Odds And Ends
Disclaimer: If I owned Glee…oh, don't even get me started.
A/N: Well, for the first forty minutes of watching 'Furt', I was in heaven. And then the last two minutes happened…with Kurt leaving, this has become a bit AU but I decided to keep it this way. I want this to be light and easy and leave angst for other stories. I think we all need a bit of cheering up (even though we all know Kurt's totally coming back!). So here goes – enjoy:)
Creature From The Black Lagoon Meets Barbie
As soon as Kurt came inside the house, the smell that hit his nose made him jerk to a halt. There could be only one person responsible. "Finn, what's that ungodly smell?" he demanded leaving his messenger bag and coat in the hall.
There was no reply. He followed the odour and to his growing alarm found that it was coming from the kitchen. He pushed the door open. Sure enough, his stepbrother was standing in the middle of a chocolate-floury inferno that the kitchen had become. He was wearing Kurt's apron that said Kiss the cook and a goofy grin. The apron Kurt could survive but that grin was a sure sign of one thing. Finn was experimenting again.
"What are you doing to our kitchen?"
"Well, mum and Burt won't be back till the evening and you're always cooking for us…so I thought if you could do it, I could also give it a shot."
"The ability to make grilled cheese doesn't mean you know how to cook!" Kurt said in exasperation. "What did you do, Finn?" he asked taking another look at the kitchen, which looked like Hurricane Katrina swept through it. At least twice.
"I've made a cake!" Finn announced proudly.
"Finn, have you forgotten the cupcake incident?"
"It said put in whole eggs and a stick of butter! I did what the recipe said!"
"And the microwave turkey?"
"Hey, how was I supposed to know you had to take it out of the thermo bag before you put it in? It was an accident. And it was funny."
"Our neighbours who thought it was a bomb exploding, and the police they called, for that matter, didn't think it was that funny."
"It's not my fault they have no sense of humour."
"We need to work on you definition of humour or our house won't make it till the end of the year." Kurt crossed his arms over his chest.
"I still don't see…"
"Finn, enough. What about that one time when you burned water? Even saying that makes me wonder how for the love of Gucci you pulled that off!"
"Ok, ok, I get the point! I'm not a very good cook!"
"Very good? You and cooking shouldn't even be in one sentence, Finn."
There was a ding and Finn held up a finger at Kurt. "It's ready!" he announced happily and moved to the oven.
"I'm actually impressed…since when do you know how to use the oven?"
Finn shrugged. "I just jammed a couple of buttons and it started."
"Aaaand I'm back to being incredibly annoyed. And terrified."
Kurt watched Finn take the thing out of the oven in horror. "What is this? It looks like the Creature from The Black Lagoon meeting Barbie and deciding to spontaneously explode together!"
"Maybe it's not very pretty-" Finn jammed a finger into the cake. "-but it's tasty!" he smiled licking his finger.
Kurt raised an eyebrow at him. "I'll wait a couple of hours. If you're still alive by then, we can take this up again."
Finn pouted and produced a candle from his apron pouch.
"Make a wish!"
Kurt looked at him incredulously. "What? Why?"
"I've made this cake especially for you…there's a candle in it-" he said putting it in the middle and lighting it. "-so you've got to make a wish. I think there's a rule about this."
"And I think there's a rule about dimwits not being allowed in the kitchen."
"There is not."
"Well, I'm making one right now!"
Finn was relentless. "Blow."
"It's not even my birthday!"
"It's that or I'll tell Burt about your last little 'study session' with Blaine."
"Blaine is my friend and…"
"I'm your friend, dude. And if we did what you two had done yesterday…"
"All right! All right!" Kurt raised his hand to stop him. "I hate you," he added venomously, warily coming nearer to the cake.
He rolled his eyes as he saw the expectation in Finn's eyes. Then he blew. Finn grinned.
"What did you wish for?"
"To be an only child again," Kurt shot back. "Now get your arse here. You're helping me scrape the chocolate sauce off the walls…oh, and I see the ceiling as well," Kurt added matter-of-factly looking up. "Peachy."
"Can we eat the cake first?"
I guess it was only a matter of time before I did a piece on Finn cooking - it sooo has hilarity and 'Finn in trouble' written all over it! I hope you liked this, do let me know!
The 'Furt' episode left me reeling and I had to do something about it - so if you're up for more Kurt and Finn, check out my new one-shot "Just The Way You Are".
