A/N: It's been a while and I apologize, I've had job interviews and unbelievable amounts of homework! I know that some of you have offered requests and one of you was a guest that asked for Lightning and Serrah to be Cloud's younger sisters, I'm happy to do so however I have not played Final Fantasy 13 yet so I don't know a thing about those two! :/

Anyways I'd like to thank you all for your patience and kindness! It means a lot to me and I'm glad/hope you're all enjoying the story/one-shots! Any requests? Don't be shy and tell me! :D Oh and I also got this one-shot idea from a Keebler Elf chimerical, it was too adorable I couldn't resist and I'm sure you've all seen it! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or Final Fantasy in any way, I'm just writing about them :D

Tifa's Cookies

Rated:K

Characters:Marlene and Denzel

Setting: Sometime after ACC

~Tifa's Cookies~

It did not matter what kind of cookies they were for the children to pop them in their mouth's, devouring them one after the other until they got a bellyache. It could be Sugar,Vanilla,Gingerbread, Chocolate-Chip,Snickerdoodles , Peanut Butter,Oatmeal...as long as Tifa made the cookies, Marlene and Denzel would be more than happy to clean them right out of the cookie jar, sometimes Cloud if he was in the mood for some sweets.

Whenever the children came back from school, they'd race each other to the bar of the Seventh Heaven once they've dropped their backpacks carelessly behind them on the hard, polished wooden floors (Tifa would lecture them for later) not caring that they're loud-pounding footsteps disturbed the customers who were having a drink. It was their home and they wanted they're cookies that they're 'Mother' made for them.

However, on a typical Tuesday afternoon, the two children discovered that there was only one Chocolate-chip cookie left in the cookie jar. (It was Chocolate-Chip these week.)

Denzel popped the lid off from the cookie jar to claim the last chocolate-chip cookie in his hand. His dark blue eyes studied the round and golden sweet with little chocolate chips melted in the center. The cookies sweet smell was still strong from being trapped inside the cookie jar, that it was starting to make Denzel's mouth water, Marlene's too.

However, the two children both knew that there was the two of them and just one cookie left which meant that one of them would just have to go without a sweet treat for the day. Marlene, who was only five, was very clever and mature for her age, and she could take a hint. Denzel, who looked down at her with a wondering look has claimed the cookie first, and it was only fair that he got to have it.

Marlene quirked her tiny mouth into a small smile, followed by a slight shrug of her shoulders to reassure her 'Brother' that she was alright with him having the last cookie, after all...Tifa would make another batch sometime in a couple of weeks.

Denzel, who was seven, was shy yet very caring he also hated to see others down, especially when it were the ones that he loved and mean the world to him. Just one look of her wide and sad auburn-colored eyes were enough for Denzel to had over the cookie to his little 'Sister'

Marlene was a bit surprised but appreciated Denzel's kindness, and gracefully excepted the cookie. The small smile on her face stretching wider as she seized the delightful and sugary treat in her hand.

"Thank you!" Marlene said, nodding her head a bit before she skipped off happily to eat her treat. Her long braid swung and bounced against her thin back from her movements. Denzel smiled after her before he turned around slightly to place the lid back on the cookie jar, he may not of gotten a sweet treat this afternoon but he was proud of himself for putting her first. Just as Cloud did for Tifa.

The thought of that made Denzel smile even wider, knowing how proud his spiky-blond-haired hero would be of his generous behavior today. He may allow him to help polish or even ride the Fenrir with him. To Denzel, anything was worth spending time with Cloud and his awesome motorcycle, even giving up one of Tifa's delicious, mouth-watering cookies.

"Denzel!"

Denzel's head snapped in the direction of where Marlene's little voice was coming from. He eyed her suspiciously as she skipped over to him, with the untouched chocolate-chip cookie in her little hand. He thought she would have eaten it by now, he knew that he would.

"Yes, Marlene?" Denzel asked, his eyes falling down on the delicious treat in her hand. He was mentally yelling at himself to stop the urge of reaching over to snatch the cookie out from her hand that was slowly rising up to his face. Was she tempting him?

"Marlene...It's not very nice to brag..." Denzel started but Marlene stopped him with a giggle.

"No, silly! I want to share it with you!" The girl replied, bring her other hand up to the other side of the cookie and breaking it into two with her petite little hands. Denzel's eyes widened in shock as she handed him a half of the cookie, Marlene smiled at him kindly and gave him a nod. He returned her smile with one of his own as he accepted half of the cookie.

They both took a bite out of their half's of the sugary-treat and 'Mmmmm'd!' together and ran out of the bar and upstairs to their bedroom to do their homework, giggling together the entire way.

Tifa, who's secretly been watching the two children from the corner of her eye this entire time smiled to herself. Their sharing and care for each other has assured Tifa that her and Cloud were doing a fine job of raising them. Quickly pulling out a pen and a napkin from the pockets of her apron when she had a moment to spare, she quickly wrote herself a reminder on the little napkin to make another batch of cookies for next week, she may even double the recipe this time.