Love Chocolate-Inazuma Ares/Orion x Reader \\one-shots//

(MC) [Tea] Afuro"Aphrodi"Terumi X Reader

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'third person point of view'

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Today is a wonderful sunday's morning, the breezes were unbelievably cold, frosts almost covered everything up. It's reasonable because it's almost at the end of autumn. In this season many people choose to stay in home, except for Aphrodi who was walking on the street, with his eye barely opened. Yesterday, he overdid his soccer practice and at the end it gives him an ache to the point he can't sleep a peaceful slumber. That's why he pretty much is in need of caffeine, but at the same time he ran out of instant coffee in his house. There weren't any convenience stores around so he went to the nearest coffee shop from where he lives.

The shop is newly opened so not many people know the place, that's why Aphrodi got to be served first. Aphrodi sat on one of the empty tables and waited for a waiter as he try to calm the throbbing pain on his head by massaging them.

"Good morning mister. What would you like to order?" an angelic voice called out to him. Aphrodi lifted his head up to see a beautiful female wearing the cafe's uniform and her hand is holding a notebook and a pen. Her (hair color) lock is tied as bun/ponytail in order to move more efficient around the cafe, on the left chest of the uniform there's a name tag written (Last name) (Name).

"A-Ah... I-I'd like to know what kind of drink do you serve here," in that split second, Aphrodi was already astonished by her elegant appearance. He couldn't even remember what he want in the first place.

"Well, we have espresso, latte, matcha latte, green tea, lavender tea, beer, sake, chuhai*—"

"Beer, sake, and chuhai?! Is this an izakaya**?!"

The throbbing sensation on his head reacted again as he growled quietly, bitting his lips and he pressed his palm harder against the aching part. The waitress only look at with him with a blank stare, before proceed to closed her notebook. Aphrodi who noticed that, was confused by her unknown meaning action.

"I understand mister! I will serve your order as soon as possible!" the poor young boy was further confused by her words and surprising, sudden determination. The young girl stomped and turned away, making her way to the kitchen.

Aphrodi was just sitting there, watching her retreating back with a face of a broken robot. He hasn't realised that time, it's still in the form of tingly feeling but the feeling is so gentle and fluffy.

Aphrodi comes to a realization where he described the feeling as fluffy. Now that's unexpected.

The female from before return with something on her serving tray. (Name) gave him the thing that turns out to be a warm towel. Aphrodi hesitantly received the towel from her, then the girl turned away again and speeding herself to the kitchen. Aphrodi look at the towel for a second, thinking,

"This is a cafe right? This isn't an izakaya right?"

Despite so, Aphrodi slowly unraveled the towel's folds and put the warm towel on his forehead where the headache is there. The temperature for the towel is just right and it's slowly reducing the pain as well. A sigh of satisfaction escaped through his lips, his once tense body eased.

(Name) comes back after a few minutes, although in Aphrodi's point of view it was only a few seconds. Probably because the towel on his head make him think so.

Aphrodi is expecting his coffee, but he doubts so because he didn't even order anything. The doubt turned out to be true because what she served isn't a cup of coffee, but a cup of tea. However, when his nose smelled the fragrant scent of the tea, his whole body relaxed. (Name) can see through his face that the tea's scent worked.

"It's Chamomile tea. It can help people to reduced tiredness and stress, just what you need." she explained, the bright smile never leave her face. Aphrodi raised the cup just near his lips, feeling the white steams tenderly washing all the exhaustion away.

Aphrodi took a sip of the drink and it's true, his whole body felt relieved upon the magical power of the tea. (Name) sits in front of him with a mug of hot milk in her clutches as if it were the most natural thing for her to do. And she then started talking.

She talks and talks, almost forgot to catch her breath. Muttering something under her breath, joking around her daily life, laughing together with him, and occasionally scribble something on her notebook.

Her hand stopped and she look out through the frost covered glass pane. The white light illuminated her face like a moon, the dust look like glitter showering her. Aphrodi look closely at her figure, she look like a person that escaped from a painting as she is absolutely astonishing.

Aphrodi is wondering what make her lost in thought. Most likely didn't think of anything in particular. Gradually, they stay at that position before the cuckoo clock in the shop warned them it have been three hours and it's almost noon. She didn't noticed the sunlight become brighter because the good time they spent together.

Just about Aphrodi want to pay for the tea, she told is a special occasion because he is their first costumer. Before Aphrodi take his leave, she told him to come again. He only nodded at the young female with a fairly weak smile.

When Aphrodi is walking outside, he couldn't stop thinking about the waitress from before. The coffee shop isn't far away from his house so he'll probably often come there and order a cup of Chamomile tea again. And maybe, just a guess but he'll probably considered as a regular on the next visit. He blushed and smiled through his way return to home.

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* chuhai is a type of japanese highball (alcohol drink) with a very sweet taste because of that it has high calories content

** izakaya is likely a japanese pub or tavern where they served alcoholic drinks as the main one but the dishes are more varied than western pub. they usually served oshibori (wet towel) for the costumers to use, the towel's temperature depends on the season- cold in summer and hot in winter. it usually for people who wants to drink after work.