Cake

"It's a piece of cake to make a pretty cake! If the way is hazy! You gotta do the cooking by the book; you know you can't be lazy! Never use a messy recipe, the cake will end up crazy! If you do the cooking by the book, then you'll have a cake!"

April entered the kitchen that morning to the sound of Mikey's rather vociferous singing, and found herself on the verge of bursting out into laughter once she saw him half covered in chocolate icing, flour and all sorts of sweet ingredients that had somehow failed to make it into the bowl. He didn't seem to notice that she was there was he continued to sing confidently, the plastic bowl in the crook of one arm as he mixed the ingredients with a spoon with the other.

"We gotta have it made! You know that I love cake! Finally, it's time to make a cake!"

Finally, April couldn't hold back her amusement any longer as she burst into a fit of giggles. Oh if only she had a camera!

Mikey's singing drew to an abrupt halt as he snapped his wide baby blue eyes over to her in surprise. He blinked at her once before the surprise faded, and he sent her a smile. "Morning, April!" he greeted brightly, waving at her with the spoon.

Wiping a stray tear from her eye as she sobered up again, April waved back. "Hey, Mikey. Why are you making a cake this early in the morning?" she asked as she walked into the kitchen, avoiding the mess made on the floor which she grimaced at. Looks like this place was going to need some cleaning…again.

Shrugging, Mikey set the cake mix on the table, wiping his messy hands on his legs, which did nothing other than smearing even more of it over his body. "Dunno. The guys have been pretty worked up lately, bein' bored and missing home and all. So I thought, y'know, why not make a cake to cheer them up? So I did! And I'm almost done, too!" he grinned, planting his hands on his hips proudly.

A drop of chocolate fell from above and landed on April's cheek before she could comment. Creasing her brows, she looked up, and her eyes went wide. "…is that it on the ceiling?" she asked.

Mikey's smile never wavered. "That was the first try."

Shaking her head and sighing long-sufferingly, April bent down and opened one of the cupboards, taking out a clean cloth and wetting it underneath the tap of the sink before she cupped Mikey's chin with one hand and wiped the chocolate and flour off his cheeks with the cloth in the other hand. "Honestly, Mikey," she sighed again. "You could have waited for me first or asked for help before baking. It's a good thing I got here, otherwise you would've destroyed the kitchen."

As April continued to wipe his face, Mikey shrugged again. "Sorry. We'll, you're here now, so you wanna help me finish it off?" he asked with another smile.

Leaning back from him as she folded her arms, April looked off to the side. She knew she couldn't resist it, even if Mikey used the Puppy Dog Eyes on her. It'd been a while since she'd baked anything, let alone a cake, but she guessed that maybe just one cake wouldn't hurt. Besides, it was for the guys, and they could use something sweet for once.

Also, she was with Mikey; he could make even the most boring thing in the world fun if he wanted to.

Setting the cloth on the counter-top, April returned his smile. "Sure, why not?"

Mikey gasped in delight, wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling his face against hers. "You're the best, April!" he crowed. Then he released her, handing her the white apron that he'd neglected to put on himself as he cracked his fingers. "Let's make a pretty cake!"

April smirked. She knew she was going to have fun, but she couldn't help but feel like a total tool.

"SURPRISE!"

As they gathered together in the kitchen, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Casey stared with wide and very amused eyes at the sight of both Mikey and April covered in chocolate, grinning bright enough to rival even the sun as they held out a large, beautifully made chocolate cake out to them on a large silver plate. It did look delicious, even though neither of them were known for their good baking skills.

Chuckling, Donnie looked up from the cake and at his messy younger sibling. "This looks great, but what's the occasion?" he asked, bemused. It wasn't anyone's birthday, was it? He inwardly winced at the thought of forgetting a birthday.

To his relief however, Mikey shook his head. "Nothing special, D. We just thought you guys could use something a little sweet today, that's all," he replied as he and April set the cake carefully down on the table, and April reached into the cupboards for some plates.

"It was Mikey's idea," she said as she set the stack of plates on the table. "But it was me who came to the rescue before he could trash the kitchen entirely."

Casey whistled in admiration as he gazed down at the cake, his stomach rumbling at the sight of it. "Well, I say you guys have done a very god job…now can we eat it already?"

The others laughed and rolled their eyes collectively at the Casey's antics, but they were silenced by the sound of an ominous crack. All brows quirked in confusion at the sound of another crack; it was coming from above. They all slowly glanced up at the ceiling…

Raph's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "…that had better be chocolate," he muttered.

Suddenly, the cake finally slipped from the ceiling and splatted upon his head. The red turtle cringed as the chocolaty substance oozed down his shoulders and chest, his coated face set in a firm grimace as his mouth formed a very thin line. He glared at the others in the room, daring any of them to laugh.

They all stifled it as best as they could in fear of getting beaten up, slapping their hands over their mouths. Leonardo however simply stared at Raph expressionlessly, not even smirking in the slightest. Without a word, he stepped over to his brown clad brother, and casually licked the top his head once. He ignored Raph's shocked and disgusted glare as he pursed his lips, nodding and humming to himself in thought. He then turned back to the others.

"A little too much plaster on this one, but not bad," he smiled.

That was what set them off as everyone in the room, even Raph, began to laugh.

Indeed, something sweet was exactly what they needed…

A/N: This was based off a Zack and Cody episode where their mom tried to make a cake and the first ended up on the ceiling, and I thought that it would totally work with Mikey! I OWN NOTHING!

And you can tell how bored I am since I'm writing so many of these at one time. XD