Author's Note: Hi guys! I decided to keep writing, but still haven't gotten a new PC battery. :\ Also, I haven't had the same drive to write recently, but, I'm gonna try to get back into it! I'm sorry if this doesn't look like my best, but hey, it's better than nothing. Anyways, let's read! :)
The boys drove over to the Coffee Shop in the cart. When they came in, Margaret and Eileen were over at the tables, carrying some trays full of coffee and food.
Mordecai waved, "Hey, Margaret!"
Margaret set the tray down for the customer, "Hi, Mordecai! I'll be with you guys in a minute, I've gotta get some orders out."
Mordecai and Rigby sat down at their usual table. Rigby glanced over to Eileen and groaned, "Ugh, why'd we have to come when she's here? She's really annoying..."
Mordecai socked him in the arm, "Dude! Don't talk about Margaret like that!"
"No, man, not her!" he pointed, "her..."
The blue jay looked over to Eileen, "Oh. Come on, dude, she's not that bad. I mean, who knows, she might-"
Margaret walked up, holding her notepad, "Sorry, guys, I'm good now. What do you want?"
"Well, we can't stay for long. We'll just take some coffee, babe." The blue jay's eyes widened, his cheeks instantly becoming hot, "I-I mean, Mar-Margaret!"
Margaret blushed a little and simply smiled, "Alright, I'll have that out in a bit..."
Mordecai put his head in his hands and muttered, "Oh man, I'm so stupid! Why do I keep embarrassing myself around her?!"
Rigby snickered, "Well, it could be worse. She could've got upset and threw hot coffee in your face."
The bird sighed, "Yeah, I guess so."
Eileen heard them talking and walked over to the table, "Hi, Mordecai!" She inched a little closer to the raccoon, "Hi, Rigby..."
Rigby sighed, "Oh, hey, Eileen."
She noticed the map next to them on the table, "Hey, what's that paper you've got?"
Mordecai unrolled a part of the map. He put his voice to a whisper, "It's a treasure map we found, but, we gotta keep it a secret."
"Why?"
Rigby spoke, "Skips told us it's cursed or something, I dunno."
Eileen gasped, "Wow, that's really mysterious and cool. Can I see it?" Mordecai agreed, handing her the map. She stared at it, "Hmm. This looks like it's a few hundred years old, by how worn out it is."
Rigby gave her a funny look, "Huh? How do you know about pirates and maps and junk?"
"Oh, my dad makes ships in bottles and sometimes looks for treasures along the beach with his metal detector, so I've always thought nautical things were kinda interesting. Did you know that they used to look at the stars to navigate the oceans? It's one of the reasons I like stargazing. Isn't that fascinating, Rigby?" she explained, grinning.
Rigby was confused, "Sure, I guess..." He thought to himself, 'Nauti-what?'
In a hurry, Margaret came up with the cups of coffee. She was about to set them down when she saw the map, "What's that?"
Mordecai put a finger to his beak, "Shh! It's a treasure map Rigby found in the attic at the park. We gotta be careful with it."
Eileen grinned, "You found it, Rigby? I didn't know you liked that stuff too!" She took off her glasses to clean them, "Maybe we have some stuff in common, huh?"
The raccoon blushed, coughing on his drink at the sight of her face, "Uh, yeah, maybe..."
Suddenly, a man yelled out, "HEY LADY, CAN I GET SOME SERVICE?!"
Eileen groaned, "Sorry, everyone. I'll be back..."
Rigby muttered, "Geez, I'd thought she'd never leave."
Once again, Mordecai punched him.
"Ow! What was that for?!"
Mordecai frowned, along with Margaret. He replied, "Dude, you should be nicer to her. Didn't you hear she has a metal detector? That'd help us out."
"So? Go ask her for it, then."
Margaret pointed to the mole, "No, Rigby, you ask her."
"Ugh! Fine!" he grumbled, hopping off the stool.
The two birds watched him go over to Eileen. They knew the answer when she smiled and hugged Rigby for a second, but backed up, her cheeks red. Rigby walked back to them, mumbling.
"So, what'd she say, dude?" Mordecai asked.
He sighed, "She said she'd let us use the metal detector, if we let her come with us."
"Oh, cool! We could use her help anyways." He looked over to the robin, "What about you, Margaret? Wanna join us?"
Margaret was caught off-guard, "Huh? Uh, are you sure you'd want me to tag along? Seems kinda dangerous, don't you think?"
Rigby jumped onto the table, "Oh yeah, it'll be super dangerous, Margaret! You're probably too chicken, huh?"
She narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms defiantly, "No, I was joking. I think I could handle it. Remember Death Bear? If anyone would get scared, it'd be you, Rigby..."
"SHUT UP!"
Eileen walked back over, "Hey, what's going on?"
Margaret smiled, "I'm going with you guys. I think it'll be fun."
The mole beamed, giving the robin a hug, "Yay!"
Mordecai laughed, "Well, it's settled then. The four of us are gonna go out and find this treasure."
Eileen spoke, "But first, we've gotta go to my dad's house to get his detector. It's on the other side of town."
The blue jay stood up, walking towards the door with the girls, "We'd better get going. Come on, Rigby."
The raccoon whined, "Aw, what?! But-but, I didn't even get a jelly donut!"
Mordecai shrugged, "Too bad, dude..."
He threw his arms up, "Come on! I need it!"
"Nope."
"Jelly!"
"Quit it!"
"Donut!"
"STOP!"
Rigby pouted, "Hmph!"
