Title: My Inspiration – Rating: PG

Arabella looked at the piece of paper in her hand that was recently printed out from their main computer and looked at the ingredients as she walked down the grocery store. It was her turn to get groceries and she was going to pick up some extra items to make something.

"I'm going to need a lot of rice, so maybe an extra bag?" She said as she piled on the four bags of rice when she normally gets three. "And now for some seaweed strips…" She looked to find a bag of thin, black-green seaweed and added that to her cart. "I got a lot of salt at home, and I can use the large pot because the cooker might not do…" She then got the other things on the list and checked out the items to bring back to the apartment to put away.

From there she donned her favorite green apron with the cute tiger on it and brought out the large pot, filled it with water, put in the rice and let it cook with a lid on it. As she waited she checked her cell for any missed calls, finding none, and set to work on getting the other things up for when the rice is done.

After a half an hour's wait, the rice was done and she let the rice cool a little before scooping out a portion of rice and started to mold it into a ball. After looking at the instructions to make sure she did okay, she placed the seaweed strip on it and placed it in a bamboo box that was bought in a sale from one of the tenets that was moving out, and it was finally being put to some use. She then made one that was a bit like a rounded point triangle, and continued this until the box was full and was out of the seaweed to do any more. She made one for herself to taste it herself and nodded with approval before putting the bamboo lid back onto the box, storing the rice balls, and quickly fixed up some vegetables, meat, and took out some soy sauce for the other girls to come in and eat the rest of the rice as she headed out to the gym, box in hand and waited for Zoro to come out.

"Oi, Ara," He said as she looked up to see him. "What brings you here?"

She smiled as she held out the bamboo box to him. "I made something for you."

He took the box and opened the lid to see the rice balls. "Onigiri?"

"Yeah, I overheard you and Mia talking about it and I just kinda got inspired to try something."

"Thank you," He said as he took a bit of one. "A little weak on the salt, but it's not bad for it being your first time."

"Thank you," She said as she was offered one, which she took and both enjoyed the rice balls that she made.