{Ren x reader} Cake and kisses

   You pushed through a small group of girls that were rude enough to block the path to go behind the counter of the cafe. They yelped in surprise and quickly backed away- without murmuring harsh words to you or anything. 'Well, that's rare..' you thought. You continued to walk until you reached the kitchen, where freshly baked cakes were set fashionably on a silver platter. Your eyes grew wide at the delectable goodness in front of you, instantly stopping to stare at it. The temptation to scoop some frosting on your finger grew with each passing second, but you knew the chef (Who you knew as 'Kim-oppa') would surely scold you for ruining his 'master piece'. You watched them closely as if they had just called you something funny until you continued to the sink, eyes never leaving them.
   
You set the tray on the side of the sink and began to place the dishes carefully into the sink with small 'clinks' as you did so. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Kim jumped up from the table behind you with a frightening "Boo!" coming from his smirking lips. The sudden ruckus caused you to jump and accidentally drop a dish into the sink. Luckily, no harm was done to the poor thing. He doubled over the metal table in laughter at your attempt to regain your startled composure. "Y-you should have seen your face, (f/n)!!" He somehow managed to squeak out between gasps for air. You shook your head shamefully at your elder of two months before walking over to the cakes on the silver platter.

 "You're such a kid! Anyway, I'm going to put these out in the glass okay, Kim?" You said with a smirk. You grabbed the tray and walked out to the said display case just outside of the kitchen door. Kim suddenly stopped laughing and followed you out with wide eyes.

   "(F/n)! Why didn't you call me 'Oppa'?" He said, hovering behind you as you set the cakes in empty spots. With a small sigh, you closed the glass doors and turned around and let your (e/c) eyes meet his 'hurt' brown ones. 'I don't know if he's a kid or a puppy...'
   
   You crossed your arms and puckered your lips playfully. "If you're going to mean to me; you are no longer my Oppa!" You trotted away from him as you tried to stifle a giggle. He practically made you call him oppa ever since your boss said that you would be helping him with his cooking and cleaning, which made you begin to wonder why he allowed you to call him that quickly. You asked him one day, but only got the answer 'Because you're cute!'. Which, caught you off guard. Many times have you told him that calling him Sunbae would be fine and more suitable for the time being, but he declined feverishly. It was a bit weird for you to be calling him that for the first few weeks, but you grew into it.

   He followed you closely and called out your name like a kid that lost their parent in Walmart. You let out a giggle before every girl that was occupying the book store squealed and ran for the main door with their phones out. They all huddled around it like baby birds that seen their mother with a fresh worm in its beak. You suddenly stopped and stared at the girls with a raised brow with Kim stopping at your right and resting his arm around your small shoulders. He sighed and stared at the girls with amusement in his eyes. "Hmm, I can't wait to see their disappointed faces when they notice it's just a hot group of guys." He said with a deep chuckle, a wide smile regaining its place on his lips.

    You nodded with a smile coming to your face as well. The fans often mistook normal for stars so often that all of the employees placed a bet based on when the person would actually be a star or not. It would be false most of the time, but there were rare times where they were right. When stars actually came here, you would easily become friends with them. You were currently best friends with the bands Girls Generation, B.A.P, Big Bang, Block B, 2NE1 and so much more that Kim had wondered why you hadn't gotten famous for all your close connections. You were glad you weren't though, dealing with all the 'fans' would easily tick you off and send you into a rampage. You thought of all the fun times you had with your famous companions, a smile growing ever-so-slightly. But, you snapped out of it with a sharp jolt when the girls got louder.
   

   "Look! It's NU'EST!!" one girl yelled.

   "Ahh~! They look so handsome in person!" another said.


Your face instantly turned cherry red. NU'EST has visited so many times than any other band in South Korea that you were able to develop a huge crush on a certain maknae. Kim knew about your feelings towards the feminine male (mostly because you would blush whenever he would be on the TV) and promised to help you on your mission of capturing his heart.
 
   You could feel him wiggling his eyebrows at you.

You turned around sharply and walked to the back of the counter saying "Let's get ourselves ready, Baekho might eat everything again." You said with a small chuckle. Kim followed suit with a grin on his face and passed you to get ready to slice up the delicacies that they wanted. He would always pout if one of his most favorable got picked, which really made your day. While you prepared the register, NU'EST seemed to be trying to get over to you more than usual while they signed some of the fans papers and such. You watched as some of the girls forced the poor boys into rib crunching hugs, awkwardly hugging them back. Just watching them made you feel second hand awkwardness.

   Eventually, after your fellow employees and body guards pulled them out of the tsunami of girls, they made their way into the cafe and bowed respectively to the both of you. Both you and Kim bowed back and greeted them like any other customer. MinHyun looked behind him and waved to the girls that were being held back, causing some to blush and let out more squeals. 'Ugh...,' you thought, trying to avoid all of the owl eyes.

 "Hey guys! What can I get you today?" You chimed, smiling sweetly at them. The first to smile back was baekho, of 'Coarse. 'Such a cute teddy bear!' You thought with a small blush on your cheeks. You felt a burn of a glare on your neck, but you shrugged it off thinking it was a fan. "Hey, noona!" He greeted, looking up at the menu. "Umm... I would like a cinnamon bun with chocolate milk, please!" He said, his bright childish look on his face nearly blinding you. You typed in what he requested and nodded your head once. "Good choice! Now, how about you, Aron?" You looked to the said person, who waved in response. You listened and asked the rest of the members what they wanted until it came down to Ren. You asked him what he wanted, your eyes and fingers ready to search for his selection.


   But, nothing was said.


This confused you, so you looked up to find a certain bleach blond bun of hair hiding behind the shoulder of MinHyun. You raised a brow and so did he, obviously confused why you're looking at him like that. "Don't move!" You started, pointing directly at the maknae that was not doing well at hiding. "You have a wild Min ki behind you!" You said as JR jumped at Ren, pushing him away from his hiding place. They all laughed while Ren tried to push away his clingy hyung away from him. 

"Stop it already!" said Ren, his voice going higher than he meant it to be, making his order seem like a joke. All of you chuckled again. When he finally got JR off of him, he cautiously looked up at you with his face slightly down cast. To his dismay, your small (skin tone) hand was covering your beautiful smile that he loved so much. He stood up straight but he kept his face down awkwardly, hoping his fringe would hide his blush.

   Seconds passed and you had finally simmered down enough that you were able to ask him what he wanted again without stuttering. He looked up to you fully and scratched the back of his neck. "It doesn't really matter, noona. You can pick for me." Said Min Ki. The boys' faces lit up with smiles with JR and Baekho letting out some 'Oohs~!' like grade school girls playing Truth-or-Dare. Both you and Rens' faces burned red with embarrassment.


"I-is Hot Chocolate okay?" So much for not stuttering.


"Yeah, perfect."


    Another set of 'Oohs~!' surrounded them with the others nudging Ren playfully with their elbows. He threw another tantrum and pushed his band members away telling them repeatedly to stop. You breathed in deeply, hoping some fresh air in your lungs would cool down your beat red face. Letting the large amount of air out, you smiled at them, but they were too busy playing around to noticed. A giggle crawled out of your throat as you walked out from behind the register to Aron, gently pushing the middle of his shoulder blades to the seats farthest away from the receding group of girls. "Go wait for your food you goof balls!" You said and pushed the rest of them the same way as their elder. 

    They whined at your 'name calling' but continued to the seats anyway. You smiled at their retreating forms and turned around into a slightly toned chest that was hiding behind a fluffy jacket. You gasped and pushed him away, thinking it was Kim playing another trick on you again. He stumbled back with his designer brand covered arms flailing slightly. Your eyes widened. "Wha-! Ren?" You squeaked, reaching out your hand to your dongsang. He gladly accepted your hand and pulled himself up and regained his composure. Min-ki huffed and poked the center of your forehead, leaving a tiny red dot behind.

   "Duh! Who else would it be?" He teased as a smile curled at the corner of his lips, revealing his pearly white lips. You blushed slightly and tried to hide it by walking behind him and pushing him to the rest of the band, which seemed to be in a deep conversation. "Whatever! Just wait as Oppa gets your stuff!" Right when your hands left his back, you could have sworn that you felt his back vibrate with a growl. 'What a weirdo' You thought with a smile on your face. Walking behind the counter and finishing all the needed stuff, you pressed enter and watched as the small printer gradually spit out their receipt. Once it was finished you ripped it off the seam and folded it into a fancy folder and placed it under the desk to give to them once they were done. Just when you were about to go to the kitchen, Kim came storming out with two trays in hand and eyebrows knitted together with pure concentration. You giggled and moved out of the way before he had the chance to stomp all over you. "You got it, oppa?" You asked as he turned the corner and headed to the groups table.


"U-uh huh!" He managed to say.


   You sighed, listening to the cheers of the boys noticing that their desert had finally arrived. Your thoughts started to travel to Ren, as it often did. ''Why was he hiding? And why was he blushing so often?'' you mumbled to yourself, placing a thoughtful finger on your chin. Your thoughts searched the library of your mind for answers with nothing coming up for a while, until a hand rested on your shoulder softly. You looked to your side to see Kim looking at you with a knowing smile on his face. "Why don't you confess to him tonight?" He said bluntly, causing your face to redden. You shook your head vigorously, making your (h/l) (h/c) Locks swim around your head. "N-no way! What if he doesn't feel the same?" You questioned, balling your hands into fists. This moment made you feel as if you were in a Korean drama where you were the confused heroin that was stuck in a huge love triangle. 

   He shook his head and looked at you like the answer was obvious. "Look, (f/n). You obviously haven't seen the way he looks at you. He is completely head over heels for you!" He said, releasing his hand from your shoulder and placing it on his hip. "It doesn't hurt to try, right?" You looked down and sighed, giving up to your elder. You crossed your arms and nodded. "Yeah, I guess you're right."


~~ Two hours later ~~


    It was now closing time and you hadn't expressed your feelings to the maknae yet due to you shying away every time you had the chance. They had left a few minutes ago saying that they had practicing to do, but you felt like something different was going on. Sighing, you grabbed your winter jacket and flung it on. "See you guys tomorrow!" You said, turning around to the other workers who were also packing up. They said their goodbyes and headed out before you, since you needed a ride from Kim. He would always drive you home since you couldn't afford a car at this moment, and wouldn't let you take a bus fearing that something might happen to you. It was weird how clingy he was to you, but you figured that was how he showed his affection. Which, was quite cute, in a way.

   He soon ran out of the boys' locker room with his keys in his hands. "Sorry to make you wait!" He said, ruffling your hair. You groaned and automatically lifted your hand to your head to attempt to fix what he messed up. "It's fine. I wasn't waiting long anyway." You said and headed out the door with him behind you, the cold winter air biting your warm face. You lifted your shoulders, making the warm jacket cover your frosted over cheeks. "Oh! Ren-ssi!" Said Kim, closing and locking the cafe doors.
   
   Your head popped up at the sound of his name, your eyes meeting the back of the same designer jacket that you thought had left a long time ago. The said boy slowly turned around, his cheeks rosy from being exposed for such cold weather for so long and his teeth visibly chattering. You gasped and ran over to him with eyebrows knitted together with concern. "Oh, my god! How long have you been out here?!" You said, placing your warm hands against his ice-cold face.

    He hummed and leaned his face into your hands, a blush soon returned to your face. You'll blame the cold though. "E-eh... maybe, th-thirty minutes?" He admitted, trying to stop his shaking. "I'll wait in the car okay, (f/n)?" You heard Kim say behind you. You nodded and looked back to him, already retreating. "Okay!" You responded before looking back to the icicle disguised as your crush. 

    "Why didn't you come back inside!? What if you get pneumonia?" You said, not caring if you sounded like a nagging mother. Min ki shrugged, moving his eyes somewhere else. "I don't know, I never thought of that." He started, looking back into your (e/c) eyes. A smile curved his perfect lips, slightly twitching as if he was trying to figure something out. 

    "I just wanted to tell you something." He admitted, taking his hands out of his pockets and gently grabbing your hands, pulling them off of his face slightly.

   "Wh-what did you want to tell me?" You said with your heart beating faster with every passing minute. In the back of your mind, you thought of every possible bad thing he could tell you instead the positive. Which, is something you should have done given the romantic atmosphere. He huffed and looked at the ground for a split moment, shifting a bit as he held your hands. Your head tilted with innocent confusion, sending his heart up into the sky. He absolutely loved it when you made faces like this, it was so cute! He looked back up to you and for a split moment you noticed some regret reflecting in his eyes. Before you could even ask him what was wrong, he bent down to your height and connected his surprisingly soft lips with yours.

    Your eyes grew wide with the sudden contact, standing there in shock. You didn't know what to do since this was actually your first kiss. But you gathered up your courage to kiss him back the best that you could. You closed your eyes and released your own hands from his and snaked your arms around his neck. You could feel him smile into the kiss as he wrapped his arms around your waist, gently lifting you up off of the ground. You squeaked at the sudden feeling of being lifted and hearing the soft laugh of Ren made you blush like never before. To Rens aversion, you backed away and disconnected your lips to let out a frantic squeal.


"So much for trying to be romantic."


"Sorry! Just put me down please! I miss the ground.."


He chuckled and did what you had requested. Sighing with relief once your feet reached the ground once again. You pouted up at him, watching as his smile only grew. He poked your rosy cheeks and said, "I love you, jagi." You blinked twice, caught completely off guard again tonight. Although you were a bit flustered and in a bit of shock, you smiled up at him and went on your tippy-toes to peck him on his lips.


"I Love you too!"