Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated the story in a while, but I swear I am working on it! So here's chapter 3 of "A Promise Worth Everything"!
It wasn't everyday that Lovino Vargas actually found a man he was attracted to, more or less even think about males like that. Wait a minute… was he… gay? No, that couldn't have been possible at all. He'd practically flirted with women his entire life, so why were things changing now? Sure, the man back there wasn't exactly a sore sight, but he didn't want anything more than to look; right?
"Lovino!" Someone called out for him. "You shouldn't ignore your boss so much!" A man by the name of Antonio was only inches away from Lovino's face.
"W-what the hell do you want?" His face was a bright scarlet shade of red as he turned his check to face his boss. Lovino was currently at work. The clock read 7:56 pm as the two of them washed mugs and shot glasses together. People usually started their shift and customers started coming in at 8 o' clock. , so the bar was empty at the moment.
"What happened? You have an extra terrifying scold on your face today. You can't make business with a look that makes you seem like you want to murder someone."
"Yeah, yeah. Just shut up and mind your own damn business you bastard." Any regular boss would've been tired of Lovino's attitude awhile ago. For some reason, Antonio never reacted in a foul way whenever he did something like swear at him. Lovino was honestly scared of this man since he couldn't tell when his patience was running low. Of course this evening when he arrived late, Antonio just greeted him normally like usual without a single word about his tardiness.
"It's no good if you just let things bother you on the inside." Antonio set the glass that Lovino was washing on the counter and took both of his hands while moving closer to him.
"What the fuck? I can handle things fine myself. Just back the hell off!" The two avoided meeting their gazes together.
"You really don't realize it, do you?" When they finally met eyes, Lovino saw the hurt written all over his expression. Neither of them said a word; there was nothing that could be said at the moment.
"It's eight. They'll be here any minute." His boss abandoned him without a single word as the doors swung open with people to fill the place.
"Where the hell is West?" Lovino heard a man shout from one of the tables in the back of the bar. He had pure snow white hair with a vivid tone of ruby red as an eye color. There were three other people with him, two were male while the other one a female.
"Calm down Gilbert. I'm sure he just got lost for a moment and is on his way as we speak." One of the guys with dark brown hair, violet eyes, and a pair of small spectacles that sat on his nose said.
"That sounds more like something you would do Roderich." The male with shoulder length blond hair and an emerald green shade of color to his eyes spoke. The girl at the table laughed at that comment. She sort of looked like the blond man, but with long wavy tan hair instead.
"Sounds about right Vash!" Her smile was very pretty. See, now that was the kind if woman Lovino would have loved to get to know better.
"Wait a minute, isn't that him Elizabeta?" Vash asked. Lovino turned his head and saw what they were talking about. It was the same man he had run in to that afternoon.
"Over here Ludwig!" Gilbert shouted loud enough for anyone to hear. So that was his name; it was actually quite a fitting one for a man of his looks. It sounded very formal in his opinion, but not unique. Lovino started to think about the two of them. What if the two actually met, like a real introduction. No, he decided he liked it better by just admiring. Suddenly, Ludwig looked over in his direction. He gave a small smile towards him and continued to converse with the people around him. His heart skipped a beat. It sounded very cliché, but it was true. Lovino thought about it. Here he was, a grown man acting like a school girl in some sort of fairy tale. He knew better than that. He wouldn't let those silly feelings catch him.
Hope you're all enjoying the story so far! I'll see you all next update!