InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Where's my purple crayon..."

Kaitlin "Mouse" Crowe (kaitlin_crowe) wrote in btvsal,
@ 2009-12-17 22:00:00

Current location:	The Sugar Shack
Current music:	Burl Ives - "Jingle Bells"
Entry tags:	catherine baclanova, kaitlin 'mouse' crowe, place: la, willow rosenberg

Not a creature was stirring... well... except for Mouse.
Who: Mouse, OT all
Where: The Sugar Shack
When: Christmas Eve

Well DAMN! The Sugar Shack was EMPTY. Yes, it was Christmas Eve. And Chloe really only let the shop stay open tonight because she knew how bad Kaitlin needed the hours and really didn't want to be home sulking on a holiday. She'd asked the shy waitress if she wanted to have Christmas with the Van Warrens, but the quiet girl known as Mouse said no, feeling she'd be imposing on her boss.

So, she puttered around the empty place, humming a Christmas carol to herself as she cleaned one of the (already clean) tables, trying to keep herself in the holiday spirit...

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

	kaitlin_crowe 2009-12-18 03:37 am UTC (link)
	The waitress skittered over to Willow, giving a sweet little wave. Her cheeks carried a light flush to them, as she found herself (rather sadly) excited just to have a customer. "Hi..." she tried to raise her nornally whispery voice a little. "I'm Mouse." She felt goofy using her nickname, but hey. Chloe had even put it on her nametag. "Can I help you tonight?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feeltheforce 2009-12-18 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Willow bit her lip, a hint of color coming to her own cheeks. "I'm Willow," she said, "I don't mean to sound like a pushy customer...I know it's Christmas Eve, but do you have anything that would be a good last minute gift? Or two? I kinda put off my shopping this year." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kaitlin_crowe 2009-12-18 03:46 am UTC (link)
	"Oh! Oh, yes!" She perked up a little more, and pointed to a display of various stuffed animals that looked to be packaged with everything from candy, to various coffees, to gift cards. "These have been selling REALLY well. And Chloe's got a bunch of stuff from her bands here too, like CDs, shirts, things like that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feeltheforce 2009-12-18 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Willow laughed, walking over to the display. "Awesome," she said, "You guys really have a great selection....I need quite a few gifts." She then turned to the other girl. "So...why are you still here? It's kinda late." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kaitlin_crowe 2009-12-18 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Well now. THAT brought an embarrassed blush to the girl's face, and she looked away, not wanting to meet the other redhead's eyes. "I... my family's really... really kind of poor. And I didn't want to be at home thinking about it. So I... offered to work tonight. Try to at least make a few extra bucks." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feeltheforce 2009-12-18 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Open mouth, insert foot. "I'm...um...." Willow's face turned a bright shade of red, "I'm um.... um....sorry that was a really rude thing of me to ask." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kaitlin_crowe
2009-12-18 04:30 am UTC (link)

"Oh, it's ok. You were just trying to care. I'm not ashamed of it... it's just not a night where I wanna be sad, you know?"

Well. Way to go, Mouse. Go all mopey-pathetic on a customer.

"Enough about me though." She forced a sweet smile, trying to pretend the whole thing didn't bother her. "You're obviously looking for some help here. Maybe you should have a drink. Caffeine helps everything, after all!"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feeltheforce 2009-12-19 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah," a small smile crossed Willow's face, "No it isn't." Willow nodded. "Gift-getting has never been my strong point. Maybe I could use a drink...a Sugar Fairy Shooter, please?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kaitlin_crowe 2009-12-21 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"You betcha!" Mouse chirped sweetly, with a shy nibble of her upper lip. She quickly fixed the drink in question, having become something of a master at it now, and set it down in front of Willow. "There you go. So.. how many people are you buying for?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -