Assassins in Gaia√

12. The Journal

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The morning sunlight falling on his face woke Desmond up slowly from his sleep. He stretched himself on the bed before huffing out a breath and got up yawning. He put on his shoes and grabbed his jacket walking out of the room. He saw Tifa's door open and she came out yawning, hair messed up, then Cloud and Ace's walked out talking about what to have for breakfast.

Cloud mumbled, "I still have a cinnamon stick on me. If I get some of the Pine tree tops from those smaller pine trees out there I can make tea for us."

Ace smiled, "Sounds good, I'll see if I can round up some rabbits or something to have for breakfast. We can make stew out of it or roast it and have it with toasted bread."

Tifa tried to control her hair, "I can't believe you actually packed so many bread. That's like the seventh loaf of bread you took out."

Ace shrugged, "No such thing as too little bread."

Tifa grinned before lighting up, "How about we make pot roasted rabbit? We got a nice bottle of mead yesterday."

Desmond hummed, "Not a bad idea. But first let's catch some rabbits and wash up. I noticed some coming into the backyard garden from the window earlier."

Cloud, "Yeah? How many?"

Desmond, "At least three, there might be more if we are careful when catching them."

Tifa lit up, "Then, let's go get some rabbits!"

Tifa, Cloud and Desmond went to catch the rabbits while Ace stayed back to search for some utensils in the kitchen. Much to Ace's surprise there were quite a number of cutlery and cooking ware left in the kitchen shelves that were collecting a lot of dust but useable. He went to the stream that was located not so far from the mansion to get water, they could use to wash and cook the rabbit and if he got lucky then maybe he could catch a fish or two. Unfortunately there were no fish seen in the stream so he just got a few buckets of water and washed the utensils needed by them in the sink while he waited for the others to return.

Desmond meanwhile used his lightning materia to release a small static burst to paralyse around four rabbits, Tifa had found the fourth one in the backyard. Cloud went to collect the rabbits and with Tifa's help started prep them to cook. Desmond went to check the perimeter for monsters before cleaning up in the stream and returning with a bowl that Ace had given him while he was collecting water. He then directed Tifa and Cloud to the stream to wash up as he took the meat to the kitchen.

Desmond, "I found some wild tomatoes, onion and chillies growing outside in the back."

Ace, "He he he he! I found a bottle of sea salt in one of the shelves, the spices are completely done for however."

Desmond grinned, "Good enough for us, pity there aren't any more vegetables."

Tifa walked in with a towel she was using for her wet face, "Vegetables? Are those tomatoes and onions? Where did you get that? They are so pricey in the market!"

Cloud nodded curiously, his mother only brought tomatoes and onions during special occasions. Like birthdays to make savoury dishes. He also noticed they looked smaller than the ones he saw in the market.

Desmond pointed at the veggies, "These were growing wild in the greenhouse. I'm guessing it was warm enough for it to grow in there."

Cloud, "Ah!"

Tifa just nodded before moving to help Ace make the pot roast rabbit while Desmond got the table cleaned up and Cloud prepared tea. The four of them worked together and soon sat down to have breakfast. They chatted about what they saw in the backyard, the stream, last night's fights and made plans to visit the reactor again later. They wanted to see what is behind that one door that was left unchecked last night. Desmond relaxed as he let the chatter wash over him and the four of them finished breakfast. Desmond cleaned up the dishes with Cloud while Tifa dried them and Ace cleaned the table.