Okay so like this is the second chapter and yeah... Anyways, there will be characters from different shows featured in here, but you don't need read them! I don't want to ruin the story for you guys! If you want, feel free to skip these characters. I just mainly added them in because they really remind me of the Pokespe and Pokeani Cast. That's all. :3
If you're familiar with these characters, then let me have your Skype. Bonus if you ship my favorite ships! ;w; So here are the extra ships that'll be featured: Seigure, Choxsa, and GenBeni from Tenkai Knights. Lil' Roggles, Spit Jay, and Jack Crys from Wild Grinders. (please don't judge me for watching this show, it's pretty good and the studio members are actually okay with the gay). OuO
Morning fog went adrift amongst the tall, dense redwoods. Most would assume the mountain being more exposed to direct sunlight, but mornings and evenings had always been drowned under white mist. And most people would be doing daily morning rituals.
Unlike the Oak brothers, who had awoken from sneaking into a bar. And Green Oak having to deal with his older brother who was using his charm on a female worker. It had been an internal conflict, he could not have his reputation ruined by pulling away from the older teenager. However, it would be useful to learn a bit of information or help from a local. So there stood Green Oak by one of the stools as the grey lighting filled the quiet room.
Last night, they had to hide the car and find a place to stay for that night. Possibly for free. Upon this, an anti-prideful plan developed where the older teenager ended up to dress as a prostitute and Green would be a horny boyfriend. That plan surprisingly worked out quite well and they ended up with a room for that night. Although, the fact that somebody might assume that Green would've been some player from then on. Or maybe someone asked about the other guy. Either way, no words had been spoken any further when they managed to sneak their bags into the room.
Just as Gary seemed to get off track in getting advice or decent help, the bleached brunette had to step in. Seeing that Gary's younger had a more physical built, she brushed past the older boy to talk to what seemed like the "real man." Ignoring the woman's undignified behavior, Green was able to talk about the work they could find at the place. Due to their legal ages, they weren't exactly allowed to work at the bar and the pair of twins hightailed out of the bar before further details.
Out of the bar's sight, they began walking among the local shops that seemed old fashion and out-of-date. Modern date to be exact. There were vintage and boho chic styles everywhere and their worn out clothes didn't look out of place within the atmosphere.
"First thing we have to find is work." Green explained in a nagging tone towards his older brother. "You can use condoms later."
"You know what else we have to do also? We haven't had any breakfast and what— It's like eight." Gary said with obvious sarcasm in his voice.
"Fine, I guess we could at least stop by somewhere." Green let out an annoyed groan, still walking. "But we have to be careful with our saved money, it's only under a thousand." The other twin mocked his younger brother, before treading his heels at the small cafe in front of them. The building had been a dainty white colour, with a glass door stained to a glossy red. As for the window's sign, it read "Double Cherry Café."
Both of them looked at each other before pushing away the double doors and not explaining the style of the cafe. The floors were shining of a black gloss tile, the walls were utterly purest to white with charming designs of sweets painted in a solid rose colour. As for the decorations and furnishings, everything seemed to have a theme of checkers, like the game. Bar stools were a pattern from black leather to a bright red, the booths were the same, except the square tables were opaque in white and adorned with red, black, and white roses. As for the rest of the counters and small bits of detail, they kept a good rhythm in what should be one of the colors. Counters were polished to an ebony colour, eating and drinking utensils were respectively red, and white displays were out to showcase the delicacies of sweets and pastries.
"Is this place open or what?" Gary tapped his foot on the black tiles of the flooring, while Green observed the aspects of the cafe. From what he had read and seen from past experience, most cafes would use pastel colouring and delicate set of welcoming tints. This cafe may have lacked lighter colours, but it had a certain type of welcome to its atmosphere.
"Of course we're open! Just take a seat anywhere! But I'm not sure if you guys want an order to go." A cheery voice appeared from the back, out of sight. Listening to the voice with awkwardness, Green pulled his older brother to a booth of the monochromatic themes with the bright red colour. Both had been twiddling their thumbs and rethought to the idea of saying that they would've preferred take out.
"Good morning," Before they even took notice beforehand, two boys about their age were walking over the customers. Just like the entire café, they served to be butlers with uniforms of black, white and red. And even their uniform's material seemed to be made from velvet and cashmere cotton. One had been taller with pale skin, his raven bangs swept to the right side of his face, covering the eye. The teenager with brown almond eyes didn't smile as much as the other boy, but seemed to have a more aesthetic quality. On the other hand, there was a boy who seemed to play the exact opposite of his appearance. His olive skin glowed, as did his rounded, lavender eyes. Obviously, he had a better built, but remained short. Being a redhead, he had also inherited dark brown hair fading to the back of his neck. "My name is Guren and the taller boy is Emo Crys."
Despite being the mature, young adult of the Oak twins, Green could help but choke at the other boy that entirely filled the description of his name. Meanwhile, his older brother was trying his best to avoid laughing in the quiet café.
"Pardon me, but I recommend handing out the menus next time." A voice slipped in, it wasn't exactly too masculine, but more of a charming depth. Properly walking down to the occupied booth, there was another teenager who seemed the same as Emo Crys. However, his duckbutt hair had been a gradient of golden auburn that also covered his right eye, revealing his left eye to be sharp with cerise irises. Although, he seemed quite tall for his age when he finally reached the table. A mature, temperament look plastered on his face when he swiftly handed out the menus to them.
"Sorry about that Gen, it's that there's usually no one around at his time. Especially on Sunday morning." Guren quickly apologized, with Emo Crys being more casual about his mistake. Turning to the twins, the redhead apologized to them too and he left with the black-haired teenager. Both teenagers stared at each other's eyes in agreement to not gossip in a quiet place like this or the employees would here. Once opening up the menu, the entire pages were filled with artwork prints of desserts and many names of sweet tooth dishes.
"Holy shit, is there a page just for each flavour," Gary was flipping through the entire menu that didn't know when to stop with the sugar.
"Relax, just get something that's familiar with breakfast or something. For example, a muffin or a sweetened bread. Or do you need me to order for both of us?" Green placed the menu down on the cool table surface.
"Yeah, I don't think I can handle looking at another page," He replied, closing his menu and leaning against the table. On cue, the two same butlers appeared right before them again, ready to take their orders.
"Are you ready for us to take your orders? Any drinks?" Emo said with a slight desultory concupiscence hinted in his tone. Both of them seemed to be like the exact image of cosplay butlers, but that didn't really get it into Green's head.
"Two hot chocolates, one without whipped cream. A sea salt caramel muffin and glazed scones please." Both of them didn't really have the need to take out a notepad, so they went stalking off into the back. Looking at his twin, Gary had already seemed to be thinking hard.
"If there's a library nearby, then I'd probably be able to do a bit of research around this area. I still want to be able to go to college, after this year. We're going to have to enroll soon because it's already July and almost August." He pondered, tapping his fingers on the table. "Who knows, maybe we can find a way to rent out a place on there too."
"Maybe, but getting work would be a priority. We could get a laptop and some useful stuff. I don't think sleeping outside is that bad." The brunette explained, with his personal thoughts of sleeping with the wolves. "Better than that crap room." The older teenager nodded in agreement to this, in truth.
Again, like magic, the waiters— Well, butlers were at their table serving out the freshly baked sweets for them. Two white mugs were filled to the brim with rich chocolate and one of them being given a tier of whipped cream. Two plates that displayed a large muffin and half a dozen of orange scone. Gary went for one of the scones with both twins saying a "Thank you."
"Sorry, if it sounds like eavesdropping, but I heard you two were looking for a part-time job." The taller boy blew a strand of dark flimsy hair from his face. Carefully his thin eyes scanned the two before continuing. "But there are a few rules you'll have to obey." The smaller teenager glanced at him with a look of worry, his violet eyes telling him to stop. "That is, if Soul approves of you two, so stay here awhile and she'll be seeing you." With that, a swivel of the heel took him back to the kitchen, with a hushing Guren following. The Oak twins looked at each other in distant confusion from that conversation, but seemed to settle in on the idea of trying it out.
Moments passed after they paid their check, but they remained seated and waiting for the call. Being bothered by the fact that no one even showed up to shoo them away, he assumed they were just being punked and he got up from his seat. Gary was about to do so too, except he pulled Green's wrist back from seeing a girl walk up from behind the counter. Her appearance was more of a maid crossing with a butler or more like a butler in her own style. She had the white shirt and dark red vest, but her bottom attire had been a hoop skirt that went above her knees to reveal a pair of white stockings that had black cuffs. Her round eyes were hazel, and her hair had been just like the six-foot teenager; odd. Chestnut hair had been tied into pigtails that were curling halfway and bending the rules of gravity.
"Are you Soul?" Gary inquired, noticing a pack of male employees following behind her.
"Yup! I heard that Emo heard you guys looking for a job soon." She answered, her red flats shifting on the floor.
"And why are you interested in hiring us? Especially when we haven't been seen before?" The younger Oak didn't face her, asking this question.
"Maybe you should take a seat, and I'll explain." With a sigh, Green pulled his arm away from his older brother's grip and took a seat back down. Only to realize the girl he hadn't been facing was rather charming and cute in his eyes suddenly. Shaking off the trance, the brunette waited for her to answer his questions. Keeping her promise, she had done so, "You've read our shop name out there, right?" He nodded. "Well, it means we like to keep many things in a pair or as a duo. As you can see, these boys next to me are like doubles in their appearance and style." There was a new face that totaled up to four male employees. He wore a solid red cap and his eyes were olive, but he seemed to be shorter than Emo and slightly taller than Guren. A friendly vibe came from him that was quite plain to see. Right then and there, Green observed what she had said before.
"Funny that I didn't realize it, until now. Each duo contains an extroverted person and represents the red and white colors of this café by how social they seem to appeal. The other is usually taller with a more antisocial personality." The kelly eyed teenager explained, before an awkward since washed over everyone.
"...Whoa, I was just implying that we had a cute kid and quiet teenager! It's our way of attracting customers." She slightly giggled along with the teenager in the cap. After letting the silliness out, she finally gave both twins and a sheepish smile. "But you're really smart. Are you going to a good college?"
"Gary is, but I'm not interested in schooling about stuff that won't be 'useful' when I grow up." He pointed to the older Oak.
"That's pretty cool," She cheered quietly, before looking at both of them again. "Anyways, you two seem like a good duo for our café. One is the wild child that wishes for education, and the other is smarty pants who doesn't have any future plans. I kinda like that kind of vibe from you two. What are your names?"
"Green Oak." He said, without no further comment.
"Gary Oak." The other boy said, evincing eyes that were more excited. "Also, I'm the older one." From that, a foot underneath the table kicked Gary in the shin.
"That's even better! You two can start working today! But first, let me introduce you to my kin," Soul happily walked over to each boy. "The boy here is Robert, but he prefers Lil' Rob. He's the one who bakes everything here."
"Hey," He smiled. Before she moved on to the tallest boy.
"That's Gen. He's like my personal assistant and helps around a lot." The teenager with red eyes didn't say anything, but he took notice of the twins with the glint in his crimson eyes. Moving on, she went to the redhead and moody teenager. "The redhead's Guren and Emo Crys is obviously the emo."
"Nice to meet you," Guren nodded, with a good aura. Meanwhile, the other boy wasn't as social, bu tried.
"Uh... What he said." Emo pointed to the lavender-eyed teenager next to him. Although Green, nor Gary had any connections to that teenager, they had the urge to facepalm.
"Alright, we found work. Now we have to discuss sleeping outside or sneaking into a bar again." Gary complained with very much sarcasm in his voice. It had already been a full day since they Oak twins were hired that morning. Already had they been given work to do, but weren't given the privilege to actually be waiters or work with the customers due to last minute circumstances.
Twilight had fallen early in the mountain's summer skies. Lavender started turning into the rich midnight that would have a blanket of dotting stars. Further, in the dense trees and redwoods, the mist from the morning had come back to tuck the mountains in its fog. Earlier, the day had been busy with heat and sunshine. Customers were inside and outside constantly with the teamwork of five adult youths. For now, most had decided to return to their houses or to the city and left the café in pleasant solitude.
Closing up, Gary had already started turning the "Open" sign to the other side. Just then, a person came rushing up the sidewalk in front of the clear double doors. Immediately, Gary's immaturity got the best of him and he quickly turned the sign and smirked at the stranger. His hair was kelly green and cut with choppy bangs to a modern style. His blazer was teal and zipped up to the collar, probably indicating the temperature outside. Seeing the brunette's attitude, his knuckles thumped against the red tinted glass, with much annoyance found in his green eyes.
"Hey, there's this guy with green hair trying to get in, but we're closed." Gary called out, awaiting an answer.
"What kind of hairstyle?" Gen's voice asked, "Pretty boy or grass?"
"Both, right?" A sigh came from the back and Gen strode out quickly to see the stranger. He gave a quick glance at Gary, before letting the boy in.
"Thanks Gen," He puffed out, unzipping his blazer, but turning to look at the new employee. "Now, who's this?"
"Drew!" Soul's voice echoed out from the kitchen and she went up to the counter. Having manners, he brushed off the older Oak and took a seat on one of the swiveling bar stools. He wore a cashmere turtleneck and leaned against the counter.
"Would you mind asking me who's the new employee?" He asked with slight amusement in his voice.
"Oh, that's Gary. He and his twin brother are working here now." She gestured at him.
"They must be very alike for you to hire that quickly. Maybe even more easily." He slightly laughed with monotone. Pausing, he didn't want to continue the subject of realization from a text on his phone. Sighing, he slipped it back into his pockets. "So, how are you and the boys doing?"
"Great! It's always fun to be with them!" She replied happily, joining in more on the conversation. Meanwhile, Gen ushered Gary back into the kitchen to leave the two in their conversation. "I'm guessing you haven't found a roommate for your vacation house."
"You can really read my texts upside down," He muttered in annoyance, perhaps gritting his teeth. Taking a deep breath, he exhaled. "But yeah, my dad's going to take away all my shit because I was supposed to make friends. Kinda hard to do that when you're busy with art showcase hosting."
"I wish I would move in with you, but I want to stay with these boys. They're really close to me sometimes. Maybe you should take a day off, Emo would love to host an art showcase. Even if it's for a day. I'll get you meet some really nice people." She offered with a content tone. Although, she scanned the room around her to check if anyone was there before she gestured Drew to get close. Whispering, she said, "A little raven also told me that Gary and his brother were new here and looking for a place to stay. They're very trustworthy, so you don't have to worry about them being rude. Well, maybe Gary is someone to look out for, but his brother knows how to keep a leash on his older brother."
"So wait, you're saying that I should take in two guys that I don't even know. But you've met them for a day and trust them that easily?" He backed away to sit up more properly. But a sly smile danced on his facial expression. "Gary seems trusting and intriguing from my eyes. But the other twin seems like he's going to dull out my life."
"Please Drew! They just need a place to crash and you know how I feel about people like them!" Soul pouted, with a puppy dog tone in her voice.
"Fine!" He pleaded her to stop with the adoring expression, before saying a few more things. "But it's only because they are bums!" From that sentence, they both started giggling a bit and the brunette leads him to the back.
"You'll have to talk to Green because he's the one who makes decisions for the both of them. It's kinda funny to see that the younger twin's brawny and mature that cares about the older sibling." She explained to the teenager that slung his blazer over his shoulder.
"You've really found quite an interesting pair of twins. Are they like your boys?" Drew asked in amusement. "I don't want them messing with my house."
"Nah, they're just brothers that appeared here for a reason." Pausing for a moment, she closed her eyes and set herself in a enamor. "I can feel it."
"Care to tell?"
"Care to mind your own business?"
Yeah, I wrote the second chapter! It was quite fun to be able to write the scenery of the cafe because writing sceneries and how places are designed are usually what makes me happy to write. As for the song in this chapter, I was pretty much jumping many of them. But I kinda feel like this chapter reminded me of "Better Than I Know Myself" By Adam Lambert. (it's the beat and mood that really gets me to remind me of the chapter).
Because and May and Leaf haven't appeared yet, maybe there'll be some ArroganceShipping... =w='