Coffee
(This is an alternative universe fic)
Shade stared at the door and on the clock and on the door again.
"Hey," Bright, his best friend nudged him from behind. "She's not here yet?"
Shade blushed at the question "What do you mean? It's not like I'm waiting for her or anything!" he defended immediately. Bright just looked at his kind of pathetic friend when it comes to her.
"Yeah, yeah I know, I know geez, if you're trying a tsundere chara do your best next time."
"Wh-what are you talking about? Just go and clean the tables won't you?" Shade blushed even harder if that's possible.
A laugh was heard from their back as their friend Auler came to the scene. He put his arms on Bright's shoulder. "Shadey boy still too embarrassed to ask his regular out?" As both Bright and Auler broke into another laugh
Shade glared at them but they continued to laugh.
While they're at it three girls entered the café. They're the epitome of modern beauty these days, compacted with make-up, and clothes so expensive. They, the guys, know them. They're Shade's local fans who do not know a thing about coffee but still acts they do.
"Hey cutie," The girl on the middle said in a flirty tone giving him a wink. Auler almost puked though, because he knows that probably one of the few similarities he and his best friends have is not liking those.
Shade stayed calmed, that was his job anyways. "Good afternoon, what can I do for you miss?" He asked coolly as the girls seemed to like the attention they're getting thinking of it with a different meaning oblivious that it's his mechanic saying to almost all customers, except for one.
The girl giggled the type that it's obvious it was forced to sound cute.
"Can I order you? Heheheh just kidding" The girl said flirtily batting her fake eyelashes.
Shade just stared at her and pushed in the urge to just leave and never come back to that café.
"Well… I…ahem… I wonder what can you recommend to me and my friends?" she asked awkwardly after having no response from her 'advance'.
"You have been here for 398439 times and you still do not know a thing about coffees?" Shade screamed inside him.
"What do you like better, sweet or bitter?" He asked stopping himself to shoo the persons in front of him right now who obviously only came there for him.
"We all like both." She said and winked "Right girls?" as the 2 girls nodded.
"Well please take your seats I'll just make it delivered to you." He said dismissively as the other local fans already having coffee there laughed at them.
Shade made the coffees almost reluctantly. Why did he stay here again?
Oh yeah, he was supposed to have resigned in this part time job long ago. He was asked by his parents, who are apparently royalties in Europe, to try and be dependent in the land they first met, Japan. Along with the prince Bright, because Shade's father is only an earl but his mother is a princess, and Auler the child of a royal teacher, they became best friends and came to Japan together.
He was supposed to quit on his first week of the second month because of too much unwanted attention. That was when she first came.
It was a pretty nice afternoon with some old folks, fans aren't there for some reasons, probably commoner's exams Shade thought. The entrance bell rang and entered a girl.
Shade eyed the girl, she was panting, with tennis wear and pinkish sun visor as clothes. Shade's eyes landed on her face, it shocked him. Not that she's 'Oh so pretty' or anything, yes she was cute better than many girls he knows and saw, but what shocked him was her eyes.
It was clear ruby, with a gentle glow, but most of all it was not looking at him! That was probably the first time a girl entered the door to the café eyes not directed at him. It was on the menu.
She looked at the menu for a while before her eyes darted to the cakes display. She smiled and gleefully went up to him.
"Good afternoon, what can I do for you miss?" he asked not as monotone as usual.
"Hello there," she greeted as she smiled again and put down her sun visor to reveal a twin ponytail.
"Ummmm…." She started.
Shade knows that start… it's always used by people who does not know a thing about coffee.
"You do not know anything about coffee right?" He asked disbelievingly as the girl nodded slowly.
"Then why come to a café like this?" He was so done, so done!
"Ummm sorry, my sister just… told me this place is great and uhhmmm, yeah." She said meekly. "And wait, I'm your customer why are you talking to me like that?" she asked.
Shade's eyes shot up, well that was a first.
He looked to the fiery red ruby, formerly gentle, eyes now boring at his. He sighed "Bitter or sweet?"
"What?"
"I said what do you like better, bitter or sweet then I'll make your coffee."
Her eyes turned to being the gentle he saw earlier on just a blink. He smiled to himself unconsciously, this girl is interesting.
"I kind of like both on coffee though" she answered.
"On it" he countered back as he turned his back on her and started making her coffee. After a while, he realized he does not know what to write on her coffee, he usually asks his customer's name to write but he does not know what to write on hers, he was about to ask when she spoke instead.
"Oh and I want a slice of triple chocolate roll and chocolate strawberry cake and black forest cake please."
Shade just stared at her for a while waiting for her to say "joke!" or something but it did not come. "You serious?" he asked.
"Why shouldn't I be?" she asked innocently.
"You…." Shade started but did not finish and got the slices that she ordered; he put it in a tray and handed it to her with the coffee, still with nothing written.
"Are you still serious?" he asked once more.
She looked at him with a curious look "Why would I be not?"
A glutton Shade whispered on his mind. And an idea came to him on what to write on her coffee.
He sighed once more before handing her the bill, he already wrote on her coffee something, she paid and about to grab the tray but Shade carried it. "Get a table I'll carry this"
"Oh no it's okay, I can do it" she argued
"Nope I'll do it."
"Nope I can do it."
"I said I'll-"
"I also said its fine" she said.
"You…." He said irritated "are infuriating." He finished.
"So are you, customers are always right you know" she smirked, a sign of winning the quiet battle.
Shade hates losing, oh boy every guy do. But there's no escaping her, she was his customer after all.
He gave her the tray reluctantly, obviously reluctant, and just gazed at her retreating figure finding her way to an available table.
With nothing to do he just stared at her. He watched as she read what he wrote on her coffee. She looked at him with a pout and irked sparks on her eyes, he wrote cake-monster, Shade chuckled a little on her face. It was… cute. Fudge yes it is, he still continued to eye her in the corner of his eyes as he serve other customers. Shade took mental notes on how her eyes would seem to glow on every spoon of the cake. Of course men customers staring at her also did not come unnoticed. He remembered two guys who saw her by the window and decided to enter the café; they ordered coffee and sat to the table next to hers. But she seems to be in another land to notice any of that. Shade then became aware of too much attention to her and shook his head, he needs to do his job.
She left after finishing the cakes and put the plates and mug in an arranged manner, which also surprised him, customers always just left without bothering those kinds of things. He found himself smiling the whole afternoon.
That night Shade's unconscious smiling face caught his best friends' attention.
"Hey Shade what's with the smile?" Bright asked curiously.
"Yeah, you seem to be in a good mood when yesterday you told us how you want to go back to Europe so badly." Auler said.
Shade looked at them before smiling again "Well there was this customer I had on my shift…"
"A girl?" His best friends asked in unison.
"Well, yeah" he answered.
Bright and Auler looked at each other before bombarding him questions
"So did you ask her out?" –Bright
"My Shadey boy found love" –Auler
"When is your first date?" –Bright
"Is she beautiful?"-Auler
"When will you tell your parents?"-Bright
"Is she sexy?"-Auler
"Will you bring her back to Europe with us?"-Bright
"What's her address?"-Auler
Bright and Auler looked at each other before asking "What's her name?"
Shade's eyes widen, HOW CAN HE FORGOT TO ASK HER NAME? "i-I don't know" he said.
"WAT?" Bright and Auler's face in a confused form
Shade combed his hair with his fingers "I-I forgot to ask…"
"WAT?" Bright and Auler countered again.
Shade looked at them "Plus you guys are really pissing me off, we just met you know I just found her really… interesting."
"WAT?" Bright and Auler again
"If you guys are not my friends you have been on the ground asking for mercy now." Shade said seriously.
"Okay, okay calm down. Tell us the story" Auler said "Well its first time for you having interest in girls so it was quite surprising you know."
"Yeah, that's true." Bright also said. "So, story?"
Shade told them what happened that afternoon.
"Well can't blame you, she must have been so beautiful and you like her personality right? You know the type that obviously does not hold back, it's quite cute I must admit." Bright said in a prince-like tone. "Actually, I also have this regular which I am quite fond of." He admitted turning a little red.
"Really? Actually me too!" Auler announced.
Bright and Shade looked at him before looking at each other "She must be sexy "both of them agreed.
"No! It's not like that I mean yeah she is but you guys know better on what I look for a lady right?"
Shade and Bright laughed before nodding. They talked about the girls they liked before they realized Shade's situation is quite tricky.
Firstly, they do not know her name. Secondly, it was her first time there and who knows if she'll ever come back again. And lastly, she was beautiful heaven knows she could have a lot of boyfriends already.
"Oh the tragic story of Shade's love life." Auler said dramatically as Bright also looked at him with obvious sympathy.
"I told you it was just interest! It's not that deep like the both of yours!" Shade said in denial.
It has been a week again, same day same time when she came back. Her clothes are different though; she was wearing a varsity jacket for basketball and under is a shirt that says "SHOOT OUT!" in a diagonal form in Japanese. But some things don't really change, her eyes were not at him but on the cakes display already.
She came up to him. "Hello" she greeted as she smiled. Shocked, oh yes he was shocked, for the second time for the same reason, her. No girl ever treated him like that, it's either because he is a royalty or because they were infatuated with him because of his looks, this the first time a girl greeted him in such a warm manner.
"Good afternoon, what can I do for you miss?" he asked
"I want the one that you made for me last time, that was the best coffee I've ever had." The compliment seemed to warm his whole being.
He was about to say thanks when she interrupted.
"Oh you must have not remembered me, you have lots of customers after all."
Shade thought of what to say. "I do though, you are the cake monster right?" he smirked. That was his payback for last time.
"I don't know if I should be glad or irritated."
"You should be glad, I DO have LOTS of customers you know." Emphasizing how important he is.
"Uggghhh, whatever so yeah I really liked the coffee you made me last time I'm going to be honest it really is… wonderful" her eyes seems to glow again of bliss, it was a nice feeling for Shade to be complimented in a sincere way and not to flirt with him.
"Thanks" he said gratefully
"Sure, and I also like a chocolate mousse, mini Oreo cake, banana vanilla pudding and oh is that a new cake? Did not saw that last time." She said pointing to a cake in the display.
"Geez, you really are a monster, sweets monster." He smiled again, it's really nice to chat with your customers at your age from time to time.
"Hey, no need for the insult though it's true…" she said blushing a little from embarrassment.
Shade also blushed a little on how cute she is when blushing. "Well, that'll be blank yen" He said trying to focus on his job again.
She paid heartily with a tip.
"Get a table I'll just give it to you, SM" he said.
"SM? Sweets Monster huh?" she just laugh at it. "And I'll just wait for it here and carry it on my own"
"Really? Really now? Why don't you just let me carry it?" he asked, he's not going to lose this time.
She smiled, the smile that can outshine the dull sun. "Just trying to tease you, you always have a grumpy face from time to time I see you from walking around the area. I'll be on that table" she said pointing on a table.
What? She also looks at me? Really? Okay don't go ahead of yourself she said whenever she walks in this area, so it's probably coincidence. Shade said to himself composing himself to make the coffee and get her order.
And that was the second time they met.
And every week, same day and same time she always come, but with different sports outfits though. There was a time she was wearing volleyball outfit and every guy that sees her have their mouth wide open in awe of her body and face. Shade grumpily looked at her eating her order oblivious of what she's capable to do. But he never knew her name though until one time Bright has his shift changed on the same time with him, Bright usually work on the morning, to clean the tables because it was a holiday and afternoon was sure to be hectic.
She came smiling her trademark smile that can cure poverty. Of course her eyes were on the cakes display already though as usual. Her outfit is for cheerleading but she has a red varsity to top it.
Every guy drooled on her… again.
"Hello there" he greeted her
"Wow it's not your infamous good afternoon, what can I do for you miss now?" he asked in a cute manner that Shade just can't control himself but to smile.
"The usual coffee?" he asked as Bright looked at him suspiciously from the back.
"Actually I want to try a different one, any recommendations?"
Adventurous just like her to be one and just how he likes her to be.
"Let's see, sweet or bitter?"
"A little bit bitter is pretty good for this season" she answered.
"On it, how about your cakes or sweets madam?" he asked teasingly on purpose which rewarded him a small smile forming her lips.
"I want slices of all your special limited edition cakes"
"Geez, seasons change but some people really don't eh?"
"Oh shut up and I'm looking forward to my new coffee" she said "hopefully with no chloroform or poison though" she added playfully
"What do you think am i?" he said before they laughed
"So my bill? You are getting distracted sir" she said "and I really want to taste new cakes"
"So impatient tsk tsk" Shade wanted to chat with her more but the line is getting longer every second.
He sighed mentally, he have always waited every week for this just for it to be cut short?
They shared a little more conversation and laughter before she went away to an available table.
It was a holiday though so many people were in the café but he's pretty sure 99.9% of the girls came for him and Bright.
After she left a line was already piled up in front of him, all girls. He sighed before going to the mechanic him on his job. After the girls were finished taking orders they will walk on her, SM as Shade nicknamed, table glaring at her while she looks all so angelic there not knowing what did she do to deserve it.
Bright was the one delivering orders so on that night his obvious different personality on only one lady customer was the gossip among the three of the royalty.
"Shade come here!" Bright shouted.
"Oh Bright's shouting? That's new" Auler said
"Why? What is it?" Shade asked
"What do you mean by what is it? You're in love with my regular's twin?" Bright asked
"Wait, what? Shade's in love with Rein?" Auler asked hysterically
"No not Rein but Fine!" Bright defended
"WHAT? SHADE'S IN LOVE WITH FINE? SO WHAT BRIGHT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BATTLE ROYALE OR SOMETHING?" –Auler
"Wait guys I don't understand anything." Shade interrupted
"What do you mean by that? So you don't like Fine?" Bright asked
"Fine? Who's Fine?" Shade asked confused
"You know, the beautiful and cute red-head twin ponytail girl you are having fun with earlier!" Bright said
"Wait, her name is… Fine?" He asked. Now he knows. But what is Auler talking about battle royale?
"Yeah, that's her name, unique right? But what's more important why did you not tell me?" Bright almost complained.
"Look I never knew her name… honestly, but what's more what are you talking about battle royal Auler?" Shade asked Auler.
"BRIGHT'S FIRST LOVE IS FINE YOU ASDGDFGHD" Auler replied
"What?" Shade's eyes widen, it was a surprise. He looked at Bright as Bright looked down.
"Well…" Bright started. "I have to admit I did like her, her strong personality and stunning beauty attracted me, but… I was kind of rejected already though, no worries I already moved on and already have someone now" Bright continued.
Shade needed answers. "What? How did you two meet?"
"Well, her sister is my regular, a pretty bluenette, and she started to tell me stories about her cool twin sister until one time, on exams day it was an early morning she came in the café and asked for a strong coffee to make her awake for exams because she pulled up an all-nighter, and she asked if I know her sister and we talked for the whole morning while there were a few customers until she goes to school. And exams days here last for 3 days so she was always there for 3 days and it's pretty impossible to not like her. And she also comes on my shift from time to time." Bright said as Shade continued to interrogate him.
Shade's eyes sparked with a little, he does not know was it envy or jealousy? Wait why would he feel that way? "Does she still come to your shift?"
"Pretty much yeah sometimes with her sister sometimes only her alone"
"How often?"
"Pardon?"
"Like does she stay for hours to talk to you and how often does she stay a week?"
"Do I hear jealousy?" Auler butted in
Shade blushed "No! I-It's not like that!"
Bright laughed at his friend's flushed face "She only comes about once or twice a month no worries, that's why I wanted to talk to her earlier but you two are busy talking to each other"
Relief was it? Was it relief that took his whole body when he said only once or twice a month? Oh no, he was feeling possessive on a girl, and as a royalty possessive is pretty much inevitable which he knows is actually bad because she's not his at all.
"I want to meet her sister." Shade said suddenly.
Bright and Auler exchanged looks.
"Sure, you should actually, you'll also meet my regular if it's tomorrow, its Saturday after all. My regular is the best friend of the twins" Auler said.
"Well it's decided tomorrow, you'll meet my regular, Rein!" Bright said
"But wait Bright, I never knew you have moved on with Fine" Auler said as Shade who was about to stand up sat down again and listened stealthily on his best friends' conversation.
"Last time I helped with your shift she was there and you have your infamous in love goofy smile you know. You were also a little clumsy which is rare." Auler continued as Shade's eyes narrowed to almost glare at Bright.
"Well, fate was a little cruel with me, the second time she visited after that she said it would have been nice if I were to go out with her sister" Bright laughed a bitter laugh.
"Whoa! That was cruel dude!" Auler said almost sympathetically as Shade eyes went from glaring to also sympathetic.
"Yeah, it pretty much is, I want to be mad but she said it with much innocence and sincerity that can make you unable to be even a little mad at her" Bright smiled.
Sorry, bro. Shade whispered in his mind for Bright.
And the morning after that they met Rein, who was obviously head over heels for Bright, but thanks to her Shade have gotten to know few things about Fine.
She was "wanted" in all of the clubs which explains her different outfit every week. Her grade was below average but not failing though which Shade thought was cute as a little 'flaw'. She was really popular in school but she never dated nor goes out with anyone.
Shade also met Altezza, which in comparison, Auler was head over heels with.
The weeks continued with Fine coming every week on Friday, same day same time.
And ending this very, excruciating, sudden, long flashback it was Friday again, the day Fine always comes in a different outfit than last time.
Today Bright and Auler were also to help in his shift for some reason.
Shade looked at the door then on the clock… She is late.
He wonders what happened, he reserved a slice of a limited edition cake for her and she's not coming? That's a little bit unfair, he thought.
"Seriously though Shade, ask her out! Who knows if she doesn't want to stay single this year or month or day and she'll answer one of the many guys asking her out?" Auler said which made his back stiffen.
"That's not entirely impossible" Bright added which did not help.
"Argh guys stop it will you?" He said looking away.
Auler and Bright sigh "We're just saying possibilities you know…"
Shade thought about it for a moment, after her visits he was sure he liked her, it was the first time he felt that way. Happiness that he can feel up to his bones every time she talks to him, blood pounding on his ears as sometimes they would have accidental touches, anger boiling when someone's flirting with her, the way her voice sends chills on his spine every time she calls him by his name. Who needs further evidence really?
"Okay, okay I got it!" He finally said.
As the bell on the entrance rang Shade, who was making coffee that time, was the first one to look as the three of them were a little busy.
Shade was breath taken. His heart caught up on his throat, and air seems to stop entering his respiratory system.
For the first time, her eyes directed at him with a small smile on her lips. Her gorgeous clear red ruby eyes did not help either as light from the setting sun seems to bounce from it. She's wearing a dress, a decent pinkish, violet, red dress that emphasized her curves. Shade gulped at her curves. The dress was a few inches above her knees. And lastly, her hair down, oh fudge that should be illegal, she can't do that. Was she planning to stop corruption? Because if she is just parade her in the government and corruption will be purified.
Shade was on the back at that time and was making coffee but the time he saw her, the coffee overflowed and as the hot liquid touched his bare hand he jumped back and on the process the coffee spilt everywhere, literally, everywhere on 2 feet radius.
Bright looked at him. "What the heck happened?"
Shade looked at him "I panicked alright! Look at her oh dear kamisama look at her! She can't just look all angelic and make everyone kneel on her presence and… on second thought don't look at her."
"What?" Bright asked as he looked to see what he was talking about. After staring he looked down on Shade who was still on the floor. "I'll be good and clean your mess, go get her."
Shade stood up took a deep breath before cleaning himself a little and going to the cashier.
"Hello Shade…" she said softly which took him away, again.
"Hello Fine" he answered "So… the usual?" he asked mechanically.
Fine just looked at him in a surprised face.
"What?" he asked
"You know…" She started
"I know what?"
She giggled to herself a little before answering "my name"
She said before smiling that brilliant smile again.
Shade just blushed.
"Thank you." She said softly again
"F-for what?" he asked nervously
"I don't know, for knowing I guess." She said a little shy pink hue on her cheeks.
"Uh, yeah" he answered timidly.
"So… your shift's ending now?" she asked as pink turned red on her cheeks as she looked away.
Too ufhduhfsu cute. Shade thought
"Well pretty much why'd you ask?" he asked
She looked at him as he cursed her too beautiful sparkling eyes. "Well… you see… " She seemed to be lost of words and so was he.
Bright and Auler knew they need a little push.
"Well sorry for interrupting, but It's my shift now!" Auler announced appearing out of nowhere
"Yeah so sit on a table Fine and you can discuss whatever you're gonna discuss after Shade's all set okay!" Bright helped.
Fine opened her mouth to say something but Bright already dragged Shade to the back and Auler was already pointing and offering her a table.
On the back Bright stopped dragging Shade and opened his locker.
"What the dude!" Shade complained
"What? You're gonna join her in that stained clothes? You'll thank us for this later!" Bright said looking for suitable clothes.
"Join her? Who? Me?" Shade blushed further.
"Yeah who do you think? Did you see her? Did you see her or you must be blind that she must have a date I mean she already looked nice but this is clearly for someone!" Bright said shuffling through Shade's clothes to see if something good is in there.
"You mean… earlier when she asked me if my shift is over…" Shade was dumbfounded.
No way, no way, no way! His mind thought but his heart is screaming cheerful cries.
"Obviously! Geez now change your clothes and don't make her wait! Also don't make her push through this alone or I'll kill you myself!" Bright shouted before leaving.
Shade stared at the back of the door before stumbling on his feet to get clothes on his locker. He found a nice ash blue long sleeves and slacks, it looked a little formal but he thought it suits her outfit.
After changing, he looked at himself at the mirror, for a second he thought it was silly for him to do this but her angelic face which slayed him popped on his head and the thought of being silly was gone in an instant. He also combed his hair a little before going outside to see her playing with her cake.
There was a slice of cake in front of her, yes only one slice just repeating, and she used her fork to fiddle with it. She looked… nervous. And it was cute but made him nervous too but then Bright's voice echoed
"Don't make her push through this alone or I'll kill you myself!" Bright said… scary Shade thought
He started to walk up to her. On his way many girls twirled their hand on their hair and stared slash flirt him but got ignored.
"Hey" he said as Fine looked up at him.
"Hey," she answered.
"Can I?" Shade asked pointing to the sit in front of her.
"Go on." She said.
What to do? What to do? What to do? Fine's mind is on chaos she was not the thinking type to start with, but she is sociable, she knew and took pride in it so she's not making this awkward.
"I have to admit I waited for this" she said
"Really?" he asked a little too eager
She smiled "yeah, I purposely got late on my trademark time. I thought it would be nice to be here and wait for the sun to set because the view here is pretty nice" she said
Shade's expectation was shattered though he kept a straight face "Yeah, it actually is, but you were not looking at the sunset earlier, aren't you." He smirked.
Pink hues started to have their way on her face "Oh yeah?"
"Oh yes, don't deny it" he said complaining to Bright in his mind that she was not pushing through this at all.
"Well, I guess so. I wanted to view it with you" she said and his heart caught up on his throat again "I thought it'll help you away with your stress with this part time job, earl or future prince Shade"
Shade looked at her. She knows! She knows he was an earl and a future crowned prince!
"Can you tell me how did you know outside? I don't want anyone hearing" He said because stares, actually glares, at them is obvious, the men at him and the girls at her.
"Sure" she smiled as he offered his hand. Fine looked at it for a moment before taking it a little worried on how her heart is acting.
Once they got outside Shade reluctantly let go of her hand.
"Actually I know of an even better place to view the sunset" She announced as she took his hand again and dashed.
Shade was pretty sure his heart stopped the moment she got it.
After minutes of running they arrived at a park on a the top of the city,
"This was actually a viewing deck but people forgot about it as Tokyo tower was built so rarely anyone knows it."
She said leaning on the railing.
It was beautiful there, cool breeze and the warm setting sun, with the city under the line of vision and her. Shade thought, it really is beautiful.
He looked at her orange face because of the setting sun stained it and her hair flowing by the breeze.
"So… Your mother and my parents were best friends… that's why I know, we're here to experience school though, not part time job and also I'm just a middle class and not a royalty" She said through her panting because remember they ran.
"Hmmm" he hum as answer.
For a while there was a comfortable silence
"This is beautiful" He said looking at her.
"I know right! I don't have much time to come here often though I clean it every Saturday if I'm not that busy with club activities and homework"
"You clean here?"
"Yeah because I told you this is already forgotten right, but I thought if you wanna escape the bustling city for a moment you can come here so I maintained its cleanliness" She smiled proudly
Again he was awestruck by how amazing she is, she really is beautiful both in and out.
"How did you found this place?" he asked getting comfortable on her air of presence as nervousness forgotten by the peace state of the place.
She giggled "It's actually a little embarrassing…" she said shyly
"Do tell" he pushed through
"Well I was doing something I always do, running away from responsibilities" she started which earned a laugh from him. An earnest laugh which for some reasons he always do whenever he's with her.
"So yeah, I was running from my responsibilities, the clubs, which invited me meaning all clubs are in pursuit for me that time because clubs festival is coming and they all asked me to be a full time member for them which is quite impossible because I actually love all the clubs. Not knowing what to do I hid from them but they were all over the city so I found myself in the mini forest in here so as I go deeper I found the stairwell that leads here. After spending time in here I decided to not enter on the clubs festival to be fair." She finished
Shade laughed again as she smiled.
After laughing Shade looked at her again "That sounds just like your free-willed personality"
"Thank you, I guess" she said.
As their gazes locked for a few moments and smiles on their lips, they felt happy on each other's company.
"How about you, tell me how is your life as a part time worker" she suddenly said
"Oh it's actually kind of terrible you know" he said and sighed "Too much girls wanted me and because of that I swore I'm going back to Europe the second month"
"Oh, I heard that from Bright, how you complained about that he said" Shade's heart sank a little as the thought of Bright and her being able to talk like that before them penetrated his mind.
"You and Bright are pretty close huh?" he said not so happy.
"Well you can say that, as you know my sister is so in love with him that's why I was dragged in your café. He is a good friend you know." And as she said the last words "friend" his heart seemed to be doing fine again.
"So, why are you still here after all your complaining?" she asked
Shade thought of it. Because she came? That's right but it's like confessing.
"Well, some good things came… and you were part of it" he said as a pint of courage seemed to dawn on him.
Fine looked at him as his eyes moisten.
Their gazes locked again for a moment before Fine looked away facing the orange hue of light setting.
Shade brushed his fingers on her cheeks and made her face him. Leaning in a little their lips brushed.
They kissed, under the mighty setting sun illuminating them.
After a few seconds Shade parted.
"S-Sorry about that" he said his face was on fire.
She looked down as bright hue of red took her face "I-It's fine" she said.
As a warm silence seemed to take-over, Fine decided to rebuke it.
"So… when are you going back to Europe?" she asked her face is still a little flushed.
"I don't know actually, but I guess my mother will ascend the throne as queen in the next three months and I will be a crowned prince like Bright then" he answered on a small voice.
"Hmmm, I see so I guess I still have three months to enjoy your company then" she smiled looking at him, on him, through him. "You'll be busy by then…"
Shade never thought about it but now it saddens him. The thought of being away from his best friends and her is… saddening. "I think so" he said in a gloomy tone.
Fine seemed to notice it "Now, now don't be gloomy you still have three months to enjoy youth and freedom here with Bright and Auler… and probably with me too, if you want." She said in a soothing tone.
But Shade knew, he does not know why but he just knew that'll be not enough. "Then, stay by me for three months" he said in a kind of commanding tone.
"That's fine with me" she smiled
"And you should enjoy and serve your clubs well on this upcoming weeks too" he added
"Why?"
"Because becoming a Prince's fiancée candidate will not be that easy" he said smirking as he claimed her lips again.
Disclaimer: If I own FBNFH then Fine and Shade have been married and their romantic moments were 50% of the whole series so yeah I don't, sadly.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Yes I'm alive but still practically dead and yes im gonna continue my other stories and this one shots too…
*cries violently* I'm trying you know, I am huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu
And yes please support me by not being a silent reader who does not leave their opinions unsaid on the reviews because that'll help me get motivated and lastly yes update of my other stories and this is on it's way… almost (please hang on a little more with me I'm so sorry)