The sun peeked its way into her room. Spilling across in a warm embrace to bath her face. She groaned and whimpered rolling on her side. Reaching for Shadow. He wasn't there. That caused her to open her eyes. Well then.

Sighing she threw back the covers and climbed out of bed. Not bothering to make it up. Something he'd probably complain about later but she didn't care. It was her room so her rules. So a messy bed it was.

Yawning she combed her fingers through her hair before running a brush through it. Pulling it back in a ponytail and presto she was perfect! Well...Almost. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes and moving towards their dresser she began opening and closing drawers grabbing clothes here and there. They hadn't been together for too long and already he had a drawer. Not to mention a space in her closet. As well as his crap in the bathroom. Franco said they were moving too fast. But she didn't know any better.

Like a snake wiggling out of its skin she shed her jammies, leaving them on the floor something else he'd probably complain about, and put on her clothes. Which consisted of a slightly oversized black Avenged Sevenfold band shirt and a pair of hiphugging black shorts. That was all she needed.

Moving to her nightstand she picked up her pack of smushed cloves and Zippo. He was trying to break her of the habit but wasn't having much luck. If she didn't have to worry about lung cancer or her liver anymore why give it up? Lighting the clove between her lips she inhaled as she stuffed the pack and Zippo into her pocket.

Finally she was ready to face the world! Opening the door to her room she stepped out closing it behind her. It was oddly quiet. What time was it? More than likely May was out with Jin and David was running around with Ryan somewhere. That was just fine with her. She just wondered where Shadow was.

Ashing her clove on the floor, something she did to piss off May they were marble floors after all, she made her way into the kitchen. Humming to herself and finally turning on the radio blaring some Misfits she got the eggs, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla extract, cocoa and all the other goodie ingredients brownies required. She needed to get back into the swing of things.

The big mixing bowl was set on the counter as she took a drag and no measuring required she dumped the ingredients into the bowl and with her big wooden spoon began mixing away. Smiling and laughing cause honestly she didn't know anyone who made brownies from scratch anymore. Grinning as she finished the mixing process and poured it all onto a greased baking sheet. The oven was opened and the sheet slid in. She set it to bake and gave the spoon a lick. Delicious.

Dancing around her kitchen making a mess as the Awesomeness continued to make brownies. One of her favorite pastimes. And they were to die for.

Darcy was totally and completely into what she was doing. Mixing, stirring, baking, cutting up brownies, putting them on platters...Baking took up mass concentration yo!

So it was no surprise that when he chose to scare the living shit out of her it was really funny. Her lips parted and her clove fell into the mixing bowl, she screamed like a little girl, and well almost jumped ten feet in the air, "God damnit Shadow!"

She exclaimed hearing her lover and spinning around to face him. As soon as she had fished out the clove with her wooden spoon, determining the mix could be saved and it was soon ready for baking, she gave it a lick and pointed it to him in a very menacing way, "That was completely and totally not funny! I'm gonna make you pay!"

And with that she chunked the spoon at his head she had plenty more after all. Making sure that everything was okay that some batches were cooling and others were baking she set out with her plan of retaliation!

Opening a cupboard it shouldn't be a surprise that she came out with a rolling pin. A hard thought causing the doors to close and lock encasing him in the kitchen with her. Grinning from ear to ear and oh yeah you guessed it she began to chase the ninja down aimming to beat him with the rolling pin.

Darcy hated being referred to as "cute." She was anything but cute! The petite redhead chocolate covered girl was one ticked off Awesomeness! Eyes narrowing into slits as she gave him her best death glare. Even growling a little. It was like watching a pissed off pomeranian. Seriously amusing, "How many times you've scared me doesn't equal to how many times I'm going to bash you in the head with this said rolling pin and then once I'm done baking brownies you're gonna help me make cinnamon rolls as your punishment!"

And from her well meaning glare she meant that she would totally make him wear an apron and have him bake with her! Because...She thought her fellow Jello HQ house residents might like something else besides brownies. And everyone likes cinnamon rolls right?

Anyway...Brandishing that rolling pin like it was Excaliber the most holiest of weapons she scrambled over the tables and chairs as quick as she could be. Bringing her arm back and WHAP WHAP WHAP! Aimming to smack him on his sexy ninja bottom with it. Grinning all the while.

Good thing she always made about this much noise baking brownies and that the music was blaring. Otherwise the house residents might be a little concerned as to what exactly the Awesomeness was up to.

She glared. That's right! Glared right at the ninja, "I don't give a flying <censored> if you bake or not! You are gonna help me bake! And you will like it God damnit!"

She declared and him saying her pissy look was cute earned him a snarling growl as she lunged at him. On the way knocking over the radio killing the music. They said video killed the radio star. Who knew baking would as well?

It didn't matter if he had taken the pin out of her hands or not. She was airbone Darcy! Flying Awesomeness! She had been taking lessons from Tara. Howling in anger as she flew across tables and chairs to crash into him and take him down to the ground. At least she knew the momentum would knock him backwards.

And oh yeah you can bet once he was down and she was on top she grinned devilishly as she leaned down and kissed him softly and tenderly. Her lips smiling against his own before she pulled back, "You're the only one I let call me cute."

She muttered softly as she kissed him again. The kiss would've grown and would've had a bit more passion had the oven timer not gone off. Groaning she quickly climbs to her feet and putting on her oven mitts opens the oven to take out the brownies and set them on the counter. The ones that had cooled were set onto platters and stuck in the fridge. The next batch waiting was put into the oven and the timer set. She casually tossed the mitts on the counter beside the cooling brownies, "And we've made a mess..."

She said nodding to all the spilled ingredients sighing and with a thought the doors unlocked and opened. He could escape if he wanted to. She grabbed a mop and a broom and promptly began cleaning up. Just one more batch of brownies to go and she would be able to start in on those cinnamon rolls!

Carefully she chose to ignore all his witty remarks to her. Just the cute puppy bit earned him a glare. However she was happy when he kissed her back. Alas he had to have the last word and that bowl was dumped on her, "Damnit Shadow I'ma sic David on you!"

She called after him. Pouting now. She was defeated. He had won this round. Grumbling to herself she began to clean up and after the brownies were done and the cinnamon rolls in the oven she headed to her room to shower.

Either the running water drowned out his words or that's what she thought as she chose to ignore them. Now clean and sighing she turned off the shower.

Stepping out she grabbed a towel and quickly dried herself off. Hair still damp and water still clinging to that skin that smelled faintly of lavender intermingled with cinnamon she put on a black silky robe. Tying the sash glimpses of pale flesh could be seen as she walked.

Barefoot she exited the bathroom and crawled onto the bed. Smiling she looked over him for a moment before laying down to wrap her arms around him pulling him close against her.

Closing her eyes she began to sing softly to him placing kisses on him here and there.