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Vanta hummed softly as he came to the guest bedroom door. Kaelix and Claude were spending the week with him so they could do a few off collabs together and just simply hang out. He knocked on the door and listened to see if Kaelix was up. He knocked another time, “Kaelix, you up?”. He could hear Claude in another bedroom snoring loudly. He figured he’d let Claude sleep while him and Kaelix made breakfast.
He heard movement and Kaelix softly talking in the bedroom. He knocked once more and when he didn’t get a response, he slowly opened the door. “I’m coming in, buddy. Just wanted to know if you want to make breakfast with me.” He saw Kaelix sitting on the ground with his tablet and drawing. Softly mumbling to himself what color the puppy should be.
Vanta tilted his head and was about to speak before Kaelix saw him. “Oh! Hi Vanta!” He said with a few small giggles. He went back to coloring in his puppy, finally deciding on a soft purple. “Hi, bud.” He said as he sat down beside him.
He knew about Kaelix’s regression. He gently rubbed his back. “You wanna go make breakfast with me or go watch some TV?” He asked. Kaelix’s eyes lit up at what Vanta suggested. “Lixie makes breakfast?” He asked happily.
Vanta chuckled. “Yup, you can help with breakfast.” Kaelix sat up and bounced up and down. “Lixie helps! Lixie helps!” Vanta smiled as he stood up. “Inside voices. Claude is still sleeping.” He said warmly. Kaelix gasped and covered his mouth. “Lixie quiet.” He said with a soft giggle. Vanta gave him a thumbs up. Kaelix grabbed his monkey stuffed animal and went into the kitchen with Vanta.
He sets the monkey on the kitchen table. “You guard the table, Mr. Momo.” He said with a stern voice before walking behind Vanta. “What are you thinking for breakfast?” He asked as he began washing his hands and helping Kaelix.
“Ice cream!!” He said with a huge grin. Vanta chuckled and shook his head. “Can’t do thst bud. However, we can make waffles or pancakes and I can add whipped cream to them.” He suggested. Kaelix nodded his head quickly. “Waffles!!” He said with a large grin.
Vanta took out the ingredients needed to make waffles from scratch. “You know, there is a secret ingredient for waffles?” Kaelix hummed, concentrating on breaking the eggs. “I only tell the people I love what the secret ingredientis for waffles.” Vanta said as he let Kaelix break the eggs. Kaelix looked over with curious eyes while Vanta took out the few broken egg shells that made their way into the batter. “Since I love you, I’ll tell you.”
“It’s love. Gotta add your love to it.” He said with a soft smile. Kaelix gasped and bounced up and down. “I gots lot of that!”
Vanta chuckled, “oh yeah? How much?” He said before watching a now, very serious Kaelix look at the bowl of waffle batter. “Waffles, Lixie loves you. I love you as much as… ummm… as much as my friends! That’s a lot.” He gave the bowl a small pat at the side and grinned. “That good?”
Vanta, who was now holding in a laugh. Not expecting Kaelix to take it so seriously. “That was awesome, bud.” He helped Kaelix mix the batter before pulling out the waffle maker and making a few waffles.
Kaelix watched as Vanta handled putting the batter in and taking the freshly made waffles out. He grinned once he saw a sleepy Claude emerge from the hallway. “De-De!! Guess what! Van-Van and I made breakfast!!” He said happily as he bounced in front of Claude.
He chuckled as he watched the boy. “I bet you two did an excellent job!” He ruffled his hair before washing his own hands and helping Kaelix was his as Vanta placed the waffles on the kitchen table. He washed his own hands before grabbing the whipped cream as promised and syrup. He poured some onto Kaelix’s waffles. Claude and Vanta poured their own. All three of them happily ate.
“Woah. These are insanely good. What did you add in them?” Claude asked as he took another bite. Vanta decided to see what Kaelix would say.
“With secrets!” He said as he took a bite. “But I love you so Lixie tell you.” He said with a grin. Gesturing for Claude to get close. He leaned over to hear Kaelix as he whispered. “With love!!” He said, giggling at the end.
Claude gasped and gently tickled his tummy. “No wonder they taste so good!! They have Kaelix love in them!” He gave Kaelix a small kiss on the head while Kaelix tried to quiet down after being tickled.
Vanta just chuckled and finished up his plate. He took his empty one to the sink and began washing it. Kaelix walked over with his empty one and handed it over. Vanta took it to clean it before getting a hug from Kaelix.
“Thank you, love you.” He mumbled and Vanta felt his heart melt. “I love you too, baby.” He returned the hug and kissed his cheek. “You can watch some TV with Claude if you’d like.” He suggested. Kaelix grins happily and ran into the living room while Vanta finished the dishes.