First Dinner As A Family
"You're not my father." Was the first words of defiance out of Rhadamanthus's mouth from the dull couch.
" I never said I was." Duke shrugged as he cracked open a few eggs into a large bowl, he whisked away mixing them together.
"Then what are you to us?" Leonie inquired sitting at the small round dining table with a small paint set infront of her, a gift from Catherine.
"Your legal gaurdian. That means I'm like a father but I'm not... um think like an uncle or even a better; like a godfather."
"Or a smelly grandmama!" Leonie giggled as she painted on her sketch pad.
"... Well I'm old, but I'm not smelly." Duke laughed as he bagan to cut up some cheese, then throwing it into the egg misture.
"You don't look old."
" Appearances are very decieving my young Rhadamanthus."
The young saytr scrunch at the use of his name, how horrid and long.
Duke laughed a bit, rather carefree like. "I hope you like it here though, You each get you're own rooms and you can decorate them as you see fit as long as it isn't horribly tacky." He then began to fry up some bacon.
"Can my room look like a pirate ship?" She hopped up and down in place an ear to ear grin on her face.
"Of course!" Duke laughed a bit, it was good to have kids again.
Rhad sniffed the air, that bacon smelled good... he frowned staying put he wasn't about to be won over with food.
Pulling the bacon s soon as it was done off the pan and moving it onto a plate, he set it aside on the counter, using the same plate he began to cook the scrambled eggs and cheese.
Rhad blinked, turning over he looked at them from over the edge of the couch. "What are you doing?"
"... Cooking?" Duke blinked at him blankly, a spatula in one hand a plate in the other.
"No duh, what are you? Stupid? ... You're cooking breakfast for dinner!" He grumbled, how stupid and absurd. he secretly wished duke would just explode into little bitty pieces so he and Leonie could run away again, so they wouldn't be trapped in this stupid house.
"Well, I don't got much in the fridge right now, so I'mma gonna go shopping for groceries tomorrow. So you deal with what I have or you don't eat. That's my policy." He said simple as he scooted the scrambled eggs onto the large plate next to the bacon. "Alright my little piccasso pack up your paints and wash your hands! It's grub time."
"Yippee! Food! BACON!" She squeeled as she practically jumped out of her chair, hands up in the air as she scurried off intot he bathroom.
Placing the plate down on the counter once more, Duke cleared the table, settnig the sketchpad off eslewhere allowing it to dry, while he closed up the paints and placed the paintbrushes in the sink. "You eating?" He looked to Rhad, as he scrubbed off the bits of paint that spilt.
Rhad almost protested, but his stomache over ruled. Sighing he climbed over the couch and took a seat at the table.
Smiling Duke placed a fork, placemat, and plate infront of Rhad, one set infront of Leonie's seat, and another set infront of his own. "Whaddaya wanna drink?" He asked as he pulled out a soda for himself.
"Cola!" Leonie exclaimed as she rushed to her seat, tying a napkin around her neck like a bib.
"... Me too." Rhad said roughly, not really bothering with his napkin.
"Alright carbinated caffine it is!" Duke laughed setting three can of soda on the table, pulling out a straw for Leonie. With a large spoon Duke served each of them a helping serving of scrambled eggs and cheese and three strips of bacon. Finally taking his seat he clasped his hands together as he closed his eyes. He opened a single brown eyes before blinked. "I'm sorry.. do.. you guys say anything before eating?"
"Yeah, we thank gods for the food."
"Well how about you say the prayer then." Duke smiled.
"... um okies." Leonie mimicked Duke's hand postioning, but not before kicking Rhad to copy.
Reluctantly he did.
"... Great Harvest, we tank you for the food! Dig in!" She giggled as she began to chew on her bacon strips.
"Rather unconventional, but I like it." He laughed as he opened his can of soda, sipping at the cool drink. "How do you guys like the food?"
"Mmmhmph- Gasp! .. it's Yummy!" Leo grinned after taking a long drink from her can.
"... it's ok." Rhad said quietly as he slowly ate, sniffing at it like it was poisonous.
Duke merely shrugged. "Well, just tell me what you guys like so I know what to get you tomorrow."
Leonie nodded.
Rhad merely shrugged.
Duke smiled, dinner went a little better than expected.
"You're not my father." Was the first words of defiance out of Rhadamanthus's mouth from the dull couch.
" I never said I was." Duke shrugged as he cracked open a few eggs into a large bowl, he whisked away mixing them together.
"Then what are you to us?" Leonie inquired sitting at the small round dining table with a small paint set infront of her, a gift from Catherine.
"Your legal gaurdian. That means I'm like a father but I'm not... um think like an uncle or even a better; like a godfather."
"Or a smelly grandmama!" Leonie giggled as she painted on her sketch pad.
"... Well I'm old, but I'm not smelly." Duke laughed as he bagan to cut up some cheese, then throwing it into the egg misture.
"You don't look old."
" Appearances are very decieving my young Rhadamanthus."
The young saytr scrunch at the use of his name, how horrid and long.
Duke laughed a bit, rather carefree like. "I hope you like it here though, You each get you're own rooms and you can decorate them as you see fit as long as it isn't horribly tacky." He then began to fry up some bacon.
"Can my room look like a pirate ship?" She hopped up and down in place an ear to ear grin on her face.
"Of course!" Duke laughed a bit, it was good to have kids again.
Rhad sniffed the air, that bacon smelled good... he frowned staying put he wasn't about to be won over with food.
Pulling the bacon s soon as it was done off the pan and moving it onto a plate, he set it aside on the counter, using the same plate he began to cook the scrambled eggs and cheese.
Rhad blinked, turning over he looked at them from over the edge of the couch. "What are you doing?"
"... Cooking?" Duke blinked at him blankly, a spatula in one hand a plate in the other.
"No duh, what are you? Stupid? ... You're cooking breakfast for dinner!" He grumbled, how stupid and absurd. he secretly wished duke would just explode into little bitty pieces so he and Leonie could run away again, so they wouldn't be trapped in this stupid house.
"Well, I don't got much in the fridge right now, so I'mma gonna go shopping for groceries tomorrow. So you deal with what I have or you don't eat. That's my policy." He said simple as he scooted the scrambled eggs onto the large plate next to the bacon. "Alright my little piccasso pack up your paints and wash your hands! It's grub time."
"Yippee! Food! BACON!" She squeeled as she practically jumped out of her chair, hands up in the air as she scurried off intot he bathroom.
Placing the plate down on the counter once more, Duke cleared the table, settnig the sketchpad off eslewhere allowing it to dry, while he closed up the paints and placed the paintbrushes in the sink. "You eating?" He looked to Rhad, as he scrubbed off the bits of paint that spilt.
Rhad almost protested, but his stomache over ruled. Sighing he climbed over the couch and took a seat at the table.
Smiling Duke placed a fork, placemat, and plate infront of Rhad, one set infront of Leonie's seat, and another set infront of his own. "Whaddaya wanna drink?" He asked as he pulled out a soda for himself.
"Cola!" Leonie exclaimed as she rushed to her seat, tying a napkin around her neck like a bib.
"... Me too." Rhad said roughly, not really bothering with his napkin.
"Alright carbinated caffine it is!" Duke laughed setting three can of soda on the table, pulling out a straw for Leonie. With a large spoon Duke served each of them a helping serving of scrambled eggs and cheese and three strips of bacon. Finally taking his seat he clasped his hands together as he closed his eyes. He opened a single brown eyes before blinked. "I'm sorry.. do.. you guys say anything before eating?"
"Yeah, we thank gods for the food."
"Well how about you say the prayer then." Duke smiled.
"... um okies." Leonie mimicked Duke's hand postioning, but not before kicking Rhad to copy.
Reluctantly he did.
"... Great Harvest, we tank you for the food! Dig in!" She giggled as she began to chew on her bacon strips.
"Rather unconventional, but I like it." He laughed as he opened his can of soda, sipping at the cool drink. "How do you guys like the food?"
"Mmmhmph- Gasp! .. it's Yummy!" Leo grinned after taking a long drink from her can.
"... it's ok." Rhad said quietly as he slowly ate, sniffing at it like it was poisonous.
Duke merely shrugged. "Well, just tell me what you guys like so I know what to get you tomorrow."
Leonie nodded.
Rhad merely shrugged.
Duke smiled, dinner went a little better than expected.
