The Spica cafe was busy, everyone wanted a slice of pumpkin pie, or a pumpkin spice latte, or hot chocolate, or some variety of warm sweet food or drink.  Konosuke wasn't scared to to wear her maid uniform and trounced about like it was a joke. She was friendly, serving the blushing patrons and working hard. She'd offer a wink or a pose whenever the moment seemed right and was getting a few tips. A great start to her day.

But then it was break time and she sat down with her own slice of pecan pie and began to eat. It sure was good. All of it was good. She wasn't sitting very lady like, in fact, she was sitting like a boy and shot a wink at some girls that stared while the small dessert fork hung out of her mouth, the giggled. It was all a joke, and she didn't mind being the center of attention, she hoped she was making a good impression. 

She took a sip of chocolate milk, and leaned back. Maybe someone would join her for a slice of pie?

It was finally time to cave.
For a couple weeks now, everyone around her had been drinking spice lattes, eating various assortments of pumpkin flavored things with maple and brown sugar and they all just looked so good. Recently, the blonde had been trying to eat healthy and stay in shape, since she would soon be graduating and having to talk to talent agencies about her future. As harsh of a reality as it was, an extra ten pounds or so just wasn't worth the chance of not being scouted. The idol business was brutal these days, and the last thing she needed was something else getting her down.
But at this point it really couldn't be helped. Seeing all the sweets everywhere was driving her insane, and it wasn't as if one measly slice of pie was going to ruin her figure. After all, she still exercised and trained almost daily.
Entering the building, she found that apparently she hadn't been alone in her thoughts, the cafe was packed! She quickly rushed to find a spot in the line, and then patiently waited until she had her warm pumpkin cake and caramel latte. Now here came the real struggle - finding a place to sit down. She stood there staring around the cafe for too long, debating what to do. There wasn't a single open seat. She supposed she could just take her food back to her room or maybe even find a place to sit outside...no no, she couldn't be doing that. The blonde had been spending far too much time by herself recently, and it was her last year here! Now was the time to be social and to have fun. She would just have to introduce herself to someone. Scanning her eyes across the room once more, she spotted a table with only one girl sitting at it. That was far less intimidating then interrupting a group of people! Making her way over to the redheaded girl who was sitting rather casually, she gave her best smile and asked "Hi! Do you ind if I sit with you? This place is so packed today."

It wasn't long before someone indeed asked to join her and she abruptly straightened with a grin, "Of course! Please be my guest!" She gestured to the open seat across from her.

"Ah, breaking the rules for some sweets too eh?" She winked, "I couldn't resist either, all this temptation. I try to eat healthy, I'm on the swim team you know, but it would be a crime not to eat this at this time of year. You simply have to try this pie,"

She was already balancing a forkful across the table, hand cupped beneath it to catch any falling crumbs.

"Oh, wait," she said, sitting back a little, "Sorry, I'm a french canadian transplant with Japanese parents, I just started here, I don't mean to come off as strange." Her friendly demure was not the norm her in Japan, not with strangers anyway. But even so the girl hung between them and the red head smiled a crooked grin and then gave her best pout, "you really should try it. Please?"

Luckily the girl didn't mind Atsuko sitting with her, and eagerly invited her to join the table. She graciously took the seat and brushed her hair away from her face, gently setting her plate on the table. Warm steam was wafting up off the piece of cake and the smell was begging her to take a bite.
She laughed in response to the girl's assumption. "Yeah, you caught me. I just had to have something. The swim team, huh?" she commented with a smile. "That's really cool. I used to run track when I was younger but gave that up."

She was a little surprised when the other girl offered her pie but it was by no means off putting. Letting out a little laugh again, she said "It's okay, I'd love to try it." She took the fork from the other girl, carefully eating the bite of pie. "Wow, that's really good!" she grinned. Cutting away a piece of her own cake, she offered it to the redhead after returning the other fork. "Here, you try some of mine, if you'd like."