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Disclaimer: Much to my dismay no I do not own POT, and unfortunately this does not make me any money…..
To those who didn't know the challenge prompts are the chapter titles. So if you think I didn't do a good job portraying the theme in the chapter please let me know!!
Summary: Be careful when asking things of Eiji!
Warnings: Tezu/Fuji, Oishi/Eiji, Momo/Ryoma, Inui/Kaidoh but not all are plainly mentioned...
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Oishi looked over the list in his hand. They were celebrating a western tradition, Fuji's idea of course, called Thanksgiving. Ryoma's cousin had been kind enough to give him a list of things they would need to do.
"Ne, Oishi!"
Oishi cringed at the voice, he had told the red-head to stay out. He was just a complete disaster in the kitchen.
"Oishi, the turkey needs to go into the oven now if it's to be done by the time we eat," Fuji's voice called from near the stove.
"Eh!?" The vice captain stopped dead in his tracks, panicking because he had forgotten about the main thing, and having it dawn on him how get his meddling boyfriend out of the kitchen. He turned to see the red head was now instigating Momo and Kaidoh into a fight, momentarily distracted. "Echizen-kun!" Oishi grabbed the first year's shoulder as he walked by, the usual grape Ponta can in his hand.
"Oishi-sempai!" The slight glare he gave the fukubuchou let him know he was annoyed at being caught off guard.
"Echizen, I need you to go tell Kikumaru that we need him to go buy a turkey if he really wants to help me out," Oishi gave the snarky boy a pleading look.
Ryoma raised an eyebrow but did as his sempai asked as headed towards Kikumaru.
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"Mou, where am I supposed to get a turkey? There aren't any farms in the city. Are there?" Eiji scratched his head as he walked down the crowded streets. "Ah!" He hit his fist into his hand and jogged across the street to a phonebooth.
"Hello, you've reached Information. To be connected to one of our operators press one, to-"
Eiji pressed one before the false cheery automated voice could continue. He would have to thank his big sister for telling him about the uses of dialing the Information center's number, she would be so proud of him!
"Hello, you've reached the Tokyo area information center how may I help you?" A woman's voice came through the phone.
"Ano, I need to get a turkey," he trailed off feeling rather embarrassed.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but we're not allowed to give information out to little boys, it's against policy. Are you lost? I could get a hold of your parents…"
The doubles player blushed indignantly, "I am not a-" The dial tone echoed in his ears. He slammed the receiver back on its hook with an irritated pout.
"Nya I'm not a little kid!" He muttered as he flipped through the phonebook that lay under the phone. "Hoi hoi! Here it is!"
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"Where is Eiji with the turkey?" Oishi paced in front of the various partially done dishes on the counter.
"There's an eighty-" Inui's calculations were cut off.
"I saw him come in with a big crate earlier. I think he went upstairs," Momo chimed from the kitchen doorway.
His eyes widened, "Echizen! You did tell him to get it from the grocery store didn't you?"
Ryoma blinked, "No, where else is he going to get a turkey?"
Oishi slapped a hand against his forehead and dashed up the stairs.
"Oi! Stay still! Fujiko-chan says you have to look nice on holidays, and Ochibi says this is a holiday!" A muffled scolding came from the bathroom. Oishi opened the door to see his extremely soaked boyfriend, and one extremely wet, unhappy turkey.
"Eiji," Oishi sighed as he kneeled next to his boyfriend and wiped his face off with the hand towel.
"I got the turkey!" Eiji smiled happily, an obliviate as usual.
At that point Oishi broke down in laughter, soon followed by his partner.
But an all too familiar flash interrupted their moment and alerted them that Fuji was there. Today his camera was ever present, as was a frilly pink apron that he just insisted on wearing.
"Saa, I suppose we won't be eating turkey then?" Fuji's melodic voice drifted into the water-logged room.
"WAH!" Eiji cried, alarmed, "You can't eat Hiru-san!" He waved his arms around frantically at the suggestion.
"You named it?" Came the disbelieving question from Ryoma as he appeared at the door next to Fuji. Upon seeing 'Hiru-san' his eyebrows disappeared into his bangs, "You got a live turkey…"
"Oishi-sempai, Fuji-sempai, I'm hungry," Momo sunk down to rest his arms and head atop Ryoma's head.
There was another flash, leaving the two kouhai's with spots in their eyes, and Fuji smiling.
"Fuji-sempai, why do you keep taking pictures of all of us?" Momo said, rubbing at his eyes.
"It's the mother's job to take pictures of her family, ne Momo-chan?" Fuji's eyes opened with a devious glint as the words left his mouth.
"A-ano-" He stuttered.
"FUJI! Fifty laps for leaving the stove unattended!" A booming voice came from downstairs.
"Oh my, it seems I've caught something on fire and Daddy is mad at me! Ja," Fuji left the room after winking.
"He's scary…" Momo muttered.
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After everything settled down, Fuji was finished with his laps, and the food was done they all sat down calmly, well as calmly as things with the Seigaku regulars can be anyways. If it wasn't for the fact that they were all in high school, and all male, most anyone would have thought them to be a typical family. Tezuka was at the head of the table, mostly because Fuji insisted. Fuji sat at his right, Oishi to his left. Inui sat on the other side of Fuji with Kaidoh next to him. Eiji sat between Oishi and Taka-san. Ryoma and Momo sat at the other end. Hiru-san was seated next to Eiji, who had threatened anyone who made a comment about eating Hiru-san with his racquet.
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Nya I hope I did well on this…..I know it's a bit late but I wanted to write this story with this topic so it's a belated Thanksgiving present, and Eiji's birthday present!!!
By the way, I did have a reason for naming the turkey Hiru-san...I was watching Eyeshield 21, then I found a fan art of Hiruma drenched in rain...when I was writing the part about Eiji trying to give the turkey a bath it reminded me of that picture, and I didn't want it to be Hiruma so Hiru-san it was! See there was a method to the madness!
