The cafe was busy for it being two in the morning. A tall boy hustled around the packed tables, serving the patrons who were just getting off the night shift, or just about to start the early morning shift. "Two black coffees and a scone." The tall boy said as he set down the man's order.

The customer nodded and gratefully accepted the coffee. The customer was surprisingly small, looking almost girlish in his sleepy haze. "Thanks." He definitely wasn't one of the regulars and he looked too young to be up this early.

"So what brings you here?"

"Recently moved, got a class in an hour and couldn't sleep." The boy sighed and began sipping at his coffee. He would definitely need the caffeine.

"Well, good luck." Sebastian slipped off to the other tables, getting orders and gathering empty cups. His shift was always full of interesting characters.

"Sebbie, why don't you come with us? You'd have fun!" One of his regular customers pouted as he took away their cups. Grell was one of the local party goers. He was always begging Sebastian to come with him on one of his many excursions. Grell brushed his long red hair over his shoulders and smoothed out his crimson jacket. "You'd love the music." He knew Sebastian was a huge music fan.

"I've got school Grell." Sebastian laughed as he stacked the cups up. "You need anything more?" He directed the question to the rest of the entourage. A few of the party members nodded and called out orders that Sebastian took down.

Grell continued to pout. "You should take a day off, you're always working here, and you're always at school. You gotta play sometime Sebbie!" Grell's voice was grating to the ears. How this man ever had friends was beyond Sebastian's comprehension. Probably because they were all too drunk to remember who they spent time with, although they always came back to the coffee shop.

"I've got AP Government in five hours, and a few classes at college after school. I don't have time to party Grell." This much was the truth. He had grown tired of the average classes offered at his high school and had asked if he could take college classes for credit.

"But it's so much fun! Take a day off, you need it."

"I'll think about it." He smiled and went back to the counter to drop off the dirty cups. "Table five needs two lattes, six needs four cappachinos, and twelve needs two Colossus, one to go, one for here." He rattled off the order without ever taking out his notepad.

"Got it." The barista nodded and proceeded to ring up the orders.

The cacophony of coffee beans being ground filled the air as Sebastian got ready to start new pots. Mey-rin worked on the drink orders and alerted Sebastian when they were ready to go out.

Sebastian took the glasses out, delivering the hot beverages to their waiting customers. "Here you go."

"Thanks." Grell's table appreciated the refills. They were probably there to sober up before trying to drive home. "You should really think about taking a day or two off." Grell was still pushing the issue.

"I said I'll think about it Grell." It was Sebastian's job to keep the customer's happy. He honestly had no intention of thinking about Grell's offer. He just wanted to get home for a nap before school, and he couldn't leave until Grell and the few others left.

"Fine Sebbie, but eventually I want to see you at one of the parties! I'll even give you the times."

"You do realize I'm still in highschool?"

"You're eighteen, nothing wrong with attending a party. Besides, aren't you supposed to be rebellious at this age?" Grell smirked, showing a set of overly sharp teeth.

"Only some of us are."

"What a pity. You're missing out on the best part of life!"

Sebastian snorted. "If the best part of life means getting up at midnight just to get to work, working till four, napping till six, and getting to school by eight, then I hope the rest of life is boring."

"See, you work too hard." Grell pointed out; his smirk growing larger. "You should really join us! I have on good authority that one of your favorites is going to be playing?"

This had Sebastian intrigued. "Who?"

"Masque of the Red Death." Grell was grinning now.

Of course it had to be them. They were one of Sebastian's favorite local bands. "I might have to make an apperance."

"Good! Here is the address and date for the party! It's a costume party in honor of Halloween." Grell was excited. Sebastian never thought to come to one of the parties in the area.

"I said I might. " He laughed as he walked back to the counter.

When Sebastian's shift was over, he quickly grabbed his things and headed out. He stopped by the water front, admiring the inky black water. The beach looked almost white in the moonlight, and the bright stars illuminated the sky even further.

The beach was the entire reason Sebastian had chosen to settle nearby. A small flat overlooking the water was worth its weight in gold. He enjoyed listening to the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks and sand.

The road was dark as he made his way home; ignoring the small groups of people gathered along some of the alleys. It wasn't like they could harm him, but one could never be too careful. He didn't want to blow his cover.

His apartment was small, but furnished nicely. The entire house was done in schemes of grey and white, creating a monochrome scale. Sebastian's bedroom was the pinnacle of the design, putting together tones of grey, black, and white to create a lovely master bedroom.

"Home sweet home." He muttered as he set his bag down and slipped off his shirt. Demons didn't need sleep, but certain things were emotionally exhausting. He slid beneath plush grey comforters and rested his head on dark cloth pillow cases. It wasn't long before he fell asleep.