The Grinning Blue Barista (Shance Modern Coffee Shop AU)

Chapter 13

First of all, guys, thank you so much to everyone who was patient and who commented on the last update. It means so much that you guys care for my wellbeing. This chapter will not be long, since I'm in the middle of packing. I'm leaving for Canada tomorrow for a college audition, but i really wanted to give you guys at least a short chapter before I left, since I won't have time to write next week. Please comment, it always makes me so happy!! Here it is, hope you enjoy!

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Lance couldn't believe how great he was feeling, again! With every normal thing he did, Lotor seemed further and further away. Every customer that greeted Lance with a smile seemed to brighten his day. Lance had always been a people person, someone who felt happy when other people were happy, and always glad to help. It was probably the reason why he decided to work at a café, where he could always see and help people.
Even better than the customers, Lance was glad to see his best friend, Hunk. Hunk had some sort of wonderfully warm energy about him, the way he smiled widely and laughed at his own jokes, his bright T-shirts and most of all his hugs. Hunk was like a portable furnace, one that was filled with love.
Sometime during Lance's shift, his friends Matt and Pidge came into the café, lugging their laptops and bags, obviously about to do some serious coding for their new game. When they saw Lance standing at the counter, their faces lit up at the same time. It was obvious they were siblings when they did something so in sync with one another, they could almost be twins if not for the height difference.
Pidge ran up to the counter, looking Lance up and down and smiling brightly.
"You're here!" they exclaimed. "That's great! Are you feeling better? Are you okay?"
Though Lance was feeling a bit overwhelmed by Pidge's enthusiastic questions, he was glad to know how much they cared, it almost brought tears to his eyes.
"I'm feeling good, I think." Lance followed up his statement with a smile.
"Awesomesauce!"
After Pidge and Matt ordered their drinks, they sat down at a table, taking out their over abundance of notes and spreading them around their laptops. They'd probably be coding until the shop closed.
Lance got back to work taking orders, making drink orders and bussing tables. The time seemed to pass quickly and soon enough it was time to close the shop.
"You know, Lance, I would love to meet your new cat." Of course Hunk would want to, be loved cats. "Maybe the three of us should walk you home and we can meet the cat."
"That'd be really nice," Lance mumbled. "Maybe afterwards you all want to stay over? I mean, it is Hunk's and my day off tomorrow."
"Sounds like a plan, buddy."
When they arrived at Lance's house, Blue was waiting at the door for Lance. He picked her up and held her against his chest, listening to her purr for a second.
"Oh my God! She's beautiful!" Hunk's eyes were sparkling as if he'd just found the secret to infinite cookies. He held out his arms to the cat, wanting to hold her.
Lance deposited Blue into Hunk's arms, petting her head softly.
Matt and Pidge also crept closer, gently running their hands through her soft fur.
After they had all held her a little while and Lance had added more cat food and water to her bowls, they sat down on the couch. Pidge and Matt sat on the floor, picking up a few DVDs to start the inevitable discussion regarding the movie choice. 
While the others started arguing about which movie to watch first, Lance grabbed all of the blankets he owned and brought them back to the living room. They all spread the blankets over the floor and couch, each person getting comfortable.
After a long debate about the movies, where Pidge wanted to watch IT, Hunk didn't want a horror movie and suggested The Little Mermaid, and Matt of course wanted to watch Spirited Away, they came to a compromise and decided to watch Coraline. It always seemed to end in them watching Coraline, it had always been like that. They all loved the movie, but somehow also always needed to have a big argument before they actually got to Coraline. It was almost tradition.
Throughout the whole discussion, Lance had just smiled knowingly, put the Coraline disc in and waited for them to get to the conclusion. While listening to their voices, he closed his eyes and couldn't help but lightly chuckle. It had been a while since their last sleepover and he had missed it. He was so glad to have the friends he did.
Before the movie title even appeared on the screen, Lance had dozed off, leaning against Hunk's shoulder, surrounded by the joyful sounds of his friends' laughter and playful banter.