"DAVEY, COME ON! IT'LL BE FUN! JUST, COME ON!"
Why did Rose have to give him a copy of the movie Julie and Julia? AND THEN give him a copy of that fucking cookbook? Karkat was tugging Dave, trying to get him off the bed. The human held onto the headboard like his life depended on it. He doesn't know the first thing about cooking and he has absolutely no desire to learn. "No, it won't. It'll be stupid and I already have something stupid planned for the day."
"WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF BOTH THINGS ARE STUPID TO YOU!?"
"The difference is that my stupid plan is my idea, and therefore more palatable."
Karkat relented, letting go of the human. As Dave relaxed his grip and looked at his matesprit, he was hit with a wave of guilt. The guy looked down right pitiful; was cooking really that important to him? He sighed "Why is it such a big deal?"
The troll looked away, reddening as he spoke in a shy and small voice "It's just…something I saw a lot of human matesprits do in your human movies…I thought you would like it….there was a recipe for an apple tart….I thought it would be fun to make it and eat it together."
God dammit, that was entirely too sweet for Dave to deny. He resigned himself to the task, trying to seem more upbeat about it for Karkat's sake; at least he'd get an apple dessert. "Let's do it. Since it means that much to you." Karkat looked at him, eyes showing a barley restrained enthusiasm, he really was a sucker for all this romantic stuff. "But first…" Dave grabbed Karkat's hand, pulling the troll onto his lap. If he was going to spend an afternoon on this endeavor he demanded something upfront. A kiss would do nicely. Karkat responded with some of that avidity that had shone in his angry little alien orbs; letting his arms lazily make their way around the human's neck. Dave nipped a little at Karkat's lips, and was given a most pleasing response. Exploration and a dance of domination played out between the two mouths. Ending with Dave getting what he wanted and Karkat letting him think he won. The time player started to scheme; maybe he could distract Karkat from his cooking plan…that is, with the right persuasion.
Unfortunately for him; Karkat would not be dissuaded or distracted from his goal. The troll pulled away despite his human's fulmination. Taking his hand and leading his boyfriend to the largely unused kitchen on the meteor. Everything was already set-up.
Unfortunately, it ended up being a complete disaster for the two. The pie dough was too wet and stuck to everything, refusing to roll out properly. The knights both cut themselves many times trying to chop and peel the apples. And then of course there was the whole incident of not understanding the difference between regular cups and measuring cups; same for spoons. The two were covered in flour, minor injuries, and their own growing frustration.
Unbeknownst to them, they had an audience. Four girls taking great amusement in their struggle. It was shocking that neither male perceived their presence as Vriska and Terezi could hardly contain their laughter. Finally, after many, many minutes, Rose and Kanaya took pity on their poor souls. Stepping in to show them their errors and correct their technique. Which is to say, the girls tossed what couldn't be saved in the trash and started over; forcing the boys to watch as they went.
The two boyfriends learned quite a bit from watching the two women; the foremost being that they would never attempt baking again without at least some video guides…and a private kitchen. Still, for their very entertaining performance they were rewarded with two large pieces of apple tart and first aid care to the minor cuts that decorated their hands.
The boys took the treat to their room, mostly to shield them from the shame that the scourge sisters felt the need to bestow upon them repeatedly. They ate peacefully enjoying the delectable snack that they had procured. "Sorry, I guess that was a stupid idea." Karkat said as he finished his portion of the tart.
"No, it wasn't your fault Kitkat. I just suck at cooking and threw you off." Dave couldn't stand the look of disappointment on Karkat's face. He wanted his troll happy and shouty. Karkat gave him a small smile.
"Nah, I sucked at it too." Dave reached over pulling Karkat into a tender hug.
"Next time we'll prepare better."
"Next time?"
"Next time."
Notes: So this was the one chapter that I really didn't know what to do with. I didn't want it to be the last chapter (I have something else planned for that). And it really didn't seem like something either would do really. Then Julie and Julia came on last night and this is what came of it.
I'm putting this up early, because probably won't have a chance to do it tomorrow.
Nightjinx23: THANK YOU! I'm glad you like the story! Thank you for reading.
HyruleHearts1123: ALL THE FLUFF! SO MUCH I WILL BUILD A CASTLE! AN EMPIRE OF FLUFF! Please ignore me, I should go sleep.
Guest: I haven't done the animal ears chapter yet. That is still a few chapters away and will be awkward; because I think it's funny.