"The meal was delicious, y/n!" Dream complimented, gobbling down the last of his waffles. As flattering as this is, I wasn't the chef behind this one. I nudge the two tired skeletons, Marvul and Eraser off the couch. They look completely drained, probably not used to waking up at the crack of dawn.
But being the baby mama that I am, I'm used to it.
"I didn't cook this one, Dream, these two did." I shove the two tired skeletons into view of everyone else, they stop chewing. Most likely trying to decide whether to spit out the food in case of poisoning or continue eating and accept the possible risk. I elbow Marvul in the side, hoping to get this apology going be for they scrape all of this heavenly breakfast into the trash. He catches the hint and clears his throat.
"I...we...made this for you all because...uh...I wanted to...um...a-apologize...for my behavior...over the last few days..." Marvul finally chokes out, relaxing as he finishes his announcement. Well...at least he tried.
"Thats okay! Just please, if your going to try to destroy anything, be a little more quiet? I'd hate for the baby to wake up!" Blue smiles before going back to his plate, basically everyone does, although I notice Serif, Geno, and Chess eating a bit more carefully now. I kind of expected those three to be a bit harder to convince.
"Will you look at that...it definitely went better than the last time we forced him to apologize, last time he destroyed an entire city block out of frustration." Eraser whispers as Marvul leaves the room. Halluciv getting up, to follow close behind his brother. He must be really putting in some effort to make this work...but why? I start to walk over to the accumulating pile of dishes in the sink, might as well get them started before it gets too bad.
But Eraser stops me.
"Hey take it easy, grab yourself something to eat and relax, I got this." He beats me to the sink, waving me off as he gets to work on the filthy plates. Why are these two being to nice to me? It better not be because I'm pregnant, I had to save myself from an entire league of powerful evil skeletons, while in labor with Stella! So I think I can handle myself pretty well.
I sniff the air and catch another wonderful whiff of this morning's meal. Well...maybe treating myself a little bit couldn't hurt. I make myself a quick plate and choose to eat out in the living room, where I can get a bit more peace and quiet. Just short of the space, I hear two voices talking.
"Brother, that really meant a lot to me."
"Ah, shut up about it."
"Seriously, I could tell you were trying your absolute hardest back there in front of everyone."
"...I didn't mean what I said yesterday bro, those things tend to slip out sometimes when I'm an a bad mood."
"I know Brother, and I didn't mean to further upset you, I was just trying to protect Reboot and I."
I peak around the corner to see them hugging, I start to tear up a little, this is progress! After a silent little victory dance, I finally decide to announce my presence.
"Hey guys, what's up?" I walk loudly into the living room, they quickly pull away from each other, awkwardly turning their attention to me.
"W-well, I'm going to go finish my breakfast!" Halluciv hurries off back inn the direction of the kitchen, leaving Marvul and I in the living room.
"I want to thank you...for everything..." Marvul mutters through gritted teeth.
"Wow! An apology and a thank you an in the same day!? Unheard of!" I tease hoping on the couch to enjoy my breakfast.
"Don't push it." Marvul warns, I smile. Yeah okay, he's trying and that's all I can really ask for.
"Here come sit." I pat the cushion next to me, he grunts but sits next to me anyway.
"Open." I order, he stares at me while I prod his face with a fork full of scrambled eggs.
"No."
"Oh come on! Every chef must taste his own dish before serving it."
"Well, it's a little to late for that." He pushes the eggs out of his face, I continue to pout.
"Pretty please?" I push out my lower lip and open my eyes as wide as they would go. Whoever said guilt tripping was a bad thing? He rolls his eyes and sighs, finally opening his mouth. I happily fill it with eggs.
He closes his mouth to chew, his eyes growing wide as he continues to eat his mouthful. Eventually, he swallows.
"That was...really good..." he says distantly, I giggle.
"Well guess who made them silly." Eraser joins the two of us on the cushion on my opposite side only seconds later.
"Whats up?" He asks, lounging into the couch comfortably.
"Nothing much, just trying to get Marvul to eat." I answer while attempting to shove more eggs in his mouth as he struggles against me. I groan, giving up.
"Fine! Maybe Eraser will appreciate my efforts!" I hold the fork over to Eraser, and he obediently eats the eggs off of it, sending a smug grin towards Marvul as he eats. Marvul growls.
"Hey!" He protests.
"What?" I ask, it's not my fault he chose not to eat.
"Thats...not fair!"
"Its completely fair, he was hungry and you weren't eating." I answer logically, placing a piece of sausage in Erasers maouth, which he happily accepts. Marvul turns away from me, pouting on the opposite side of the couch. I sigh and prod his cheek with a fork full of waffles, he glares at me.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Here, have some waffles." I say, he turns back around and opens his mouth, I smile and place the waffles in it. Ignoring his angry face and crossed arms. I take turns going back and forth feeding Marvul and feeding Eraser, each of them getting a hearty amount from me until my plate is empty.
"Thanks...y/n..." Eraser yawns, drifting into unconsciousness after he finished his last serving. I look over at Marvul, only to find him already sleeping against my shoulder, and with the sudden increase in weight on my other shoulder, Eraser probably just fell asleep against that one too. I sigh and chuckle at them, they look so cute when their sleeping. They really aren't used to waking up early, but at this point in motherhood, it's a required skill. But alas, I'm still starving.
So with a quick but loving kiss on each of their foreheads I gently tuck them in on separate sides of the couch before getting up to find myself something to eat. Funny...feels like I'm being watched...
