Hello everyone, so I am doing another fanfiction. This time, its going to be SHIPS of my fursona with the Alternian trolls and the Beforus trolls. And then maybe the kids. Whoop. I'll go into big details later. For right now, please enjoy Toni and Eridan! :3

Chapter one: Pizza and coffee.

It was just a normal day, and Eridan was walking home after hanging out with Feferi. Eridan was tired, and felt hungry. {Ugh… I am starvvin'. Better get somethin' to eat.} So, he decided before getting too close to home, to run into a nearby shop and pick up something for dinner. He runs in, looking around, trying to see what he's in the mood for. He sees a new food shop open. It has a purple glittery sign with, "TJ'S" on it. He raises an eyebrow. {Hm… That neww place seems kind of intriguin'.} He then makes up his mind and walks over to the shop. Upon closer inspection, there doesn't seem to be anyone there. He stops, and thinks about turning around until…

"Hoi there! Sorry I was in the back!" A woman called out. This woman was one of those furry creatures that Jade talked about. She had HUGE floppy, pierced ears that stood straight up, buck teeth like Egbert, long draping hair with blue highlights, plushy looking body, short, pretty purple eyes, small whiskers, and the cutest little smile that would make Nepeta pounce and cuddle. Her voice sounded a lot like Eridan's, but… different. "Now then mate, what can TJ bring ya?" She asked with a big smile. Eridan held a strong front. {Wwell. She's certainly chipper.}

He was nervous to say anything on account of his stumble over his W's and V's. The furry woman still stood there patiently with a warm smile. Finally, Eridan spoke up. "W-well… W-what do you have?" He asked slowly. {Please don't laugh at my stumblin'.} "Well, whatever you want! I can make it happen. Just ask!" She responded cheerfully. {Heh… She almost sounds like Fef.} "Pzza?" He asked while cocking his head to the side. "What kind of pizza mate?" She asks. "...Cheese and Mushroom?" He responds back.

She cracks her knuckles, taps her foot twice, and immediately hops around in the kitchen, cooking up the pizza. Her speed is decent, her chopping is fast and steady. Eridan looks a little impressed. There's only one person cooking, yet it's going pretty fast. The furry woman comes back, looking like she has a question. "Your pizza is in the oven, would you like something to drink? Something sweet? A side maybe?" She asks with a smile. Eridan thought for a moment. "Ah… Wwell...Maybe a smoothie. Strawwberry mango? And maybe some of those… Garlic breadsticks?" He asks while putting his hands in his pockets. "Sure thing!" She replied. She bounces back, getting fresh strawberries, and mangos, putting them in the blender. Eridan pulls up a chair, and sits in it, crossing his leg. "So.. I bet it must get pretty lonely here." He starts, trying to attempt at making conversation. She walks back while mixing up the dough. "Well, it kind of does. I'll be honest here mate. Your my first ever customer." She said while seasoning the dough. Eridan raises an eyebrow. "Really? Wwhy's that?" He asks curiously. "Well, I don't know why that is. I wonder if it's just me. Maybe my approach isn't so good. I'll probably work on that." She says while checking the pizza.

Eridan scoffs. "Oh please. Your approach is fine. Maybe people don't wwant good service." He says, being respectful, and kind. "Ehhh.~ My service is not good!" The woman said while making a flustered look. Eridan smirked softly. "Yes it is! Your wworkin' hard, bustin' your hump to make people happy. I'm sure your wwell liked." He says, feeling a little jealous. "Eh, not really." She says while setting down the smoothie. "People don't tend to talk to me. Even these guys here in the food court don't notice me, or they just ignore me." She says with a small frown. "Wwell then they are stupid. Do not pay them any attention." Eridan responded in a comforting way. She softly smiled. Eridan smiled to. Glad he could brighten up someone's day. After a bit more of banter, and chatter, his food is done. The woman sets his food and drinks down. "There ya go mate! All done!~" She said with a bright smile. Eridan smiled back. "Thank you vvery much~" He responds. He then digs out, and pulls out 50$ and gives it to her. "There. Keep the change." He says with a smirk. "Thank you kindly~" She says happily.

Eridan waves at her before he leaves. {Wwell, that was nice. I hope she gets some business soon…} Eridan walks home with his food, eats, showers, and winds down with a good book. Then he gets a text from his crush Feferi. "I wonder what Fef could want… Its late…" He softly whined to himself. He picked up his phone, and checked the text. ")(ey -Eridan I'm going to need you to come over early tomorrow." Eridan let out a small sigh before replying. "Wwhy's that Fef?" He sat there, frowning. He liked Feferi, he wanted to date her. But he's doing so much for her to get her to like him the same way he liked her. He helps take care of her pet, get food for her pet, help keep her friends in check. He was slowly getting sick of it. But he has a feeling that she will soon see that he likes her a lot.

"T)(e food we got wasn't good enoug)( glub. It was too FIS)(Y.~" She responds. He sighs, and smirks. "How early are we talkin' Fef?" He asks gently, not really wanting to go over. "About 30 minutes earlier glub." She answers. Eridan sighs in relief. "Sure thing Fef." He replies. "YAYYY~ Tanks -Eridan! Sea you tomorrow! 38D" She says happily. He chuckles softly. "Sea you tomorroww Fef." He says softly, before putting his phone down. He frowned. {Ugh, great. Noww I havve to go earlier. But… At least its not too early.} He lays down on his side, and closes his eyes.

~The next morning~

Eridan woke up about an hour early by mistake. He sits there, thinking about either going back to sleep, or stay awake. He chose to stay awake, and get himself some coffee. {Mff. Better get some coffee.} He goes to his kitchen, still in his pajama bottoms, and looks for his coffee, only to find that he's out. "Argh.." He groans. He thinks for a moment. {Alright. Need coffee. Hm.. I wwonder if that wwoman's shop is open this early…} He then rushes himself to get ready. After a few moments of digging around, he finds an outfit, and gets dressed. {Alright. Time to go see if she's open.} He walks out of his house, and starts walking down the street. Ironically, he sees her heading into the shop region. {Ah! So she IS open this early! Greeeeat!} He quickened his pace to catch up to her. She's walking inside, going into her workstation, letting out a small yawn. The moment she ducks down to get out her uniform, he is there.

She pops back up, and jumps in surprise. "Ah! Oh my!" She squeaked. Eridan looks worried. "Wwhat? I'm not that scary am I?" He asks with a small frown. "A-ah hah~ Sorry. You startled me is all mate. What can I do for ya?" She asks while putting on her apron, and her work hat. "Coffee and scone please." He responds. "Sure thing! Coming right up!" She says happily. She goes over, flipping on her machines, and getting things up and running. Eridan softly smiled, seeing her bright sunny face. "What type of scone would you like? Blueberry, chocolate, nutella, banana nut?" She asked. "Glazed please." He responded. "How many?" She asked. Eridan paused for a moment. "Hm.. Two." He answers. "Got you!" She says warmly. Once again, she's back up to work, getting the coffee in the machine and running, and preparing fresh scones.

Eridan sits in his same chair as he did yesterday, and he asks her a question. "Hey, out of curiosity, wwhat is your name?" He asks. "Oh its Toni Jerboa! Or just TJ for short." She responds with a smile. "Nice to meet you. I'm Eridan. Eridan Ampora." He follows. "Nice to meet you too Eridan!" She says with a smile. Eridan clears his throat, a bit awkwardly. "So.. How long havve you been cookin'?" He asks her. "Well, I've been cooking all my life really. Started a bit young, but hey! Independence!" She responds with a gleaming smile. He smirks. "Oh? Wwhat's your favorite dish to make?" He asks. "Well, my absolute fave just HAS to be orange chicken with lo mein! Its sweet and savory!" She says nearly drooling. "What about you Eridan? Do you cook? If so, what's YOUR favorite dish?" She asks as she sets the scones into the oven. Eridan made a small face. He was a stranger to cooking. He knew he couldn't cook very well, and he was ashamed about it. "I..Uh… can't cook." He responds to her in a small mutter. "It's hard for me to reely grasp it." He adds. TJ didn't seemed bothered by that. "Oh? Well, if you want.. I offer free cooking lessons at the Leaning Annex. Maybe you can come down there and learn some basics!" She says. Eridan smirked. "Alright then! It's settled! I'll come down there, and learn from you!" He says.

Whoooooo. It seems as though Eridan is starting to take a shine to Toni, and he takes up her offer on a cooking class! Go Eridan! :D

Eridoni! :)

As always, please Review, favorite and watch! Thanks you guys are freaking amazing! I'll see you in the next chapters! Bye!

~Toni Jerboa