing the customer's wrist. He had an angry expression.

"What the hell?!" The customer yelled in anger. "This is not how you're supposed to treat workers" the guy said with a tint of anger in his voice.

"Who the hell are you to tell me that?!! I can do anything I want!" The customer tried to pull his hand away but the guy's hold just got tighter. "From the look of it, it seems like you're an adult. And she seems like a middle schooler. Is this how you're supposed to treat a girl who is so much younger than you?" The guy said.

The customer sweatdrops, "So what?! Stop interrupting us!" He raised his fist to punch him. Airi panicked and covered her eyes with her hands. When she heard growling noises she looked from in between her fingers. She saw the white haired guy holding the customer's raised fist. He then pulled the customer and turned him around. He pinned him down on the table and kept his arm behind him.

"Ah!!" The customer screamed in pain. "This is your punishment for harassing a worker." The white haired guy said putting more strength on him, "And this is punishment for harassing a teenage girl. Now apologize! Or else.." He grabs his wrist and slightly turns it.

"Ah! Ah! Fine! Fine! I apologize! Now let me go!" The white haired guy let the customer go as he ran outside the cafe.

He sighs and then turns around to Airi. He noticed tear in her eyes. He then took out his handkerchief and wiped her tears with it, while patting her head with his free hand. "There there. Don't cry." He bent his knees slightly to get on the same level as her face. He smiles gently with his eyes closed.

Airi felt her blood rushing to her face. She also felt her heart racing rapidly.

"U-umm.. t-thank.. you.." her voice came out as a squeak. "Haha" he smiled and pat her head again. "You're welcome." He handed his handkerchief to her and then left the cafe. She just looked at door with a blush, while holding the handkerchief on her hands.

End of Flashback

"Right! That's what happened" Ayame giggled. "I still remember how you thought that you were sick and were panicking. Haha!" Ayame laughed.

Airi blushes and fiddles with her fingers while looking down.

Ayame looks at Airi and hugs her from the side. "You're so cute! And that's what I like about you, Riri! I hope you remain the same forever!" Ayame nuzzles to her cheek.

Airi closes one of her eyes. She then smiles. "I hope that you remain the same as well, Aya." Airi thought.

Thank you for reading this. If I've made any grammatical mistakes feel free to tell me. Have a good day/ evening/ night.