Some Fries With That?


.:Chapter1:.


It’s been a while since the last time I accepted to go out with someone. And I don’t really want too. Everybody is worried about this sudden change in my personality, because I had always been somehow popular and almost always in couple. But me, I think being single is the best thing that ever happened to me since I figured out I was gay… Yes, I’m happy to be gay. Girls are just too… freaky. Got it memorized? Anyway that’s not the point. Today Demyx forced me to go eat something pretending that’s the only way to meet new people and getting out of our shell. I had refused when he asked me, but as always he didn’t stop raving about how fun it could be and I said yes just to shut him up. He’s my ex so I know him well enough to know that he won’t stop until he gets what he wants. So here I am being dragged in that half-fast-food restaurant. I really don’t want to go there; everybody’s already looking at me. It’s been a long, long time since I got out of my home so they must be surprised to see me here… Demyx is hysterical as always and is ranting about something that I still don’t get. He led the way to a table that he must have chosen to be the one the most exposed.

“Dem, why can’t we take that one?” I asked pointing the table the most far and hidden from everybody.

“Err… Because… I’m afraid of the dark and it’s too much gloomy!?” He tried, not very convincing.

I couldn’t say anything else because he sat immediately after he said that. I finally let myself fall on the surprisingly comfortable chair. At least my buttock won’t ache at the end of this painful moment… I began to prepare a plan in my head to try to shorten this instant. Demyx was still speaking non-sense but now he was looking in the menu trying to find the biggest thing he could eat. I sighed and take the other menu. There were a lot of food there; Hamburger, hot dogs, sandwiches and many other things to make you look like a hippopotamus after you ate them.

“What should I take…? Hamburger!? Neh… Too much meat. Hot dogs?! No there’s the word dog and it makes me bad…”

“It’s not made with real dog y’know?” I said sighing desperately.

“Yeah. But just the word dog… that doesn’t inspire me anything… Hey look! Do you know what poutine is?”

“Hum… Well I think it’s something with fries, a brown-looking sauce and cheese… (Mix of everything which shouldn’t be mixed…)”

“Oh! Well I never tried… I guess that’s what I’m going to take… And ya?”

“Hum… a simple B.L.T. sandwich…”

“Aww… C’mon! If it’s because you’re broken I can pay!”

“No… That’s not the point.”

“Well, if you were a bit more enthusiasm that would be more pleasant you know? If we’re here it’s to help you to get better…”

“But I’m fine! Why everybody can’t understand that!”

Demyx sighed as everyone does when I say that. He frowned and crossed his arms, looking at me like there wasn't anything he could do about this... which was true. I did like if it was nothing and closed the menu, looking outside. After a while, a little cough caught my attention and I looked back where was now standing the waiter. My mouth fell open and I spilled the glass of water he must have brought without I noticed it. He was so cute; Messy blond hair, sapphire eyes, porcelain-like skin a bit dirty for working in a fast-food, cute pink lips and, and… Oh gosh! The glass of water!

“Oh my gosh! Excuse me! Excuse me! I’m really sorry!! I… I… Oh no! Wait! I’ll clean this up! Stop that!” I stammered seeing the waiter beginning to clean the mess I did.

I picked the dirty cloth in his hand and I began to clean mess. I blushed a bit, which is not in my habits.

“Errr… It’s part of my job to clean… I’m paid for that y’know?” He said with his angelic voice.

“Huh? Oh… hum… yeah… but… huh…” I continued to stutter.

“Axel? You okay?” Demyx added seeing how much I was red.

“Yeah…” I said when I finally finished cleaning the water, giving back the cloth to the waiter.

Even in his apron he was the cutest thing ever. I sat back and tried to look less troubled.

“Ahem… So, have you chosen yet?” He said, feeling a bit awkward I could say from the tone of his voice.

“Yes! Hum… I’ll take a poutine!” Demyx said cheerfully – must be because he noticed how the waiter was having effect on me.

“And… huh, I’ll take a B.L.T.” I said trying to look more confident. I looked at his tag name; Roxas.

“Some fries with that?” He said noting everything on his pad.

“Err… Yesh!”

“Fine… Something to drink?”

“I’ll take a Diet Coke!” Demyx said.

“Hum… a lemonade.” I said. (What? I really love lemonade…)

“A lemonade…” He said as he noted it on his pad, smiling cutely surely because of my choice. “Fine! I’ll bring you those.”

And he left us there. I saw Demyx grinning mischievously in front of me.

“What!?” I said like if I didn’t know why he was smiling that way.

“Nothing! So… hum, how do you find the waiter?”

“Err… fine.”

“FINE!?” He almost screamed.

“SHHHTT! He could hear you!”

“Hahaha!! Look at you!! You’re so cute! I don’t think I have ever seen you that way with me…”

“Shut up…”

“What!? It’s true!”

I made a kind of growl and looked away from Demyx. Without realizing, I was staring at Roxas who was preparing our drinks. He looked up and saw that I was gazing at him. I looked back at Demyx with the reddest face ever. This last one was laughing so much that he almost fell on the floor.

“Shut up!”

“You’re so funny!!! ... Omigod! Hey look! He’s coming!”

“Shut up I said!” I repeated looking behind me, seeing him coming.

“So, here’s the Diet Coke and… the lemonade!” He said looking straight in my eyes as he said “lemonade” with his prettiest voice.

“T-Thanks.” I stammered again…

“Yeah! T-Thanks!” Demyx teased me, earning a hit on his shinbone. “Ouch!”

“Ahem… So… Hum… You’ve been working here since when?” I said trying to look natural.

“Oh… hum… I just moved in the city since a week so it’s been… hum… 5 days?”

“Oh really? Do you want /us/ to show you the town after you’re done with working?” I said insisting on the “us” to make sure that Demyx won’t leave me alone with him, which could have made me looking like an imbecile… Because -I don’t really know why- but I’m acting strangely since Roxas has appeared.

“Yeah sure! That’s nice!” He said grinning widely, which made me smile stupidly too… “Hum… But I got to work now so…”

“Let’s go! See ya later!”

He walked away and I heard Demyx bursting out in laugher. I sweat dropped and let him laugh alone… looking like a dumb /alone/. I cheered myself for having asked Roxas to see the town. I was going to see him again!! Err… okay now I look like a girl… Anyway, I was very happy… In fact I was hysterical but I kept that for myself, not wanting to scare people and, most of all, Roxas.

Later, he came back with our food. I wanted to say something but it stuck in my throat, and anyway he seemed really busy. I looked at Demyx who was now looking strangely at his poutine.

“Errr… THAT’s a poutine?”

“Yeah…” I said laughing quietly.

“Eww…”

I took a bit of my sandwich looking interestedly at Demyx. This last one took his fork and ate doubtfully his first mouthful. After he swallowed it, he looked at me with wide eyes.

“Whoa! It’s good y’know? Wanna try?”

“Errr…” I said looking incredulously at the “mixture” in front of me.

“C’mon!”

I sighed, took his fork and took a bite of it. It was surprisingly good. A bit wet but good.

“Yeah… That’s good… But I don’t want to see how much calories you got in that…”

“Always preoccupied by your weight!?” Demyx teased.

“Ha… ha… Maybe you should.” I said laughing at the face Demyx was now wearing. I saw Roxas passing by and felt my mouth falling open. I was even more eager to meet him after his work…