The difference between a cookie and a cake is obvious.
A cookie is small and handy. You may not crave for it but when you see it, you will find yourself reaching out for it. It's crunchy and allows you to eat it mindlessly thus before you know it, you would have finish the whole bag. Yet you're still not satisfied and you feel like you needed more.
The cake, however, takes time to savour. The cravings come in such intensity that it's hard to ignore. Before you lift your fork, you take a few seconds to admire the masterpiece. Your eyes drift from the toppings, to the icing, before fixating on the cream. Your mind starts to run wild, anticipating the ecstasy once it's in your mouth. Then you comtemplete a second, wondering if you should ruin the beautiful art. But the fleeing thought come as fast as it disppear. Because that is not an option. The need to taste it is strong that all you could do is to think about it. And when you have finally taken your first bite, you let it melt on your tongue, taking time to feel the texture and the way the pleasure explodes in your mouth.
The second bite was still good, but the magic seems to have diminish. After the fifth mouth, the desire to have another bite decreases.
You may finish the cake, or you make not, either way, you will not want another slice because the goodness is no longer up to your expectation.
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They didn't win, not even second. But weirdly, they felt like winners.
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Friday nights happened to be games night.
"What? Go to Jail?" Rachel sulked at the space which her hat had landed upon. Quinn had to swallow her tongue from laughing out loud. Rachel's luck had been really on the down side throughout the whole game. She was down to her last $200 and only own a pathetic railway.
Quinn cleared her throat and rolled the dices. Her cat ended up beside Rachel's hat.
"Aww, isn't it sweet? Quinn's visiting Rachel." Alice's comment only made Rachel sulked further. She pouted and folded her arms and watched as Alice rolled her dices and ended up buying another land to build her hotel. She had already conquered 6 lands, own 3 houses and now a hotel. Marvelous. Life could be so unfair sometimes.
Her anger didn't last long, however, when Quinn reached out and intertwined their hands together. An action which she had grown to love these days. Then she whispered teasingly, "Shall I bring some vegan cookies when I visit you again?" Rachel suppressed the urge to smile because even though she's in the damn jail, if Quinn was visiting her with vegan cookies then...
Well...
She glazed at the hat and cat which were beside each other and the corner of her lips lifted up to a small grin.
How adorable.
When Rachel was finally out of jail, she had missed two rounds. The glow in her eyes were back as she picked up the dices, determine to strike it big. Saying a silent prayer, she rolled the dices and they scrambled noisily onto the board.
9 points. She moved her hat, slightly excited until she realized she had ended up in New York Avenue…
Which happened to be Quinn's land with a damn hotel costing her…$300.
She's bankrupt.
And Monopoly was officially one of her hated game.
She scowled.
"Hmmm… what kind of girlfriend will I be if I were to take my girlfriend's cash for a night stay in my hotel?"
It was hard to ignore the skip of her heartbeat.
It was hard not to feel like she was about to die in sweetness.
And when their eyes met, something was wrapping around her heart, halting the world just for her to savour this moment.
Quinn was glowing with sparkles and Rachel felt herself leaning forward to plant a big fat kiss on her cheek just to have some of these sparkles on her lips. She watched as Quinn's face slowly morphed into 3 shades of red.
"Damn Quinn, is that how you managed to get whoever you wanted? I really should try learning some skills from you." Jacob jabbed Edward painfully on his ribs and he winched in pain. "Kidding!"
"You know, I wouldn't charge if I'm Quinn as well. I'll bet my ass on it that the both of them will ended up using the room for some other activities…" Castiel teased which made the crowd giggled. Quinn and Rachel's faces burnt even redder. "I wonder which spot would Rachel ended up this time…"Dean continued and the couple gave each other a high five.
The look on Quinn's and Rachel's faces were epic.
It didn't take long for Rachel to find her composure. with a brief glance to Quinn, she cleared her throat and straightened her back. "I think the game has officially come to an end since I, Rachel Berry, have no choice but to declare bankruptcy due to the inability to pay off my girlfriend's, Quinn Fabray, hotel bill. I hereby announce whoever with the most money as the winner. Yay!" She clapped with a big grin on her face.
"So Rachel is the mono-loser." Jacob added with a lazy grin and Rachel scowled again. Loser was too strong a word. She had failed, but not defeated!
"I'll be back Jacob, so watch your back."
The crowd gave out some catcalls and Jacob pretended to use Edward as his shield. "Protect me! I don't wanna be infected by the mono-loser!" Rachel pouted and glared at Jacob in annoyance.
The crowd giggled at their exchange.
Quinn draped her hand over Rachel's shoulders, weirdly protective and shrugged. "You know, if it's the two of us, we are kind of unbeatable in games." She commented lightly even when her heart was pounding furiously against her chest. Rachel melted herself into Quinn. Quinn smelt like lavender today. When she gazed up, the brown eyes ended up meeting the hazel eyes. The gaze lasted a second longer than intended and they broke away with a small grin.
We meant Quinn and Rachel. Which meant that they were in it together, a team. The two of them against the world.
"Really…?" Bella smirked. "We'll see if you guys are up for the next game…"
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I know it's short! But I didn't want you guys to wait too long.
Thanks for all the comments. It just made me want to update as soon as I can.