The stories continue//COTC scenarios

Lemonade (Multi-ship)

5/27/23
Ships:Craigson, Paloma X Keun Sup (Quick Jinx or Keunloma) Everyone is 16 in this. Song that inspired this kept getting copyrighted so imma just say if you can listen to it yourself. Trash Magic by Lana Del Rey.

Working on a Sunday yet, Paloma and Jason could have been doing something else, but the fabric of their uniform touched their skin and they were sitting at a table scribbling notes in the notepads they were meant to use for work, they had spare ones in their bags so they didn't care.

The diner was empty on a Sunday night, 8pm was a time Paloma could have spent playing board games with her step mom's family and Jason longed to be at Tony's house playing whatever video game Tony rented from Toman and Boris would be bringing them donuts.

But no, the diner was empty cause of the parade that happened earlier. Everyone was too busy preparing for the parade to come to the diner, Paloma and Jason still couldn't figure out why their boss said they had to come into work. But that paycheck drew them in to hush their rejection.

Paloma threw her white waist apron that was supposed to hold her notepad and pen, the apron hit against a wooden seat. Paloma got up to stretch and she pull her long black hair in a pony tail, "You should put that back on, the boss won't that"Jason commented sitting in the wooden chair next to the one Paloma's waist apron was laying on. Paloma rolled her eyes and threw her blue vest on the table by her, revealing the white t shirt she wore underneath staring at Jason. "I can't believe you still haven't dropped your whole bossy boots attitude from when you were a kid, we're 16 we have jobs now, act like it".

Jason heard the bell hanging above the door ring that told the diner someone came through, Jason smirked at Paloma as she quickly got her button up vest back on and wrapped her waist apron back around her hips. "Told you..."Jason whispered getting out the seat as Paloma glared at him, "Hello, welcome to-"Jason smiled ready to greet whoever walked through the door. He stopped himself seeing Craig standing there next to...He had to guess Keun Sup.

Paloma spun herself around after sticking the buttons in the holes to attempt a professional look, but she felt even more embarrassed seeing who it was. Her eyes were glued at the short Korean guy next to Craig, but this wasn't any other guy this was Keun Sup, the fastest kid in the creek and her childhood crush right here in this diner. Keun Sup smiled and Craig met Jason's eyes, "Why forest scout, it's been a long time since I've seen you, feels like yesterday when I would watch you run around with that water gun getting grass stains on your uniform"Craig chuckled.

A joy ride with Keun Sup, that was what it intended to be. But then Keun Sup got hungry and decided to stop, when Craig took a peak inside he was almost screaming shrilly seeing who was sitting in the chair and Keun Sup was about to put a layer of cologne on seeing who was throwing off her waist apron.

"K-Keun Sup?" "C-Craig?" "Oh, sweetheart and forest scout remembers us, we couldn't help but stop by and catch up. The diner's empty, it wouldn't hurt to talk a bit..."Keun Sup smirked then sat down with Craig "Hah, we decided to spend this night joy riding and we wanted to check in, see how things were going since we left the creek"Craig sat down across from Keun Sup in the booth.

Jason and Paloma paid no mind to the two, they were standing there staring. How long had it been? Who could remember, but none of them had the chance to confess their actual feelings for each other so this night was redemption. Paloma ran to the back to get the menus for the two "H-here are the menus! No rush, hah...Heh...". Jason watched Paloma stumble over her words, he got out his notepad to play around with his game of seeing how long it'll take for Paloma to realize her notepad fell out her waist apron when she threw it off like a heathen.

"Can I get you something to drink, Craig of the creek?"Jason teased bending forward to Craig "And can I get you anything, The Blur?"Paloma asked reaching in her waist apron for her notepad, but the front pocket was empty. Paloma shot her eyes to behind her and saw her notepad laying on the ground showing her cat doodles from earlier, "Oh...Guess I dropped something..."Paloma nervously laughed to herself and began taking big steps backwards to retrieve her notepad but Keun Sup gently grabbed her wrist to pull her back. "It's fine baby, besides I'm having what he's having...".

Both Craig and Keun Sup folded their menus and put them to the side "Jason Durchdenwald, will you serve me lemonade?" "Paloma Pereira will you do the honors of pouring my lemonade?". Without hesitance, the waiter and waitress's minds were made up "Why yes Keun Sup I will, it's the day of the parade after all..." "Yes Craig I will, might I say, you look even more handsome than when I last saw you".

Craig and Keun Sup put their elbows off the table and smiled at their waiter and waitress, "*Sighs* It's been a long time, Craig..."Jason comments towards Craig before disappearing to the back with Paloma to get their lemonade.

The lemonades came at their expected time and Craig and Keun Sup looked happy with their drinks, Keun Sup looked up at Paloma. "Where are my manners, why don't you sit down and talk a bit, make up for lost times"Keun Sup scooted over and patted the spot next to him, "O-oh...Sure thing, besides it has been a long time like Jason said"Paloma crawled her way next to Keun Sup.

Craig put his lemonade glass down and scooted to his left "Who says you can't join us too, Jason?". Jason blinked and slowly put his notepad in his back pocket, he could feel the cook from the back rolling his eyes at him letting a customer flirt with him and Paloma crawling all over Keun Sup. The cook was thinking Craig and Keun Sup were just trying to get free drinks or food and Paloma and Jason were happily feeding into their trick but it was far from true as Jason was whispering in Craig's ear that none of this would be free.

Time skip

None of them had any idea how long Paloma and Jason spent up against their love interests, the cook had packed up and left long ago and no one even noticed as Keun Sup ate the cherry pie he ordered earlier. Craig whispered some sweet talk in Jason's ear and Paloma was twirling her fingers in Keun Sup's hair.

None had noticed it was supposed to be closing time, so they got extra hours of kisses that night.