𝕄𝕪 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕆ℂ'𝕤 (𝕆𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕤/𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕤)

How they meet: Gaston x Edeline

Requested by StephanieNolmans

(3rd Person POV)

         A figure on a horse arrived outside the tavern while it was pouring rain, staring inside the window at the bright lights and drunk, laughing men. The person dismounted their horse and patted it's nose.

          "Wait here," they whispered to their horse and got a small snort in response. They opened the door carefully, peeking in. No one seemed to be paying much attention, which to them, was good. The bartender glanced at the person and went over.

          "You must be the new bartender," he said, wiping his hands on his towel. "What did you say your name was in the letter? The ink was a bit smudged. Elias? Emmett?" The stranger took of their hood, shaking out long, silky black hair. Big, shiny grey eyes started at him with a slightly annoyed look. 

          "Edeline," she said, taking off her cloak. The woman was tall, beautiful,....very beautiful. Multiple men had noticed her by now and the noise in the tavern had decreased by a large amount. The bartender blinked a few times. 

          "U-Uh...right. Well...Edeline. Let me show you the ropes of this job? I'm sure you'll need me to walk you through this stuff." Edeline rolled her eyes. 

          "Oh, please. You think I don't know how to bartend? I've been doing this for almost five years. Just let me behind the counter."

          "Haha, listen little lady. I can't just let you behind the counter."

          "You hired me, so yes you can. Excuse me," she said, weaving behind him and through other people and going behind the counter. She hung up her bag on the wall, scanning the layout of the bar to figure out what stuff was where. The men at the bar stared at her in awe. She raised an eyebrow at them.

          "What can I get you?" she asked. One of them cleared his throat. 

          "Refill, miss," he said, handing her his empty glass. The original bartender smirked nearby as he watched. The man didn't even tell her was he was previously drinking. Edeline glanced at the glass...glanced at the man...and then filled the glass...with the right drink. Every man in the vicinity ogled at the new woman in utter awe and the man who got the beer shakily handed her a couple coins. The bartender was opening his mouth to yell and/or talk to her, when the front door burst open. A tall, muscular man walked in, holding a hunting gun and wearing a smug grin on his chiseled face. The men in the tavern all cheered in unison.

         "Hey, Gaston!!" Gaston sauntered in, Lefou struggling to keep up as he dragged a large bag full of what Edeline assumed was the....result of this man's hunting. Gaston didn't even notice the newcomer because he was feeling too high and mighty to pay attention to anyone or anything that wasn't...a mirror. He went over to the bar and leaned on it, flexing for the three blondes that were practically hanging off of him the second he walked in. Edeline wasn't amused and didn't want this man taking the attention from the alcohol behind the counter. Handsome or not, she needed the money and if this man is going to ruin that...she was going to be mad. When Gaston leaned down into a new pose, Edeline slammed an empty mug in front of him, startling him. He went to yell at who he thought was the original bartender, but his words got caught in his throat as his eyes met the eyes of the new bartender. And Edeline...was shocked to feel her heart skip a beat as the two stared at each other for a good five seconds. Gaston was dumbfounded. 

          'This girl is....wow...she's beautiful,' he thought, his cheeks heating up. Edeline cleared her throat, snapping the man out of his trance and he stood up straight, still gazing at her. 

          "Y-Yes?" The blonde triplets gasped in horror. THE Gaston just...stuttered!!! In front of another girl!! Edeline didn't break eye contact as she carefully pushed the mug closer to him, her lips turning up in a small smile that made Gaston blush more. 

          "What can I get for you~?"