West Side Story AU
"Y/N! Come on! We're going to the club!" Your group of friends leaned on the counter and watched you as you gave Jimmy, the cook, the next order.
You sighed, "Guys! Seriously! I'm working here!"
"Y/N, seriously!" Your best friend, Y/BFF/N, whined, "You're always working in this lame diner!"
"Hey!" Jimmy exclaimed, "You know, as the owner, I can kick you out, right?"
"Sorry, Jimmy!" your friends hollered.
"Sorry, guys! We're understaffed and it'd be rude to just leave Lance and Cameron here to take over."
"Uuugggghhh! Why do you have to be such a nice person?!" Your other friend, Y/F/N, asked.
The door to the diner opened and a rush of wind flew by. The napkins that you left on the counter to reset empty tables flew around and all fell onto the floor. "Aw man!" You yelled as you rushed over to clean up the mess ignoring the group that walked in. As you were quickly picking up the napkins, a pair of hands came into view helping you. You looked up to see Poe Dameron, the local mechanic. His eyes met yours and he flashed his famous heartwarming smile.
"Hey there, Y/N."
You smiled back, "Hey, Poe." You stood up as Poe continued picking up the napkins, "Y-You really don't have to do that. I got it."
He finished picking up the remaining napkins and handed them to you, "There, now you don't have to deal with them."
"Thanks."
"Y/N!" Your friends sang. You groaned and pinched the bridge of your nose. Poe chuckled.
"I'll serve you and your friends in a bit."
Poe bit his lip, "No rush. Take your time. I get how your friends are."
As you walked over to your friends, they were all whispering and giggling. You stood in front of them, "What?!"
"Oooouuu, Poe Dameron was talking to you." Y/BFF/N teased.
"Stop it. Don't start. Don't any of you start." You pointed at them, "If you're not going to order anything, please leave."
"I don't know. I kinda want to see how everything plays out between you and Poe."
"Nothing is going to play out." You handed them menus and walked away. You stopped Cameron and asked her to take your friends' orders. She happily obliged and you made your way to Poe and his friends. You handed out menus, "Hey, there everyone!"
Everyone smiled and greeted you. You loved Poe's group. They were always so funny and joyous.
"Working hard, Y/N?" Snap Wexley asked.
"Always am, Snap!"
"That's what I like about you! You're so ambitious!" Snap exclaimed.
You giggled, "Oh really?"
"Yeah! Poe and I were just talking about you the other day too. Well, Poe did the talking. I just listened to him go on and on abou-OW!"
Poe smirked, "Sorry, was that your leg I accidentally kicked?"
Snap glared at Poe and handed you back the menu, "I'm sure you know what all of us want by now."
You nodded, "The usuals?" Everyone nodded.
You wrote down everyone's orders and was about to walk away until Poe spoke up, "Oh! Y/N! Extra sugar in my lemonade, please? I like things extra sweet." He winked at you and blushed a bit. You wrote down his requested and quickly left giving Jimmy the orders.
"Oh my God! Poe winked at you!" Y/BFF/N whispered loudly, "He's so into you!"
"Stop! He's not!"
Poe watched as you and your friends argued and laughed. He was too focused on you that he didn't know that Jessika was talking to him until she hit his shoulder.
"OW! What was that for!" Rey and Finn laughed as Poe rubbed his shoulder.
"Damn, Poe. You're practically drooling over her!" Snap stated with a big smile on his face. Everyone around the table nodded.
"Shut up, guys."
"Why don't you ask her out?" Finn asked.
"You know exactly why! I don't have the money! You know the shop doesn't pay us very well. I'm trying so hard not to eat out much because I still have to help my dad out with the rent! Times are getting tougher. Y/N deserves to go on a date to a fancy restaurant. She deserves to be treated like royalty! And I can't give that to her!" Poe slammed his head on the table frustrated.
"Is everything alright?" Poe heard your voice and immediately sat up straight.
"Huh? Oh yeah. Just remembered about how much homework I still have to do."
You laughed, "I hear ya." You handed out the drinks with Poe's being last, "Extra sugar for the sweetest guy I know." You chuckled as Poe's face lit up, "Your food will be out in a couple more minutes." Everyone thanked you and you were happy to see your friends getting ready to go, which meant they can no longer tease you about Poe.
"Have fun working, Y/N. Especially since You-Know-Who-"
"JUST GO!" You laughed as your friends waved good-bye and left the diner.
The door opened again and in walked the First Order, the rich kids that lived in your town that looked down on anyone who wasn't like them. Their parents worked in the business district of the town, therefore they thought they owned everything. Some said that they were even trying to get rid of the current mayor of the town.
They sat down at a table some feet away from Poe and his group. You saw that Cameron and Lance were busy serving other tables, so that meant you had to serve them.
"Hello, there. How may I help you all today?"
"Do all of your products come locally or are they imported?" The ginger and head of the group you know as Hux asked.
"They come locally. We like to help out our local farmers." You saw Hux and the rest of his group scowl.
"Do you have anything that isn't served in grease?" a tall blonde young woman, you knew as Phasma, asked.
Nope. You were not going to deal with this. No, no. Not today Satan. You smiled and nodded, "We have salad, soups, sandwiches, steaks, fish and pasta. If you actually read the menu, you would know that." the tall, black haired, young man you knew as Kylo Ren, snickered. Phasma glared at him.
He shrugged, "What? It was funny."
"That's enough, you two." Hux gave them a warning glare. He sighed and stated his order. The smaller of the three, Mitaka, said he'd have the same thing. Phasma ordered as well glaring at you. Kylo smiled as he gave you his order. You nodded jotting it down and taking back their menus.
"The audacity of that girl." Mitaka retorted.
Kylo scoffed, "Well, Phasma was being incredibly rude."
"I was simply asking a question." She gritted through her teeth.
"Ren, are you actually defending that waitress? She's beneath us."
"It's best to be nice to our servers. You never know if they spit in our food or poison our drinks." Kylo replied messing with his napkin. Truth is, he was always fond of you. The times he came in here, whether he was alone, with his parents, or with the Order, you always had a smile on your face. You were kind and talked to everyone. But since you were in the middle-class, Kylo didn't stand a chance. He'd be belittled by the Order, but sometimes...he thought about what it would be like. You hold you, kiss you, watch your chest rise and fall as you slept next to him. He wanted to give you the world. He wanted to shower you with jewelry, treat you to fancy dinners, travel with you. He had the money to do it, but would you ever let him?
