Here's the last of what we already have written, we'll try to keep the updates coming but no promises.
NYX
And so the day passed with very little event. A few noise complaints, some surprises of people making out in closets, all very routine in a full hotel. The kitchen staff, bellboys, cleaning staff, and the lifeguard randomly broke into song and dance routine, but quickly learned to do it out of sight of the guests when one of them, when he was interrupted from making out with his boyfriend in a dark corner, pulled a gun out and shot at them. That evening, when the wait staff showed up for work, they were dismayed to realize that, aside from the barista Tifa, and the receptionist Jill, they were the only full time staff working. In a full hotel, having only two waitresses in the restaurant was not going to be a fun experience for the staff.
Jill, now that it was after the time when people could check in and out, was doubling as a hostess for the restaurant, the Cloud Bar & Grill, that evening. She smiled at the first couple, recognizing them from the group with the Scottish man in it, a group that had yet to cause any trouble at all.
"Please follow me." She said, leading them to a booth.
"You were the receptionist, weren't you? Are you understaffed here?" The younger man asked politely.
"Just for the next few days. Most of our staff all managed to get sick at the same time. Rotten timing if you ask me." Jill smiled again at them, genuinely this time. "Enjoy your meal, a waitress will be right with you."
The two waitresses watched from behind the bar as the couple was seated and Jill walked away. The shorter one with red hair in a high ponytail grinned wickedly at her friend, green eyes sparkling mischievously. "They're hot, can I take them?"
Her friend smiled back at her, her brown hair was tied back in a low ponytail, and her eyes betrayed her amusement. "Go ahead, take the hot boys. However I get the pretty ones who just walked in."
The first one looked at the group of six who had just walked in and pouted. "Ok, fine. You get the pretty boys." She walked over to her table and smiled brightly at them. "Hi, I'm Lyn, I'll be your waitress tonight, can I start you off with something to drink?"
"Beer." They said at the same time.
Lyn smiled. "Any kind in particular?"
"Surprise us." The older man said, smiling back at her.
"Alright, I'll get those while you two decide what you want to order." With a wink and another smile she left the table.
"I think she was flirting with us." The younger man, Richie, said to his companion. "Both of us. At the same time."
The other man, Adam, smiled at Richie. "It happens. She's probably just one of those people who flirts with everyone."
A few moments passed in silence, each man looking at his menu. Lyn came back and set their beers on the table.
"This is my favorite beer. One of the locals brews it, she calls it Haven Beer, because it tastes so good." Lyn smiled brightly at them again. "So did you two decide what you want to eat?"
"Yes, I'll take the Chicken Parmesan, please." Richie said, handing over his menu.
"And I'll have a steak, medium rare, please." Adam added handing over his menu as well.
"Alright, I'll put your orders right in. Just flag me down if you need anything else in the meantime." Lyn said, jotting down their orders. With one last flirtatious smile she left the table to give the order to the kitchen. When she returned she saw another table had entered. Passing her friend she smirked. "My table!"
"Go ahead. We'll alternate tables." Her friend replied.
"Alright." With a grin she flounced over to greet her new table.
While Lyn had greeted Richie and Adam, the other waitress had seated Axel and his friends, back from a busy day at the beach. "I'm Ingrid," she introduced herself, "I'll be your waitress tonight." She took their drink orders and hurried off.
Demyx leaned back in his chair and counted his money with a huge grin on his face. "Who would've thought I'd get so much cash just sitting on the beach with my case open?" he said.
"Not me," Zexion replied as he perused the menu.
Roxas gave Demyx a nudge. "You shouldn't be doing that in public."
"Why not?" Demyx said. "If anyone tries to take it, we'll kick their ass."
"Yeah, but the waitress might think she's getting a big tip," Axel said, nodding in Ingrid's direction.
"Hey, if she thinks that, maybe we'll get excellent service!" Demyx reasoned, but went ahead and put the money back in his wallet.
"Oh, don't worry," Ingrid said from behind him as she set out their drinks, "you'll receive excellent service, anyway." She gave Demyx a big smile while he tried to regain his composure. "Are you boys ready to order?"
Roxas looked behind her as another couple walked into the restaurant. He waved to Hisoka and Tsuzuki.
"Hold on a sec," Axel said to Ingrid, as he also waved the couple down. "Yo! We got two seats open here!"
"Oh, hey!" Tsuzuki said, waving at the quartet. "It's our friends from earlier! Let's go sit with them!"
"Tsuzuki," Hisoka began, but his partner had already bounded over to Axel's table.
"Are you two joining them?" Ingrid asked sweetly.
"Yes, please," Tsuzuki said eagerly, "if it's not too much trouble."
Ingrid waved her hand at him and set out two more menus. "No problem at all. Can I get you something to drink?"
"Do you have any red wine?"
"Tsuzuki!" Hisoka cut in. "Our budget!"
Tsuzuki deflated slightly. "Oh, right. I'll just have a soda, please. And just juice for him!" he said, gesturing to Hisoka with a grin.
"Water, please," Hisoka corrected exasperatedly, sitting near Zexion. He nodded in Demyx's direction after Ingrid had left. "Is he just as exhausting?"
"Worse, but I could be biased," Zexion replied with a small smirk. "I take it he ran you all over the island and bounced around like an overexcited puppy?"
"How did you know?" Hisoka pretended to be surprised.
Zexion pointed at the rest of his group. "All three of them are the same way."
"I am not," Axel protested. "I was calm, cool, and collected."
"Yeah, until you saw that group of hula dancers." Roxas smiled and elbowed Axel in the ribs.
Axel elbowed him back. "Hey, you can't blame a guy for appreciating the fine art of hula dancing."
"And tormenting the people at the beach with the sudden water spouts was just fun!" Demyx grinned.
Ingrid returned with Hisoka and Tsuzuki's drinks. "Do you still need a few minutes?"
"I'm ready," Axel said, pointing to the menu. "I'll take the steak, well done, with fries."
"Spaghetti and meatballs," Roxas said.
Demyx frowned thoughtfully at the menu. "I still can't decide."
"He'll have the baked fish," Zexion said, handing his menu over. "I'll have the roast chicken breast."
Demyx giggled immaturely. "You said breast."
"Gotcha." Ingrid grinned and tried not to laugh. She turned to Tsuzuki. "And for you?"
Tsuzuki pouted. "I can't decide either."
"No, you cannot skip to dessert," Hisoka preempted him. "I just want the house salad."
"Oh! I'll have the Hawaiian fajitas!" Tsuzuki said.
"Alrighty!" Ingrid said, gathering up the rest of the menus. "I'll put those orders right in for you!"
"Thanks," Axel said and watched her go.
Ingrid was putting in her orders when Lyn claimed the next table. "Go ahead. We'll alternate tables," she suggested.
"Alright!" Lyn called over her shoulder as she hurried over. She made it to the table just as the boys sat down. "Hello all, I'm Lyn and I'll be your waitress tonight. Any drinks to start with?"
"I'll have a glass of Chardonnay, please." Quatre requested, glancing over the menu.
Lyn looked at him and tilted her head. "Can I see some ID please, just to check." Four of the boys handed over their IDs stating them to be 21 or 22. She smiled at them. "Alright, what can I get you? Besides the glass of Chardonnay of course."
"Whatever's on the tap." Heero and Duo requested.
"Water." Wufei said simply, being who didn't hand over an ID.
"Aw, come on Fei, lighten up a little." Duo protested, pouting, Wufei just glared at him. "Fine, if you want to be a stick in the mud, go right ahead."
Lyn smirked at their interaction. "You sound like my sister, and not in a good way. Anyway," she blushed realizing she had insulted a customer. "Sorry, what can I get for you, sir?" She turned to Trowa who had yet to order.
"I'll get a beer as well." Trowa decided.
"Alright, I'll go get your drinks, and I'll see if your ready to order when I come back." Lyn smiled and walked away.
Wufei watched her unnoticed as she went back to the bar and gave the barista the orders before walking over to a wall and banging her head lightly a few times. The barista laughed at whatever she said. Shaking his head he turned his attention back to the menu.
"Did you all have fun exploring today?" Quatre asked, trying to start up a conversation.
"We explored a closet." Duo replied with a leer. Heero smacked him upside the head. "Oww, what'd ya do that for, Hee-chan?"
"You're oversharing." Heero replied simply.
"I do not need to hear about everywhere you and Heero end up." Wufei added, glaring at his braided friend. "It's disgusting."
"Just because you can't get a girlfriend is no reason to begrudge those of us in relationships, Wufei." Duo retorted.
"No fighting, please. This is vacation." Quatre pleaded.
"Here's your drinks," Lyn announced, returning with their drinks. "The beer is locally brewed, only available at this restaurant. It's one of the best beers, if you want my opinion. So, do you know what you want yet?"
"To get away from them." Wufei muttered under his breath. Lyn smiled in response to that, winking at him to let him know he had been overheard. Blushing slightly he ordered the Pesto pasta.
"I'll have a Steak, medium-well." Heero said, before pointing at Duo who looked undecided. "And he'll have the same, only medium-rare."
"And I'll have Chicken Parmesan." Quatre requested.
"A steak, well done, please." Trowa added.
"Alright, I'll put that right in. And, sir," she turned to Wufei with another smile. "If you change your mind about the drink, just wave me down, or go right up to the bar." She smiled brightly again before walking back towards the kitchen. The boys all heard her yelling at someone to stop dancing before the door swung closed at cut off the sound.
"She was flirting with you, Wufei." Duo commented, grinning.
"I hadn't noticed." Wufei replied sarcastically. "And who's to say that she's not just someone who flirts with everyone?"
"She didn't flirt with any of us." Quatre pointed out. Heero and Trowa glanced at each other over their boyfriends' heads, their eyes exasperated.
"She probably noticed that you two were obviously taken. I doubt anyone, even a flirt, would flirt with someone's boyfriend or girlfriend right in front of them." Wufei protested.
Adam turned in his seat when he heard this, glancing down at the table across from his. "Are you talking about the waitress, Lyn?"
"Yeah, why?" Quatre asked, looking over.
"Don't take her too seriously. She was flirting with both of us too." Richie replied, taking a sip of his beer.
There was a sudden burst of loud laughter coming from across the restaurant that distracted them for a moment, before looking at each other again.
"Just saying." Richie shrugged, nudging Adam's foot with his own. The two returned to their quiet conversation.
"See, not really flirting with me." Wufei said decisively.
Duo was not convinced, so when Lyn came back to the table with their food he asked her, "Why were you only flirting with Wufei?"
Lyn blinked, the smiled slightly. "Well, sir, your boyfriend scares me, and neither of the other two seem to be my type, so he was the only one who was open for me to flirt with."
Duo glanced across the way to where Richie and Adam were eating, looking at Richie, then at Trowa and Quatre. "They're not your type?"
Lyn grinned broadly. "Yeah, both seem way to nice for me to like them. And the blonde looks like an optimist." She shrugged and looked at Wufei. "I'll try to stop if it bothers you. I don't actually think about any of this consciously or anything."
"I don't mind, Duo just can't let go of anything. I think he might have taken it personally that you didn't flirt with him." Wufei replied.
She winked at him before glancing sidelong and Heero and Duo, and leaned down to whisper in his ear. "The boyfriend really doesn't scare me all that much, really, I just like my boys to look like boys, if I wanted a girl, I'd flirt with a girl, but I didn't say anything."
Wufei looked at her for a second before bursting into laughter. Lyn smiled at him one more time before walking away looking pleased with herself. She paused by Richie and Adam to make sure everything was going well, and took their glasses to refill them.