az: another random as I'm trying to break another writer's block. Based on the scene from the Hiden Disc Act 1 OST tracks. Don't mind if it doesn't make any sense. This is not my best shot after all. And I was hungry...


Peaceful day

Written by Izzu alias honou-no-izumi

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"Hey... how about we have another barbecue tomorrow?"

Several heads turned towards him as Chiaki stared back at them defiantly.

"What?" Chiaki exclaimed. "The last barbecue we had had been fun... and it's been a while since we had them—"

Ryunosuke wrapped his arm in a stern gesture as he leered at him.

"You're all into this just for the Kobe beef, isn't it?"

Chiaki grinned at him cheekily as he shook his head in disapproval.

"Why not? Come to think last time when we had a barbecue, Genta wasn't around to join us. Then... wouldn't it be a great idea to have another one with him this time?" said Chiaki again.

"But then all this still comes back to Kobe beef, isn't it?" pressed Ryunosuke again as Mako chuckled.

Chiaki cried out.

"What's with you and Kobe beef, anyway?" he shouted as Ryunosuke shouted back.

"Kobe beef is good but not cheap, you idiot! Admit it... you suggest this just to eat more meat, isn't it?"

"I'm not—!"

"Now... now, Ryunosuke... you don't mean that you're still offended about our last barbecue night?" chided Mako as Ryunosuke pouted. Takeru laughed.

"You don't really mean that you still remembered that incident, Ryunosuke? Come on... lighten up, Ryunosuke. And don't worry about the meat, seriously..."

Ryunosuke turned to look towards Takeru, pleadingly. "But Tono—"

He grinned. "I promise that I won't tease you again like last time. But you also had to tune down your tendency to have things cooked perfectly all the time. It's a barbecue after all..."

"But—!"

"You heard it, Ryunosuke. Even Takeru said he didn't mind it. You just have to forget everything else and just enjoy eating...!" said Chiaki cheerfully as he placed a firm hand over

Ryunosuke's mouth to keep him quiet.

"Oh! Can we also get some seafood along with the meat and vegetables as well?" Kotoha started to say. "I always wanted to try barbecued seafood—"

"Ha! Nice idea Kotoha! I'm sure I remember some good recipe for the barbecue marinates somewhere...," said Mako excitedly before the other boys cried out in alarm—Ryunosuke stifling out a cry since Chiaki still had his palm over his mouth.

"L-let the Kuroko-chan-tachi handle that... Nee-san!" stuttered Chiaki as Mako glared at them, annoyed. Takeru and Ryunosuke nodded their heads as well as Mako let out an exasperated sigh.

"Can't you guys at least have faith in me? Or you guys had already gave up on me to ever cook a decent meal?" she asked as immediately the boys tried to talk their way out of it.
Ryunosuke pushed Chiaki aside. "M-Mako! We didn't mean it... like that," he said as Mako looked at him pointedly. "I mean... when you finally get the hang on cooking yourself, Mako... maybe it's all right to—not that I'm saying that you cooked very badly or something—"

Mako patted his head.

"Hai... hai! I'll take your word then, Ryunosuke. You better eat everything that I cook once I manage to learn up cooking or I'll make you pay for it... ne?"

Ryunosuke let out a sigh before smiling weakly at her. Takeru and Chiaki heaved sighs of relief now that 'the coast was cleared'.

"Does that mean the plan tomorrow are confirmed?" Chiaki quipped at once as Takeru glanced at him, amused.

"Of course it's confirmed... idiot. I'll have the Kuroko-tachi informed about thi—"

"I'll tell them myself, Tono...," said Ryunosuke as he immediately left towards the room hall.

"I'll tell Genta about this!" said Chiaki again, excited as Kotoha chirped.

"Ah! Then we could also ask Genta-san to provide the seafood!" she exclaimed as she also joined Chiaki to meet up with Genta. Takeru just shook his head as he watched his retainersmade themselves busy. Mako smiled.

"It's quite a change, isn't it? Last time it took longer than this to convince you to join the rest of us for barbecue..."

Takeru chuckled. "Was it? But a lot has changed since then after all. Ah! I need to tell Jii about this... he was annoyed last time that we forgot to include him for the barbecue—" he cried as he also ran out of the hall to find his guardian.

Mako sighed. "Yes... a lot have changed since then. Every one of us had changed for the better. Isn't it good... Tono-sama?" mused Mako by herself as she rose to head to her room for the night.