• First Dreams

    “Nork it’s really dark.” Kana muttered she couldn’t see anything, a dark place and a tiny light coming from, well, somewhere.
    “I know, I know.” Nork said and chuckled. “Kron always like this place.” He added and looked up. Kana could barely see him, but she knew what he looked like. Dark hair to his shoulders, his dark blue eyes and pale skin the normal person who lived in a place like this.
    “Why can’t I ever see your brother?” Kana asked and walked up next to him her hands shoved in her pockets. Nork sigh and looked down,
    “I told you I hate talking about that.” He muttered and looked up at her his eyes shining.
    “I know it’s just that I want to know about him.” She muttered and quickly looked away hating when he looked at her like that.
    “I’ll show you when I think you’re ready.” Nork said and walked forward.
    Kana followed, whenever they were here, it was always dark. They had never been anywhere else though. All Kana wanted to ask Nork was where was his brother? Why were they here? She even wanted to know who Nork really was.
    “Nork…” she started but was interrupted, “Don’t start asking me s**t!” Nork snapped and looked back at her baring his teeth. Kana noticed for once another well, side, of him, and then it all went blank as light surrounded her. She tried to scream Nork’s name wanting to find him again, but he was gone.

    The Real Life

    “Kana, Kana!” a voice was shouting. Kana slapped away a hand touching her shoulder.
    “What?!” she snapped. But the only person there was her friend Minnie who chuckled,
    “Dang you can sleep.” Minnie said and walked over, and started to wipe down the counter. Kana slowly sat up remembering where she was, her job. Her job, the thought rang in her head and sighed. She clenched a pony tail holder between her teeth as she pulled up her shoulder-length brown hair. She looked at the clock,
    “It’s only midnight?!” Kana almost screamed clenching her hair tighter.
    “Yeah, and you’ve been asleep for the past hour.” Minnie snapped and through the damp rag at her face. Kana fell out of her chair with a thud and threw the rag to the ground.
    “Don’t tell me you only woke me to tell me you have to go.” Kana muttered seeing Minnie grabbing her car keys.
    “Sorry, but I do, my mom still gets creeped out when I’m here past midnight.” She shrugged and waved as she walked out of the tiny café.
    Kana wanted to scream, she was alone, again, at midnight in a café that has already been robbed like fifty-gazillion time in her opinion. She just shook it off, “I’ll be ok, I’ll be ok.” Kana muttered over and over to herself. Not many people came into the café this late at night, maybe three or four, at the most. She walked back into the kitchen and grabbed the rag and washed it out in the sink. But when she heard the small ring of the bell on the front door she froze, and slowly looked up.
    Only a young man stood there, he didn’t look like he had a gun, or another weapon, but you could never be too sure. All she could look at was his pale skin, his dark, long hair it was almost as long as hers. It would have helped if he had pale lips, but his lips were a deep ruby red, and his eyes were a really light hazel, so light they almost looked golden. She slowly walked out as he went and sat down at a table.
    “C…can I help you?” she stammered ready to run out of the door if he had a gun.
    “A medium cup of coffee, black,” the boy said plainly and looked up at her. Kana nodded,
    “Coming right up.” She said and walked back into the kitchen. “Are you the only one here?” she heard his voice call from the table. She slowly looked out the window at him, she reminded him of someone, but who?
    “Yeah for now,” she said trying to be as friendly as possible. She forced a smiled as she walked back out with the coffee, it was steaming and it was burning her hands even under the plate holding the cup. “Be careful, it’s really hot.” Kana said setting down the cup. The boy smiled up at her,
    “I figured that.” He said and picked up the bare cup taking a sip, letting the hot liquid sting his throat.
    Kana slowly sat down across from him and looked as he sat down the cup on the plate. “What?” he asked and looked at her, with a questionable look.
    “Nothing, it’s just not many people can hold a cup that hot that long.” She said and actually gave a small laugh. He looked at his hands as if wanting to see if he was burnt, he shrugged,
    “I’m used to it.” He said, looking back up at her. Kana was about to ask how but she was stopped, “Kana?” he asked looking at her name tag on her chest,
    “Yeah, weird name right?” she asked and laughed.
    “Not any weirder than mine.” The boy laughed leaning his chair back, putting his hands on the table so he wouldn’t fall over.
    “Oh really then what is it?” Kana asked leaning her head on her hands with interest.
    “Kron.” He said and looked at her, “Strange right?” he said but smiled.
    “Compared to my name? No.” she said and smiled back.
    Kron laughed as he leaned forward, letting the chair hit the ground, he picked up his coffee cup and took another gulp, but this time he drank almost a fourth of the large glass.
    “Do you want more?” Kana asked and stood up pushing her chair back into another table, but didn’t care. Kron looked at her before pulling out his duck-tape wallet and looked at the contents. Kana walked over behind Kron and looked over his shoulder, she saw a picture of him and another male about his age, they were both laughing and smiling.
    “Who’s that?” Kana asked pointing to the other figure,
    “J...just a friend.” He muttered and pulled open the pocket and pulled out two dollar bills. “I don’t think I have enough.” He said changing the subject and waving the money in the air. Kana grabbed the money feeling the paper crinkle under her grasp,
    “It’s on me.” She said and smirked as she walked back into the kitchen popping the money into the cash register.
    A broad smile appeared on Kron’s face as he looked at her, “A little flirty are we?” Kron said and chuckled loudly. Kana froze her face reddening, but she looked out the window, “Watch it I’m the one giving you coffee.” She said and even gave a smirk, before looking back down.
    “Alright, alright.” He said and smiled leaning his chair back again. The instant she walked in, he pulled out his cell phone. “Do you have a cell?” he asked flipping open his own cell. She sat down the coffee and nodded, she pulled it out of her apron the also held her ordering pad, straws, and other things waitresses carried.
    “Here, put in your number.” Kron said handing her his cell phone and took hers. She went to the entry list and was completely shocked to see no numbers on the list, no mom, no dad, not even friends. When she looked at him he was typing in his number, and she did the same, she even put in the café’s number and her house phone.
    “Here ya’ go.” Kron said and held out her phone. “Thanks.” She said grabbing her phone and giving him his.
    Kron took another swig of coffee and looked at the clock. “I have to go do you mind if I call you later?” he asked as he stood pushing his chair back in, with a small screech. “Sure.... you can..call me.” She said and smiled, it was a wierd thought, but it was a chance to meet a new boy right? Kron smiled back,
    “I’ll talk to you then.” He said and walked out leaving Kana alone once again. “I’ll be ok, I’ll be ok.” She thought.