The Coffee Shop: Book 1 (Touka x Male Reader)

Chapter 2: Looking Sad Out There Huh?

( NOTE: This is written in Touka's point of view. So, as to expect, read it like any other third person story. I'll put up a notice when we switch to the male reader.)

Touka's POV:

It was early, hell some would say way too damn early. But, Touka was already awake in her room at 3am in the morning, wide awake and getting dressed.

"Will this rain ever lighten up..?" She asks, calmly slipping on a pair of leggings, and a couple skirts over that.

She was in no rush, as Anteiku doesn't open till 5am, and Kamii an hour after that. So, after being dressed in her work outfit, she rests on her bed, and begins to listen to Linkin Park on her phone.

*bzzzzt!* "S'probably Yoriko-chan.."

She picks up her phone, her right eye just occasionally blinking with her left, and her left reading the text.

"Hey! Doesn't look like the rain's letting up, so be careful out there.. Hope to see you at the bakery soon, you promised!" She had texted her, leaving a winky face at the end.

Touka responded "I know, I didn't forgeeet. ^^;"

A few minutes later, Yoriko responded with "Lmao! See ya soon Touka!"

She smiled warmly yet subtlety, continuing her music for about an hour, browsing from rock, to heavy metal, to classical, and eventually modern.

About an hour or so had passed, and Touka "crawled" on her bed to her window, her room littered with things that do not match her personality so much:

Large and small plushies, her bed covers a mix of pink, blue and purple, and other misc. things you wouldn't expect a girl like Touka to have in her room.

She peeked out from the rose coloured curtains, the rain still pouring.

"Hmph.. Still raining at around 4:00 or so..?" She sighed lightly, getting out of her bed, "dusting" off and straightening her clothes.

She found it an acceptable feat to leave her room and into the main room of Ateiku, as she wanted to start work early.

Today was going to be a very calm, very peaceful rainy day.

Male Reader POV:
*d-ding!*

You enter into the building, overlooking the very welcoming scenery: a bar-table style serving area to your left, and a hillside view on the right with a set of giant windows and some tables and chairs.

"Welcome to Ateiku." You hear, turning slightly towards an elderly man, both of his eyes shut.

"Thank you, Mister." You reply, having a seat in one of the comforting tables near the windows.

You shut your eyes calmly, listening to the gentle tapping of the downpour outside.

The elderly man smiles warmly. "So, are you from the 20th Ward?"

He asks you, your ears perking up and you open your eyes to give a respectable attention, assuming he's the Manager.

"Mhm. Was about to head to Kamii University, but it looks as if this rain caused them to close up shop, to say." You reply, chuckling softly.