KINGDOM BITES: Baked Potato
Summary: Leon hates it when Aerith adds sugar to his tea. Leon hates it when Aerith adds milk to his soda. Leon tells Aerith. And Aerith hates him.
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A/N: See "Kingdom Bites" Extras from the Kingdom Hearts Manga, Volume 2
As Leon spoke, he kept his eyes on the knife block on the counter. 'I shouldn't have done this in the kitchen. Too close to the knives.'
He continued. With each word, Aerith would stand a bit straighter, her fists would get smaller, and her eyes would get narrower.
"… and I know you mean well, but, please, stop adding weird things to my food." His deep voice kept monotonous through his speech, masking a growing fear of hurting the sweet, soft-spoken woman's feelings.
To his surprise, she turned and left the kitchen mumbling "Fine, fine," and a few words Leon couldn't quite catch.
He gave a sigh of relief, and grabbed a soda out of the fridge.
Leon walked into the dining room, soaked and chilled to the bone. It was raining buckets outside, and he had been the only one willing to patrol for Heartless.
"Hey, Squall!" Yuffie grinned happily at him, her brown eyes shining as she patted the seat next to her.
He was too tired to correct her. He nodded a silent greeting to everyone else seated at the table.
"Baked potatoes, tonight!" Aerith swept into the room, her arms full of plates covered with steaming potatoes. They were piled high with sour cream, butter, and cheese. Leon's stomach rumbled at the delicious smells, but he kept the rest of his body under control and waited patiently with his eyes downcast.
Aerith dropped his plate in front of him, causing the potato to bounce off of the plate onto the table.
The potato was bare. It was cooked, but no butter, no cheese, no tastiness.
He looked up at Aerith.
Her eyes were cold. "You hate it when I add things to your food."
END
ChickenBob: Yes, I know, it isn't very good. But this is the first fanfiction I've written in a couple of years, so cut me a little slack, m'kay? nn Enjoy!