Random Winx Idea
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and this just popped into my head at random…don't ask me why. AU OOC Bashing and femslash all possible and likely.)
"Hello and welcome to the Flaming Dragon. How can I help you?" Bloom asked with a smile as the small bell above the door to the coffee shop rang, causing the red head to look up from where she had been sketching in a notepad behind the counter.
"Hello. I was looking for a quiet place to work on my computer, the librarian recommended this place. She said that you wouldn't be busy or noisy at this time of day." An older looking woman in a light purple business suit with a briefcase in one hand a laptop under her other arm said glancing around at the empty coffee shop as she stepped further in.
"Ah Stella and the girls must have been visiting Tecna if she sent you here. My name is Bloom, I own and run this establishment. You have your pick of tables, so make yourself comfortable and take a look at our selections of coffee and sweets." Bloom said smiling and motioning to the display of sweets and the coffee selection on display.
"Thank you." The woman said, walking over to a small booth near the back wall. Bloom followed her a moment later with a small container of sugar and a fork.
"What do you recommend to go with a black coffee?" The older woman asked making Bloom hum slightly.
"Well my personal favorite is the Dragon Teeth, but they're a bit too spicy for most people. If you prefer something sweet with your coffee then you'd probably enjoy the Blueberry Bush." Bloom said after a moment of thinking about it.
"I do enjoy blueberries but a whole bush is a bit much." The woman said with a sweat drop although it just made Bloom snort slightly.
"Sorry. One of my friends, Stella, said the same thing the first time they heard what it was called. It's not a bush of blueberries in the way you're thinking. See there are these spun sugar vines with small 'thorns' that hold the blueberries. There's only about ten on each 'bush' and the whole thing is edible." Bloom said with a small smile on her face and she looked like she was trying not to laugh at the moment.
"I see. That sounds like it'll do." The woman said with a small smile and a nod of her head, opening her laptop and starting to type on it.
"One large coffee, black, and one Blueberry Bush on the way." Bloom said noting it down and walking back to the counter to start making the coffee and grab the selected treat. The woman's fingers stopped mid-tap as she glanced up at the red haired young woman at the counter.
"You hand crank your coffee?" The woman asked raising an eyebrow in surprise. Most places used machines for all of their coffee, this was the first place she found that still hand cranks their coffee beans.
"Only for the regular coffee. If you want espresso or decaf then I'd use the machine." Bloom said as she turned the crank a little more to finish grinding the beans.
"Interesting." The woman said humming slightly before she turned back to her computer and began typing again, pulling out a few papers from her briefcase as she did so.
"Here you go. Just wave me down or call out if you need anything else ma'am." Bloom said a few minutes later as she set down a plate with a small green almost glittering bush like construct on it that had blueberries attached to it by the thorns.
"Thank you." The lady said not looking up from her computer but instead shuffling some of her papers a bit away from the plate and cup which had been set down far enough away to not spill on anything but still close enough to reach.
"Enjoy." Bloom said with a smile before she went back to the counter and began cleaning the utensils she had used. Once she was done with that she sat down on a chair behind the counter and picked up her sketch book, taking a pencil from behind her ear and beginning to sketch something.
For about four minutes there was quiet in the small coffee shop as the woman worked on her laptop, occasionally taking a bite of the treat or a sip of the coffee as she did so, and Bloom would sketch in her notebook while occasionally glancing up to check on her lone customer.
That was around the time when the door was opened and a younger woman came into the shop.
"Bloom you're about to have to post my bail!" A pink haired teenager said loudly as soon as she entered the mostly empty shop, causing the older woman to jump a little startled while Bloom looked up completely unphazed. Thankfully the older woman hadn't been holding her coffee or any of her treat at the moment Roxy had entered or else it would have been all over her papers and computer.
"What did you do this time Roxy and keep it down will you? There's a lady in the back corner booth working on something and she came here because it was quiet." Bloom said looking at the teenager who paused for a second and then blinked.
"Huh so the rest of the girls are at the library? I wondered where they had all gone off too since Stella's shop was closed for the day." The apparently named Roxy said her voice notably quieter as she approached the counter where Bloom was putting the finishing touches on a sketch.
"Yes they are and you still haven't told me what happened and why I'd need to post your bail." Bloom said patiently as she set her sketchbook aside again while the younger girl sat at the counter near the display cases full of creative and apparently tasty treats.
"Mitzi." Roxy said and that one word earned a heavy sigh from Bloom who gave the younger girl her undivided attention.
"What did she do and will I need bail money for me as well?" Bloom asked raising an eyebrow at the girl while the older woman paused in her work and looked at the two young women who actually weren't too far from her booth. Well within ear shot, especially given that the café was completely quiet otherwise.
"I'm not sure actually. She started in on me not being good with people again, said I'd only be good for laying on my back, made several remarks about why I'm so good with animals, and topped it off by saying that my mother ran out because of how pathetic I was and only came back because she was even more pathetic than I am." Roxy listed off causing Bloom to frown heavily and tense a bit.
"And you didn't hit her once?" Bloom asked earning a snort from the doorway when another girl walked in, this one about the same age as Bloom with wild greenish colored hair.
"That's because I tackled her and near shoved her here, then I went back and had a bit of fun with little miss stuck up." The green haired woman said with a small smirk on her face making Bloom sigh.
"How bad is she hurt and will I be needing to bail you out of jail as well Selina?" Bloom asked naming the green haired girl who gave a snicker at that as she sat next to Roxy.
"Come on B. This is me we're talking about. There were no traces that I did it, save the bail money for when Stella and the others find out." Selina said with a grin. The old woman took a drink of her coffee to hide her smile, these girls reminded her of her and her friends.
"True. I'll get your usual orders and I have something for you Selina. I have a customer who wanted peace and quiet in order to work, so behave you two." Bloom said fixing both with a stern look.
"Don't mind me. You girls remind me of my friends." The woman said smiling and waving the girls concern off.
"I've never seen you here before. Are you new in town?" Roxy asked spinning to look at the woman curiously.
"Oh I came through here and stopped at a suggestion from my deputy. She came through here a few weeks ago and although she was grumpy as ever she seemed to like this place for some reason. If she ran across you girls I think I know why. She doesn't show it but she's quite fond of those that remind her of herself and her friends." The old woman chuckled looking amused as she typed with one hand and ate a bite of the 'Blueberry Bush' with the other.
"The Blueberry Bush? I thought she was kidding about adding that to the menu!" Selina said looking stunned at the sight of the treat that the woman was eating.
"Why would she be kidding? You know Bloom does this to all of us. As soon as you rejoined the group it's no wonder she'd do it." Roxy said with a snicker and earning a curious hum and look from the older woman.
"What do you mean?" The woman asked making the two girls start slightly and look at her.
"Bloom made that treat when we were kids, me and her have been friends ever since we were in diapers, and that was the treat that she made one day with her mom's help because she likes blueberries but I prefer sugary treats. That was our compromise. It was our go to treat and she made it for everything we did together. After I moved away and we had a falling out she didn't make it again. I came back a year or so ago and had a bit of a rough time but after we became friends again she started making it and made a remark about adding it to her menu. I didn't know she was serious!" Selina was the one to explain earning a blink and then a surprised look from the woman.
"She made this herself?" The woman asked staring at the remains of the tasty treat on her plate in surprise and disbelief.
"Bloom makes all of her treats and each one has a story to it. They all came into being after she became friends with one of our group, and each one represent the friend they were made with in mind somehow." Roxy said with a giggle.
"See the Solar Stream dish over there? That's the one she made with Stella in mind, Stella's the owner of the fashion and fabric shop a few doors down. It's down for repairs for the next day or so thanks to some jerks. The one next to it? Floral Fury? That's for Flora, she runs the flower shop out near the woods and she's the sweetest person you'll ever meet but heaven help you if you make her angry. Then there's Speaker Break. That's Musa, the DJ at the Fruitti Music Bar who gives musical lessons to anyone. The Digital Daydream? That's Tecna the librarian and computer technician. And there's the Royal Wave, that's for Layla who is a personal fitness trainer and swimming instructor and life saver at the pool. Then there's-" A hand shoving a plate into the girls hand cut her off as Bloom reappeared.
"I know I told you that she was here to do work in the quiet. So why do I come back to find you chattering her ear off?" Bloom asked scowling at her friend as she set two cups and another plate, this one carrying another 'Blueberry Bush' down on the counter.
"Oh I don't mind at all dear. I was the one who asked and she was merely pointing out something quite surprising. I was unaware you made your own treats and she was telling me who each one represented." The woman said smiling and saving the youngest of the three girls from a tongue lashing by the looks of it.
"That explains that… now do you mind telling me why a frantic Morgana called me asking if I had seen you today?" Bloom asked putting one hand on her hip as she stared down the smaller girl who looked a bit sheepish at this.
"I may or may not have rushed off earlier while she was arguing with dad over something at the house." Roxy said sheepishly and giving a guilty smile and making Bloom roll her eyes and sigh.
"Next time leave a note or something. Morgana called the rest of the girls before me so now they're all looking for you. I called Stella to stop her from doing something drastic so the others will know you're fine in about…ten seconds." Bloom said glancing at a clock on the wall as she spoke before glancing at a snickering Selina.
"Stop laughing Selina. Eldora is looking for you and she doesn't seem happy. I don't even want to know what you did this time." Bloom said to the green haired girl who cackled a bit but tried to choke it down when Bloom geared at her.
"Griselda was right. You girls do seem like we did when we were younger. Of course I can't really say that when I'm barely forty now but I suppose it's the principal of the matter." The woman said smiling slightly at the girls and looking more amused than anything at what was going on.
"Griselda? That brown haired lady from a few weeks ago that wiped the floor with the rest of the girls at the gym? She's your deputy?" Roxy asked immediately looking at the woman again and earning a snicker of amusement from the woman.
The woman typed something on her computer for a wick second before closing it and turning to smile at the girls fully.
"Sounds like her. Where are my manners? I'm Faragonda, it's a pleasure to meet you girls."