//------------------------------// // Coffee Shoppe // Story: Coffee Bender // by spirit shin //------------------------------// Head wrapped in bandages, the young pony lay motionless on the hospital bed. His parents are asleep in the waiting room adjacent to their son's room. Gary and Ramona went to the police to try to find out what had happened. Several police officers had been stationed there to protect the scene just in case it turned out to be more then an accident. The police found that there was blood under the garbage can and a void to the left of the impact site. You guys are smart ponies and I bet you have already figured out what had happened to me. I wont patronize you any longer and will inform you of the events leading up to the intro. As you may have guessed, I am spirit, and my life isnt going so great right now, and i feel as though it is my own fault. Two months ago while working at Coffeebucks it was a very slow day, and it was just a co-worker named Frank and I, so since there was nopony else there we decided to go sit down at one of the tables. We had been talking for about 10 minutes when I noticed the most hansom colt I've ever seen. I quick jumped over the counter knocking some things to the floor. I looked at Frank and he was straining to hold in his laughter. I look at this mysterious pony and he is staring at me. "Kill me." I thought. He had this face like one that looks like you are about to explode with laughter while trying to contain it. I was blushing so hard that you couldn't even tell that my coat was a mint green (due to the mandatory uniform). I tried to regain my composure as he walked in the door. "Good morning sir" I said. "How are you?" he said in reply. "How can i help you? May I recommend a mocha latte?" i asked. "Sure, as long as you put a latte mocha in it." he chuckled. I was blushing again. I look over at Frank hearing a clop I saw that he had facehooved himself. I scowled at him and he stopped just as the customer turned around to see what I was making a face at. Fortunate for Frank he put his hoof down and started to whistle innocently. I get his mocha ready and he askes. "What's your name?" I damn near dropped his coffee. "Uhh its spirit" i managed to say "I don't want to seem like a creeper but why do they call you that?" he asked. "I honestly have no idea, but hey what's in a name" I said. He laughed "Lets, see one mocha latte with a latte mocha is three bits." I said with a smile "Okay, here ya' go." he hands me the money and starts walking out the door. I was so initially so focused on his face that i didnt even see his wings "Oh no" I thought "a pegasus pony, he doesn't know i'm an earth pony, he will never like me." I looked down in shame at the thought that I was actually going to have a halfway decent life' "Okay, well see you later spirit." he said before walking out the door. "yea... bye" i said as i looked down at my feet. i start picking up the things i dropped while diving over the counter and franks swings his flank into mine almost causing me to fall over. "The moon bro?" I growled. "You like him dontcha'? Ya' little fag" he snickered. Since we have been friends for a long time he is the onlypony who knows and can call me that but i got angry. "Get bent." I said "You would like that wouldn't you?!" he was roaring with laughter. "Stop being a jackass for Luna's sake!" Realizing what I said I looked around hoping that nopony was in the room to report me for using a specieist slur. He got a little defensive. "Chill out," he said "I was just kidding." I felt bad for calling him that so I put my arm around his neck and said, "I'm sorry." He smiled and started nuzzling me. "It's O.K.," he said "I was being kind of a jerk." I looked at him and said. "You are the gayest straight pony I know." We both laughed.