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Valentine's Day (and the month of february in general) was always one of the busiest days for Wedding Cake Cookie. Valentine’s day was a day where couples could show their love in more extravagant ways than they usually could afford, and some cookies chose that day as the perfect day to have their weddings. While Wedding Cake Cookie had never felt that kind of love before, she was always happy to help other cookies express that love. But, even though she loves it, that doesn't stop the fact that it’s still an exhausting job.
By the time the weddings role around, the planning and dress making is done, but there's still lots to do. She has to attend each wedding herself to make things go smoothly. Of course, she has cookies working for her, so that made things a lot easier, but she still had a lot of weddings to attend herself.
Wedding Cake Cookie had been working since this morning, and it was currently evening. Luckily, the wedding was over, but she still had to help with cleaning up and everything of the sort.
“Thank you so much, Wedding Cake Cookie! We couldn't have had this wonderful wedding without you!” The bride vigorously shook her hand with a big grin on her face. Wedding Cake Cookie was surprised by her enthusiasm (most of the cookies were tired from drinking or just being here all day), but she didn't mind it. Seeing that the bride was happy made her happy too. “I don't know what we would've done without you!”
“Oh, it's no problem!” Wedding Cake replied. “I'm very happy that you enjoyed yourself.”
“Speaking of which”, the bride spoke up. “Why don't you go home and get some rest? You've had a very long day today.”
“Oh, it's fine!” Wedding Cake voiced. “It's part of the job after all! Besides, it would be rude of me to bail out while you are still cleaning.”
The bride waved her hand. “Oh, don't worry about it! My now wife and I can handle it! And it'll be getting dark soon anyways, and I don’t know about the Creme Republic, but the winter nights in the Town Square are cold.” The bride grins to herself. “‘Wife.’ Agh! Doesn't that just have such a nice ring to it?”
Wedding Cake Cookie smiles. “It does, doesn't it?” She bows to her client. “Thank you, by the way. I wish you and your wife a happy marriage!”
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The apartment Wedding Cake Cookie had was just above her shop that was located in the town square. It wasn't anything too special, and her employees in the Créme Republic told her she should get something more befitting for a cookie of her status, but she insisted that she didn't need anything too big. She only stayed in this shop a couple weeks every once in a while, and left the rest to her employees who actually lived in the Town Square. Besides, she never cared for big fancy rooms. A small cozy space is just what she needed.
She walked in, letting out a small sigh of relief as a rush of warm air hit her (the bride earlier was right. It does get cold quickly). She looked around her shop, taking note of the messy shelves and wrinkled dresses that happened earlier, when she was helping another cookie pick out their wedding outfit. It’s quite messy. I should close the shop a little early to clean this up. It’s not like there are many cookies coming here on Valentine’s Day.
She flipped the sign to “closed”, and, just as she was about to tidy up, she heard a knock on the door.
Huh? I didn’t schedule anyone today, right? Who could it be?
She walked to the door, putting on a cheerful smile. “Hello there! I can't talk right now, but I can speak with you tomorrow- oh! Hello there, Cocoa Cookie! What brings you here?”
Cocoa Cookie and Wedding Cake Cookie met a while ago, when Wedding Cake Cookie was visiting the Town Square for the first time to find a place to put her Grand Mariage branch. Cocoa Cookie saw how stressed she was and offered her a cup of cocoa, which helped Wedding Cake feel better. While the two weren’t exactly close friends, Wedding Cake Cookie did appreciate Cocoa’s company.
“He-hello there, Wedding Cake Cookie!” She greeted her as her usual cheerful self, but something did seem a bit off. Cocoa was fidgeting with the hem of her dress and she had a nervous expression on her face. “I came by to ask you something, but it seems like it's a bad time, so I can lea-”
Wedding Cake Cookie waved her hand in the air. “Nonsense! I can always make time for a friend.” She opened the door for Cocoa. “Come on in!”
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Wedding Cake Cookie poured Cocoa Cookie a cup of cream tea. “I apologize, but I couldn't find any hot cocoa.”
Cocoa Cookie took a sip anyway. “It's okay! I like cream tea.”
Wedding Cake sat at the seat across from her, setting down her own tea on the low-rise table. “So, what brings you here today, Cocoa Cookie? You said you wanted to ask me something?”
“Oh! Right! That!” Cocoa Cookie's eyes widened and she started swaying back-and-forth (a behaviour that Wedding Cake realized that she does whenever she feels big emotions). “So- uhm… it's a little embarrassing. I don't think I've told anyone this before? But, since you deal with this kind of stuff all the time, I thought you would know…”
Wedding Cake Cookie brightens up. “Oh my witches, Cocoa Cookie! Are you getting married?! Is it Mint Choco Cookie?” She clapped her hands together in excitement. “Oh, I just knew it! What kind of cake do you want? Oh, a mint and cocoa flavored cake would be so cute! For dresses, we could try-”
Cocoa Cookie looks completely taken aback. “Huh? No! Not that kind of stuff! Just the uhm… romance… stuff.”
“Oh.”
Oh.
That's still so exciting!
“Of course, of course! I did go a bit too far there.” Wedding Cake Cookie breathed out to calm her nerves and sat back down. “Tell me; what's going on?”
Cocoa Cookie continues swaying back and forth. “Well, I just realized that I like Mint Choco Cookie.”
I knew it!
“I don't really know how it happened… We've been friends for so long, and I just woke up one day and was like, ‘oh witches, I think I like Mint Choco Cookie!'"
She put her cup of tea down and let out a light groan. “But, what do I do now?! I mean- I really do value him as a friend, but I keep wondering what would happen if we were more. But, what if he doesn't want to be? What if our friendship becomes awkward after that?”
Now, Wedding Cake Cookie doesn't know Mint Choco Cookie that well. She's met him before when Cocoa Cookie brought him over to Wedding Cake Cookie's shop for the grand opening. Most of what she heard about him was from other cookies (including Cocoa. She's always happy to share how she spent her days with him). While she's pieced together that Cocoa had a crush on Mint Choco Cookie, she can't for sure say anything about Mint Choco Cookie's feelings (though, she assumed that Cocoa Cookie and Mint Choco were dating once, and Cocoa Cookie stuttered her way through saying “we're not a couple!").
But, if there's anything she's learned from being a wedding planner and dealing with romance for all these years, she knows that it's best to get things off of your chest.
“Cocoa, deary, listen to me,” she started. Cocoa got out of her rambling and looked at Wedding Cake Cookie with nervous but hopeful eyes. “You like Mint Choco Cookie, do you not?”
Cocoa Cookie gives a shy nod.
“Well then, that's just the truth you should share! Think about it; if you do, and he likes you back, you can love your happily-ever-after with your prince charming.”
Cocoa Cookie sat up with a slight blush on her face. “Huh? Prince Charming?!”
“-But, if you don't, then you'll always just be living in a fantasy that you know could become a reality, but isn't, and you'll end up being sad. Do you really want that?"
Cocoa Cookie looked towards the ground. “No… But, what if I tell him, and our friendship becomes awkward?”
Wedding Cake Cookie waves her hand. “Oh, don't worry about that! You've been friends for a long time, haven't you? You two can move past a little awkwardness.” She lays her hands in her lap. “So, what do you say?”
Cocoa Cookie fidgets with her hands. She looks like she's lost in thought. After a couple of seconds, she says. “Okay. I'll do it! I'll tell Mint Choco Cookie how I feel!”
Wedding Cake Cookie excitedly jumps from her seat. “Oh, wonderful! I'm so excited for you!” She stops to look at Cocoa, but the excitement doesn't leave her face. “So, how do you plan to do it?”
“Oh! I uhm… haven't thought that far.” Cocoa Cookie taps her hand on the table, thinking of something to do. Suddenly, she perks up. “Oh, I know! Mint Choco Cookie loves chocolate! I could get him a box of chocolates as a gift, and then tell him then?”
Wedding Cake Cookie lets out a bright smile. “Oh, that's just perfect! I have everything you need in the back!” Wedding Cake starts rambling as she makes her way to the ‘employees only!’ closet. “They're usually for couples as a ‘thank you for coming to Grand Mariage gift!’, but i'll give one to you, as it's still a special occasion!” She practically skips to the back of the store, looking for heart boxes and chocolates. “What kind of chocolate does he like? We have practically every kind here. What are his favorite colors? Hmm… I don't have any reds left, but I have some pink boxes left if that's-”
“He likes most kinds of chocolate!” Cocoa calls from the other room. “He isn't really picky. A mix of flavors would be good. His favorite colors are green and white!”
Mixed chocolate. Green and white.
Oh, this is going to be perfect!
Wedding Cake Cookie grabs the supplies and gets to work, making sure to grab chocolates of each kind she has and fitting them neatly into the green, heart-shaped box. She grabs a little white bow and wraps it around, making sure to make it just right for Cocoa and Mint Choco Cookie. Once she's satisfied with her work, she skips over to the lobby again, where Cocoa Cookie is smiling to herself.
How cute! I can tell she really cares for this Mint Choco Cookie.
“Here you are, deary!” She gently places the box on the table. “A green box of mixed chocolates with a little white bow on top! All you need to do is write your name down on the little note, and you're all set!”
Cocoa Cookie lets out a wide grin. She gets up, grabbing the box, and does a little spin. “It's great! Thank you, Wedding Cake Cookie!” She starts doing small “bounces” from her knees, all while still smiling. “How can I ever repay you?”
“Oh, don't worry about it! Like I said before, I always have time to help out a friend.” She points at the box again. “You still need to remember to write your name, Deary.”
“Oh, right, right!” Cocoa Cookie turns her head to look for a pen, before finding one laying on the small table next to the couch. She grabs it and scribbles down her name excitedly, adding a little heart symbol right after. “Do you think he'll like it?”
Wedding Cake grins. “If it's from a cookie as sweet as you, I'm sure he will.”
Cocoa Cookie giggles. “Aww, thank you!” She spins around again. “He'll be done with his performances in a couple of hours. You know, I was so nervous before, but now that I have it, I’m starting to feel a bit excited!”
Wedding Cake Cookie grins again. “I'm so happy to hear that, Cocoa Cookie. I wish you the best of luck!”