When we arrived at the diner, opting to take my car since it had a minivan, that Lukas seemed to get a kick out of. The platinum blond was starting to get on my nerves, but I gathered his comments were turned towards Mathias in some kind of inside joke between them. I was still unnerving. Sitting in, what much have been their usual, booth a young and grouchy teen came over.
"Why do you both insist on always coming in on my shifts?" The pale boy asked angrily as he tried brushing back some of the messy, white strands that starting falling in to his eyes.
Lukas shifted in his seat and leaned forward on his elbows. "Dear Emil. You know I come in to support your job and make sure you're doing well in your classes." A twinkle of excitement flashed over his eyes so quickly it was almost like it was never there.
Emil groaned and slumped over a bit while Mathias laughed at the young male's pain. "Oh come on Icey! You know seeing us is the highlight of your day! You get to act like you're taking our orders for a little and not have to deal with any elderly couple that could come in. They'll have you standing there for ten minutes and then decided on the first item they looked at, leaving you to be behind on tips and moody when you got home later." With a huge smile on his face, Mathias took a menu out from under Emil's arm and handed to me. "Besides, we brought another person along and who knows, you might have a new regular!"
"Aren't you going to ask what we'd like to drink, little brother?" Lukas asked, taunting the boy again.
With his pale face flaring up in a red tone, Emil turned his lavender gaze towards me. "What can I get you to drink sir?" His voice turned shier and more embarrassed.
The title of "sir" always made me feel weird, maybe because my step-father always made me call him that or just being put in an older category. "Berwald." I offered instead and Emil nodded. "I'll just take some coffee." He didn't seem to mind my muttering or leaning forward on my elbows, and he hurried off to get the table a fresh pot and mugs, Lukas getting up to follow him.
Mathias turned to me and nudged me to make sure he had my attention. "That's Lukas' younger brother, if you couldn't gather." He laughed as he drummed on the table. "Emil lives with him while he's attending a nearby college. Smart kid, but he can get very emotional, hence Lukas picking on him all the time." I nodded, showing him I understood. Taking up on the gloom atmosphere, he took a more serious approach. "You wanna talk a bit while the brothers and off?" Mathias asked leaning in a bit to try and see my face that, at this point, I had hidden behind my hands.
Letting out a deep sigh, I took off my square framed glasses and set them on the table. "Tino called me out on my late nights and told me he wasn't sure he even wanted our kids." I said flatly, trying not to let any emotion show. I was good at that by now.
Feeling a strong hand on my shoulder, I looked over to see a blurry Mathias. Even without my glasses I could see he was not happy about that news. "It wasn't fair for him to use your kids as a tool against you, and don't you dare for a second think that this is any reflection on how you are as a parent." There was a pause as he let his words sink in. "Are you and Tino still going to plan that camping trip, or do you not know?" Mathias' voice was barely a whisper, which startled me. I wasn't use to his tone being so soft and calm.
I just shook my head as Lukas and Emil came back. "Here's your coffee, Berwald." Emil said, sounding irritated while his eyebrows knitted together. Putting down my coffee, the teen then pulled out a worn down notepad. "Are you ready to order?" He asked ignoring his brother as he retook his seat across from Mathias and me.
Before I could open my mouth, Mathias answered for me. "He'll take the same as us." Taking the menu from in front of me, he gave it back to Emil who nodded before heading back to the kitchen.
Lukas, who was looking something up on his phone, was next to speak up. "Don't worry. Mathias actually has good taste when it comes to dinner food, so there's no need to worry." His eyes seemed to drill in to the glass screen, which was a relief to me.
"Awwwww!" Mathis let out as he leaned over the table, almost in the other blonde's face. Lukas' deep eyes shifted for a fraction of a second before going back to his phone. "That sounds like a compliment, Luke." He placed a hand over his heart. "It's enough to bring a person to tears."
Lukas ignored him and turned his cold blue eyes to me. "So, I've heard a little about you here and there. Anything you'd like to share with me personally?" He asked, a smirk pulling at his thin lips. I couldn't help but notice that he was very astatically pleasing to look at. His thin lips helped give the look of him having larger eyes than they actually are, while his high cheekbones complemented the strong yet semi-feminine facial structure. His pale blonde hair looked to be cut shorter on the left side allowing the longer side, that was not held back by a set of bobby-pins that were in a sort of cross shape over one another.
I shifted in my seat. "Depends on what you've heard." I stated, locking eyes with him.
"Good answer." He remarked as he took a sip of his coffee. Mathias seem to just observe the interaction be us, which sort of shocked me. "To be truthful, the most I know of you is that you're a regular at the bar, you have a family and are sleeping with this idiot on the side."
Mathias chocked on the sip he was in the middle of. "Hold on Lukas. There's a bit more to it than that." He turned to me. "I haven't told him all the detail, I swear!" I wasn't too upset with Mathias since that is the main summary of our relationship, but I did want to see how he'd handle it. I guess that's how he must feel while watching Lukas and I. "Lukas! Is this really the place to discuss this stuff?" Mathias continued to ramble while everyone at the table seemed to ignore him. Even Emil, who walked by to drop off some rolls seemed to only raise an eyebrow before going back to the safety of the kitchen.
It was only when Lukas seemed to have enough when Mathias was cut off. "Relax you idiot. No one is here yet and it's not like I went in to that much detail about it. I was just answering Berwald's question." When he finished, he leaned back with one arm over his chest and the other holding his coffee that he was happily sipping on.
Mathias let out a nervous chuckle. "I guess you're right." His usual grin that I've come to, dare I say, love plastered itself across his plump lips. God! Keep your head out of the gutter Ber! Anyways, Emil rushed over, a dark blush on his face and two plates in hand.
"I'll get the other plate." He grumbled as he headed back to the kitchen, where an Asian boy looked as if he was trying to hold back a laughing fit.
Mathis turned to see what I was looking at then leaned back. "That's his friend Leon. Don't worry, he picks on Emil even more than Lukas does." Lukas hummed in agreement. "It's actually pretty amusing to watch. Maybe you could hang out a Saturday night I'm not working and we could all have a small party at Lukas'." Mathias turned to face his friend. "What do you say Lukas?"
The other blond seemed to lull it over. "As long as you're going to bring liquor, I don't see a problem with it. Just make sure that you don't break any more of my pans." Lukas shot him a glare. "I paid a pretty penny for them."
The bartender waved him off. "I know, I know. I paid you back for it remember, besides that was one time and it was because Emil's bird attacked me." Emil heard Mathias as he came back and ended up almost slamming his plate down.
"If you would have left him alone, there wouldn't have been a problem." I was beginning to feel bad for the albino teen as he stormed off.
"What do you do for a living Lukas?" I asked as I took my fork and picked at my plate. A awkward air began to surround the table and I could feel Mathias tense beside me.
Lukas smirked putting down his coffee. "A story for another time. Now eat, the meal is on me." Mathias seemed to relax a little as Lukas started to eat, but I still felt on edge for some reason.
A/N: So I actually decided to write another chapter for that in between my classes. Let me know what you think. :)
Guest: Thanks for the review on the first chapter! :) Hope you still think it's promising!