Thanks to KatDingo, Mia Aisli, and alonealexabluerose, for reviewing last chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Shadow the Hedgehog or Amy Rose. They belong to SEGA.
x*The Mini Adventures of Shadow and Amy*x
-Chapter 18: Sweets-
Shadow watched with childlike curiosity as the pink female stirred something in a bowl. He didn't exactly know what it was –batter, she had called it- but all he was interested in was what it would turn into. The ebony male wondered how goopey brown stuff turned into something edible…
The female hummed a tune as she worked, well aware of Shadow watching her. Getting the batter to the right consistency, she then proceeded to pour it into a square pan. Amy almost giggled as he tilted his head as she did. After that was done, she put the bowl away to be later washed.
"So...now what?" the ebony male asked. With a small smile, Amy took an oven mitt out.
"Now...they go in the oven to bake." she said, somewhat excited herself. She had a love for baking and would be more than happy to share Shadow's first experiences with such things. His curiosity for small things he hadn't been able to experience was kind of cute.
He jumped up from his seat as she lifted the pan from the table, "Can-Can I do it?" he asked. She giggled and shrugged, carefully transferring it to him –and smacking his hand away when he tried to dip it into the batter– before putting it in the oven.
She wondered how he'd react if it were a cake instead...
~.~
Amy gently pushed Shadow's face away from the tiny window of her oven to open it. He still hung over her shoulder like a curious child, watching in awe at what she was pulling out. The brown batter had just taken the form of the container it was put in, so he was a little confused…
"Is that it?" Shadow asked, somewhat disappointed.
"That's it. All you gotta do is wait for them to cool off." Amy explained, pulling off her mitt and tossing it in a drawer. The ebony male tilted his head. 'Them? What them? I only see an it…'
"But...it's just a brown square, Rose." he said, reaching to poke it, only to have his hand smacked away. Again…
"Technically it is, right now," she reached for a knife and began to cut the 'brown square', "But we have to cut it into smaller squares so we can eat them." the female explained, setting to work on cutting them evenly.
"And 'they' are?" Shadow questioned.
"Brownies."
Of course…
So, Shadow patiently waiting for the smaller brownies. Once she was done, she whipped off her knife a bit and set it down. The pink female grabbed a plate to put them on and put the pan away as well. The ebony male took one and looked at it.
"Alright, Shadow. You ready to try it?" Amy asked, cheerfully. She took one for herself and held it up to get his attention.
It smelled nice, he concluded before responding, "Yeah..."
"Okay. On the count of three, we both take a bite." Shadow narrowed his eyes. He wasn't in the mood to delay eating these any further.
"Three!" he quickly exclaimed. He took a bite out of the brownie before Amy could even process what had just happened. When she heard his groan of pleasure, she rolled her eyes.
"I should've known you'd do that..." she muttered.
"Rose! Why have you never told me about these before?! They're amazing!" he rambled. He wasn't sure if it was because she had made them or if they all tasted the same, but it was delicious either way. He suddenly stopped when he saw her reach for another. This time, it was him to smack her hand away from the plate of sweets.
"Hey!" Amy said, rubbing her hand.
"Mine!" he simply said, and made off with the whole plate. The pink female could only stare in amusement and disappointment. Crossing her arms and pouting, she prepared to go after him, but he quickly dashed back and put one in her mouth before leaving once more.
She deadpanned.
I may have went a little overboard with Shadow's childlike behavior with this one, but gotta admit it had to be kinda cute, right? Also, I've never made brownies before, so forgive me if anything is wrong. Just seemed like a simple thing to do here. Until next time… -D.A.K