This is completely and utterly random. :D It also has to relevance to a fic I'm working on currently...er. Yeah. Just a little, though. I honestly had no idea where this came from. I was drinking rice milk the other day and was inspired by polenta, I guess. I dunno. Pointless fic is pointless. Present tense because...that's how it went in my head. I'm also trying to spell Fay's name the way CLAMP does, I guess. Anyway~
Title: Chili
Series: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Rating: G.
Disclaimer: Pfft. I think we all know who owns Tsubasa by now. Here's a clue: it ain't me.


She sets a big bowl of something steamy on the table, smiling warmly at Sakura, who returns the gesture. Fay looks as if he wants ever so badly to stick his finger into the bowl, but Rosa shoots him a look which he grins at. Laughing lightly, Rosa takes her place at the table. They begin to eat, and Fay goes for the bowl first. Kurogane and Syaoran watch as he empties some into his bowl, eagerly spooning it into his mouth. Immediately the mage flushes red. His entire body follows suit, but he's frozen in place.

"Fay-san?" Syaoran leans forward a bit. Kurogane snorts at the tears in Fay's eyes, but the mage just suppresses his coughs and smiles at Rosa, asking what it is.

"Chili!" she answers, spooning herself a bowl and pouring it over her plate.

"It's...delicious!" Fay says hoarsely, fanning himself as he eagerly takes another bite.

"What the hell." Kurogane clamps his hand over Fay's wrist. "If you don't like it, don't eat it."

"Try some, Kuro-rin!" Fay smiles dangerously, and before Kurogane can move, the spoon is in his mouth. At first he blinks, trying to process the burning taste in his mouth. His face feels hot, but he handles it better than Fay did. He swallows it, shoving Fay's hand away. "It's good."

"Isn't it?" Fay turns to Rosa to ask how it's made, and Kurogane raises his eyebrow at the mage. Fay can barely handle it, but he likes it nonetheless. Kurogane can't help but smile just a little, shaking his head before returning to his tortilla.

Syaoran and Sakura also try the chili and end up dipping their heads in ice water.