A/N: Welcome to the second story in this series. It's been a while but I thought of this and got writing. Forgive my spelling or grammar mistakes, I'm only human xD

Disclaimer: I don't own My Candy Love. Or the band Metallica.

Sweet tooth

Nathaniel hated sweets.

Lucy knew this.

That didn't stop her from trying to get him to taste the various desserts she made whenever she was procrastinating.

Which was what she was doing right now, instead of working on an assignment.

"Lucy!" Nathaniel called from across the apartment he and Lucy lived in. Lucy, who had been preoccupied with the profiteroles she was baking, lowered the volume of her speakers as Nathaniel entered the kitchen; she knew he hated the music she listened to. "What's up?" She asked casually, being careful not to over mix the batter for the dough. "Lucy, please tell me you've finished your assignment?" Nathaniel asked, examining the kitchen. When Lucy cooked, she left a trail of mess in her wake.

Despite having lived with him for months, Lucy was still the complete opposite of her certified 'neat-freak' boyfriend. Right now there were dishes, measuring cups and cutlery piled up in the sink, splotches of liquid all over the countertops and flour literally everywhere. Nathaniel didn't mind; Lucy always cleaned up the kitchen as best she could afterwards and he was happy that she had taken up cooking as a hobby. He definitely preferred it to her wasting her time doing nothing; but knew that she used cooking as an excuse not to complete her school work.

Lucy looked over her shoulder. "That? Oh. Don't worry, I'll do it tonight." She said smoothly, no worry in her voice at all. Nathaniel sighed and walked over to Lucy, who started humming along to Metallica.

"How about you work on it now?" He suggested, crossing his arms in front of him.
"Come on Nathaniel, it's not that bad." She brushed off.
"It's a 2000 word analysis of two novels, both of which I think you've yet to read, due tomorrow." He persisted, bringing a hand to his forehead.
"Like I said, don't worry! I'll get it done." Lucy promised, switching off her electric mixer, satisfied with how the dough turned out.

Nathaniel rolled his eyes. She was so stubborn but, in all fairness, was talented enough to finished assignments in one night. Nathaniel could never do that; he worked progressively, reading a set amount of chapters of the books and writing up summaries per day. He would constantly remind Lucy to do the same but there was just no convincing the girl to stop what she was doing and work.

Well… there was one method that usually worked.

Nathaniel placed his head on Lucy's shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Um, Nathaniel? I'm trying to bake here." Lucy reminded him.
"You don't need to bake; we can go out for dessert once you've finished your work." Nathaniel tried to convince her. Lucy looked down at the batter she had already started.
"Come on, start your assignment. You can read over mine and I'll give you my notes." Nathaniel said, squeezing her waist.
"Manipulative bastard, your act won't work on me this time…" Lucy told him. She couldn't hide her smile though as Nathaniel kissed her cheek over and over again.

"When you finish, we can go out." He said in between kisses. Lucy pressed her back onto his chest and stretched her neck as Nathaniel planted more kisses down to her shoulder.

It still surprised her when she found out how romantic Nathaniel could be (damn she taught him well) but what surprised her even more was how he used it to manipulate and tease her. Before Nathaniel met Lucy, he was completely inexperienced with relationships, she being the only person he had ever been with. The fact that he had learned so quickly, and the used it to her advantage, was impressive.

"Please Lucy?" Nathaniel said again. Lucy rolled her eyes but smiled.
"Fine, fine! I'll do that damn assignment!" Lucy said. Nathaniel smiled against her neck and kissed her once more before releasing his grip. Lucy turned.
"There better be more of that when I finish though! And I'm still going to bake the profiteroles, whether you like sweets or not!" She told him, crossing her arms. Nathaniel smiled victoriously. Lucy covered up the batter and placed it in the fridge before leaving the kitchen with Nathaniel to start on her assignment.

When Lucy's assignment was finally completed (thanks to Nathaniel's extremely helpful notes) she finished baking her profiteroles. She placed the tray of them in the fridge and suggested that she and Nathaniel go for a walk while the pastries set.

They went to their secret place in the park, petting the stray cats who gathered there. They passed the shops and had coffee at the café. They went into the clothes store to see the new stock. They walked through the streets slowly. They held hands. Nathaniel tripped and Lucy laughed before karma got her back and it was Nathaniel laughing at the fallen, cussing girl (for which he had to remind her to control her language in public). When they got back to their apartment, they watched a movie on TV before Lucy opened the fridge and brought out the tray of profiteroles.

"They look ace." She commented, picking one up. Nathaniel watched as she examined it, turning it in her hands. The chocolate had set nicely and the custard cream was snuggled between the two pieces of dough. They looked very nice.

"Are you going to eat it or look at it?" Nathaniel joked with a smile. Lucy glared at him before bringing the small pastry to her lips. She took a bite through the hardened chocolate and the soft dough and cream, a sweet taste filling her mouth.
"Well, how'd they turn out?" Nathaniel asked.
"Um, these are great. Try one." Lucy said, taking another bite.

Nathaniel looked at the tray. "You know I don't like sweet things Luce." He reminded her. Lucy plopped the last piece of the pastry in her mouth. "Come on, just taste it. If you don't like it, I'll gladly finish it, believe me." Lucy told him.

Making a face, Nathaniel picked one of the profiteroles up. Despite how he didn't like sweet foods, Lucy still made them in hopes that she'd find at least one thing he enjoyed eating. She had tried chocolate fudge brownies, banana and vanilla cupcakes with sugary brownies, pavlova and other cakes, crème caramel and much more. She had tried ready-made ones and tried baking them from scratch. The only thing he would eat were the coffee cakes she made because the taste of the coffee overtook that of the sponge. He didn't even like the desserts with food because of the fact that they added to the sweetness of whatever he was eating. Nevertheless, Nathaniel would taste whatever Lucy made. He would rarely ever finish it but still comment on the great job Lucy did with the baking and then Lucy usually finished what he couldn't.

So, with low expectations (because he didn't like sweets, not on Lucy's skills; she definitely had a talent for cooking and baking), Nathaniel bit into the profiterole. The cream exploded from the dough in his mouth and blended with the hardened chocolate. While the chocolate was sweet, its taste blended with the less sweet dough and cream, providing a little balance.

Lucy looked at Nathaniel expectantly and was glad when he finished the entire thing. "Well?" She probed.
Nathaniel smiled. "They're delicious." He told her.
Lucy beamed. "Really?" She asked for affirmation.
Nathaniel nodded and Lucy pushed the tray towards him. "Have more!" She said excitedly. Nathaniel laughed as he grabbed another pastry.
"You're excited." He commented. Lucy also took one off the tray.
"That's because I found it! A sweet you'll finally finish!" She said. Nathaniel chuckled as they both ate their second profiterole.

The cream wouldn't stay in the dough and eating them proved to be messy. Lucy brought her mouth to Nathaniel's and licked the cream off his lips before kissing him. "I'm so glad you liked them." She commented.

"I can see." He said kissing her back. Lucy broke away and then flicked his shoulder.
"See? If I had listened to you and didn't make them, I wouldn't have found your sweet tooth." She told him. Nathaniel chuckled.
"Is it really that important to you that I liked it?" He asked. Lucy nodded.
"Yep." She replied.
"Because it's weird I don't like sweets?" He asked.
"It's not that. Everyone has different tastes…" Lucy trailed off, glancing away.
"Really? Then what is it Lucy?" Nathaniel questioned.

Lucy crossed her arms and looked at the floor, mumbling something.
"What?" Nathaniel asked. Lucy sighed angrily.
"I like seeing you smile when I cook something you like." She admitted harshly. "I know you don't like sweets but I wanted to find that one pastry that would make you smile."

Nathaniel was silent and then started laughing. "Hey! Don't laugh at me you weirdo!" Lucy ordered. "I think you're the weirdo Lucy! Whether you make something sweet or not, I'll like it." Nathaniel said, calming down. Then his face went red and he reached for Lucy's hands, intertwining his fingers with her. "I like it because you made it with your own hands." He said, kissing each one of her fingers. Lucy smiled. "Plus, I don't just like the profiteroles." Nathaniel said, releasing her hand and picking another one off the tray. "I love them."

Lucy beamed and grabbed a profiterole of the tray. "To finding your sweet spot!" She said, holding out her pastry. Nathaniel chuckled. "To your baking skills." They 'toasted' their pastries and ate them. Nathaniel pointed at the chocolate at Lucy's lips. Lucy smirked. "Want to taste?" She said. Before Nathaniel could answer she planted her lips on his, kissing him again. The taste of sweetness filled both of them. Lucy leaned back as Nathaniel ran his fingers up her back and into her long hair. Lucy broke away and grabbed his hand. "Let's go somewhere more comfy." She told him, leading him away from the kitchen. "Good idea." Nathaniel mumbled, following her into their bedroom.

So whenever Nathaniel felt like the sweets he mainly disliked, Lucy would immediately make him profiteroles and then watched his face for the smile she loved to see on him.

Thank yous and reviewer responses:
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