Ants&Humans

Cooking&Hobbies

Gabriel turned the stove on while he kept glancing at the now hungry Bob. It kept playing with the cats , moving the laser on the wall left and right , the cats moving their paws to catch the light. He grinned.
He rarely talked to anyone as his "housemates" always left early in the morning , leaving him behind most of the time. They would sometimes talk to each other like they knew each other a long time ago , but that was about all the human interaction he would get every week. The only people that interacted with him the most were his cats...
He then glanced back towards the stove. He put the pan on and started to fry some vegetables and meat. He will think about the sauce later.
Once he finished the frying , he turned off the stove and took a plate , his plate , serving himself first , just to realize Bob was there , still hungry. He felt embarrassed for being so selfish. He never had someone to talk to.
It did come towards him though after smelling the cooked meat. Gabriel expected it to take a seat , but instead it sat on the floor while looking at him excitedly.
"Ooo~ What's this?" It asked as it pointed towards his plate.
He forgot. He still forgot to give Bob its serving too..Many thoughts passed through his mind , though one did hit the nail in the coffin: "What was Bob's gender anyway?" The question made him flustered , making it notice the tension.
"R-right...Bob's just a guest , I shouldn't act this way..." Gabriel reminded himself , finally looking at a now confused Bob.
"It's just some um... frying meat and vegetables , nothing fancy." He answered as he scratched his head. He stood up from his chair , filling another plate with the same food. "Here. It will take me some time to get used to the situation we're in right now..." Bob nodded. "But please sit on the chair." Gabriel added as he patted another chair , like he was teaching it how to sit. "I don't want you to get co-" Bob sneezed.
The two widened their eyes after that. So it did catch a cold after all... Bob still stood up and sat on the chair happily, placing both of its hands on the table. Gabriel smiled too , sheepishly, sitting on his chair too. Finally the two can eat.

Gabriel had to teach it how to use the fork and how to wash the dishes.
"Some humans have a dishwasher , but I don't have the desire to own one. I always feel bored out of my mind after I do my job , so cleaning the dishes is sort of like a..." Gabriel paused as he noticed Bob playing with its hair again , its eyes curious."...hobby for me."
"Hobby?" The God asked as it stopped playing with its hair.
"Because of how boring life can be for us...We do have such things called 'hobbies' , basically favorite activities we like to do to pass time." Gabriel answered , hoping it understood what he just said.
"You have a hobby , right?" Gabriel felt personally attacked for no reason , triggering something in him he used to hide from himself. He did like to write as a kid...but after he got his job as a writer , he lost that interest quite quickly.
He gulped , feeling a bit embarrassed. He bit his lip , feeling his labret piercing. It was out of niobium due to his silver allergy.
As he stared outside through the window , he started to remember again about his past... About his negligent family.
The kitchen was quite small , but modern. The cabinets painted in grey , the tiles were made out of marble , giving it an onyx effect , the walls were painted in grey too as Gabriel didn't like light colored walls , because you could've easily see scratch marks on them.
"Well...as a kid , I did...yes." Gabriel answered after a long pause."I liked to write stories quite a lot, but after I became a freelancer , I just...kind of stopped doing that..."
The pauses between his speech made Bob realize that Gabriel didn't really feel good talking about this.
"I want a hobby!" Bob exclaimed , trying to cut through the awkwardness of the situation.
"H...u....huh?" Gabriel mumbled surprised as he widened his eyes. It shouldn't be surprising to him and yet it was. "Well , finding a hobby can be a bit hard , especially for a God like yo..."
"I like to stare at things...and....explore...!" Bob chuckled. "Is that a hobby...?"
"Hmm...it is." Gabriel smiled. "I'm also like that. I love to explore a lot of things whenever I have nothing else to do. That's how....that's how I met you." Gabriel slightly blushed after that sentence. It made him feel...a bit romantic.
"Ah...! Right!" Bob giggled as it sneezed again.
"B-Bob...!" Gabriel shouted panicking. "Come with me...I'll give you something warmer to wear , ok...?" Bob nodded , following him.

That's how they spent their afternoon together. It was evening now.