I stood behind the bar counter washing another glass. The job was boring and the people were rude and rowdy. In fact, earlier some drunken man came by to the bar asking for two shots of vodka and kiss. I had slapped him and handed him his shots and told him to leave.
"Some sake please." some asked.
I turned around and saw Tadashi sitting at the bar. I dropped my glass out of shock, the glass flying every which way. I looked down and had a feeling the glass was going on my tab =_=
"Let me help you!" Tadashi flew over the counter and started helping me sweep.
"Do you still want your sake?" I asked in a low tone when the glass was picked up.
"Of course ma'am." he said giving me a genuine smile.
What was up with this? Then it hit me-he had no clue who I was. I quickly readied his sake and tried to make myself scarce, but he was the only customer at the bar.
"So, uh, what brings you to uh, Las Vegas...sir." I stammered fumbling around with the drinks at the counter.
"My sister."
"I see." I quickly yanked off my name tag and tossed it to the floor in one move before Tadashi could see it.
"Yeah. She's not my real sister. Her family adopted me a while back."
"How pleasant." I kept fidgiting with my hair hoping he wouldn't figure me out.
I honestly thought my red hair and blue eyes would tip him off but I guess not. Without my brown streak showing and my collar I was no longer Taki.
"She ran off here. I'm supposed to bring her home." Tadashi went on.
"Really? Silly girl should no better than to run from home." I found my acting skills wavoring.
"No. She had reasons to run. I'm not sure if I even want to go back." he said, he smile faded.
"Mmmm. Is that so?"
"Las Vegas is a big place. I prolly won't find her."
"Yeah. Well, what would you tell her if you found her?" I asked, suddenly feeling sad.
"I would say that...-"
"I'D LIKE A WHITE WINE SPRITZER!" a rude lady sat down next to Tadashi.
I bit my tongue as I bent down to gather the drink. When I stood up, Tadashi was gone. In his place was money for the drink and a 20 dollar tip.
"Oh brother..." I sighed.
Taki Okami~