Nothing In This World ||Midas X Meowscles||

Chapter 27: Rest

After everyone was done freaking out over the whole 'Kit-knows-how-to-build-a-robot-mech-suit' ordeal, the thick tension simmered down. Meowscles decided that he should start dinner, since it was almost near six pm. 

He slid into the kitchen, trying to get in a good mood himself. He looked through the fridge, seeing what he could make. Eventually, he decided that he wanted to go outside and grill. Get some fresh air, maybe talk to some silly henchmen. He went outside and walked over to the grill, lifting the lid, making sure it was clean. He checked the propane tank, then went back inside. He put an apron on and started to season and tenderize the steaks he planned to cook. As he went along, his son Kit, waddled in. Meowscles leaned down and scooped the small kitten up. He let Kit crawl up on his shoulder. Meowscles continued his work, as Kit nuzzled and bit at his shirt, trying to get comfortable. 

Meowscles hummed softly, of course, it wasn't even close to Midas's soft and smooth tone. But there was still comfort to it. Kit purred softly as he listened. 

A few minutes later, Kit fell asleep on his shoulder. Maow walked smoothly outside, just so he wouldn't wake the sleeping bundle on him. He lit the grill and watched as the flames licked the metal grate. Kit woke up to the silent roar and crackle of the coal. Meowscles started at the fire, slowly zoning out. His hand slowly reached towards the flames, just wanting to feel it. Kit bit his hair and yanked quickly, which snapped the man out of it. "Ow! Heeey! Quit that-" Meowscles tapped the top of Kit's head, which Kit slowly let go. Kit huffed, and nestled back into a ball, but kept an eye out on his father. 

 A little while later, Midas stepped outside. "There you two are..." Midas spoke. Kit looked over, meowing at him, rather loudly. Meowscles looked over, smiling softly. "Hello, my love." Meowscles cooed back, always happy to see the man. Kit stood up, kneading at Meowscles shoulder, staring at Midas. Midas reached up and scooped his baby off of his shoulder. He cradled him, softly bouncing him. "What are you cooking?" Midas asked, getting next to the man. Meowscles lifted an arm and snaking it around Midas's waist, holding him close. "Oh, just some steaks. I thought I might as well cook them, since they'll expire in a few days." He replied. Midas nodded, watching him cook. 

Kit fell asleep again soon after, as he listened to his parents softly talk. They went from small talk to serious topics. They never got angry, or defensive. They loved each other, with all their heart. Midas talked about his childhood to Meowscles, and Meowscles listened without skipping a beat. It was something that Midas was always touchy about, but he liked being open and honest with his man. He felt that Meowscles would be the only one to care. Meowscles took this as a privilege, a way to take some weight of Midas's shoulders. 

As he continued to cook, Midas shifted the topic to more light-hearted and fun stories. Either ones that took place in the past, or ones that were just recent, Meowscles loved them all. And hearing Midas try to get the story out, but just laughed was the best part. If he could, Meowscles would listen to Midas's laugh for hours. "Oh, my Arc, Midas..." He laughed softly, as Midas tried to recall a joke that was funny, but really morbid.  "It's funny!" Midas said, laughing. Meowscles placed a hand on the small of Midas's back, softly rubbing, just shaking his head. Midas giggled softly, and leaned into the man. 

Soon, Meowscles finished cooking and had to part from the man. He got the steaks off the grill and headed inside, with Midas in tow. Meowscles stepped in and saw Remedy and Skye helping to each other to cook sides for the main meal. Meowscles completely forgot, so he was thankful. "Oh! Thank you, guys-". He said as he sat the sheet pan of steaks down on the counter next to the stove. "No problem MaowMaow!" Skye replied, sliding past Remedy to turn off the burner under the pan of green beans. Meowscles smiled, getting plates down. "I'll tell everyone that dinner is ready." Midas said, walking away. Meowscles called after him, "Would you like me to take Kit? And get his booster seat ready?" Midas turned around and nodded, walking back over and carefully handed the baby over. Meowscles took him and slowly started to wake him up, as he watched Midas walk away.  

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About 30 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking amongst each other. Midas got himself and Meowscles a drink, while Meowscles made Kit's food. Meowscles looked over, "Wine?" He asked cautiously. Midas looked up at him, "What? I thought you liked wine..." Midas stated, frowning a bit. "I do but-" "-You're lightweight, I know darling." Midas jumped in, smiling. Meowscles stared at him, then his eyes narrowed, knowing what game Midas was playing. Midas narrowed his eyes back, leaning up a bit, challenging him. 

Meowscles tore his eyes away. "I've never seen that bottle before, it is new?" Meowscles asked, changing the subject. Midas nodded, "It is...Bought it recently. It's very tasty." He stated, "I thought you'd love to try it. It's called Romanee-Conti." Meowscles smiled, shaking his head slightly. "Oh yeah? How much was that?" "About twenty.." "Oh, not so bad-" "Thousand-". 

Meowscles slowly looked at the man, "...What.". "Per bottle is about twenty thousand." Meowscles jaw dropped to the floor. "Midas! What?!" He was baffled, of course, money wasn't an issue to Midas, but spending 20,000 dollars is absolutely insane. Midas laughed, taking their glasses to the table, setting them by their plates. Meowscles carried Kit's food in, setting it down in front of the baby. Kit immediately grabbed a fist full of the food and started eating. Tina laughed, "You know, how can he operate a mech suit, but not a fork?" Midas threw a cold glare at her. "He's still a baby Tina." "A baby that can work a machine." "Both of you stop." Remedy chided in. Tina returned to her plate, smugly smiling. Midas just sipped his wine, ignoring her. "You did an excellent job, dear." Midas spoke to Meowscles. He smiled, bowing his head towards the man. "Thank you, love."

They smiled at each other, and Kit threw a pea at Meowscles. "What is your deal?" Meowscles laughed, picking the pea off of his shirt. Midas assumed that Kit got jealous when Meowscles stole all of his attention. This happened often, and Kit would cause a scene to get Midas's attention back. It was endearing. 

Meowscles caught on to that though and did it on purpose just to see how the little shit would react. Kit giggled to himself, eating again. 

Meowscles and Midas looked at each other again, a look of understanding and amusement. 

The dinner ended smoothly, and Meowscles cleaned up, with the help of Skye of course. She made doing dishes fun. 
But soon after they were done, she scurried off to go find Remedy. Meowscles did the same, but instead of search for Remedy, he went to look for Midas. 

**a/n: Yoooo, so, here's this- word count: 1244. sorry it was slow, idk what to write about, so I'm easing it into a good ending, ty for reading :3 (also, sorry for any mistakes, I'm far too lazy to re-read anything)**