Cream and Sugar. Chapter one.
A Todoroki Cafe AU Fanfiction
Chapter one- Strawberry Blonde
The coffee shop wasn't very busy today, just the usual humdrum of the people coming into the shop and enjoying the smell of coffee. The sound of the door opening breaks me from my thoughts and I look up to see a familiar face, a girl with short brown hair and fair skin that is dusted with pink.
“Oh, Hi Uraraka. It's good to see you in the shop again. Did you bring Deku with you today?” I ask. Uraraka and Deku were regulars in our shop, they even got together in our shop.
“Yeah! He will just be a minute. It smells good in here and you're just as cute today as you always are.” Uraraka smiles at me.
“And you're just as sweet as always.” I remark back. “What can i get you today?”
“ Hm, I think today I will try the caramel frappuccino and Deku will have a Vanilla iced coffee!” She says.
“I will have that right out for you.” I say as I nod my head. I begin to make their coffee as I watch Deku finally walk into the shop and take Urarakas hand as they take their seats on the couches in our cafe.
I finish up their drinks and doodle little animals on the side of their cups before calling out Urarakas name and handing her her drinks. She takes them and begins to head back to Deku before turning back around.
“I totally forgot!” She says. “I recommended this cafe to a friend! I love it so much and he likes quiet places so I went ahead and told him about this place.” She says before giving me a wink and quickly going back to where Deku was sitting to continue their date. I chuckle to myself before turning and continuing my work.
The day finishes with nothing eventful to note.
“Hey, Y/N! Do you mind closing down the cafe tonight? I have somewhere to be today!” My manager begs.
“Yeah! Of course!” I say.
“Oh my gosh, you're amazing!” She says before rushing out quickly. I giggle as I watch her leave before beginning to clean the cafe up.
I heave a sigh of relief as I look out at the clean cafe before me, I smile at my work and gather up my stuff and the keys to the cafe before leaving and locking up the shop on my way out.
“Shoot! I forgot I walked to work today.” I mumble to myself. “I guess it will be fine if I walk home.” I turned and looked worriedly around at my surroundings before biting my lip and began to walk towards the direction of my house. I could periodically hear the sound of yelling from an area I couldn't quite make out. In my town, this was common at night but typically the pros took care of it quickly. I begin to walk faster, desperate to get to my apartment before anything too eventful could happen. I can see periodic fire and ice popping up in the distance and my nerves were put to rest with the thought that the pros were already on it.
I arrive at my apartment and quickly enter it as I breathe a sigh mixed with relief and exhaustion before plopping down on my couch.
The tranquility didn't last long because my cat decided to wail, alerting me that she was hungry. I pull myself off of my couch and feed her before changing into a tank top and short shorts and drifting off to sleep.
“Great job Todoroki.” Ochaco says as I hand over the villain to the police.
“So, do you plan on going to the cafe I recommended to you? There is a cute girl who works there and she's single.” Ochaco notes.
“Thanks, but i have no interest in a relationship.” I state blandly.
“Aw, are you sure?” She continues.
“Yes. I am going to go ahead and head home. Do you guys have the rest of this?” I ask
“Yeah, thanks for the help!” Deku says before waving at me as I leave.
I arrive at my apartment and waste no time getting out of my hero costume and into sweat pants and a plain white T shirt before crawling into bed.
“What a day.” I mumble as I stare at the ceiling before rolling over and drifting off to sleep.
I am awoken to the sound of my phone ringing and sunlight shining through my open windows. I peer at the time. 7:00. I look down at my phone and read the name sliding across my phone screen and scowl.
I roll my eyes and despite not wanting to pick up the phone, I do anyway.
“What do you want?” I sneer.
“Shoto…” He says, I can hear the sadness in his voice and my face drops.
“What's wrong?” I say quickly.
“It's your mother.” He says “She passed away this morning.”
“What's the cause.” I say harshly.
“We don't know.” He says solemnly
I immediately hang up the phone and get up and pace around the room angrily. A shout erupts from my mouth as I collapse on the floor. I can feel hot tears run down my face and quickly wipe them away. I lay there for a while cursing my dad because I know this is all his fault, if he hadnt put her in that stupid hospitol she owuld be fine and I would be able to call her and talk to her. This is all his fault. I know it is. I hate him. I can hear my phone ring and I pull myself off of the floor and walk over to it.
I take a quick breath and will my voice to stop shaking before picking up the phone.
“Hey Fuyumi.” I say quietly. I can hear the sniffles on the other side of the phone and I can feel the anger rise to my face again.
“Shoto..” she starts before choking out another sob.
“I know, it's going to be ok.” I assure her.
“Make sure you get some rest and I'll stop by later to check on you.” I say.
“Okay.” She says in between her cries.
I hang up the phone and the anger comes crashing back and I quickly get dressed and shove my phone in my pocket before quickly leaving my apartment and closing the door behind me.
I walk in attempts to blow off some steam. I have no idea where I'm going, I just walk. I walk until I eventually stumble across a small cafe.
This is the cafe that Ochaco told me about. I heave a heavy sigh before entering the cafe.
I can hear the sound of the door opening and peer at the person entering, he was a tall guy with half red and half white hair that ran down to his mid back he also had a scar over his left eye he was wearing a thin black turtleneck shirt and a simple pair of jeans, however what really caught my eye was his clenched fist and how angry he seemed.
“What can I get you today?” I say as I beam at him.
“One black coffee.” He says harshly. The tone in his voice confirms my earlier deduction.
“Shoto.” He states blandly as he gives me a harsh glare as if I should have already known this.
“I'll have that right out for you.” I say, keeping my cheery tone.
I watch as he quietly goes and takes a seat in the corner of the cafe and watches the bustle of the streets outside of the cafe.
I turn to my coworker and ask if I can make this coffee to which she agreed. I quickly begin making his coffee and finish up by writing his name on the cup and doodling a quick sun with a smiley face.
“Shoto!” I call and he turns to look at me before getting out of his chair and trudging over to where I'm at and I hand him his coffee, he inspects the doodle on the cup before raising his eyebrow at me in a questionable look. I can quickly feel the blush come to my face in realization that I had doodled on his cup without thinking.
“Oh shoot, i'm- im sorry. I normally doodle on the cups and most customers like it so i kept doing it but i forgot to ask you if that was ok.” I stutter. Shoto cracks a smile and chuckles and for the first time I had actually fully inspected him up close, he was cute and his smile was so genuine.
“That's ok, it's cute. I like it.” He says before turning around and taking his coffee to the table he was previously sitting at. I watched him for a little, it wasn't long before the angry look had come back to his face. He would periodically look at his phone and grit his teeth in anger before looking back out the window. I looked over at my manager and got permission to go on break a little early.
I quickly hang my apron back up in the back and go back out to the cafe and approach Shoto.
“Do- Do you mind if i sit here with you?” I ask, mentally cursing myself for stuttering. He gives me a confused look before nodding his head and I take a seat across from him. We sit in an awkward silence for a moment before I break it.
“I noticed you were angry.” I say quietly. He looks at me with a piercing gaze before nodding his head.
“It's nothing to be concerned about.” He says flatly.
“Oh. Well, if you wanna talk about it, i'm open? I know this is strange coming from a complete stranger.” I say. I gave him an awkward smile, this was a bad idea. I don't even know what i'm doing. Shoto sighs and steals a quick glance out the window before turning back to me.
“I'm not having a good day,” He says.
“I'm so sorry to hear that.” I say as I give him a sympathetic look. “Oh! I have an idea, how about I tell you a joke?” Todoroki gives me an amused look at my childish behavior.
“Hm, how many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?” I say with a bright smile on my face.
“Tentacles!” I say as I giggle at my own joke. I can see him struggling to hold back laughter, he eventually gives in and releases a chuckle before looking back up at me.
“That was so bad.” He says as he smiles at me in amusement, to which makes me feel good and I smile in victory.
“Does that mean you want another joke?” I ask.
“Not at all.” He says playfully.
“Well that's too bad.” I reply stubbornly. “What did the fish say when he ran into a wall?”
“Dam.” I reply before bursting out in laughter. Shoto does the same.
This girl was something else, she had a really bright smile and she was surprisingly pretty. We sat and talked to each other for 30 more minutes before she peeks at her watch.
“Oh crap, my break is almost over.” She says. I wasn't ready to face the world again but I knew it was about time I did.
“Um, can I give you my number so that maybe next time you're not having a good day, maybe we can hang out?” She says as she twiddles her thumbs. I give her a soft smile.
“Yeah, I would like that.” I say as i hand her my phone, she quickly types in her number before sending a quick text to herself.
“There! Now I have your number.” She states proudly. “I have to go back to work now, text me if you want to, or call me, I will do my best to pick up.” She says before giving me a small wave and retreating behind the counter. I think I like it here.
I heave a sigh and gather my things as I head out the door, reality all came crashing back down to me. The reality that had disappeared when I had talked to the girl from the cafe. My mom was gone and it's all my dad's fault.
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