#stellar orbit

The first few times Star had looked at him with suspicion that he would sell them out, but after the third time they caught on to his game and even started to make a little noise here and there to try and lure Sun around. They were both silently on the same page of wanting to see if Sun could find them on his own or if one of them would have to end the game for him. Which Moon did plan to do if Sun actually started to worry about them; he wasn't in the business of actually hurting his partner and tripping his anxiety was not in the allowed parameters of Star's little bout of hide-and-seek.

After the tenth pass Sun did of the living area Moon finally sat up and gave a full-body stretch to ease his stiff and achy muscles, and then stood to wrap his fingers around Sun's wrist.

<<Star isn't coming out just because you're shouting their name.>> He tried to soften Sun up with one of his calm little smiles. <<Why don't we get started on dinner? I'm sure the smells will entice them more than your pacing will.>>

For a couple minutes it looked like Sun was going to deny him and keep searching in the way that he had been so far, but in the face of Moon's relaxed confidence his shoulders fell with a sigh as he gave in. <<Fine. But if they don't come out of hiding for dinner you'll help me look for them, won't you?>>

<<Deal.>> Moon released his hold on him and started towards the kitchen after checking the top of the furniture again. Those two shining eyes were honed in on him and he chuckled as he turned around to make his way to the kitchen.

Sun followed right behind him, grumbling the whole way, and Moon set him to the task of preparing some of the ingredients while he got the proper utensils and everything out that he would need to make the three of them food. Star liked eating what they ate as opposed to some of the human foods out there, and Moon didn't mind making a little extra of their meals as long as it was human-safe. Star tended to eat maybe half of his own portion size on a good day, it didn't add much to the work load or the cost to make some for them. From a secondary controller left in the kitchen for just such times, Moon changed the entertainment unit to a cast that was purely music- something without a heavy or fast beat to help keep Sun's energy from gearing up again- to give them both background noise while they worked together like a cohesive team, moving around each other with such ease that it was as if they had been doing so for much longer than they actually had.

He took discreet glances towards Star every so often, catching them watching one or the other of he and Sun and more out in the open than they had been in a while before they had taken their nap up high. He wore his amusement in a truly happy little smile that Sun eventually started to echo from the atmosphere between them than because he had finally found their mischievous human.

The mood was only broken when Moon finally split the meal into three portions, one much smaller and on smaller dishware than what was meant for the two larger beings. Sun looked around to see if they had drawn Star out, checking behind the counter that served as a partial barrier between the kitchen and the living space. As Moon finished setting the table and putting the food there, Sun finally turned to him with his hands on his hips again. He was doing his best to look put-out instead of a little worried but Moon saw through the facade without much effort.

<<Alright, we're done. It doesn't look like your plan has worked at all.>> The rays around his head twitched to further betray his increasing anxiousness.

Moon wouldn't let him stew any longer, these were the exact signs that he had been looking for to end Star's little game anyway and now there was a warm meal waiting for all of them. He gave one of Sun's shoulders a gentle pat as he passed him and Sun turned to watch as he approached the furniture that Star had ducked further back out of sight on and stretched up to offer his hands.

<<What are you...>> Sun started, but stopped when Star's head poked out and then they crawled close enough for Moon to be able to gently grab them under their arms and around their ribs to bring them safely back down to the floor.

Star stretched to one side and then the other once they were back on their feet, then sent a rather pleased-with-themself grin in Sun's direction.

<<How- did you know they were there the entire time?!>> Sun pinned Moon with an icy look.

Moon chuckled a tad awkwardly while Star burst out laughing before darting off towards the table and the promise of food.

<<Well. There's a non-zero chance that they didn't get up there all on their own, Sun. Of course I knew they were there, I was there the whole time watching that show, I could see them peeking at you every time you walked by.>> Moon made his way towards the table as well, dancing safely out of the way when Sun took a light-hearted swing at him with his claws.

<<You're cleaning after this! I can't believe you let me look for them for that long without just saying something!>>