Aiya
Blue Jacket
(This is the story I'm submitting to the writing contest. I'm not changing it or the idea. I like how this turned out, so, yeah
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“Why are you dragging me here?”
Aidan sighed as his best friend, Koharu, dragged him to a cosplay cafe.
“Oh, come on! This’ll be fun!” Koharu said happily. She dragged Aiden into the cafe She sat at a table, and Aidan sat across from her.
“Again. Why did I have to come?” Aidan sighed.
“My friend Adri works here. I requested for her to be our server,” Koharu smiled. Just then, their server came. She had her silver hair in a pixie cut, had eyes that shone like obsidians, and pale skin. She wore a light blue maid’s dress and a white apron as her work uniform. Her name tag read ‘Adri’.
“Welcome to the Maid Cafe! It’s nice to see you again, Koharu. How are you?” Adri asked.
“Hey, Adri! I’m fine. Still rocking that pixie haircut, I see,” Koharu said. Adri blushed lightly.
“Thank you, Ko. What would you two like to drink?” Adri asked. Koharu looked at the menu.
“I’ll take a water. What about you, Aiden?” Koharu asked. Koharu looked at his menu.
“I’ll take a Sprite, please,” Aiden smiled. Adri smiled, and wrote down the drink orders.
“Alright. I’ll be back in a little while with your drinks and to get your orders,” she smiled. Adri walked off from the table.
“So. Do you like her?” Koharu asked.
“Yeah. She seems cool,” Aidan smiled
~~~
“It was nice meeting you, Aidan. Ko talks about you all the time, so I was getting eager to see you” Adri smiled.
“I have a question for you. When does your shift end?” Aidan asked. Adri blushed lightly.
“It ends at six. Why?” She asked.
“What are you doing after your shift ends?” Aidan asked. There was no hiding it. Aidan had fallen for Adri already. The way her obsidian eyes glittered like jewels when she was happy, her perfect, pale skin, and her unique silver hair were all factors that made Aidan fall. Koharu whispered something to Adri, making her light blush disappear.
“I...I know, Koharu. I know,” Adri said softly. Koharu whispered something else, and Adri’s blush returned. She looked at Aidan. “I’ll see you later on tonight,” she smiled. Aidan smiled and nodded
~~
Later on that night, Aidan returned to the cafe. Adri was just getting off her shift.
“Hello again, Aidan,” Adri smiled, walking up to him. She took off her maid’s headpiece, “Would you mind if we went back to my apartment, first? I’d like to change out of my uniform,” Adri said.
“I wouldn’t mind a bit,” Aidan smiled. As the two walked to Adri’s apartment, the two were chatting happily. Upon arriving at the apartment, the two went in, and Aidan sat on the couch while Adri went to her room to change.
In her room, Adri changed out of ‘her’ outfit.
“I have to tell him soon that...I’m not really a girl, and my full name is Adrian…,” Adri said softly. He changed into a black skirt and a white shirt. He put a small barrette in his hair, and went back out to Aidan, smiling sweetly.
“Wow. You still look amazing,” Aidan smiled. Adri blushed. Aidan took her hand, and the two left the apartment. Aidan led Adri to a restaurant. Once they got their table, Aidan looked at Adri.
“I’ve wanted to tell you this all day. I know we just met today, Adri, but I, for one, have fallen in love with you,” Aidan said.
“Y-You have…?” Adri said softly.
“Yes. I have. I’m sorry I’m being so forward,” Aidan said.
“Don’t be. I’m just...so happy. Because I fell in love with you, too,” Adri said.
“Really?” Aidan said, a bit shocked.
“Yes. Really. And...there’s something I have to tell you. Adri...Adri is just a nickname. It’s only part of my full name,” Adri said.
“Oh. Then, what’s your full name?” Aidan asked.
“I’d...be more comfortable telling it to you at my apartment,” Adri said, looking away. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Aidan nod his head.
~~
Later, at the apartment, Adrian went into his room, and changed his clothes yet again. He changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Aidan was sitting in the living room again, waiting for Adri. Adrian took a deep breath, and left his room. He went to the living room. Aidan looked at him.
“Where’s Adri?” he asked. Adrian flinched slightly.
“I’m...Adri. Remember how I told you Adri was just a nickname? Well, it is. My full name is Adrian. And, yes, Koharu knows about this. I told her to keep it a secret...so I could keep my job. I needed the money, and I was walking by the cafe one day. They were hiring girls, and the pay looked good, so, I went to the store, and used a bit of the money I had left to buy some girl clothes, and I went to my apartment, changed into them, and went back to the cafe.”
“Please don’t tell anyone. I need this job. I need the money. I’m sorry I fooled you, and Koharu didn’t say anything. I had her sworn to secrecy, too. I’m really sorry, Aidan. But, back at the restaurant, I wasn’t lying. I...I really do love you,” Adrian explained.
“...” Aidan was silent. After a few moments, he got out his phone, and called Koharu.
“Get to Adrian’s apartment. I want a full story. Now,” he said.
“He told you, didn’t he?” Koharu said softly.
“Yes. He did. What should I do?” Aidan asked.
“I’ll come over. But, while I’m getting there, do what’s in your heart, Aidan,” Koharu said. She hung up. Aidan hung up, and looked at Adrian.
“You still...love me, correct?” Aidan said.
“Yes. I do. My...My parents always told me it was wrong, but, I guess that, in life, you can’t help who you end up loving, sometimes. I...I understand if you’re disgusted with me. I’m used to people telling me that they’re disgusted with my life choices, homosexuality is a sin, I should be ashamed, and everything else within that range,” Adrian said, looking at the ground. Aidan stood, and went over to him.
“That’s...awful. To be used to that kind of treatment from others,” Aidan said, “I mean, you’re still human.”
“I know. I’m a human with feelings, but a lot of them don’t see past the homosexuality part,” Adrian said softly.
“Well, you know what? I still love you, too,” Aidan said.
“If this is pity, I really don’t need it,” Adrian said.
“No, it’s not pity. Far from it. You’re still you. You still have that lovely silver hair, those enchanting obsidian eyes, and that beautiful pale skin. Besides, you are a wonderful person, inside and out,” Aidan said. Adrian blushed.
“Th-Thank you…,” Adrian said softly.
Just as Koharu walked into the apartment, Adrian and Aidan kissed.
“Why are you dragging me here?”
Aidan sighed as his best friend, Koharu, dragged him to a cosplay cafe.
“Oh, come on! This’ll be fun!” Koharu said happily. She dragged Aiden into the cafe She sat at a table, and Aidan sat across from her.
“Again. Why did I have to come?” Aidan sighed.
“My friend Adri works here. I requested for her to be our server,” Koharu smiled. Just then, their server came. She had her silver hair in a pixie cut, had eyes that shone like obsidians, and pale skin. She wore a light blue maid’s dress and a white apron as her work uniform. Her name tag read ‘Adri’.
“Welcome to the Maid Cafe! It’s nice to see you again, Koharu. How are you?” Adri asked.
“Hey, Adri! I’m fine. Still rocking that pixie haircut, I see,” Koharu said. Adri blushed lightly.
“Thank you, Ko. What would you two like to drink?” Adri asked. Koharu looked at the menu.
“I’ll take a water. What about you, Aiden?” Koharu asked. Koharu looked at his menu.
“I’ll take a Sprite, please,” Aiden smiled. Adri smiled, and wrote down the drink orders.
“Alright. I’ll be back in a little while with your drinks and to get your orders,” she smiled. Adri walked off from the table.
“So. Do you like her?” Koharu asked.
“Yeah. She seems cool,” Aidan smiled
~~~
“It was nice meeting you, Aidan. Ko talks about you all the time, so I was getting eager to see you” Adri smiled.
“I have a question for you. When does your shift end?” Aidan asked. Adri blushed lightly.
“It ends at six. Why?” She asked.
“What are you doing after your shift ends?” Aidan asked. There was no hiding it. Aidan had fallen for Adri already. The way her obsidian eyes glittered like jewels when she was happy, her perfect, pale skin, and her unique silver hair were all factors that made Aidan fall. Koharu whispered something to Adri, making her light blush disappear.
“I...I know, Koharu. I know,” Adri said softly. Koharu whispered something else, and Adri’s blush returned. She looked at Aidan. “I’ll see you later on tonight,” she smiled. Aidan smiled and nodded
~~
Later on that night, Aidan returned to the cafe. Adri was just getting off her shift.
“Hello again, Aidan,” Adri smiled, walking up to him. She took off her maid’s headpiece, “Would you mind if we went back to my apartment, first? I’d like to change out of my uniform,” Adri said.
“I wouldn’t mind a bit,” Aidan smiled. As the two walked to Adri’s apartment, the two were chatting happily. Upon arriving at the apartment, the two went in, and Aidan sat on the couch while Adri went to her room to change.
In her room, Adri changed out of ‘her’ outfit.
“I have to tell him soon that...I’m not really a girl, and my full name is Adrian…,” Adri said softly. He changed into a black skirt and a white shirt. He put a small barrette in his hair, and went back out to Aidan, smiling sweetly.
“Wow. You still look amazing,” Aidan smiled. Adri blushed. Aidan took her hand, and the two left the apartment. Aidan led Adri to a restaurant. Once they got their table, Aidan looked at Adri.
“I’ve wanted to tell you this all day. I know we just met today, Adri, but I, for one, have fallen in love with you,” Aidan said.
“Y-You have…?” Adri said softly.
“Yes. I have. I’m sorry I’m being so forward,” Aidan said.
“Don’t be. I’m just...so happy. Because I fell in love with you, too,” Adri said.
“Really?” Aidan said, a bit shocked.
“Yes. Really. And...there’s something I have to tell you. Adri...Adri is just a nickname. It’s only part of my full name,” Adri said.
“Oh. Then, what’s your full name?” Aidan asked.
“I’d...be more comfortable telling it to you at my apartment,” Adri said, looking away. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Aidan nod his head.
~~
Later, at the apartment, Adrian went into his room, and changed his clothes yet again. He changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Aidan was sitting in the living room again, waiting for Adri. Adrian took a deep breath, and left his room. He went to the living room. Aidan looked at him.
“Where’s Adri?” he asked. Adrian flinched slightly.
“I’m...Adri. Remember how I told you Adri was just a nickname? Well, it is. My full name is Adrian. And, yes, Koharu knows about this. I told her to keep it a secret...so I could keep my job. I needed the money, and I was walking by the cafe one day. They were hiring girls, and the pay looked good, so, I went to the store, and used a bit of the money I had left to buy some girl clothes, and I went to my apartment, changed into them, and went back to the cafe.”
“Please don’t tell anyone. I need this job. I need the money. I’m sorry I fooled you, and Koharu didn’t say anything. I had her sworn to secrecy, too. I’m really sorry, Aidan. But, back at the restaurant, I wasn’t lying. I...I really do love you,” Adrian explained.
“...” Aidan was silent. After a few moments, he got out his phone, and called Koharu.
“Get to Adrian’s apartment. I want a full story. Now,” he said.
“He told you, didn’t he?” Koharu said softly.
“Yes. He did. What should I do?” Aidan asked.
“I’ll come over. But, while I’m getting there, do what’s in your heart, Aidan,” Koharu said. She hung up. Aidan hung up, and looked at Adrian.
“You still...love me, correct?” Aidan said.
“Yes. I do. My...My parents always told me it was wrong, but, I guess that, in life, you can’t help who you end up loving, sometimes. I...I understand if you’re disgusted with me. I’m used to people telling me that they’re disgusted with my life choices, homosexuality is a sin, I should be ashamed, and everything else within that range,” Adrian said, looking at the ground. Aidan stood, and went over to him.
“That’s...awful. To be used to that kind of treatment from others,” Aidan said, “I mean, you’re still human.”
“I know. I’m a human with feelings, but a lot of them don’t see past the homosexuality part,” Adrian said softly.
“Well, you know what? I still love you, too,” Aidan said.
“If this is pity, I really don’t need it,” Adrian said.
“No, it’s not pity. Far from it. You’re still you. You still have that lovely silver hair, those enchanting obsidian eyes, and that beautiful pale skin. Besides, you are a wonderful person, inside and out,” Aidan said. Adrian blushed.
“Th-Thank you…,” Adrian said softly.
Just as Koharu walked into the apartment, Adrian and Aidan kissed.