A/N: Here's part 1 of Hungry. Maya gets sort of suggestive in this fic, so it's rated T for a reason. Besides that, enjoy.

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I've got to get there, I've got to get there, I've got to get there…

I almost slip and fall as I turn into the kitchen. I only hope it's not too late.

I'm so close, just wait a bit longer, my sweet!

I look inside the kitchen and scream.

No, it can't be!!! Why!?

"Nick! Noooo!!!"

The criminal stops just in time. I've got him red-handed now, there's no way he'll escape. But then he turns his attention to me, and with a cold, menacing look, he speaks. "What is it now, Maya? If you want me to watch the Nickel Samurai with you, the answer's still no."

"Put that cookie down, Nick! Now!" I yell, pretending to be pointing a gun at him.

"Why should I? I bought the cookies; I think I deserve the last one."

"But Nick, it's a tradition! To not give me the last cookie would be like to not go out for burgers after we win a case, or like not taking me out to the theatre the first night a Samurai movie comes out!"

"Well, to be honest, I wouldn't mind giving up those traditions. It would sure save me some much needed money. For example, I was thinking that maybe we could buy a painting to put in the office, like Mr. Grossberg's…"

"Nick, there's no time to discuss home décor! Just give me the cookie now, and nobody needs to get hurt!"

"Maya, I'm hungry! Besides, you just had a burger, you don't need anything else."

He just doesn't get it. There's such a huge difference between burgers and cookies, you can't compare the two! And besides, I had been planning this moment for weeks! There was no way I was going to let Nick get in the way of my perfect, last cookie eating session. I'm just going to have to crank the notch up a bit.

"Wait a minute, if you eat that I'll... I'll show everybody the video of last year's Christmas."

"...So what?" Nick says after a small hesitation.

"Oh come on, there has to be some sort of law against what you tried to pull, even if it was Christmas. I'm sure that if I showed it to the judge, he might have something to say."

For a moment, Nick looks terrified, but calls my bluff. "You don't even know how to set up a DVD."

Darn it! Curse Kurain Village and its old technology. Oh, I know, maybe I can bribe him!

"Well…what if I paid you for the cookie?"

"I'm your boss, remember? Even if you paid me, I'd just end up paying you back anyways. I said no."

I groan. Nick looks annoyed. "Maya," he sighs, "stop being so unreasonable."

Unreasonable? I'm totally reasonable! I've even stopped ordering the extra-large drinks when Nick takes me out for burgers! I don't know why Nick treats my like a kid sometimes, I'm a young woman, who's also really mature for her-

Nick draws the cookie towards his lips. "Nick, don't!" I yell. I blurt out with the first excuse I can think of. "It's poisoned!"

Ok, maybe not that mature.

"Poisoned? Of all the lousy excuses..." Nick's really ticked off now.

"Well, I mean, it might be, maybe you should give me a bite first. That way we'll know if it's poisoned."

"I think I'll take my chances." He mutters.

The cookies once again move in towards his mouth. All I can think about is not letting him get that first bite. I realize the best way to stop him from biting the cookie is to stop his mouth from moving, and make I a spur of the moment decision, pressing my lips up against his. I tackle him a bit too hard, and push him up against the wall. I pull away after a few seconds. Nick's staring down at me, shocked. He's also blushing a lot. Like, his face is redder than my Aunt Morgan's strawberry desserts.

Did he actually enjoy that? I mean, I only "kissed" him to stop him from eating the cookie, but I guess it was kind of fun.

"Wow…"he stutters. He's at a loss for words. "That was…unexpected."

Unexpected, huh? I think I might have a way to get that cookie, yet!

"Did you like it?" I say, pressing him against the wall even further. He begins stuttering, but I place my finger on his lips. "Because if you did, there's a lot more where that came from." I kiss him again, this time with purpose. He stops struggling, and I slowly lower him to the floor, then kneel down on him. I loosen his tie, giving him the most suggestive look I can muster without bursting into a fit of giggles. The look on Nick's face changes from shock to something else. Wait a minute, is he scared?

"Maya…what are you doing? You're kind of freaking me out." Nick says, surprised by my sudden forwardness. He's definitely shocked. My heart lurches for a second. I feel terrible for having to put him through this, but maybe next time he'll know not to come between me and chocolate chip cookies. Besides, Nick'll be fine after a long nap, and maybe a cup of coffee or two. I'm not going to do that much damage.

I lean in and whisper into his ear "If you think I'm a freak now, just wait until we get to the couch."

Nick gasps. I remove his tie, and start to unbutton his shirt. I have to admit, if I wasn't more focused on stealing that cookie from him than anything else, I might actually enjoy this.

"What!? What's gotten into you???"

"Nothing... I'm just hungry for you, Nick." I get the last button of his shirt. I back up, to stare at Nick, who's almost completely shirtless. It's quite a scene.

"Now then, I took off your shirt…" I lean in again, so that my nose is pressed against his." Do you want to take off mine?"

This is too much for Nick. "WHAAAT!??" I try as hard as I possibly can not to laugh. "No! I mean, I-I can't! Is this what you want?" Nick holds up the cookie. "I'll let you have this, just…stop!!!"

I pull away, and place my finger on my chin, pretending to think. Yeah right, like you even have to ask!

"Ok!" I pipe up. I snatch the cookie out of his hand and skip out of the kitchen, indulging myself in its sweet, chocolatey goodness, while Nick lies on the floor, a complete wreck, or rather, a completely hot wreck. Something tells me he won't be taking me out for burgers for a long time. But when I look back and think about all the trouble I went through, it was still totally worth it.