title: Sandbox Kids
summary: Casey and Nak and play-dates in the park. babysitterAU
notes: a friend asked for fluffy Casey and Nak and i gave her this instead
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"John hurry up, I wanna go in the sandbox!"
Casey tugged on the teen's hand, pulling him into the park. Gosh, he was so old and slow. She had to get to the sandbox to see if her friend was there! "C'mon!" she exclaimed again and John grinned down at the energetic little blonde girl.
"Alright, alright. Look we're already here go on and play," he said as he scanned the park for any potential creatures (there were none. As fas as he could tell, anyway). Casey immediately let go of John's hand and zoomed off towards the small sandbox where a redheaded boy was already sitting. Realization dawned on him as he began to sit an already occupied bench nearby.
"Oh Dave," he said and wiped away an invisible tear, "they grow up so fast." Behind his aviators Dave rolled his eyes at his best friend but played along anyway.
"I know," he said, "First it's a crush, then love-shit man, next thing you know they'll be off to college and talking about eloping." John nodded sagely in agreement.
"So true."
"Let's have another."
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Nick-or Nak as everyone referred to him as (when he was just beginning to speak he couldn't properly pronounce his name and Nak just seemed to stick)-visibly brightened when he saw Casey and grinned, missing front tooth and all.
"I've been waiting for you all day!" he exclaimed.
"I know," Casey said, "but John was walking so slow and taking forever." She gave him a look that said, 'babysitters amirite?' and then sat down across from him in the sand and poked his cheek. Nak crinkled his nose at her and shot her an annoyed look. Casey only grinned cheekily.
"Hey, let's play restaurant," she suggested.
"But we always play restaurant," Nak whined, "We were supposed to make sandcastles today. You promised!" Casey clasped her hands together, pouted, and gave him her best puppy dog look (something that John's sister, Jade, taught her when she went over to their house once. It was actually super effective. Well, it worked on John).
"Pleeeeease?"
"Ugh, fine," Nak gave in and crossed his arms over his chest, "but I get to be the customer this time!"
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"Here you go! One sandwich!" Casey said and giggled at her own geniusjoke (it was brilliant really, she would have to tell John later). She handed him a sort-of-sandwich-shaped-but-no-not-really clump of mud covered in sand. The mud helped keep it all together and Casey was actually incredibly proud of herself for thinking of it.
"Thank you Chef Casey," Nak said very seriously and then-
"EW NAK, YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO ACTUALLY EAT IT!"
"BUT I'M ACTUALLY HUNGRY."
"JOOOOOOHN!" Casey yelled at the same time Nak yelled, "DAAAAVE. I THINK I'M GONNA-"
"Ewww, gross."
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Needless to say that after that day they didn't really play restaurant anymore.
But they still played in the sandbox to make some really cool castles instead.