Second chapter. I've probably made something I shouldn't but my brains is that came up with this idea. Anyway enjoy.
A few weeks passed from the little event Add shared with Lu, he really didn't know what made her go her way to talk with him. As always Elesis tried to make him open up more. Least to say he brushed her off like last time.
He went again to his coffee/baker shop to clear his head from the ongoing battles he had to face, this time though he came with a few bandages around his head and left cheek. There were some hidden bandages on his torso that his getup covered up, the reason to why he was bandaged up was because he took the blow from two certain people that haven't give up on him.
"Why the fuck did I do that..?" He thought out loud as he was thinking of that demon that nearly took their lives, he can still remember when Its spear passed through his flesh.
"Ah mister Add! Do you want the usual as always?" Asked Ariel taking again the role of maid of the place, he could still see the frightened maid in the background as she was attending the other guests.
"Not today, just coffee for me." He said to her as he was looking towards the sky, how wonderfully beautiful it was today.
"Coming right up!" She said as she skipped towards the counter to fulfill his request.
"(Wonder why they still haven't gave up on me... Its not like I'll just open up on the gang overnight. Their just being stupid, specially that redhead.)" He thought to himself not aware of the few thugs slowly surrounding him.
"Your the diabolic esper everyone's talkin' right? Well see how your hurt you can't fight back us." The leader said to the him, Add just thought of him as a guy that is tough on the outside but weak in reality.
"Your not even worth killing for, go away before you'll spoil my mood even more." He threatened the guy, he REALLY wanted to be alone with his thoughts. That was the only point in him coming here anyway, have some peace before going back into action.
"Says the wounded man that took a lethal blow to the back, get him fellows." He said to his little crew that had metal pipes and chains ready to strike Add down.
"...*Sigh* And here I thought I could rest a bit... No matter. Seeing some blood will help me get my thoughts away! Mind Break!" He yelled making drones cause an electronic wave on their heads, the scum fell to the floor griping their heads as the pain was immense.
"Re-retre-!" Their leader stammered as his head was below Add's foot, his grin visible on his face as his foot put more pressure on the intruder.
"Mister Add! Please don't fight on this establishment. We wouldn't want it to close due to fights now would we?" Said Ariel as she brought his coffee to him, trying to reason with the Esper before he ends the life of a low life.
"Be grateful to her, because I wouldn't give two shits for you." He said as he kicked him with his nasod armor making him fly a few meters towards a few of his members, they soon left running for their dear lives.
"Thank you for looking it our way mister Add, please excuse me." She bowed before returning towards the counter with the owner smiling towards her.
"Fuckers..." He whispered as he took a sip from his coffee, he developed an affection to this drink from the long hours of research during the nights. It always felt smooth and sweeter here than from the coffee he would make that tasted bitter.
"The insane Add being merciful? I thought I would never believe it if I didn't saw it with my two eyes!" Said Lu from the shadows to him. He already knew she was there from the heat signature his dynamos was warning him.
"And I wouldn't see the day you would take my roll has a stalker." He said back as he took another sip from his coffee, now feeling more at ease with the taste on his palate. "Where's that half demon that always goes with you? Did you gave him another day off?" He asked even though he didn't care what happened to him, he never liked him anyways.
"I don't really know. He said he needed to do something today, lousy servant if you ask me." She said but didn't complain either. She didn't want to hear the racket at the Inn where the gang was.
"So why are you here again? And don't try to make me open up to you again like last time, not in the mood for that." He asserted the last part that he simply didn't want to talk about it.
"I came here to eat some cake, they make some really delicious cake here." She said as she waived to the maid that was frightened from both of them, much to the maids dismay she was forced to attend to Lu.
"H-hello miss Lu. W-what can I get you t-today?" She said with some stammering from the fear of being mauled right there.
"I want a slice of strawberry cake." She said almost as an official order to the maid, she quickly noted on a notepad before redirecting her attention to the Esper. She wished she wouldn't have to serve him out of fear.
"A-and you s-sir? D-do you wish something e-else?" She asked with fear behind her words, it wasn't new to him of peoples fears. Even if he was on of the peoples fears. With a little though he decided what he wanted.
"I'll have a slice of chocolate crepe cake, been meaning to try that one for awhile." He said to her in a solemn tone to her, not threatening her as he threatened those thugs.
"It'll b-be here s-shortly!" She said before rushing behind the counter to get their treats.
"You know... Getting cake was only half the reason for me to come here." She said while looking to the side to avoid his gaze, she took his silence as sign to continue. "I came here to thank you from back there, if it wasn't for you me and Elesis would be dead..."
"The great Lu saying thank you? I must be dreaming!" He said as he pinched his cheek, feeling the pain he stopped pinching himself. "Guess I'm not dreaming."
"Stop joking around! Do you know how hard it was for me to tell you that!?" She yelled to the Esper that went back to his thinking state, he always was the quietest when he was thinking before throwing a tantrum against the bickering pair.
"Y-your orders are h-here!" Said the maid as she put the two plates with the cakes they ordered. Add then motioned her to come closer to her to her dismay, the he motioned her hand to him.
"Good work, here's your payment. There's a little bonus there for you." That last part he whispered to her, she instantly thought it was something bad but kept with the ED he gave her.
"I-if you both e-excuse me then." She said before nervously walked away.
"What did you told her?" Lu asked with her curiosity peaked.
"Nothing important, just eat your cake." He said while taking a small slice with his cake and tasting it, the taste met his expectations. Delicious.
Inside the shop
"Oh god what did he gave me!? I'm afraid of opening the bag!" The maid said as she was hyperventilating of the some thing he gave her.
"Let me have a look!" Said Ariel as she quickly took the small bag and opening it.
"Look out!" She said as she braced herself from the some thing he said, but nothing attacked her and she heard Ariel laughing.
"Your so silly! The something he gave you was this." She said as she pointed to a small sum of ED that over payed their orders.
"H-he gave me a tip?" She said not believing the Esper would do that to her. "Why would he..."
"Because he gives me a tip too! Every time I take his order he always gives us more than the order, a portion for the order, another portion for me and then another portion for the store I think." Ariel explained to the tanned maid that seemed confused.
Outside the shop
As the Esper and the demon ate their treats Add could see Lu sometimes looking at him for a short period of time then looking a way for a bit and repeat the process.
"You know, you aren't that discrete on looking to people." He said catching her off guard there.
"W-what are you talking about!? I wasn't looking at you! I was looking... At your cake!" She yelled while pointing at his treat to cover up her staring.
"At my cake?" He repeated her words not believing her, she then made a convincing expression to make it solid of her response. Back to her smug face that is.
"That's right! I want to know how it tastes!" She said almost like an order to Add, if it was an order than he would just flick her off and be on his way, but as it was almost an order he would just play along for now.
"Here." He said as he took a slice and hovered on her face, she kept looking at Add and then back to the fork with a slice in front of her. "You said you wanted to know what it tastes right? So go ahead, I'm losing my appetite anyways." He continued before he made his point. She then took his offer and ate the slice of cake.
"T-this is so good!" She squeaked as she took in the taste of chocolate in her mouth. "Here have a taste of mine!" She said with a smile towards the Esper, as she hovered her fork with a slice of her cake. "Say Ah!"
"(Oh crap... What did I just do!?)" He thought to himself as he realized that she just took an indirect kiss from him. "Its better I don't eat anymore..." He said trying to hint her that he went a bit too far.
"What do you mean? You gave me a slice of your cake to me so now you take a slice of mine." She said not getting the hint whatsoever.
"Lu, you took a bit from my used fork. Take a guess." He said giving it a more visible hint, she just kept a confusing look. Looks like she forgot her succubus ways. "Indirect kiss." He bluntly said to her, making her slowly showing a small blush appear on her face.
"Whatever! Just eat the cake!" She said with the blush, to others it was cute and to a certain butler on the area was pissed off and at the same time saying awe to the brunette.
"Make me." He said not wanting to play anymore or he'll regret what might happen after. He took his last sip of his coffee before leaving the place.
"Idiot... You could of finish your cake." She said to no one as he left out of her sight.
"Is this seat occupied?" Asked Ciel waiting for the right moment to help his master.
"Go ahead, nobodies using it." She said as she left the table mistaking Ciel as a regular person.
So what did you guys think? I'll give you three plausible options. (Good, bad or the used expression Fume go home, your drunk.)
Anyway if you enjoyed it okay if you didn't, well thanks for reading it.