Chapter 14

Chapter 14
Happiness POV
As I was mixing the pancake batter, Jude, Tedoy, Taylor, Claudia, Juliet, and Terry all walked in, chatting Juliet themselves.
"Mmm! Something smells really good in here!" exclaimed Jude as he sniffed the air. They then collectively spotted Louis is sulking in the corner and burst into laughter.
"What the heck happened to you Louis? Are you seriously in the naughty corner right now or am I seeing things now? Man, this is hilarious." Taylor managed to get out while laughing hard and clutching his stomach.
"Dude….remind me to never ever make Happiness angry," Terry added while chuckling. Louis turned around, to face us,
"Shut it. It is not my fault! Happiness made me. And yeah Terry, Happiness is not who everyone thinks she is, she is secretly the devil's child." He said grumpily as he glared pointedly at me. "Hey! You ruined perfectly good food so sending you to the naughty corner is a good punishment. Plus, I did give you another chance at cooking so stop complaining or else you won't get any food!" I retorted back playfully. Louis just grumbled under his breath and turned back to face the wall.
"I was trying to make a special breakfast for you guys to show my thanks! I made bacon and chocolate smoothies so far but I am still making the pancakes and eggs though. I hope you guys don't mind waiting a bit longer." I announced.
"Aww that's so sweet and thoughtful of you, Happiness, do you need any help? With my help we will have the pancakes and eggs done in no time!" said Claudia cheerfully. I grinned,
"Yes please, I actually could really use your help, if you do not mind!" Claudia grinned back, "
Of course not! Alrighty then! Let us get cooking!" I turned to everyone else,
"For the rest of you, except Louis…get out of the kitchen before I cook you all and serve you guys for breakfast!" I shouted, giving everyone a semi-playful glare. Everyone left immediately, not daring to even argue with me.
"I did not know Happiness could be that scary…" I heard Taylor whisper.
"I did not even think she had it in her. I seriously think she woke up on the wrong side of the bed today…" whispered Matthew.
After some time, the food was finally done and perfect this time, to my great relief. It was all thanks to Claudia's expertise in the kitchen.
"Food is ready and served! Come and get it before I eat it all!" I hollered. Jude, Taylor, Terry, Julie, and Matthew all came charging in like a herd of wild rhinos, each speedingly grabbed a plate, piling loads of food on and then taking it to the dining room. I then turned to Louis,
"Your time out is done Louis, grab a plate and you may go join the others." Louis just grumbled and walk over, filling his plate with five fluffy pancakes, topping them with freshly made strawberry flavored whip cream and on the side, he added a couple of bacon strips, and a sunny side egg. He then grabbed a chocolate milkshake and stalked off to the dining room, not even bothering to spare me a look or a word. Jeez, such a grumpy old man, he gets told off once and then acts like he was just sent to hell, I thought to myself.
Once everyone served had themselves and settled down in their seats, we all dug in like a hungry pack of wolves, which I suppose we technically are. Speaking of wolves…
"Hi Mandel!" I greeted cheerily.
"Morning Happiness! You seem uh…a bit bipolar today don't you think human?" She replied.
"Pshh, I am not, I am perfectly fine, thank you." I answered, rolling my eyes. I could feel Winter shaking her head at my response in exasperation.
"Man, this is delicious Happiness and Claudia complimented us.
"Yeah, this pancake is so fluffy and the bacon is perfectly crispy! Well done," added Terry.
"Thank you the both of you for this!" said
Matthew.
"This was such a sweet thing to do! We love you!" exclaimed Juliet.
"We love you Claudia and Happiness!" Juliet chanted at the same time, except for Louis, who was still being Mr. Grumpy.
After breakfast, my stomach felt like it could burst at any moment. Everyone helped out with the dishes by each washing their own plate, utensils, and a cooking tool or pan.
"Thank you again Happiness and Claudia!" said Matthew and Terry in unison as they headed out to go on their date.
"Yeah! We really appreciated it. See you later guys!" Jude and Juliet aid as they both headed out to attend pack duty, leaving just Taylor, Claudia, Louis, and I by ourselves in the house.
We decided to just chill together, watching loads of classic Disney movies until lunchtime came around.
"Guys, what do you want for lunch?" Claudia asked.
"Let's go on a picnic, it is going to be so fun!" I suggested spontaneously. Everyone grinned,
"That is a great idea, Happiness, we have not done one in such a long time and the weather today is perfect for that too!" said Louis. Claudia and I made the food while Louis and Matthew were in charge of gathering the blankets, drinks, and finding a spot for the picnic.
"What should we make?" questioned Claudia, while she was tying her apron around her waist.
"Sandwiches and chocolate-dipped strawberry, I feel like those are the foods for a picnic!" I replied with a grin.
"Alright then, sounds perfect, let's get cooking!" Claudia cheered.
When everything was set and packed in the car, we all hopped in and headed to the place that the boys picked, which was the local park. When we arrived, the boys spread out the spacious red and white checkered blanket and then the girls set up the food and drinks on it. We all settled down and began eating, chatting together and generally enjoying ourselves in each other's company as while basking in the warm sunshine. "What is in this sandwich?" questioned Louis as he lifted up the bread to peer inside
. "Um…butter, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ham," answered Claudia, listing off the ingredients with her fingers.
"Well, it is a great combo, it's delicious," Louis said with a smile as he took another big bite of the sandwich.
"Thank you!" Claudia replied, beaming.
Once we finished eating, we played an intense game of soccer to which Louis and I won against Claudia and Taylor. We got full bragging rights until the next game. We played until it started to get late and the sun had almost fully set. We packed up our things and headed back to the house.
"I had a really good time today! We should definitely hang out like this again more often." I exclaimed, sighing with happiness. Everyone in the car mumbled in agreement and soon the car fell into a comfortable silence as the excitement of the day slowly wore off and the exhaustion hit.
I slowly drifted off, resting my head gently against the window and before I knew it, my mind was wandering off in dreamland. I did not know for how long I slept for but I felt the car stop and someone gently pick me up bridal style. I stirred and instinctively snuggled closer to the person's warmth.
"Aww dude, she looks so cute." I heard someone say as he softly kissed me on the forehead, making me smile unconsciously in my sleep.
"Yeah, and so does my mate." I am assuming Matthew said. That must mean that I was in Louis arms, I snuggled closer to his warmth and silently prayed that tomorrow will be just as perfect as today.