2 shots of love || Kaebedo Modern Coffee Shop AU

4 - Let me take care of you.

"So it was a date?"

"It was not. A fucking. Date." Albedo said, his voice stern. Sucrose, his classmate, giggled. "Sure it wasn't! But Albedo, this dude seems to like you."

"He's just the playful flirt, its nothing." Albedo sighed, writing down notes.

"He seems to have alot of interest in you though. I'm just wondering if you like him back?" Sucrose said, smiling.

"Take down notes instead of prying into my love life, Rose." Albedo scoffed. Sucrose jumped, like she remembered something, "That's right!" She started back to writing notes.

Albedo slightly shook his head, a slight smile on his face. "Do you like him back though, Bedo?"

"I dont know, Rose."

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A man in a suit walked into the shop, "Theres my favorite part timer!"

"Do you like me, Alberich?" Albedo asked, saying what was on his mind. "A-ah, I mean.."

Kaeya smiled, leaning on the counter, a light pink dusted his cheeks. "It what way are you implying?"

"Romantic. My.. classmate, she just got me thinking is all." Albedo said, turning around from the coffee maker and giving Kaeya's normal to him.

Kaeya smiled and took it, walking around the counter. "So you were thinking about me?" Kaeya asked, smiling. Albedo blushed red, shaking his head. "No. No no."

"Alrighty! To answer your question, yes I do. But how can I not, darling?" Kaeya winked and walked over to a table, sitting down.

Albedo, a flustered mess, continued to work.

In the back, Kaeya sat, still blushing as he got out his computer and started working.

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"I told you! Haha, I told you I told you!" Sucrose squealed, happily.

"If you dont shut up, Sucrose, we're in a lecture." Albedo whispered, tone annoyed. Sucrose gasped and looked around her, people looking towards her, some smiling.

She heard a familiar chuckle next to her and she gasped softly. "Timaeus! You big meany, don't laugh at me."

Timaeus laughed again softly, placing his hand over hers, "Sorry, you just get so cute when it comes to love."

"Because I love love!" She smiled, picking up her pen to go back to notes.
"And I love you." Timaeus whispered making her smile. "I love you too."

"I love you too~." Albedo said in a mocking tone, shaking his head at their sappy words and continuing to write his notes. Sucrose giggled at that and continued her notes aswell.

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Kaeya had walked into his shop that day, smiling towards Jean at the register. "Where is my darling?" He said, walking around the counter. "Staff room, he passed out a bit earlier and his forehead felt like fire, it's a fever I'm pretty sure. He hasn't woken up yet though." Jean said and sighed, "He might be overworking himself aswell."

Kaeya nodded, concern clouded his features. He walked through the back, to the staff room where Albedo was asleep on the couch. He sat next to him, watching him breathe softly before looking up at the ceiling.

He thought for a while. About Albedo of course. Kaeya first initially thought he was beautiful, that he wouldn't mind such a beautiful person as his lover. And now as the days passed, watching him on his shifts, cracking small jokes in the back with him that made him laugh a bit- boy was his laugh beautiful.

As he got to know the blonde, he developed feelings of course. So what he said that day, that he did like Albedo, how could he not, that was the truth. He was falling more every day, actually.

Albedo stirring next to him broke him from his thoughts, abruptly he sat up. "Ah! Oh. Alberich. What happened?"

He looked around, trying to see where he was. Kaeya reached over and took his hand, Albedo looking over to him.

"You passed out, Jean thinks it was a fever."

"Oh well-"

"And that you've been overworking yourself." Kaeya smiled softly, rubbing Albedo's hand with his thumb. This made Albedo realize their hands together and pull his away. He put both of his hands on his face and sighed.

"Sorry about the fever, it'll go away quickly. Please let me work." Albedo looked back to Kaeya, his face stressed.

"Darling, I-"

"Please don't call me that." Albedo flushed and shook his head. Kaeya nodded. "Its weird since I told you that the other day huh?"

"No, just. Nothing, go on." Albedo said, pulling out his hair that was falling undone. "I can't let you work, your overworking yourself." Kaeya said and Albedo sighed, his knee bouncing. The effects of his fever gone as his anxiety built up instead.

"Please? I just, I'm sorry if I'm overworking myself but I have to, Kaeya." Albedo said, he once again put his head down into his hands. Kaeya reached over and put a hand on his shoulder, Albedo looked up at him again.

"Let me take care of you." Kaeya said, smiling because gosh did he want so badly to take care of the one he grew to love. He didnt want him to look so stressed, to overwork himself. He wanted to protect the person infront of him more than ever at this moment.

Albedo's eyebrows furrowed in confusion and he sat up to look at Kaeya. "What?"

"I don't want you to overwork yourself, I don't want to see you so stressed. It's taking a toll on your body. Let me take care of you." Kaeya said and Albedo stared at him.

"Why?"