C11: Trust And love Is Not Always Easy To Make
EDITED
I sat in the kitchen humming to myself as I mixed up some cookie dough when Virgil came on downstairs.
"Hey kiddo!" I said with a smile.
"We're the same age." He said with a raised eyebrow.
"I call everyone kiddo, silly!" I giggle.
"Heh... yeah.." Virgil rubbed the back of his neck "what are you making?"
"Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!" It was a new recipe I found and I had been wanting to try them out.
"Sounds delicious." Virgil said.
"Well, I'll be sure to let you know when they're done." I said.
"Thanks."
I paused briefly before asking "do you want to help?" After all, maybe this was my chance to form a better relationship with him!
"Uhh..." Virgil hesitated "sure."
"Yay!" I cheered.
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Patton pulled the cookies out of the oven and after letting them cool for a few minutes the two of us ate one of the (still warm) cookies.
I licked some of the chocolate off of my fingers "they're good, nice job."
"Thanks!" He said "you did a good job too."
I snorted softly "I didn't really do all that much."
"Well, I appreciate your help all the same!"
"Thanks Patton," I said then I hesitated. For some reason I kept thinking about that show Dr Picani told me about, there was something about it that made me want to watch it. "Hey um.... Pat?"
Patton looked up from his second cookie "yes kiddo?"
"Have you ever heard of Avatar: The Last Airbender?" I asked.
My foster brother's face brightened "yes! I love that show. Do you watch it?"
I shook my head "no, but the Therapist that Thomas brought me to told me about it. I'm thinking about maybe checking it out..." I rubbed the back of my neck nervously.
"Well, I would be happy to show it to you!" Patton said with a wide grin.
"Yeah... sure. Sounds.... Great...."
"Yay!" Patton cheered before, gently, grabbing my arm and pulled me to the family room.
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I didn't want to admit it but I was getting pretty invested with this show. Patton and I were only a few episodes in but I was already enjoying it. Dr Picani was right, not only was it a great show but I could see a little bit of myself in Zuko. I could also see a lot of similarities in Patton with one of the other characters, Aang.
As we watched Patton was more than happy to explain anything I wasn't understanding to me, which I was grateful for. I heard the sound of the front door opening and Thomas walked into the room. Patton quickly paused the show.
"Hey," the man said "I'm really tired. So I'm just going to order a pizza, is that alright with you two?" I nodded.
"Sure!" Patton said.
Thomas was about to leave when he glanced at the TV "is that Avatar?" He asked with a grin.
Patton nodded with a huge smile on his face "Virgil's never seen it before!"
Thomas gasped and turned to me "you've never seen Avatar?"
I shrunk into my hoodie "I'm sorry" I muttered.
"No, no, no!" Thomas quickly reassured me "I was just kidding, but how do you like it so far?"
"It's... alright." I said, not wanting to give away my true feelings.
My foster dad nodded "yeah, it gets better later on." He pulled out his phone "you two have fun, I'm going to order that pizza."
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Thomas sat with us for about an half an hour, enough time to watch an episode with us, when the doorbell rang. "Must be the pizza," he said and stood up and left the room
"Should we go to the kitchen?" I asked Patton.
"Why would we?" He said with confusion.
"Because we're going to eat food," I said.
"Oh!" Patton said "Dad and I always eat in the family room on nights like this." I nodded and Thomas came back with a pizza box and a stack of napkins. He sat down on the couch and I stood up.
"Where are you going?" Thomas asked.
"I'm just going to grab a plate and eat in the kitchen," I told him.
"Oh.. do you not want to watch anymore?" He asked.
"I do want to watch more.." I admitted "but it's fine, you two have fun."
"But..." Patton said "it's family time."
"Yeah, I know. It's fine." I started to leave.
"Virgil," Thomas said "your part of the family too."
"What?" I spun around "no I'm not."
"As long as you are with us, you are family." Thomas' face softened "if it makes you uncomfortable you can leave, but Patton and I want you here."
I stood there, frozen. With my past foster families 'family time' meant 'time away from the foster kid' I was expected to sit in my room by myself while they had fun. During my time with my first few foster families I would sit in my room and draw and pretend that it didn't hurt when I heard laughter from the other room. Now I didn't care. At least... I thought I didn't.
My eyes stun with tears but I pushed them back "really?"
"Really."
I shrugged it off and flopped down in the armchair "well, I guess I can stay for a bit."
For the rest of the night the three of us ate pizza and made our way through several episodes of Avatar. Thomas and Patton laughed at the jokes in the show and I let out a rare chuckle now and again. All the while hiding a small smile with my hand.
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A/N: Hey everyone! I hoped the little bit of fluff in this chapter was a nice break from all the angst lately. We're going to be getting some nice fluff and hurt/comfort for the next few chapter so make sure you look out for that.
For those of you who do like the angst, it will be returning but not until towards the end of the story when Virgil's backstory is revealed. What did you think of this chapter? Did you like it?
The chapter tittle is from the song 'New Soul' by Yael Naim. Fun fact; I actually found the song while listen to Patton's Playlist which Thomas and Joan made on Spotify. This line fit so perfectly that I had to use it lol.
Stay safe.
Take it easy Guys, Gals, and Non-Binary Pals. PEACE OUT!
-Isabel
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