Hello! It's kawaiijilli and KiPanda Cutie here with a new chapter! We forgot to give some information about this fic before so here it is:
There will be a lot of flash-back and I mean a lot, but they're really awesome!
It'll take you on an emotional rollercoaster of way to many feel. So I wish you all good luck! (But it's fine)
Also here are the ages of some of the characters (we'll add more as they appear XD)
Leon - 21
Emi l- 21
Yao - 30
Lukas - 23
Mathias - 24
Tino - 22
-Three years later-
Leon (with the help of his family. Who knew that Im Yong Soo could be so helpful?) paid off the amount of money that they owed the now married Kirkland-Jones couple, and they were even invited to their wedding. However, Leon never saw that adorable police officer again, and it came to a point where he was starting to forget what he looked like.
In three years, a lot had happened in that time span. Leon finished school early (to Yao's surprise), and had spent most of his days working in a small (but popular) cafe.
Leon liked to think that the cafe was more of a family friendly nightclub.
It was basically eye candy plus food.
Leon loved it.
The cafe used all its expenses on expansion and inventory, so buying new uniforms wasn't really on their to-do list.
In short, Leon, along with all the other male employees, were stuck wearing female maid garments. Leon embraced it; he felt more confident crossdressing in this uniform, and plus, the ladies seemed to like it too.
Even though he was pretty sure that Jackie Chan wouldn't stand for such a sight. Nonetheless, Leon was all for the drafty feeling blowing at his legs.
Of course, his completely lax and perfect schedule had to change.
It was spring, the time of the year when the cafe had the most customers. Leon was handling one table, a girl taking an annoyingly long time to order. Leon took this time to stare off out the window next to their booth, watching the cherry blossom trees shedding rosy tears from their gnarled branches.
It felt strange today. It felt like...something was going to happen today.
"-and the plum onigiri, please!"
Leon was pulled out of his daze abruptedly by the annoying voice of the lady sitting down in front of him. He curled his lips into a small smile, and wrote down her order (or what he guessed was the order) hastily on his notepad. "Okay, coming right up." He turned around quickly, letting his skirt swish around him.
He thought he heard the girl squeal a bit.
Leon tore the order off of his notepad and clipped it over to the kitchen's top shelf. "Chef, can you help me get this customer off my hands? She's been requesting me for the past month!"
"Aw, it's okay! She just wants to get to know you better! It's not like she wants to get married with you, ja?"
Mathias, the chef of the place, was a loud, obnoxious, overly happy person. He had wild blonde hair, bright cerulean eyes the color of the sparkling lake next to the cafe. Along with working as a chef in the cafe, Mathias also worked part time as a cop.
And he never stops talking about his policeman boyfriend, Lukas.
"Oh yeah! That reminds me! I was thinking about buying Luke the you-know-what tomorrow! It's at the you-know-where, the one with the you-know-what's-it!"
What Mathias was trying to say was: "I was thinking about buying Luke-my wonderful, amazing, super cute boyfriend-the ring I've been pestering you about for the past five months today! It's at the jewelry store I've been dying to go to, the one with the ring I'll buy Lukas!"
Leon rolled his eyes at his co-worker's rambling. "I get it, I get it. I wish you luck, man. Hopefully, your boyfriend will, like, say yes."
Wait. What was Leon talking about again?
Mathias also had the tendency to make people forget what they were going to say.
Suddenly, a loud popping sound followed by a plethora of screams roared outside of the kitchen, and a small blonde headed boy dressed in a maid's outfit ran in.
He was infamous around the cafe. It would be a surprise to all the customers if someone didn't know Tino Väinämöinen; the cafe's Finnish cutie, married to the intimidating Swedish businessman, Berwald Oxenstierna.
"Mathias! I think someone's trying to rob us!" His bright orchid eyes glistened with fear.
Mathias' eyes widened, both in rage and in shock. "Who would rob us at a time like this? No, wait-who would try to rob us at all?!" He knocked on a peeling plastered part of the wall, the crumbling storm of shattered plaster revealing a long and very sharp axe.
"Do you have my RK-97?" Tino reached his arms out and clenched and unclenched his hands childishly.
Leon's eyebrows shot up in surprise. What kind of innocent boy-man would ask for such a scary-sounding gun?
Leon didn't know a lot about military equipment.
Mathias threw a huge gun at Tino, and the boy caught it with open arms. "Let's go, Tino!"
The Dane and Fin pushed through the doors, Leon following in tow. Right in front of the cashier desk, three masked characters dressed in all black were shooting at random customers.
"Hey, you! Don't go ruining my restaurant or you'll pay!" Mathias roared over all the commotion, punching the first masked guy he saw in the head.
"What do you want me to do, Mathias?" Tino crouched behind a large potted plant, his large gun ready to fire.
"Stun 'em. Don't kill them just yet." He ducked as a bullet flew over his head. "Leon, call the cops!"
Leon's eyes wandered over the cashier table, fingers searching for a telephone. No, he wouldn't panic. He just had to keep calm, and-
"Don't move...unless you want your head displayed on a silver platter." A knife bit into the skin of his throat, threatening to slide in and sever his lifeline. "It would be a shame to have such a pretty dress drenched in your blood, wouldn't it?"
Leon narrowed his eyes. Cheesy...Don't be fooled by the maid outfit...
...Especially when this pretty (sexy) maid knows how to defend himself...
Leon grabbed the knife holder's wrist, pressing his thumb on a hidden pressure point and flicking his wrist back. Twisting the guy's arm away from him, Leon pushed his foot out into the guy's stomach in a perfect roundhouse kick, snatching the knife before the masked man could regain his senses. Leon dragged his foot in, making the robber fall backwards, and said robber howled in pain as Leon stomped on his crotch.
"Never underestimate a guy in a maid's outfit."
Leon brushed himself off, taking a look at his surroundings. Mathias had pinned a robber to the wall with his axe, a heavily bleeding nose and an uneven haircut clearly evident on the poor guy's face. Tino was in the middle of a gunfight with the last robber, stray bullets cracking windows and breaking tableware. Leon quickly reported the situation to the cops.
Why would these masked men specifically choose to go after the customers of this cafe, instead of going for the cashier? And even stranger, why were there three guys trying to rob one cafe?
A low shriek cut Leon from his deep thinking. The last masked man was on the floor, clutching at his shoulder and leg. A sticky crimson fluid pooled onto the floor from both wounds, staining the perfectly cleaned peach tile that Leon had finished cleaning a little while ago.
"I stunned 'im! I stunned 'im!"
Tino is married to a well known businessman...
Mathias took peek at Tino's handiwork. "Tino, you almost killed him there! He's bleeding all over the floor!"
This is a popular cafe...which means that it earns quite a bit of profit...
"Well, at least he's still breathing."
Masked men...Is there significance to them wearing masks?
Leon took another look at the guy he had managed to knock out. On the right hand corner of the mask, two initials were embroidered in silver thread.
S.A.
I think I've got it.
"Wait. I thought there were three funny masked men." Mathias searched around for the final masked character that had managed to slip from their minds.
"Hey, over here." Leon spun the knife in his hands, avoiding his fingers just barely.
Mathias and Tino turned their heads, eyes widening when they saw an unconscious masked guy.
"So it's okay for Leon to kill a man, but it's not okay for me to kill one?"
Mathias shushed Tino. "How did you manage to knock him out?"
Leon shrugged. "Yao taught me some kung fu back when we were still in Hong Kong. I just kicked the guy in the parts to get the job done quickly. Plus, I watch a lot of Jackie Chan movies."
Mathias slapped Leon on the back. "That sounds like it would hurt a lot. Awesome, but painful. Good going there, Leon!"
All of a sudden, the door slammed open, and a blonde police officer walked in.
He didn't run in.
He just slowly took his time, as if there hadn't just been an attempted robbery; as if he was just strolling in to get his morning coffee.
"What happened here, Mathias?" The voice was full of boredom.
"NORGE!" Mathias ran to hug his boyfriend tight, only to be met with a resounding kick to the shin.
Lukas Bondevik. The Norwegian policeman boyfriend to Mathias Kohler, the Danish love struck cafe owner and part time policeman.
Lukas acknowledged Tino with a faint hint of a smile, and Leon with a nod.
"Nor, you won't believe what happened today! There were these three masked guys, and I think that they were about to rob-"
"No." Leon interjected, and everyone turned to look at him.
"This wasn't an ordinary robbery. These men didn't do this all on their own either."
"What do you mean?" Mathias cocked his head to the side, his impossible style of blonde locks flopping to the side with his head.
"Tino, you're very aware that you're married to a successful businessman, right?"
"Kyllä. Ber's company is very well known."
"We also know that Mathias' cafe is pretty popular too." Leon began spinning the knife in his hands again.
"Right." Tino and Mathias replied together.
"I don't know about 'popular...'" Lukas mumbled, and Mathias replied with a small "hey!"
"These three men must've been sent here for a reason. They didn't come here to steal money; the cashier was ignored the whole time. Instead, they attacked the customers. I think they were, like, looking for someone."
"Who exactly?" Lukas asked, an eyebrow barely raised.
"Tino."
"What?! But...but why?"
"Isn't it, like, obvious? Someone is trying to use you as ransom. Berwald Oxenstierna is a well known businessman, which obviously means that he has rivals. This rival must be especially aggressive."
Tino clutched his gun to his body closely. "I...I don't understand. How do you know that this is one of Ber's rivals? Wait-how did you even know all of this at all?"
Leon gave his audience an apathetic expression. "On one of the masks, the initials S.A. are embroidered in silver thread. I don't read the newspaper often, but I do know of a minor businessman that's obsessed with conquering Berwald's company recently."
The Fin had to think a little deeper, and a little while passed before his eyes brightened up knowingly. "Sadik Adnan!"
Leon nodded.
"So, you think Sadik is behind all of this? But...why?"
"Well, I don't know much about that part. I'm thinking that he'd do everything that it takes to overthrow Mr. Oxenstierna's company."
Tino's expression fell a bit. "I see...I'd better tell Ber about what happened then..."
Nor clapped a hand on Tino's shoulder, though the policeman's expression didn't change. "It'll be alright, Tino. It's for the best."
Mathias gave Leon a grin. "That was quite some thinking there, Leon. You should work for the police center or something! They could always use some consultants and stuff, right Luke?" The only reply he got was an affirmative grunt.
Leon shrugged. "I guess...I've got nothing else to do anyways besides working here..."
Lukas nodded. "You won't be alone. My brother is also a consultant in the office. He doesn't have much experience so far, so he'll need help."
Leon's eyes narrowed. Brother...? Now that I think about it... Lukas seems familiar somehow...
"Who is your brother?" Leon said this without much emotion, much like he did with anything. However, there was an underlying edge to his voice, an excited, almost desperate edge to his voice.
Lukas' eyebrow raised a little. "His name is Em-"
Leon's eyes glinted. Lukas didn't need to finish his sentence, for Leon's memories clicked in a flash. Everything-his face, the heated flush that rose to his face, the pictures on his police car; everything.
"I look forward to meeting him again." Leon smiled faintly. This is going to be fun.
Just when I forget,
I remember.
We really hope all of you guys liked this chapter. We're gonna get down to the good stuff really soon I promise!
