Author's Note: Hi there! This is my first story to ever be published on Fanfiction, or published at all, really. Just to give you a little info here; this story is, actually, a prequel to another, much more serious story that I am writing which I may publish, but if I do it will be much later since it's a lot more in-depth. Compared to it, this story is the equivalent of a slice-of-life anime (i'm joking, it's not, but in comparison it seems that way) but it does give really interesting background on the characters you may (or may not!) see in the next story.

Enjoy, and I will leave notes to keep you updated on new chapters.

-cw

Chapter 1

The New Face of Fazbear's Pizza

"Ah, so basically you'll be the day guard for the time being but there may be some changes in t-the shifts, but everything will be fine. For now." The guy spoke awkwardly. He was kinda dorky and I could tell he was important to this new boss of mine. He was the manager of the place as far as I knew. At least he looked the part. Everyone else wore the plain ugly purple polo with the Pizzeria's logo on it while he wore a long sleeve button down white shirt.

"Right. Okay, so you'll be around, right?" I checked, hoping he'd be since I wasn't entirely sure what I was doing.

"U-uh...well, normally, no. But sometimes I am just to make sure everything's in order, and sometimes the boss calls me in for an extra shift. T-today I'll be here, though." He didn't seem so happy about that. And who the heck could blame him? The place was scattered with kids running rampant, all trying to touch the animatronics and leaving trash everywhere. Now it was my job to clean up after them and make sure they didn't touch the animatronics. Great.

"Okay." I didn't know what else to say. "So...I'll get to my shift?"

He simply nodded. As I turned, a girl who worked here was watching me quite skeptically with eagle eyes. It was kinda creepy, to be honest. What was up with her?

"Maybe she just doesn't like other female employees…" I guessed to myself.

I straightened out my purple polo and got to work, trying to figure out how to efficiently watch all the little brats running rampant. There really was no way except to work my ass off. By the time it was my break I didn't even realize it because the whole job in itself was such a distraction. I decided for my break to just take a seat near the trash can and chill out for a second from all the stress.

"Geez…" I gave a large sigh, trying to calm down.

It wasn't until a moment after that I heard a laugh to the left of me. A tiny giggle was emitted from a caramel-skinned woman with hot pink lipstick on. Her general attitude seemed to be careless and she smacked her gum wildly.

"You need to calm down, girly." She smiled at me, speaking in an enchantingly thick hispanic accent. She leaned against the trashcan chewing her gum while smoking a cigarette.

"Nobody here works that hard." She laughed. "Except for Scott, but he kisses the bosses ass; and maybe Addie, too. But she kisses Scott's ass." She laughed even harder.

I laughed a little too, assuming the manager who must've been so close to the boss was Scott. "My names Mabel." I smiled.

"Carmen." She responded. "So you need some quick pointers on this place, huh?"

"Yeah. So who used to work my shift? It seems everyone around here knows each other well." I pointed out how connected the employees were. Carmen was clearly one of the people who worked in the kitchen.

"All kinds of people work your shift. The boss just decided we needed another girl, I guess." She joked, smirking.

"There aren't a lot of girls working here?" I wondered why she made such a comment.

Carmen smiled, seemingly getting excited as we delved into conversation about her fellow employees. "Well you've met me, now. And I guess you haven't really met Addie yet. God only knows where that girl is today. Then there's you and that's about it."

"Addie? Is she the girl who was looking at me when I was talking to Scott?" I asked. Man the girls who worked here were weird as heck.

"Really? She was?" Carmen seemed to get a kick out of this. She laughed full-heartedly now. "That's hilarious, girly."

I wondered why it was so funny. I decided it might be best to just change subjects or something.

"So there's really only three girls here?" I included myself.

Carmen nodded, calming herself from having a laughing fit about Addie. "Well...and then there's Cynthia."

I looked at her confusedly. "Who's that? What's up with her?"

"You want my advice girly? She's like Addie but creepier. Just stay on her good side. And by on her good side I mean stay away from her and her loco boyfriend, Vince." She rolled her eyes.

"So she works here, too?" I asked, wondering just who this was.

"No, she's just the girlfriend of an employee here. They're both weirdos. Probably with a criminal record." Carmen stated. "Anyways, girly, you should get some pizza before boss or Scott make you get back to work." She nicely suggested and showed me to the place where I was allowed to go.

After I picked up some pizza I returned to Carmen because I didn't feel like leaving her since I knew no one else.

"Oh, Mabel just in time." Carmen grinned evilly as I walked up, clearly being mischievous to the girl she was talking to. I noticed the girl infront of her to be the one who gave me the strange look earlier.

Unlike Carmen's somewhat ratty, but pretty, dark black hair held in a loose bun, the girl had a short hair cut that gradually got longer the closer it got to her face. She had light brown hair that was perfectly brushed and kempt which was totally unlike half the employees in this place. She wasn't super pretty or anything and she only wore a little makeup if any, but she looked cute in that goody-two-shoes kind of way. On one side of her head, I saw a clip holding one part of her hair back in a cutesy way. I could've sworn it was a butterfly clip for a moment but I realized that was ridiculous for a girl her age, even if this was a kid's place.

"Hi, I'm Adeline." She smiled somewhat fakely.

Dang she must be trying hard. Most people here don't give a care. Why's she being all formal?

"Ah quit the stupid act, Addie." Carmen snorted at her, spitting her gum out into the trash. Adeline's face went from a sweet smile to an angry glare in less than a second as she turned to Carmen who just seemed to ignore the glare.

Adeline sighed; "You can call me Addie," she said, now in a normal tone.

"What's your name?"

"Mabel." I responded, smiling so she wouldn't get the wrong idea about me.

"Mabel, don't listen to Carmen. She's crazy. And a gossiper." She said to me. Carmen just rolled her eyes at this. "I can be your friend here, if you want." She offered, proudly grinning.

What the heck is this? A kindergarten?

"S-sure!" I smiled, still attempting to be likeable.

"Oh my God, Addie you really do need a hobbie." Carmen laughed once more as she listened in on our conversation. If you could

even call it that.

"Shut up, Carmen. I do have hobbies. And things to do. You of all people should know that, since I actually work at my job." Addie flipped her hair almost like a snob.

"Um, first of all sweetheart, you work at a kid's restaurant. So let's not talk ourselves up here. Secondly," Carmen continued, getting an out-of-control smirk on her face, "I think you and I both know that the only hobby you have here is staring at Scott all day."

Addie's face turned into an embarrassed- or maybe angry mess of red as she turned entirely to Carmen with a look of outrage.

"For the last fucking time Carmen I do not have a thing for Scott, Jesus!" She yelled, still somehow not gathering the attention of any of the kids running rampant.

"Uh oh~…Cursing in the workplace. Maybe I should go get Scott and ask about that…" Carmen teased in a sing-song voice.

"UGH…" Addie swiped back around and gave out an exasperated sigh.

"See? Point proven. She's crazy." Addie said. I just shrugged.

Was she into the manager/trainer of the place?

I wasn't sure. But it wasn't really my business, so I just decided to stay out of it.

"Um, I should get back to my shift…"I half smiled.

"Oh. Right. Of course. Sorry." Addie half laughed. "Uh, I'll see you later?" She smiled.

Does she like me now?

"Ew don't hang with her, Mabel. Addie gets clingy." Carmen joked. I just laughed and told Addie I'd see her later.

By the end of the day I was totally ready to go home. All the employees gathered in their strange cliques after cleaning up from closing and then left for their homes. It was strange, but it seemed that Adeline and Carmen actually hung out as friends. I supposed that they were just the kind of friends who teased each other. Besides, Addie seemed like the kinda girl who would never admit to being sappy, anyway, and Carmen seemed like nothing but a joker.

I decided I'd talk to them to make some good friends so work wasn't entirely hell on earth.

"Hey, guys." I greeted in the middle of their conversation.

"Oh! Hey, girly." Carmen gave a wide grin and half of a wave.

"Hey." Addie smiled at me.

"Oh, Mabel, you should totally go with us this weekend for lunch." Carmen smiled nodding.

"Yeah it'd be nice to have someone else." Addie agreed.

"Okay! Where do you guys go?" I asked, hoping to make some new friends outside of college for once.

"We usually just eat at the food court in the mall." Carmen told me, "Just be there at like eleven thirty or so."

I nodded "Okay sounds good." I smiled; "So I'll see you guys later?" I asked.

Addie nodded.

That's when Scott walked nearby as he was making sure everything was in order.

"Hey, Scott." Carmen said very casually. I thought there'd be a negative response in return but instead there was just a rushed smile and a wave.

He must let most of the employees goof off even though he works hard?

He seemed to be kind of shaky. He normally was a little awkward and dorky, but now it seemed he was just plain nervous. I was glad I wasn't the only one getting that vibe since I looked over to Addie and she seemed to look concerned, too.

"Er… Aren't you gonna go home soon?" I asked him, since he seemed to look like he wasn't leaving anytime soon even though it was… I looked at my wrist watch... ten o' clock!

"Uh...n-no. I have the night shift tonight since Vincent couldn't come in today…" He answered, mumbling angrily after mentioning Vincent not coming to work.

A night shift?! Why the hell is there a night shift at a children's restaurant?

I decided not to ask. Maybe there was just something the boss didn't like about leaving the place unwatched at night? Yeah. Sure.

"Oh. Okay. Where's Vincent at?" Addie asked, still looking a little concerned.

"I dunno…" Scott suddenly seemed more chill as he spoke to us and changed to a more casual tone. "He called in for something dumb but I'm pretty sure he's just skipping out again."

"You're gonna let him off the hook with that?" Addie narrowed her stare angrily.

"It's hard to find people who want to work the night shift here. Plus Vincent has to provide for Cynthia...I-I just can't fire him." Scott sighed, explaining to Addie in a sympathetic tone, despite the fact that he was perturbed with Vincent or whoever it was.

Addie just blushed in response to this and began to stutter a little. "S-so? Everyone here has to provide for someone."

"Except you." Carmen laughed at Addie. Scott looked embarrassed as he turned to Carmen in a 'you forgot me, too' way. "Oh, and you, too. Heh. Sorry. Not that there's anything wrong with being alone…" Carmen continued on, looking awkward as hell.

"Just stop digging yourself into a deeper hole." Addie shook her head and scoffed. Scott just laughed at this and Addie smiled, thinking it was alright for her to laugh too. And me? I just fell awkwardly into the silent hole between everyone.

"Uhh, anyways… I'll see you ladies later." Scott waved bye to us and we all nodded, leaving for our cars out in the parking lot.