Welcome to the Dark Side
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Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: Oh, what can result from saying something out loud without realising who's listening.
Rating: G
Contains: Nothing
Notes: At the end. As usual. orz
Genre: Humour
Word count: 649
Status: Complete
Tao hummed as he rooted around the fridge, feeling thirsty, but not sure what to pick. There was Boss' healthy drinks, the soft drinks bought for the children, and then there was the mishmash of stuff that the rest of the household ended up bringing home, if only to try at least once. And he was also craving cookies. Hmm, how did that phrase go…?
"Come to the dark side - we have cookies." Tao grinned, finally picking the small can at the back, and emerged victorious – to see him peering at him from the tea maker machine.
"Oh, heh, hi," Tao said, waving with his can in hand. He must have missed hearing him approach while he was inside the fridge.
He nodded.
Tao blinked at him for a second, not understanding why he was nodding, until Tao remembered what he'd just said out loud.
Uh. "I wasn't actually – it's a phrase…?" Except he was still gazing at him, waiting, and Tao realised what he really wanted.
"You want cookies too, huh?" Tao said, one corner of his mouth already quirking up before he had finished nodding a second time.
Tao glanced at the living room door. Then back at the kitchen. The grin he had encompassed his entire face. Well, the others couldn't stop him if he had given him free reign of the kitchen.
"All right!" Tao said, bowing to him. "I'll make you the best batch of cookies ever!" Maybe even better than Boss', if the others didn't interrupt him while he was mixing the ingredients.
He watched him as Tao swept around the kitchen, grabbing everything he needed and dumping it on the counter, making sure he had everything (and had donned his apron – wouldn't want to make a mess of himself!) before he started to throw things into the bowl. Tao kept a constant stream of chatter while he did so, about what he was adding, what he felt like adding, asking his opinions of certain ingredients and dropping them in or not depending on his reactions.
It was afterwards, while Tao was cleaning the counter and he was staring at the oven as the cookies had nearly finished baking, the sweet smell permeating the entire room, that the living room door burst open and the rest of the household tumbled into the room.
"Tao! What are you-"
"You know you aren't-"
"He said I could!" Tao said, waving towards him.
Everyone stared at him, before turning to him, who nodded back.
"M-Master," Boss was uncertainly, coming closer, "you shouldn't have anything Tao has cooked…"
Which Tao thought was a little unfair – no-one had actually tasted what he'd cooked before they'd banned him from the kitchen! It just hadn't looked appetising; so long as it was actually edible, that was what mattered!
Tao's pocket computer beeped, and he slipped on a pair of oven gloves as he walked towards the oven.
"Tao…"
He had barely pulled the tray out before he saw his hand slide into view and pick up a cookie.
"Ah-" They were burning hot, waves of heat rising off them – but that didn't seem to bother him as he bit into it, the crunch like a gunshot in the silent room.
Tao was already considering it an achievement when he swallowed, taking another bite straight after. It wasn't long until he'd completely finished it, and then he reached for a second one.
Ahaha! Success!
"Master… You…like his cooking?" Boss was blinking at him in confusion, before Boss slowly looked at the still unwashed mixing bowl sitting in the sink. Tao knew that look. It was the look Boss had before something was completely dismantled and scrutinised from every angle until Boss could remake it from scratch without glancing at his notes.
Tao cackled, suddenly remembering why he'd made the cookies in the first place. "Welcome to the dark side!"
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Written for the prompt, 'I came to the dark side, I was promised there would be cookies.' Blaming Kaelin and phireye for this. :P
…So how much sugar and sweetener must Tao have put in for Rai to like it… No, I have no idea what the other ingredients were, and I'm not thinking about it! XD;;
Summary: Oh, what can result from saying something out loud without realising who's listening.
Rating: G
Contains: Nothing
Notes: At the end. As usual. orz
Genre: Humour
Word count: 649
Status: Complete
Tao hummed as he rooted around the fridge, feeling thirsty, but not sure what to pick. There was Boss' healthy drinks, the soft drinks bought for the children, and then there was the mishmash of stuff that the rest of the household ended up bringing home, if only to try at least once. And he was also craving cookies. Hmm, how did that phrase go…?
"Come to the dark side - we have cookies." Tao grinned, finally picking the small can at the back, and emerged victorious – to see him peering at him from the tea maker machine.
"Oh, heh, hi," Tao said, waving with his can in hand. He must have missed hearing him approach while he was inside the fridge.
He nodded.
Tao blinked at him for a second, not understanding why he was nodding, until Tao remembered what he'd just said out loud.
Uh. "I wasn't actually – it's a phrase…?" Except he was still gazing at him, waiting, and Tao realised what he really wanted.
"You want cookies too, huh?" Tao said, one corner of his mouth already quirking up before he had finished nodding a second time.
Tao glanced at the living room door. Then back at the kitchen. The grin he had encompassed his entire face. Well, the others couldn't stop him if he had given him free reign of the kitchen.
"All right!" Tao said, bowing to him. "I'll make you the best batch of cookies ever!" Maybe even better than Boss', if the others didn't interrupt him while he was mixing the ingredients.
He watched him as Tao swept around the kitchen, grabbing everything he needed and dumping it on the counter, making sure he had everything (and had donned his apron – wouldn't want to make a mess of himself!) before he started to throw things into the bowl. Tao kept a constant stream of chatter while he did so, about what he was adding, what he felt like adding, asking his opinions of certain ingredients and dropping them in or not depending on his reactions.
It was afterwards, while Tao was cleaning the counter and he was staring at the oven as the cookies had nearly finished baking, the sweet smell permeating the entire room, that the living room door burst open and the rest of the household tumbled into the room.
"Tao! What are you-"
"You know you aren't-"
"He said I could!" Tao said, waving towards him.
Everyone stared at him, before turning to him, who nodded back.
"M-Master," Boss was uncertainly, coming closer, "you shouldn't have anything Tao has cooked…"
Which Tao thought was a little unfair – no-one had actually tasted what he'd cooked before they'd banned him from the kitchen! It just hadn't looked appetising; so long as it was actually edible, that was what mattered!
Tao's pocket computer beeped, and he slipped on a pair of oven gloves as he walked towards the oven.
"Tao…"
He had barely pulled the tray out before he saw his hand slide into view and pick up a cookie.
"Ah-" They were burning hot, waves of heat rising off them – but that didn't seem to bother him as he bit into it, the crunch like a gunshot in the silent room.
Tao was already considering it an achievement when he swallowed, taking another bite straight after. It wasn't long until he'd completely finished it, and then he reached for a second one.
Ahaha! Success!
"Master… You…like his cooking?" Boss was blinking at him in confusion, before Boss slowly looked at the still unwashed mixing bowl sitting in the sink. Tao knew that look. It was the look Boss had before something was completely dismantled and scrutinised from every angle until Boss could remake it from scratch without glancing at his notes.
Tao cackled, suddenly remembering why he'd made the cookies in the first place. "Welcome to the dark side!"
Written for the prompt, 'I came to the dark side, I was promised there would be cookies.' Blaming Kaelin and phireye for this. :P
…So how much sugar and sweetener must Tao have put in for Rai to like it… No, I have no idea what the other ingredients were, and I'm not thinking about it! XD;;