Readers??: So long for an update Neko-san, Are you even Alive?!

Me : Yeah I know, sorry my dear readers, does anyone still read this book? I have no idea XD

So anyways I was just busy with hellish school and a for a play that was due last week, if you're reading this right now —

(who am I talking to? No one reads this...) It has finished.
Again, I am sorry so..

I'll make this chap long, for compensation for not updating in two weeks!

Another one, as you read in the first chaps of IN, you probably think wow,

What a childish nut job made this? but, I was just frustrated at that time, I re- read chap 3-8? And I ...

Cringed literally, what was I doing? *sniff* omg I sounded like a noob  last year, I was reading crappy TG Fics I'm not gonna say which, but there was a lot. It had tons of views and votes

And stuff like,

"Dis is ghod kepp going"

And I thought if this writer has crappy writing yet, sees this types of comments like above and I see no;

So I liked your book if you're free let's pm,  got ta tell ya something about your style, like that nothing, zippo not a thing.

Thanks for sticking to my book and random style, but wait for the explosions on the way

*throws a grenade*

Riza disappears through the dark shadows of her messy room..

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"Anyone mind explaining what just happened?" I ask the odd pair, brow raised and all. This two, seem nothing alike but still, the resemblance for Haru's emerald eyes and Seiji's jade colored iris were the same.

"Miss Touka, is the boss around us her" Seiji muttered, His strange eyes seemed troubled from the encounter.

"If we miss behave —again — she'll have our heads for sure" The orange haired added.

"A hell's week of training underground" Seiji continued their conversation. As for me on the other hand, stared at them like a idiot watching idly by. I was actually seeing ghoul siblings, talking like everyday normal people.

"And it'll be massacre" The she ghoul deadpanned "So let's hope, it doesn't be a reality"

I threw my gaze at Haru once more so did Seiji.

"Agreed" We all say in unison, the teenage barista was a scary person even with her coworkers. What should I even say to these two strangers?

...

This was really was getting out of hand I mean, I'm just a typical teen going about with life yeah, I was the life of the party back then in my younger years.

But now, I'm socially awkward with a new race of species that humans feared upon.

"Aneki, who's this ungrateful person by the way?" The kid blandly pointed at me. Does Seiji, have no respect for his elders?

"Oh" Haru snaked her arm to my shoulders, abrupt force smacked me to my side, I shot up a weird look to ease up on the direct action, Carrot head waved it off, simply like non importance to her, a smile crossed the girl's lips.

"This girl who you rudely shouted at—" She nudges me forward, The broccoli colored one threw another dagger look (what's his problem?)

"Is our new part-timer here at Anteiku!" Haru gleefully cheered on, whilst clapping echoed through the walls.

"What?" He spat, Seiji crossed his arms together maybe to look intimidating that makes up for his height.

"Hello," Introduced myself again, to this hot headed guy. My gaze stared at the partially dirt riddled steps. I was shy obviously, I'm not good at making great first impressions.  

"I'm Yoshikawa-"

"I don't need to know who you are Ms.Half-ass" he grumbled, as my eyes shot wide, a clear frown posted on my chapped lips at his vulgar remark.

"I don't care about your name, nor about you working here" a pause, even though I couldn't see, Seiji's irises of multicolor it seared through me from even thinking it.

I raise my head, to see broccoli head. Arms crisscrossed a green eyebrow raised. From that given stare, a gaze that made a my stomach slow turn every time I see that expression I've seen from my past. 

He's belittling me..

Weak

Idiotic

A person who shouldn't be here.

Like every other bastard that's shown me that stare. I clenched my teeth, intertwining my fingers to calm my boiling hot temper, I needed..to be normal.

"Just so you know" He smirks, I greatly resented that look he gave off. What was his goal, To set me off? Broccoli head may have many plans of terrible things that's he's already doing.

The younger male placed his hands to his waist, ready to make another snarky comeback "You wouldn't even last a day in Anteiku, so leave already, there's no way for yo—"

In an instant, broccoli head bended his head ninety degrees to maximum speed.

"Eh?" surprise filled my voice at Seiji's act, from behind, Haru whacked him in his thick headed skull with the amazing newspaper roll.

"What do you think you're doing? Telling that to the newbie?!"
She screamed next to his ear, Seiji plastered an annoyed feature on his tanned face.

"What's the problem with that?!" He retorted while rubbing  his sore cranium "I'm just messing with her you know?! Baka Aneki!" He growled more louder.

So it was all a joke? Seiji, was just making fun of me..

"But still, I can't forgive her for calling me short" He pointed at me, his irises burned with intensity "You'll have to repent on what you have.." He lowered his voice once he saw,

A smile upon my face, and giggled at the two siblings. This has been a pretty comedic show, I think I'll stay for a while with these two, working here, it might be..

Fun

I chuckled once again as the two pair of eyes stared at me with wonder "Sorry guys.." I held up both my hands to cover my mouth, trying to not laugh harder by seeing Seiji-kun's distressed face and Haru's humorous screeching, made me want to see that the world isn't all that bad for ghouls and humans.

"You two are riot!" I bursted in a series of loud chortles, I never cracked up before since that event on my life. The siblings threw glances at each other before..

"Yeah, we really are" They replied happily and joined in the laugh trip.

After the excursion of hysterical giggles and fits of chortles, we found our act together.

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I needed to tell them how I felt before, other crazy anomalies happen so I told them straight on.

My irises of blue stared at the female ghoul "Haru, you're too hard on your brother you know?"

She crossed her arms for the answer.

Now it was Broccoli's turn. "And Seiji you're easily offended by mediocre stuff."

He nodded and smiled at me he probably knew in was right.

"But.."

"I'm so sorry for causing you trouble" I bowed to the two ghouls, as I waited for their acknowledgement.

I could feel that they nodded to each other in unison "We're sorry too.."

I look up too see two grinning faces of my new coworkers, from Anteiku.

"Yoshikawa"

"Yuna"

"Let's start over, I'm Yoshikawa Yuna" I held up my hands the pair "A pleasure to meet you Seiji, Haru, sorry for the inconvenience I have caused"

Instead of a proper hand shake. The siblings firmly clasped my arms in somewhat more meaning hold. Like a secret society handshake thing.

Man, I have no idea what's the meaning of all this.

"As we've said Yoshikawa-san you're in Team Anteiku but, you'll have a right of passage"

"Prepare for a whole lot of craziness and pitcher of coffee, Yuna"

"So when will that occasion happen?"

They nodded, as they released my hands.

Haru grinned wildly "Tomorrow's rush hour Friday,"

"Oh," I smiled awkwardly at the girl "At least its a weekday after this"

"No," Broccoli head interrupted "It'll be hell on earth for a newbie such as yourself"

"Ok..?" I tilted my head to the side, wondering what he meant.

Seiji fished out a rectangular flat object. A cellphone, he clicked it to life, to check the time. "Well Aneki, our shifts about to start any minute now"

"We better be there or the demon will have our heads yet again" Haru joked a bit but, started to dash up the stairs, she opened the wooden door. Not without a last snarky comment, she spun her heels to us. And thus,

Carrot head smirked widely "C'mon little brother you're not getting taller by just standing there!" She closes the door silently.

Seiji froze in the middle of the steps for a second, then his personality switched — again.

"Aneki! I told you not to call me that!" Broccoli head bolted to the entrance and swung open the door, and with rash movements he shuts it silently,

I wonder how he did that?

I bowed again, after the two siblings went in the rustic cafe known as Anteiku, I was the alone in the tunnel like entrance of the cafe.

I smiled and my hands pressed against each other firmly at the back, as I said the few words I thought I could never actually say before several years ago.

"I'm home.."

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The week passed by like a jet, things seemed to return to normal, Hideyoshi was up and well as he got back on the track of ghoul investigating and college life. I wonder what Manger told him to believe that everything was an accident.

I worked at Anteiku now as a minimum wage barista, when Kaneki got a word from this, he frequently visited the shop. While balancing his university reputation of being a high ranked student. That guy, really is a genius.

As for me, I continued with my life here. I didn't continue my course as a journalist because of the 'incident' and the Manager told me to not get involved with human activities all the time.

I had no one left to worry about me except the awkward male Hide and...who was it again?

I'll disregard that question and make a latte for a customer for my shift maybe, I will remember who it was in the long run.

As on right now, I was at the counter making a professional looking hot drink. But..how am I supposed to do this again?!

"Ahh.." I gaze at the coffee pot and strainer like an idiot.

I heard a small "Tsk" in the distance as footsteps sounded down the floor, as it hurriedly came towards me.

"You're slow newbie" He brushed me to the side, and started of with fixing the ingredients with precise movements. His green hair waved from side to side.

"Sorry Seiji" I scratched my nape "I'm still too inexperienced he he" Lightly I smiled as his back faced me.

"Yes, you are" He added as a matter of fact, in two fast minutes he finished the order with ease.

"Sis, The Lattes are ready, please set it to the customers at table three" He commanded to his elder sister. Again, he started to concoct other orders.

A looked for Haru's bright orange hair, I spotted her with ease she was busy with another pair of guests and no other waiter was there just the three of us. Added the jammed packed room customers. 

The hot drinks were getting colder by the millisecond. I needed to patch in.

"I'll be there in a sec Seiji," she replied whilst struggling to write everything on her notepad.

"I have orders here" she dictated the sequences of drinks and snacks, while cleaning up the table her eyes not leaving her work.

"One cappuccino, espresso on the double — added the strawberry shortcake slice on table seven"

Another party of customers walks in. The ding of the golden bell made us tense up more and more, we were getting loaded with work, some were going all out, restless.

So this was the hellish rush hour after all, but where were the other staff? Touka, Yoshimura and that pudgy guy?

"Where's our order?" A person next to the counter started to complain, if this gets out that our service is bad we'll be found out-

"Hurry up already! We're late for a meeting" another one howled in dissatisfaction.

It was looking more like a battle field and I was just a bystander. I'm useless, how could I watched my team get decimated by these people? Left and fight chaos spun wildly.

A string tugged on something from within.

The flip switched on, I was calm in a instant. One word kept me in a passive state. Cool and collected, asses the situation before diving in head on.

"Fix it " I whispered

Seiji looked back to the side. His eyes widen to see me, I wonder why?

"I'll handle the south side, Haru on east one" I folded my sleeves to get the momentum going, I was prepared for this.

"Seiji you'll handle the food" I pick up the silver plater "got that?"

Irises of blue gaze at Seiji for confirmation to the new routine "Do understand?" I ask in monotone while staring at Seiji's orbs of different hues.

He grabs a blue cloth and rubs his hands against it "Understood, Yoshikawa-san" He looked determined to follow my orders

I smile to his willingness to comply, "Ok let's take back Anteiku"

The two siblings heard me well and clear. The day dragged on, with our great efforts. Haru was good at entertaining the customers and I was the one who took their orders in a blink of an eye. Seiji didn't even slow our small team down, he was quietly fixing the concoctions with prompt actions.

Each time he was given a task he would complete it in a matter of three minutes or less.

Hours passed, the sun finally came down to it's pedestal and our work had finally ended in a success.

Seiji rested his back on the wall near his station. The she ghoul and I sat on the emptied chairs whilst catching our breaths.

"That was the..hardest thing I ever done" Haru propped up her arm and stood up. "Where the hell were the others?" She questioned to no one again.

"At least we survived the rush hour" The green haired kid also walked away from his resting place and started cleaning the many saucers, plates and cups that was present.

"Thanks to Yuna-chan"

"Hmm?" I was off guard by his statement, Seiji actually complimented me. "It wasn't all me guys, it was all of us"

"True that" Haru, placed the chairs above the tables ready for the lock up. "We make a pretty good team, Yuna"

"Yeah..." I smiled again, this was becoming another habit again, since my stay at the ghoul coffee shop I was starting to be happy again. We went back to our packing up for the next day.

"And it was all thanks to me" Seiji announced whilst pointing his thumb on his chest, oh not this again "If it wasn't for my skills, the place would have been a disaster by now, I pretty much carried you lot"

I rolled my eyes at his statement man, this kid has immense moxie in his system. 

"Nah, you're still dead weight you know" Haru interrupted his false triumph.

"What?!" Seiji screeched

"You haven't mastered the Kagune yet, baka" The carrot headed shook her head once more.

"That's not..." Broccoli head said in a squeaky voice

"You haven't controlled the kakugan either" She added

"Well..I Just need practice" He seemed hurt

"Don't be full of yourself just yet Seiji, brag once you've done all the things Yomo-san taught you" Haru ordered.

"Yes ma'am.."

"C'mon guys don't get going all serious things yet" I eased up the heated atmosphere, Haru might not notice it even if she was Seiji's sister but she was crushing his pride.

"Let's finish up here and I need to ask you something, Carrot—" I bit my tongue, phew that was close almost said her strange nickname "I mean Haru" I smiled once again.

"What's it about?" The she ghoul picked up the broom from the closet and started sweeping. Seiji arranged the glasswares on the shelves, silent was the room, Haru's broom was the only source of sounds.

I disrupted that calming silence with a very blunt question "Can you teach me how to manipulate the Kagune and the eye thing?"

Seiji dropped his metal shaker, from what he heard. "I want in"

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A chapter that's finally done!
Yes! Woo! Yes!

I should be studying *cries*

But I finished a chap after so long!!!

Its the final exam, I should rank high on my exams are next week. T-T

Why is the world cruel?!
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