Reminisce Bakery: Male reader x Oc [Discontinued]

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Your pov

     When 20 minutes had passed, the timer went off, so I got up to go check on the bread while Cepos and Éclair played together. In the 20 minutes that they got to know each other, Eclair was already comfortable with Cepos. Perhaps it was probably because he smells like freshly baked bread all the time. It was cute. 

After walking through the golden door, jeez I can never get used to just seeing that in my kitchen. I went into the bakery's kitchen, to find that the loafs had finished baking. Taking them out of the oven with a pair of oven mittens, I was hit with a warm wave of slightly sweet smelling bread. 

It brought up my mood immediately, the smell of freshly baked bread always was able to make me happy. Taking out a pair of wire racks I ran a knife on the side of the bread in order to release it from the pan. It was an easy process to take the bread out, and it made me smile a little as the kitchen was gently filled with the scent of freshly baked bread. 

It made me feel less of a failure, it was nice, and felt like a warm hug. Just as I was leaving the second loaf to cool, I heard Éclair's squeaking. Huh?

"It smells nice, you did well. I can sense happier feelings in these two loaves, well done!" Cepos said, patting my shoulder. Glancing at him, I saw that Éclair was sitting on his shoulder, before running down his arm that was on my shoulder. Squeaking as if he wanted to be on my head again, I sighed, doing, so after I washed my hands.

"Why is Éclair here?" I asked, Cepos. I doubt this was sanitary having a hamster inside the kitchen. This isn't ratatouille after all. [1]

"Well... this little guy insisted on following, he made quite a fit when you left. He was trying his best to bite my fingers and trying to puff up his fur to look scary. It was honestly quite adorable." Cepos chuckled, reaching over to pat Éclair on the head. But Éclair just squeaked at him in annoyance. 

"Ah, nice to see that you two are getting along so well." I laughed. Seeing Eclair trying to threat a person who was taller than me was a cute sight. I wouldn't have thought it was in him. "Oh! So what do we do now?" I asked Cepos before I got too distracted with Eclair's squeaking.

"Hmm..." Cepos hummed looking at the bread almost with an intense stare. "Ooh, right I nearly forgot because of this little guy. I came to ask what type of packaging you wanted to use and what the name of the bakery is supposed to be. Since after all, a good bakery is one that has unique packaging." Cepos remarked.

I thought for a moment, trying to think of a packaging I would want. The name was Reminisce, a synonym of memory lane, it was something that was always stuck in my head ever since I wanted to open my own bakery. It was to create a bakery that could bring happiness or allow people to make memories. Smiling at this thought, I shifted my attention back to what type of packaging I would want.

Well it has to be transparent, having an opaque packaging would feel like I'm trying to hide something. Plus transparent packaging can allow the customer to see the different kinds of bread visually. 

The logo has to be in the center, and be recognizable. What would be a color that brings happiness? Yellow? Mm, maybe gold. Yeah! Gold should work, and plus it could feel a little fancy having the logo be yellow. At least on the transparent packaging. Hmm, ooh should I also think of bags to use? It might be too early to think about that.

When I looked at Cepos he simply smiled nodding his head, as if to courage me to continue to think. It reassured me, knowing that he was here to support me. But I think maybe for now I'll leave the store's bag to a later date. I don't have much funding, and this store would not exist without the use of magic. 

Wait... what would happen when Cepos leaves? Does that mean the magic disappears? Glancing at Cepos, probably with a crazed or panic look on my face-because he started to laugh. "Sorry, sorry, I apologize for laughing. I'm guessing you were thinking that if when I or my colleagues leave, that the magic we cast onto your store will disappear." He said which I could only nod in response.

"Eh, well yes, that is the case. But why would I ever leave?" He smirked. He left me feeling dumbfounded, I remarked without really thinking.

"I mean wouldn't you want to go back home, since you'll be done here?" 

"Well, that would be the case had this been the medieval times, or where actives aren't as abundant as it is in this century. There's so much to do, that even if we're done, which can never happen. Bakeries are always reinventing themselves trying to adapt to the ever growing market. Plus it's been awhile since I laughed this much, so again, why would I ever leave?" He smiled. He was too good looking to keep staring at that, I had to advert my eyes in order to not be too overwhelmed by him.

"Right?" He asked, seeing as I was probably trying to not look at him right now. Oh, the concrete floor has several shades of grey, I never noticed that- "He he, hmm I forgot how humans tend to get so flustered in front of us." Cepos chuckled, glancing at him, he was still smiling, but he stepped away to give me some space to calm down.

"Y-yeah, ahem!" I coughed trying to gain back my composure. "A-anyways, umm so I was thinking of using a transparent bag, so that the customers know what they're buying. Um, and have the logo be on top in golden lettering, though I'm not sure if it should just be a big R. Or say the word Reminisce. It's because..." I began explaining to Cepos why the bakery's name.

After a while he nodded, saying that the bakery's name was unique and had an air to it that he liked. It sounded a little fancy, but matched well with how the bakery also had a slight fancy feeling to it. "I can see many promising things from you. Alright I will prepare this packaging for you, along with another surprise. Though till then, go back to the apartment, the little guy seems sleepy." Cepos said, which made me realize that Éclair had fallen asleep while we were talking.

"Alright, I'll be back then. Should... 5 minutes be fine?" I asked, walking towards the golden door. Turning to wait for his answer, as my hand was hovering above the slightly cool feeling knob.

"Oh 5 minutes will be plenty!~" He remarked, seeing fire lit in his eyes, I smiled back. Walking through the golden door, I felt anticipation crawling up my spine. I wonder what he has in store for me? [2]

---Author's notes---

[1] Yes I know that Ratatouille is a rat and Éclair is a hamster, just to clarify if someone is going to comment that. Anyways, it's a favorite movie of mine and my sisters, I've lost track of how many times we've watched it. ε=ε=ε=(~￣▽￣)~

[2] Sorry that this isn't that long, I had more plan for this chapter, but I was kind of trying out scheduling my day. So I timed myself to have about 1 hour and 30 minutes of writing time. Anyways I hope you all have a good day, and sorry that I'm not updating as frequently.

I realized the feeling some of you may have, since I've been reading more fan fiction as of lately. Some haven't been updated in a while, and it's frustrating, since you want to know what happens next. But you have to wait, so I get it. Anyways, my question for you all is...

Have you've read Trash of the Count's Family? It's such a good web novel, in my opinion, I loved the story, I'm currently on chapter 404. (ˉ▽ˉ；)... I love Raon, he's so cute!

Anyways thank you to those who spent time reading my ramblings, you don't have to. I just leave these here at the end of the chapter, for myself, and anyone who bothers reading this. ε=ε=ε=(~￣▽￣)~ 

But, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Bye~ ヾ(≧▽≦*)o