Sickness and blueberry muffins
Ccino had woken up a few minutes ago. It was Friday, one of the days when the café got more crowded.
He tried to get out of bed, but in doing so, he felt dizzy, in addition to beginning to feel some signs of migraine.
These sensations had begun a few days ago, but he thought he might have just eaten some spoiled food. They didn't stop, but regardless of whether he was feeling bad or not, he needed to go to work. Food and drink wouldn't serve itself.
Struggling with the malaise, Ccino got up from his bed, put on his uniform, prepared the food and drinks and opened the shop.
He had barely opened the store when the first customer arrived. He was nothing less than Nightmare.
"Oh, Night. It's a surprise to see you here at this hour..." Ccino gave him a smile. "Usually you arrive a little later... Don't get me wrong, you can come here anytime, I just found it a little weird-"
"Just go get my order," Nightmare growled as he headed to the table at which he sat every day.
Ccino's smile faltered. He went to the counter and started preparing an extra-strong coffee for Nightmare.
It's been two years since the two started dating, or according to the way Nightmare used to say, since they made the deal.
Nightmare wasn't a bad boyfriend, but he wasn't a good partner either. He never did anything so bad to Ccino, compared to what he did - or at least claimed to do - with other beings who crossed his path, but still, he never really demonstrated to love the little skeleton, except for a few cute moments here and there, but these were quite rare to happen.
The only thing he demanded from the guardian of negative feelings was nothing more than his company. His demand was met, but sometimes... It would be nice to be with someone who really liked you...
The little skeleton sighed. He brought Nightmare's request to his desk. "Why did it take so long?" Nightmare grumbled as he brought the drink to his 'lips'.
Ccino observed Nightmare for a few seconds. "Um, Nightmare... If you don't mind, may I ask why you came here so early?" he asked again.
The goopy skeleton sighed exasperatedly. "I don't need to tell you about it." Ccino decided not to insist anymore. He looked around. More customers have arrived.
"Well, uh, enjoy your coffee!" he said forcing a small smile and then heading to the other tables.
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Everything was going relatively well. There weren't many customers complaining.... Fortunately no ingredient or confectionery ended up in stock before the hours ended to the point that Ccino had to run out to the supermarket to stock everything that was missing - something that happened a lot on Fridays - and also there was no accident between customers (mainly Nightmare) and the kittens...
But still, Ccino's day wasn't being very good. The feeling of seasickness had not stop. It was starting to get worse and worse compared to the other days.
However, he couldn't stop everything at that moment. He needed to work! There wasn't much money saved to cover up a Friday. He needed to fight that malaise.
Thus, with nausea taking over his being and with a sickness caused especially by the smell of blueberry muffins, he addressed a customer giving a smile in an attempt to mask the bad sensations he was feeling.
"Good afternoon, miss! Welcome to our cat café! What is your request?”
"I'll have a latte and a blueberry muffin, please, " she said serenely.
Ccino nodded as he headed to the counter. He prepared the customer's latte. Then, he went to the oven to take out a blueberry muffin baking dish.
He took a deep breath. That was definitely not the time to throw up liquid magic in customers' food.
He went to the client's desk and placed her order on the table.
"Thank you sir-"
"BLERGH!
Ccino couldn't take it anymore. He had to throw up. Thanks to the stars he threw up on the floor, not on the customer or on the food.
Both he and the customers around him were frightened by what had just happened. Not only the floor, but his uniform was also dirty with liquid magic.
The sensation of vomiting had not stop. The little skeleton ran out of company to the bathroom.
Poor Ccino didn't know how long he was leaning into that toilet, but he was sure it was more than ten minutes.
When things calmed down a little, Ccino sat on the floor and sighed. What the hell was wrong with him?!
The memory that he would have to clean the cafeteria floor and take a shower before returning to meet customers did not greatly improve his mood.
"What f#ck just happened?" said a deep, angry voice on the side of a bathroom.
Nightmare.
Ccino opened the bathroom door only to see a goofy skeleton staring at him with a huge frown.
"Oh Night, I'm fine!" said Ccino with a nervous smile. "I just got a little sick and-"
"Don't lie to me," Nightmare growled. "You f#cked your clothes and the cafeteria lounge!"
Ccino looked away, ashamed.
"I closed the cafeteria for the day," the larger skeleton said.
"Nononono-, " the smaller skeleton tried to get up, but didn't manage to. "Nightmare I need to work, I have no money to cover a Friday!
"We both know you're lying," Nightmare said. "You have savings to cover up two whole weeks."
"But Night-" "If I see you still working in these conditions I'll make sure this store never opens again!" Ccino stopped talking. Nightmare has recomposed himself.
"Go see a doctor to see what you have. Until then, don't open this coffee shop again. We both know I keep my promises," the goopy skeleton came out of the bathroom still with a frown on his face.
The little skeleton nodded still a little confused by what had just happened. Nightmare... was worried about him?
At any other time, he would laugh that thought, but that was not the time. Nightmare was right. Ccino needed a doctor.
Oh, and he was totally taking blueberry muffins off the menu.
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Aaannnd here is the first chapter of my new fanfiction! As you can see, it will be Fluffynight themed >w<
This fic is inspired in a dream that I had about Ccino and Nightmare and thanks to some friends on Discord, I’m writing about it!
@help-im-a-gay-fish @teeveeblog you seemed interested in this fanfic but sorry if you didn’t want to be tagged