disclaimer:/ I don't own Magi in any way, shape or form.
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"How the hell am supposed I know?"
"You smart chicks are supposed to know everything!" Sharrkan retorted, head tilted back slightly to look down at the teal-haired teen. His green backpack was slung over one of his shoulders, his hands shoved deep into his pockets.
They walked along the sidewalk, on the way to the cafe from their school.
"You're gonna go to the cafe, right?" The Heliohaptian teen asked after the final school bell rang. "Then hurry up. We'll go together." She had to stifle a giggle when he coughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "I mean- uh- not that I actually want to it's just… more convenient that way."
A car whizzed by, the breeze combing through their hair slightly.
She rolled her eyes. "Not even I know everything, Sharrkan!"
"Oh, so you're admitting that you're stupid then, Yamu?" Sharrkan grinned, knowing that he hit a soft spot.
"What?!" She all but screeched, confirming his thoughts. Her grip on the strap of her school bag tightened, and her eyes darkening as she glared at the Heliohaptian. "Like hell I am!"
"You don't even know the answer!" Sharrkan protested, amusedly.
"I don't see you with the answer, idiot!" She hissed back.
He growled, clenching his teeth. "I am not an idiot!"
"Ha!" Yamuraiha scoffed, crossing her arms. "Right. And my hair isn't teal."
"It's more turquoise, actually."
"I think I'd know what the color my own hair is."
They approached the small cafe, their teeth bared as they narrowed their eyes at each other.
"Obviously, you don't."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
Sharrkan pulled a silver key out of his pocket, sliding it into the keyhole to unlock it. The lock opened with a click, and he pushed the door open. He clenched his teeth, stalking into the cafe, the blunette following closely behind.
"Yeah I do."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
Ja'far stepped into the main room of the cafe, hearing the familiar voices of the two teens. In his hands, he balanced a tray that held a glass cup filled to the brim with a thick white substance with what looked like clear pearls dotting it and metal spoon stuck in each.
His nose crinkled up in annoyance, seeing the sight of the two bickering teens.
"Yes I do!"
"No you don't!"
"Yes I do!"
"No you don't!"
"YES I DO!"
"NO YOU DON'T!"
His eye twitched, his grip on the tray getting tense. "Shut up already!" Ja'far roared. The quarreling pair jumped, startled by the sudden yell. They whipped their heads to find the assistant manager, seething. "And you were getting along so well yesterday!"
Yamuraiha directed her gaze downwards shamefully. "Sorry Ja'far…"
Sharrkan frowned, grunting as he glanced sideways to avoid eye contact. The teal-haired girl glared harshly at him, which he returned just as hard.
Ja'far sighed aggravatedly, and he was sure that if his hands were free, they would be rubbing his temples. "What caused you two to even fight this time?" He asked.
Sharrkan's hand rose to scratched the back of his head. "Uh…" He hesitated. "It's kind of stupid now that I think about it now, but it seemed important when it popped into my head, so of course I would ask it, but right now, I-"
"Come on, Sharr, we don't have all day here!" Ja'far snapped in irritation.
"Uh..." Sharrkan coughed. "Do you know why are strawberries called strawberries?" He laughed meekly, a sheepish grin plastered weakly onto his face. Yamuraiha only huffed, crossing her arms.
They both tensed, as one of Ja'far's hands rose, forefinger and thumb rubbing his temples to soothe the tick marks forming on his face. "You were fighting about strawberries?" His eye twitched. "You idiots!" He let the hand run down his face, as he let out a groan. "I don't have time for this."
The two teens tensed.
Ja'far rolled his eyes with a sigh. "Yamuraiha, do me a favor and give me your opinion on this."
Yamuraiha's muscles relaxed, tilting her head as the silver haired man held out the tray to her. "Really? For free?"
"Yes!" Ja'far snapped, and Yamuraiha flinched. "Now hurry up, we're going to open up soon."
"Hey! Why don't I get any?" Sharrkan scowled. "I'm the one that actually works here!"
Ja'far rolled his eyes. "Share with Yamuraiha or whatever." He replied. "I only made one for now. If you enjoy it, it'll go on the menu."
"Share?" The two screeched in unison.
Ja'far scowled. "Yes already." He grounded out exasperatedly. "Just do it, it's not gonna hurt to share."
Sharrkan watched with furrowed eyebrows, as he maneuvered his way behind the counter, wrapping a dark green apron around his waist. "What is that, anyways, Ja'far?" He observed as her slender fingers gingerly picked a cup from the tray. "It looks like chunky milk."
"It's Coconut Tapioca Pudding." Ja'far answered, as Yamuraiha scooped some of the thick substance up. She opened her mouth, carefully testing the taste of the pudding.
"Ooh, fancy name." Sharrkan grinned slightly.
Yamuraiha held the spoon up to her lips, shoving it lightly into her mouth. She swallowed. "I like this." She looked down at the pudding, a pleasurable smile spreading across her face.
"Eh? Really?" Sharrkan rose a brow. "Let me try it then."
"What? Hell no-" She coughed, glancing at Ja'far whose eyes narrowed, daring her to finish the sentence. "I mean, uh sure! Here you go, haha..."
Yamuraiha faked a short laugh, grudgingly handed the cup over to the waiting hands of the Heliohaptian, not wanting to face the wrath of the assistant manager.
He scooped a decent amount into the spoon, pushing it into his mouth. "Woah, this is good." He swallowed, before flashing a grin. "Good job, Ja'far."
Ja'far snorted, rolling his eyes. "Flip the sign, Sharr, we're wasting time just standing here." He ordered, before stepping back into the kitchen.
Sharrkan rolled his own eyes, handing the cup back to Yamuraiha, who took it gently. "Whatever." He grunted, shifting to the front to flip the sign. "Hey, Yamu, are you gonna order anything besides the pudding?"
The teal-haired girl, who had taken the time to sit down at one of the tables and set her bag down beside her, shook her head. "Probably not." She replied. "I'll just have one dessert a day."
"What are you gonna make it a tradition or something?" He asked, stealing a spoonful of pudding before stuffing it into his mouth, before tying his apron around his waist and setting his back down behind the counter.
Yamuraiha glared half-heartedly as he dumped the spoon back into the pudding. "Yeah, I guess." Her hand took hold of the spoon, guiding it so that it folded the pudding in on itself. "If that's the case, I'll come here everyday then." Sharrkan had to bite down the oncoming grin of excitement he knew was sure was going to overtake his face. She grinned, noticing.
"Then again..." Sharrkan frowned at the slight hesitation. "You are a total ass, and I don't want to breath the same air as you..."
"So you won't?" His voice sound small, laced with genuine disappointed she noticed.
Yamuraiha rolled her eyes. "Of course I'll come here everyday. No way that I'm missing Ja'far's food. Although…" She paused, tilting her head slightly. "Fridays, I might be a little late, though because I have swimming practice, as I'm pretty sure you realized last week."
He snorted. "Right." He rolled his eyes, sarcastically. "You just had to drip water all over the floors, didn't you Miss I-Didn't-Bring-a-Towel-to-Swimming-Practice?"
She glared, stuffing a spoonful of pudding in her mouth. "I was rushing that morning!" She hissed, defending herself hotly. "I am not a morning person, by the way!"
Sharrkan scoffed, crossing his arms. "Uh-huh."
"Shut up, jackass!"
The ever-so pleasant conversation of the pair was halted, as the door opened, the bell ringing as the customers began to trickle slowly in.
"Whatever, Yamu." He sneered. "I got customers to serve."
Yamuraiha only hummed, stuffing a few more spoonfuls of pudding into her mouth. She stood, one hand clutching the cup, and her other grabbing her bag from off the floor. "Alright, fine then. I'll leave you to serve your customers." She said, placing the half empty cup in front of him. "Tell Ja'far I said thank you for the pudding."
Sharrkan rose a brow, carefully picking up the glass. "What the hell am I supposed do with this?"
She rolled her eyes. "Idiot." She scoffed. "Ja'far said to share, right?" Sighing, she waved slightly. "I'll see you tomorrow, Sharrkan."
Sharrkan waved shortly back, along with a "later." He glanced down at the pudding in his hands.
"'Scuse me. I'd like to order, please." Sharrkan looked up, as if he forgot that the customers were even there. A man with crossed arms stood in front of the cashier. He laughed slightly, scratching the back of his head as he set down the pudding cup.
"Whoops, sorry about that." He apologized with half-hearted sincerity.
The customer waved him off. "No, no it's fine."
Sharrkan grinned. "Anyways, welcome to the Sindria Cafe, what can I get for you today, sir?"
The man glanced at the pudding cup at Sharrkan's fingertips. "What about that?" He pointed.
Sharrkan glanced down at the cup. "This?" His hand instinctively wrapped around the cool cup. "Sorry mister, but these don't come out until tomorrow. I just have one 'cause the guy who makes all the desserts wanted us to give our opinions on it."
The man rose a brow. "Us?" he repeated. "Are you talking about the blue-haired girl who was just talking with you before?"
Sharrkan nodded. Yamu. "Yeah. She's a... friend of the baker, as well as most of the employees here." He said, his grip on the cup loosening slightly. "She actually goes to my school." The man nodded, and he smiled. "So is there anything else I can get for you, sir?"
"Uh yeah," the man said, nodding. "I'll just have a mango smoothie, thank you."
Sharrkan grinned. "One mango smoothie coming right up, sir!" He turned around swiftly, grabbing each of the ingredients from the fruit basket, cabinet and fridge before throwing them into the blender.
Because the tapioca pudding is only for me and Yamu.
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an:/ lolol sucky ending~ Sharr is excited for Yamu coming everyday and they shared some pudding! Yeah! Relationship building! ANYWAYS, thanks for reading, even all y'all that don't follow, favorite or review. I love you guys too. Thank you to the new favorites (Splendora Lopez, hellboundangel13, LadyMou and yellow331akb3) the new follower (Splendora Lopez) and all the reviewers (Guest, Unknown, yellow331akb3, sachiko haruki, and Indigo)! ANYWAYS AGAIN, man, I have a fuckin' presentation later, and I gotta wear a ddress, but it's so fucking cold out my goood it's gonna suuuck. TT^TT Oh, guess who read Chapter 47 of the Adventures of Sinbad? This girl~ You go Mira! But now I gotta wait for the translation of 48... Ughhhh. TT^TT
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-Suka-chan