InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Cafe In Manahatta ❯ Part Five ( Chapter 5 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: lil6ter 
The coffee was hot. Steaming hot as I poured it into his cup. It warmed my hands through the pristine white china. I set it down on his tray, smelling it and closing my eyes. His lips would touch the crisp edge of this cup. The coffee would pour into his mouth and warm it. He would bite into the scone that I have prepared for him with love, care, and extra everything. I set this one aside from the rest. He has been coming to my little cafe every Saturday and Sunday since it opened. He sits in the same place, drinks the same coffee, eats the same scones. He is my beautiful constant, and one day, I will build up the courage I need to go over there and talk to him and stop loving him from afar.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Psychological / Drama / Shoujo | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.17.2009 | Updated On: 04.17.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 711 | Status: Completed
The coffee was hot. Steaming hot as I poured it into his cup. It warmed my hands through the pristine white china. I set it down on his tray, smelling it and closing my eyes. His lips would touch the crisp edge of this cup. The coffee would pour into his mouth and warm it. He would bite into the scone that I have prepared for him with love, care, and extra everything. I set this one aside from the rest. He has been coming to my little cafe every Saturday and Sunday since it opened. He sits in the same place, drinks the same coffee, eats the same scones. He is my beautiful constant, and one day, I will build up the courage I need to go over there and talk to him and stop loving him from afar.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Psychological / Drama / Shoujo | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.17.2009 | Updated On: 04.17.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 711 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I love the only Inuyasha related thing I own. My cute little chibi inu key-chain which lives out its happy life on my iPod making fashion statements everywhere (Ha! Take that Parris Hilton! You want something hot? Then look at my iPod cuz it's so cute and knows how to accessorize.)
The Café In Manahatta
By: lil6ter
Part Five
I was worried about my White Rose all week. He never showed up Monday. He never showed up Tuesday. I didn't expect him to, but I hoped that he would appear Wednesday or Thursday. Friday would have even been a comforting day to see him on, but no…he never came. I made sure that I had lots of blueberry scones though in case if he did.
One minute. That's how long it takes for him to walk through the door and place his order. Three minutes. That's how long it takes me to fill that order. Thirty seconds. That's how long it takes for me take the ten dollars out of his hand, and give him back three dollars and fifty cents.
Do the math: one, plus three, plus point three. Four and a half minutes. Multiply that number by two, and you have a total of nine minutes. That is how much time I interact with him in a week, yet somehow that never happened on Sunday, and now he wasn't coming in for that extra four and a half minutes.
Saturday came.
“Coffee and a cranberry muffin.”
That was my first order of the day. The cranberry muffins were new, and I was surprised that they were selling. Mr. Simon was an old man of about seventy, but he stopped by every day, and spent a good portion of the day here. He was a sweet little fellow with a lot of spunk and liked to sit by the window, reading a book or watching the world and its youth. I often thought of what was going on in that mind of his. There was a story behind that prune wrinkled face, but this is not his story. This is not about his bleeding heart.
“Here you go Mr. Simon,” I smiled as I handed him his order, and he my six fifty.
He thanked me, and regarded me with a critical eye. I was tempted to ask what, but I decided against it. Besides…Mr. Simon was always one to get straight to the point. That was something else that I had learned about him in the three months time that my Café had been open for at that point.
“Tell me young lady, why is it that no one comes to visit you?”
I raised my eyebrow at his question.
“What do you mean? My sister stops by everyday.”
“Ah yes…but no male friends stop by. You are an attractive enough girl…” I was not sure how to take that comment, so I chose to ignore it. “But no one ever comes by besides by besides for your sister. Why is that?”
“There are some stories,” I started, “that aren't worth telling.”
He snorted, but moved away from the counter when the door opened.
“Every story is worth being told,” he said as my eyes widened ever so slightly when I saw my White Rose walk through the front door, “and I will want to hear yours one of these days.”
I smiled to Mr. Simon and turned my full attention to the man before me.
“Coffee and a blueberry scone.”
“To stay or to go?” I asked, already taking down one of the pristine white china cups.
“To go.”
I almost dropped my cup.
“All…all right,” I replied.
I put the cup back and reached for one of the thin plastic cups and filled it to the brim with coffee. He didn't have his laptop bag.
“Can I get two cups of coffee, actually? And a pumpkin muffin as well?”
I wanted to ask questions, oh how I wanted to, but I didn't. The pumpkin muffin was a new one as well. It was October, and people were in the mood for all things fall. No one had ever tried the muffin before…not even my sister, and she normally tried everything first.
“Sure.”
I set aside the coffee and started filling up another cup to go. Then I got the muffin and scone. He gave me a twenty. I gave him a five and two singles.
Six minutes. That is how long he was there for. I had an extra minute and a half that day.
A/N: Damn…someone got it! No fair…:-P. I won't say who or when someone got it because that would ruin all the fun…but I am gonna post another chapter later tonight too, and that other chapter will finally give names. There is a pay off though: prom is tomorrow, so I might not have a chance to post a chapter then, but if I do, consider it a bonus tonight. Anyways…much love to everyone who is reading and reviewing!
Now for the AR's!
To: jflorea
Really? Well…again…it will be big. Something will happen soon…but you will see what happens overall. The fact that you don't know the characters means that you aren't going to bring in any unneeded biases, which I am glad you are getting. It helps to really keep you guessing as to what comes next too :D. Thanks for the review, and keep reading!
To: angel-up-above-heaven
Well…you read White Rose, so I hope that's helpful! I did make a very lovely white rose ring today out of plaster, but I think that is getting off topic :-P. I can't say yes or no yet, but you have some very good guesses. I really like the Rin Sesshomaru one too. :D. Thanks for the review, and keep reading!
To: BD
That's ok, I'm just glad you reviewed :D. Aw…thank you! I feel so flattered! I'm so glad you like it so much! I had never meant for the story to go like this, and I had planed on giving names in the first chapter, but I like things more this way. As you know though, I can't say who is who. Sorry…but your guess was very much appreciated :D. Thank you so much for the review, and keep reading!