Thread: The Little Cafe on the Corner [CitrillicxKveria]

When Moe left, Rin bid him farewell in his usual overly flamboyant nature, Aw, thanks. It means a lot to me. Have fun in class, okay? By this point in the day, Rin was exhausted but part of being princely was staying energetic and vigilant to inspire those around him, so he just sucked it up and kept going. He usually only came in to help for an hour or so in the morning and then came to help close at night. Occasionally he'd pop in during the day to help wait tables, flirt with customers, and whine at his staff, but there was no way he could possibly relax right now with everything that had been happening as of late. It was especially bad luck that Ainsley was sick and that Noel had come in with his face flushed Rin expected he would need to take time off as well very soon. It was quite troubling. He needed more help but it just seemed that his options were petering out and there was nothing he could do to stop it. At around ten minutes to closing, Miyabi called to let Rin know he'd made up all the posters and had stuck them up in local schools and businessesnot only was it showcasing and advertising some of Rin's better treats, but also inviting student volunteers to log for their forty hours with on-the-job training, no experience required, and possibility of moving to a paid position in the following years. Miyabi had also contacted the local papers and they were going to run ads with coupons for the next twelve weeks Miyabi refused to tell him what it cost, and Rin knew it was probably very expensive but there was nothing he could do to stop his best friend once he set his mind to something. It sounded very reasonable and Rin couldn't argue with it. He wasn't in a position to argue. Anyway, having been friends since first grade was enough to tell Rin that there wouldn't be any arguing with Miyabi's stubborn, obstinate nature anyway. That was just how it was. The front door to the cafe opened just as Rin was getting off the phone and he went out to greet the customer. He hoped to be able to talk the person into the last of the coffee and the black forest cheesecake with caramel and white chocolate drizzle as he swept into the dining area and stopped dead in his tracks. There was a man standing in the middle of the room, who was eerily familiar to him he was strikingly similar in appearance to a man he'd dated back in high school, and that was unsettling. Still, while Noel was cleaning up the kitchen, Rin tried to accommodate the customer as best he could and did manage to get rid of that coffee and cheesecake, to his relief, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he knew the brunette from somewherethis couldn't be the ex he hadn't seen in an indeterminate number of years. But the subtle, soft curve of his face, his full lips, and those dark grey eyes... they had Rin reminiscing on not too pleasant times in his life back in Japan. The man didn't say anything, but paid his bill and left with a small smile. The instant the door had shut behind him, the tension in the air was cut and Rin could breathe again. With him, he took the memories of a love he wasn't quite committed to and the heart that he had possibly broken because of it. Soon after, Noel pushed Rin to go home, insisting he would close up himself and that the now very languid and distracted Rin should get some rest. After all, it had been a very long day. Without much thought to it, Rin did go home and made himself a healthy dinner with a mug of tea and an hour of television. In the middle of one of his soaps, he remembered that Moe had instructed the blonde to call him later, and he picked up his cell, sifting through all the contacts until he found Moe's number and pressed it hastily without much thought. He waited for Moe to pick up, ready to gush out about his strange experience and bitch about how he was pretty sure Noel was getting sick now too.