Dark Beauty /Sirius Black/ [2]

Dark Beauty - 5.

Chapter 5

"One more day until Addy goes to work, what will we do?" asked Sirius, a smile wide on his lips as he turned to stare at Jude who was standing on the chair beside Sirius at the kitchen counter, his small hands clutching the counter whilst he rocked ever so slightly on his feet. His light brown hair that was bound to get darker as he grew was in all sorts of mess from playing in the garden with Sirius.

The teenager couldn't help but notice when he collected the young boy that his teddy was in his crib with him, when he was almost positive that he had put it back on the shelf the night before, but he didn't think much of it, especially when the boy was clinging to it for dear life in his half-woken state.

"We should make a cake!" Jude beamed, excitedly slapping Sirius' bare side with his chubby hand whilst the boy laughed at him, ruffling his hair in passing to the cupboards, "no, no, Pad! We should get Addy to make us cake - she's the best at it!"

"Well, Jude, we're trying to make sure Addy gets enough rest as possible," Sirius chuckled, running a hand through the boy's messy hair, "that's why I need your help."

"Cause I'm second best!" Jude confirmed, nodding his head excitedly, he tried his best to climb onto the kitchen counter from the chair that Sirius had gotten for him to stand on, but Sirius' arm quickly slipped around his waist before he could make any attempts of hurting himself, "can I mix?"

"Why don't we both mix?" suggested Sirius as he measured out the flour into a cup, blowing the stray hairs out of his face in order to see better whilst Jude watched him intently, or rather, in awe.

The boy loved Sirius more than anything in the world, just at three years old, Jude looked up to Sirius like a role model, as if he was the best thing to walk the earth to him, and Jude was, in Sirius' eyes, the same. Sirius couldn't even think of his life without Jude in it, every time he thought of spending time with the toddler, or waking up to his laughter was the best times he could have, especially with the war.

And the fact that he got to care for him with the love of his life by his side was more than enough.

"Can I smash the egg?" asked Jude, his head titled to the side as he watched Sirius pick up the egg, and in one attempt the boy was quickly seated in between Sirius' legs with the bowl resting on them, Sirius handed the egg to Jude, and clasped his much bigger hand over the toddlers before gently guiding it to the edge of the bowl, "I think- I think I should be the one to bake sweeties!"

"I think so too, Jude," Sirius couldn't help but laugh, placing the bowl back on the counter and Jude back on the seat he had risen from, "what else do we need for this cake?"

"Flies!" Jude exclaimed, clapping his hands together whilst Sirius turned with a raised eyebrow, "the ones Addy eats!"

"Fudge flies in cake?!" Sirius asked, "okay then, what else?"

"Cheese!"

"Cheese in cake?!" Sirius exclaimed, "okay...what else?"

Jude thought for a minute, his little hand cupping his chin as though he was thinking, and the sight made Sirius' heart swell, "well I think love, because we love Addy."

"So, it's a flies, cheese and love, chocolate cake?" asked Sirius, watching Jude nod his head furiously and soon did the teenager walk to the fridge to get the ingredients, "you know, Jude, me and Addy where wondering if you want to play with other kids your age?"

"Bu-but I have you and Addy to play with?" Jude frowned, looking towards Sirius who had grabbed some fudge flies and the cheese from the fridge, if Jude wanted a cheese, fudge flies and love cake then that's what he would get.