I don't own Ouran Highschool Host Club.
Also, this isn't a song-fic. I was inspired by Landon Piggs song 'Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop'
Twiddling his fingers, he quickly stared up and looked over to where the blond was standing. He was standing behind a cash register, pressing buttons which applied to the orders the customers wanted. The auburn haired male had been waiting to be served by him. It wasn't a busy day today, only a few people walked in, ordering take out, or the other two people here waiting for their orders to be ready.
Kaoru was in a small coffee shop. It wasn't anything like Starbucks, Second Cup, or any of the big status coffee shops. It was homey feeling and he loved this place.
He remembered the first time set foot in this place.
It was raining outside. He wasn't in downtown anymore, more like into the older parts of the city. This area was a small chunk of the city with confusing roads and tall buildings that looked like the Victorian Era. He was simply minding his own business, not really taking notice to the surroundings. He was looking for a place that was open at 8pm. He didn't want to have to walk back downtown in the rain. He walked by 4 shops, already closed by 6pm. He didn't think he was going to have much luck finding a shop, soon.
He crossed the street, making sure to look both ways before crossing. Then he crossed another street, walking back in the direction of downtown. He looked at his surroundings. It was beginning to become dark. He began to walk faster, crossing another street. He saw an 'open' sign hanging off a shop. He started towards it. He hoped the shop didn't close right away.
Upon opening the door to the place. He took notice that this was a coffee shop. He breathed in the smell of coffee beans and tasty sweets. He looked around, there was no one here. Confused as to why the shop was empty, he waited at the front desk, scanning the menu board. Might he add that it was a black chalk board with colourful chalk writing. This place had lots of stuff.
"Ah! Hello!" Kaoru jumped at the sudden noise. He looked behind him to see a violet eyed man staring back at him, a smile on his face. He got behind the counter and behind the cash register. "Raining hard out there?" He asked.
"Quite a bit, really." Kaoru replied, smiling at said man. His eyes looked back at the black board. Hot chocolate, Lattes, French Vanilla, Espresso, Mocha, Cappuccino, you name it. There were little details under the said names of coffee. Then there were the sweets. His eyes scanned the board, hoping for something to meet his eye.
"Haha, well, take your time, just shout for me when you need something, I have to go get the coffee beans for tomorrow." Kaoru nodded, "Just call for Tamaki, okay?" Tamaki was given the same response before taking off to the back of the store. Kaoru was looking back up at the board, scanning for something. Mini donuts, glazed cinnamon buns, strawberry filling donuts. Chocolate fudge cake. Kaoru licked his lips, mouth watering slightly. Sprinkled donuts. Apple crisp.
Tamaki walked in, holding two boxes filled with two bags of beans. Kaoru watched him store it in the cabinet. He stood up gracefully, dusting his hands off. "Did you want to order now?" Kaoru flushed, the way he stared at him. Eyes never leaving the other males eyes. The smile Tamaki gave him. "Are you feeling well?" Kaoru nodded, becoming redder.
"Uh.. I guess I'll have... The iced cappuccino, and the chocolate fudge cake, please." Kaoru smiled dearly. Tamaki punched in a few keys.
"White or chocolate milk?" At first, Kaoru was confused, settling for white milk. "Caramel or chocolate?" Kaoru chose caramel, "Do you want whip topping?" The blond asked. Kaoru thought for a moment before nodding.
"Yes, please." Tamaki nodded, punching in more keys.
"Would that be take out or inside?" The red head replied with inside. He couldn't really go out into the rain again. The blond nodded, bending down to grab a cup for Kaoru. Kaoru watched, amazed. His order looked delicious. His iced cappuccino was covered with white whipped topping. A caramel drizzled onto the sweet white sugar treat. His cake looked good, too. He paid for his order, at $7.75. He took his order at sat down at a table placed by the window. It was still raining out. He brought out his cell phone and saw that it was dead.
The red head muttered a curse to himself. He wasn't planning on taking the bus home. It would take so long. It would have been so much faster if he called home for someone to come pick him up. The redhead proceeded to munch on his new found love. He couldn't help but let out a small moan at the taste of the fudge cake. He stayed there for a while longer than he needed to be. It was nearing 9pm.
"Hey, we're closing in 15 minutes," Kaoru looked up to the blond who was standing at his table. Kaoru nodded. "I mean, I'm closing in 15 minutes, but I have to stay back a bit longer to clean this place up. You're free to stay until I actually do close up shop." Kaoru nodded.
"Do you have a phone?" Kaoru was taken a back by what he just said, though, he decided to go along with what he wanted to do. "I need to phone my brother to come pick me up." he said. It was the truth. Tamaki nodded, "My phone died." Kaoru watched the blond walk away briskly, into the back of the shop. Kaoru sighed, waiting for the blond to come back. He came back moments later, a phone in hand. He handed the device to Kaoru. He studied the phone, like he didn't even want to use it anymore. It was a cheap phone. Unlike Kaoru's latest new phone.
"Yeah, hello? Can you put Hikaru on the phone? It's Kaoru." He rolled his eyes, Tamaki had given his privacy as soon as he got in contact with his older brother. "Hika, can you come pick me up? I'm on the corner of McGomery and Oojun- It's a coffee shop," Kaoru listened to his brother.
"Way over there? Kaoru, what are you doing there? At this time? You know freaks come out around this time!" The younger redhead was simply enjoying his ice cap. He hadn't been bothered by anyone tonight. "Look, I'll try to be there in less than half an hour. Just stay where you are, okay?" The younger smiled, he found it ridiculous when his brother got like this.
"Okay, I'll see you soon," With the phone flipping shut, he stood up and walked over to the blond, handing back his phone. "Thanks, Tamaki-san." Kaoru thanked him. He nodded, putting the cellular device into his pocket.
"It's no problem," The violet eyed man gave him a charming smile, putting the phone in his pocket. He went back to his chair, watching the blond clean the tables. Wood against wood always made Kaoru wince. Tamaki had been stacking the chairs, skipping Kaoru's table.
It was a comfortable silence in the coffee shop for the next while, Tamaki had been humming a pleasant tune. Kaoru shut his eyes for a moment, wrapping his hands around the cold beverage. He brought the straw to his lips, inviting the slush into his mouth. He could hear the small steps Tamaki was taking, he could hear the sound of spray being misted, the smell of cleaning products. The red head opened his eyes, he was tired. He thought of the wondrous bed he would be in tonight, how comfy it would be to hit his face into the pillow.
He was brought back to reality when he heard a small knock on the table. He looked toward the hand, trailing his eyes upwards to the blond. "Hey, are you finished with the plate?" Kaoru looked down, his plate was void of any sugar treats, if you didn't count the small swipes of chocolate syrup.
"Yeah, go ahead." Kaoru nodded, smiling, "It was delicious, I'll have to come back again sometime," Tamaki's lips curved up, his violet orbs were behind lidded eyes.
"Well, hopefully it will be soon," he grabbed the plate, walking back into the shop. Kaoru blushed immensely. It had taken him so much to not blush the whole time. He bit his lip, he really hoped he didn't flush while Tamaki had been standing there. He couldn't remember if he hadn't or not. The red head stood up, his cup in hand. He stood at the cash register, waiting patiently for the blond to come back.
It was quiet in the coffee shop, the only noise heard was the sink being turned on. Kaoru looked at the time. He wasn't much of a good estimator, but he'd like to say it was 9:08pm. He wondered when Hikaru would be here, or maybe he got lost on the way? He didn't know, he'd have to go outside and wait.
Tamaki came out front, wiping his hands with a dish cloth. Kaoru placed his cup, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry.." Tamaki nodded, placing the cup on a tray behind him.
"It's alright, I'm-" Kaoru jumped at the sound of knocking. "Looks like you're here to pick yourself up..?" Tamaki nodded to the door where Hikaru was waving. Kaoru laughed, putting on his jacket.
"He's my twin brother. Thanks for the ice cap and cake," Tamaki nodded.
"Yeah, no problem! Hope to see you again soon," Kaoru turned and walked out the door. Hikaru had been bombing him with questions. Such as, 'Why didn't you answer your phone?' 'You didn't meet anyone grungy?' 'No punk mugged you?' The two entered the sleek white limo they had.
Kaoru reassured him that he just went out on a walk, and stumbled upon the coffee shop.
"Okay, okay.. Just take a bath before going to bed, oh, did you eat yet?" Kaoru let out a small laugh.
"Yes, I had a slice of cake."
"That is not food!" Both red heads conversed this way the whole ride home.
"Hi~ Would you like your usual?" The red head was brought out of his trance by the bubbly male. He found out that two other workers worked here. Honey-sempai, and Mori-sempai. Kaoru nodded.
"Yes, please, Honey-sempai," Honey nodded, running back to the cash register, grabbing a plate and iced cap. Apparently, coming every Tuesday had become his thing. Sometimes he dropped in on Fridays with a friend or two. Mostly Haruhi, Hikaru, or Kyoya. Hikaru and Haruhi liked this place. Kyoya didn't, saying it didn't have much business. The red head only brought him here once, he began criticizing the workers, and how small the place was. He never brought him here again after that. He had apologized to Tamaki countless times after that.
Though, the two- Kyoya and Tamaki- had got along great, if it wasn't for Kyoya's attitude, they could have been friends.
Kaoru smiled as he seen his blond friend walking towards his table, without his apron on. He was on his break now, he set both beverages and plate of chocolate fudge cake down. Tamaki handed Kaoru a fork and had another in his hand. They often shared a slice of cake, chatted and poked fun at each other.
"Hey, listen, Kaoru, I get off early today, what do you say if we hang out after my shift ends?" Tamaki gave his best smile, taking note on Kaoru's flushed cheeks. The blonde constantly swooned over the red head. He took note on the little things Kaoru has done. His hands would grasp the iced cappuccino, his thumbs would cause a huge distraction for Kaoru; he constantly twiddled with his thumbs. The faint blush every time he looked down. The sparkling golden brown eyes each time Kaoru smiled. Tamaki took it all in, cherishing everything about this red headed male.
"Yeah, sure. That sounds like fun," Kaoru looked up, the corners of his lips curving upward. Kaoru adored the violet eyed male. He liked the way he made him feel. He liked his eye colour, which stood out from his ivory skin. On first glance, most would take note of those big bright violet orbs. Kaoru's heart skipped a beat every time he stared into them. Or the way Tamaki would run his fingers through his hair, in attempt to push it aside. His blonde hair would always fall back into his face. He adored it all.
Kaoru took the first sip of his iced cappuccino, hoping the coldness from the beverage would cool him down. Tamaki sipped on his iced cap, too, watching every little move his little Kaoru did. Kaoru's Adams Apple bobbed up and down with each gulp. His fingers would flex and grasp the cup. They sat there in quietness, Kaoru occasionally glancing upward to Tamaki. In return, Tamaki would give a gentle smile.
"Kaoru," The red head looked up, "You there, space cadet?" Tamaki chuckled, voice like silk.
"Yeah, sorry," Kaoru fidgeted with his thumbs, "When do you get off?"
"Right at 6, why? Do you need to do something?" Kaoru stared into Tamaki's eyes, he didn't know what to do.
"No, just.. Anticipating it, I guess." Kaoru shrugged. Tamaki's smile grew.
"Well I can assure you it will be amazing," Tamaki thought about the scenery. The sun just starting to set, an orange pink glowing sky. The evening chill, Kaoru would want to be closer to Tamaki for warmth. Tamaki would put his arms around the red head, maybe even give up his sweater for him.
"Tama-chan~ Time to get back to work~"
"Are you going to leave for awhile? It's quite a bit of time before 6 o'clock," Tamaki asked, he didn't want to leave Kaoru alone while he worked.
"Hm, yeah, I'll be back before then," Kaoru nodded, smiling. What would he do for the remaining 2 and a half hours?
Both males stood up, "Thanks for the cake and the iced cap," Kaoru handed his cup to Tamaki.
"It's no problem," Kaoru followed Tamaki to the counter, "$7.75, please," Kaoru smiled, handing him the change. "Pleasure doing business with you, sir," Kaoru chuckled.
Tamaki's arms spread out, giving Kaoru a knowing smile. The red head smiled back, before walking into the warm embrace. They both stood like that longer than needed. "I'll see you at 6?"
"I'll be waiting,"
So.. Originally, I was gonna give you a oneshot. It will turn out to be a two-shot, or even a three-shot. (I just don't like long chapters, and the fact that you would have to wait to see what happens next is kind of fun to imagine. So I'll leave you and your mind to wander) Maybe I will post the second part of this tonight, (if I have time, I will be leaving to Calgary for CCEE'13 tonight. If any of you, (by any chance) will be attending, maybe we can meet and just hang out over there. PM me c: I'll probably be alone, I'll be Trickster!Jane from Homestuck. Though, I probably won't get to Calgary til like.. the evening, so Maybe on Saturday, and maybe a little bit on Friday, depending if I can get there before it ends for the night.)
I've written most of the next part of this story, maybe like, a little over half. If I don't finish it tonight, then expect the next part to be up by Wednesday or Thurday. Which is next week. I can't tell you how long I've spent on this oneshot. I think I started it three months ago, constant proof-reading, making sure everything flowed, no run-on sentences. But sometimes, I can miss a mistake. So if you see any, please feel free to tell me and I will fix it as soon as possible. I'm not totally perfect at writing, but I want to improve that, even just a smidge.
Review, please. Thank you c:
