A Tall Glass of You

Chapter 1 : Broke and Hungry

It was a nice evening in New Jersey. Well, as nice a day as it could be. So much so that the little group of assholes that (very occasionally) called themselves Aqua Teen Hunger Force decided to leave the house and go eat outside. It was more of an obligation, really.

"So, remind me why I have to be seen in public with you guys ? I have a rep to keep up..." Shake whined, burying his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. Frylock scoffed, flashing him one of his glares.

"What rep? Besides, there's no more food at the house. If only somebody had gone grocery shopping like I asked him to, we wouldn't be needing to eat outside right now."

Shake groaned. "Well you should know that it's stupid to give me responsibilities. So it's on you, technically."

"Boy I sure am hungry. I heard that diner is really nice. Kinda that old school feel y'know..." Meatwad said, hopping along behind the two. Shake looked at him briefly, shrugging. 
"Who the hell told you that? Your stupid dolls?"
"Well, Boxy Brown does go out a lot. You think I don't have no social life?"
"I don't think so, i'm sure of it."

Frylock sighed, stopping in front of the small diner's door. "Will you two stop bickering? I don't want to be thrown out of that place too, so behave!"

Shake held up a gloved hand. "You know i'm always on my best behavior!"
The tall black man looked at him with eyes that clearly said "don't give me your bullshit", but pushed the door open anyways.

The little restaurant looked nice. Kind of like the ones you see in 70's movies. There weren't many people in there at the time, which relieved Frylock of a bit of stress. The three sat at a table next to the window, Frylock and Meatwad on a side, and Shake on the other. He grabbed a menu.

"Welp, I'll take the grilled salmon with a side of-"
"Shake we don't have the money for that! We have enough for burgers...barely."
Shake huffed, but placed the menu back into its holder.
A few footsteps echoed towards them, and Shake glanced up at the girl holding the little notepad, looking down at the three of them. His eyes widened a little.
"Good evening ! What will it be, guys?"

"I'll take a tall glass of you. Rawr." Shake said, putting his elbow on the table and resting his chin in his hand. Frylock gave him a slight kick under the table. "Ow! What?"

He turned to the girl, who was still waiting, pen in hand and an amused look on her face. "Sorry about my friend, he's stupid. We'll take three burgers, please."
"And apple juice!" Meatwad exclaimed.
"Alrighty, coming right up!" The young woman stated while hurrying back to the bar.

Shake leaned towards the other two, visibly excited. '"Did you see that? She's totally into me!"
Frylock chuckled, giving him a skeptical look. "She barely even looked at you."
"Well... She couldn't bare my intense handsomeness is all! Poor babe was overwhelmed."
Even Meatwad shrugged, playing with a fork. "I don't think your approach is very good..."
"I don't give a crap about your opinion." Shake snapped at him.

Surprisingly enough, they all waited in silence until she came back holding three plates and a glass of juice.
"Okay guys, sorry for the wait. Here are your burgs, aaaand apple juice for the little guy!" She chimed, setting it all down. 

Shake took the opportunity to look at her for a little longer. She had sparkly brown eyes, skin like caramel... Her dark brown, curly locks of hair were tied up in a high ponytail, bouncing ever so slightly with each movement. A very pretty view, really.
Of course, he couldn't help but peek at the neckline of her shirt as she leaned forward, but not long enough for her to notice. Or if she did, she didn't mention a thing.

"Thanks toots, you're adorable." He winked at her. Frylock gave him another kick.
She, however, just rolled her eyes, smiling. She didn't seem offended or angry, so this was a good sign.
"I'm here if you need anything else."

Then she was gone.

Shake stayed like that for a moment, looking at her from afar, smiling slightly. Frylock snapped his fingers a few times in front of his face until he came back to earth.
"What? What??"
"Eat before it gets cold, Shake."

As he chewed on his burger, he told himself that he might be coming to that diner more often.