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It was 7 am on a Saturday, a certain alien girl was baking all sorts of sweet treats in the kitchen of the academy. She was testing all sorts of new recipes in the cook book, she didn't realize that she made too much.
But it was too late for her to realize that the barrel she stocked her food away was full. And when I mean by full, I mean stacks and stacks of treats and too much for her friends to enjoy.
' Oh no, I made too much! Oh my stars, what- what should I do?' She internally panicked, scrunching her face in frustration as she now has to find a way to get rid of the extra food without wasting them.
Zam took off her backpack, placed it down so her dragon roam around a bit. " Oh Twilight, what shall I do?" She looked at the dragon sniffing out the sweet aroma comming from the barrel.
" Zam?" A male voice caught her attention, she turned around and saw that it was Legs.
" Legs! I need help." She frowned and started to approach him with Twilight following behind.
" With what? What happened?" He asked, concern in his voice as his eyes examined the kitchen.
" I-.. uhm.. I made too much treats and I don't know what to do with them.. Help." She admitted, blush creeping up as she realized how silly this was.
Legs looked at her before chuckling a bit, which died down when he saw how Zam's face is very much displeased.
" Sorry, sorry, I'll help. Do you want me to get Graecie and Sausage?"
" Yes please, it's one barrel full and we need alot of... uhm... those... those box things to put food in.?"
" Baskets?"
" Yes, that please."
Legs nodded and went his merry way down to their dorm. Leaving Zam alone to sort all the food to be even so she could distribute all of it to people without anybody complaining who got more and who got less.
" Okay so... ten cookies... five cheesecakes.. two b-.... bagnets..? Beengnet? Bei-"
" Zam!" A very excited female voice called out along with the sound of bells ringing caught her attention.
" Eek!" She flinched, tensing up, before relaxing and realizing it was Graecie. Her dear friend.
" I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you! Legs said you needed help and I hopped my way over here as fast as I can! Both Legs and Sausage are getting the baskets ready so don't worry!" The lamb girl apologized, taking a seat on the floor in her usual spot near the pots.
" It's okay, I was... I was just sorting out uhm.. stuff so that they can all be equal when given to.."
" Oh! Can I help? Legs did say you made a barrel full of stacks and stacks and stacks of sweet treats!"
" Okay, when they come here with the baskets then.. Okay, hooray.!"
" Hooray!"
The two girls chatted for a bit while they waited Legs and Sausage to come to the kitchen. Zam cooked up some eggs to make egg sandwiches for them to eat since they haven't had breakfast yet. When she was mid way in cutting the sandwiches to a triangle shape, she heard a clattering noise behind her, startling her as the knife gave her a small cut on her left thumb, ruining a piece of her glove piece.
She winced at the pain, putting her thumb in her mouth and turned around and saw that Legs and Sausage have arrived.
" No!! I was doing so well at balancing the baskets all together!" Sausage whined, dropping to his knees in defeat while hugging the baskets that didn't fall to the floor.
" That is why I told you to put them in your void chest so it won't be a hassle." Legs laughed, with Graecie laughing along with him but helping Sausage pick up the baskets.
" Hi." Zam greeted, waving a hand at her friends.
" Hi Zam!" " Hi Zam."
" I made us some egg sandwiches, uhm, here." She took two plates and handed them out to the two men, with Sausage noticing that Zam has a bleeding thumb.
" What happened?" He asked concerned, taking the plate and grabbed her left hand.
" I just accidentally cut myself by the sudden loud noise.. but it's okay.!" She assured him, and pulled her hand back.
" What?" He said, dragging out the 'a', " No, it's not fine. Legs, do you have some bandages?"
" No, no it's just a small cut, nothing to worry about." They didn't listen to her anyway and Legs had a band-aid in his pocket, he ripped open the plastic and carefully placed it over Zam's small injury.
" Okay, now we all give it a little smooch to make the pain go away!" The copper man beamed, and giving her thumb a little smooch, then both Legs and Graecie did too.
" Awh.. guys.." Zam was flustered, most especially she was glowing bright. Even glowed brighter when Graecie kissed it.
" Let's enjoy our breakfast that Zam made us, shall we?" Legs suggested, sitting down next to Graecie on the floor, Sausage and Zam followed suit.
They enjoyed breakfast with shared laughter, jokes and silly stories when one of them were not around to hang out.
" Okay, chef Zam, what marvelous baked goods did you bake this early in the morning today?!" Sausage shot up from where he sat, dusting his hands, letting the bread crumbs fall to the floor.
" You can go check the barrel if you like.. It's uhm.. alot.. uhm.. yeah."
Sausage hummed and went over to check the barrel.
" Surely it isn't- HOLY MOLY! WHAT!" He exclaimed, Legs and Graecie decided to check it out too and boy they were all equally shocked.
" Zam? When did- how- this is so much, what?!"
" OH MY BELLS ZAM! All these can feed the whole academy! Including the guards!"
Zam giggled at their funny reactions, " Can you help me put them in the baskets..?"
" Ma'am yes ma'am!"
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It took a solid 30 minutes for them to sort and put the foods in the basket. In total of 36 baskets.
" Oh my gosh, Zam you amaze me." Legs let out a breathless laugh, taking a seat in the lounging area of the kitchen.
" Oh uhm, you guys get your own baskets. I was supposed to make enough for all of us to enjoy but then I got uhm... distracted.. I guess." Zam admitted, blushing from embarassment.
" Zam, you spoil us too much! We have to give you something in return for everything!" Graecie suggested, earning approving nods from the other two.
Zam shook her head 'no', " No, no, no, no! It's all fine you-you guys don't have to, you're my friends.!"
" Nope! Us three are going to plan something grand to repay your kindness!"
No matter how hard the alien pleaded, she was no match for the three of them. Especially Graecie. So when they got all the baskets sorted out by dorm, they made their way to feles' dorm first since it was their dorm afterall. The three insisted that they should distribute the baskets themselves as Zam almost did the work of baking these treats, to which, Zam didn't argue back as she was pretty tired from baking.
After that, they went to the Lupi's and Vulpes' dorm, some of the students were awake that time and got a chance to thank Zam, who blushed and said that it was not that big of a deal. They also gave Sun Guard and Guard Guard baskets too! They seemed to enjoy her baking.
It made Zam really happy. Really, really happy.
On their way back to the Feles' dorm, they decided to crash in Graecie's room as it was the most spacious out of the other three's room.
" That was a doozey.." The alien sighed, sitting down on the floor, her back facing the end of Graecie's bed. The others joining in on sitting down. Something about Graecie sitting down close to Zam made her feel something.
Sausage laughed, " You tell me about it! That was a whole work-out! Legs you doing okay?"
" Yeah, yeah I'm fine," He paused, laying down on the floor, " Just tired."
The two men in the group chatted for a bit, 20 minutes or so, not minding the other two being quiet.
.. Well, a little too quiet.
" Graecie? Zam? Are y- oh"
The scene was adorable. Zam's head was resting on top of Graecie's head, hugging the other girl's right arm while Graecie had this relaxed look in her sleep.
Legs and Sausage looked at eachother, then at the two, looked at eachother again, this time they were both grinning.
" So, are we thinking what I'm thinking?"
" You move them both on the bed?"
" Exactly!"
A rough 10 minutes have passed since Sausage was struggling a little bit trying to move them BOTH together on the bed.
(Zam was clinging onto Graecie's arm really firm so Sausage had no choice but to pick both of them up at once)
He suceeded anyway and now the two girls were cuddling. Clinging onto eachother like it was the end of the world.
" Shall we go?"
" Let's go, pretty sure they drained their morning energy!"