Chapter 1: Phantom Boulangerie

It is almost winter. The green leaves have turn red, yellow and orange, finally it is falling. The weather is getting cold too. However, the city is busy as usual, people are rustling to their destinations and daily's routines. The rush is including Vermillion Fier, a country girl that newly adapt to the city life.

"Geez, I'm late again," she whined while looking at her red digital Casio Baby G watch.

"It was all my stupid neighbour's fault for being too loud the whole night," muttering her displeasure while speed up her pace to the subway.

But she had to go to her first daily's destination: a bakery, Phantom Boulangerie.

She is visiting this bakery every morning even on her day off. The bakery is actually on her way to the subway station, it is very convenience for her to stop by every morning.

"Bonjour mademoiselle~" Fier greet the lady at the counter cheerfully.

"Bonjour Lady Fier," answer the shop lady while partially bow to her. Fier chuckle at the shop lady's cheekiness. A small gesture that able to brighten her morning.

"Mademoiselle, as usual I want two macha cakes and also one macha latte — cold, please," Fier told the shop lady while making a funny face. The lady laughed at her goofiness.

"Your orders are the same everyday, don't you want to try something else?" the shop lady is trying to give Fier other option on her morning's menu.

"No, ma'am. Green tea did suit my day the best," she refuse politely and also give the shop lady the sweetest smile.

The shop lady chuckled at Fier's answer and give her hers morning's breakfast, "Here is your orders, Lady Fier. Have a nice day!'

Saying goodbye to the shop lady after paying her orders, Fier hustle to the door. At the door she pass by a tall man, he almost bump at her when he suddenly push the shop's door from outside, without apologies to Fier, that man just walk away straight to the counter. Fier give him a dead look before walk out from the bakery.

"Oh my God, I'm running late!!" She quickly run into the subway to catch her train to the office.

At the counter, the man made his order.

"Please give me two matcha cakes and a matcha latte — hot, ma'am".

"Coming," the shop lady answer him shortly.

After a few minutes of waiting, the shop lady come back with his orders.

"Here is your orders, K. All of it are 15 bucks."

"Thanks, ma'am" said the man.

"How is your day? Still having some bad dreams?" The shop lady asked in concern.

"Yeah, still the same", he answered with no interest to talk about it more.

The shop lady pause for a while before she continued, "You're really alike with a girl I know except she like it cold and you don't", she said and pointing at K's paper bag contains his matcha cakes and hot latte.

"A girl?" He asked.

"Yes, she always ordering two matcha cakes and a cold matcha latte. She is coming here everyday like you too. Probably she is the one you're looking for. She is a yin holder." The shop lady give back his change after she done counting the balance.

K just give her a shrug and walk away.

"Have a nice day!" said the shop lady when K walk out from the bakery.