Hello peeps. I'm back with a new chapter! Sorry this took long. I was supposed to upload this on an earlier date but my phone went crazy and attempted suicide. Now it's fixed and what am I doing, here's the new chapter to Mordecai's convoluted mess lol.
Coffee Shop Diaries
Chapter V
"I guess I'll head home now, bye to y'all" Eileen bidding her farewell as she waved away, leaving CJ, Mordecai, and Margaret.
Silence ensued between the trio. Mordecai thought ways to evade the situation. He wanted to run away but he can't even move. Their eye contact looks like it has been going on for years. No one was moving a muscle. After minutes of deafening silence, CJ's voice rose up.
"So um, where should we head to?"
Both Mordecai and Margaret were seemingly snapped back into reality as they shook their heads. Both stuttered on ideas. Margaret then thought of something.
"Maybe we can go to the bar downtown?"
With excitement, CJ agreed on her decision.
Margaret then offered to drive since her car is the only available option. CJ owned a car but prefers to walk when going to work.
CJ then went to the backseat. Mordecai stood outside, still dumbfounded to know that Margaret was the one CJ was referring to.
"Hey Mordy, sit with me here in the back!" CJ invited her, opening the door for him.
He then dragged himself inside the car. Slumping inside, he let out a groan to show a bit of frustration. Noticing this, CJ then asked him.
"Are you okay Mordecai?"
Mordecai then answered back.
"I'm good, why are you asking that?
Feeling out of place, Margaret weirdly joined them.
"So where are we going?"
The car was filled with fumes of awkwardness (if it was a real thing) steaming out of Mordecai's head. Since he didn't bother to talk, CJ is the one who spoke as she hilariously reminds her of what she said earlier.
"You just said that we'll go to the bar downtown!"
"Oh did I say that? Sorry my mind's a mess"
Margaret then drove to the bar.
Their trip took fifteen minutes as they're saddled with moderate traffic. They stopped at the bar.
The bar was filled with boy band pop tunes circling its atmosphere. People were sloppily dancing around. Some were only having a simple drink on the tables. As for Mordecai, he went to the darkest area of the bar. CJ quickly noticed that Mordecai wasn't in their company. She asked Margaret if she happened to see her since it would be impossible for her to lose sight of him.
"Kinda think of it, I haven't seen him since parking the car outside"
Dealing with the situation, CJ reacted.
"Let's split up"
"Good idea"
Heading to opposite directions, they searched the bar. CJ checked every occupied chair to check if Mordecai was there even though she can notice him with his blue feathers. Margaret's idea was much worse as she sneaked inside the men's toilet to check if he was hiding in the cubicles. She knew it would be possible to find him here because when he pulls a "Mordecai", he usually hides in the toilet.
Mordecai seemed to be comfortable when hiding from them. He never moved, he was just kneeling on one knee while constantly peeking if they may come close. His area was hard to spot from a distance if someone wouldn't pay attention. On front of him was a black tarp draping over him. But he wasn't so lucky as someone tapped him gently. Mordecai looked behind him to see CJ scare the hell out of him.
"Boo!"
Mordecai jumped away from his position. He held his chest as his heart pounded through it. CJ chuckled seeing him get frightened. Catching her breath from laughing so hard, she went on to tease him.
"You should've seen your face hahaha!" as she even pointed to his face.
Mordecai panted as he said "That wasn't scary at all haha"
Noticing the area where Mordecai hid from them, she asked him why is he here.
"I-I w-was, umm a-answering a phone call! Yeah, I was answering a phone call!"
"Haha okayy" CJ replied.
They then walked to look for Margaret. They then saw Margaret with a deep blush on her cheeks. CJ asked her why.
"What's the matter?"
"Don't ask me that" as Margaret ran to the women's toilet.
"Hmm, nature must've called her" CJ implied.
With Mordecai looking less stressed. He invited CJ to sit with him.
"How 'bout we cozy up on the tables there aha"
"Yeah we should, it wasn't easy looking for you Mordy!"
They searched for a vacant table in the bar. It wasn't an easy task for them since its packed with people but they can move around freely. After an excursion around the bar, they found a recently vacated spot. They jumped in the chairs to claim it. As they waited for Margaret, they shared stories on their work today. After half an hour of waiting Margaret finally sat with them. Why Margaret was taking half an hour inside the toilet was beyond their minds.
"Sorry I took long"
"Tell me about it aha" CJ winking at her.
"So I'm ordering the drinks, I'll be right back ladies" Mordecai then stood up and walked in a fast-paced manner. While he was gone, CJ and Margaret shared some stories.
"So? How long have you been here to this city?"
"I've been here a week ago, then found a job the next day"
"Which is in the Coffee Shop?"
"Yeah, I was wandering aimlessly until I found Eileen sticking up a wanted sign on the door"
Margaret also recalled Mordecai turning her down but still went with CJ. She wanted to find out why.
"Ohh, so I noticed that you and Mordecai are going along well. Have you met him in the past?"
"Just the day before, we became friends so quick"
"How?"
"You really want to know hahaha, well we have the same interests. I find him really cool though" CJ giggled.
"Oh hahaha"
Margaret felt a slight exasperation. Now she's feeling that the reason Mordecai turned her offer down is because of CJ. She didn't know if she should let Mordecai go or fight for her feelings. Shortly after their conversation, Mordecai arrived holding a tray.
"Here's the drinks" Mordecai said as he handed each lady a glass of liquor. She ordered a Strawberry Daiquiri for CJ and a Watermelon Vodka for Margaret.
"That's a weird looking um, glass Mordecai. What is it?" Margaret asked to prevent the silence between them although her question was a bit awkward.
"The bartender said it's called Sex on the Beach" Mordecai said. Both ladies chuckled from hearing it.
"That's a weird name for a drink, but it's clever though haha" CJ said as she sipped on her drink.
"It tastes good though, maybe this is how Sex on the Beach feels like haha" Mordecai joked.
"Yeah it does feel good" CJ said.
"What? You already experienced it?" Margaret asked in shock.
"No I mean the drink, took a sip when you weren't looking haha"
"Hey! I have to sip on you too to be fair!" Mordecai said as he put his beak near her glass.
"Hahaha okay, not a big deal anyway" CJ said as she handed her drink to Mordecai.
Margaret joined the mix too, as they enjoyed the rest of the night. They danced to the songs playing on the bar. Margaret and Mordecai got along together as well, seemingly forgetting the issue they had earlier.
Midnight struck on the bar. Some people weren't aware of the time but Mordecai was well informed by his wristwatch as it ticked like a bomb about to explode. As for CJ and Margaret, they weren't aware of the time as Margaret's drunk and CJ's tipsy from the liquor they drank.
"Whew they sure can drink so much, guess I'll be driving tonight" Mordecai blabbered his thoughts in his mind. He only drank once, as he didn't even finish his drink.
Approaching the ladies, he invited them to call it a day and head home. Both obliged as they settled their bills and left the bar. Margaret then swayed around, trembling with all the liquor she had, breezing through the parking lot to her car. She obviously, wasn't in the right state as she can't even unlock the door. Mordecai then grabbed her keys and unlocked the door for her. Margaret then slumped on the backseat, as she blabbered random nonsense. Mordecai and CJ silently chuckled on Margaret's actions.
"I didn't notice Margaret's hilarious when intoxicated haha" Mordecai muttered.
"Maybe this won't be the only time we'll see her like this haha" CJ replied.
"Look I really enjoyed tonight, I wish we can have more times like these" CJ said.
"Yeah you know, fun's my middle name haha"
"Stop lying hahaha"
"Okay, I'll drive. Both of you can't drive"
"Okay, we trust you haha"
As Mordecai drove through the empty streets. Margaret started talking sense.
"What's wrong with me Mordecai?"
"Wait wha -"
Mordecai took a quick scan of the backseat, Margaret was still lying down. He also saw CJ asleep on the other seat.
"Am I not good enough for you?"
"What does CJ possess that I don't?"
CJ was awakened with Margaret saying her name.
"Heard my name, what is it?"
Margaret then spoke, both exchanging little words.
"Nothing, just relationship issues"
"Relationship?"
"I'm her girlfriend dear"
"Margaret calm down!" Mordecai squealing as he reached Margaret with his other hand.
"You're her boyfriend?"
"I don't know what she's talking about!"
As they rambled on the way, they reached Margaret's apartment. Mordecai let out a sigh to his relief.
"Finally its all over" Mordecai said in his mind.
"I'll bring Margaret upstairs, where is her room?"
"Second door to the left" Mordecai replied.
"Okay, you park the car" as CJ entered the apartment.
As he parked her car, he was thinking if he was right on his decision. Waves of anxiety rolled through his mind. What's important is that Margaret never brought up the silent heat between them earlier that day.
He waited by the light post on the sidewalk. After ten minutes, CJ got out of the apartment.
"Margaret's kinda heavy for a bird"
"She was drunk and limping around haha"
They seem to have forgotten about the short brief verbal scuffle earlier. After a brief silence, CJ invited him to head home.
"So, wanna walk with me to my home?"
"Yeah sure" as they walked through the gentle wind.
As they arrived to her home, CJ looked back to Mordecai. She introduced her apartment.
"So this is where I live. Kinda tiny, but livable"
"Yeah it is tiny"
"Wanna look inside?"
"If you're cool with it"
A smile etched on her face. She quickly unlocked the door to reveal her home. The place was organized. A double deck bed was positioned adjacent to the entrance.
"Wow it looks nice"
"Well, it's been a rough week arranging things haha"
Because of Mordecai's nature, he still has troubles talking with girls. To prevent any more problems, he decided to leave.
"It's getting pretty late, maybe next time I can give you another tour of the park! i should introduce you too formally with my co-workers"
"Sounds cool! Okay!" CJ then headed to the door to open it for him. As Mordecai stepped out, CJ promptly stopped him.
"Wait, I forgot something"
"What is it?"
"I told you earlier that I would give you something. Well I recently remembered, here it is" CJ then handed him a little charm bracelet.
"Whoa! It looks decent"
"Yeah it is! It's a friendship bracelet, each friend should keep one for each other. I kept the pink one, and you have the blue one"
However it was heart shaped, which looks like the one that a pair of lovers share with each other Mordecai seem to don't mind it at all.
"Well, I would keep this until our friendship blooms, I mean, ugh nevermind" as he cringed inside his head.
CJ let out a slight blush on her cheeks as she got what she meant but she lets it slide as she thought it was something else.
"Okay see you later!" Mordecai said as he sprinted away.
"Yeah..later"
CJ then closed the door.
"Holy crap, I almost messed up! I hope she didn't mind it. Oh God why am I stupid" Mordecai blabbered away as he didn't mind if someone can hear him.
"Did he really mean that? When would be the right time to say what I feel?" CJ whispered to herself as she leaned on the door.
Well they still have to find out, as long as no one will mess things up.
Meanwhile back at Margaret's apartment.
Blankets were scattered on the floor. The poor television was shattered. Furnitures were tumbled. Everything was a mess.
"You will regret your decision on turning down on me for CJ, Mordecai" Margaret muttered to herself.
Well that concludes this chapter. Things are about to heat up! (I guess). So stay tuned maaan. Also yandere oneshots (starting with CJ) will be uploaded real soon. Hating this is free!
See you on the next chapter.