"You hear about that star athlete?" Toon Link asked Red. Red and Toon Link were sitting on stools at a counter. Behind this counter was an exposed kitchen, grant it the kitchen wasn't that big. Inside this kitchen was a single boy, Lucas. Lucas, despite working the cafe alone, didn't feel overwhelmed. He was simply preparing the coffee the way Red liked it.
"You mean the Undefeated Baller?" Red asked. Lucas walked over with Red's coffee in its mug. Once Lucas placed the mug on the counter in front of Red, he wiped his hands on his brown apron.
"Yea, rumor says he's gay."
"Why's that matter?" Lucas asked, sitting on his own stool on the other side of the counter of Toon Link. Red started to drink his coffee. Toon Link shrugged.
"I dunno, just thought it was interesting." Red placed the mug down with a satisfied sigh.
"When did the rumors start?" Red asked.
"Apparently, he was asked out by tons of girls, and all of which he declined."
"It could just mean he has standards, it's best not to jump to conclusions," Lucas said as he got off the stool, noticing another customer had walked to the counter.
"Yea, well, you're gay." Lucas took a pencil from his ear and brought out a notepad. He then looked at Toon Link.
"Yea, but I've never been asked out by a girl, so what's your point?"
"You've never been asked out by anyone…" Lucas shot his head from the customer to look directly at Toon Link's now lowered head.
"What was that?!"
"N-nothing." Lucas rolled his eyes and looked back at the customer.
"Sorry, sir," Lucas bowed. The customer simply held up his hand to say "it's fine". Lucas set out to prepare the man's order, and once Lucas finished and gave it to the man, the man walked over to one of the other tables. Lucas walked back to his stool and looked at his friends. "Why even mention him anyway?"
"Yea, why?" Red asked after swallowing his sip.
"The rumor didn't just stop there, people needed a valid reason to be rumoring that he's gay," Toon Link said. Lucas and Red both tilted their heads. They knew what Toon Link was getting at.
"He has a crush?"
"Yea, supposedly at least. And people think it's a guy." Red finished his coffee and so Lucas picked the mug up.
"Whoever this guy is...must be pretty lucky," Lucas said as he walked into the kitchen. Red looked out after him.
"Didn't you say you had a crush on him?" Red asked. Lucas started to wash the mug.
"Yea, but that was in middle school. I've moved on." Lucas was feeling lucky he had a valid reason to be looking away from them because he was blushing. He never truly got rid of his crush for the star baseball player, Ness. While his crush did significantly lessen over the years, mainly due to lack of interaction, a small hint of it still existed within him. Lucas's faint blush disappeared by the time he finished washing the dish. He turned to see the boys just about ready to leave. Lucas walked toward them. Red reached into his pocket and brought out a wallet-which had a cute little Riolu on it-and brought out $2. He handed it to Lucas.
"Aight, see ya later." Lucas took the money with a nod. Toon Link then gave a small salute before they started to make their way to the exit. Lucas made sure the two of them left before walking to the cash register, where he put the money in. He then looked at his cheap watch and saw he still had an hour left of work. He stretched his back and looked around the cafe. No new customers came in at that point, so Lucas decided it was time for some cleaning. He took off the apron and walked into a room near the bathroom-which was already in the corner of the cafe. He came out with some cleaning supplies and started cleaning the cafe.
While cleaning the cafe, he heard the bell at the door ring, notifying Lucas that someone came in. Lucas didn't even bother to look at who it was and just walked behind the counter, placing the supplies on the ground near the register, then finally looked to see who was coming. His eyes widened. It was Ness, the star athlete, the Undefeated Baller. Ness smirked as he made it to the counter. "Well I'll be, it's Lucas. How long has it been?" Ness asked, reaching his hand over the counter. Lucas just copied Ness's warm smile and grabbed the extended arm.
"Too long." Ness chuckled.
"For sure." They shook their hands and let go. Ness sat down on the stool.
"I didn't know you worked here."
"I didn't know you came here." Ness grabbed the paper menu and looked through the selections.
"Just a donut, please." Lucas grabbed the pencil from his ear and wrote down in the notepad.
"What kind?"
"Whole wheat." Lucas hummed to himself and ripped out the sheet, returned the notepad to his pocket, and returned the pencil to his ear. He walked into the kitchen. "How long have you been working here?"
"A few months…" Lucas said as he started preparing the donut dough. Ness crossed his arms. After the dough was finished he put the dough in the fryer then walked back to the counter. He sat on the stool.
"Don't you need to keep an eye on that?"
"Pfft, I've made enough to know when to flip." Ness chuckled a bit. He stretched his back and gave a very worn out groan. "What's the matter?" Ness shook his head.
"Practice killed me today."
"You must be trying hard." Ness shrugged.
"Eh, I think it's just 'cause of the game coming up." Lucas got from the stool and walked over to the fryer.
"You have a game?" Lucas asked as he flipped the donut. He walked back to the stool. Ness nodded and gave another groan.
"Yea, our last game of the season." Ness slumped over the counter, showing that he was truly tired. Lucas squinted his eyes at Ness. He never saw Ness this tired before. Even back in middle school, Ness would do Baseball, Soccer, Football, Tennis, and Basketball all at the same time. Yet, now, he could only do Baseball. Lucas crossed his arms.
"Something happening at practice?" Ness gave a single chuckle, then sat back up.
"You were always good at analyzing things." Lucas gave a small smile. "But, no, nothing is wrong with practice itself...it's just….it's n-nothing, don't worry about it." Lucas knew Ness was lying. Despite not really talking to him in high school, Lucas knew Ness wasn't a stutterer. Lucas knew something was going on. Before he could go too far into this thought, he had to go to the donut and take it out. Since it was whole wheat, Lucas didn't need to worry about decorating it after it cooled, so he simply placed the donut on a plate and placed it in front of Ness.
"I wasn't supposed to give you this 'til it cooled, so don't tell anyone 'K?" Lucas winked. Ness smiled at the wink. The wink was smooth, which Ness liked a lot more than he expected.
"What about you?" Ness asked, waiting for his donut to cool.
"What about me?" Lucas asked, sitting down on his stool.
"Well, you're running this entire cafe yourself."
"Oh…" Lucas looked around the cafe. That one customer was still at the table, but other than that, it was just Ness. "It's no biggie. The only problem I have is that it takes up hours of my day...but I can live with that." Ness placed his hand on the donut. He felt that it cooled down enough for him to start eating. However, he knew he had to start going home so he could train with his parents. Ness sighed, but it ended abruptly so Lucas wouldn't have a chance to grow concerned. Ness cleared his throat.
"So you're saying this is likely to be the only place I can see you?" Lucas raised an eyebrow.
"Um, there's also school—"
"NO! NOT SCHOOL!" Ness interrupted Lucas. Ness looked around the cafe and saw the man at the table give him a concerned look. Ness was even standing on top of the stool a little. Ness cleared his throat and sat back down, looking at Lucas. "N-not school, please."
"Ummm…" Ness knew he failed at preventing Lucas from worrying about him. "Sure, I guess. I'm here every day but Sunday, my brother works then." Ness smiled. He picked the donut up.
"Well then, I'll see ya tomorrow." Lucas then realized something. He shot up from the stool.
"CRAP, I DON'T HAVE MY APRON ON...MOM'S GONNA KILL ME." Lucas ran toward the end of the counter, where he placed his apron and ducked out of Ness's view. Ness just chuckled and watched where Lucas ducked down. Lucas soon popped up and showcased his brown apron. Lucas bowed down. "Thank you for stopping by...don't tell anyone I didn't have my apron on, please?" Ness winked at Lucas, who saw since he was also looking at Ness, and started walking toward the exit. He opened the door, but then looked back at Lucas, who walked to the cash register.
"Don't forget to look under the plate, you got a special gift." Lucas walked over to the plate and lifted it. He saw the money Ness needed to pay, but it was joined by another sheet of paper. "Oh, and…"—Lucas looked back up at Ness—"I like it when you bend down," Ness winked. Lucas's eyes widened.
"...what…?" Ness giggled.
"I'll be seeing ya." Ness walked out of the cafe, leaving Lucas in a blushing mess. He looked down and grabbed the sheet of paper. It looked blank so Lucas decided to flip the piece over. He then saw that Ness had written on it.
"Here's my number, don't be scared to give me a call, Lukey," the note read. Right below that was a phone number.
"Excuse me?" the man from earlier said. Lucas shakily looked up.
"Y-yes?"
"What was that just now, with the boy?"
"I-I…." The man saw some blood trickle out of Lucas's nose.
"Your nose," the man said in a panic. Lucas felt around his nose and found the blood.
"Aww shit…" Lucas realized what he just said and covered his mouth. "S-sorry, sir." The man chuckled. He then suddenly snatched his hair off to show that he was actually Lucas's dad, Flint.
"Don't worry about it kiddo," Flint said. Lucas took a step back. He shot around and tried rubbing away the blood and the blush. "You can't hide it. I didn't know you were gay, more or less had a crush on that boy." Lucas sighed. His arms fell to down and Lucas looked down. "I won't tell your mom about him, no worries." Lucas turned around.
"I don't…..thanks dad," Lucas decided to say. He was planning on saying he didn't have a crush on Ness, but something stopped him. Flint gave his famous smile, which was slightly crooked at the edges. He then brought out keys.
"Now, let's close the cafe a little early, come on, we're going home." Lucas grew a tiny smile.
"Y-yea…"
The next day, Lucas came back to the cafe after school. Much like last time, Red and Toon Link were waiting at the doors for him. Despite the cafe being open, they didn't really want to go in without Lucas. Lucas entered, with his friends behind him, and walked to the counter. His mom was currently working, so she gave the customer at the counter her plate then looked at Lucas. "Oh, you're here early," Hinawa said. Lucas shrugged. Hinawa took off her apron and Lucas walked behind the counter to put on his own apron. He then watched his mom leave the cafe, leaving it in his hands. Lucas sat on the stool, noticing that no one was ordering at that moment. Toon Link and Red sat on stools right in front of Lucas.
"Yo, guess what?" Toon Link said, putting his backpack on the ground.
"Hm?" Red hummed.
"I passed the test."
"What test?" Lucas asked. Toon Link reached into his pocket and brought out a license.
"Driver's test...I can drive now." Lucas chuckled at the happiness in Toon Link's voice.
"So, why did you walk here?" Red asked.
"I don't have a car." Lucas opened his mouth to say something, but then heard the bell from the door ring. He stood from the stool and walked aside to see who stepped in. He saw Ness. Ness smirked and quickly walked over to the counter.
"I was a bit nervous you wouldn't be here," Ness happily said. Lucas rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled.
"W-well, here I am," Lucas said. Red and Toon Link just looked at the two boys. Toon Link noticed something in Lucas's cheeks. He leaned back and motioned toward Lucas. Red squinted his eyes and soon saw it. Lucas was blushing.
"Anyway, I'd like a coffee."
"What kind?" Ness thought for a moment.
"Surprise me," Ness winked. Lucas bowed his head a bit then went into the kitchen. Ness looked to his right and saw the two other boys. "You Lucas's friends?"
"Yea, I didn't know you were acquainted with him," Red said.
"We went to middle school together…" Ness looked out at Lucas. He couldn't help but grow a smile at Lucas's happy grin as he made the coffee. Ness also enjoyed seeing Lucas in that apron. Unknown to him, he started blushing. Toon Link giggled. Toon Link reached across the counter to grab Lucas's notepad.
"Hey Lucas, pass me the pencil!" Toon Link yelled out. Without even looking at him, Lucas grabbed the pencil and tossed it toward Toon Link. He caught it and started writing on the notepad. Red watched in confusion. Toon Link finished and showed Red what he wrote.
"Oh...I see," Red said. Toon Link ripped the piece of paper out of the notepad and slid the piece over to Ness. Ness was still focused on Lucas, so he didn't notice the paper. Toon Link had to clear his throat to get his attention, then point down to the piece of paper. Ness finally looked down at it and saw the writing on it.
"Do you have a crush on him?" the sheet read. Ness's face flushed in red. Before he could answer, though, Lucas called his name. Ness quickly hid the piece of paper and looked up to see Lucas standing in front of him with the coffee mug.
"Is something wrong, you're like...red and stuff," Lucas asked, concerned.
"N-n-no, don't worry, everything is fine," Ness said as he reached up to the mug. He looked into the mug and noticed a few things already. "No creamer?" Ness looked up.
"You didn't seem like the type to like creamer, I mean, I do, but you didn't seem like it." Ness grinned.
"You're intuition was correct." Lucas gave himself a proud giggle as he took the order of a lady that came in during the making of Ness's coffee. Ness looked back at Toon Link and Red, who had victorious smiles. Ness sighed and moved over to the stool that was between them. "I don't have a crush on him," he whispered.
"Your blush says otherwise," Toon Link said. Ness looked down.
"Is it because of the rumors?"
"Somewhat." Ness looked at the coffee in his mug. His face lowered and he knew that if the rumor got to these people, then it could get to the person he doesn't want it to get to. He sighed.
"It's only a matter of time 'til—"
"'Til what?" Red asked. Ness shook his head. He took a sip of the coffee. Despite really loving the coffee, his mood was ruined by the knowledge of the spread of the rumor. He put the mug on the counter and stood up.
"If Lucas asks, I'm in the bathroom." Ness started to walk toward the bathroom. But right before he entered the small hall leading to the bathroom, he looked at the two boys. "What if I did?" Toon Link and Red looked at each other and smiled. They both then looked back at Ness.
"We'll support ya," Toon Link said. Ness struggled to grow a grin and walked into the hall. Lucas walked from the kitchen, after starting the lady's order, and saw Ness's cup. He walked over to his friends.
"Where did he go?" Lucas asked, slightly concerned that he made the coffee horribly and he ran away, or something similar.
"Went to the bathroom," Red said. Lucas let out a breath of relief and sat on the stool. "By the way, were you two friends, back in middle school?" Lucas turned toward them.
"Not really. We talked, but not to the extent of friends."
"Then why did you grow a crush on him?" Toon Link asked. Lucas smirked and looked down. Ness came to his mind.
"He was smart, kind, handsome...about everything I could ask for…" Lucas chuckled. "It sucks I don't get to talk to him more."
"You had a crush on me?" Ness asked from behind Red and Toon Link. Lucas shot his head up and had an interior panic after seeing Ness.
"I-I-I, well, hehehe, oh um, I've gotta go flip the donut." Lucas shot to the kitchen. Ness sat back down and drank the coffee.
"Do you still have a crush on me?"
"I…" Lucas looked down at the donut in the fryer. Against his knowledge, he started blushing. Ness saw the blush growing and he knew the answer. Lucas flipped the donut onto its other side and walked to his stool. He then slammed his head into the counter. "I wanna go home." Ness chuckled and put his hand in Lucas's hair.
"Now, now, why do you want to leave me so bad?"
"...I don't know if I have a crush on you." Ness took his hand from Lucas's hair. Another person walked into the cafe, and Lucas knew he needed to give them his attention, so Lucas walked off. Ness looked at Toon Link and Red.
"He's never been this indecisive before. He's usually pretty quick on the draw," Red pointed out. Toon Link turned to Ness.
"You've really made him feel things he's never felt before." Ness smirked and even started to blush. He slightly turns around to see Lucas taking the man's order. Ness can't help but have his smirk grow large, and his blush deeper.
"I'm glad…" That was when Ness's phone rang. He picked it up but didn't see who called. So he panicked when he heard the voice on the other line. "Y-Yes, I-I-I'm sorry. Y-yea, I'll be home. NO, PLEASE, DON'T...Yes, I-I understand." Ness turned the phone off and sighed to himself. He saw the concerned looks by Toon Link and Red. "I've got to go."
"You're leaving?" Lucas said, evidently disappointed at that fact. Ness lowered his head as he finished his coffee.
"Sadly. I have some….personal matters to attend to."
"Oh...I-I see." Ness stood up and looked at Lucas.
"Hey, Lucas?" Lucas looked up at him. "If you ever want to, I dunno, spend time together….alone. Don't be afraid to ask." Lucas gave a nod and Ness started to walk to the door.
"N-Ness?" Ness turned and raised an eyebrow. "Um...wh-what if I do have a crush on you?" Ness smiled.
"Then I better look good for you, I don't wanna let you down," Ness winked. Lucas's eyes beamed. Ness saw his joy to be cute. He then walked out.
Later that day, Lucas decided to stay in a little later. Or, at least he intended it to just be a little. He ended up being in there for two hours after closing time. Most of the time he was cleaning. However, the reason he stayed for so long was that he started watching Youtube on his phone and completely lost track of time. As soon as he became aware of the time he started preparing to leave. Right as he opened the door his phone buzzed. He looked at it and saw that Ness texted him.
Ness: Hey…..you there?
Ness: Sorry, I know it's late
Ness: I'll just head to bed
Lucas: No, I'm here. Is something wrong?
Ness: None of my other friends are up...I kinda just need someone to talk to
Lucas: Well, I'm still at the cafe if you want to come by
Ness: You're still open?
Lucas: Nah, I was cleaning and then I got stuck in the Youtube spiral
Lucas: I ended up watching two men create a lightsaber out of water and cow shit
Ness: Heh, I've been there.
Ness: You sure it's ok for me to come?
Lucas: Yea, I'll vouch for ya.
Ness: Cool, cool. I'll be over...just….nevermind, you'll see.
Lucas: KK
Lucas waited at the table. He continued watching Youtube videos. It took around thirty minutes for Ness to come. Lucas looked at the door as Ness entered the cafe. Lucas nearly dropped his phone. Ness had a major black eye and a big bruise on his left cheek. Ness rubbed the back of his neck and walked over to the table. He sat opposite Lucas. "Hey…"
"The hell happened?" Lucas asked. Ness sighed.
"Promise not to tell?"
"Of course." Ness smirked. He was about to tell this practical stranger something that he has even yet to tell his mom. He didn't really know the reason why he felt he could tell Lucas about it, he just knew he could. Ness rubbed his wrist.
"M-my dad got angry…" Lucas's eyes widened.
"He….hit you?" Ness gave small nods. "I'll beat that son of a bitch's ass….I'm a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu." Lucas stood up and started walking toward the entrance, but he was close enough to the table for Ness to grab Lucas's arm and force him into the same booth as him. "Hey?!"
"First, you don't know where I live, second, I don't want you to do anything to him." Lucas lowered his head.
"B-but, he's hurting you."
"It's my fault."
"How?" Lucas asked, shooting his head up to look at Ness. Ness gave a somber smile.
"I'm the one who doesn't want to play sports...I'm the one who sucks at them...I'm the one who wants their dick sucked by another guy."
"None of that is your fault." Ness started to chuckle as he looked down. The chuckle evolved into laughter. Once the laughter ended he shook his head.
"It is."
"NO, IT'S NOT YOU IDIOT!" Lucas yelled. This surprised Ness, prompting him to look up at Lucas. Ness let go of Lucas's arm. This allowed Lucas to mess with Ness's hair. "Everything about you is what makes you...you. And...you could've fooled me that you sucked at sports. You're the Undefeated Baller after all." Ness chuckled and reached up to take Lucas's arm from his head.
"So that's the nickname everyone's been giving me?" Lucas giggled.
"It's kinda cute."
"...yea….but what do I do about dad?"
"Show that fucker that you're you. And that nothing he can do can change that."
"I-Is there anything your family hates about you?"
"Oh, of course. They say I can be a bit too clingy….and that I moan loudly."
"Why can they hear you?"
"I….when I have fun, I can get a bit carried away….I sorta lose myself hehe…" Lucas awkwardly said. Ness's face turned slightly lewd, making Lucas blush a bit.
"Is that so? I could live with that, and with you being clingy."
"Wh-what do you mean?" Ness moved his head closer to Lucas, having to project slightly taller than is normally comfortable, and placed his nose on Lucas's.
"I want to thank you for this help...but I don't have much to give."
"I-I-I-I-I-I…." Lucas couldn't say anything. Ness smirked.
"You know that alone time I asked about?" Lucas still couldn't say any words. He never expected to be this close to Ness's face. Now that he was close to his face, he confirmed within himself that, yes, he still did have a crush on Ness...and it's stronger than it has ever been. Right as he opened his mouth to tell Ness this...Ness collided his own mouth into Lucas's. Ness kept the kiss up until it was evident that Lucas was enjoying it. They fell in quite the passion to the point where Lucas ended up lying down with Ness on top of him. They stopped the kiss before anything else happened. "Looks like I know what you'll be," Ness winked.
"N-Ness?"
"You know how you said you had a crush on me in middle school….yea, so did I...on you that is, not me," Ness chuckled. Lucas reached up and grabbed Ness's bruised cheek.
"Yea, I got that."
"Say, could I stay by your place for a while."
"You're not gonna do anything naughty, are you?" Lucas asked, in his very own lewd face. Ness grinned.
"What if I do? Ness crossed his arms playfully.
"As I said, I can get carried away." Ness giggled and placed his hands on the booth on either side of Lucas's chest. He looked directly in Lucas's eyes.
"I'll be counting on it."
"Hey, Lucas, mom said to hurry—" Claus started to say as he walked into the cafe. He stopped himself when he saw Ness on top of Lucas, both were blushing and smiling. Claus's mouth fell open as he tried to analyze what was happening. Both Ness and Lucas moved their heads to look at Claus.
"It's um…" Lucas looked back at Ness, where their eyes were able to meet again. Lucas looked back at Claus. "It's exactly what it looks like."
"..." Claus just quietly walked out of the cafe. Ness and Lucas didn't spend too much longer in there and ended up following Claus.
The next day Lucas arrived at the cafe and found Red, Toon Link, and Ness standing near the entrance, still with their bags, and still with the strange fear of going in without Lucas. Once Lucas got close, Ness beamed and ran over to him. He then kissed Lucas's cheek. "What took you so long?" he asked.
"You the one who doesn't know how to wash your clothes, why were some crispy?"
"...deep fryer?"
"Sure, let's just go with that." They walked toward the entrance. Toon Link and Red looked at each other with a confused look, then back at the two boys.
"They hell happened?" Toon Link asked.
"A lot happened last night," Ness said.
"You guys had sex?" Red said with a little too much excitement than he probably should've had.
"We….experimented," Lucas smiled.
"You did, I was just watching," Ness said as he entered the cafe.
"You perv." Lucas followed. The other two boys just shrugged and walked in with them. They then spent a few hours at the cafe. Ness did get a few calls from his dad, but all four boys decided to just ignore it. This time around, Hinawa and Flint were at the cafe to lessen the work on Lucas. It was Wednesday, and it's always at its busiest on Wednesdays. Lucas was on break so he decided to sit at his stool in front of the other three.
"So Ness, about Baseball…" Red said.
"I quit it. They were pissed off," Ness chuckled as he ate a bagel.
"You did do it right before the big game," Lucas pointed out.
"Sucks that they lost, you were really their best player," Toon Link said. Ness chuckled some more as he rubbed his neck from the praise.
"So, I called Ana about you two being together an hour ago, and guess what she did?" Red asked Lucas.
"Screamed at you, cried, punched a hole in the wall, punched herself, punched her dad's face, punched the poor old lady from five blocks down, then gave us a ship name?" Lucas asked as if everything he said was normal. Ness just raised an eyebrow.
"So that's who's been hitting my grandma…," he said under his breath.
"Mhm, can you guess the name she gave?"
"Less?" Toon Link suggested.
"Lucess?" Lucas suggested.
"S. S. Anne?" Ness suggested. The three boys looked at him.
"You don't know what a ship name is, do ya?"
"...the name of a boat?" Toon Link put a hand on Ness's shoulder.
"You poor, poor innocent boy. Don't tell me you don't know about rule 34," Toon Link said.
"Rule….34?"
"Oh my Jesus, you have a lot to learn. But, I'll be your man to teach you the ins and outs of the internet."
"I wouldn't trust him. When I asked for him he ended up forcing me to watch all three episodes of Boku no Pico," Lucas said.
"HEY, YOU ENJOYED IT. YOU HAD A HARD-ON!"
"THAT'S 'CAUSE IT WAS SEX. THE ONE-EYED DEMON DOESN'T CARE WHAT TYPE OF SEX IT IS, AS LONG AS ITS GAY...SO OF FUCKING COURSE HE LIKED IT!" Ness just looked between the two boys arguing about sex. Despite all the eyes of the cafe being on them, they didn't budge. Red sighed.
"Yup...they're comfortable enough to be their true selves around you," Red shook his head. He then slammed his fist into the counter, shutting the two boys up instantly. The two boys even sat up properly. That was when Ness found out that Red was just a glorified babysitter. "Anyway, back on topic. She chose the name Nesscas."
"Nesscas? Why is Ness first?" Lucas asked. He then looked at Ness, who was playing at being offended. "N-no offense."
"She said that you were clearly gonna be the bottom bitch so you should be at the end of the name."
"WHY DOES SHE SAY THAT...I CAN BE A TOP….ALL I HAVE TO DO IS...umm…." Lucas leaned toward Ness. "How do you be a top?" Ness chuckled and crossed his arms.
"Yea, it'd be best to just sit down," Ness said. Lucas sat down with a scoff and crossed his arm.
"Well, she also had this to go off of," Toon Link said. He then brought up a picture on his phone and placed the phone on the counter. There, everyone saw a photo of last night, where Ness was on top of Lucas on the bench. Lucas's mouth fell open when he realized it was a public post, posted by Claus. The comment about it said, "Whoever betted on Lucas being a bottom, y'all get ten bucks each...fuck y'all."
"How'd he even get that picture?" Lucas asked.
"Huh….being a bottom really fits you," Ness said as he looked at the photo. Lucas blushed and sat back in his stool.
"I guess it ain't that bad."
"Damned surveillance cameras, if it weren't for them, we might've done more than kiss." Lucas's mouth fell open. He looked at the surveillance camera. And once the camera pointed at him, Lucas flipped the bird. Once Toon Link turned the phone off, someone entered the cafe with the strangely comforting ding of the bell. No one paid any mind about it at first, until….
"NESS!" Ness shot around and saw his dad.
"D-dad?" Ness said with fear surrounding his words. Lucas stood up from the stool, ready to pounce. "H-how'd you know I was here?" Ness's dad brought up his phone and showed the picture Claus posted publicly. Lucas jumped over the counter and stood in front of Ness.
"HOW DARE YOU HURT MY NESS!"
"He's a pathetic…" Ness's dad took a step forward, showing his prowess over Lucas. Ness's dad was buff, big, and intimidating. Ness could tell Lucas was freaking out, but he also showed no sign of budging. "Wimpy…." He took another step. "And worthless little shit…" he took another step and stood way over Lucas. Flint started to walk toward him, but Toon Link stopped him.
"Sorry Mr. Cross, but let us deal with this. You've got a cafe to run," Toon Link said. He then cleared his throat, licked his pointer and his pinkie finger, rubbed his eyebrows with those licked fingers, and walked toward the big man. "Stop being a damn phone." Ness's dad turned toward Toon Link.
"What does that even mean, stupid kid."
"You only talk when you're plugged in, that's what I mean, you stupid adult." Ness's dad growled and walked toward Toon Link. He then pointed directly at Toon Link's forehead.
"Watch who you talk to, kid."
"Oh please, if you're not better than the demon king, don't even talk to me about that bullshit."
"Why you—" he started to lift his hand to attack Toon Link, but Red interrupted him.
"Come on, man, the hell're you doing?" Red asked. Ness's dad shot around. "You going against people who've fought worse than you." Ness's dad fully turned around to face Red.
"Like you've faced worse than me."
"I've faced creatures capable of destroying all of humanity if they just so happened had a small hint of ill will….so yes, I have faced worse than this little ant ready to be squished." Ness's dad clenched his fist and shot his head to Ness and Lucas. Lucas was still protecting Ness.
"You met some bad friends, looks like I'll need to teach you a lesson."
"Hey, I got an idea…" Ness's dad looked at Red. "How about we fight. If you win, you can do whatever the hell you want to all four of us. If you lose, you leave Ness the fuck alone." Ness's dad scoffed.
"Sure...I wouldn't mind pummeling your face to the ground."
"Dusk, in the back of the cafe. I'll be waiting." Ness's dad laughed then turned to Ness and Lucas.
"Since you guys are sooooo keen on sucking each other off…..I'll make sure you suck something off, especially you, pretty boy…." he said as he flicked Lucas's forehead. Ness's dad walked out of the cafe. Lucas lowered his arms with a sigh of relief. Ness looked at the three other boys in confusion. They were celebrating.
"Why're you guys so happy. My dad's gonna whoop his ass, we're all in danger," Ness said. Lucas shook his head.
"Don't underestimate a retired Pokemon master," Lucas said.
Later that night, at dusk, Red was waiting out in the large flat field behind the cafe. Only a few other people, outside of the four boys, came to watch the fight. Lucas's family and Ness's family. Tracy and Ness's mom were both worried. But they were worried about Red. They wanted Red to win, but they thought it was impossible. Ness's dad finally walked to the opposite side of the field and took off his shirt, showing his pecs. "Oh no…" Ness said in terror. He covered his eyes with Lucas's sleeve.
"You sure about this, boy, I won't hold back," Ness's dad said. Red started lunging.
"I wouldn't want you to," Red said. Ness's dad growled and started running toward Red. Red reached behind him and grabbed a Pokeball. Once he grabbed it and pressed the middle button it changed from being marble size to be slightly bigger than a baseball. He then tossed the ball. It hit the ground right in front of Ness's dad, so he covered his eyes to be safe. He uncovered his eyes to see no Pokemon came out.
"You idiot, nothing came out!" Red chuckled and put his arms behind his back.
"I wouldn't be so sure." The ground shook. This prompted Ness to uncover his eyes and watch what was happening. The ground shook again, then again, and again. It started to shake constantly. Soon the shaking ended. It took a few seconds for Ness's dad to get his footing, but when he did, he prepared to bolt toward Red. Red just cleared his throat. "You may want to look behind you." Ness's dad raised an eyebrow and turned around. His soul instantly left his body in a very high pitched and quick screech. Mewtwo, Snorlax, Gyarados, Hydreigon, Guzzlord, Lucario, Kyurem, Zygarde 100% form, among a lot of smaller Pokemon, were behind him.
"You may or may not want to look at the shadow below you," Mewtwo said. Ness's dad shakily looked toward the ground and saw nothing but shadow. He gulped then looked up, where all he saw was a pale color. As the size of whatever was about to fall on him grew, he knew what it was; a Wailord. He crashed right into Ness's dad, and then the other Pokemon all started to beat on Ness's dad. After an hour-long Poke-beatdown, Red walked over with all the Pokemon returning home. He simply stomped on Ness's dad's face.
"I better not hear you fucked with either Ness or Lucas….or the next time will be more brutal…" Ness's dad started to crawl away, being physically incapable of walking. Ness was just in awe at the event that just played out. Red walked over, not a single drop of sweat visible, and grinned. "You won't be dealing with him for a while." Ness's mom and Tracy walked over to Red and bowed down.
"Thank you….thank you so much," they said together.
"No problem, I needed a good fight anywho. Now then, I'll be on my way, tonight is mac and cheese night," he said as he licked his lips. Both families walked toward Ness and Lucas. This was the first time both families met. They crouched down since Ness and Lucas were still sitting down.
"So, we've got a question…" Ness's mom started. He flinched. He was scared of a question that could ruin his relationship. "When's the wedding?"
"Huh?" Ness questioned. Lucas just grinned.
"We haven't decided yet….but I'm sure we will soon enough," Lucas answered.
"WELL YOU BETTER HURRY YOUR ASSES UP, WE NEED TO SAVE UP THE MONEY!" Claus yelled. Lucas looked up at his brother and stood up.
"Can you like…..not?"
"Can you like not?"
"Can you like not?" Both boys growled and collided their foreheads together. They also slightly started to push the other with their head. Ness's mom kneeled and placed a hand on Ness's shoulder. She simply smiled and kissed Ness's cheek. She stood up and backed up. Ness felt the cheek she kissed then stood up. He looked over at the two twins still slightly pushing each other. Ness walked over and grabbed Lucas's hand.
"Lucas...can we go somewhere together?" Ness asked. Lucas moved his head from Claus's and looked down at Ness. He looked back at Claus, who now held a wide, innocent smile. He gripped Ness's arm tightly. He looked back down and kissed the cheek that Ness's mom didn't but kept his head pretty close to Ness's ear.
"Sure….but maybe tonight it'll be slightly more than just experiments." Ness started to giggle hysterically-which made him sound drunk-and there was even some blood coming out of his nose. They walked into the cafe...because neither of them had the money for anything more extravagant. Despite that, they still enjoyed their time in the cafe. Not only as crushes but as two sides of the same coin.