Very unexpected, but apparently me spending a day in complete pain a new drabble. One way to get back into it.

Pieces

Cooking Tribulations

There had been excitement to begin with, pure mind-spinning delight at the thought of what was cooking. He'd been squirming even, unable to keep still with the bubbling feeling of hunger in his stomach and the smells drifting through from the kitchen, not to mention the thought of all that sugar!

So when announced, "they're ready now," Sora had practically pelted into the kitchen, fingers tapping impatiently on the flour dusted table as he waited for the "chef" to turn around with the goodies. His face and confident smile dropping as the plate clanked down before him. And well, what was sitting in front of him now was… well, making his stomach clench uneasily and making his eyes want to look distinctly anywhere but at the pile of what could only be described as inedible disaster.

He turned his head to the left, eyeing Kairi with trepidation. A timid smile on his friend's face as she took turns in warily hovering over the plate and cautiously glancing at both himself and Riku for their reactions. Catching Sora's eye and giving him a pleading look.

Sora's nose twitched. The 'look' anything but impossible to ignore, and now that he had foolishly been on the receiving end, he had no choice in the matter. Reluctantly, he turned his attention back to the plate of black tinged, oblong shaped - they had once been round he was sure - sunken array of what were supposed to be chocolate chip cookies.

"Umm," Hopeful eyes stared into him from both sides. If only his Mom hadn't popped out, she would undoubtedly throw them in the trash and declare them unfit to eat before whipping up a new batch. "Err." Slowly, as if they might bite, he stretched out one hand and tentatively closed his fingers around a crumbling cookie, bringing it hesitantly towards his mouth and nibbling on its blackened edge, the acrid burnt taste filling his mouth unpleasantly.

"'s good." He mumbled, barely able to keep the grimace out of his forced smile.

"You've hardly tasted it! Take a proper bite."

Closing his eyes and wondering whether his stomach would pay the price later or whether this was fates cruel way of punishing him, Sora bit the cookie in half, chewing furiously and swallowing as fast as he could. "Really good!"

Beaming, Riku dusted off his hands onto his batter-covered apron, which now that Sora thought about it, wondered how there were cookies in the first place considering all of the batter that covered his friend. "Told you I could cook."

Sora and Kairi exchanged glances, a thin smile edging its way across Sora's lips.

"You did, and Kairi hasn't even tried one yet."

End

Thoughts welcome.