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"I bet you 50 lien that you can't get the barista's number!"
Coco tilted her shades down and stared at the blonde sitting across the table that dared to challenge her. The mature part of the fashionista told herself to not get pulled into Yang's childish games, but then a much larger, more prideful part of her screamed 'don't be a little bitch, and step up to the challenge!'
Unfortunately for Coco, that of the latter was what won over her.
"Are you sure that you're prepared to lose that much money?" Coco countered, with a confident smirk plastered on her face.
"Ooooh she's cocky!" a certain blonde monkey-Faunus joined in. The Faunus boy's exclamation only caused the brunette's smirk to transform into a full-blown, devillish smile.
Yang, on the other hand, playfully rolled her eyes. "Of course she is. The 'C' in Coco stands for 'cocky.'" In spite of her acknowledgement of Coco's confidence, the blonde began to mimic the brunette's smile. "But I wanna see for myself if that confidence translates into her actions." She then grinned sheepishly. "Also... I owe Rubes like 50 lien."
"So you're going to pay your sister back with this bet..." Coco droned. "You don't even know if you're going to win!"
"Which is why I made sure to go to a coffee shop that had ridiculously beautiful people working at it!" Yang retorted, solidifying her point by checking out a Cat-Faunus worker that walked by their table. The blonde quickly returned her gaze back to the fashionista. "I find it very hard to believe that you'll be able to keep your cool trying to talk to one of the workers here. I've been at this shop for a couple of days and let me tell you: I fell in love like, five times."
You probably fell in love five times with the same Cat-Faunus worker.
But Coco didn't say that out loud (mostly because the said Cat-Faunus was cleaning tables in their general area).
"Wait..." Sun interjected, a disbelieving but entertained smirk on his face. "You've been here before? How long have you been planning this?!"
"Unimportant." Yang promptly answered, waving a dismissive hand towards the boy. "The only thing that matters right now is whether or not Coco is up to the challenge."
Coco simply leaned over the table, and flashed the blonde a brilliant smile. "Oh you're so on."
"Then after you, m'lady!"
The brunette quirked a brow when Yang shot up from her seat. "What are you-"
"Oh you didn't think that I was just gonna let you go up there by yourself, did you?" Yang interrupted with an eye roll. "I need to be there to make sure that you actually go through with it!"
Coco scoffed in response, but nevertheless got up from her chair to follow the girl.
As they both strode purposefully towards the register, Coco didn't fail to notice the lingering gazes that some of the customers would shoot at them. She honestly didn't blame them, though. Both Yang and Coco knew that they were... well, to put it frankly: hot.
They also knew that they had reputations that preceded them.
Yang, on one hand, was the very embodiment of the 'blonde beauty' trope. What with her sunny disposition, and warm lilac gaze; it was hard for someone to not be immediately smitten with her. Hell, her personality was also nothing short of amazing, too. Despite those facts, she was notorious for being one of those 'carefree' lovers whenever she got involved with another person. If you were familiar with the saying 'those who come are welcome, and those who leave will not be asked to stay,' one would immediately think of Yang.
Coco, on the other hand, was the textbook definition of the 'residential bad girl' trope. The brunette had a more darker, and coffee-themed appearance. Unlike her blonde counterpart who was a literal ray of sunshine. And as for her attitude? Well... lets just say she was one of those girls who didn't take anybody's shit. She also had a crazy track record when it came to breaking the hearts of boys and girls alike. People would be warned about the endeavour it would be to try and tame Coco's heart (or lack thereof). However, that still didn't stop some from trying.
And try they did.
"Does it matter what worker it is?"
"Nope!" the blonde quickly replied, popping the 'p' at the end. "Just whoever's handling the register and drinks right now."
Coco nodded at the conditions of this randomly sprung-on bet.
Unfortunately, the incarnate of a freaking brick wall was standing right in front of them at the moment. So she couldn't exactly get a look-see of what she was in for. Not that it mattered, of course. Coco knew for a fact that she was going to win this bet, regardless of whoever was standing at the cash register. She had yet to meet a being that could resist her charm.
Finally, the wall got his (comically small) espresso drink, and bid the register worker a farewell. From the brief interaction, Coco could make out the sound of a girl's voice. It was a soft, pleasant sound (if Coco was going to be honest); the girl also seemed to have a bit of an accent too.
Before she could continue to dwell on the thought of the mere sound of the mystery girl's voice, Coco felt an elbow jab her on the side. She briefly flitted her gaze to the blonde next to her, and was met with a bemused expression. The fashionista ignored her, and turned back to the task at hand.
But once she did so, well...
She wasn't expecting an absolutely beautiful Rabbit-Faunus to be standing there.
"Hello! Welcome to The CFVY House! What would you like to order today?"
"Hello! Welcome to The CFVY House! What would you like to order today?"
Velvet waited patiently as the girl seemed to silently ponder her order. After a couple of moments went by, a small amount of weariness started to ebb its way into the Faunus girl's patience. It wasn't necessarily the customer's fault for her antsiness. The Faunus girl's shift was literally going to be over in about five minutes, and she was pretty excited at the prospect of going home and taking a much-needed nap.
However... once she actually focused on the tall brunette before her, she realized that the girl was still silently staring at her. This caused Velvet to tilt her head to the side in both confusion and concern. The girl (who the Rabbit-Faunus now had to admit was intimidatingly gorgeous) was just standing there with slightly widened eyes, and her mouth opened ever so slightly. It kind of looked like the girl was... shocked?
Is she going to order something, or...?
"Psst! Coco... are you going to order something or..?"
Coco finally snapped out of it when her blonde friend reminded her that she needed to get an order in (before she could even try to get the Faunus girl's number). She mentally chastised herself for acting so absentmindedly in front of the worker. She mostly annoyed at her own behaviour because absentmindedness was so not her thing! She usually prided herself in being charmingly witty, rather than acting like some tongue-tied fool.
So she composed herself once more, and tried to play it off.
"R-Right." Coco stuttered. "A-Ahem! Yeah, I would like to have..."
Your number.
Coco inwardly laughed at her thoughts. Like hell she was going to ease into getting the girl's number like that. It was way too forward, and not to mention outright random.
"Your number."
Yet she still said it out loud anyways.
Why did I say that. Oh my GOD, why the hell did I say that?! What do I do!? What-
...What?
Velvet stared at the brunette in a mixture of bashful amusement. She no doubt had a small blush adorning her own cheeks from the fashionista's words, but her own embarrassment kind of paled in comparison to the crimson colour that took over the other girl's entire face. She looked outright mortified by her own actions.
The Rabbit-Faunus initially pegged the girl for being one of those 'playgirls,' what with her brown leather jacket and her borderline cocky demeanour.
But apparently, Velvet was wrong.
It was actually... kinda cute.
"I- uh, well..."
"-I mean!" The brunette immediately interrupted. "Your number one order...?" the girl finished, rather unconvincingly. The way in which she asked the question made it seem like she didn't even know what she wanted.
Either way, Velvet bit down the giggle that threatened to leave her chest, and dutifully placed the girl's order in. Interestingly enough, their number one order at the moment was a concoction that the Rabbit-Faunus created herself.
"Alright!" Velvet smiled warmly at the tall brunette. "One Red Velvet Macchiato coming right up! Could I get your name, please?"
"M-My name?"
Velvet's smile widened at the girl's flustered response. "For the order, ma'am."
The taller brunette simply let out a lame 'oh,' and then gave Velvet her name. She then watched as the girl, who she now knew was named Coco, directed herself to the side of the counter where the customers got their drinks. That was when she finally noticed the gorgeous blonde that was accompanying her. From where she was standing, she could see that the blonde had made some kind of remark to Coco, which caused the brunette to straight up smack the other girl upside the head.
She giggled at the scene before turning around to make the girl her drink.
"Gahahaha! All you had to do was order a freaking drink!"
Coco almost let out a small whine when her blonde friend was making it very clear that she wasn't going to let her live this down. Any notion of getting the barista's number flew right out of the window after she totally botched that pathetic excuse of an interaction. She had no idea what the hell came over her! It was like Yang's little sister's spirit somehow possessed her freaking body, and turned her into a blubbering mess!
"Ugh... I need an alcoholic drink after this." The fashionista grumbled under her breath.
"Alright alright, we can go drink your sorrows away after you pay me my 50 lien!" the blonde next to her practically sang. "I'll accept payment in cash~"
Coco simply rolled her eyes and fished the money out of her wallet. It truly went without saying that Yang had won this bet; especially after all of... that. When she got the 50 lien bill out, Yang all but snatched it away from the fashionista's hands in victory. However, before the blonde could continue to rub her said victory into the brunette's face, the barista piped up.
"One Red Velvet Macchiato for Coco!"
After inwardly sighing in defeat, she stepped up to the counter and gently grabbed the styrofoam cup. She gazed one last time into the Faunus girl's eyes, while offering her an embarrassed smile. "Thank you for the drink. Have a good day."
"You have a good day too, Coco!" the Faunus girl waved them a friendly goodbye, and then promptly went back to the register to attend to the next customer's order.
And just like that, Coco's chance at even getting the girl's number had slipped by. As she turned around to walk back to their table with her blonde friend in tow (who was still gloating), she thought about the events just played out.
This time, she sighed out loud and looked down dejectedly at her drink.
But then her brows furrowed in confusion.
Why? Well, because...
On top of the lid of the said drink was a number.
Her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she realized it was the barista's number.
"Man that was surprisingly easy money!" Yang continued to gloat as she waved the 50 lien bill around in the air.
"Oh I wouldn't be celebrating so soon, Yang because..." she simply pointed to the lid and let the blonde see for herself. When Yang finally processed what was on top of Coco's coffee cup, she groaned.
"Oh C'mon!" Yang exclaimed. "How in the hell did you manage to do that!?"
Coco shrugged. She really didn't know because it was clear to the both of them that she completely messed up that attempt at getting the barista's number. But apparently, she didn't mess it up as much as she thought she did.
Yang was about to hand the money back to Coco, but then she waved the blonde off. "Consider it a thank you gift."
"What? Really!?" the blonde responded incredulously.
"Yeah... I mean, if it weren't for the bet I wouldn't even have the girl's number." she mused out loud, mostly to herself. She then flashed the girl next to her a smile. "So thanks?"
"I-uh...You're welcome?"
Suddenly, the both of them laughed, mostly because they both made it seem like they had no idea what was going on. After their laughter died down, Coco opted to take a sip of her coffee.
She relished in it's sweet taste.
Coco concluded right then and there that she was going to dub it her new favourite drink.
She stared down at the name written under the number, and smiled.
Velvet...
Yeah, this was definitelyCoco's new favourite drink.