Evenings
By Crystal Snowflakes
Author's Notes: These short one-shots keep popping all over my head... So here it is!
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy 7 does not belong to me...
Yuffie stood in front of the door, her hand in her bag as she tried to find her set of keys. She blew the hair out of her face, irritated, and yanked the bag opened. Catching sight of the red keychain, she gave a small sigh of relief.
It had been a long day at work...
...And having to put up with Cait Sith during her mission had done nothing but aggravate her further.
Thankfully, Reeve had been kind enough to offer her a piece of materia for a job well done.
She turned the key and opened the door.
The house seemed strangely quiet. She shrugged, a little thankful. She didn't have any energy left for either Reno or Tommy. She had half a mind to just order takeout for dinner, until she heard a loud commotion coming from inside the kitchen.
BANG!
"Oops." Reno's embarrassed mutter could be heard.
Yuffie felt her lips twitch upwards in amusement. Is he trying to steal cookies from Tommy's cookie jar again...?
She was surprised as she heard her son's voice next, "Pa! That's not how you do it!"
What in the world...? Monopoly? In the kitchen?! Bad enough that they had to play in the bathroom last time...
"Are you sure, kid?" Reno asked, uncertain at whether he should listen to his son.
Yuffie could practically imagine Tommy's irritation as he swung his arms around frantically, perhaps aggravated that his father was unwilling to listen to him.
"Yes! You're supposed to get the water boilin' before you put the pasta in!"
Reno?! Cooking?! The ninja stifled a laughter that was threatening to burst out of her mouth.
A few more bangs could be heard from the kitchen, "Really?" The father asked.
An exasperated sigh came from the boy, "YES!"
Yuffie arrived at the kitchen doorway now, and started studying the two most important people in her life. Reno's hair was in disarray and he looked so utterly helpless as he stared at the pasta in the pot full of water. "Hey kid? What do we do if the pasta's in the water already?"
Tommy shook his head miserably and slapped his hands to his face. "Wait till it boils?" He suggested, a little helpless. "And while you're at it, ask for Aunt Tifa for cookin' lessons if you want to surprise Ma?"
Yuffie finally couldn't hold it any longer, and burst out laughing.
The look of sheer shock from both their faces rendered her speechless from laughter.
Reno could only grin sheepishly at his wife as she approached, gave both of them a kiss on the cheek, and tried to save dinner.
Author's Notes: Hope you guys enjoyed!
-Crystal Snowflakes
Friday, September 26, 2008