It was early in the morning, Numbuh 2 was in his house's kitchen, the girls went to moonbase except for Numbuh 5 who was nearby watching Hoagie from time to time he didn't know exactly where the boys were though
"You know… Numbuh 5 doesn't need those fancy candies you do, you can buy them from a store like her, she feels guilty you put so much effort into it" Abby said while looking at Hoagie, she was sitting on a chair nearby while reading a magazine
"Are you kidding? I love doing this stuff, you never manage to finish them so I get to eat a whole batch made by me" Hoagie laughed while placing some ingredients on the table, that was when he heard a knock on the door, It was Lee from Sector W
"Hey guys…" Lee waved at Hoagie and Abby he was clearly a bit embarrassed, his cheeks were pinkish
"Numbuh 84? Your treehouse is a bit to the north, you know that right?" Abby smiled at the boy "And what is it with the voice tone? Usually you are more chill"
"Numbuh 2…" Lee said while bowing "Could you please help me make white day chocolate for Numbuh 83? I promise I will make it up to you!"
"Oh for the love of…" Numbuh 2 grabbed the boy and raised him so he could be on his feet again "No need to make it up to me and DEFINITELY no need for bowing" Numbuh 2 pointed at the boy a bit angry "Is it love or friendship?" Numbuh 2 asked the boy
Lee sighed "It's love..." he said a bit shyly
"No need to be nervous shorty" Numbuh 5 smiled at the boy
While that on Moonbase Rachel and the rest of the girls watched kids next door air traffic Numbuh 3 and Rachel were laughing their asses off as they saw a Coolbus and the Roadstar stopping in japan "I just hope he buys something good" Rachel said while wiping a tear off her eye
"Wally always buys some premium stuff from a store" Kuki said while zooming in on Numbuh 4's position
Sonia looked at another screen sadly, no ship had left from her Treehouse so far "Come on Lee…" she sighed sadly
Lee watched Numbuh 2 preparing his ingredients focusing on everything the 2x4 specialist was doing
"No need to focus so much, I will help you do an easier one, I'm trying to make this one for the first time so it could end badly" Hoagie said
Lee watched as Numbuh 2 mixed an egg he had previously broken with kneaded butter in a bowl, he then poured cake flour with cocoa powder and started mixing everything in the bowl "He seems to know what he is doing" Lee looked at Numbuh 5
"He got addicted to watching baking videos on the internet a few years back" Abby smirked "Numbuh 5 was worried at first when he tried to copy the videos but it worked out in the end, I just wish he didn't put so much effort on it" she crossed her arms
The resulting dough from the bowl was molded and then cooled with a 2x4 weapon, Numbuh 2 rolled it until it was thin and large enough to be made into a small chocolate cake pan, he baked it twice until it was perfect, Numbuh 2 was dead silent the entire time but he was smiling
"He looks happy" Lee said to himself
"Ehhh… It's fun, not as fun as building 2x4 stuff though" Hoagie chuckled "Now let's see…" Numbuh 2 grabbed a package full of chocolates that had "Couverture" written in the front, he tossed them on a cutting board and started crushing them with a knife until it turned to powder "Oh god… it almost makes me want to eat it already…" Numbuh 2 whipped a tear out of his eye
"That looks good" Lee said "What are you doing?"
"It said Tart cake in the video" Numbuh 2 said while pouring the crushed chocolate in a bow together with heated heavy cream and started to stirring the two
"Lee is an Idiot" Sonia looked at the screen displaying the air space around her treehouse crossing her arms looking angrily at it
"Careful with what you say, you might be in for a surprise" Rachel looked at Sonia smirking at the young operative
"What is that supposed to mean?" Sonia asked Rachel in an angry tone
"Consider it a gut feeling" Rachel chuckled as she looked at a few vehicle records for the KND on her computer
Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 4 had come through the door holding decorated bags with a variety of chocolates inside, Numbuh 1 was the first to hand his bag to Rachel "Sorry, it's not homemade like yours…"
Rachel grinned at Nigel and tasted one of the chocolates "Hmmm… no problem, these are pretty good…" she kissed him on the cheek "If they were homemade though… it could be on the lips you know?" she laughed as she handed one of the chocolates to Nigel who was blushing
"They had a new flavor, the folk at Japanese KND are pretty useful with this translation stuff" Numbuh 4 handed his bag to Numbuh 3
Numbuh 3 took one out and tasted it "Hmmm… It tastes great, I taste a bit of Hazelnut" she smiled at Numbuh 4
"Sorry I can't bake them like you or Hoagie" Numbuh 4 blushed and then looked at Sonia who was mumbling something angry at her screen she was pretty far from their position "What is up with her?"
"Lee hasn't shown up in the radars so far" Kuki whispered to Wally
"Oh, he is in Hoagie's home, he went to our treehouse before I left to get your stuff and asked me where he lives, I think he is trying to learn from Hoagie how to make chocolate" Numbuh 4 said
Numbuh 3 almost choked on the chocolate she was eating upon hearing that "Are you sure about that?!" she whispered to him
"Yeah pretty much, he prepared one of those cutesy packages and everything" Numbuh 4 said a bit confused
"A junior operative is more romantic than you, how does it make you feel?" Kuki giggled
"I'm trying to help you here, have you seen me trying to make stuff in the kitchen?" Wally grinned at his girlfriend
Numbuh 2 proceeded to pour the contents from the bowl he was stirring in the chocolate cake pan, he then picked a few strawberries from a water bowl and placed each one on top of the cake tart after it cooled down for a bit "Done" Numbuh 2 cut the tart in 6 pieces each piece had two strawberries
"Woah…" Lee looked at the cake pieces amazed "Can I eat one?" he smiled at Numbuh 2
"Hmmm…" Numbuh 2 placed his hand on his chin "What do you think Abby?"
"Numbuh 5 does not mind one bit, just leave two for me" she said as she approached the cake tart "Maybe three, it looks good"
Lee picked a slice and proceeded to savor it, his eyes widened upon tasting it properly "So moist… the strawberry is so good! Is this even Strawberry?!" Lee was eating his slice happily while Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 2 savored their slices
"Congratulations, you outdone yourself" Numbuh 5 let out a laugh "It tastes like premium stuff"
"I just follow the recipe" Numbuh 2 said while holding a slice
"That was amazing, Is this what I'm doing for Sonia? she is gonna love it!" Lee had an excited tone to his voice
"Too much work" Hoagie said "We are doing something easier for you, you are lucky, I had this prepared on the freezer in case the cake tart went wrong" Numbuh 2 said as he grabbed a puff pastry sheets package from the freezer "Alright follow me to every step" he said while placing the pastry sheets in front of Lee and shooting it with a 2x4 weapon
"They don't look as fancy as the cake you made…" Lee looked at the Pastry sheets a bit disappointed
Numbuh 2 faked a cough "That water over there" Numbuh 2 pointed at a bowl with clean water and handed a brush to Lee "Use this to brush the pastry gently with water, just trust me"
Lee proceeded to do as he was told, brushing the sheets gently "Like this?"
"Yes, now pour some granulated sugar on top of it and use a pin roll on top of it gently, after that cut it in half and stack one piece on top of the other, do it one more time after that and cut them in 9 small rectangles" Numbuh 2 watched over the young operative, he then taught the boy the correct dimensions he should cut it, they did the same process all over again after that this time Hoagie didn't help Lee
After it was all done, Lee had about 18 small rectangular pieces of puff pastry neatly stacked "They don't look tasty" he said still feeling a bit unsure
"That's where the fun begins young apprentice" Numbuh 2 gave Lee a tray with 9 rectangular pieces "Put them in the electric oven for 12 to 15 minutes"
Lee did as he was told as he placed a stool in front of the electric oven to watch his White day treat, suddenly he noticed the small rectangular pieces were stretching all at the same time into big rectangular pieces that looked kinda like toasts "Whoa…" Lee looked at Hoagie in surprise, Numbuh 2 looked at the boy confidently
"Now we will make the chocolate coating, we will coat 9 with pink chocolate and 9 with dark chocolate, I will do the dark chocolate you can do the pink one, just follow my steps" Numbuh 2 gave Lee a bar of pink chocolate and picked a bar of black chocolate for himself "Break it with your bare hands and put it all in a bowl"
After doing as he was told Lee took the broken pieces of chocolate to a microwave together with Numbuh 2's bowl, they would heat it for about 20 seconds and stir the chocolate inside every so often until it fully melted "It smells good" Lee smiled
"Yes it does…" Hoagie smiled while sniffing the chocolate scent in the air that permeated his kitchen "now you just dip half the puffy pastry in the melted chocolate and throw this" Hoagie handed a package of freeze-dried raspberries
After doing it nine times Lee was satisfied with the results, he looked at Hoagie and saw that he covered the black chocolate ones with cocoa powder "They look simple compared with your cake" Lee looked a bit sad but happy at their work
"Sorry, I didn't have enough ingredients in hand, this stuff is delicious tough, she will love it" Numbuh 2 patted Lee on the back
Lee proceeded to place the treats inside a pink bag decorated with chocolate rainbow monkeys "Thanks Numbuh 2, I owe you one" Lee thanked the senior operative and left his home
"You don't owe me a thing!" Numbuh 2 yelled at the boy who had just entered his ship and went at full speed to the moon, Numbuh 2 sighed and sat on his couch, Numbuh 5 was already there eating another slice of cake, Numbuh 2 picked another slice for himself "I really outdone myself this time" he smiled while eating it
"You sure did" Numbuh 5 kissed him on the lips smiling
Sonia was just crying at this point with her head buried between her knees sitting on her chair
Rachel and Kuki smiled at Sonia "He better show up soon, she will end up punching him if he doesn't show up in the next hour" The supreme leader said
"We don't know what he is trying to make, It could be something complicated" Kuki whispered to Rachel
"Another decommissioning chase well done!" Fanny burst through the Central command door while eating a bag of chocolates, she had a happy tone in her voice, Patton was right next to her also eating the chocolates
"Having a good day Numbuh 86?" Rachel asked her friend
"Patton gave me white day chocolates, who made them is top secret" Fanny giggled while proceeding to eat another one
"His mom made it" Rachel looked at Patton who blushed a little and tried to not meet her gaze
Fanny giggled a bit more before noticing Sonia was crying "Uhhh… what happened?" She asked suddenly changing her tone to a worried one
"It seems Lee chose to make homemade chocolates with Hoagie, but he is taking a bit too long to arrive, he also is using a non-registered ship from his sector by mistake so he isn't showing up on the radar" Rachel whispered to Fanny
"You boys make everything so complicated" Fanny turned to Patton
Before Patton could say something Lee opened the door to central command he was carrying a treat bag full of the treats Numbuh 2 helped him prepare, everyone turned their attention to him "Hey guys" he waved at his friends before heading to where Sonia was sitting "Sonia? You okay?" Lee poked her head
"Of course I'm not okay! How can you ask me something like that when you just forgot about White Day!" Sonia said without looking at Lee
"In that case I guess you don't want the White day chocolate I made for you?" he smiled at her playfully as Sonia raised her head to see the bag full of treats
Sonia hugged the boy while they both fell to the floor "Sorry…" she burrowed her face in his chest "Why did you take so long?"
"Numbuh 2 helped me make those for you" he showed her the puff pastry treats, the couple got up as she tasted one of the pink ones
"It tastes great!" Sonia grabbed another one and proceeded to eat it "This is amazing" she smiled at him blushing "Here" Sonia kissed him on the lips in front of everyone "This is for getting mad at you" she laughed while Lee stood there in shock
"N-No problem… Do you wanna eat those in a place with fewer eyes on us?" Lee turned his attention to his friends staring at them
"S-Sure! The usual hiding spot?" Sonia took his hand as they both walked out of the central command room
Anything regarding the nsfw story from AO3 should be said on inbox or in ao3 itself since i don't want trouble with ff, hope guests understand
