Notes: For the gx_100. Set in the Tag Force universe, after Fubuki had been rescued. For those not familiar with the game you make friends via sandwiches, and the only sandwich that Ryo does not hate is the Plain one. There are some sandwiches, however, that all characters will eat by default.

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"You're sure this has nothing in it?"

Fubuki shook his head.

"Of course it has nothing in it. I checked. Is this how you thank me for going out of my way to get the only stupid sandwich that you'll eat?"

The academia cafeteria was indeed a place of wonder and sometimes tears when it came to the food. Sandwiches were easy to prepare, so everyday there was a cart full of them that people could grab whatever they wanted from. The problem being that all the sandwiches were in identical packages and you couldn't put one back once you'd drawn it.

This wasn't a problem for someone like Juudai, who'd gladly eat mostly all sandwiches he drew, but some people were much fussier eaters than him.

Ryo in particular only ate one sort of sandwich. And many a girl had been turned down because she'd tried to give him a present of a sandwich but drew a flavour that Ryo wouldn't eat.

So for the most part Ryo drew his own sandwich, and always drew the one that he'd want.

Only Fubuki was informed of the truth behind Ryo's tastes: Ryo liked his sandwiches empty. Referred to affectionately by the menu as a "plain sandwich" but effectively just two slices of bread with nothing in them. Since Ryo had low tolerance for the taste of anything this was suitable for him, even though many other diners felt ripped off if they found a sandwich that had no filling.

So Fubuki had insisted that he would buy Ryo lunch and draw the right sandwich. He wasn't as sure about his draw as Ryo was, because in general Fubuki wasn't too fussy about what he ate. He'd tried hard to draw the sandwich that Ryo liked though.

And now his friend was staring suspiciously at the package as they sat at a table, but out of trust to Fubuki wouldn't check what was inside.

Fubuki just grinned and motioned Ryo to eat it.

He did so, chewing thoughtfully as he ate. He was still being grinned at by Fubuki while he did, but the sandwich tasted as good as always so he swallowed.

"Thank you, you did draw the correct one," Ryo told him.

"About that," Fubuki sides were shaking as he tried to stop laughing long enough to talk, "I lied. That wasn't a plain sandwich at all - it was one of Tome's cook sandwiches."

Indignation at being caught out crossed Ryo's face, but Fubuki had already vaulted off the seat and started to run before the other boy recovered enough to head after him, yelling various accusations of abuse.