Hey guys! I'm back! I know that I should be working on the next chapter of Neap Tides...but I couldn't help myself! I have been in such a holiday mood that I just HAD to write about my babies and their baby. xD
I really hope that you enjoy this collection of oneshots!
Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Disney, or the characters.
Enjoy!
"Are you even making these right?" Leon asked as he looked over Cloud's shoulder.
The blonde was furiously stirring the ingredients for the gingerbread cookies inside of a bowl. "I sure hope so." He grunted, "I've just been following the directions from the cook book, so I couldn't have messed up too bad."
Leon did a once over and pulled his lips to the side, eyeing the mush skeptically. Leaning up against the counter as his husband set the bowl down he quickly snuck a finger into the batter, bringing it up to his lips for a brief taste test. Almost automatically he wanted to spit it out. There was so much molasses that it made him want to vomit.
Cloud turned to his husband in concern as Leon quickly moved to the trashcan and spit out the raw dough. "Oh Hyne, Cloud. That was horrible." He brought the back of his hand to his mouth, wiping away whatever was left.
"Well gee, Leon. What do you think?" He asked, putting his hands on his hips. "You just ate raw cookie dough."
Leon walked over to the fridge and took a swig of water, washing out the awful taste from his mouth. "I know." He stated, putting the bottle of water back in the refrigerator, "And normally raw cookie dough is amazing, but that…" He gestured to the bowl on the counter, "That was anything but a Christmas cookie."
Cloud scowled over at the brunette and turned toward the bowl. He had been working on making these gingerbread cookies all morning so they would be ready when it was time to pick Sora up from Riku's house. He sighed as he moved to grab the container of mixed ingredients, bringing it over to the trashcan to dump out the horrid contents.
"We can try again, Cloud. Sora doesn't need to be picked up till five." Leon walked over to his husband and rubbed his shoulders reassuringly. It was only noon, so they had plenty of time, and they really wanted to surprise their son with some baked goodies when he got home.
Cloud let out a defeated sigh and turned toward Leon, blue eyes meeting soft grey, "Do you think that he would be able to tell the difference between homemade cookies and store bought?" He smirked sheepishly.
Leon sauntered over toward him and brought their bodies closer together. "You want to know what I think?" He bent down and placed a soft kiss on Cloud's nose, his strong hands holding onto Cloud's waist.
Cloud looked up at him and smirked, "What?"
"I think that you suck at baking and should let me try." Leon stated, moving away from Cloud and bringing down a clean bowl from the cabinet.
Cloud scoffed and leaned back against the island in the middle of their kitchen, glaring at the back of his husband's head.
Leon was working on baking these cookies like it was some huge project he had to have finished for a client at work: measuring everything down the dot, and making sure that it was perfectly proportioned, and most importantly, that the dough tasted good.
Once he had finished his master piece he turned to Cloud who had taken refuge on the couch, watching a random show on the T.V.
Leon sighed and wrapped up the dough before placing it in the fridge for three hours. He made sure to set the alarm before plopping himself down on the couch, effectively scaring the living daylights out of his husband.
"Geez, Leon." Cloud growled out, scooting as far away from Leon as the couch would allow.
Leon rolled his eyes, "Come on, Cloud. What did I do?"
The blonde man just pulled his knees up to his chest as he stared blankly at the television screen.
Leon waited a couple more minutes for Cloud to answer, and whenever it became clear that he wasn't going to get a response out of the other man he jumped up and pinned Cloud in the corner of the couch. "Now you have to tell me what's wrong." He smirked.
Cloud just glared at him before directing his gaze elsewhere. With a reluctant sigh, he spoke, "It's…it's just that both of us were going to make Sora's cookies." He leaned his head on his arm, "Instead, I was just kicked out of the kitchen."
Leon chuckled lightly and rested his head on Cloud's. They stayed in a moment of silence until Cloud shifted, leaning to mold himself into Leon's hold.
It was then Leon got an idea, "Hey," he said, moving to run his fingers through Cloud's blonde spikes, "I have an idea."
"Hm..?" Cloud hummed, closing his eyes as he rested his head on Leon's shoulder.
"Well, the gingerbread has to set in the refrigerator for three hours…"
Cloud grunted, clearly disinterested.
"And that means," he moved to shift Cloud so that he was now on top of the younger man, "that we can have some holiday fun of our own." Leon smirked, his bangs falling in his face as he looked down at his husband.
Cloud just stared nonchalantly back before letting out a huff and smiling coyly up at the love of his life. "And what exactly did you have in mind?"
When the alarm went off, signaling that the dough had set, both men had just come in from their snowball fight outside. "Well would you look at that," Leon smiled, "Perfect timing."
Cloud smirked back as he toed off his boots, followed by his coat and hat, all of them covered in snow.
Both men's cheeks were still red from the cold as they got undressed and switched into more comfortable attire. They then proceeded to preheat the oven to its designated temperature and roll out the dough, using the cookie cutters to cut out little gingerbread men shapes. Both Leon and Cloud carefully picked up the little doughy men, placing them onto the cookie sheets that were ready to go into the oven. Once they had a couple trays full, they placed them into the oven and set the timer once again.
Leon looked over at Cloud, who in turn looked back. Leon brought him in close, the other's bum set right up against the oven dials.
Leon took Cloud's face in his hands and softly rubbed his thumb over Cloud's lower lip, "You smell like Christmas." He smiled.
Cloud grinned and leaned up, meeting Leon halfway into a passionate kiss.
During their session Cloud felt something up against his backside. He affectively adjusted his position, not noticing that he had unknowingly moved a dial, thus turning up the temperature of the oven.
Both men seemed to not notice it.
When it was almost five Cloud left the house to go pick up Sora, and Leon was getting the table ready for dinner. It wasn't until the timer for the cookies was almost up when he smelt something burning. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion for a moment until his eyes shot open and he turned to the oven. "Oh no." He rushed over toward it and pulled open the oven door, automatically black smoke filled the kitchen and the fire alarm went off. Leon coughed and quickly moved to open up a few windows, airing out the place. Once the smoke had cleared Leon peered into the dark desolate oven, and there, burnt to a crisp, were the gingerbread men. Some of them were even on fire and Leon had to quickly blow them out before something even more catastrophic happened.
"Alright Sora, Daddy Leon and I have a surprise for you." Cloud cooed, ushering his son inside as he shut the door behind him.
"What, what, what?" the five year old boy ran into the kitchen and stared, dumbfounded, at his Daddy Leon before quickly covering his nose in disgust at the smell of beyond burnt cookies.
"Leon, what the…" Cloud said, quickly running into the kitchen before staring in surprise at his husband. He couldn't control his laughter as he picked up his son and rested him in his arms.
"Daddy, it smells bad. Was this my surprise?" Sora asked, looking innocent and confused.
Cloud smiled down at him and kissed his temple, "Well it sure was a surprise."
Leon just glared at him as he moved passed his family before grabbing his coat and his car keys, "Come on." He said, opening up the door.
Cloud followed with Sora still in his arms, "Daddy where are we going?" he asked Leon.
His brunette father huffed dejectedly before finally admitting defeat, "To the bakery."
Yay! first one down and plenty more to go! I just love writing these little oneshots you guys. ^-^ And please don't hesitate to leave a review! they make my day! :D