Pure silliness... I needed a laugh today and this came to mind... Enjoy. :o)
What Did You Think It Was?
It was frustrating that Joe invited some stranger up to the ship. Okay, so it wasn't a stranger to Joe, some old friend, but his first mate didn't even have the decency to introduce the woman to Marvelous. And he was gonna let Joe know how pissed he was.
He stopped at Joe's cabin door and was getting ready to barge right in, but thought better of it when he heard something he didn't expect.
"Oh, Joe! Where did you learn to do this?"
He pressed his ear against the door, straining to hear Joe's response. He waved a hand to shush the others that had followed him, probably prepared to stop him from murdering his first mate.
"It's just something I do. Marvelous asks for it every once in a while. Luka and Ahim usually share it. It's the only time Doc allows me in the kitchen."
Marvelous was about to throw the door open, but was held back by Doc who was trying to shush any protest. Ahim let out a small gasp as Luka tried to cover her 'little sister's' ears. "This isn't right, Marvelous-san…"
"It's so small, but it's soooo good…"
Luka snickered.
"I'm glad you like it. I'll make it bigger next time."
Doc and Marvelous nearly fell over one another.
"You can do that?" Doc asked, a little color coming to his cheeks.
Ahim's face was nearly as red as Marvelous' jacket. "Oh, my…"
Luka reached around Marvelous and gave Doc a hard slap. Doc fell into Marvelous, whose hand was still on the door knob, which came open when they both crashed to the floor. Luka tripped over them in her attempt to run before she was caught and accidentally pulled Ahim down with her. All four of them landed in a pile just inside the door…
…just as Joe's visitor playfully smudged a dollop of frosting on Joe's nose.
"That was a wonderful cake, Joe. Thank you for inviting me up."
"EH?" came the collective response from the four on the floor as they all scrambled to try to get to their feet. Joe's visitor just chuckled as she carefully stepped around them.
"Cake?" Marvelous stared down his first mate as he wiped the frosting from his nose. "You were having cake?"
Ahim ran down the hallway, hands covering her burning red cheeks. Luka followed her, which Doc was still attempting to get up.
"Yeah…," Joe said, casually, though Marvelous could swear he saw a teasing smirk on his face. "What did you think it was?"
