Hiro's POV

     I was driving to LRN during my lunchtime break. When I got there, Masako was serving people and taking orders. She looked irritated as she took orders of some rich looking people. LRN must be getting more popular if there are rich people coming here.

     "Welcome. What would you like?" Masako asked.

     "Pork noodles please. Oh and a can of beer." said a woman with a business suit on. Masako brought the order to Boss, and five minutes later, she was carrying it back in her hands. She laid it down on the table, and the woman nodded and handed Masako some money.

     "Hi Masa!" I yelled after LRN closed for the lunch break. She jumped and turned around.

     "Don't do that! You scared me!" she hissed. I laughed. She's fun to tease.

     "I saw you looking at that rich, good looking man with the brown hair." I said.

     "Yeah. I was looking at his leather jacket. It looked cool." she replied defensively.

     "Do you want him to hug you with it?"

     "N-no! What kind of person do you think I am?!"

     "Haha! Sorry!"

     "Whatever. Boss, I'm going to take a shower." she said bringing the dirty plates to him.

     "Alright! Good job today!" he replied from the kitchen. She jumped at his words good job, and I could've sworn she smiled when she went upstairs. Sighing, I sat down and put a hand to my chin. I can't stop thinking about her near that body.....

     "It was an accident! I swear!"

     She looked just as shocked as us, but why did she say that it was was accident? That is a mystery for another day I suppose... "Hiro, could you go check on Masako?" asked Boss. "I don't want her to fall asleep in the bath." I nodded and headed upstairs to the bathroom. I knocked, but there was no response. I opened the door and saw that the shower curtains were closed.

     "Masa-"

     "Oh, that stupid, dumbass, dumb, ass woman! She is such a fucking ass wipe!" Masako seemed to be ranting about something. "She asked me to do THAT? What the hell was she thinking?! Oh well. At least they aren't bad people. I could've ended up with a bunch of perverts." "They" must be us and "she" must be Hitomi... "I am aware, that I am an asshole, but she doesn't need to push her troubles on me! I already have debts to pay and I'm twenty one!" Debts? She sighed and I heard her stand up. I stood outside of the door and knocked pretending that I wasn't outside the whole time.

     "You okay Masako?" I asked. I heard a thud and she responded.

     "Geez, quit that! You made me lose a year of my life!" she yelled. "Y-yeah I'm okay. Just tell Boss I'll be out in five minutes." I smiled and walked downstairs.

     "She said she'll be out in five minutes." I said to Boss. He nodded and went back into the kitchen to cook. Soon enough, Masako came downstairs wearing a black sweatshirt and dark blue jeans with black sneakers. She dried her hair with a towel, placed it on the table, and tied it up into a messy ponytail.

     "Can you put this in the laundry basket upstairs for me?" she asked. I nodded and picked up the towel. As I walked past her, I blew in her ear and ran upstairs laughing as she turned in surprise.

     Masako's POV

     I sighed angrily and went into the kitchen to help out Boss. We talked while cleaning dishes and making food. Boss is like one of them friendly, immature uncles that helps you out whenever you get in trouble by your parents. His brown hair that reached his jawline was tied up, and his glasses seemed to be polished.

     "Say, Masako." he said. I looked looked at him as he still stayed focused on drying the dishes. "What is your relationship with Hitomi?" I stiffened up. Should I tell him? "Er, sorry. You don't have to answer."
"Er, uh..." I trust him. I think. "She... She, um, she's my step mom." He looked at me and nodded. Phew. I thought he was gonna overreact.
"Okay. That explains a lot about that night." I looked at him questionably. "Like why you were there and how you knew her." I nodded and we went back to washing dishes silently. After we finished, I walked over to the door and flipped the sign so it said open.
"Welcome!" said Boss when the first customer came in.

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     ???'s POV

     "Clark?" I asked. My butler Clark came in and bowed.

     "Yes, My Lady?" he asked.

     "How do you think Satomi's doing?" I asked glancing out the window. He didn't say anything and looked out the window too.

     "I'm sure she's doing fine." he said. "I hope those men are treating her well."

     "Me too! We should go and see her soon." I replied. He nodded and smiled and walked out of the room. Now. I've got a job to do and I'm sure Satomi does too. I've got to buck up and get some plane tickets for me and Clark to go and see her. I finished the last of my paper work and walked out to the dining room.

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Masako's POV
I continued serving in people for the evening hours with Boss, and Hiro had left hours ago for his college classes. I was tired for some unknown reason, but kept my eyes open.
"What would you like?" I asked a customer.
"Can I get some fried shrimp with soy sauce?" asked a man.
"Sure." I said jotting down his order in my notepad. "Anything else?"
"Oh. Can I have a martini?" I nodded and handed Boss the order. Few minutes later, I handed the customer what he wanted and he left pleased. I'm surprised no one is hating on me for my appearance. My shaggy bangs hung get one of my eyes covering the left side of my glasses, my hair was put up into a half assed ponytail, and my clothes were all black. Not someone you would want to see touching your food. When work was done, I went back up to my room and collapsed onto my bed and opened my laptop. I have classes today... I typed in my password for my college's website and started doing the assignments.

To: Masako S.
From: Asaka Hibashi
Assignment: Future Family Essay

I stared silently at the assignment and sighed. I typed some things in.

I don't plan on having a family anytime soon. I'm too busy with jobs.