Genre: Humor/Friendship
Requested By: CANTfindKEYBORED
Summary: It's a role reversal story, as Margaret, Eileen, Mordecai and Rigby are switching characters. Margaret is in love with Mordecai, but Mordecai is completely oblivious to it, while Rigby is obsessed with Eileen, but Eileen continues to ignore him.
NOTE: I just wanted to apologize for the long wait for this. I know that I've done this a lot, but I do have a good reason. The hard drive on my laptop blew out, so I had to get my computer replaced, but thankfully I have one now, so I can get back to work. Also, a more minor reason was that this request was actually pretty damn tough. I'm not going to lie; I had a bit of a problem thinking of what to do with this story. But I figured it out, so here you go.
It has been incredibly slow at the coffee shop ever since there was a story on the news about the dangers of coffee drinking. Margaret and Eileen are lucky to maybe get a few customers per day, but most of the time during their shifts are spent either cleaning or sitting around bored.
Thankfully Mordecai and Rigby still show up every day, so their days weren't completely dull.
Today was just as dull as all of the other days. No one was in the coffee shop, so Margaret and Eileen grabbed a couple of seats and were spending time chatting about random things. As they were talking, though, the door opened to reveal Mordecai and Rigby, on time as always.
"Hey guys!" said Margaret.
"Hey, Margaret." said Mordecai, with a friendly wave.
Ever since the news story, their greetings have usually gone this way. Margaret, though, has secretly been anxiously awaiting each of their visits, not only because of the whole 'no other customers' thing, but also because of the fact that Margaret has had a crush on Mordecai ever since they met in high school. They would have already been together, though, if it wasn't for the fact that Mordecai was completely oblivious to her subtle advances, considering Margaret cannot tell him her feelings for him straight out, thanks to her shyness around him.
Rigby, meanwhile, was an entirely different story. Before he dropped out of high school, he ran into Eileen and immediately fell in love. He was definitely not afraid to show his feelings for Eileen. It's even been his idea to go to the coffee shop each day, just so he could get a chance to spend time with Eileen. Unfortunately for him, Eileen's dismissive attitude towards Rigby was the only real wedge between them. Rigby didn't let it get to him, though, so he continued to visit undeterred.
"So, what can I get for you guys?" asked Margaret.
"Italian sub for me." said Mordecai.
"Same here." said Rigby.
"No coffees today?" asked Margaret.
"Nah, we're trying to cut down. We don't believe the news report, but I figured we might as well do it." said Mordecai.
"Well, good for you, guys. I'll be back with your order in a few minutes." said Margaret.
As promised, she went back behind the counter and prepared their food. She was about to head back to deliver it when her eyes landed on Eileen sulking in the corner, and she got a great idea.
"Say, Eileen. Would you mind delivering the guys' orders for me?"
"Why can't you do it?"
"Well, I'm sure the guys would love to see you, especially Rigby." said Margaret.
"I'd rather not have to deal with Rigby fawning all over me. Besides, I don't even like him that much."
Margaret sighed before forcibly handing the plates to Eileen.
"Come on, just give them the food and talk to them for a couple minutes. It's not as bad as you're making it out to be."
Margaret then pushed Eileen out the door before she could protest.
As Eileen slowly made her way towards Mordecai and Rigby's table, the only thing that was on her mind at the moment was how she really didn't want to talk to Rigby. But if it was to keep Margaret happy, she decided it was best to bite the bullet and at least try to talk to him.
She finally reached the table, and the first thing that she saw was Rigby's face, which lit up considerably when he saw her coming.
"Here's your food." said Eileen, setting them down on the table with a little more force than was needed, a fact that Mordecai ended up noticing.
"Something wrong, Eileen?"
Eileen quickly caught on, and promptly adopted her usual demeanor before they started asking questions.
"Oh, nothing. I've just had a bit of a rough day. So, how are you guys doing?"
"Pretty good, actually. Benson took it easy on us today." said Mordecai.
"Yeah, we only had to do some hedge work today. It was still a pain in the butt, but we got it done pretty quickly." said Rigby.
"Dude, you were spending the whole time complaining about how hot it was today." said Mordecai.
"STOP TALKIIIING!" yelled Rigby as he jumped up on to the table.
Both Eileen and Mordecai were giving him weird looks as he stood there fuming. It finally registered in his brain a few seconds later that he was being rude, and he promptly composed himself and sat back down.
"Sorry."
"No problem, dude." said Mordecai.
Eileen didn't reply. Instead, she excused herself and returned to the back.
"Well? How was it?" asked Margaret.
"It sucked. Honestly, I don't know why you think Rigby and I would work together. He's so…angry." said Eileen.
"Wait, where did you get that?"
"Weren't you watching? He jumped up on the table and started yelling after Mordecai was teasing him."
"It's not that bad, Eileen. He's actually a pretty sweet guy once you get to know him." said Margaret.
Eileen once again stayed quiet. Margaret, exasperated, decided to let her go for now.
"Listen, just give it some thought, alright?"
"I guess."
Margaret nodded, satisfied, before heading towards the door.
"Where are you going?" asked Eileen.
"I'm going to go try and ask Mordecai out. This whole conversation we've been having has put me in the mood to give it a shot."
"Wait, isn't Mordecai dating that cloud girl?"
"He is?" asked Margaret, her expression fading.
Eileen paused for a second, before suddenly remembering another detail.
"Oh wait, never mind. They broke up a few days ago. Go for it."
Margaret's cheerful expression returned as she made her way through the door.
Mordecai and Rigby were busy chatting as they ate their food.
"Hey, Mordecai."
Mordecai looked up and saw Margaret standing in front of him with a nervous smile on her face. Confused, he decided to ask her what was up.
"Oh, hey Margaret. What's up?"
Margaret paused, nervously scratching at the back of her head, before deciding to speak.
"Would you...uh…like to go out to dinner with me sometime?"
Mordecai's face adopted a slightly awkward look before he began to speak.
"Well, I'd like to, but…"
Before Mordecai could finish speaking, the door to the coffee shop burst open to reveal a lady wearing possibly the most garish-looking getup you can think of. Her wardrobe consisted of gold studded shoes and sunglasses, multiple pairs or gold earrings, and what appeared to be a trash bag spray painted with gold paint.
The lady walked down the steps and promptly sat down next to Mordecai.
"Hey, Ladonna!"
Ladonna didn't reply to Mordecai's greeting, instead looking around the room with a disdainful look on her face.
"You actually frequent this place? I've never seen an uglier building in my life!"
Ladonna's eyes soon fell on Margaret, and she sneered as she took the robin's look in.
"And who is this ugly tramp?"
Margaret's face flushed in anger, but before she could retort, Mordecai spoke up.
"Uh, this is Margaret. Margaret, this is Ladonna."
Ladonna held out her hand, expecting Margaret to shake it, but Margaret refused.
"Wow, and no manners? No wonder. The service here is so bottom of the barrel, I'm surprised it's not staffed by Neanderthals." said Ladonna.
"That's it! Out, now!" said Margaret, angrily pointing a finger at the door.
"Oh, did I hurt your feelings?" asked Ladonna mockingly.
"That's none of your business!" said Margaret.
As Margaret and Ladonna were arguing, Mordecai was trying his best to defuse the situation, but the two ladies were oblivious to his pleas.
Ladonna, meanwhile, was beginning to catch on that maybe there might be something going on between Margaret and Mordecai. She may not be the smartest one in the bunch, but she was quite observant, as she did catch Margaret attempting to ask Mordecai out. At first she ignored it, but as she saw the looks that Margaret gave Mordecai, it finally dawned on her.
"You like my boyfriend, don't you?"
Margaret blushed, as Mordecai looked at her, confused.
"Is this true?" he asked.
"Uhhhh…" said Margaret, unable to really tell the truth.
"Oh, just admit it. You want to steal him away from me. But you can't, because he's mine. And he doesn't want to be with a tramp, anyway. Right, Mordecai?" said Ladonna.
Those last words stung, but Margaret didn't back off. Instead, she steeled her resolve, and faced Mordecai.
"Yes, Mordecai. I love you."
She then suddenly grabbed Mordecai and kissed him right on the lips.
Caught off guard, Mordecai flailed for a bit, before finally returning the kiss.
Ladonna, fuming, separated the two, before kissing Mordecai herself.
Margaret wasn't going to have it, though. She pulled Ladonna off of Mordecai and promptly tackled her to the ground. The two ladies were rolling around, pulling at each other's hair and clawing at each other.
"Woo hoo! Catfight!" said Rigby.
Mordecai punched him in the shoulder, before diving into the pile himself, attempting to separate the two before they do any more harm to each other.
"We need some help out here, Eileen!" yelled Rigby, after realizing how stupid he was being.
Despite it being Rigby that called, Eileen rushed out to the front of the store, before she and Rigby joined the pile. Eventually, they managed to separate the two no less worse for wear, outside of a few scratches and rips in their clothes.
"Listen, you two! I need you to stay calm for now while I think about this, alright?" said Mordecai.
Both of them were busy glaring daggers at each other, but they both nodded.
Mordecai then walked off to another corner of the coffee shop for some privacy. A few minutes have passed, as the group waited for Mordecai to finish. Eventually he returned, and Ladonna and Margaret waited with bated breath to find out what he was thinking.
"So, I gave it some thought, and I realized something. I was being really stupid with all of the girlfriends I was hooking up with. Not one of them was ever nice to me, and I was completely blinded by love, which was one of the worst decisions I've made in a long time."
Mordecai looked at Ladonna as he spoke.
"So, essentially, this means that you and I are breaking up."
"Fine! See if I ever let you into The Box again!" said Ladonna. Huffing, she turned her head and promptly walked out of the coffee shop.
As soon as Ladonna left, Mordecai turned to Margaret.
"As for you, Margaret, while I wish that you would have told me earlier about your feelings before I put myself through this string of bad girlfriends, I do appreciate that you've finally told me. I didn't realize that you felt this way about me, and to be honest, I kind of do, too. So yes, I will go out to dinner with you."
"Thanks, Mordecai." said Margaret, as she hugged Mordecai tightly.
As the two lovebirds kissed, Eileen and Rigby stood off to the side, happily watching.
"So, Eileen, how would you feel about us two joining them on their little dinner date?" asked Rigby.
Eileen paused, considering the question.
"Alright, Rigby. Don't get any ideas, though. We're just going as friends, alright?"
"Fair enough."
Rigby wasn't thrilled about only going on a date as friends, but he felt that it was a step in the right direction, so he was pretty satisfied.
And that's the end of the story! Once again, I wanted to apologize for the long break between chapter updates. I really don't want to be leaving you guys hanging, but sometimes real life/laziness gets in the way, so I'm sorry. Hopefully now that I've finally gotten off my butt and gotten a chapter out means that I should be able to get back on schedule, so that'll be good news.
Anyway, I hope that you've enjoyed this story, and I'll see you guys next time when Luigi Rocks takes his turn in the Fanfiction Rotation! Bye!
RK