𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃𝓈 || ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʙʟᴀᴅᴇ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

Chapter XLIII- Waitress

(Y/n's POV)

The restaurant is massive, incredibly fancy and has the most mouth-watering smells coming from it. I feel bad for whoever is paying. Most likely Phil and Wilbur will split the bill.

The second we walk in we're greeted by a tall, blonde and undoubtedly beautiful woman. She only looks a few years older than me but she's already intimidating me somehow.

"How many?"
She asks, only talking to one person- Techno.

I notice in the corner of my eye that he stands up straighter at that moment.

Techno: "Uh- 8?"
He sounds unsure.

"Of course,"
She says with a smirk, standing far far too close to him.

She stands for a moment too long before showing us to our table.

It's a big, dark wood table at the very back. We're surrounded by hundreds of fancy lights and chandeliers, yet the room isn't that bright.

The seating arrangement-
Ranboo  Tubbo  Tommy  Wilbur

Niki         Phil       Y/n        Techno

Tommy gets first look at the menus and immediately says "what's this number here- is thAT THE PRICE?"

Phil snatches it from his hands. "Yes Tommy, that is the price."

Tommy: "Holy shit- sorry boys, I've left my wallet at home."

Me: "You mean that little velcro thing on your dresser?"

Tommy: "WOMAN IT IS NOT VeLcRo- IT IS A PROPER WALLET!"

Wilbur and Techno are chuckling beside us.

Me: "Okay, sure Tommy."

The menus are handed out by the time we stop talking. Everything looks far too fancy and I'm still thinking about that waitress.

She was so annoying. She was obviously making Techno uncomfortable by standing that close to him, a blind man could see that. And the way that she was only speaking to him, as if the rest of us didn't exist. And-

"Are you guys ready to take your orders?"
Someone interrupts my thoughts.

I look up.

'It's that waitress bitc- woman again'

Once again, she is only looking at Techno. And she's smiling at him. One of those too-perfect smiles that cannot be natural.

Phil: "Sure."

'Wait I didn't even look at the menu properly-'

I scan through the sheet in my hand for too quickly, hoping to find something I like before everyone else has ordered but-

Techno: "Y/n?"
He nudges me slightly.

Me: "Uh... I'll just get this please,"
I point somewhere on the menu.

"Sure,"
The waitress says, a rude undertone to her voice.

Then she collects the menus and leaves.

Techno: "What did you order?"
He asks me.

Me: "Uhhh, that's a very good question."

Techno: "You don't know? Did you just randomly point to somethin' on the menu?"
I can tell he's trying to make a joke.

I nod slowly.

Techno: "Seriously??"

Me: "That woman was intimidating- I was put under pressure okay-"

He's laughing now.

Me: "Stop laughing, it isn't funny. What if some weird dish that I've never seen before comes out?"
I'm only half serious.

Techno: "That's why I'm laughin'. I can just imagine your face-"
He laughs hard while saying that last word.

His laugh is making me smile. And before long I'm laughing with him as we discuss the different possibilities of the mystery dish I ordered.

***

Me and Techno are still laughing when two plates are set in front of us. And then the rest of the plates are brought out. Along with some drinks.

Then waitress says to Techno with a seductive smile "anything else I can get for you?"

Everyone can tell that she's attempting to flirt with Techno. Even Tommy is glaring at her. She's practically begging to give out her phone number and I am so very close to yelling some very crude words at her and telling her to get lost and-

And then someone takes my hand under the table. Techno. His thumb is rubbing up and down the side of my hand. And suddenly all those thoughts are gone.

Our hands just peak out from under the table and I watch as she glances to them, and then as her smile falls and annoyance dances in her eyes. Then she turns to Wilbur "what about you, pretty boy?"

He almost blushes. "Maybe some salt?" He says and she gets more frustrated, flicks her hair and then spins on her heel and walks away.

Our side of the table bursts out laughing.

She doesn't even return to give Wilbur his salt. We don't see her for the rest of the night.

I look at Techno and smile. He smiles back and then looks at my plate. I follow his glance.

Just as I had feared, it is a weird dish that I have never seen before. I have no idea what it is, nor how to eat it.

Techno is laughing beside me and I can tell it's at my expression.

I dip my finger in some sauce on the side of the plate and taste it. The sourness attacks my jaw and I must pull another face because Techno is wheezing.

Finally, he regains himself and asks me "you wanna swap?"

I glance to his mouthwatering food.

Me: "No, it's okay. That'd be unfair on you."

He ignores me and switches our plates quickly. I smile him a thank you.

Then we all eat our food.