Just Cooking

Pairings: Implied Death the Kid/Male Crona

Written by Rebel Against The Plaid Skirt

Co-Written by The One To Whom Laws Don't Apply


This was a daily occurrence.

Death the Kid and Crona walked through Death City together, easily chatting about random things. This started happening after Crona and Kid somehow became really close friends. No one was really sure when or how it happened, but one day Kid asked Crona to walk through town with him.

He made sure to ask him everyday after that, too.

Eventually, Crona started getting more and more used to Kid's presence, and didn't stutter or hesitate around him anymore. Kid was glad that Crona trusted him this much, and he was careful not to ruin it.

"So, Crona, I assume you know that we're getting together at Tsubaki and Black*Star's place this Saturday?" Kid asked, despite being there when Crona was invited.

"Oh, yes!" Crona replied, excitement in his eyes. "Tsubaki is really nice. And she's great at cooking."

Kid chuckled. "Yes, she certainly is." Suddenly, he got a curious look on his face. "Have you ever cooked, Crona?"

Crona blinked, slightly confused by the random question, but answered it anyway. "No, I haven't, actually. Unless popping popcorn in the microwave for Maka and Soul counts."

Again, Kid chuckled. "No, that doesn't really count. I meant on a stove, or the oven."

"Then no. I would really like to learn, though. But I don't know how to deal with asking people to teach me stuff, so I never asked anyone to teach me." Crona said, shifting from foot to foot. Thinking about it, not knowing how to cook was pretty embarrassing. He should know how to make food for himself that didn't involve a microwave. He felt his face heat up with a blush. Great, now Kid would think he was a small child who can't do anything for himself.

"Well, you don't have to learn how to deal with it. I'll teach you." Kid stopped walking, glancing at Crona. "If that's okay, I mean. If you want me to, I certainly wouldn't mind. It would be really fun."

Crona stopped walking too, and was now standing dumbly with a blush on his face. Say something, you idiot! The voice in his head sounded strangely like Ragnarok, but he ignored it and nodded quickly. "Um, okay! Sure! That sounds nice."

Kid grinned at him. "Great! We can start tomorrow, if you would like to come over to Gallows Manor?"

Crona nodded again. "Oh, okay! That sounds good."

Kid smiled. "Good. Now, I believe before this, we were talking about Black*Star?"

"Oh, yeah. We were. I'm not really sure how to deal with him. He's really loud."

Kid laughed. "Yes, he is like that. Tsubaki somehow manages to keep him under control. I don't know how she does it, though."

This conversation continued until they arrived to the basketball court, where the rest of the gang was waiting, but Crona's heart wasn't in it. He was thinking about going to Gallows Manor tomorrow.

Crona had been there only once, and that was to pick up Kid for a party at Maka and Soul's apartment. He hadn't made it past the entry way, but the house seemed huge from the outside.

Duh, the voice in his head said, it's a manor, after all.

Crona gulped slightly. He really wasn't sure if he knew how to deal with this. But one glance at Kid's face, which was smiling at him, made him decide immediately on what to do.

He would have to try and deal with it anyway, if only for Kid's sake.