Sebastian's Mission, Part 1

This is a rabbit story that stars Lottie, a chestnut Jersey Wooly doe who owns a small coffee shop, and Sebastian, a chocolate Tan buck, the "king" of the rabbitry. (He's more like the supreme head of mischief and adventure, while Aravis, the queen, keeps things running smoothly.) The story is about the mission that follows the discovery of this sign.



First I have a short bit that I wrote in third person that focuses more on Lottie.

It was a bright and sunny morning on Fox Hollow Micro Farm, and Lottie, the Jersey Wooly rabbit, was in her coffee shop, busily searching for a recipe.

“There just has to be coffee in this. I know I read that somewhere!” She told a trio of twittering sparrows perched in her open window. After unsuccessfully flipping through ten more recipes, she heard someone knocking noisily on the door. She sighed, put the well-worn cookbook away, and then peered around the corner, quite annoyed, as there were still twenty minutes until the official opening time. But twenty minutes or not, there stood Sebastian, energetically banging on the door.

“He’s going to break my sign!” Lottie groaned to herself as she hopped over to open the door.

“Hello, I have a question!” Sebastian declared. He was bouncing around on his toes, and looked very enthusiastic.

“We’re not open yet, stupid. Can’t you see the sign?” Lottie asked, rolling her eyes.

“I did see your sign, and I doubt the truthfulness in it, considering your quite crabby nature. You’re closed, but you’re still awesome; what kind of rubbish is that? You are definitely not awesome! Well, maybe a tiny bit, but still, you’re the least awesome rabbit I know. Okay, fine, you’re awesomely grumpy, I’ll give you that. However, that sign is totally awesome. That’s why I knocked. Can I buy it?” Sebastian asked, completely unabashed, and ever-so-sincere. 

“Most certainly not! Chester got it for me!” Lottie told him sternly, while serenely ignoring everything else he had said.

It took a full fifteen minutes to convince Sebastian of her sincerity, after which she shoved a hot cup of coffee into his paws, ordered him out the door, and finished opening her shop. Her day had just started, and she was already quite exhausted, irritated, and in need of a third chai latte. The trials of dealing with customers, especially ones like Sebastian, were very great indeed.

Come back next week for the whole story in Sebastian's perspective!!!!!!

~Just a Girl on the Homestead