A Proper Celebration Rating: K+ Word Count: 400 Characters: Oishi, Kikumaru, Momoshiro, Tezuka
"I want seconds!"
"Hey, those rolls were mine!"
"Momo, you greedy bastard! I told you not to hog all the good stuff!"
That last one was Eiji, who of course always wanted the last bite. Oishi smiled, shaking his head. The team had been at it for hours now, celebrating in their usual way at Kawamura's sushi shop. It was a time worthy of celebration too—they were going to the regional tournament next. But it was getting late, and Tezuka was leaving, so Oishi would catch that opening as well. It wouldn't do to upset his sleeping schedule in the middle of the school week, after all.
He barely made it out of his chair before he was assaulted by his favorite redhead, who was suddenly clinging to him from behind like someone had attached him with superglue.
"Oishi, are you going already?" Eiji complained, obviously knowing the answer already.
Oishi put his hand on the arm around his neck. "Sorry Eiji, but it's time."
He didn't need to look to know that his partner was pouting. He always did this when things didn't go his way, but Oishi knew from experience that he'd accept it and let it go once he knew that Oishi wouldn't budge. He just had to give it at least one try first to make sure that it really was futile.
"Is it a study night?" Eiji asked instead.
Oishi shook his head, turning slightly to look at his partner. "No, just sleeping early."
Eiji beamed. "Good!" With that taken care of, the redhead let go of him and turned back to Momoshiro, flailing wildly over the amount of food their 'greedy' team member had consumed during his short absence. Oishi bit his lip to keep from laughing.
"Ready to go?" Tezuka asked. He was.
As they left, Oishi could hear Eiji's squeal of "oishiiiii!" behind him, followed by a delighted laugh at the pun that he somehow never grew tired of. Oishi glanced back and met Eiji's wink and victory sign with a smile of his own. Because that was something he never grew tired of either.
And later that night, when Eiji woke him up as he came stumbling in through his door after the long dinner with at least three helpings of dessert, Oishi smiled again just because.
And Eiji smiled back, because it was them and that's what they did.
