Dialogue: Hanako and Kanaho

- Arc 2.5 -

***> Chapter 26:***

"There is no more beautiful love than that between two sisters."

That's what Daredo Miyuna had said when he accepted them as waitresses at the "RED SAND" three years earlier. They were both sixteen years old, the legal age to work in Alarez. They had held hands and smiled, shouting "Yeeeay!" together, which made the new chef laugh. Hanako was cuter than Kanaho, Kanaho was stronger than Hanako. They complemented each other and Daredo liked that. He had watched them do their best to get the opportunity to work in his father's restaurant, Nichola Miyuna... He was happy to see them so excited about working as waitresses in the "RED SAND"...

They were aware that being Kemonos would bring racism from the humans, so the beginning was very complicated. They were new and even though Daredo had warned that two Kemonos with tiger attributes would be working for the restaurant from now on, some humans started to harass them anyway. On the first day, a woman with an ugly grin had grabbed Hanako's tiger tail and tripped on the floor, spilling all her drinks and food at the next table. The woman and her group laughed and no one came to help the young tiger... Finally-

- What do you think you're doing?!" yelled her twin sister.

She had quickly given the food to the table near the exit and put her hand on her sister's shoulder, asking if she was okay. Hanako nodded without answering her voice, trembling with pain.

- My hand must have slipped, sooo~ooorryyy," the woman let go with another laugh.

Kanaho gritted his teeth, sending his darkest look at the woman. She couldn't hit her, even if she wanted to: it was their first day on the job, they already knew it was coming... but she didn't think it would be this violent! Their tiger tails are very sensitive, pulling on them the way... !! Kanaho helped her sister up, trying to calm herself with the laughter in the background, but her heart missed a beat when she saw her sister crying. Of pain and sadness. Hanako knew this would happen, but to have her stumble on the first day, to be hurt like that... She couldn't help but let a few tears come out. Kanaho clenched her fists and hesitated to hit the woman, even if she were to lose her job already.

However, it was not necessary.

The woman's head met a spoon sent with the force of a colossus that nearly went through her eye. She was thrown from her chair and collided with the others in her group. She screamed in pain and Kanaho stood still, shocked. A hand pushed her a little and the man caught Hanako in his arms, she screamed in surprise. She opened her eyes and looked at the man's face, her eyes began to glow.

- Are you okay?" Daredo asked her.

- ...

Her throat frozen with emotion, she nodded again, unable to respond with words. The chef of the restaurant cares for her.

- There, there.

He put her down on her feet and caressed her hair.

- I'll take care of this, go ask the cooks for the order again.

Hanako complied and Kanaho followed her after having recovered her senses. Daredo clenched his fists when he saw the woman get up.

- W'a' do you thin'k you a'e doin'!!" she shouted, her nose broken, one hand on it.

- EVERYONE!

He shouted his words loud enough for people outside to hear.

- ANYONE WHO HITS, HURTS, HARASSES OR INSULTS THE TWO KEMONOS WILL BE VIOLENTLY REMOVED FROM THE RESTAURANT. I DO NOT PROMISE THAT YOU WILL GET OUT ALIVE, IF YOU DARE TO LIFT A FINGER AGAINST HANAKO OR KANAHO!

He hit the floor with his foot which made the whole restaurant shake and he gave a black look to the woman.

- You are the lucky ones of the day, I just ask you to leave. Don't force me to use force.

Daredo Miyuna. The one with the Colossus strength.

The woman and her group ran out, screaming never to return. But that just made the leader shrug and go back to his post, hands in his pockets.

He didn't care if he had fewer customers: he would not accept any racism against Kemonos in this restaurant.

**>>>CHAPTER 27<<<**