Like every other day, it was quiet. The air was filled with a delicious scent of pumpkins and coffee. The books lined the shelves in near alphabetical order. There's only a few customers today, all spaced apart. One sitting in the bean bags, reading a book while drinking his coffee, and another was at the counter on her laptop with a friend, probably browsing the internet with the free wi-fi. All was normal, at the DigiPunch Café.
"Sorry I'm late!" a young man suddenly burst into the shop. "I was trapped at school, the teacher had me retake a test I failed..." he had brown hair that shot up like fire, with a ting of red in his bangs. His name is Tagiru Akashi, and he's the janitor.
"Tagiru, this is the 2nd time this week! I'm amazed I'm still letting you work here," an older male with goggles around his neck said. As a kid he wore them around his head, like the hero he had growing up. "I'll let you pass this time, but if it happens again, you can forget about showing up for work. You're lucky that Masaru isn't the one catching you being late."
"Sorry, sir. It won't happen again, I promise," Tagiru responded. He walked hurridely to the back of the store to get into his work outfit, meeting up with Guil and Vee, who were taking a break. "Hey guys."
"Late again?" Vee asked, hiding a smirk. "Let me guess, the old test excuse? I'm amazed you're-"
"Still working here, I know, I know. It's the only thing that works now, with my lousy grades. Maybe I should just find another part time job," the boy replied, putting on his outfit over his clothes.
Guil looked at him, "don't say that," he told him. "It'd be bad if we lost you, you're the only one doing the dirty work. And you do a great job, too!" Alright, so Guil wasn't the best at saying the right things, though it's the thought that counts. Tagiru smiled.
"Thanks, Guil. I'll remember that," he said and got to work.
[[[[Hey! Thanks for reading this AU fic, man. Basically, as you read in the description, it's a fic where Takato and Masaru run a Coffe Shop. The chapters are going to switch focus on character's daily lives, not really having a single main plot. Most chapters will be less than a page long, like this one. Please don't write "you should update more" as a review, by the way. It only makes me want to update less.]]]]
