Chapter 7: Scout's Pudding Fetish
Addie and Harry were stuck at home with Scout and Blair one afternoon. Dean and his parents were out scouting colleges and Sam and Chris were at some boy camp with their friends. Addie and Harry had played with the girls and watched countless Disney movies. However, it was lunch time and Scout was becoming stubborn with what she would eat.
"Scout, eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Addie glared at her little sister.
"NO! I don't WANT peanut butter and jelly!" Scout, though she should be out of this phase, was refusing to eat her lunch.
"Scout, please eat the sandwich for us." Harry asked nicely.
Scout glared at Harry, but nonetheless, picked up the sandwich. Addie sighed. "Finally, thank you Scout."
Scout gave a loud scream, ripped the sandwich apart and threw one end at Harry and stuck the other half with the jelly on it on Blair's head. Blair screeched like a banshee and stood from her chair and glared at her twin sister.
"Scout! Addie just got it all braided and pretty and you ruined it!" Blair went to hit her sister but Harry picked her up.
"Come on Blaze, we're gonna go clean up while Addie talks to Scout." Harry climbed the stairs to the upstairs bathroom.
Addie watched them go before stooping down in front of Scout and stared her sister down. "Scout, why wouldn't you eat?"
"Because I don't want that icky sandwich." Scout crossed her arms and put her bottom out a little more.
Addie rolled her eyes. "Peanut butter and jelly is your favorite, now why wouldn't you eat it?"
"You're not my mommy, you can't tell me what to do." Scout bit back.
Addie blinked a few times before responding. "No, I'm not. I'm your older, bigger sister. Now, if you don't want a PB and J, what do you want?"
Scout looked at her sister and whispered, "Pudding."
Addie couldn't help crack a smile. "And you couldn't eat the pudding AFTER your sandwich?"
"NO! I want pudding, and only pudding." Scout screamed.
Harry has returned with Blair and Addie just shook her head at her brother. "Listen Scout, I can't let you eat just pudding."
"Then I won't eat." Scout said, raising her nose in the air.
Addie smirked. "Okay, but when you get hungry and want a sandwich, come find me. Harry, Blair, we're gonna have some of these Snack Packs here."
Scout's eyes widened as Addie pulled out two Snack Packs for everyone but Scout and a spoon to match. "But Addie-"
"Uh, you said you wouldn't eat! And Harry, Blair, and I all ate our lunch. Come on guys, who wants to watch Lilo and Stitch?" Addie picked up Blair and ran into the living room.
Harry followed and sat down and opened one the of the delectable pudding packs. He took a bite and looked at Addie. "These things are delicious! I see why Scout loves them so much."
Addie nodded. "Yeah, hopefully us eating her food will make her straighten out."
Harry, Addie, and Blair sat in silence watching Lilo and Stitch. Thirty minutes into the movie, Addie heard a crash in the kitchen. Her first instinct was to go in there, wand blazing. But she remembered that Scout was probably in there trying to sneak a pudding pack out with her.
With those thoughts, Addie rose to her feet and walked into the kitchen. Addie giggled at what she saw. Scout was sitting on the granite counter tops with bread, peanut butter, and jelly sitting around her. She was having a hard time maneuvering and had dropped her butter knife and plate to the ground.
Scout growled and was about to jump down when Addie ran and grabbed her. "Honey, the plate shattered, you were gonna cut your foot."
Scout sighed. "I'm sorry for being a brat. I just really wanted some pudding."
Addie smiled fondly at her sister. "It's okay, I did the same when I was younger." Addie set to work making a fresh PB and J.
"You did? What was your crazy craving?" Scout licked some jelly from her finger.
Addie looked over her shoulder at her sister. "Carrots..."
Scout started laughing. "That's the crappiest craving ever!"
"Is not! Carrots are amazing pipsqueak, and don't you forget it." Addie set the sandwich in front of Scout along with a Snack Pack.
Scout grinned at her sister and ate her very belated lunch.
Hey guys! So, a few reviews back, someone asked me why the Jones' were so muggle-y. I gave that reviewer an answer and I don't remember if I addressed everyone. Anyway, I got to thinking and I realized that whatever reason I gave wasn't really what it should be. The reason they're so muggle-y is because both Mr. and Mrs. Jones were raised by muggles and their parents treated them as such, magic or not. So, the Jones parents wanted their life to be filled with both muggle and magic. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for reading! ~A
