iZombie ( Episode 4 )

     Morning broke out and I wasn't up yet. I had slept through my alarm that morning. 

" Kotaka, it's time for work," Chika yelled.

" What?" I questioned while looking at the clock

" Its 8:00 AM already, you better get going." She replied

     I got up and raced to get my uniform on. I put my shoes on and went into the kitchen, ate some toast and headed out the door. I raced to the diner right in time to see Hakihu opening the shop. I smiled at her and waved my left arm. She looked my way and laughed, I couldn't help but laugh too. Once I got close to her she was smiling, she opened the shop and turned on the lights. 

" Your here early." She started

" Ya, my sister got me up right on the dot," I explain.

" I really like your sister, she should come by the shop when she can." Hakihu laughed

" That sounds nice," I reply and enter the shop.

This is Dyske

     I walk in and sit down at the counter, Hakihu makes us some coffee and we drink it together. We drank in silence for the next 10 minutes. I finished my cup and washed it clean in the sink, Hakihu gave me hers and I cleaned it as well. As the time went by more people were showing up, Hakihu introduced me to most of the people who walked. They were all the same, like Hakihu and I, izombies. There was one guy who was very imparticular to me, he had a strange personality. He said his name was Dyske, but I could be wrong. He mostly had vines up his arms, and some sort of tattoos on his upper arms that looked like chains. He wore his headset over his ears, he never took them off when we met. The thing that actually freaked me out the most was that he never took his eyes off of me. He was always looking up and down my body like I was some weird kid who claims to be something else. 

     Hakihu told me he was a power zombie, but never showed it in the city, even if it was just for food. He seemed like my type of dude, but to find out he is a bloody cannibal made me think of him worse. I didn't think a guy who looked like a normal teenager would be a cannibal, I couldn't make it out. The only thing that came to mind was that I was to never socialize with him ever again, hopefully. 

     Hakihu also introduced me to another zombie, it was a little girl who stayed upstairs in the diner. She was quite the looker for a little girl. She said her name was Nanalai, and that she was 14 years old. She seemed like the kind of person who didn't really like showing off or anything. Nanalai was a very calm person, she was shy at first but came up to me pretty quick. I would never have known so many zombies lived in the city.

This is Nanalai

     I just thought they all were hiding from the detectives around these parts. Hakihu told me to never tell them my name or what I was, I could help them. Or at least point to a different side of the city hoping they won't find our little diner. 

     After she introduced me to both of them, Nanalai and she went upstairs to get ready for bed. I guess there were rooms to sleep in up there. Like a bed and breakfast. I followed and Dyske showed me my room, which I was next to his. They all stayed there and worked at the diner, but why weren't they in the diner's picture before. I was confused about everything, even if Dyske is a cannibal and even if Nanalai is the strongest zombie in this diner I wasn't going to freak out on them. After I got settled in Domine wanted us to meet downstairs. We all went to see he had set up a little party for us, thanking us in all our hard work making this place what it is today. I smiled and drank some coffee, Dyske had brought some meat for us. Domine told me I had to eat at least one pound of it a day or I would go crazy. I ate the pound of meat in about 3 minutes, fastest time for me, ever. We all cleaned up after and waited for more customers. I checked the clock to see it was finally 7:00 PM, almost closing time for Hakihu and I. We worked pretty hard today, even considering that she introduced me to so many new zombies I have to remember.  Today was my first day of work, it went alright for me. I took my apron off and hung it up on my room door. I said goodbye to everyone and went back to my step sisters apartment. I even got my first check, which was about half my allowance now. I made about 100 ryo today, I was happy I got this job. 

" Chika I'm home," I shouted.

" How was it." She replied and walked out of her working room

" I met some interesting people but enjoyed it. I also got my first paycheck." I showed her my pay check

" This is what I get in a week, how are you making more money than me?" She questioned deeply

" I don't know, I guess I'm doing a better job than I thought." I responded and clasped onto the living room sofa