"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚." he declares with a defiant huff.
You look at him, admitting, "𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺? 𝘪'𝘮 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦."
Jean raises an eyebrow. "𝘼 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞�...
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It had been a couple of days since you last saw Aslan. In fact, you never responded to his message. Today you were supposed to see him at band practice. You weren't too excited to say the least.
You were at work with Floch, Levi, and Aurora. Aurora worked at the shop, but you didn't talk to her much. Unfortunately, Sasha had the day off.
You stood behind the counter, ringing up customers. The routine helped keep your mind off things. Floch made the drinks. Levi was his usual quiet self, methodically stocking shelves. Aurora worked in the back, organizing new arrivals.
The steady rain outside matched your mood. You glanced at the clock, knowing band practice was getting closer. You sighed, dreading the meeting with Aslan.
You looked out the window and saw the rain falling under the gray beautiful cloudy skies of Paradis. The October air was cold, making the whole day feel gloomy. It was very slow at sawn and beans due to the cold.
You however loved the cold.
You looked out the window and saw the shops and streets starting to put up pumpkins and spooky decorations.
"Hey Levi, we should put up Halloween decorations, don't you think?" you suggested, leaning on the counter and glancing at him. "We're almost in the middle of October."
Levi grumbled, glancing at you while stocking items on the shelves above. "I'm planning on it. I've just been busy."
"Can I help decorate? I love Halloween," you exclaimed with excitement in your voice.
Levi looked back up and resumed stocking. "Yeah, sure. I'll bring some decorations in this week."
Just then, Floch groaned from across the room, holding a cup of coffee in his hand. "Levi, the stupid coffee machine is broken again."
Levi sighed and walked over to Floch. "Are you serious?" he muttered, pushing him aside. "Tch, move, brat."
Floch looked at you and Aurora, "Why is he so mean?" he mumbled.
Aurora gave a nervous smile, and you shrugged.
Honestly, you loved Levi. You looked up to him, seeing him almost like a father figure even though he's always grumpy.
"I'm not mean. You kids just test my limits," Levi said, once he observed the machine he stood straight and glared at Floch. "For example, the machine was off. You forgot to turn it on."
Floch's face fell as he became visibly nervous. "Sorry, sir..."
You and Aurora stifled giggles. "me personally i would consider firing him," you teased.
"Oh, shut up, yn. You're the one who broke the machine in the first place," Floch retorted, starting to work on the coffee.
