Time to Bond

8. Pie

The next day Ryan woke up to the sweet smell of hot chocolate and fresh pumpkin pie. The smell made him think of Christmas with his family before the rapture. He remembered his mom making hot chocolate for him and Ramie after they were done playing outside in the snow. The thought made him wish he could say he would get to see his parents again, but he knew he never would. Ryan didn't feel like remembering all these bad memorize so he got up and headed to the kitchen to where the wonderful smell was. He walked in to see Darrion taking out a hot pan of pie and hot chocolate on the table.
"What's this all for?" Ryan asked as Darrion rushed beside him to put the pie on the table.

"Oh nothing, I just felt like making something festive." Darrion said

"Well I'm grabbing a piece I haven't had pie since who-knows-when!" Ryan said while grabbing for the pie, but before he knew it Darrion came up behind him and slapped the back of his head.

"Ouch! What's with you and slapping me!" Ryan said a little annoyed

"Every time I slap you, you deserve it! Now, don't touch the pie!..It's not for you" Darrion said the last part in a whisper, but Ryan still heard it. Darrion ran off upstairs and closed the door to her room Ryan had figured.

"Ok, so if this is not for me, and it sure doesn't sound like it's for herself… who is it for…?" Ryan couldn't put his finger on it, who was the pie for. Darrion woke Ryan up from his deep thought when she bumped into him trying to grab the pie and hot chocolate. But Ryan wasn't going to let her go that easy; he put his arm between Darrion and the food.

"Ryan, move your arm." Darrion said not looking at him, but his arm.

"Tell me who the food is for then Dar." Ryan said to her simply.

"Ryan look, I don't want to get into a fight, just move before the coco gets cold." Darrion said still not looking up at Ryan.

"Oh Dar, come on it's just a question, is it for Charlie?"

"Ryan when do you ever listen! Ok you want to know who it's for, it's for Andy " Ryan just looked at her not thinking or saying anything so surprised at what she just said. "Will you move now" Darrion said in a very quiet voice

Ryan moved his arm without saying one word, he wasn't mad…but more just, surprised he just couldn't spite out words. When Darrion was walking down the hall to Andy's room Ryan decided to follow her, he didn't know why, but just did.

Darrion knocked on Andy's door a little pink from what happened with Ryan.

"Come in!" Darrion heard Andy yelling from inside the room. She opened it to see Andy where he always was. Darrion always wondered how-for being stuck on the bed almost 24/7-still could look normal. More of the people in the house looked like they were dying, his dark blonde hair was always brushed his clothes never looked dirty or slept in, and for being on bed rest for almost 2 months now, never looked like her gained any weight, always fit. Darrion blushed and looked even pinker then she already was thinking about this.

"Why are you all red?" Andy asked smiling at her one more thing about Andy that seem odd, his teeth were also always so white, he was nothing like the other people there.

"No-no reason, just… nothing" Darrion said looking down at her feet.

"Whatever, hey what do you have there?"

"Oh! This, well I just wanted you to feel the holiday spirit and have some pie and hot chocolate" Darrion said looking at the try in her hands.

"Cool! Come, sit!" Andy said patting the bed. Darrion walked over and sat on the bed and set the try by Andy.