Sugar & Spice

XI Everything is okay, right? XI

Ava's pov

Work, work and more work. That's all it's been for the past couple of weeks and being halfway into April, and not being able to see Alphonse because of it. Ever since that even we both shared that moment by the beach and eating ice cream I couldn't stop thinking about him, in fact; I miss him a lot more than anything else.

"Umm, Ava, are you okay?"

I have pulled back into reality thanks to the voice. I turned my attention to the owner of the voice and only to find a familiar face, by meeting with a young man with glasses and long blond hair tied back in a ponytail.

"Oh! Hey there Finn. Have you been there long?"

"Don't worry about that, I just got here. I did ask how you were doing but you were completely out of it, so is everything alright?"

Ever since the shop has reopened people from every end of the town has been stopped by for a drink or something to eat but of course, some of those people were also very aware of me and Alphonse. I'll admit that I was worried about losing customers but everything is still alright and the business is still doing well, I guess even they know that it would be pointless to start taking their frustrations out on the store but aside from all that, we started to get regulars coming by every day; Finn is one of those people. He runs his flower shop and he immediately loves Sugar & Spice from the minute he first walked in. He's very sweet and friendly, as well as a bit of a dork. Honestly, it's hard not to like him.

"Oh, don't worry about me, Finn. I'm alright. Lavender tea as usual?"

"Yes, please," he said to me. I wasted no time and instantly started to brew the tea. Once that was finished, I took it to his table while Noodle sat beside him. Whenever Finn came by he would always make himself at home and use the time to bond with Noodle and enjoys his tea. But regardless I shouldn't daydream on the job like that, I'll have to do my best and pull through the day.

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"Thanks for the tea Ava," Finn said as he paid me at the counter.

"You're very welcome Finn," I said to him with a smile.

"By the way Ava, are you sure that everything is okay? I haven't seen Robin yet, you two didn't get into a fight or anything right?"

The minute he asked that I actually understand why he is worried. Actually, I haven't seen Robin either; did they duck out of work? I took the time to have a quick scan around the store to notice that both Barkley and Gale was gone as well. Maybe she took them out for a walk? And Gale loves running. Now that I think about it, Robin has been acting weird for the last couple of days but it's not like I can just say that and worry Finn.

"Everything is okay Finn," I said to him with a reassuring smile.

"If you say so. See you later Ava," he said to me as he walked out of the store.

While he was gone I started to think about Robin and why they would just leave so suddenly. Ever since I started hanging out with Al, I hope that they aren't mad at me for something.

"Everything is okay, right?"

Robin's pov

I should have said something to Avery, or at least let them know where I was going but I just needed to get out. This is why I used the advantage of taking Barkley and Gale out of a walk up on a nearby hiking trail. Then we came to a clearing on a hill that offers an outlook of the town, so I took the time to sit down on the ledge with my favourite boy and girl by my side.

"I don't know what to do you two," I said to them as I pat Barkley's head and Gale sitting next to me.

Ever since Ava started to hang out with Alphonse I started to feel, weird. Am I jealous of them spending time with each other? No that can't be it, I'm happy for Ava! But, maybe it's the other way round. I'm jealous of her. They did have a somewhat better life than I did but even then that never affect me, so why is this bothering me? But then, thought has dawned on me.

"Am I jealous, of Ava having someone...?"

Love itself was something that never came to mind, simply because it never interested me. I never even had the life to just suddenly stop and start likening someone, but that's all in the past now, none of that even matters anymore. So why does this hurt? I should be happy for my friend not to feel bitter about the whole thing. Then before I knew it, I started to cry slightly at the thought of Ava living in a new happy place, while I'm left in the dust. I couldn't hold it in anymore and started to hug Barkley as tears slowly ran down my face and Gale laid her head down on my lap.

"I must be supportive, I must be happy for them."

ALPHONSE AND SETH DON'T BELONG TO ME! THEY ARE YUURIVOICE CHARACTERS SO ALL RIGHTS AND CREDITS GOES TO HIM!📢