Blood Union (A Vampire Bakugou Katsuki x Reader Soulmate AU) (Sequel)

Ch.21 - The Way It Was Before, and How Lonely I Was

Ch.21 - The Way It Was Before, and How Lonely I Was

You yawned softly, sitting up in bed and rubbing your eyes of the sleep that had been harboring inside your hues. Your back cracking as you got up to stretch, feet touching the plush carpet as you started to get your daily routine started.

Showering, brushing your teeth, and then getting dressed into some clothing you wouldn't mind making a mess in. Your hands making quick work of the buttons on your top as you walked out the door. Locking it and then going to the small bakery downstairs, flicking on the lights and then starting to set up for the day.

It was six thirty in the morning and you needed to put the pastries in the oven that you had prepped and stored before closing yesterday and also start on the frosting for the treats for today. You couldn't help but feel tired today, seeing as you had been restless in your sleep. But with the smell of baking chocolate chip cookies and whipping up the fluffy air like frosting for the cupcakes, you soon fell back into your usual groove, forgetting all about the tiredness and only focusing on the pastries.

You worked fast, soon having the display case filled and then walked to the front of the store. Unlocking the door to come in and flicking the sign on. It was exactly eight am, and thus another workday began. One you hoped would keep you busy and not on your thoughts of how you wanted to only sit at home on the couch watching a movie or three.

But as the morning rush started to come in, you fell into the groove with ease. Your skills as a baker and the usual constant unchanging flow of these work days letting you work, act, and speak on autopilot. No one seemed to notice you trance-like work ethic, too busy picking up their own items and treats for the office, school, or themselves before hurrying off.

As ten am rolled around, the rush had died down and you decided to take a moment to check on the latest batch of cupcakes you had been making. They had been cooling for over an hour now and seeing as you had the time, you thought you might as well start to frost and decorate them.

The order was for some garden party who asked for the cupcakes to resemble flowers. So you decided to go a step above and make the frosting look like actual flowers. Phone on the counter and showing off a daisy, you slowly started to make frosting copies. Your hands delicately working and then pausing to check on your work and you nodded to yourself. The cupcake looked good.

Now to make eleven more daisies and then take on the three other flowers that needed twelve identical looks. Daisies, roses, sunflowers, and petunias. Those were the kinds you ended up deciding upon. So with numerous frosting tips, airbrushes, and redos you eventually had finished and set the sweets to chill and set in the large industrial fridge you had in the back of the room. The clock struck twelve and you placed your hands on your hips. You had had a few customers in the last two hours, but now it was the afternoon... meaning there was about to come another influx of people seeking sweets in the afternoon.

You hummed gently as you rang up some customers, recommending a pizza place down the street to people who were looking for a heartier meal than a cupcake. Something buzzed in the back of your mind, the feeling as if you were forgetting something, but it seemed the reminder came in the next moment as someone walked in through the door.

"Busy day?" She asked, holding the door open for the last few customers who had been helped, carrying out their red velvet cake.

"Yeah, more than usual. But nothing I can't handle." You smiled widely, not noticing the white frosting that had crusted on your lower right cheek and along your left forearm.

"You're covered in frosting you know." The female spoke, closing the door and coming in closer to you. "You must have been busy to not notice that."