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Arthur did normally have all the ingredients.. but he was running low, and besides, with Alfred gone he would have no trouble at all in slipping in a few things to the other’s food! Nothing poison, of course, Alfred had done nothing to piss him off in a while.
Gathering some vegetables for the other’s salad, Arthur whistled a small tune, shifting around the dirt in his garden (the disembodied fingers were beginning to poke through the topsoil). Walking back inside, Arthur quickly chopped up the vegetables, opening his cabinets once more. Eyes roaming from the ingredient shelf to his poison shelf, Arthur trailed down to simple knockout drugs. Picking up a small brown bottle, Arthur smirked.. this one would do~
Alfred strode to the door, grabbing the blood-splattered baseball bat out of habit. It was second nature to him by now. He hated going anywhere without it, but sometimes, in the ‘other world’, the world where his ‘other’ self was, the kinder version, he sometimes forgot and had to remind himself that carrying around a bloody bat was seen as something quite frowned upon, and that he would even be sent to jail for such an act. Silly, that ‘other world’ was, but no matter.
Shutting the door behind him, he made his way along the front walkway of the house and out into the sidewalk, passing the different houses as he went along. The neighbors didn’t really like to talk to them, seeing as, on a particularly horrible night, you could be found hearing screams and cries from Al and Artie’s house. In this world, screams were normal, and cries were heard every day, but they happened too often in their house, and everyone knew the reputation Arthur had. No one liked to mess with him. Get on his wrong side and you were dead meat.
Finally arriving at the nearby secondhand store, he waltzed in like he owned the place, carrying the bat over his shoulder, glaring at the male cashiers and sending a wink towards to woman, who scoffed and turned the other way. Everyone knew Alfred’s reputation too. Alfred quickly found the salad dressing he needed, located the cream only because Arthur frequently sent him out for sugar runs, payed for his stuff, and walked out, shaking his head. He had noticed everyone in line had tensed up. Yep, Alfred had a reputation. If you messed with him, then you messed with Arthur. If you messed with Arthur, then you messed with Alfred. And you wouldn’t even know what hit you.
Alfred arrived home a few moments later, and upon opening the door, he caught a blast of warm, sugary, sweet air, right in his face. He did a double-take, coughing, feeling like his head was swimming and was about the throw up.
“G-…God damn, Awtie…Fuggin’ tryin’ t’ kill me soon’s I walk in d’ door…?” Alfred placed down his bat and put a free arm around his mouth and nose, still hacking. He quickly shoved the grocery bag at Arthur, hoping he would take it so he could quickly get out of the kitchen, although it would be futile. The whole house would smell like a giant bakery, but it would be especially bad in the kitchen.
Arthur whistled a merry tune as he chopped the vegetables in front of him, moving the knife as though it were a mere extension of his arm. The blade moved quickly, and with a sweep, all the vegetables found themselves in a rather large salad bowl. The Briton smiled as he began to get into a rhythm, one hand sweeping chopped vegetables into the bowl, as the other flashed up to grab salt or pepper, or other such things that went flying into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
Turning on his heels, the Englishman pulled on an oven mitt, stretching his fingers into the thick, pink material, before opening the oven to pull out a small cake pan— exactly half a second before the timer went off. Reaching up with his other hand, he turned the beeping timer off, and closed the oven door with his hip. It was when he set the cake onto the counter, that he heard the front door open, signaling (hopefully) the return of the other. (Of course, it was rarely often that a thief tried to sneak into the pair’s house.. and especially not when they had an inkling that Arthur, or Alfred for that matter, maybe be alert).
As the other handed him the newly bought groceries, Arthur smiled, taking them in his arms to the counter. “No trouble, I presume?” He spoke, as he opened the bag, pulling out both the cream and the salad dressing. He folded the paper bag, tucking it into a drawer, before uncapping the salad dressing. Holding the bowl up, he poured in the dressing with a flourish, before tossing the salad by hand.
Alfred coughed and hacked, but Arthur was oblivious to this all. He was used to this sort of acts whenever he was making sweets, as Alfred couldn’t stand being in the same room with the sugary delights (or ‘crapola’, as Alfred liked to call them) and frequently reminded Arthur of this. When he was younger, Arthur would force these baked products down him, one after another. After a while, Alfred started getting sick, and then physically ill as soon as he knew Arthur was baking. He didn’t know how that man could stand it. Such sweet things, rotting your teeth. And yet, Arthur had perfect teeth. It was ridiculous.
“N…Nope, no problem…jus’ take d’ damn bag…” Alfred managed to get out, and once Arthur had taken the bag, he was about to high-tail it out of there and try to get to some fresher air, when he noticed the large salad bowl on the counter. “Woaaahhhhh…hold it ri’te der, Awtie…is dat a good lookin’ salad or aw’re my eyes deceivin’ me…?” Alfred eyed the salad, and was already drooling. Gawd, it looked so good. “M’ boyfrien’ makes d’ best salads, hands down…!” Alfred looked over at Arthur and grinned, making an approving nod. The salad would make up for the disgusting smell in the kitchen. Aah…he was already looking forward to dinner.
“Why, that it is, love~ There now, aren’t you glad that you went out to buy salad dressing and cream?” Arthur smiled fondly as he finished tossing the salad, turning to wash and dry his hands in the sink, before he opened the cream. Alfred’s salad was done, but he still had to finish up his marvelous cream cake! Waving the other out of the kitchen with the click of his tongue at the other’s manners— Drooling! Honestly!— Arthur nudged the salad bowl to the back of the counter, before placing the cool cake on a plate, and pouring a bit of the cream into a bowl (along with other, sweeter, ingredients), and got to stirring his own homemade icing.
After all, just because the American in his dining room didn’t care for sweets anymore (Although, Arthur could never see why… he absolutely adored them when he was younger! …or so the Briton thought), it didn’t mean that the sugar crazed Arthur had to give them up! After all, the Englishman practically lived off of sugary products, insisting that they kept him…. “sane”.
Spreading the cool, vanilla icing over the top of the cake (and sneaking a tidbit, here or there), Arthur smiled at his handiwork. It looked marvelous, if he could be so bold as to say so himself. Putting all of the used utensils and bowls into the sink, for cleanup later, Arthur balanced both dishes in his arms as he took them to the table. Setting the salad bowl in the middle, and a plate down for Alfred.. he quickly dished out silverware (from God knows where), and placed his own dish down in front of his chair. Sitting with a smug, wide looking smile on his face.. he wrapped a pink (manly) looking napkin around his neck, twirling a fork in his hand.
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