The Proximation of Hello and Goodbye

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"It will be if you take too long to get out of here," he shrugs. "I'll let you get back to work. No point in making the night any longer for both of us," he explains, turning to walk away and waving his hand dismissively. "I'll wait for you over here."

"Okay," Izuku answers, returning to his closing routine. He has since moved on from the espresso machine to ensure that the blenders are in tip-top shape. Most of them are already clean, but there's a couple that has yet to be properly cleaned from the set of frappuccinos that were made a few minutes before Katsu walked in. He starts to walk the pitchers to the sink so that he can wash them. Upon turning on the water someone walks up to his side and leans against the basin of the sink. Izuku looks up to see his co-worker standing before him. "Hey, where were you earlier?" he inquires.

Ena shrugs, "Akasuki needed some help taking the trash out," she states plainly. "Why? Did something happen?"

He shakes his head, "Not really. We got a customer is all. I didn't want to mess with the till so I gave him his drink for free."

"Oh, really? What'd he get?" she asks.

"I gave him a green tea," Izuku answers. "Are you able to--" Izuku is cut off by the sound of thunder rumbling from outside. He swears he can feel the ground shaking and the walls rattling.

Ena frowns, "Is Masashi on his way?"

He shakes his head, his shoulders falling, "No, he got caught up at work."

"You're not walking in this are you?" Ena asks.

"No. I'm not," Izuku says. "I got a ride."

Ena visibly relaxes, "Good. Who's coming for you?"

Izuku stands up straight and wipes his hands on his apron. "A customer offered me a ride," he shrugs. "He was a bit persistent, so I accepted it."

Her eyes grow wide, "Who? Is he still in here?" She starts to look around the room at all of the faces in the area trying to figure out who it could be.

"He's in the corner. He's the one I gave the tea to," Izuku explains matter-of-factly.

She immediately walks to the counter and leans so that she can catch a good glimpse of the stranger. Her eyes befall the blond and she stares him down for a moment, a smirk creeping its way across her face. She moves away and walks to the back, returning with their co-worker, Akasuki. They both lean over the counter and stare a while before Izuku moves from where he's standing. "You two need to stop staring, you'll make him uncomfortable," he tries.

They both move away from the counter, still smirking. Ena crosses her arms in front of her chest, "Tell me, Izu. Did you really give him the drink for free because you didn't want to mess with the register or do you think he's just that cute?"

Akasuki bites her lip, her finger twirling around a piece of her hair. "I'd give him the drink for free too. Think you'll make a move?" She teases.

The heat in Izuku's cheeks feels nearly unbearable. Of course, he's cute. He's more than cute. He's mesmerizing, gravitating, but Izuku couldn't admit that. Not out loud at least. "Of course not. I have a boyfriend, in case you forgot," he growls.

Ena rolls her eyes, "You mean the asshole that asked you to walk home in this storm? Oh, give me a break, Izu. We all know you can do so much better."

Izuku turns on his heel, facing away from his friends. Ena, although she means well, always left a sour taste in his mouth when it came to her opinions on Masashi. For as long as he's known her, she's always been very vocal about her opinions on his boyfriend, none of which are very kind. Akasuki doesn't seem to care much for him either, but she's much more soft-spoken on the matter. "He's not an asshole for doing his job," he murmurs.