TITLE: "C Is For Cookie"

AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG
SPOILERS: No particular spoilers for the series.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: K. A. Applegate owns the Animorphs.
A/N: A Marco/Ax fic (of course) with what I like to call kinda-slash. It's written as slash in my mind, but it's so very minimal in the actual fic that if you want it to be just friendship it can be.

"C Is For Cookie"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove

"Now, Ax, what we have here are known as cookies."

"I know what cookies are, Marco. Co. Coo. Cookie. Cooooooooookie."

"Stop that."

"Sorry. Ry."

"S'alright. Now, these particular cookies are called Chips Ahoy."

"Why are the called that? That. At. Aaaat."

"Because of the chips in them. See, those little brown things are chocolate."

"Chocolate?"

"Yes, Ax, chocolate- Ax! Calm down!"

"Gggggmmhhm!"

"See, now, Ax, that's why you eat them one at a time. Or two at a time. Nine at a time, doesn't work so well."

"I see. See. C. C is for cookie."

"Have you been watching Sesame Street again?"

"Yes."

"All right, moving on. Now, these are sugar cookies."

"Sugar? Do they have chocolate in them?"

"Um, no. That's why they're called sugar cookies. And not chocolate sugar cookies."

"Do you have any chocolate sugar cookies?"

"No."

"Oh. Would it be possible for us to acquire some chocolate sugar cookies?"

"Ax! Pay attention. You've got to learn that there is more to life than chocolate."

"I know that, Marco. Co. There are also Cinnabons. And popcorn. Op. Pop. Oh, and cigarette butts!"

"Yes, and while those are all good, except that last, I thought we told you to stop eating those."

"...I did."

"Ax."

"No, I did. Id."

"Ax."

"..."

"Ax."

"I have some in my pocket."

"Thought so. Now, why don't we move on to something else. I've saved the best for last. I think you'll like these."

"Ooh! What are those? Ose?"

"These are called Oreos."

"Oreo. Oreo. Are they a type of cookie? Kie. Cookie. Cooooooooookie."

"Ax!"

"Sorry."

"Yes, these are cookies. Now that white part is the vanilla cream. Then the brown is chocolate."

"Chocolate?"

"Yes, now... Whoa! Ax! Slow down there, Cookie Monster!"

"These... these are amazing. Zing. Ing. The chocolate and the vanilla. Swirled together. Ether. It's brilliant! Brill. This must be the pinnacle of human achievement. Ment. Ent. Chievement."

"Yes, we all can respect the genius that is an Oreo cookie. But you're eating them wrong."

"Wrong? Ong? But I put them in mouth. And only three at a time. Time. And I remembered to chew this time!"

"Yeah, you did good on that aspect, Ax-man. But you see, Oreos have a special way of eating. See, you twist like this."

"I see. Ee."

"And then you lick the cream off, and then you eat the cookie."

"I understand. Let me try."

"Ax! My God, calm down. You should try to be a little neater doing that. You've got cream... everywhere. Dear God, it's even in your hair. How do you get that in your hair!?"

"I do not know. I merely ate the cookies in the manner that you showed me."

"Damn, that is a hell of a mess you made there, Ax-man."

"But did I eat the cookie in the correct fashion? Ashion."

"Yeah, I think you got it."

"You were correct, Marco. These are much better than cigarette butts."

"Glad to hear it."

"Um, Marco?"

"Yeah, Ax?"

"I believe we are out of cookies."

"That we are. I wonder where they went."

"I consumed most of them."

"That was sarcasm, Ax."

"Oh."

"You really liked those more than I expected. Maybe I'll show you cookie dough some time."

"Cookie dough?"

"That is a different lesson, Ax."

"Marco, do you think we could go get more cookies? Kies. Cook. Cooooooooookie."

"Ax."

"Sorry."