Little Ball of Fur- Larry Stylinson

=^.^= Chapter 6 =^.^=

Zayn and Louis sit on the couch. They've been watching cartoons for the past four hours and it seems Louis is growing weary. He likes watching cartoons sure, but his attention span can only handle so much. Zayn has been playing on his phone for most of it. He's never been too keen on animated stuff unless it deals with comics.

Louis really wants Harry to come home already. He misses him. He's getting attached, but he doesn't care. He really likes the curly haired lad. He fidgets as another episode of SpongeBob Squarepants comes on. He really wants to do something else. He taps Zayn on the shoulder, hoping maybe they could do something else. Zayn finally looks away from his phone to notice the restless hybrid.

"Yes?" He asks.

"Can Louis do something else?" He asked. Zayn raised a brow at that. He figured that Louis would be entertained the whole day by cartoons. It was obvious he wasn't. Zayn had absolutely no idea what to do. He could call Harry and ask, but he doesn't want to be a bother. He needs to figure this out on his own. He checks the time ad sees that it's a little after noon. Then he gets an idea.

"How about we make cookies?" He suggests. Louis tilts his head to the side, obviously confused. Zayn explains. "They're something you eat. I'm sure you'll like them. Now come on, let's get started." Zayn stands up and makes his way to the kitchen, a hesitant Louis behind him. Zayn knows that Harry has the all the ingredients to make cookies, so he goes about grabbing them and putting them on the counter. He notices the way Louis seems more reserved now. He figures Louis hasn't a clue to what he's doing. "How about I make the dough, and you watch. Then you can help me decorate?" Louis nods like he understands so Zayn continues.

Zayn puts all the ingredients in a large bowl and mixes it until it's just right. Then he goes in search of the cookie cutters. He looks everywhere, surprisingly only finding the star mold and the heart mold. Oh well, he figures that they're good enough. He places them on the counter and starts kneading out the dough so he has about an inch in layer across the surface. He then starts cutting them out.

Louis has been watching Zayn as he bakes and is honestly really confused. Right now the mixture doesn't look at all edible. 'Humans weird' he thinks as he watches Zayn mix. Eventually he studies as Zayn takes the mix out of the bowl and places it on the counter. Louis watches in curiosity as he presses the dough down so it covers the surface. He then observes as Zayn uses the shapes to cut out cookies.

Zayn finally places the cookies on cookie sheets. He already preheated the oven so he stuffs them in and puts a timer for 15 minutes from now. He turns back to Louis.

"Ok now we wait. I'll get the stuff to decorate." Zayn opens the cupboards and finds some containers of frosting, a few icing pens, and sprinkles. He places them on the counter and waits by the oven. Louis has grown tired of standing so he sits at the table, still watching Zayn as he plays on his phone.

"What that?" Louis asks. Zayn looks up at Louis confused before he realizes he's talking about the phone.

"This is a phone." Zayn informs. He shows the screen to Louis. Louis studies it with wide eyes. He reaches a finger to touch it, watching as his finger moves the items on the screen. Louis pulls back, confused as to what he did. Zayn chuckles. He pulls the phone back to himself and opens up a game. He starts playing and Louis moves closer and closer, until he stands at Zayn's side, peeking over his bicep. He watches as Zayn makes something move on the screen. Zayn is playing Crossy Road, making the chicken move quickly through the obstacles. Just when he gets on a roll, the timer dings.

"Looks like the cookies are ready." Zayn says. Louis moves back startled. Zayn goes and grabs oven mitts and Louis retreats to kitchen table. He sits and waits as Zayn pulls the cookies out. He places them on a rack to cool. After five minutes, Zayn places them near the pair as they sit on the table. Zayn grabs one of the frosting containers and open it. He pulls out a spoon, dips it in to scoop frosting, and then he finally spreads it on a star shaped cookie. Once it's coated he shows Louis.

"See this is what you do. Then you can add sprinkles." He seizes the sprinkles and tilts them down, putting some on the cookie. Louis nods, and then grabs a star cookie for himself. He pulls the frosting container Zayn left open toward him. He fishes out the spoon and repeats what Zayn taught him. The frosting is messier on his cookie, but it looks edible all the same. "That's great Louis." They frost a few more before Zayn remembers the icing pens. He picks one up and writes 'Yum'. Louis looked up when Zayn took the icing pen. He eyes the letters on the cookie, before he asks about them.

"What Zayn do?" Zayn smiles, finishing up writing 'Nom' on another cookie. He moves closer to Louis and shows him what he's doing. He writes slowly, Louis following his every movement.

"I'm writing words on it. It says Chomp." He explains. "You can write on them too, but um..." He trails off, knowing Louis isn't able to read or write. Louis slumps, disappointed that he can't do what Zayn did. However, Zayn already had an idea. "You might not be able to fully write, but we can start slow. I can show you how to write letters." He offers. Louis nods enthusiastically. Zayn starts with the letter L, for Louis. Louis masters it easily. They do the rest of the letters for his name and Louis is giddy with excitement. He likes writing letters. As Louis starts on another cookie, he gets an idea.

"Can Zayn show Louis how write Harry." Louis inquires. Zayn thinks it's cute that Louis wants to learn to write Harry's name. He demonstrates how to form the letters and Louis follows along. Louis beams. Now he has five star cookies that spell his name and five heart cookies that spell Harry's name. He puts them on the plate Zayn put out for them, waiting for Harry to come home already. Zayn finishes the last cookie and looks up at Louis.

"Now we eat them." Louis watches in horror as Zayn grabs one of the cookies he wrote on. He lightly slaps Zayn's hand, Zayn letting the cookie go. "What?" he asks confused.

"For Harry." Louis exclaims. Zayn chuckles, noticing which cookie he was holding.

"Fine for Harry, but can we at least eat the other ones?" He asks. Louis thinks about and looking at the treats reminds him he hasn't had lunch. He nods. "Great." Zayn smiles. He picks up a different cookie and Louis does the same. They munch happily and grab a second before they go back to watching cartoons.