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Apple let out a loud sigh as she made her way back into Daring and Cerise's castle. Today had been a very rough night at work and she was ecstatic to be free of her work environment chaos.
She could not even begin to express how thankful she was for their hospitality. While both Daring and Cerise had insisted numerous times that Apple owed them nothing and was free to stay as long as she needed, Apple had found herself a job and planned to get out of their hair sooner than later.
Sure, Raven might have been the more muse-ical of the two but, she had certainly taught Apple enough about honing her range while singing, reading music properly, and overall singing with emotion. With that knowledge, Apple had found herself a meager job as a waitress and lounge performer.
She sang to villains, heroes, failed villains and failed heroes alike. Some were slaves to destiny, others were not.
Many of the patrons of the 'club' if you could call it that, had broken hearts and were stuck living in the aftermath of their fizzled chance at happily ever after.
Letting out another sigh, Apple sympathized with those patrons especially.
Their ex-lovers had cut them loose, had sent them off with the sentiment of 'good-bye and good riddance' and that now meant no worries for the one who'd broken it off. Nope, no worry or pain whatsoever. Only the one who'd been thrown out like a sack of garbage was going to suffer.
Or, that's what Apple had come to believe anyhow. She thought back to the night that had played out before her at work.
A young wizard had been left by his girlfriend, a pirate. Apple's shift of singing had been over by then and, since the regular bartender had gotten sick, she had been tending bar. She served this young wizard a few drinks as he told her of his tales of lost love when, a band of pirates entered the facility…
These pirates were none other than the band this his ex-girlfriend belonged to. At that point, his girlfriend made it a point to come to the bar and ordered two drinks: a shot of Firespell whiskey and an expensive and flashy cocktail. Apple poured the shot and made the fancy drink to the best of her ability which ended up being a waste anyhow.
The pirate woman knocked back her shot of Firespell and proceeded to drench her former boyfriend with the fancy drink. After that, the wizard said nothing, did nothing, and kept quiet where he sat.
However, after the drink pouring incident, Apple refused to make the pirate woman another complex drink based on the fact that she was not about to waste the establishment's alcohol.
Cue up the pirate woman bringing in her rowdy crew, the bar almost being 'taken mutiny style' and Apple then being rushed to be changed to sing an extra set and offering a song to soothe the unruly pirates added up to a night she wouldn't mind forgetting.
Shaking these thoughts, Apple walked into the small bathroom within her bedroom and proceeded to collapse into a heap on the floor.
Taking in a deep breath, Apple curled her knees up to her chest. Tomorrow was Friday and she would get paid at the end of the night. On top of that, Friday was 'Amateur Night' at the club so, her singing duties would at least be cut in half. That was something to look forward to.
Another sigh slipped out of the sad blonde princess. She couldn't lay on the tiled floor forever…She may as well get up, have herself a much earned shower and squeeze in as much rest as she could. Even though Apple had been sleeping in a bed all alone for some time now, not having Raven by her side every night still seemed foreign to her.
A/N: Aaaaaand, I'm gonna leave you lovelies with another cliff hanger. Sorry if it was a little short but, I feel like this piece has to stand on it's own. Keep in mind, there's always a method to my madness. I had almost given up on this fic when inspiration struck. I am back at school so, while this update is happening, don't count on another one following quickly. And, because one of you lovely readers asked, I do indeed ship Maddie with Alistair; they serve as a cute little side pair in this fic if that wasn't clear. Anyway, I hope this has served to lift you spirits in a way and has you wondering, just what will happen next. Stay tuned!