As You Like It! (BoyxBoy)

Part 1: Please teach me, Senpai

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Shouta, a secret Fudanshi, has always wanted to go to a yaoi cafe. After seeing it in all the mangas he reads he really can't help the growing curiosity towards it. Even though he himself, doesn't have any interest in dating men. But, wouldn't it be weird for a boy to go? With that thought in mind, he's always refrained. But when he's asked a favour by a friend Shouta not only get's what he wants, but a lot more than he asked for!

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"Pleassse Shouta! I'm begging you here!" 

Shouta's frown deepened as he stared at the idiot in front of him that was actually on his knees. Hands clasped in front of his face in a look of pure desperation. This was happening on campus in broad daylight and Shouta could only imagine the type of scene they were making. Tetsuya was already someone that grabbed a lot of attention what with his good looks, tall height and blonde hair with it's stylish undercut. People were either staring in awe or intimidated by the aura he gave off. Since his gruff attitude and piercings could make him seem like a delinquent at times. They were already an odd pair since Shouta himself was on the short and petite side, with glasses and black hair that he never bothered to style. Usually leaving the wavy locks to grow a bit on the long side. The only thing that probably stood out about him were his green eyes. But it's not like they were easily seen since he always wore his glasses. However, as it was right now, it looked very much like he was bullying Tetsuya and that was not a misunderstanding he wanted people to have. He also did NOT enjoy attention or being stared at. 

"Hey!" He hissed angrily. "Stop it! Get up already! I said no didn't I?" He reached down and grabbed Tetsuya's arm, trying to tug him to his feet though the stubborn fool refused to stand. "Enough already! Come on!" 

"No! I'm not getting up until you promise to cover my shift at work tomorrow! Please! It's an important event night for my workplace and we're already short-staffed as it is! I'd go in but Rina-chan said she'll break up with me if I cancel on her again!"

Shouta huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "So? What the hell does that have to do with me? Not because we're childhood friends doesn't mean-"

"Shouta... If you do this? I'll convince ane-san to go with you to the next convention so you can get all the yaoi doujinshi's you want! It's embarrassing going alone right?" 

Shouta stilled, silence flowing between them as they stared each other down. Goddamn you for knowing my weakness! "....What time is the shift again? And... are you sure this is even okay? I'm not trained or anything." A look of surprise took over Tetsuya's face and then he smiled broadly before jumping to his feet. "Shou-channnn! My hero! I'll text you all the details tonight! Don't worry, my manager is pretty chill so he won't mind. Especially on a night where he'll be desperate for staff. It pays well and you'll barely have to do anything! It'll work out great!" 

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That's what he said yesterday but... Shouta cast another suspicious look at the entryway to what was obviously a cafe and wondered what the hell about this was about to be okay? He'd expected something to do with manual labor or... just something manly not... "A pretty cafe." The name, 'As You Like It!' was in bold pink across the window and he instantly started to recognize this for the bad idea it was. Is he crazy!? I've never worked in a cafe before! How am I supposed to last a whole shift in there??  Shouta grimaced and slowly started turning away. Maybe it wasn't too late to leave. It would probably make him a bad person to leave the manager hanging, but this was about safety right? What if they asked him to cook something and he accidentally poisoned someone? He turned away fully and just as he made to sprint forward, he crashed face first into something hard and unforgiving. "W-Whoa!" His arms spun madly as he tried to catch his balance and then suddenly one of them was grabbed, stopping his impending fall.