On the Rocks

~ On the Rocks ~


~ Chapter 1- Red Wine ~

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A lively group of waiters and waitresses are halfway out the front door of a popular
Boston Bistro. A cute and smiling red-headed waiter stops and turns back to his friend,
who is still behind the bar putting things away. He calls out,

"Last chance to see where the real after hours action is !"

The teen stood up from his spot behind the bar.

"Nah, you guys have fun. I'll pack up and see you back home."

"Come on, you've been in Boston what, three months? And you still won't let me show
you the sights. I'm starting to take it personally, ya know."

The teen rolls his golden eyes while cleaning a glass with a rag "Oh, I'm SO sorry, Tally.
I'm just tired is all. "

"All right, but if you change your mind, we'll be at the club that just opened up two streets
away...." he said with a waggle of his brows.

The ebony-haired teen waves him off, then watches as Tala turns to catch up with the rest
of his friends. When the door slowly swings shut, he visibly relaxes with a sigh at finally being
alone again, and gets back to work.

As he is stacking the bottles of alcohol that need to be kept cool into the bar fridge, he reacts
at the sight of a bottle of red wine with a distinctive black bottle, that had been out of sight at
the back. He pulls it out and stands, staring at it for sometime. Eventually, he shrugs with a smile
and reaches for a glass on the shelves behind him. Grabbing a stool, he sits in front of the bar and undoes the foil top on the bottle, and works the cork out with a loud pop.

"It's been a long time since I've relaxed like this." He said unconsciously, as he poured himself a
glass of the wine. He raised it to his lips and took a generous sip of the crimson liguid, letting it slide down his throat.The tingle of the liquid as it reached his stomach made him giggle. His ears perked up at the sound of footsteps aproaching the front door. Turning in the stool with a swivel, his eyes widdened at the sight of a man pushing throught the front doors, letting them swing shut behind him as he takes in the interior of the Bistro. The ebony-haired teen felt himself gasp and blush all at once as the strangers eyes, oddly the same color as the wine in his hand, landed on himself.

Seemingly coming back to life, he jumped up out of the stool and walked behind the bar, setting his glass off to the side, he picked up the bottle of wine and cork, about to put it back into the bottle when the man spoke up,

"Don't. I'll take a glass. If you don't mind." the man said, while striding forward to take the ebony-haired teen's previous seat at the bar.

The teen smiled and reached behind him for another glass. Pouring some of the liguid into it skillfully, he held it out to the man, who took it from him and gave him smirk that made him flourish as he took a small sip. The teen watched as the man set down the glass and leaned an elbow against the bar as he crossed his legs, setting his gaze once again on the ebony-haired teen.

"I'm sorry for keeping you longer than needs to be. I just walked by and came in on impulse. "

"Oh, it's no problem. I was in no hurry. " the ebony-haired teen smiled warmly. He had had previous customers before, where small-talk was inevitable. But there was something about this one that made him want to spend all night talking with the stranger.

"Still, I feel bad. I should repay you somehow. "

The ebony-haired teen thought for a second, before a suggestive smirk played across his lips.

"How 'bout you tell me your name? "

The stranger smirked back.

"Sure. It's Kai Hiwatari. And may I ask your's? "

"Certainly. It's Ray, Ray Kon. Pleasure to meet you Kai. "

"Oh, no. The pleasure is all mine. "
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~ End Chapter 1- Red Wine ~

E.P.B.- Well? How was it? And no, that's not the end of the story. If I get atleast ten reviews,
I'll update this story. Anything I need to change or correct? Tell me in a review. Bysies !