Chapter 4

I sighted an empty booth in a corner near the window and made my way there. A waiter came over the instant my butt made contact with the seat. What shocked me was the fact that I recognized the waiter.

The guy raised a perfect brow, his face blank. "Yes. Me. Is there a problem?"

I gazed at the new guy with interest. His voice was deep, like the rumbling that comes before an avalanche. His dark hair was full and wavy, cold dark eyes staring down at me, thin lips pulled in a tight line. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a red shirt that accentuated his firm muscles with an apron tied to his waist, and a red face cap that had the restaurant logo on it. He looked... good.

"Nope. No problem at all. Lighten up man" I said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. No one had ever spoken to me with such a tone before.

The guy scoffed. "Lighten up? You're that jerk who bullied that girl yesterday along with your friends. I don't like people like you"

I frowned at the word jerk but then smiled as I recalled Hina’s face. "Yeah right. It was fun" I relaxed a bit in the chair.

"Fun?" The guy spat. "You call ruining her reputation fun?"

"Woah cool down man. It's no big deal" I chuckled. The guy had no idea why I was doing those things. And it seemed fun toying with him like this.

His face scrunched even more. Cold eyes glaring at me. For the first time in my life, I felt a bit of fear but it quickly left. This guy can't touch me. I'm Yamamoto Aito. I'm invincible.

"No big deal?"

I rolled my eyes. "What's with you and repeating my words?" He was getting on my nerves. 

"You're an asshole Aito"

Okay. I was slowly getting mad. "Dude there's no need for name calling. What happened yesterday was none of your business. If you're so bothered about Hina, go console her or agree to be the father of her child or something. I'm here to eat. Will you take my order or not?"

He glared at me for a while then handed me a menu. Satisfied, I let out a small smile. I skimmed through the list of food and then pointed at a line.

"Pancakes with a cup of coffee. Black"

The guy took back the menu. I glanced at his name tag on the shirt. Ryu. His name's Ryu. The dragon huh.

Ryu quickly scribbled down the order and then left. I took out my phone to reply to the texts.

Yua

Hey. I’m still mad at you. We're still going shopping later.

                 Hey. Suck it up. Be there later.

Haruto 

Yo Aito, party at 8 tonight. Sara’s again. Wanna go? We could gather some dirt on her next.

                                    Sure man. Pick me up

Toshiro 

Hey man! Wanna hang out today?

          We’re going shopping with the girls 

Sakura 

Aito-kun. Yua said shopping by 12 pm

                                                  See you then.

Sara

Hey, sexy;) Party tonight. Bring booze.

                                                    Sure thing;)

Mum

Hey baby. How are you? I know we said we’ll be back by Sunday which is tomorrow but some problems came up in our branch in Africa. We’ll be gone for two weeks. I’ve sent more money to your account. If you need anything, call me. Love you.

                                    Alright. Love you too.

A plate of steaming hot pancakes was placed in front of me and a cup of black coffee. I gazed up at Ryu, flashing him a smirk. Now that’s better than sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong.

The next thing I felt was wet heat all over my lap. I shot up from the chair, hissing in pain. Ryu had poured the hot coffee all over me. "What the hell!"

"Oops," he said, acting as if it was an accident. "Ever heard of karma, Aito-kun?". His voice was sickly sweet and a corner of his lips was turned up making my smirk dissipate like smoke. He bent low, only stopping when our faces were a few inches apart. I could feel his hot minty breath tickling the tip of my nose.

"What you consider fun and no big deal will come back to bite you in the ass one day and it'll be so bad you'll wish you were dead. After all, your heart is already as black as your coffee. Enjoy your meal". 

He winked then walked away.

What th-

I was stunned. I looked down at the meal before me and I suddenly didn't feel hungry anymore.

So bad I'll wish I was dead? 

Huh. 

It's too late for that now. I'm already constantly wishing for death.

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Shopping is one of the things I actually enjoy. It helps keep my mind off things and I like walking around malls, seeing new styles and new faces. 

"How does this look?" Yua asked. She walked out of the changing room wearing a white crop top and high-waisted jeans. They looked quite good on her but...

"Too much skin," I said, frowning. "Your entire arms are exposed and the neckline is too low. Why do you like wearing such revealing clothes?"

Yua rolled her eyes and Sakura facepalmed. "We should have never invited him"

"Don't listen to him Yua-chan. You look sexy" Toshiro said, wiggling his brows.

I scoffed. "You should get a jacket to go with that. You can have mine if you want"

Yua suddenly beamed. "Really?"

Weird but "Sure...". I took off my denim jacket and draped it over her shoulders. She was smiling throughout the process and even winked at Sakura. I had no idea what was going on but whatever. I didn't care. Yua is like a sister to me. Even though I hate her for what she did to Aera, I had to keep acting normal around her. 

"Okay next is lingerie" Sakura announced. 

Toshiro brightened like a lightbulb and I blanched. 

"We uh, we're gonna go check out the video games section. Text us when you're done then we'll go grab lunch" I said, feeling uncomfortable as the image of Sakura and Yua in sexy lingerie blossomed in my mind. I shuddered. Gross. I don't see them in any way sexual. 

"You and who? Talk for yourself man" Toshiro said to me. He turned to the girls with a wide smile on his face. I could see him almost getting a nosebleed. "Now let's go pick you girls some nice sexy lingerie. Sakura will look good in pink or white. Yua, you'll look better in black. Or maybe red"

Sakura shook her head. "Ugh Aito-kun please take him away before he pops a boner here" 

"Pervert" Lisa snapped. "Why can't you be a gentleman like Aito-kun?"

"Pftttt!!! Aito? A gentleman?"

I whacked him on the head. "What's that supposed to mean baka!" I grabbed his collar and yanked him away. "See you two later!"

"Noooo! Wait! Wait! I wanna see them in lingerie!!!"