Matcha

Dedicated to Chocolate Confection. Prompt was 'Matcha'. This is crack. And I'm sorry for not doing justice to the Rikkai boys.

If I owned PoT, would I even have to write fanfiction for it?

x Matcha x 600 words

An extremely bored Marui Bunta absentmindedly chewed on his bubble gum, and dropped off a package on the small table beside the hospital bed.

'Yukimura-buchou, another present.'

Yukimura Seiichi smiled and propped himself up. 'Who's it from?'

'Fukubuchou.' Marui rolled his eyes. 'He can't come himself because he's trying to teach Akaya.'

'Teach?' Yukimura sounded faintly amused.

'Yeah. And I got bored, so I told fukubuchou that he couldn't teach. And then he sent me here with your present.'

'Well, open that for me, Marui?' Yukimura said innocuously.

Marui obliged and took the package into his hands, and tore off the paper. He read off of the box, 'Matcha Kit.' He then separated the thermos that had been stuck to the box.

Yukimura smiled. 'I've told Genichirou that I've wanted one for a long time.'

'Matcha?' Marui cocked his head. 'Never tried it.'

Yukimura replied cheerfully, 'Why don't you try to make some now? And then we'll share.'

Marui poured out the contents of the box, a tea bowl, a bamboo scoop and whisk, and some matcha. There was also a small box to the side. He turned to Yukimura. 'What do I do?'

'Well, first, you take half a teaspoon of matcha and put it in the tea bowl.'

Marui took what he thought was about half a teaspoon of the powder with his hands and put it in the bowl. He took the bowl into his lap.

Yukimura laughed. 'You were supposed to use the chashaku to scoop up the matcha.'

'The what?'

'It doesn't matter. Now, you add, I think, 75 millilitres of hot water. I think Genichirou put some in that thermos.'

Marui opened the thermos, and poured in a bit of hot water.

'Whisk it with the chasen.'

Marui figured that the chasen was the whisk, and whisked at the matcha and hot water, creating froth on the sides of the bowl. Then, he pulled the whisk out, splattering the matcha all over his lap.

'And...we're done. Why don't you take a sip?' Yukimura smiled innocently, and Marui put the bowl to his lips, letting the tea pour down his throat.

And he promptly spit out his gum and the green tea on to the floor.

'What was that, buchou? You actually like to drink that?' Marui rapidly took another piece of gum from his pocket and started chewing, trying to get the bitter taste out of his mouth.

'Well, I enjoy it. It's traditionally served with wagashi, but I like it by itself as well. Plus, it's rather expensive.' Yukimura opened the small box that had come with the kit, and sure enough, inside it was a piece of wagashi. He took it and ate it with pleasure.

Marui asked hesitantly, 'How expensive?'

'Good quality matcha usually costs between 2000 yen to 3500 yen. But that wouldn't include the price of the kit.'

'Oh.'

Yukimura turned to face Marui. 'You don't like it, Marui?'

Marui shook his head. 'Too bitter.'

'Would it taste better with something sweet to go with it?'

'Huh-'

Marui's reply was muffled as Yukimura kissed him lightly. He could taste the lingering flavour of wagashi in Yukimura's mouth mixing with the bitter taste of the matcha. And the sickly sweet flavour from his bubble gum as well.

'Doesn't it taste nice? I, personally, don't mind matcha by itself.' Yukimura took the bowl of matcha and finished it off.

'Yukimura-buchou, you amaze me.'

'Well, you're not bored any more, right, Marui?' Yukimura replied with a smile. x owari

x omake

Marui decided to leave his captain and to go out and buy himself some matcha.

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No, I am not insane. n.n But anyway, please review if you liked it. Flame away. -awinchan