Moana Waialiki was not having a good day. Her boss was being even more of a dick than normal, her customers were exceptionally meaner today, and a throbbing pain had started to form between her eyebrows. Currently, she was attempting to explain the 40-day, no-stain return policy to a very loud, very angry woman who claimed that she had NEVER EVEN WORN THE GODDAMN SHIRT. The 'goddamn shirt' in question had (what she sincerely hoped was) a huge coffee stain down the front, spanning from the collar to just below the bust, and had very obviously been worn more than once.

"I'm sorry, m'am, there's not really much I can do about-,"

"I DEMAND TO SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER!"

"Of course," Moana sighed half-heartedly as her boss fluttered around the customer delicately, leading her off to the side and away from the scene she had created, but not before shooting Moana a sharp glare. Who knew working in retail would be so hard? Moana groaned, her head falling gracelessly into her arms on the counter in front of her. A hand touched her shoulder carefully, and she looked up to meet a tan brunette with kind green eyes.

"You look like you need an early lunch break, Mo," Fi smiled down at her gently. Moana opened her mouth to protest, but the tall woman beat her to it, "Go," she laughed, "I'll cover you. You could do with some caffeine,"

Moana smiled gratefully as she stood, significantly smaller than the willowy woman by at least a foot, "Thanks, Fi. You're the best,"

She slipped out of the store quickly, grabbing her bag and coat before walking out onto the busy high street in front of her.

How Moana found herself in the cafe on the corner was beyond her. She supposed Fi's remark on caffeine had unknowingly drawn her to the small coffee shop. Well, small was sort of an understatement. Lalotai was one of those buildings that looked small on the outside, but opened up into a much larger room. The lights were low, casting a slight shadow over the room and illuminating the deep purple walls ominously. There was music playing; she could pick out the undertones of a glam rock-y bass line, but the crowd was too loud for her to tell what it actually was. Speaking of Lalotai's customers, every table in the joint was taken and the line stretching from the till to the doors was longer than she had expected for an independent business. Moana busied herself with her phone as she waited.

The mass was almost suffocating, if not slightly rowdy, but she quickly lost herself in the world of the internet. So lost that she barely even noticed when she got to the front of the line.

"What can I getcha, kid?" a smooth voice brought her back to the land of the living.

Moana let out a slightly aggressive "Excuse me?!" (She was just short, okay?!), but the words died slightly in the back of her throat as she snapped her eyes away from her phone. Stood, looking slightly out of place but completely at ease, behind the counter was a tall, chiselled God of a man. He had sun kissed skin and dark eyes, one thick eyebrow raised in obvious amusement. A smirk spread across his face slowly, and no, she was not intimidated. His huge hands rested on the counter separating them, black mandatory shirt sleeves rolled up to expose a sea of tattoos scaling his bare arms.

"What can I get you, you know, to drink? That is what you came here for, right?" He chuckled, and she felt heat rise to her face as her scowl deepened.

"I didn't- that's not what I- why would I-," Moana cut herself off and ground out a, "Black coffee, two sugars,"

"You got it, kiddo- can I get your name?" The barista winked, smirk growing in size. She spluttered slightly, halfway through sliding her money onto the counter, mouth hanging open ready to protest- "Calm it, Curly, it's for the cup," He laughed again, and Moana blinked, fully aware that her face probably resembled that of a tomato. She subconsciously pushed her hair out of her face.

"Oh, uh, Moana,"

"Moa-what?"

"Moana,"

"Monana?"

"Mo-a-na!"

"Moa- for gods- forget it," The man scribbled something onto the side of her cup and passed it to the tall woman behind him, who got to work making her drink. She huffed indignantly and stepped to the side so that he could serve the next in line, painfully conscious to his eyes trained on her as she stood fidgeting.

It felt like an eternity had passed of awkward standing around before the tall woman finally turned around, with Moana's drink in tow. Moana was slightly taken aback; despite her short red pixie cut, pasty skin (a sharp contrast to the dark, shadowy light) and fiery amber eyes, she bore a strong resemblance to Fi. She shook off the thought, however, when Fi's doppelganger's permanent scowl grew as she rolled her yellow eyes and dryly called out,

"Black coffee, two sugars for Curly-," The redhead cut herself off swiftly and turned her sharp gaze onto the man behind the till, hissing venomously under her breath, "Maui, I am NOT reading this out, you creep,"

The barista- Maui (and he thought SHE had a weird name)- smirked, replying without looking up from the register "I'm not creepy, Kate, I'm suave,"

Kate practically growled in response, pushing the cup onto the counter. Moana snatched it up quickly, her eyes growing wide and her cheeks glowing red as she read the message he had scrawled onto her cup;

Curly – Are you a piece of art because I'd like to nail you up against a wall

Moana stood completely still for a whole of five seconds before whirling round, hitting herself in the face with her hair and storming through the crowd as fast as she possibly could, all the while feeling Maui's burning gaze scorching a hole into the back of her head.

He watched her with a grin as she slammed the door and practically ran down the high street. Kate shot him a pointed look as they swapped positions, her at the register and him working the machines, and he let out a loud laugh.

"One day, you're gonna get yourself fired," She shook her head at him. How was he supposed to help himself, though? The girl was stunning, all big brown eyes and thick black lashes, with full lips that made him want to pull him over the counter and kiss her senseless, not to mention that she was a little spitfire with the voice of a freaking goddess- he couldn't just let this complete stranger walk away and forget him!

"She'll be back," Maui hummed under his breath. Kate rolled her eyes again in reply.

Disclaimer: I WISH I owned Moana (then Moaui could become canon haha XD) but unfortunately it belongs to Disney- this story is only a work of fiction and I only own the plot, not the characters

A/N:

So this silly little fic is the product of the writer's block I've been having on my bigger Moana fic which I hope to be posting soon. I'd like to continue this fic if I get enough positive reactions and reviews, though, since it was fun to write and so far I haven't come across any Modern Moaui fics! Please leave comments and kudos and thanks for reading!