notes from Kokoxchan: It's great to collaborate with kuroNshiro here! I hope that this first chapter will give off a good impression. It would be nice if you could give us constructive criticism & reviews! Warning, this is boy love, if you don't like it, don't read it.

notes from kuroNshiro: I never thought that I'd be writing another fanfiction so soon, but out of the blue, Kokoxchan contacted me- she came up with not one, not two, but four great ideas for the Lovino/Antonio pairing. I found her second idea the most tempting [on that day, I came to the realization that I like cross-dressing stories ^0^]. Anywaz, I hope you'll enjoy this story.

Summary:

An arts major, Lovino takes on a dare to dress up as a waitress at a fantasy cafe for a month. Seeing how much money he made during that time, he decides to indefinitely work as a waitress to pay for rent & his paint supplies. There he meets the senior Antonio who becomes his regular customer. Soon the Spaniard starts fancying him. Reluctant to blow his cover, what will happen to Lovino who is worried that Antonio thinks he is a girl.

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THE CAFE OF DOUBLE LIVES...

Chapter 1

Lovino Vargas, a tanned Italian brunette with dark-brown eyes, walked towards his dormitory which was next to the 'International College of Fine Arts.' Anyone who wanted to hone their skills in the Arts, Music, Film, Fashion or Drama department could apply here. His twin brother who was lighter-in-complexion, Feliciano, was exceptionally gifted in the arts-field, hence was immediately accepted. Lovino had a harder time, but he too was finally was accepted on scholarship.

Since they weren't rich, both twins worked to pay for the rent and buy their art supplies. However, Lovino lost his job recently, so it was Feliciano who was bringing in the cash. This saddened and irritated Lovino at the same time: he was sad because he felt guilty that he couldn't help his twin financially and he was irritated because his brother was working with someone he loathed.

Because of his love for cats, Feliciano started to work in a pet-store. There, he met a stoic German blond with blue eyes named Ludwig. Apparently, he also went to their college, with his major in the Music-department: he was a gifted violinist. Soon, Ludwig and Feliciano began spending more time with each other which rubbed Lovino the wrong way. 'How can Feliciano hang around with someone who likes Rottweilers? Those dogs are scary as hell.'

Lovino, reaching his dormroom, was feeling even more frustrated. 'Damn that Potato Bastard. Because I kept thinking about him and my brother together, I messed up all my interviews. CHIGIII!'

At the end of the hallway, Kiku, a young Japanese man with raven-black hair was trying to console his friend, Feliks, a blond Polish man who was bawling, "Toris is so mean. Just because his girlfriend Natalia transferred to another college doesn't mean that he has to, like, pack up and leave too. What am I going to do now?" He turned to look at Kiku with a pleading expression.

Kiku, realizing what Feliks was trying to ask, shook his head. "Feliks-san, as much as I would like to help you, I can't. I have this new manga that I've to publish, and my editor is breathing down my neck to finish it before the deadline." Then he saw Lovino going to his room. "Maybe your troubles will be solved sooner than you think... Elizabeta-chan and I are having a small 'get-together' to rest for awhile, why don't you join us there later."

He patted his blond friend on the back before he went to meet the grumpy Italian. Knocking on the open door he asked, "Lovino-kun, is everything alright?"

Lovino looked to see who was there and replied, "Yeah, I'm just feeling under the weather. That's all."

Kiku stared at the junior for a while before saying, "Why don't you come over to my room, I'm holding a 'get together' with Elizabeta-chan. Maybe that will help lift your spirits up."

Lovino asked "Will there be booze involved?" Kiku nodded. Lovino smirked. "Then count me in."

The Fantastic Four were in a circle- Lovino was sitting with his back facing the door, Feliks sat next to him, Kiku was infront of Lovino with his back to the wall, while Elizabeta, a petite Hungarian girl with long brown hair, sat next to Kiku. They were all were eating chips while drinking beer & sake.

They shared various gossips they heard over the week til Kiku inquired, "Why don't we play a game of Truth or Dare?"

"We'll need a bottle for that." Feliks replied while grabbing some extra chips from the bowl.

Elizabeta quickly finished the beer that was in her hand, "Here's one... Ok, I'm going to spin it now." After doing so, the bottle pointed in Kiku's direction. "Kiku, choose between Truth or Dare."

Seeing the glint in her eye and knowing how her mind worked, Kiku decided to go with the safer option. "I choose Truth."

Elizabeta smiled at her friend's guarded expression. Although slightly disappointed that she wouldn't see any Boy-on-Boy kissing, she said, "We all know that you're a famous shonen-manga artist but are there any manga titles that you published under a different alias? Please give us some details."

Kiku was silent but finally replied, "Well, since I've to answer truthfully- I'm going to put a new manga title under a different name and this story is about a forbidden love drama between a European man and an Asian man." Kiku thought, 'I've to thank Yao-nii. His interaction with Ivan-san is what gave me the idea.' He then felt someone tightly squeezing his hand.

"You must give me the first copy," Elizabeta said, licking her lips, almost frothing at the mouth. Kiku chuckled slightly and agreed to her demand.

Lovino looked at duo and thought they were weird but he wasn't disgusted by that information. 'I guess it's because I've a h*mo for a brother. Yeah, that's the reason, right?... Definitely, right?'

Seeing that it was his turn now, Kiku spun the bottle which pointed to Lovino. "Lovino-kun, truth or dare?" Lovino thought about it for a while and declared that he wasn't that drunk, so he would choose truth. Kiku, staring at him in the eye, asked, "What is the real reason that you are upset today?"

Lovino would have told Kiku to mind his own business but in the spirit of the game, he decided to answer truthfully. "I got rejected by all the job interviews I applied for. I guess I shouldn't really be upset because they don't pay well. So, I'm more upset at the fact that it's Feliciano who is bringing in the money while working with that Potato Bastard. Happy with my answer?" When Kiku nodded with an understanding smile, Lovino spun the bottle which pointed to Feliks. "So what's it going to be Mr. Senior- Truth or dare?"

Feliks was probably feeling tipsy because he said, "I totally feel a little bold, so I choose dare, Mr. Junior."

Lovino smirked and pointed to the closed door, "Alright, I dare you to kiss the next person who knocks on that door."

Feliks raised his eyebrow. "Like any random person?"

"Yup and don't give any chaste kisses. You should make goo-goo eyes, seductively get up from your seat and French-kiss that person, making sure that we three can see the side-profiles of the both of you." He saw Feliks narrowing his eyes at him, "Hey, it's a dare- it's not supposed to be a walk in the park," all the while thinking, 'I wouldn't be surprised if the girl Feliks kisses, smacks him really hard- that would probably brighten my crappy day' and tried hard not to snicker.

On the other hand, it looked like Elizabeta was chanting in a low voice, "Please God, make my wish come true."

Feliks stared suspiciously at the two and then thought that he must be drunk because he actually nodded. 'It's not like it will happen. Besides it's the beginning of the weekend, nobody is at the dorms right now.' Unfortunately, luck wasn't on Feliks' side as they all heard a knock on the door.

The person on the other side said, "Kiku, this is Orlando. I was informed that Feliks might be here. Can I come in please?"

The three looked excitedly at Feliks who now was covering his face while Elizabeta, thanking the Lord, nudged at Kiku to say something. Kiku tried to hold back a chortle, "Yes Orlando-san, please come in. Feliks-san is here."

The door opened, and they all saw a tall spiky-haired Dutchman. He greeted the group before setting his eyes on Feliks. "Feliks, could we please step outside? I need to talk to you."

Feliks now put his hands down but was still closing his eyes because he knew the other three were looking at him. He thought, 'Orlando is a friend. So I'm sure he wouldn't, like, get upset... I hope.' With a sigh, he opened his eyes and then in a soft voice he said, "I'll make you guys pay for this," while they smirked in response.

He turned to look at his batchmate, 'Ok Lovino said I've to make goo-goo eyes. I'm surprised that he even knows what goo-goo eyes is.' He finally decided to lower his eyelids half-way, giving the best wanton expression he could muster. From the corner of his eye, Feliks saw that the other three approved of that look, 'Let's see, next I'm suppose to get up seductively... Ugh, I'm never going to live this down, am I?'

The Polish man then proceeded to slowly lift himself off the floor and sauntered over to where Orlando was standing. He prayed that the now-confused-Dutchman wouldn't bash him as he placed his arms on Orlando to slowly turn his batchmate so that their side-profiles would be visible to the three who were watching them with obvious interest. Next, he pulled at Orlando's collar to bring him to face level and slowly put his hands around his neck.

Finally, it looked like Orlando snapped out of his confusion, since he tried to say something which sounded like a 'Wait' or a 'What' but before he could complete it, Feliks kissed him.

'Hmm, this is how weed tastes like... Ok, the stupid Italian said I'm suppose to French kiss. I can't believe that I'm going to tongue Orlando! Please don't hate me or hurt me.' and slowly began to French-kiss his batchmate. That surely must have sparked something in Orlando because he proceeded to put his arms around Feliks' waist and kissed him back.

When they stopped kissing, Feliks turned to look at the trio to inquire whether they were satisfied with how he performed the dare. However he was surprised to see Kiku holding a notepad with a pencil in his hand, trying to draw the whole scene while Lovino was searching for napkins to give to Elizabeta who looked like she was bleeding the river Danube from her nose. 'Will she be alright?' he wondered.

He decided to not worry about her, focusing on the one who he was sure must be traumatized by now. Feliks immediately released his hands that was around Orlando. "Sorry for the scare. It was a dare, that's why I did it."

Orlando frowned. "A dare?"

"Yeah, the dare was that I was supposed to, like, kiss the next person who knocked on the door," Feliks then begun to laugh sheepishly. "Hahaha, I guess it was your bad luck that you were that person. Anywaz, no hard feelings, right?" Orlando probably was shocked by everything since he didn't say anything. Feliks, uncomfortable with his batchmate's silence decided to change the topic by asking, "So, why did you want to talk to me earlier?"

Orlando, still in a daze, stated, "A-ah, I was just coming to tell you that the deadline for our paper on the 'Fashion in Europe during the 18th century' was pushed back for another 6 weeks."

Feliks replied, "For realz? That means we can look for more information, right?" Orlando nodded and then proceeded to leave by saying his goodbyes to everyone. Feliks slowly went back to seat and said, "I hope you guys are satisfied with how you helped me scar Orlando. The poor guy is now and will forever be in a permanent state-of-shock."

Kiku –putting the final touches to whatever he was drawing– placed the notepad away from Elizabeta fearing that she might suffer from another nose hemorrhage, "Don't worry, Feliks-san. I know Orlando-san and you are close friends. So, something like this might not affect your friendship. Infact, I think it might make it better."

Feliks was baffled by that reply but before he could ask what Kiku meant by that, Elizabeta, who had completely recovered, interjected, "Let's continue with the game. Spin the bottle, you Casanova, you." Feliks huffed at that nickname, thinking that he must be quite drunk since he still continued with the game by proceeding to spin the bottle which finally pointed to the Hungarian.

Remembering his threat about making them pay, Elizabeta felt she should go with the less riskier option, "I choose Truth, please."

However, she couldn't feel at ease because she saw Feliks smirking at her, who said, "At the annual Cake Competition where you won First Place- it wasn't you who baked the Esterhazy-torte. It was baked by your boyfriend Roderich, wasn't it?"

Elizabeta was fidgeting slightly as she felt eyes on her. Glaring at Feliks, she said, "Fine, it wasn't me. I was sick that day and Roderich was sweet enough to bake the cake for me." Next thing she heard were collective gasps and then incessant teasing about how it wasn't good of her to cheat. 'How did he know? Maybe it's because Roderich works for him.' She then declared, "If you tell anyone, I'll make sure that will the last time you open your mouths." The boys stopped their teasing, seeing how she now glowered like a maniac.

She spun the bottle, which pointed back to Feliks. The blond thought, 'What the heck! It's back on me again,' and when he saw the way Elizabeta was looking at him, he thought, 'Oh my god, there is no way that I'll choose dare again. She looks positively terrifying.' With a cough, he said, "I choose truth," he then realized maybe it was the worse of the two evils because he heard her cackle as she looked at Lovino for some reason. 'No, she wouldn't, would she?'

With her voice becoming incredibly sugary, she questioned, "Feliks, are there any secret jobs that you have right now? Like maybe you own a secret cafe that's far away from here?"

Taking a look at Lovino and then looking back at her, Feliks scowled, 'We're supposed to be pals- how could she do this to me? Maybe I deserve it for making her reveal her secret but she knows how I feel about revealing my secret to students here. They just don't understand why I run it the way I do. I was losing business when I ran it the normal way.'

Lovino, now intrigued, asked, "You own a cafe?"

Feliks nodded while Elizabeta prodded the senior, "Go on, say what kind of a cafe it is."

"Elizabeta, if you make me continue, you'll end up losing your job." Feliks warned while throwing the evil eye at her,

But completely unfazed by the threat, Elizabeta snorted, "Ha, you're in a dire situation. So, you can't fire me."

Feliks sighed because he knew he lost- with one staffer short, he couldn't afford to lose another. Finally he said "Fantazja Wyspy is its name which literally means 'Fantasy Island'- it's the kind of cafe that, like, caters to every man's fantasy." Lovino, now completely curious asked what kind of fantasies. Feliks cleared his throat, "Every week, the waitress wear different costumes: Policewomen-uniforms, Nurse-uniforms, stuff like that."

Lovino was gawking with his eyes bulging. Then he pointed to Feliks, "You're a pervert for opening such a place. And Lizzy, you're a pervert for working there." Elizabeta put her hair behind her back, saying that it helped pay her rent.

Feliks, feeling offended at being called a pervert, snarled in a sassy tone, "Just give me the damn bottle," and he spun it. He saw it pointed to Lovino but was surprised when he heard Lovino saying he choose dare. Especially after what Lovino put him through- it was such an unwise decision on the junior's part.

Looking at Lovino, Feliks saw that he was severely drunk, 'That's odd, one doesn't get drunk that quickly with so little beer,' but then he saw Kiku pouring sake into Lovino's glass. 'Duh, it's no wonder he's like this... Chwileczkę, maybe I can use this to my advantage.' With a smile, Feliks said, "Alright, I dare you to work as a waitress in my cafe for a month."

Lovino spat his drink out, unable to believe what he just heard. "Wai.. waitress? As in wear dresses in your sissy pervert cafe?"

Feliks's eyebrow twitched when he heard Lovino say that. 'Calm down, I just need him for a month. By then, I'd totally find someone-else... I hope.' He stated, "I'll tell you what, since you mentioned you couldn't get a job, I'll pay for your time."

Hearing that he was going to get paid, Lovino asked how much. When he heard the amount Feliks was willing to pay him, he now started to seriously consider his offer. 'With that amount, I'll be able to contribute for this month's rent.' He looked Feliks and asked, "What if someone I know recognizes me?"

Ecstatic that Lovino took the bait, Feliks answered, "Relax, you'll be provided with a wig- courtesy of Orlando's sister, Bella, who is an instructor at the beauty school. Besides, my cafe is situated a bit far from here, so the likelihood of meeting someone you know is rare."

Lovino thought for awhile before saying, "Fine, I accept the dare." shaking hands with the senior to complete the deal.

Elizabeta let a tiny squeal out while Kiku observed the men, thinking, 'This is the first time in history that a job interview has been held like this but somehow, it went according to how I planned,' and continued to pour sake into Lovino's glass, knowing the Italian wouldn't have taken up that dare if he was sober.

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A/N: Introductions-

Ludwig Beilschmidt & Feliciano Vargas - Germany & North Italy/Veneziano

Natalia Arlovskaya Braginski & Toris Laurinaitis - Belarus & Lithuania

Kiku Honda - Japan (though he's a college student in the Arts department, Kiku, under a different alias, is starting to publish yaoi manga. So he's Fudanshi just like Elizabeta who is a Fujioshi)

Roderich Edelstein & Elizabeta Hedervary - Austria & Hungary (Roderich, belonging to the Music department, works part-time as one of the bakers at Feliks' cafe while Elizabeta, although she's in the arts department her specialty is in Photography)

Feliks Lukasiewicz - Poland (he's in Fashion designing, hence he further hones his skills in fashion by designing all the clothes for the waitresses)

Orlando Mogens Lambert - Netherlands (The author mentioned Netherlands having Lolita-complex: here, Orlando is also from Fashion designing who helps Feliks design all the Lolita-costumes etc)

Bella Emma Lambert – Belgium

^_^ The format style is slightly different. Here's a heads-up:

-If the sentence appears normally with double quotations ("Honey"), then the characters are in a conversation.

-If the conversation appears in Italics & Bold at the same time with double quotations ("smile"), that means they are whispering.

-If the sentence appears in Italics with single quotations ('That's amazing'), then these are the thoughts of that particular character.

-If the conversation is appearing in Italics with double quotations ("Privyet") that indicates the person on the other line of the phone conversation is talking.

-And finally if the paragraph appears in just Italics without any quotations present, then it's describing something that happened in the past

Disclaimer: Axis-Powers-Hetalia or any related character belong to Hidekaz Himaruya