Spring 1
Monday
Time: 7 AM
Weather: Sunny
Gaku sat around, thinking of what Robert said to him before the new year. Lost in thought, he didn't even notice the sudden change in weather, as he was off in his own little world.
"You have to be a little more confident in yourself kid. You aren't as bad of a guy as you think you are."
These words rang in his head, as he tried to make sense of them.
"What does he mean by confident? I'm acknowledge my faults, and I take them with stride. What's wrong with that?"
He didn't get it. In a way, he didn't want to get it. The way he handled things was easy, and it worked. Before he could think about it any longer, a thin and pale figure stood above him, shooting him a blank and emotionless gaze. He looked up too see who it was, suddenly being met with a voice.
"This is the... Money for my time in the Inn." chimed a soft voice. It was Eli, having a stare down with Gaku. And as she said, in her shaking hands laid the money. He always wondered where she got the money. He was about to bring it up, but before he could she put the money on the table while bowing her head, uttering a goodbye as she turned and made a mad dash out the door.
Gaku gave a little sigh, shrugging off the encounter. He doesn't mind that kind of action around him, and has gotten used to it, he's more surprised then anything that she actually managed to hand him the money. As one went out, in came another. "Oh boy, here comes the Queen herself." Gaku said to himself. It was none other than Izzie, someone Gaku would consider friends with, which can be a bit rare. She wasn't actually a Queen, but he sure felt she was treated like one. Liked by mostly everyone in town, charming and exciting, had the personality of fireworks, and was kinda cute on top of it, or at least a lot more of a looker Gaku felt he was. If there was yang to his yin, it would probably be Izzie. The complete opposite to him in more ways than one. Gaku tends to wonder why such a girl would be friends with him at times. She leaned against the desk, greeting Gakus face with a tap on the nose.
"Hey there, lazy," Izzie said, grinning widely. "You're up early~"
"Hey to you too Princess." Gaku said shooting a smirk back. "Don't remind me. The old man is out checking on a few of the townsfolk about the storm. So I'm in charge while he's away."
While saying this, Gaku was already moving the money off the counter, bringing it to the bottom shelf under the counter. There was a little metal box where the owner kept most of the money before he could do something with it. He simply put in the lock combination, threw the money in there, and placed the box back where it came from. He figured he will tell Mr. Starr about it when he gets back later.
Izzie made a gesture behind her with her thumb, back where Eli ran off.
"So what did you do to Eli?"
"Don't ask me, she just threw her rent money at me and left. Speaking of which, where's yours? Are you going to make us wait forever as usual?" Gaku replied, smiling a bit at the last part of his comment.
Gaku broke eye contract, looking over her body from head to toe and realized she's still wearing what seemed to be what was sleeping in, making the same mistake Gaku made earlier this morning. "I guess all princess can't be perfect. Maybe a better nickname would be 'Lazy Princess.'" he laughed to himself. "You should probably go put something on before you're arrested for public indecency."