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Red Thrush Private School

by Azurini

Chapter 5: Kevin's Kitchen

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Kevin's Kitchen

This chapter was done with constant clicking out because of being bored. If you notice any mistakes, point them out to me. Also, if anyone wants to proof read a chapter when my editor is gone, feel free to PM me.

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The limo comes to a stop and you pause your music. You roll down the window and see youre outside of what looks to be a diner straight from the 60s. The driver opens the door for you and says;

Ill be waiting here for you until youre finished your dinner. He says with a yawn. You smile and pat him on the back and say;

You better take a nap, I have a feeling I might be in there awhile. He smiles appreciatively and he gets back into the drivers seat.

The diner has giant letters on the top that spell out the name of the diner: Kevins Kitchen. It looked like your typical 60s diner, one long window going around the whole front of it revealing everything and everyone inside. You could see a counter with stools, and over the counter you could see some of the kitchen. The stools were a dull blue material that looked polished. You could see a TV that was on above the door to the kitchen in front of the counter, it was playing some local news station. The booths each had a circular light hanging above them, and the booth seats were a retro red. The place was pretty crowded; you only saw maybe two tables open. I hope they made a reservation. I wonder if they are already here.

You walk in the front door and a waitress walks by and says;

Ill be right with you sir.

You stand there looking around. Now that youre inside you can see the floor, it has a nice black and white checkerboard pattern. The people that were arranged inside varied in age, most of them were middle aged, and then the rest looked to be about your age. Your stomach growled and you rubbed the back of your neck while looking down at it, Crap, I havent eaten all day except for breakfast The different aromas from the kitchen were getting to you, your stomach growled louder. The waitress came back;

Hello welcome to Kevins Kitchen, table for one?

Actually a table for three. My companions might already be here. One of them is a girl about my age, about yea high, rainbow colored hair You say moving one of your hands up to the bridge of your nose.

Oh are you meeting Rainbow Dash and her father here? Did her eyes just get brighter?

Yeah I am Are they already here?

Yes they are, follow me. She leads you to a corner booth in the back corner. The countertop was completely full, and it stretched all the way around, almost like an oval. Rainbow had her menu down on the table, but who you assumed was her father had the menu up covering his face.

You smile at the hostess as you sit down. It was shaped like a C, the table being in the middle, and the outline of the C was the booth. You sat at one edge of the booth, Rainbow sat at the widest part, and her father across from you at the other edge.

Hey, took you long enough, we thought you werent going to come.

Hey Dash, yeah sorry the driver ran into a bit of traffic. The man sitting across from you was making you nervous, he had had his menu up to his face the whole time, and it was really suspicious.

Whats with the get-up?

Rarity happened. You say with a sigh.

Well that explains it.

Thanks for inviting me to dinner. Excuse me sir, my name is- A young waitress appears in front of your table and says;

Hi my name is Octavia, welcome to Kevins Kitchen. Ill be your waiter today. Waiter? You looked at her and she is biting her lip. She looked to be about your age, if not a little older. She has pretty, straight, black hair, with the bangs going to the left, held in place by a black hairclip.

You happen to glance over her side and you notice a man pretending to use the cash register, but it looked like he was just watching her. Must be her first day, and hes trying her out. I remember my first day as a waiter...Geez it sucked. I better help her out.

You undo your silverware, and intentionally flick the knife on the floor.

She automatically bends over to pick it up, and you lean down too.

Follow my lead, You whisper to her as you pick up the silver knife, hoping that all the chatter around you will prevent Rainbow and her father from hearing.

You get back up and set the knife down. Dash is staring daggers at you, and her father still has his menu up. Whats with the death stare Dash?

I can get you another knife if you want... She sounds and looks like she is relaxing a bit.

Oh no its fine; I rarely use the knife anyway. So your name is Octavia?

Yes, I will be your waitress tonight. What can I get you three to drink? She asks, using extra emphasis on the waitress while smiling. What do you have to?

What do you have to drink? Dash beat you to the punch. Octavia looks towards the ceiling and goes off a list of drinks you really couldnt care less about.

Ill have a Mountain Dew. Of course you will Dash

I guess Ill have some coffee.

How do you like your coffee?

Two creams and two sugars.

And for you sir? she says facing towards Dashs father.

Ill have black coffee Wait, I know that voice

Alright, Ill be right back with your drinks. Octavia walks away and enters the kitchen. Shes really prettyWait, I KNOW THAT VOICE!

Mr. Jefferson? you ask as you lower your menu.

He lowers his menu and reveals a grin that Pinkie would be impressed with.

Took you long enough to notice. Mind equals blown.

But, I errWHAT? You just looked at Dash, who was sharing Mr. Jeffersons smile, completely confused.

But her name is Rainbow DASH, how are you her father? You state plainly. This has to be a joke.

Actually my full name is Rainbow Dash Jefferson. My middle name is Dash. Brain entering coma A little nerdy voice says in the back of your head.

I guess we owe you some explanations huh? You shake your head yes and attempt to think straight again. Mr. Jefferson rubs his chin, thinking about where he should begin.

Well, your parents told me you had almost completely repressed the night you saved my daughters life, but I didnt expect you to completely forget about her.

Wait did you just say I saved her life? You ask astonished as you point towards Dash.

I have a name you know. She looks slightly annoyed with the same pout she had on earlier.

Right then you ripped your glance away from her adorableness to see a staggering Octavia trying to keep hold on the tray that held your drinks.

You stand up and walk over to her, then you take the tray.

Heres a tip, put part of the tray on your forearm and hold it steady with your other hand. You show her and then hand her the tray and she mimics it perfectly.

Oh man, thanks a bunch! I was just about to drop the tray She says while slightly blushing.

You put your hand up to silence her, No thanks needed, just helping someone out when they needed it. You say, adding a warm smile that causes her to blush more and walk faster towards the table.

As you sit back down, Dash is giving you the death stare again, and Mr. Jefferson is chuckling while lightly patting her on the shoulder. Geez, what did I do now?

Octavia sets down the drinks on small coasters in front of us, and slides them to whoever ordered it.

Is everyone ready to order? She says as she pulls out a notepad and a pen. Oh crap, I have no idea what to order

Dash is about to open her mouth to order first but you cut her off.

Do you have any specials going on? You glance over to see if the man at the register came back, and sure enough he was there, but this time he was looking at you frowning. Haha he doesnt want me helping her.

She smiles appreciatively at you and says;

Yes we do have some specials going on. Our most popular one, The Big Boy, is a sandwich that consists of three eggs, hash browns, tomatoes, onions, one sausage patty, three strips of bacon, with your choice of cheese, and the bread is replaced with waffles.

Your stomach takes control and speaks for you Ill take that, with cheddar cheese please. Haha, I rhymed.

Mr. Jefferson speaks up, Make that three. He says while he and Rainbow Dash grin wildly at each other. Must want to make a contest out of it I suppose

Great, your food will be out shortly. She says, putting away her notepad and smiling at you. You smile back, and watch her go to a table a few booths away. You turn to see Mr. Jefferson biting his finger to prevent himself from laughing, and Dash was staring at you with a face that looked along the lines of Im going to stab you later, or something of that nature.

As I was asking, did you say I saved her life? You ask, slightly shocked. I thought I was the reason she almost died

Yes. Do you want a short rundown of what happened, or the long version?

Shortened version if you dont mind, I have a short attention span.

Well lets start from the beginning then, shall we? It was Christmas break, he pauses and scratches his chin, about 8 years ago. Your family came to visit us at a cabin I owned, the first day you started break. If I remember correctly, it was the first time Rainbow met you. She was so happy to have a playmate, that she may have been a little over enthusiastic about it. Everything was great, you two got along, me and your parents caught up, you know, what you would expect on a nice vacation. On about the fifth day the internet and cable TV went out. We didnt really think anything of it, and we just played simple games like charades and monopoly.

He pauses and looks at you to see if you are paying attention, and you nod your head.

On the second to last day you were there, you and Rainbow went out to play hide and seek. I can only assume that you couldnt find her, and you just came back to the cabin. It had started snowing quite badly and it was already night time. I started to flip out because she wasnt home yet and you were. He rubbed his neck and looked around awkwardly, I blamed you for her being missing during a blizzard. I started yelling at you and your parents told me to stop, that it wasnt going to get Dash back.

He sniffles and looks you in the eye, I am really sor-

No need to apologize for that Mr. Jefferson. If I had a daughter and she was lost in a blizzard, and the boy she was playing with wasnt, I would have done the same. He smiled at you and you smiled back.

Anyway, the yelling finally got to you and you grabbed your jacket and you ran outside. Your parents tried calling out to you to get you to come back, but you never did. I started breaking down at that point, two children in a blizzard probably freezing to death. Then your father started yelling at me, and I yelled back. Things were said on both parts that we both regretted

You nod at the last part; your dad always had a way with words that could make anyone feel bad.

After that we all took some strong medication that put us to sleep. The next morning we went out and looked for you. We found you under a broken tree that you were using as a sort of overhang so no snow got to you. You had your jacket off and you were just wearing your long sleeved sweater on and you were just barely breathing. We lifted you up to see you laying on Dash here who had your jacket on and was shivering. We got you back to the cabin and set up a makeshift bed next to the fireplace. Dash was fine, but she was really startled. You on the other hand, didnt regain consciousness until the next day at around noon. You gave us quite the scare, so we took you to the hospital the minute the roads were clear.
The table was silent for about a minute before Mr. Jefferson looked you dead in the eye and said;

If you hadnt left the house and found her, she would have died. You opened your mouth to say it was nothing, but nothing came out.

Dash was smiling at you and Mr. Jefferson looked to be on the verge of tears.

All of your memories from that winter break came flooding back, opening presents with Dash on Christmas morning, the bitter cold you felt when you laid on top of her to keep her alive I guess I really did save her life You take a sip of your coffee to try and get the feeling of being cold out of your system.

You glance over to Dash to see her staring at something. You follow her eyes to what she was staring at, or to be more exact, who. She was glaring at Octavia who had her tongue slightly out in concentration trying to carry a tray full of food. She looked pretty stable this time, so you dont attempt to help her. Daaaaawwww she looks so cute.

She reaches the table and proudly smiles at you. She sets down each plate and stands holding the tray horizontally, both hands at the bottom of the tray, out in front of her.

Is there anything I can get you? Refills, ketchup?

No one says anything after a few moments, so she walks off while saying, Well enjoy your meal!

The size of The Big Boy is incredible. It has to be at least the size of your head. The cheese is slowly oozing out of the middle of the sandwich, and your stomach makes a loud growl.

Grub's on. You say picking it up in your hands.

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Ughhhhhh, you groan, head resting on the back of the booth, Dash why did you insist on a competitionUghhhhh

I need to go to the bathroom Dash says while scooting over and poking you so you would get up. You got up and she sprinted for the bathroom.

Looks like her eyes were bigger than her stomach. You nod as your stomach starts to feel a little better.

You know youre really terrible at reading girls. You raise an eyebrow at what he just said.

What do you mean Mr. Jefferson?

Come on now boy, youre supposed to be smart. Put two and two together and youll figure it out. Whadda ya mean?

Okay Mr. Jefferson Anyways, I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow. Im still not settled in and I was wondering if I could maybe not have to go to school tomorrow possibly? You say stumbling over a few words and gazing around the diner without actually looking at him.

What do you mean? Theres no school tomorrow, why would I take you out to dinner on a school night if theres a curfew? Mr. Jefferson said looking completely confused. Mr. Hixon, I will get you back

Oh I was just kidding Mr. Jefferson

Oh that reminds me! I got one of my top students to agree to show you around tomorrow! She wants you to meet her at the fountain in the main area. You wont be able to miss her. Also, Rainbow Dash is your first assignment for my program.

Oh about that, are there any like rules to it? Mr. Hixon said it doesnt matter if I help them or not.

He is partially correct, it doesnt matter if you succeed or not, its if they thought you at least tried. There is only three rules, one, dont tell anyone else youre in the program, unless they themselves are in the program. Two, actually try to help them, even if your assignment is your worst enemy. Finally rule three, have fun while helping them, because usually the people I assign to you are just having social problems.

Dash doesnt seem like she has social problems

Which is why I said most of the time; Rainbow is having a lot of problems currently. He says while looking down. She skips class all the time, and then lies to my face about it when she gets caught. I tried to get a few other people from the program to help her, but she just pushed them away. I was thinking since she admires you so much, you could maybe get through to her

No worries Mr. Jefferson, Ill help her the most I can. Scouts honor.

He nods and looks past you, and a few moments later Dash is there.

You feel a poke in your side again and you scoot over so Dash can sit down.

I feel much better! Whos paying? Oh shit I forgot my wallet

I am. Feew, thanks Mr. Jefferson.

As if on cue, Octavia walks over and sets down the check, looking visibly more confident in herself.

I take it your meal was okay? Everyone nods.

Well, heres the check. Ill be back in a fe- Mr. Jefferson pulls out a hundred dollar bill and hands it to her, along with the check.

Keep the change Octavia. He says while standing up and stretching. You follow suit and stand up offering a hand to Dash who gladly accepts it. You let go as she gets up and she frowns, and then you turn to Octavia.

Was today your first day?

YeahWas it that obvious?

No, you actually did pretty well actually.

Thanks to you! Thanks for showing me how to hold the trayIt was kind of hard for me to balance it on my hand

No problem, I hope you continue to work here. You cut the chit chat short because Rainbow had grabbed your arm with her hand and after every sentence she would squeeze harder. She let go of your arm when you finished talking and all three of you started walking towards the front door.

Wait! You turn around and Octavia has a sharpie in her hand. She writes down her phone number, and you look around completely shocked. Mr. Jefferson is face palming, and Rainbow looks like she is about to strangle the girl. You glance at the man who was keeping tabs on her and he smiles at you and gives you a thumbs up.

Uh, have a good night! She says as she quickly hurries away. OH THATS WHAT MR. JEFFERSON MEANT!

Rainbow turns away from you and walks next to Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson looks at you and grins and gives you thumbs up as well, and then Rainbow punches him in the side and his face contorts into pain and he turns back around.

Whats with her? You think as you walk outside.

Well, remember now lad, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, alright? You nod and he smiles.

Well, Rainbow will be riding with you; I have some business to attend to. Ill see you both later. He says as he gets in his car and the driver pulls out of the parking lot.

Ready to go Rainbow? She was walking away from you.

You know, youre an idiot. She turns around to face you, Also I hate you. At that she hits you in a place you should never be hit, and you crash to the ground and scream;

OH SWEET BLUEBERRY MUFFINS!!!

You look up to see Rainbow and your driver laughing hysterically at you. I see how it is...

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