"You guys look dead" Robin exclaimed as she walked to her usual table looking at the three girls in front of her. Even Blossom who always looked so composed had her head smack dab on the table.
"It was a really rough night at the diner" Blossom said, lifting her head slightly to look at the brown haired girls.
"So many customers so much food! I'm having nightmares about my spatulas coming to life" Buttercup whined dramatically picking her head up slightly.
"Did they have a dinner rush last night?" The blue eyed girl asked sitting down next to Blink who took the liberty of draping herself over her.
"The old man had a huge blowout sale. He gonna do the same thing next Friday it's awful!" The grey eyed girl whined in a tired voice.
"Come on girls it's not that bad" Bubbles always the optimist smiled as she approached the table arm full of drinks.
"Bubs your a saint im surprised you can feel your feet considering how many customers you had last night" Buttercup praised as Bubbles handed her a monster.
"Yeah it's pretty hard but nothing new really" Bubbles shrugged handling Blossoms an iced coffee.
"How can you drink that it's so cold outside?" Robin asked rubbing her hands together.
"Used to it I suppose the cold has never really affected me." This wasn't the first time they've had this conversation but they seemed to go over it every winter. Blossom was pretty odd; she never was affected by the cold like other people and Robin could swear there was never a time that she had ever seen her sweat. In the 10 years she had known the strangely pink eyed girl she had always been kinda off.
"Blink." Bubbles called to the sleeping girl. "Blink?" Bubbles said again. "Blink!" This time her voice picked up a high octave, finally catching her sister's attention. "Take your coco" Bubbles smiled pushing the cup over to her.
"Is it dark?" Blink asked, slightly observing the cup.
"Yes it's dark , you think I'd forget?" Bubbles hissed she never could stand her sisters looking down on her even if it was something as simple as the way they like their drinks.
"No guess not" Blink shrugged her half lidded eyes shifting to her blond sister as she sat down.
"So girls got any plans for Christmas break?" Robin asked in a hopeful voice.
"Probably just going to work" Buttercup groaned taking a big swig of her Monster.
"Well, are there any days your off?" Robin asked her tone hopeful.
"Dunno why?" Buttercup said, propping her face on her hand.
"Well as you know the volleyball team has finals coming up right?" Robin was a trusted and valued member of the volleyball team she along with Kim and Julie fully intended on leading the Pokey Olk High team to victory this year.
"Well yeah of course you've been rambling on about the finals for who knows how long" Buttercup smirked from across the table.
"I was wondering if you guys could actually ya know come to this one" she could already see the slightly defensive looks on the girls faces.
"What are you talking about we come to your games" Blossom started but the guilt in her voice gave away that she knew exactly what her oldest friend was talking about.
"Well yeah but your always busy ever since you guys started working we never spend time with each other." She couldn't help but pout. One of them might show up maybe even two but they would leave early or all of them would be working. It wasn't fair.
"Why do you guys need to work anyway, your dads a scientist? I've been at your house around Christmas. I know you don't need the extra cash" she sighed, already feeling defeated in an argument that hadn't even started yet.
"It's a family business where we help out our grandpa. It really can't be helped," Blink shrugged, picking up her coco and taking a sip.
"But still its like you guys work every night now days I miss the old days when you could come over and we could hang out and have sleepovers and stuff" Robin sighed they were inseparable from the time they moved right next door to when they were eight then they became slightly more distant and over time that distance had only grown. She wished she was a tight knit with them as they were with each other.
"Yeah Boss man really works us to the bone" Buttercup yawned, stretching out her arms.
"Robin" Bubbles started only to be cut off by the bell.
"Come on, we should get to class before Mr. Green decides today's the day to turn into a real monster" Blossom joked but it seemed more like an inside joke as it went right over her head. They did that alot they had the weird inside jokes she wished she knew what made it so funny Mr. Green was always so sweet.
"Hey uh Bubbles what did you want to tell me?" Robin asked her pigtailed friend before heading towards the math hallway.
"Oh I did have something to tell you" Bubbles started but she didn't say anything after only staring off into space like her brain had gone blank something that wasn't rare with her.
"Bubbles" Robin attempted to get her attention. "Earth to Bubbles." She tried again.
"What?" Bubbles asked seemingly clueless.
"You had something you wanted to tell me?" She asked, watching as realisation dawned in her baby blue eyes.
"Yeah just that if we can't make it maybe we could do something ya know before the end of the month maybe we might have a day off" Robin felt a wide grin spread across her face as she found herself nodding almost desperately. "I would definitely love that," she smiled. "Great, I hope we can do that then! It will be fun" Bubbles smiled along with her walking further ahead then turning to look back at her. "Ya know like old times" and with that the blond had waltzed toward the reading hall.
"Yeah like old times" Robin smiled before the fear of being late dawned on her causing her to dash through the hall to her class.
