I was near death with boredom in English class once again, so I started working on a series of little JadexNatalia oneshots. Because there aren't many of those. I guess it's not a very popular pairing, but...I like it. And so I will write oneshots with it.

Disclaimer: Namco owns ToA, not me.

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Never Again

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Jade furrowed his brow and swallowed the horrid bite of food. It was almost completely whole; just the thought of having it in his mouth any longer made him feel sicker than he already was. He opened a can of beer and took a good, long drink, hoping the liquid would erase the taste of his awful meal. It did, and so the colonel decided he would go ahead and drain what beer was left in the can. He gently pushed his plate away and let the alcohol burn the aftertaste away.

"Natalia," Jade said when he finished downing all of the beer, "what did you put in this?"

"Oh, well, Mieu helped me get a lot of the ingredients," said Natalia, smiling. "Why? Do you like it? I'll make it again if you do."

Jade's eyes widened. Mieu had helped with this? No wonder it was worse than usual. He cleared his throat. "Well, it certainly has a very unique taste, dear," he said, "But I don't think I'd like to have it again. Ever."

He settled with fast food that night.