Author Notes:

What…is up my lovely people? I am here to provide you…this story idea.I don't know how it comes to mind…but it just did. Hopefully this story won't be terrible to you guys. This story will be taking place in an AU. So please, enjoy this story and leave a feedback.

I will just leave down what characters will be looking like in the story, just to give you an idea. Obviously, they are not wearing their class clothing.

Elsword- Lord Knight

Aisha- Elemental Master

Rena- Grand Archer

Raven- Blade Master

Eve- Code: Empress

Chung- Iron Paladin

Ara- Sakra Devanam

Elesis- Grand Master

Add- Lunatic Psyker

Lu- Noblesse

Ciel- Dreadlord

Rose- Optimus

Let's begin, shall we?

Coffee Wars

Chapter One: Old Friend

It was 4:00 AM in the morning. The atmosphere outside of the buildings of a city was cool and comfortable. Birds can be heard singing a song, or bickering over the bread crumbs that can be found in front of a café. The café was rather appealing to the eye of many people that lived nearby or came from another land. Its colors were bright, making it look very friendly unlike the dull colors of other cafés that are scattered around the city. This café was closed, yet however, there was a person shuffling the chairs around in the building.

"That's the last time I let Elsword have his ways in this shop..." said the girl and let out a sigh, putting a chair back to its place with a table. She looked around the room, feeling a bit relaxed that she managed to fix the tables and chairs in the morning. It would have been quiet if it weren't for hearing her brother snoring upstairs. It reminded her to wake him up, early especially.

Elesis scratched the back of her head after a couple of minutes standing around, her hair still wet from an early morning shower. Today will be an interesting day. She walked over to the doors which lead to the outside world and opened them just to check the mailbox. The birds flew away in surprise when Elesis walk out of the café shop, leaving behind their precious bread crumbs. The red haired girl swings her keys around as she approaches the box which is hung next to the windows of the shop, along with other mailboxes for residents that live nearby.

The mail always comes early in the city of Elrios, and everyone is given a key to open up their mailboxes. Not to mention that the mailboxes are made out of hard materials, in which is impossible to open up without a key. Security is amazing. Elesis retrieve her mail and went back inside the shop. She made sure that the closed sign was up too since today the café won't be running. After then, she headed over to the stairs at the corner of the room to wake up her brother.

"Hm...bills…all are bills," Elesis grumbled before reaching the second floor. She walked into the kitchen to toss the mail on the table then walked down a short hallway which has two bedrooms at either side. Her bedroom was on the right and Elsword's was to the left. Elesis can hear his snoring more clearly now.

Elsword's door was decorated with a bunch of stickers, most were what he created yet they were stick figure drawings. He is somewhat proud of his stick figures drawing. Elesis opened the door and spot her little brother sprawling on the floor, right next to his bed. 'It looks like he fell off his bed..again,' Elesis thought to herself and observe the sleeping face of his. The boy had his mouth wide open, emitting loud snores. He was drooling too.

"Oi, little bro, wake up," Elesis said, kneeling down to shake her brother awake. After a few shakes, Elsword got his mouth closed and his arms were moving. He attempted to push his sister away, yet Elesis smacked his hands out of the way. The boy grumbled in annoyance as he tried again but his sister smacked him once again. Eventually, Elsword started to yawn out loud and sat up, his body feeling sore for sleeping all night long on the floor. Elesis stopped her shaking and watched him, curious if he got something to say, as in "Good Morning".

Elsword rubbed his eyes and gazed around his room for a moment before looking at Elesis. "Wha..What time is it?" He asked, his tone was sleepy.

"4:15...in the morning," Elesis answered after checking on her phone for a brief moment. Elsword groaned out loud and fell back to the floor. Yet for a moment he thought he was on his bed and immediately sat right back up due to hitting his head hard on the floor.

"Geez! Why so early!?" Elsword demanded, looking upset and wide awake due to the pain in the back of his head.

Elesis sighed, not sure what her brother can do without her. "Didn't you say that you have a friend that is coming over to this city? And you wanted to pick her from the airport, especially since she arrives at 5?"

"…"

"….?"

"Oh, shit. You're right," Elsword said out loud and jumped up to his feet, nearly tripping over the blankets. "I almost forgot about that! Ah, she'd probably hate me if I don't show up on time. It's been like..." Elsword paused for a moment to count his fingers. "..Three years since we last saw each other."

"Oh? Well, go take a shower then. You're lucky to have a sister like me to wake you up," Elesis said, smiling lightly.

"Eh…you seem more like a mother..." Elsword said, smiling widely at his sister and laughed.

"…get your ass in that tub," Elesis said, pushing him forward.

"Hey! It is not like you're old, or have any wrinkles on your face," the brother said and let out a chuckle. Yet after he looked back at his sister, he ran off to the bathroom and slammed the door behind him. Elesis was pretty close to chase him, yet she let him be for now. She was actually smiling, rather than having a scowl.

It was nice to have a brother like Elsword.

Later…

It was about 4:40 in the morning. Elsword took a quick shower and eaten his breakfast his sister provides him. It was an egg sandwich with bacon and a cup of coffee. After then, the two grab their sweaters since it was still a bit cold outside and head right out of the café.

"Ahh, Elsword, Elesis. Heading out early?" Asked a man who happened to be walking by. The man was wearing formal clothing as if going to a meeting.

"Hagus! Good morning," Elsword greeted the man. "We got a friend to pick up by the airport," he explained.

"Ah, that's good to hear that you are helping out a friend. Elesis, I hope you don't mind me asking about your business with the café," Hagus said to the older sibling, having a smile on his face.

"It's going well under my control, Hagus. You can trust me on that," Elesis answered and smile along with the man. Hagus was originally the owner of the café yet he passed the job down to Elesis after discovering a job he can handle. Serving people was not his thing back then.

"Great to hear! I must be going then, please take care you two. Don't cause any trouble," Hagus said, walking away as he waved good-bye.

"We won't," the two siblings said and watched their former boss walking away.

"… can't guarantee it though," Elsword said and smirked after his sister elbowed him.

The two finally crossed the street to reach a parking area for residences that lived on the street. Elesis has a car, a red car which is simple at the sight of it. She often let Elsword drive her car, yet Elsword isn't so good at driving. It was a miracle that he passed his driving test. His driving skill is reckless and almost life threatening. Elesis sometimes have to be with him whenever he is driving; he has the habit to drive reckless if he is only by himself. It is ridiculous. Though today, Elesis will be driving.

She didn't want Elsword to rush over to the airport due to the fact that a friend of his is arriving in 15 minutes. Yet he didn't object her when Elesis said that she was going to drive. Elesis guessed that he was afraid to cause an accident on their way to the airport.

The two got in the car, Elesis turned on the engine and pulled out of the parking area. As Elesis drives, Elsword was looking out the window to see if anyone he knows was awake and running. So far, they drove by some Ponggos arguing, Grail talking to Allegro, and a bunch of Phorus who were just jogging. Elsword let out a scoff when spotting a Phoru in the front tripping and fell down onto the pavement, everyone behind it falling over the Phoru since they didn't expect their friend to fall out of sudden. Besides that, not much is happening.

Elsword was starting to think about the past then, especially when Hagus was the owner of the café shop. He recalled one angry customer that almost caused a food fight. She was basically upset that there wasn't any more cheesecake left to serve. Both the girl and Hagus were very in a moody state. The customer basically dumped her coffee on Hagus out of anger, and Elsword grabbed a bunch of flour out of nowhere and slapped it straight onto that customer's face to defend his boss. She was fumed and grabbed out a pepper spray, yet Elesis jumped right in to kick out the customer without causing any more damage. That is when Hagus realized he can't handle the job and passed it right to Elesis when she was 20 years old. Now, she is 22 years old, and Elsword is 19. Days were pretty much fun back then.

"Elsword, we are here," Elesis said to her brother, causing him to snap out of his daydreaming. He hasn't realized that Elesis parked the car in the airport parking. Elsword quickly checked the time on his phone and noticed that they were on time.

"Sweet, let's hurry up then!" Elsword said, unable to contain his excitement for meeting his old friend. He was quick to get out the car and walk right over to the entrance of the luggage claim area.

Elesis quickly follow after him after locking her car, surprised that Elsword was excited to meet a friend.

The luggage claim area was empty for now, but the screen monitor nearby said that a recent plane had landed and it will take a while for the luggage to appear. The two went ahead to sit down on the chairs that were by a wall and waited. It was pretty quiet, despite hearing the car's engine going by outside the building. Elesis look at her brother and noticed how he was staring at the escalators which the passengers were supposed to come from, having a small smile on his face. It perked up many questions for the older sister.

"So, what's her name again?" Elesis asked casually, checking the time.

"Oh..I didn't tell you her name yet?" Elsword said in confusion and took a glance at his sister before focusing back on those escalators.

"Nope, and at first I really didn't care who it was, but after seeing you all excited got me curious about your friend. Who is she? Your crush?" Elesis questioned, teasing him on the last question.

Elsword rolled his eyes and scoffed. "No, she is just a good friend of mine. Wouldn't you be excited to see a friend after a long time?"

"Hm…I guess so. Though… didn't you say yesterday that she is looking for a property for rent? As in running a business sort of thing?"

"Yeah, but she emailed me that about a month ago. I told her that Elrios have many properties for sale and we can help her out with whatever she is planning to do here. From where she lives, she works at a café, just like us. Though too many crimes have been happening over at where she and her co-workers live and they decided that they want to work in a safer environment. I kept in touch with her ever since and I mentioned how Elrios is probably the safest city out there. She took my word for it and days later, she planned her trip and is coming today," Elsword explained to his sister. "Who knows, maybe something here interest her with whatever business she wants to do."

Elesis nods in understanding and sat there is silence. It wasn't long until people started to appear to pick up their luggage.

Elsword looked at the crowd and he stood up before Elesis could even bother to help. "Aisha!" He called out of a sudden. Elesis had to look through the crowd and noticed a girl with purple hair running towards them. The sister slightly recognized the girl as she did saw a picture of her before.

"E-Elsword! It's...nice to finally see you again," Aisha said once she approached the two. She gave him a smile and Elesis watched the two stood there, almost as if it was awkward to see each other.

Elsword seemed to be a bit surprised. To him, Aisha appeared to change a lot throughout the three years. He wasn't sure on what to exactly say to her as he was lost for words. They stood there for a good amount of time until Aisha cleared her throat.

"Well...you changed. You gotten...taller?" She questioned, gesturing about the height differences between the two of them.

"Uh…?" Elsword trailed off, looking surprised himself. "…right...weren't we the same before? Or I was a bit taller than you back then…?"

"It's been awhile, you think I could remember that easily?"

"You did say I got taller. I assumed you remember about our height," Elsword replied yet his tone lightened up, almost teasing her.

"I-I wasn't sure what I should say to you because you weren't saying anything," Aisha grumbled. "It just looks like you changed a lot."

"W-Well same goes for you! You look…" Elsword stopped himself, shaking his head. "Great, you look great."

Elesis swore that Elsword was going to say something besides, "great". She smiled, amused at these two and let out a light sigh.
"Wow, what a bunch of kids in a schoolyard," Elesis commented with a grin on her face.

"Oh, sis! I almost forgot you were here…" Elsword grumbled.

"Heh. Anyways, Aisha is your name, right? I'm Elesis, this dork's sister. I don't believe we met before but I am glad that I have a chance to finally meet you. He often mentioned about you whenever he got the chance," Elesis greeted the girl, lending out a hand for a shake.

Elesis noticed the blush from Aisha's cheeks and she can hear her brother trying to stutter out words in objection yet none really came out of his mouth. They shook hands and Elesis nodded her head in content.

"Alright, let's get your luggage then. You have a place to stay?" Elesis questioned Aisha and tug Elsword along to get her luggage.

Already it was obvious to Elesis that Elsword has a small crush on Aisha. It may also be true that Aisha has a crush on Elsword though Elesis was not hundred percent sure about it due to the fact that she just met her. Elesis hoped that her assumptions were true, though she silently prayed that she won't get ahead of herself with this.

'I'll just see how far this will go,' Elesis silently said to herself, having a smile on her face.

Author Notes:

..yaaaay. Okay, the next chapter will definitely explain about Aisha's problem and how she met Elsword.

Peace out.

[Chapter Updated: 6/5/17]