Fred's eyes followed the platters that Courtney and the new waiter lowered down amongst the seven of them. He tried his best to keep his tongue from hanging out of his mouth. Finally, after all the waiting, his order was placed in front of him; some sliced chicken with sauce, a large salad, some reddish soup, a few other various dishes, and something else that looked very odd to him.
"Umm... what's that?" Being the most sensible guy in the world, he'd asked Remy about the menu.
"If I tell y', y' won't like it. Trust me, it's good."
"You'll tell me the name after I eat it?"
"Oui."
"All right..." He took his fork and poked at the small portion of meat. Shrugging to himself, he stuck his fork in completely and picked the thing up whole. Not worrying a bit about looking dignified, he shoveled it into his mouth. "Hmm..." he murmured. "This IS good. What is it?"
"Frog."
Todd did a double take. "What?!" He looked at his own plate, which Remy had helped him order too. "I ain't eatin' this, no way, yo."
"I wasn' gon' make y' a cannibal, homme. Yours is just duck... I t'ink." The freshman looked horrified. "Dose over dere are snails if it makes y' feel bet'er." Todd was delighted.
The group had ordered a real variety of things. The whole of the appetizer menu was set on the table, with what everyone had ordered. After all, it wasn't their dime and it's good to try new things, right? Besides, anything they didn't want Freddy would likely eat.
"Everything is to your satisfaction?" The group nodded with their mouths full. "Good. We'll be back in a bit with the main courses," Lilith told them.
The young man who had helped the girls carry the food in looked shocked. "That was just the appetizers?!"
Lilith sighed and shook her head. "You see what I have to put up with?"
Courtney pushed the young man away. "All I care is that they tip well."
"I'm getting some of it, right?" he asked.
"Mm-hmm," she replied, all the while turning back to run her finger across her neck and shake her head to Lilith.
Lilith nodded at her. Then, with a slightly pitying look at the boy, "Okay, hun, let's go. You still need to get the orders from several of your tables."
He looked stricken. "Which ones are mine again?" Lilith took a deep breath and looked like she was trying very hard to keep her patience. Courtney noticed and led him to the doorway, pointing out the tables that were his. He smiled thankfully and hurried off.
"He won't last the week," the redhead predicted.
"Thank God for that," Lilith said, coming up from behind Courtney. "I hate newbies. I just want to... grr."
"Cool it. Bert's alright, just a li'l out there."
"A LITTLE? Yeah. That's it. Look, why don't you see if the Xavier kids need anything," she suggested.
"Sure. I'll let ya know if I need help," she replied, rolling her eyes. Lilith laughed at Courtney's rotten luck and went off to her own tables.
Fred was mostly through what he'd ordered when Courtney reappeared at the table. "Is everything all right here?"
Rogue lifted up her mug. "Ah need a new mocha."
"Sure..." She quickly took the mug, trying not to make eye contact. She had a feeling the other girl still wasn't exactly happy with her. "Anyone else?"
"I need some more napkins," Fred mumbled through food.
Courtney nodded. "Anything else?"
"Your phone number," Pietro piped up.
Needless to say, Courtney was taken aback. "Excuse me?"
Before she could blink, the white-haired teen was by her side. "Yeah... you're cute." He smiled slyly.
Courtney showed him her own mischievous smile. "Do I need to get Lilith back here?"
He paled and was back in his seat in an instant. "Nonono.That'sokay.Noneedforthat."
She smirked and nodded. "That's what I thought. I'll be back in a second." She left again.
"Ah nevah thought Ah'd see the day where you were afraid of a girl, Pietro," Rogue laughed.
"I'm scared of you, aren't I?"
"Ah knew you were smarter than you looked." She winked at him and picked up her fork so she could begin eating. "How's the food so far?"
"Terrific," Fred exclaimed.
"These snails ain't half bad," Todd noted.
"Ah think Ah'll pass on those though... thanks." She shivered. Her eyes floated across the many plates on the table and spotted the last croissant. She reached for it, coincidentally the same time as Remy.
"M' fault. Y' can have it. Y' haven't eaten anyt'in' yet."
"Ya fine with half?" She smiled slightly.
"Sure." She picked it up and broke it in half, handing him his part. "Merci."
"Welcome." She looked back at her plate and munched quietly. She hated the awkwardness, but both were too proud to apologize.
There was a loud crash out in the dining area. "That one was NOT our fault," Todd said needlessly.
Before any of them could investigate Lilith and Courtney entered holding two more trays each. Lilith looked extremely irritated. "Part of your meal will be a little late," she informed them. "Bert had a little accident."
"Two if you count Lil kicking him in the ribs when he was flat on his face."
"I tripped!"
"Riiight, 'cause you're just sooo uncoordinated," Courtney returned sarcastically. She smiled brightly at the others. "Lilith has anger management issues."
Lilith could be heard muttering long strings of obscenities under her breath. She caught everyone looking at her. "What?!" she snapped. Everyone else turned back to the appetizers. Courtney handed out what had been asked for before, then started setting out main meals, miraculously finding a way to clear the empty plates from earlier in the process.
With a sigh, she leaned against one of the walls. "My God, do I need a massage after this," she mumbled. Then she put on her best smile for the others. "I'll see how your other food is coming along." The two waitresses left.
"That went well," Lance muttered. "At least this time it was chaos we didn't cause."
Todd was eyeing Pietro in a devious sort of way.
"What?Whyareyoulookingatmelikethat?"
"Nothing."
"What?!Idemandyoustopstaringatmelikethefreakylittletoadboyyouareandtellme!!"
"I dare you to ask the scary waitress chick out next time she comes in." Pietro looked horror-stricken and sputtered. "Unless you're not up to the challenge..."
TBC...
"Umm... what's that?" Being the most sensible guy in the world, he'd asked Remy about the menu.
"If I tell y', y' won't like it. Trust me, it's good."
"You'll tell me the name after I eat it?"
"Oui."
"All right..." He took his fork and poked at the small portion of meat. Shrugging to himself, he stuck his fork in completely and picked the thing up whole. Not worrying a bit about looking dignified, he shoveled it into his mouth. "Hmm..." he murmured. "This IS good. What is it?"
"Frog."
Todd did a double take. "What?!" He looked at his own plate, which Remy had helped him order too. "I ain't eatin' this, no way, yo."
"I wasn' gon' make y' a cannibal, homme. Yours is just duck... I t'ink." The freshman looked horrified. "Dose over dere are snails if it makes y' feel bet'er." Todd was delighted.
The group had ordered a real variety of things. The whole of the appetizer menu was set on the table, with what everyone had ordered. After all, it wasn't their dime and it's good to try new things, right? Besides, anything they didn't want Freddy would likely eat.
"Everything is to your satisfaction?" The group nodded with their mouths full. "Good. We'll be back in a bit with the main courses," Lilith told them.
The young man who had helped the girls carry the food in looked shocked. "That was just the appetizers?!"
Lilith sighed and shook her head. "You see what I have to put up with?"
Courtney pushed the young man away. "All I care is that they tip well."
"I'm getting some of it, right?" he asked.
"Mm-hmm," she replied, all the while turning back to run her finger across her neck and shake her head to Lilith.
Lilith nodded at her. Then, with a slightly pitying look at the boy, "Okay, hun, let's go. You still need to get the orders from several of your tables."
He looked stricken. "Which ones are mine again?" Lilith took a deep breath and looked like she was trying very hard to keep her patience. Courtney noticed and led him to the doorway, pointing out the tables that were his. He smiled thankfully and hurried off.
"He won't last the week," the redhead predicted.
"Thank God for that," Lilith said, coming up from behind Courtney. "I hate newbies. I just want to... grr."
"Cool it. Bert's alright, just a li'l out there."
"A LITTLE? Yeah. That's it. Look, why don't you see if the Xavier kids need anything," she suggested.
"Sure. I'll let ya know if I need help," she replied, rolling her eyes. Lilith laughed at Courtney's rotten luck and went off to her own tables.
Fred was mostly through what he'd ordered when Courtney reappeared at the table. "Is everything all right here?"
Rogue lifted up her mug. "Ah need a new mocha."
"Sure..." She quickly took the mug, trying not to make eye contact. She had a feeling the other girl still wasn't exactly happy with her. "Anyone else?"
"I need some more napkins," Fred mumbled through food.
Courtney nodded. "Anything else?"
"Your phone number," Pietro piped up.
Needless to say, Courtney was taken aback. "Excuse me?"
Before she could blink, the white-haired teen was by her side. "Yeah... you're cute." He smiled slyly.
Courtney showed him her own mischievous smile. "Do I need to get Lilith back here?"
He paled and was back in his seat in an instant. "Nonono.That'sokay.Noneedforthat."
She smirked and nodded. "That's what I thought. I'll be back in a second." She left again.
"Ah nevah thought Ah'd see the day where you were afraid of a girl, Pietro," Rogue laughed.
"I'm scared of you, aren't I?"
"Ah knew you were smarter than you looked." She winked at him and picked up her fork so she could begin eating. "How's the food so far?"
"Terrific," Fred exclaimed.
"These snails ain't half bad," Todd noted.
"Ah think Ah'll pass on those though... thanks." She shivered. Her eyes floated across the many plates on the table and spotted the last croissant. She reached for it, coincidentally the same time as Remy.
"M' fault. Y' can have it. Y' haven't eaten anyt'in' yet."
"Ya fine with half?" She smiled slightly.
"Sure." She picked it up and broke it in half, handing him his part. "Merci."
"Welcome." She looked back at her plate and munched quietly. She hated the awkwardness, but both were too proud to apologize.
There was a loud crash out in the dining area. "That one was NOT our fault," Todd said needlessly.
Before any of them could investigate Lilith and Courtney entered holding two more trays each. Lilith looked extremely irritated. "Part of your meal will be a little late," she informed them. "Bert had a little accident."
"Two if you count Lil kicking him in the ribs when he was flat on his face."
"I tripped!"
"Riiight, 'cause you're just sooo uncoordinated," Courtney returned sarcastically. She smiled brightly at the others. "Lilith has anger management issues."
Lilith could be heard muttering long strings of obscenities under her breath. She caught everyone looking at her. "What?!" she snapped. Everyone else turned back to the appetizers. Courtney handed out what had been asked for before, then started setting out main meals, miraculously finding a way to clear the empty plates from earlier in the process.
With a sigh, she leaned against one of the walls. "My God, do I need a massage after this," she mumbled. Then she put on her best smile for the others. "I'll see how your other food is coming along." The two waitresses left.
"That went well," Lance muttered. "At least this time it was chaos we didn't cause."
Todd was eyeing Pietro in a devious sort of way.
"What?Whyareyoulookingatmelikethat?"
"Nothing."
"What?!Idemandyoustopstaringatmelikethefreakylittletoadboyyouareandtellme!!"
"I dare you to ask the scary waitress chick out next time she comes in." Pietro looked horror-stricken and sputtered. "Unless you're not up to the challenge..."
TBC...
