♡︎What Binds Us Together♡︎

Chapter 2: A warm breakfast and blue tears

Gingerbrave's POV

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I woke up to the sunlight filling my room, I yawned and rubbed my eyes. Then turning to my right, Strawberry Cookie was there. The new cookie seemed calm now, her breathing was steady and she was snoring softly. Strawberry looked fine being warmed up with her pink, strawberry themed sweater and her cute cat plush. But I'm just not sure about her mind, maybe she's traumatized as to who attacked her.
Strawberry, Strawberry, Strawberry....why do I like that name?
As I got up and walked out of my room, I went downstairs to the kitchen. I should make some breakfast, for her and me. It's the best thing to do for a cookie who's been bleeding out onto the earthbread floor for who knows how long?
I got three eggs and a pan. As I set up the stove heat, I heard small steps come down from the stairs.
"Hey Strawb!" I called out to her as she got near the dining table, her head perked up to the nickname.
"Uhm...hi..." She answered, her eyes looking away from me.
"How's your cuts? Are they feeling better?" I asked her.
"Y-Yeah...my waist just....hurts a lot—ow..." As she sat down on a wooden chair that was near her, her face winced with the same pain as before.
"Oh I'm sorry, we'll go to Herb Cookie soon so that he will check on that." I gave her a little smile and cracked the egg over the pan and it dropped with a little "plop".
"Hey, uhm...do you know how to cook eggs...?" Strawberry asked.
"Kinda?"
"Hmm." She got up and went over to where I was, standing over the pan where the egg yolk was sizzling.
"What part don't you get?" Her hazel eyes gazed into my blue ones.
"Well, just maybe....everything?" I replied to her. She sighed and I worried that I might've annoyed her.
"I'll help. Here." Strawberry placed her hand on top of mine which had a plastic and small spatula. I let her soft hand brush over mine, it was warm. I felt myself blush. She lifted my hand into the pan and started to mix the egg that was in there.
"So after you crack the egg, you have to mix it. But you have to make sure there are no flakes on the side of the pan." She explained to me, looking up at me. "Then after it's done which will be in 7 minutes, you can put it on a plate." Strawberry smiled at me, or at least I think she did? Her hood makes it hard to tell since it covers her face.
"Wow, you know how to cook, do you?" I asked as her hand let go from mine.
"Yeah, I was taught so I can make food for my sisters..." She looked down at the ground. "At the time my parents were fighting the cake wolfs and cake hounds that were coming to our village..."
Strawberry sighed into her hoodie. "B-But, that doesn't matter right? Hehe..." Strawberry Cookie left me in the kitchen and went to go sit down at the dining table. Her hand on her cheek, she looked sad.
I looked at her with sympathy, I felt so bad for her. It's not fair how Dark Enchantress Cookie gets to destroy homes with her minions. Then all that's left of those homes is nothing, just abandonment.
It has been 7 minutes and I placed the scrambled eggs onto plates I set out on the side of the kitchen counter. With forks, I walked to the dining table and placed a plate in front of Strawberry. She perked up at the sight of it. I sat down next to her, plate in front of me as well.
We ate quietly. And it was very uncomfortable.

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"Here, I can show you around the kingdom!" I grabbed Strawberry Cookie's hand.
"You sure? It seems dangerous outside..." Strawberry mumbled. I looked at her confused.
The kingdom? Dangerous? We have the best guards!
"It's not dangerous," I answered her. "it's perfectly fine, what makes you say that?"
"My mom used to say that it's dangerous outside, we've only been in the backyard or at the market. No where near outside or near the forest..." She said.
"Don't worry about that!" I put a hand on her shoulder. "We have walls built around this kingdom, you're gonna be okay!"
"I didn't have walls around my village..." I heard her mutter under her breath as I led her outside of my house.
It was nice and sunny today, and the breeze was warm. Summer really hits it right, doesn't it?
"Summer..." Strawberry echoed. "Summer is beautiful..."
"I know, now c'mon! Let's go!" I started to run while Strawberry Cookie tried to catch up.