And Baby Makes Three
Chapter Eight - No-Brainer Cooking Tips
By: Digi-Esca Girl
Disclaimer: It wasn't me!!! I never stole them I swear it! I'm only borrowing them!!!!!
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"You doing okay in here?" Yuna asked, peeking her head around the corner. Kieran leaned forward in her arms to get a
good look as well, almost causing the young summoner to fall forward onto her face.
"Fine, actually..." Tidus muttered, surprisingly looking as if he knew what he was doing.
He reached out with his left hand and turned one of the four black knobs on the stove, increasing the burner's heat. He then
moved the waiting frying pan from one of the unactivated burners and placed on the hotter one. The butter he had placed
in that pan started to melt and sizzle almost immediately, and Tidus took this as a ready signal of sorts.
He then took two eggs from the nearby carton and set them on the stove top near the burner. Breaking them both slowly
into the pan, so as not to ruin their circular, flat shape, he watched the transparent outer-egg turn white within thirty seconds.
Yuna and Kieran watched, amazed.
After the outside looked almost solidly white, he flipped them over, cooking the other sides for about 45 seconds before
flipping them back again. He sprinkled salt and pepper on the food items, flipped them over one last time to repeat the
action, then reached over to turn the burner off.
He covered the eggs with the frying pans lid, and walked over to the toaster on the counter, pushing down the lever and
concealing the two bread slices that had been sitting there.
"I didn't know you could cook, Tidus," Yuna said, putting Kieran down in a chair and moving towards him.
"I can't," He explained, grabbing the toast as it popped free from the toaster and putting it on a plate, " This is like, the
basics of the basics; toast is a no-brainer, and the only challenge to making the eggs is not breaking them when you first
put them into the pan. Simple, really...." He drawled, clearly NOT in the best of moods.
"You're not still worried that your father's going to phone here, are you?" Yuna asked, recalling what the blonde blitzer had
made reference to earlier that very morning.
"No, I'm not worried. To worry means that you're NOT SURE about something bad happening," he said, buttering his toast, "I
KNOW that my father will call here. It's just a matter of time, that's all." Tidus answered, his sour mood deepening even more,
if it were possible.
He put the toast onto a plate with the eggs, grabbed a fork and sat down opposite Kieran at the table.
"Hey!!" Kieran squealed suddenly, jumping out of his chair, "The Junior Blitzball Game is on! Can I watch it...Daddy?" The boy
had turned to Yuna to ask the question, but paused and directed the inquiry to Tidus instead. He used the word, 'Daddy' as
if it was some foreign word he'd never spoken before. In a way, it was.
"Of course you can, Kieran," Tidus replied, smiling down at the obviously excited little boy.
"Thanks!" He said, smiling brightly up at Tidus before rushing into the living room and turning on the TV.
There was silence in the kitchen after Yuna sat down in the chair Kieran had deserted, and Tidus grew more and more
uncomfortable with each passing second.
"What happened last night?"
The question was a simple one, but the answer was quite complicated in nature.
"I got into a fight, that's all."
His answer was a simple one, but it did nothing to satisfy Yuna's curiosity.
"If that's not it, then why are you so worked up over a simple phone call from your father?"
"Because....he's not exactly my favorite person right now, okay?" Tidus answered quickly. A little slower and it may have
been believable to the perceptive young woman.
'He's never been my favorite person...Hell, I barely like the guy....' The blonde thought in addition to his words.
"Well-" Yuna stopped herself before she got any further. A confrontation now would only make him more miserable, only
adding to the negative atmosphere he seemed to be carrying around with him through the house.
"Well what?" Tidus asked, almost daring her to say something cynical, like he himself usually did.
"Nothing," She replied, standing and walking towards the living room.
She paused as she reached the door frame, placing one, delicate hand on the wood.
"When you're done...you should come watch the game with us. I'm sure Kieran would like that...." She said quietly, removing
her hand from the wooden frame and continuing on her way into the room where an excited little boy was watching TV.
Tidus simply sighed, dropping his fork down on top of the half-eaten eggs that rested on his plate. He stood up, carrying the
plate and the utensils over to the counter, where he set them down beside the sink. He walked briskly through the living
room towards the door, yanking his oat from it's hook and digging in the pockets for the car keys.
Upon discovering them, he tossed his coat over his shoulders, pushing his arms through seconds later. He didn't bother to
do up the zipper, and as he pulled on his trademark black-and-yellow sneakers, he heard Yuna's voice behind him.
"Where are you going this time?" She asked, clearly annoyed that he was leaving the house at such an early hour.
"Out," He replied coldly, fixing her with a deadly look that could have stopped traffic.
She was about to protest, but found herself sighing and turning to walk back into the living room. Tidus smirked at this
and opened the door, closing it unexpectedly quietly for someone in his defiant mindset.
"Where's Daddy going?" Kieran asked as Yuna sat back down on the couch beside him.
"Out..." She replied quietly, hearing his car's engine roar to life and speed away around the corner.
"What d'ya mean, thing to discuss?" Wakka asked nervously, trying to keep his composure together as he and Auron stared at
each other, barely remembering to blink sometimes.
"Well, in light of recent events, we have reason to believe that-"
"Sir Auron?" Came a soft, feminine voice from the former guardians end of the video-phone.
Wakka moved his gaze to the doorway on Auron's right side to see Beth walk through and stand behind him.
"Yes Beth? What is it?" He questioned, noticing the worrysome look on her face.
"It's Leathen..." She started, glancing at the screen before she continued.
Auron took this gesture the wrong way. "Wakka, hold on for a moment."
"But sir! Leath is one of best friends, ya?!" Wakka argued angrily, slamming his fist down hard on the small table the phone
rested on, "I think I can hear if it's about him!"
"I'll decide if you can hear it or not. Is that clear?" Auron replied, more of an affirmation than a question.
Before the Besaidian blitzer even had a chance to reply, in argument or in support, Auron pressed the hold button, turning
Wakka's screen to a dull, dreary grey.
"Damnit!" He roared, another string of curses following it under his breath.
Meanwhile, Beth simply sighed as Wakka's concerned face disappeared from the screen.
"Now, what is wrong with Leathen, Beth?" Auron inquired, rising from his chair and gesturing for her to take his place.
She simply nodded and obeyed before she spoke.
"He's got another one of his plans again, sir."
"No offense but, what does this have to do with me?" Auron replied with another question, leaning against the nearby wall.
"I think that he's going to go and talk to the Luca team. He grabbed their stadium address off of the table before he left. I
had it written down along with all of the other stadium addresses so I could get to all of his away games." Beth explained.
"Why would he go to the Luca team, Beth?"
"You don't know, do you, sir?" She said slowly, suddenly wishing all of her words back into her mouth.
"Know what?" Auron asked, his intrest obviously piqued.
"It's not my place to say..." She answered, lowering her gaze to the floor.
"If it involves one of my players, you're almost...obligated to tell me."
"Can I use your phone?"
"Hello?"
"Yuna? Thank god you're home. Where's Tidus?"
"He just left, why?"
"Does he have a cell phone??" Beth asked, seeming frantic.
"Yes, but...what is this all about? You sound panicked," Yuna replied, sensing a problem.
"Tidus came home wounded last night, right?"
"Riiiight...?"Yuna said, not knowing where this was going.
"Well, Leathen did too and now I think that he's gone to fix things-"
"Fix things? What needs to be fixed?"
"They got into a fight with the Luca players. Didn't you know?"
"I knew he was in a fight, but I didn't know with who...." Yuna answered, the pieces suddenly fitting together in her mind.
"Knowing Luca, they'll press charges....And I think that Leathen's gone to take the heat off of everyone but himself."
"I'll call him but...what do I tell him?"
"Tell him Leathen's in trouble and send him to this address....."
"What?" Tidus grumbled into his Caller-ID fitted cell phone.
"Leathen's in trouble."
"Shit!"
Yuna heard the screeching of brakes from Tidus' end, and several honking horns. A few choice words were used and she was
glad that Kieran was too engulfed in the game to have noticed her leaving the room.
"What happened?" She asked timidly after the cursing stopped.
"I ran a red light.... Now what's this about Leathen in trouble??" He questioned, clicking on his turn signal and waiting to go.
"Beth just called and told me to send you to the Luca Stadium. D'you know where that is?"
"Of course I do. I'm not stupid."
"I never said you were-"
"Whatever," He cut her off harshly, "Did she say anything else?"
"Get Wakka too."
"What's up man?" Wakka said, slightly out of breath from having to run all the way upstairs into his bedroom to grab his
ringing cellphone. He was still wiating for Auron to take him off hold.
"Leath's in trouble."
"Whadda ya mean?"
"He went to the Luca Stadium."
"Shit."
For the second time that day, this was the only word Wakka could form.
"Lulu!!!" He shouted up the stairs, clicking his cell phone off as he did so.
"What is it this time?" She replied, appearing at the top of the stairs still clad in only her nightgown.
Wakka's words left him for a brief second, but he recovered quickly.
"I have to go somewhere. I won't be long."
"Where?"
"What?"
"Who, When, Why and How! Don't forget those!" Added in a quiet voice from beside Lulu's leg.
Both of them had to chuckle at her antics, but before too many seconds had passed, Wakka had darted out the door,
climbing into his truck and speeding off almost at the speed dare devils drive at.
Lulu simply stood shaking her head, not even wanting to know what he was up to THIS time....
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Sorry about the chapter shortness and boringness guys.
At least I proved Tidus CAN cook....a little.
Tidus: Hey! I resent that!
Me: You said it yourself, that kind of cooking is a no-brainer activity.
Tidus: Still.....
*ahem* Anyways, I'll try to get the next chapter out soon, thank for all the reviews, by the way!
I feel so *sniff* loved! lol.....
Ja Ne,
Digi-Esca Girl
laurie_22@hotmail.com
Chapter Eight - No-Brainer Cooking Tips
By: Digi-Esca Girl
Disclaimer: It wasn't me!!! I never stole them I swear it! I'm only borrowing them!!!!!
**********************************************************************************************
"You doing okay in here?" Yuna asked, peeking her head around the corner. Kieran leaned forward in her arms to get a
good look as well, almost causing the young summoner to fall forward onto her face.
"Fine, actually..." Tidus muttered, surprisingly looking as if he knew what he was doing.
He reached out with his left hand and turned one of the four black knobs on the stove, increasing the burner's heat. He then
moved the waiting frying pan from one of the unactivated burners and placed on the hotter one. The butter he had placed
in that pan started to melt and sizzle almost immediately, and Tidus took this as a ready signal of sorts.
He then took two eggs from the nearby carton and set them on the stove top near the burner. Breaking them both slowly
into the pan, so as not to ruin their circular, flat shape, he watched the transparent outer-egg turn white within thirty seconds.
Yuna and Kieran watched, amazed.
After the outside looked almost solidly white, he flipped them over, cooking the other sides for about 45 seconds before
flipping them back again. He sprinkled salt and pepper on the food items, flipped them over one last time to repeat the
action, then reached over to turn the burner off.
He covered the eggs with the frying pans lid, and walked over to the toaster on the counter, pushing down the lever and
concealing the two bread slices that had been sitting there.
"I didn't know you could cook, Tidus," Yuna said, putting Kieran down in a chair and moving towards him.
"I can't," He explained, grabbing the toast as it popped free from the toaster and putting it on a plate, " This is like, the
basics of the basics; toast is a no-brainer, and the only challenge to making the eggs is not breaking them when you first
put them into the pan. Simple, really...." He drawled, clearly NOT in the best of moods.
"You're not still worried that your father's going to phone here, are you?" Yuna asked, recalling what the blonde blitzer had
made reference to earlier that very morning.
"No, I'm not worried. To worry means that you're NOT SURE about something bad happening," he said, buttering his toast, "I
KNOW that my father will call here. It's just a matter of time, that's all." Tidus answered, his sour mood deepening even more,
if it were possible.
He put the toast onto a plate with the eggs, grabbed a fork and sat down opposite Kieran at the table.
"Hey!!" Kieran squealed suddenly, jumping out of his chair, "The Junior Blitzball Game is on! Can I watch it...Daddy?" The boy
had turned to Yuna to ask the question, but paused and directed the inquiry to Tidus instead. He used the word, 'Daddy' as
if it was some foreign word he'd never spoken before. In a way, it was.
"Of course you can, Kieran," Tidus replied, smiling down at the obviously excited little boy.
"Thanks!" He said, smiling brightly up at Tidus before rushing into the living room and turning on the TV.
There was silence in the kitchen after Yuna sat down in the chair Kieran had deserted, and Tidus grew more and more
uncomfortable with each passing second.
"What happened last night?"
The question was a simple one, but the answer was quite complicated in nature.
"I got into a fight, that's all."
His answer was a simple one, but it did nothing to satisfy Yuna's curiosity.
"If that's not it, then why are you so worked up over a simple phone call from your father?"
"Because....he's not exactly my favorite person right now, okay?" Tidus answered quickly. A little slower and it may have
been believable to the perceptive young woman.
'He's never been my favorite person...Hell, I barely like the guy....' The blonde thought in addition to his words.
"Well-" Yuna stopped herself before she got any further. A confrontation now would only make him more miserable, only
adding to the negative atmosphere he seemed to be carrying around with him through the house.
"Well what?" Tidus asked, almost daring her to say something cynical, like he himself usually did.
"Nothing," She replied, standing and walking towards the living room.
She paused as she reached the door frame, placing one, delicate hand on the wood.
"When you're done...you should come watch the game with us. I'm sure Kieran would like that...." She said quietly, removing
her hand from the wooden frame and continuing on her way into the room where an excited little boy was watching TV.
Tidus simply sighed, dropping his fork down on top of the half-eaten eggs that rested on his plate. He stood up, carrying the
plate and the utensils over to the counter, where he set them down beside the sink. He walked briskly through the living
room towards the door, yanking his oat from it's hook and digging in the pockets for the car keys.
Upon discovering them, he tossed his coat over his shoulders, pushing his arms through seconds later. He didn't bother to
do up the zipper, and as he pulled on his trademark black-and-yellow sneakers, he heard Yuna's voice behind him.
"Where are you going this time?" She asked, clearly annoyed that he was leaving the house at such an early hour.
"Out," He replied coldly, fixing her with a deadly look that could have stopped traffic.
She was about to protest, but found herself sighing and turning to walk back into the living room. Tidus smirked at this
and opened the door, closing it unexpectedly quietly for someone in his defiant mindset.
"Where's Daddy going?" Kieran asked as Yuna sat back down on the couch beside him.
"Out..." She replied quietly, hearing his car's engine roar to life and speed away around the corner.
"What d'ya mean, thing to discuss?" Wakka asked nervously, trying to keep his composure together as he and Auron stared at
each other, barely remembering to blink sometimes.
"Well, in light of recent events, we have reason to believe that-"
"Sir Auron?" Came a soft, feminine voice from the former guardians end of the video-phone.
Wakka moved his gaze to the doorway on Auron's right side to see Beth walk through and stand behind him.
"Yes Beth? What is it?" He questioned, noticing the worrysome look on her face.
"It's Leathen..." She started, glancing at the screen before she continued.
Auron took this gesture the wrong way. "Wakka, hold on for a moment."
"But sir! Leath is one of best friends, ya?!" Wakka argued angrily, slamming his fist down hard on the small table the phone
rested on, "I think I can hear if it's about him!"
"I'll decide if you can hear it or not. Is that clear?" Auron replied, more of an affirmation than a question.
Before the Besaidian blitzer even had a chance to reply, in argument or in support, Auron pressed the hold button, turning
Wakka's screen to a dull, dreary grey.
"Damnit!" He roared, another string of curses following it under his breath.
Meanwhile, Beth simply sighed as Wakka's concerned face disappeared from the screen.
"Now, what is wrong with Leathen, Beth?" Auron inquired, rising from his chair and gesturing for her to take his place.
She simply nodded and obeyed before she spoke.
"He's got another one of his plans again, sir."
"No offense but, what does this have to do with me?" Auron replied with another question, leaning against the nearby wall.
"I think that he's going to go and talk to the Luca team. He grabbed their stadium address off of the table before he left. I
had it written down along with all of the other stadium addresses so I could get to all of his away games." Beth explained.
"Why would he go to the Luca team, Beth?"
"You don't know, do you, sir?" She said slowly, suddenly wishing all of her words back into her mouth.
"Know what?" Auron asked, his intrest obviously piqued.
"It's not my place to say..." She answered, lowering her gaze to the floor.
"If it involves one of my players, you're almost...obligated to tell me."
"Can I use your phone?"
"Hello?"
"Yuna? Thank god you're home. Where's Tidus?"
"He just left, why?"
"Does he have a cell phone??" Beth asked, seeming frantic.
"Yes, but...what is this all about? You sound panicked," Yuna replied, sensing a problem.
"Tidus came home wounded last night, right?"
"Riiiight...?"Yuna said, not knowing where this was going.
"Well, Leathen did too and now I think that he's gone to fix things-"
"Fix things? What needs to be fixed?"
"They got into a fight with the Luca players. Didn't you know?"
"I knew he was in a fight, but I didn't know with who...." Yuna answered, the pieces suddenly fitting together in her mind.
"Knowing Luca, they'll press charges....And I think that Leathen's gone to take the heat off of everyone but himself."
"I'll call him but...what do I tell him?"
"Tell him Leathen's in trouble and send him to this address....."
"What?" Tidus grumbled into his Caller-ID fitted cell phone.
"Leathen's in trouble."
"Shit!"
Yuna heard the screeching of brakes from Tidus' end, and several honking horns. A few choice words were used and she was
glad that Kieran was too engulfed in the game to have noticed her leaving the room.
"What happened?" She asked timidly after the cursing stopped.
"I ran a red light.... Now what's this about Leathen in trouble??" He questioned, clicking on his turn signal and waiting to go.
"Beth just called and told me to send you to the Luca Stadium. D'you know where that is?"
"Of course I do. I'm not stupid."
"I never said you were-"
"Whatever," He cut her off harshly, "Did she say anything else?"
"Get Wakka too."
"What's up man?" Wakka said, slightly out of breath from having to run all the way upstairs into his bedroom to grab his
ringing cellphone. He was still wiating for Auron to take him off hold.
"Leath's in trouble."
"Whadda ya mean?"
"He went to the Luca Stadium."
"Shit."
For the second time that day, this was the only word Wakka could form.
"Lulu!!!" He shouted up the stairs, clicking his cell phone off as he did so.
"What is it this time?" She replied, appearing at the top of the stairs still clad in only her nightgown.
Wakka's words left him for a brief second, but he recovered quickly.
"I have to go somewhere. I won't be long."
"Where?"
"What?"
"Who, When, Why and How! Don't forget those!" Added in a quiet voice from beside Lulu's leg.
Both of them had to chuckle at her antics, but before too many seconds had passed, Wakka had darted out the door,
climbing into his truck and speeding off almost at the speed dare devils drive at.
Lulu simply stood shaking her head, not even wanting to know what he was up to THIS time....
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Sorry about the chapter shortness and boringness guys.
At least I proved Tidus CAN cook....a little.
Tidus: Hey! I resent that!
Me: You said it yourself, that kind of cooking is a no-brainer activity.
Tidus: Still.....
*ahem* Anyways, I'll try to get the next chapter out soon, thank for all the reviews, by the way!
I feel so *sniff* loved! lol.....
Ja Ne,
Digi-Esca Girl
laurie_22@hotmail.com