Mixture by Redvind
The crowd's beginning to get inside, the pub almost full. Most of the time, after finding a seat, people would come to the bar and order drinks. As usual, Taichi stayed there, took order and made drinks. He liked making a drink for a right person. When they didn't know what to have or couldn't decide, the young bartender would ask a few questions, like how they were feeling or what they wanted to do, a moment later, a special drink for them only would be served. He enjoyed watching his customers' face when he finished, some said he's like a magician while he put everything in a shaker, shaking them. Their colors blended, becoming a new one. Taichi never made an expensive one if he's not requested, unlike some pub he'd heard and hated. And he hated when guys tried to get girls drunk even more. Who knew what would happen after?
30 minutes before the concert started, most people already had their drinks; there came two teenage girls to the bar, one looked excited and another one smiled all along. They chatted about the band, Spider Web, how glad they got tickets. Brown eyes listened quietly while cleaning the glasses. He didn't mind the conversation or they not order drinks. He actually like to listen, it helped him know his customers a bit, even if they're just mumbling to themselves. Sometime he would join them, or he was forced to talk or understand. Let say people talk a lot when they're drunk.
"I'm so excited! I can't believe it's about to start!" one of the girl exclaimed.
"Calm down or you'll have to go to hospital because of high blood pressure." Another girl warned.
"I can't! I've been waiting for this almost a year since mom doesn't want me to come out at night. Now I'm going to see them for the first time, the real ones, and not a picture! Thank mom for letting me out though I need to get back before ten."
"Yeah, yeah. Thank me, too. Since your mom trust me enough to let you come with. Have a drink, it may help...umm...what would you like to have?"
"I don't know..." she looked at the drink list with concern. "Do they serve only alcohol here?"
Taichi saw her face and decided to help...honestly it was his job with drinks and that'd help him, too. The more drinks he sold, the more he got paid.
"We also serve non-alcohol, don't worry." The girls looked up at the young bartender guy, feeling relieved. He gave them a smile. "Is this your first time out here?" the first girl nodded.
"Yes, my first night out. I come here just to see the Spider Web. I can't help being excited. They're great! Especially Koki-kun, the band drummer!" her face reddened.
'If you really knew him, you wouldn't have said that.' He thought, but couldn't say it aloud. He didn't want to explain why. For him, the Koki drummer was almost hell.
Still smiling, he asked. "May I recommend you one? It's my favorite."
The two nodded again. The bartender began to gather things he needed, just a few things though. That cocktail wasn't hard to make. He pulled a long drink glass, builded cola ¾ of it then put a vanilla ice-cream in. with a long spoon, Micky Mouse cocktail was finally ready to be served. "Here you are."
The girl's eyes widened, amazed by how easy a young man could make it, appoching with delight. Her friend only giggled.
"This is really just for you, Mikako. Non-alcohol and sweet."
"Oh, shut up."
He turned to her friend, putting all things back to its place. "What about you? Would you like to have any?"
"No, thanks. I can't get drunk tonight. I have to keep eyes on this kid." She pointed at the girl, Mikako, beside her. Mikako ignored her friend and slipped on her drink happily. It's just sweet and delicious. However, her friend continued. "But if it's this," she pointed at the cocktail Mikako girl's holding. "I wouldn't mind having one."
She winked at Taichi.
They laughed.
"Of course!" he winked back at them, making another Micky Mouse cocktail, unknown how he had affected two girls right now. Both blushed slicly, stunned by his appealing. When the cocktail's put out in front of them, they sat there for a while, almost just kept staring at their drinks. Taichi excused them, needed to take another order from a group of customers.
A loud noice clacked in front of the state alerted them back to the present. "Ho! It's starting! Come on!" they paid for their drinks, took them to find a place hurriedly. "Thank you." They said before they're gone.
Taichi watched them disappear into the crowd, relaxed a little when all order was done. It would take a while before someone's thirsty and came to order again.
The Spider Web was great, no wonder. Hundreds of people danced along their music. The beat was fast and strong, giving a rock 'n roll rhythm due to Koki, the dumer and bandleader. Someone said he wrote all Spider's songs himself. Taichi took a seat behind the bar, listened to the music. He might not like the leader much, but music was an exception. The brown hair boy liked all kind of music, slow, hard, pop or rock n' roll...whatever they were. Though there're still a few songs he liked most. They belonged to another band all people in Japan knew very well. That band didn't often play in a pub anymore since they already signed in a record company, but when they asked to have a gig at Moony Wings, Taichi always sat behind the bar and listened. He even canceled his day-off if he knew they're going to play. If he's working, he didn't have to pay for tickets.
Working at a bar surely gave him an advantage.
The crowd's beginning to get inside, the pub almost full. Most of the time, after finding a seat, people would come to the bar and order drinks. As usual, Taichi stayed there, took order and made drinks. He liked making a drink for a right person. When they didn't know what to have or couldn't decide, the young bartender would ask a few questions, like how they were feeling or what they wanted to do, a moment later, a special drink for them only would be served. He enjoyed watching his customers' face when he finished, some said he's like a magician while he put everything in a shaker, shaking them. Their colors blended, becoming a new one. Taichi never made an expensive one if he's not requested, unlike some pub he'd heard and hated. And he hated when guys tried to get girls drunk even more. Who knew what would happen after?
30 minutes before the concert started, most people already had their drinks; there came two teenage girls to the bar, one looked excited and another one smiled all along. They chatted about the band, Spider Web, how glad they got tickets. Brown eyes listened quietly while cleaning the glasses. He didn't mind the conversation or they not order drinks. He actually like to listen, it helped him know his customers a bit, even if they're just mumbling to themselves. Sometime he would join them, or he was forced to talk or understand. Let say people talk a lot when they're drunk.
"I'm so excited! I can't believe it's about to start!" one of the girl exclaimed.
"Calm down or you'll have to go to hospital because of high blood pressure." Another girl warned.
"I can't! I've been waiting for this almost a year since mom doesn't want me to come out at night. Now I'm going to see them for the first time, the real ones, and not a picture! Thank mom for letting me out though I need to get back before ten."
"Yeah, yeah. Thank me, too. Since your mom trust me enough to let you come with. Have a drink, it may help...umm...what would you like to have?"
"I don't know..." she looked at the drink list with concern. "Do they serve only alcohol here?"
Taichi saw her face and decided to help...honestly it was his job with drinks and that'd help him, too. The more drinks he sold, the more he got paid.
"We also serve non-alcohol, don't worry." The girls looked up at the young bartender guy, feeling relieved. He gave them a smile. "Is this your first time out here?" the first girl nodded.
"Yes, my first night out. I come here just to see the Spider Web. I can't help being excited. They're great! Especially Koki-kun, the band drummer!" her face reddened.
'If you really knew him, you wouldn't have said that.' He thought, but couldn't say it aloud. He didn't want to explain why. For him, the Koki drummer was almost hell.
Still smiling, he asked. "May I recommend you one? It's my favorite."
The two nodded again. The bartender began to gather things he needed, just a few things though. That cocktail wasn't hard to make. He pulled a long drink glass, builded cola ¾ of it then put a vanilla ice-cream in. with a long spoon, Micky Mouse cocktail was finally ready to be served. "Here you are."
The girl's eyes widened, amazed by how easy a young man could make it, appoching with delight. Her friend only giggled.
"This is really just for you, Mikako. Non-alcohol and sweet."
"Oh, shut up."
He turned to her friend, putting all things back to its place. "What about you? Would you like to have any?"
"No, thanks. I can't get drunk tonight. I have to keep eyes on this kid." She pointed at the girl, Mikako, beside her. Mikako ignored her friend and slipped on her drink happily. It's just sweet and delicious. However, her friend continued. "But if it's this," she pointed at the cocktail Mikako girl's holding. "I wouldn't mind having one."
She winked at Taichi.
They laughed.
"Of course!" he winked back at them, making another Micky Mouse cocktail, unknown how he had affected two girls right now. Both blushed slicly, stunned by his appealing. When the cocktail's put out in front of them, they sat there for a while, almost just kept staring at their drinks. Taichi excused them, needed to take another order from a group of customers.
A loud noice clacked in front of the state alerted them back to the present. "Ho! It's starting! Come on!" they paid for their drinks, took them to find a place hurriedly. "Thank you." They said before they're gone.
Taichi watched them disappear into the crowd, relaxed a little when all order was done. It would take a while before someone's thirsty and came to order again.
The Spider Web was great, no wonder. Hundreds of people danced along their music. The beat was fast and strong, giving a rock 'n roll rhythm due to Koki, the dumer and bandleader. Someone said he wrote all Spider's songs himself. Taichi took a seat behind the bar, listened to the music. He might not like the leader much, but music was an exception. The brown hair boy liked all kind of music, slow, hard, pop or rock n' roll...whatever they were. Though there're still a few songs he liked most. They belonged to another band all people in Japan knew very well. That band didn't often play in a pub anymore since they already signed in a record company, but when they asked to have a gig at Moony Wings, Taichi always sat behind the bar and listened. He even canceled his day-off if he knew they're going to play. If he's working, he didn't have to pay for tickets.
Working at a bar surely gave him an advantage.