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Schlatt was playing with Tubbo on the plush carpet in front of the couch. A Disney movie was playing on the tv, it sounded like Zootopia but you weren’t sure. Neither was watching the movie, it was just background noise. You could hear them laughing and the tumbling of legos as they fell, over the soft noise of the movie.
You hummed softly to yourself as you filled a pot with water and set it to boil on one of the stoves burners. From the living room, you heard the tv volume increase, and Tubbo loudly exclaims ‘okay.’ You could hear the excitement in his voice as he giggled, even as Schlatt shushed him.
You raised your eyebrow at their antics wondering what they were getting up to as the sound of the legos being deposited into their plastic bin filled your ears. They would both probably be out here soon to help you. You opened the cabinet to pull out a box of spaghetti. You poured the spaghetti into the now boiling water. You could hear Schlatts heavy steps going up the stairs and into your shared room. You were about to leave the spaghetti to check on Tubbo while Schlatt was upstairs, but when you turned you found Tubbo standing guard.
“No Mama, stay in here,” you picked him up and kissed his forehead.
“What are you two up to, hmm?” You both heard Schlatt start walking down the steps, and Tubbo started wiggling trying to get down from your arms.
“Nothing Mama!” He giggled as he ran out to his dad.
You smiled and shook your head, opening the fridge and pulling out a few eggs to add to the water. While you waited for the pasta to get soft, you went over to check on the slow cooker. You’d made meatballs and had set them to slow cook in the ragu tomato sauce for the past few hours. Schlatt always liked it when you cooked them that way and Tubbo liked that there was cheese in the center. You unplugged the slow cooker and took the lid off to make sure the meatballs hadn’t fallen apart. You smiled when they were still fully formed, you’d been having some trouble with them falling apart in the cooker. You put the lid back on and went back over to the stove.
There was a lot of shuffling coming from the living room, and you were tempted to go and have a look to see what they were up to, but Schlatt walked in. First Tubbo to distract you and keep you in the kitchen and now Schlatt, they were definitely up to something. He pulled frozen garlic bread out of the freezer and held it up grinning.
“It’s called Texas Toast, that’s how you know it’s the good stuff,” He shook the box of garlic bread and you laughed moving out of his way so he could put it in the toaster oven. He turned the small oven on and dumped the contents of the box onto the tray that was in the oven. He closed the door and turned to face you. He hugged you from behind, putting his chin on the top of your head.
“Hey Princess, how long until you think it’s all gonna be ready?” He asked, kissing the back of your head.
“About 20 minutes probably, what are you two planning?” You took a wooden spoon from its holder on the wall and prodded at the spaghetti in the pot, trying to see if it was soft enough.
He laughed, “Oh nothing, Princess.” He let go of you and opened a cabinet to pull out a strainer, he handed it to you. “It’s nothing, but I should go and help Tubs put those legos away.” He grinned at you as he walked backward out of the kitchen. You shook your head, laughing at him. You set the strainer in the sink and walked back over to the stove, turning the burner off. You picked up the pot, careful not to spill any of the boiling water on the floor, and poured all of the contents through the strainer.
You let all of the steam dissipate into the air as you heard a bang come from the living room, followed by giggling from Tubbo and a loud “We’re fine” from Schlatt. You used the spoon to take the eggs out of the strainer and left them on the side. You took the lid off of the slow cooker and poured the spaghetti into it. You mixed it around making sure that the spaghetti was covered in the sauce, before putting the lid back on.
The movie either ended or they stopped it as the living room fell into silence. That silence was quickly ended by a string of curses from Schlatt, then him telling Tubbo to not say those words. He walked into the kitchen smiling sheepishly.
“Princess do you know if we have any clips or like clothespins?”
“They should be in the cabinet above the washing machine, why?”
“The legos require them.”
“Sure they do.”
He rummaged through the cabinet, making an ‘ah” noise when he found them. He held them up to Tubbo, grinning. You had an idea of what they were doing out there, but you’d see soon enough. You checked on the garlic bread, making sure it wasn’t burning before turning the oven off and pulling the baking tray out with tongs. You set them to the side so they would be cool before you put them on a serving plate. You took 3 of the eggs you had boiled and started peeling them.
Both Tubbo and Schlatt walked into the kitchen to help you dish everything up. Tubbo had a big smile on his face, and Schlatt wrapped his arms around you, kissing your cheek, grinning. You smiled softly and gently bumped your forehead against his.
“You get the drinks, I’ll dish up, Princess,” He said letting go of you and reaching for the cabinets. He pulled out two glasses and a smaller plastic cup for Tubbo.
“What do you want to drink, Tubs?” you asked.
“Apple juice!”
“And you babe?” You asked pulling the apple juice out of the fridge.
“Apple juice is fine,” He had finished filing the bowls with spaghetti and meatballs and was now putting an egg in each bowl. You walked over to the cups on the counter and poured the apple juice in them. You opened the fridge back up and put the apple juice away, opening up the cutlery drawer next to the fridge to pull out three forks. You put one in each bowl and Schlatt put all of the garlic bread onto a platter.
“Stay here for a minute, Princess, Tubs and I will take these out and finish fixing it up.” It took him 3 trips to take everything out because he wouldn’t let Tubbo carry anything, scared he might drop something or for the bowls to be too hot for him to carry.
They both walked in on the fourth time. Both taking one of your hands. You stopped to pick Tubbo up and you squeezed Schlatt’s hand. He squeezed your hand back and you looked up at him to see him wiggling his eyebrows at you. He led you into the living room where the couch had been turned into a big pillow fort. They had used the clips to hang the makeshift blanket door up and to hold the blanket roof up.
Both you and Tubbo laughed and you hugged them both. Schlatt held the blanket door open, “Welcome to your castle, Princess.” You laughed at that and he grinned at you. They had built the fort around a small table that held all of the food. There were pillows and blankets inside and your favorite Disney movie was paused on the tv. Schlatt was taller than the fort’s ceiling even when he sat down, but he didn’t seem to mind. You kissed his cheek and whispered a thanks and an “I love you” to him as he pulled the table closer to the three of you. You leaned over to Tubbo and kissed the top of his head telling him how much you loved the surprise and how much you loved him. Schlatt smiled at you both as he pressed play and you all began eating.