Maid to Butler to XXX 01

First Latte: The Butler Appears

"And what do you think? Aren't you cute?" She asked barely able to stop herself of laughing of her friend.

"Maybe I must set a label about a special event for today's morning." Said the manager a little nervous about the result.

"How come I agreed to pay my debt like this?" Asked tired Tomoharu to himself out loud.

"Well, there's nothing you can do now." Stated Kurumizawa giggling.

"Whatever." Sighed Tomoharu looking at the bizarre result of his cross-dressed appearance at the mirror.

The Latte Heart was a little maid café located on one of the less crowded streets of the commercial district and just for that Sunday morning it was going to hold a particularly special event: The One Mystery of Latte Heart. Including the warning: don't get scared by today's special hostess.

"Okaeri nasai masen." The expressionless face and cold plane tone of the welcoming offered by a tall, and rough shape with long limp black hair maid made the first girls that came in shout as loud as they could.

At first it looked like the special event would be too much for the usual clientele, but, while the morning began to advance, the event became a success.

The café was really crowded that morning. The rumor about a scary maid had spread through the MCFN, the Maid Cafes Fans Network, and there was a lot of clients waiting just to be scared by the strange maid.

"Ah." Tomoharu sighed exhausted at the staff area. "Is so hard to move wearing this." He complained about the maid outfit.

"Come on, Youta!" Kurumi ordained. "All this people came just to be scared by you! So, take responsibility and go out to do your work!"

"Responsibility?" He asked bothered, "But if it was you who brought me here and made me dress like this on the first place, Yuki."

"Well, but you lost against me and it's not my fault that you are not suited for cross-dress, though…" Kurumi began to excuse herself childishly avoiding the hard and cold eyes of her childhood friend.

"Tomo-kun, Kurumi-chan you can't settle that after the end of the event." The manager stopped them. "Please, now is time to work."

"Ok." The two youngsters answered at the same time.

"By the way manager, could you lend me a hand lantern?" Asked Tomoharu before continuing with his job.

"Yes, but might you could tell me for what?" The tall sexy blonde asked.

"You will see." He grinned maliciously when she gave it to him.

"Sorry for the waiting, masters." Tomoharu apologized to the clients. "What would you like to order?"

"Look that to make your masters wait like that is…" One of the guys began to say while both turned carelessly to face their maid just to freeze of fear. In front of them was Tomoharu grinning, illuminating himself with the lantern from below. The effect of the attire and the illumination was incredible: the two clients shouted louder than anyone before or after during the whole event, before getting completely pale by the choke to the point that their souls were visible while going out from their mouths, so to speak.

The old wood clock's bells sounded. It was time for the event to end. Tomoharu and the manager thanked the customers who applause thanked by the amusing experience. After what Tomoharu said good-bye and went back to the staff room.

"Ah! Finally this is over." He said stretching himself exhausted taking the black wig off. "Yuki? Why hadn't you changed yet?" He asked surprised seeing his friend still wearing the maid uniform.

"The manager just asked me to cover one of the girl that didn't came." She began, "So I was thinking that…"

"Don't even think about it." Tomoharu sentenced cleaning the make up of his face.

"But I didn't…"

"Your dark desires are written on your face."

"But Youta…" Kurumi began.

"I said no!" He said hitting his friend's head.

"You don't need to be so rude." She said rubbing her head going out to continue her work.

"You two do really get along well." The manager pointed giggling.

"Sorry for that." He said on his usual cold tone.

"No worry." She smiled kindly, "I just came to give you your payment for today's help."

"Isn't this too much?" The boy asked opening the white envelop.

"Well, you really were of help today. I hadn't seen this place this lively since the day that Kurumi-chan began to work here."

"I bet he attracted a lot of guys." He sighed. "Sorry, I mean…"

"You don't need to worry." The manager said placing her finger over Tomoharu's lips. "I know Yuki's secret." She smiled.

"That's kind of relieving." He said sighing feeling a little more relaxed. The manager just giggled a little more.

"You really do care about Kurumi-chan, don't you?"

"We are childhood friends after all." He said as if nothing.

"Well, I need to go. We are at full today and maids can't disappoint their masters!" the blonde woman stated cheerfully.

"Yuki told me that you are short of personnel today, isn't it?" Tomoharu sighed unable to leave the café at such situation. "So I was thinking about offering a hand… if you don't mind me using my own cloths, though…"

"That would be of great help!" The manager held his hands with stars on her eyes.

"I won't use that maid outfit again, just to be clear." He confirmed.

"That's ok, but came with me." She said guiding him to and old cellar. There she began to look inside of the dusty boxes until she found it. "This is it!" She said turning around to show Tomoharu what she just took out. "This is the old butlers uniform of my late husband." She said with a noticeable tone of melancholy on her voice.

"This will work." He said a little ashamed, but thankful of wearing male cloths. But when they returned to the changing room he finally took courage to ask. "Why didn't you mention the butler uniform when Yuki was forcing me to disguise like a maid?"

"Because Kurumi-chan asked me not to speak." She giggled a little guilty.

"So Yuki knew about it from the beginning?" The boy asked with a black aura around him.

"Well, I had almost tell all the girls about my late husband and the beginnings of Latte Heart"

"I'll kill that Yuki one of this day." He stated with a madness grin.

The manager just giggled.

"Sorry for the…" Kurumi began to say when she lost her balance, letting Tomoharu made a great entrance.

"Are you ok?" He stopped Yuki from falling while catching the tray before anything came down.

The hearts of the two girls at the table skipped a bit after seeing the handsome butler saving the cute maid who turned red at a second.

"Y.. ye.. yes." Kurumi answered trembling of fear and excitement.

"Is good to hear it." He smiled genteelly, making the heart of the three girls accelerate. "You can take a rest, I'll take care of this cute ladies for the mean time."

The three girls nodded completely charmed by the butler that had appeared in front of them. And while Tomoharu was taking care of the order of the two girls, Yuki walked, timidly and obediently, lost on her disillusions, to the staff room where she finally took a sit.

"Tomo-kun is a natural gentleman, don't you think Kurumi-chan?" The manager asked her while waiting for some orders.

"Ah ha," Kurimi answered with the head on the clouds, "Tomo is… Tomo?!" She finally reacted. "That butler is Youta?!"

"He looks great, isn't he?" The manager asked giggling, noticing Yuki's red face.

"But how the cold plane Youta could be that handsome and charming butler out there?!"

"Well, maybe he had always been like that, but just until now you noticed it."

"Maybe…" Yuki gulped and something inside her began to move… "But I won't let him take the spot light of Latte Heart!" She stated cheerfully returning to work.