A SHOT IN THE DARK
Chapter 3: Honey Sweet Cappuccino
A.N Last chapter guys. TT^TT Awwww... *sniff* *wipes nose* I'm going to miss the Maid Cafe. *sniffle* Anyway, Hope you like the ending! :D
I do not own any D.N Angel characters.
That afternoon Daisuke was walking towards the cafe and turned into Fray Street.
Crap! Dark!
He quickly ducked back behind the corner. Dark was walking along Fray Street, also headed for the cafe. However, as Daisuke noticed afterwards, his sister was walking away from the cafe, which meant Dark would meet Shiori.
Shit! Shit! Shit! He's going to see Shiori. And if what I'm thinking is right then he's going to recognise her. He'll think she is Miu! Shit!
"Oh. Hi Miu. Isn't the cafe that way? Shouldn't you be going to work? Oh, is your leg okay?"
No! No! No! Shiori! He noticed her leg is broken!
"Oh, I'm fine. Nothing too serious. Umm... yea. I'm just going home to get something first then I'll be back."
"Ok... umm... I was wondering…Is it possible if... I could meet you... maybe... alone... just the two of us? If you want to I mean."
Daisuke exploded behind the corner. His ears were burning.
This situation just gets better and better! Shiori, PLEASE don't screw this up? Maybe I should interrupt? But that would be awkward if Dark finds out I know her. What do I do?!
"I'm sorry. The cafe has a policy that stops me from seeing customers outside of work. I also don't really want to date anyone right now. I'm sorry..."
Phew.
Dark's happy smiling face seem to shatter, which also triggered a tickle of sadness in Daisuke. Dark dipped his head.
"Oh. Ummm... okay. I'm sorry for keeping you. Bye."
Instead of continuing to the cafe, he turned around and ran back in the direction he came from.
"Daisuke, you can come out now."
Heh!
Daisuke peeked out from the corner to see Shiori facing him.
"How long have you known that I was here?"
"Ever since that guy started talking to me. Who is he anyway? A customer I presume?"
"Hehe. Yea. Sorry about that. Thanks for covering for me though."
"So... you're popular with the male customers now." Shiori winked at him.
"Oh shut up. I'll handle the situation myself. I'm late for work. See you later."
For the next few days, Dark didn't show his face at the cafe. The other guys came but there was always an empty hollow seat where Dark usually sat.
Where is he? He's always here. But then again, if I was him I would be pretty embarrassed after that incident with Shiori too.
A few more days passed as Dark and Daisuke still met together in the library to do their daily duties. Each day Dark had a gloomy looking face, but every time Daisuke asked him about it he would just dismiss it as nothing.
"Seriously Dark, are you sure you are feeling well? Your face looks pale."
"Don't worry about it. It's just that I haven't been sleeping well lately that's all." Dark smiled sweetly at Daisuke, then walked off to continue with his tasks.
He's losing sleep? It's all my fault. His emotions are always reflected on his face. Is this what guilt feels like? It feels like I'm the one who was rejected. Why did it have end up like this?
That afternoon, Dark stopped by the cafe, for the first time in days. Except this time, it wasn't to grab his usual cafe latte. He came in to talk to Daisuke.
"Umm... hi again Miu. I just wanted to say that I was sorry about a few days ago… for running off like that. And of course, if the cafe's policy stops you from meeting me elsewhere, that's fine too. What I'm trying to say is, well I hope we can maybe be friends?"
"Errr..."
What do I say? It's not like I'm going to be here at the cafe much longer. My sister's leg is already pretty much healed. But I don't think he could take a second blow of rejection. I mean he's trying so hard.
"Sure, of course we can. I'm sorry about the policy. But I'd love to be friends. Can I get you anything?" Daisuke tried his best to smile, but inside he was really tearing in two. He knew there was no way he could keep that promise. Not under the name of Miu.
"Maybe a cafe latte?"
"Ah... sure."
I hope things can return to normal between us, but I have no idea what I'm going to do once Shiori can come back to work. It's not like I want to keep working here. I guess, I'll just have to try and come up with some plan to get myself out of this. But I don't want to hurt him. He's suffered enough already.
THE NEXT DAY- LIBRARY
I don't understand why it had to be like this. Everything was going great until Shiori broke her leg. Ever since then, I've been feeling anxious and sad all the time. I could just tell him straight up, that would clear everything but it would probably harm our friendship and I don't want to do that…
Daisuke slid the book into a gap on the shelf. From the back of the library, he heard a loud thump and Dark's voice.
"Owww!"
Daisuke dropped all his books and ran to the origin of the sound. Dark had collapsed onto the floor, books scattered all around him.
His eyes are closed. Maybe he hit his head.
"Dark! Are you alright?"
Daisuke knelt down and reached out to touch Dark's arm. Before he could reach it, Dark's eyes opened and he latched onto Daisuke's arm. Staring into Dark's eyes, Daisuke felt a quick spark.
"Miu…"
Shit!
"What…are…you talking about?"
"I knew it! It's true! You are Miu aren't you?! Why didn't you tell me?! I even told you that I liked you!"
It's too late. It's all over.
Daisuke felt their friendship crumble as he confessed.
"How could I tell you? It's embarrassing to dress as a girl. It wasn't on purpose to trick you or anything. But I did lie to you… I'm sorry."
Daisuke sat down next to Dark as Dark let go of his arm.
"I see. Well, that's probably why I could tell Miu apart from all the other girls. Now that you've been discovered, you still won't go out with me?"
"Huh!?"
He still wants to date me! Are you insane?!
"That's still a no then."
"What are you saying? You should at least be angry at me or something. I mean I lied to you! Anyway, the person you like it Miu, the GIRL!"
"When I found out that we were going to be library assistants, I was really happy, that I was finally going to have a friend. I was really glad that we got along so well. But then, Miu... Even if Miu is a boy, even if I know YOU are Miu. I still like you just the way you are."
"You… ah!"
Dark had turned over and pinned Daisuke to the floor with his own body.
"Does it bother you that I feel this way? Do you hate me?"
"No, I don't hate you…"
I didn't want to tell him the truth, but now that he doesn't seem to be angry at me I guess it wasn't such a bad idea. I just don't want to be hated.
Dark leaned in closer, slowly, pressing his soft lips on Daisuke's. An outburst of tranquillity and serenity flooded Daisuke's mind. A blast of an emotion, so strong, so deep, so different to anything he had ever felt before. The kiss was as sweet as honey. He let reality slip through his fingers and held on tight, never wanting to let go of the saccharine taste. It was the birth of something special. Dark's lips whispered love and his whispered forever.
Dark grasped Daisuke's hand, leading him towards the café.
"So how long have you been working at that café?"
"Since my sister broke her leg. That was the day you first came with Saehara and that guy with the blue hair, what's his name… errr Satoshi."
"Wait, your sister broke her leg. Does that mean the person I confessed to was your sister, not you?"
"Yup."
"What? That must've been really awkward for her."
"Apparently not awkward enough to stop teasing me about it afterwards."
"You mean, you knew? Were you there?"
Daisuke nodded.
"What!? That's even more embarrassing."
"Hehe. Well, it all should be over soon. My sister's leg hasn't fully healed but she should be able to come back to work in about a week."
"Really?" Dark seemed to be a lot happier than a few moments ago.
"What is it?"
"Other people get to see you in that maid outfit, and you have to say 'Welcome Home Master' to them..."
"Oh jealous are we? After my sister comes back I'll never dress like a girl again. So, if you don't want me to serve other customers, you better come every day, Master."
Daisuke winked at Dark, and they both burst out into laughter.
EPILOGUE- DARK POV
"Welcome home Master."
Today was Daisuke's last day. His sister was coming back to work tomorrow.
"Table for one today?"
"Yup." Dark walked in alone and sat at a different table to Satoshi and Saehara.
"I'll go get your café latte. Want anything else?"
"Oh, I don't want a café latte today."
"Huh? But you always have one. You said it's the only thing coffee you like."
"Today's a special case, since it's the last time I get to see you like this."
"Hey!"
"What?! You look really cute dressed as a maid."
"Oh get over it. You want something or not, because I could always just go serve another table."
"Okay Okay. I was just teasing you. I'll have a Honey Sweet Cappuccino."
"Alright. Coming right up." Daisuke turned around ready to walk off.
"Hey wait a second." Dark pulled him back and closer to him, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"KYA! What was that for?! You know we're in public you know!" Daisuke quickly covered his right cheek.
Dark smiled. "Just teasing you again."
"Well stop it. It's embarrassing." Daisuke ran off hiding the light pink blush on his face.
It was the just the beginning of this bitter sweet relationship, a relationship as bitter as coffee but as sweet as honey. Just like a cup of honey sweet cappuccino.
THE END
A.N Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I had other ideas for the ending but I decided to go with this one. Hope to see you again at my next DarkxDaisuke fic! :D
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