[Fic] Lesson Learned, PG
Title: Lesson Learned
Pairing/Characters: Young Elrics
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Rating: PG
Summary: While baking a cake, the boys learn a lesson they will never forget.
Theme: #26 Baker's Chocolate
Lesson Learned
“Mooom, can I help?” Five year old Edward whined, tugging on Trisha Elric's dress. “I wanna make the cake too!”
“Yeah!” Alphonse chimed in from the floor, looking up at her innocently and curious.
Trisha sighed and smiled at them. “Alright, sit down at the table.”
Both boys tore over to the table, as fast as the could manage to climb into the chairs with the boosters on them. Trisha brought the big bowl over that already contained sugar and butter inside and she took a measuring cup and took out some flour. “Put this in, Edward.”
Edward grabbed it with his chubby hands and dumped it unceremoniously into the bowl. His mother smiled and offered the same to Alphonse, alternating between them until the flour was all inside. She then passed them each equal amounts of ingredients, and then handed Al the spoon to stir for awhile.
It brought a smile to her face the way Ed would hold the bowl and Alphonse would stir it as best as he could, clearly straining to turn the sticky mess into batter. She got out some baker's chocolate and began melting it for the icing. At the sight of the bar, both boys immediately moved to her side again, begging. “Please mom! Can we have some chocolate?” Alphonse tried.
“I'm afraid not. It's not the kind of chocolate you eat like that.” She told them.
“Please?” Edward added.
“No.” Trisha replied firmly.
Both boys pouted and wandered off, no longer interested in the baking process. She sighed and smiled and went to finish stirring the lumps out of the batter. Once the batter was in the oven and the icing was made and cooling in the pantry, she went on to do the laundry.
Edward decided this was the perfect time to sneak some of the chocolate.
“But mom will be mad.” Alphonse whispered, holding a stuffed bear to his chest, looking apprehensive.
“No she won't...well maybe a little, but not much. You know it!” Edward answered. “It's nothing, just a little bite. You like chocolate, don't you?”
“Yes.” Al had to admit he did like it, even though it was a treat.
“Let's get some!”
With that, Edward yanked Al's hand and pulled him into the kitchen. He stopped in the doorway and looked around, making sure Trisha wasn't there. This was a clear indication to Al that they were about to be naughty. Edward slipped over to the counter top, stood on the tips of his toes and reached with all of his might. He found the chocolate and pulled it down. He broke off a piece for Al and handed it to him before taking a bite from the remaining slab.
At the same time, Al had popped the piece into his mouth.
Both boys gagged.
Trisha laughed from the doorway and shook her head, walking over and taking the chocolate from Edward. “What did I tell you boys?”
“Sorry!” They both chorused before running out the back door to pump some water and get drinks.
Alphonse got there first and drank his fill before Edward stepped in and did the same. They both fell back on the lawn, staring at the clouds. Alphonse smiled serenely at them, now that the bitter aftertaste was gone from his mouth.
Edward did as well, his thoughts drifting to his mother. That had been the first time she'd laughed in months and for that, the trouble they were in was worthwhile.
Pairing/Characters: Young Elrics
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Rating: PG
Summary: While baking a cake, the boys learn a lesson they will never forget.
Theme: #26 Baker's Chocolate
Lesson Learned
“Mooom, can I help?” Five year old Edward whined, tugging on Trisha Elric's dress. “I wanna make the cake too!”
“Yeah!” Alphonse chimed in from the floor, looking up at her innocently and curious.
Trisha sighed and smiled at them. “Alright, sit down at the table.”
Both boys tore over to the table, as fast as the could manage to climb into the chairs with the boosters on them. Trisha brought the big bowl over that already contained sugar and butter inside and she took a measuring cup and took out some flour. “Put this in, Edward.”
Edward grabbed it with his chubby hands and dumped it unceremoniously into the bowl. His mother smiled and offered the same to Alphonse, alternating between them until the flour was all inside. She then passed them each equal amounts of ingredients, and then handed Al the spoon to stir for awhile.
It brought a smile to her face the way Ed would hold the bowl and Alphonse would stir it as best as he could, clearly straining to turn the sticky mess into batter. She got out some baker's chocolate and began melting it for the icing. At the sight of the bar, both boys immediately moved to her side again, begging. “Please mom! Can we have some chocolate?” Alphonse tried.
“I'm afraid not. It's not the kind of chocolate you eat like that.” She told them.
“Please?” Edward added.
“No.” Trisha replied firmly.
Both boys pouted and wandered off, no longer interested in the baking process. She sighed and smiled and went to finish stirring the lumps out of the batter. Once the batter was in the oven and the icing was made and cooling in the pantry, she went on to do the laundry.
Edward decided this was the perfect time to sneak some of the chocolate.
“But mom will be mad.” Alphonse whispered, holding a stuffed bear to his chest, looking apprehensive.
“No she won't...well maybe a little, but not much. You know it!” Edward answered. “It's nothing, just a little bite. You like chocolate, don't you?”
“Yes.” Al had to admit he did like it, even though it was a treat.
“Let's get some!”
With that, Edward yanked Al's hand and pulled him into the kitchen. He stopped in the doorway and looked around, making sure Trisha wasn't there. This was a clear indication to Al that they were about to be naughty. Edward slipped over to the counter top, stood on the tips of his toes and reached with all of his might. He found the chocolate and pulled it down. He broke off a piece for Al and handed it to him before taking a bite from the remaining slab.
At the same time, Al had popped the piece into his mouth.
Both boys gagged.
Trisha laughed from the doorway and shook her head, walking over and taking the chocolate from Edward. “What did I tell you boys?”
“Sorry!” They both chorused before running out the back door to pump some water and get drinks.
Alphonse got there first and drank his fill before Edward stepped in and did the same. They both fell back on the lawn, staring at the clouds. Alphonse smiled serenely at them, now that the bitter aftertaste was gone from his mouth.
Edward did as well, his thoughts drifting to his mother. That had been the first time she'd laughed in months and for that, the trouble they were in was worthwhile.