MPHFPC one-shots

Cookies and Curls

Movieverse

Claire sat on the stool in front of Miss Peregrine, her back was straight and she had her hands in her lap. On the outside she looked calm and collected, but on the inside she was a mess. All she could think was 'please don't bite Miss P, please don't bit Miss P, please don't bite Miss P,' over and over.

For, you see, Miss Peregrine was doing Claire's hair so the next day it would fall in beautiful ringlets. It was a long process and needed to be done at night so in the morning it would be curly. Miss Peregrine did Claire's hair almost every night, when she wanted her hair in its usual style. Sometimes Claire decided against her ringlets as she wanted to be different.

Tonight though, she wanted the ringlets.

Miss Peregrine curled a piece of Claire's hair, bunched it neatly, and used a bobbypin to pin it to her head. She let go and took another bobbypin, using it to pin her hair again, making the pins cross over in an 'X'.

"Is it nearly done, Miss P?" Claire asked impatiently. She wanted the process to be over and done with, she was scared she might bite Miss Peregeine.

The latter continued doing Claire's hair as she answered, "why, do have somewhere you need to be?" She joked.

"No, why would you think that?" Claire replied, bobbing her leg.

"You seem a bit impatient tonight," Miss Peregrine noted.

"I just... I don't want to bite you, that's all," Claire admitted, causing her backmouth to make a growl kind of noise in agreement.

"Why do you think you'll bite me?" Miss Peregrined questioned.

"My backmouth's been kind of snappy lately," Claire informed Miss Peregrine sadly.

Seeing how upset Claire was, Miss Peregrine got an idea.

"Well, maybe you want some cookies? Do you want some cookies?" She asked with a grin. Claire excitedly turned around to face Miss Peregrine.

"Can I?!" She asked.

"Well, that depends on whether or not you've been good," Miss Peregrine said and put a finger to her chin, pretending to think.

"I have been good, Miss P, I swear!" Claire nodded, making her half-done hair bob up and down.

"I suppose you have," Miss Peregrine laughed and stood up, "come on," she said and held out a hand for Claire.

The pair made their way to the kitchen, Claire talking excitedly beside Miss Peregrine and thanking her for letting her have cookies. Especially late at night.

When they got to the kitchen, Miss Peregrine lifted Claire up and sat her down on the table. She put her youngest ward in charge of pouring herself a glass of milk whilst she got the cookies from the top shelf of one of the cupboards.

Miss Peregrine reached up and got the cookie jar from the shelf and closed the cupboard door. She turned around to see Claire screwing the lid back on top of the milk carton. With a smile, Miss Peregrine walked over and placed the cookie jar on the table.

Claire looked to Miss P for approval and after getting it, she took the lid off the jar and grabbed a chocolate chip cookie. Miss Peregrine watched with a smile as Claire fed her backmouth the cookie then drank some of the milk when it was gone.

Miss Peregrine smiled and handed Claire a cloth to wipe her mouth after noticing milk on her upperlip. Claire giggled and wiped the milk away with the cloth.

"Feeling better?" Miss Peregrine inquired as Claire ate another cookie.

"Much better, thank you, Miss," Claire nodded and wiped her mouth with her arm. Miss Peregrine took the cloth and used it to wipe Claire's backmouth for her.

"Good," she said and smiled at her ward, "now, how about we finish your hair?"

"Okay," Claire nodded and jumped down from the table. Miss Peregrine took her hand and led her back to the parlour to finish her hair.