Hey you guys, here's the second chapter. I know you some of you guys wanted to have a female antagonist but I've already planned to have a male antagonist haha. Also, the vampire system I'm referencing is from Vampire Knight. Let me know if you guys want me to add in a breakdown of the system in the next chapter! I wanna give a huge thanks to everyone who's reviewed! Happy New Year, and I love you all!
Of Tea and Hesitance
Walking into the establishment, the pair were enveloped in the scent of coffee, something that helped calm Tweek as it was strong enough to mask the tantalizing scent of the teen following him. At the register was Kenny, as cheerful as ever as he took orders from the many people in line. At the sight of Craig, Kenny gave the short blonde the most sly smile ever, eyes signalling "we need to talk later" with Tweek nodding in agreement.
The pair walked behind the counter to join Kenny. They thanked the male at the register as he handed them two aprons and got back to work. Tweek couldn't help but stare as Craig put on his apron. The other was just so tall, so handsome, and so perfect in every way possible. He especially enjoyed the view of Craig from behind as he tied on strap of the apron, diverting his eyes as the other turned to face him.
"So babe," Craig started, "can I take the register? You already know I'm shit at making drinks." The last time Tweek trusted his fake boyfriend to make drinks, it ended in lots of spilled drinks and a ton of mopping.
"Of course you're taking the register dumbass," said Tweek. "I'm not having a repeat of the last time. I swear to god Craig I'm never letting you you make coffee ever again." A part of Tweek was happy that Craig voluntarily avoided drink making as it would let Kenny and him make the "special orders" for the many vampiric customers that came by.
"I'm a tea person Tweekers, I'd be able to make drinks if you guys actually sold some of that shit here."
"Craig, don't you ever insult my coffee like that again." Turning to Kenny, the short blonde yelled out, "Kenny! Switch with Craig! You're on drink duty with me!" The hooded blonde carelessly nodded, sauntering over to Tweek after flirtatiously winking at the girl he just served at the register. Craig faked puking as Kenny continued to flirt with the short brunette girl as he walked over to Tweek.
"Kenny you're fucking disgusting." Said Craig as he took over the register, quickly getting to work. In response, the blonde merely stuck his tongue out and wrapped his arms around Tweek, eliciting an aggressive growl from the tall male at the register.
Kenny was definitely an annoying teen who would probably fuck anything that moved. Everybody at school knew that he was a player who was probably desperate for love and attention, but Tweek knew the real truth to his friend's frequent sexual escapades. Kenny was immortal. He could die repeatedly and wake up perfectly normal the next day.
"Well, this is embarrassing," Kenny said as he lay in a pool of crimson, limbs bent at unnatural angles. A shocked Tweek stood in front of him, frozen at the sight of his classmate basically minutes from dying. The vampire out during the odd hours of night, going to pick up a special shipment of blood to bring back to the coffee shop. On his way, he heard a sickening crack, followed by the sudden smell of blood permeating through the air. Making his way to the site, he had found Kenny looking like he was as good as dead.
"OH MY GOD KENNY YOU'RE DYING WHY ARE YOU SO CHILL." He was very confused and very worried, bloodlust not even influencing him because he was just too shocked at the sight.
"Okay chill man, I can't die, well I can die but not forever you know? And if anything, you should be the one to explain why you're prancing around town at 3 am with some red eyes. Are you like a vampire or something?"
"Well, yeah I am." Tweek said, looking away, unable to think of anything else to say.
"Alright cool bro." Before he knew it, Tweek saw the life fade out of his friend's eyes, and he was left staring at his dead body.
"WAIT WHAT THE FUCK!"
As awkward as it was, that was the start of a beautiful friendship between an immortal human and a vampire.
"So, Tweek, I thought you only brought your boyfriend in to work on the weekends" Kenny teased as he got to work on making the numerous drinks that began to pile up. "Are you finally trying to get into his pants? He's a catch for sure, but I'd like to think that I'm way more irresistible~"
Pouring ice into the blender, the shorter blonde replied. "It's not like its wrong to try to get more action with my boyfriend- well, fake boyfriend- but it's basically the same thing. I just want to make myself more comfortable around him, you know?"
"You know I really worry about you" Kenny sighed. "I just want you to remember that he's a human and you're not. I'm like the only friend you have that knows that you're a vampire. If you want to make a move and become more than 'fake boyfriends,' you need to come clean about who you really are. You need to be careful, Tweek, as much as you trust him, he can let your secret loose and crush your heart."
Tweek looked down, contemplating the other's words as he absentmindedly topped a few drinks with whipped cream and then slid them over to the pick up area. "I know that there's a lot of risk in what I'm doing, but I can't really control my feelings, can I? And the monster inside of me wants him too. I feel it in the back of my mind everyday, nagging at me to just take him. If he accepts the real me, I'm sure all this torture will stop."
"Just know I'll be here for you no matter what happens." And with that, the two got back to work, choosing to end their conversation in favor of actually getting work done.
He finally got a special order, something that only vampires ordered, so he paid close attention to the making of this drink. Grabbing the "locally sourced secret ingredient" bottle, he was dismayed to find out that the bottle was empty. The second bottle was also empty. Growling in frustration, he nudged Kenny on the side, "Did you just not refill them and leave them empty?"
Taken aback, the other sheepishly answered. "Maybe I did… but I mean isn't better for my more experienced employee to do all this work? Going to the storage room is too much work. Someone as beautiful as I should stay out here to attract more female customers you know."
Sighing, Tweek had to go to the back and refill their "secret ingredient" aka blood. He kept an eye on Craig as he slowly slid into the storage room and typed he code for what looked like a padlocked freezer. The inside was more like a large fridge and he quickly filled the syrup bottles with blood. Walking out, he shut the door and then finished up the drink. As usual, he slid the drink over to the pick up section.
"Tweak house special, order for Jaxon!" Looking up, he saw a tall handsome male with slightly red brunette hair. He was tall, around the same height as Craig and was devastatingly handsome. The taller sent him a charming smile as he reached out for his drink, hands brushing Tweek's as he grabbed his coffee.
The blonde flinched, feeling the power that surged in the moment their hands touched. He knew that Jaxon was a very powerful vampire considering he basically had an aura that screamed power and dominance. He also noticed the very nice clothing the other wore, nothing like the casual clothing he and his friends dressed in. The tall vampire was probably an aristocrat, a high class vampire that really had no reason to be in a town like South Park.
"If you're done staring at me, my name is Jaxon Highmore," smiled the attractive male. Snapped out of his thoughts, Tweek shook his head at the realization that he was possibly making a customer uncomfortable. Sensing his worry, Jaxon reassured him. "But it's okay to stare," he chuckled, "a lot of people do that when they see me."
Blushing in embarrassment, Tweek apologized. "I'm really sorry for that, but my name is Tweek Tweak. Kinda weird but my parents cursed me with this name forever," he said, trying to lighten up the mood.
To his surprise, the other leaned on the counter with interest and laughed. "I think it's a cute name for an even cuter person. I'm going to make a guess and presume that you're part of the family that runs this cafe? If that's the case then I think I'll be visiting this cafe every day now if you're going to be here."
Before he could even answer, Tweek was cut off by the sound of someone slamming their palms on the counter. Looking to his side, he was mortified that it was Craig, who certainly just saw his interaction with Jaxon. The stoic male looked furious. To everyone else, it would have seemed like Craig was his usual self, but both vampires could see the irritation in his narrowed eyes.
"Who the fuck are you?" He questioned, staring the other down as he waited for his response.
Jaxon was unfazed and tilted his head in order to feign innocence. "I'm a customer, just getting to know this beautiful barista. Is there anything wrong with that?" At this response, Tweek held his breath, he knew that was a wrong answer for Craig.
Craig wrapped his arm around Tweek's waist and pulled him close, responding. "There is something wrong with that, especially because this 'beautiful barista' just so happens to be my boyfriend so you can take your coffee and go fuck off." As per usual, Craig added in his signature move, flipping off the attractive vampire across the counter.
The other scoffed. "Well that's such as crass gesture towards a customer. I think I'll have a talk with your manager for such rude behavior," he sneered, standing up taller to challenge the human in front of him.
Shocking the tall vampire, Tweek spoke up. "I'm the manager of this place. I'm really sorry for how my coworker has treated you," he said, eliciting a glare from his fake boyfriend. "He's really protective of me, and you didn't even know if I had a boyfriend already. To make up for this, I can offer you a free drink on you next visit." Tweek really hoped he could diffuse the situation. He really didn't want to anger a high level vampire like Jaxon.
"Hmm," the other contemplated, over exaggerating his thinking act. "How about instead of that free drink, you give me your number, and I'll forget about this whole squabble," he offered, smirking at Craig. "Isn't this such a good deal? I'd take it if I were you Tweek."
"Hell no you fucking asshole. Back off of my boyfriend."
"Well you can have my number, sexy," Kenny said as he slid up to the already crowded counter, shamelessly winking. To Tweek's horror, Kenny slipped over a napkin that had his number messily scrawled over it with a badly drawn chibi of himself that was saying 'call me ;).'
Looking down, Tweek decided to intervene before things got worse. "Alright. I just hope that we can just leave this behind and that you'll come back again. Here's my number," he said as he handed over a Tweek Bro's business card. "Mine is manager's number."
Pocketing the card and the napkin in his immaculate coat, Jaxon gave Tweek final smile before pulling out his phone. "I look forward to getting to know you two fine men. Now if you'll excuse me, it seems as if i have some business to attend to. You can expect me to come in every day from now on." Putting his phone to his ear, Jaxon left the building consumed in a conversation on his phone.
"Who the fuck does that Jaxon think he is?" Craig growled, walking back to the cash register.
"I don't know, but he's hot as fuck and I'd tap that ass any day." Answered Kenny as he swooned dramatically over the counter. "Did you see his jawline? He looks like he's a marble sculpture, crafted by a god."
"Honestly," said Tweek, "I just want him to spend all his money on our coffee. He's kind of arrogant, but the more money he spends here, the more money I can probably pay you guys."
"Sweet!" Exclaimed Kenny as he got started on making more drinks. "By the way Craig, I fucking love how protective you are of our cute little Tweek."
"Fuck off Mccormick." The two making drinks could hear him angrily press the buttons on the cash register.
Kenny giggled at the response. "Anyways, I livestreamed that whole fiasco with Mr. Handsome on Coonstagram and now it's on my story! I'm so sending that video in the school group chat, all the Creek shippers are going to go crazy over how boyfriend material Craig is. I hope Mr. Handsome texts me~"
Elbowing Kenny in the stomach, he gestured that the two of them move to the back storage room for a bit. Getting the hint, the other blonde followed the vampire into the storage room, leaning his back on the closed door. He tilted his head up at the other, signalling him to talk.
"Alright, so that Jaxon guy is an aristocrat, B class vampire."
"A B class?" the other exclaimed, shock clearly evident on his face. "What's a noble doing in South Park? This is really starting to sound bad."
"There's also more," the short blonde said, visibly troubled. "His aura is super powerful, and I'm pretty sure we should stay on his good side. Nobles like him are well aware that they have power, and they know how to use it to get what they want. I'm scared that he's going to try to take Craig down. Did you see how he was basically asking Craig to hop over the counter and fight him?"
"Yeah, I did. Tweek, we really need to keep our guards up. Telling Craig about who you really are might be a good idea now. If Mr. Handsome is going to come by everyday, it's better for Tucker to know that Jaxon is a fucking B class vampire before he decides to throw hands."
Suddenly, the door to the storage room opened, jolting Kenny from his spot. Craig's head popped in. "You guys good?" he asked, instantly taking note of the frowns on their faces. Kenny's eyes locked with Tweek, signalling that he wanted them to come clean to the tall male at the door. In response, Tweek gave a hesitant look, unable to do anything.
Noticing the tension in the air, Craig decided to take matters in his own hands. "Look, I'm really sorry for pulling that shit earlier babe, I just don't like it when self entitled assholes like him think they can come in and demand anything they want."
Smiling, Tweek hugged the other, instantly feeling better. "It's okay. Like Kenny said, it was super cute of you to do that." Laughing, all three of them walked out of the storage room, forgetting the troubling air that just plagued all of them. Still, Tweek just couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong as he entered the main store once more.
