6. payment

                                    

                                          
before i could even bother to care who yelled i grabbed the man's wrist and held it in my hand. i leaned in real close and smirked, "nothing you can handle."
suddenly my grip tightened and a snap was heard. the man screamed as he held his wrist in pain. 
"she- she broke my fucking wrist!" he yelled out in pain as i placed down the drinks. "make sure to pay your tab on your way out or else there will be another form of payment i'll be forced to accept," i smiled at them and bowed before making my way to the bar. 
howzer watched me with his jaw on the floor. he sat with a pink haired fellow next to him at the bar. 
"[name], i could've helped," howzer mumbled as he swirled his cup in embarrassment. he had a small hue on his face and i smiled under my mask. 
how sweet. "don't worry. i'm pretty capable of protecting myself," i told him, placing a comforting hand on his bicep before walking back over to diane. 
"wow [name] that was impressive!" diane said in excitement. the man walked over as he held his wrist and grumbled. 
he tossed the money at melodias and i huffed in anger, what a rude customer. "don't bother coming back if you're gonna pull shit like that again," i spat as he walked out and left. 
meliodas smiled at me and collected the money before i was given another order. after that the day seemed to go by smooth until it was closing time. 
"if i were you i'd suggest paying that shop owner back with your first payment," meliodas said as he handed me a small pouch of coins. i nodded my head and waved at the girls before taking my leave. 
there was no need to change since when i got home i'd just take a bath and slip into pajamas so i stayed in the tavern uniform. i went over to the shop and entered nervously.
now that i had to apologize i felt sort of embarrassed. i walked over the the register and placed the pouch on the counter. 
the man looked at me with wide eyes. "payment for everything i stole the other day. i apologize for my behavior," i told the man and bowed.
he chuckled and smiled at me. "no worries. i just hope you can return as a paying customer next time," he said which made me smile then i nodded at him. 
"what's your name?" he suddenly asked me, it was sort of strange but i realized maybe he just wanted to make friendly conversation so i'd come back with money. "[name]," i told him.
he smiled and nodded before taking the pouch and putting it away. "my name is [random name] but you can call me estarossa," he told me and held out his hand. 
i shook his hand and smiled. "well estarossa... see you soon," i said and finally took my leave. 
while i walked home it was pretty quiet but now i felt sort of happy. now i had something to return to and continue to do thanks to princess elizabeth.
i definitely had to repay her kindness. maybe i could make her a fruit basket.
when i arrived to my home i saw someone sitting outside by the front door. "zeldris?" i questioned and he looked up with crossed arms, as if he had dozed off.
"where have you been- what's with that outfit?" he interrupted himself with another question as he looked at me up and down. i blushed as i used my normal clothes to cover my body. 
the outfit was tight and exposed a lot but i didn't mind at all or at least i didn't mind until now. "it's my new work uniform," i mumbled as i unlocked the door and we walked in.