R&R.
Barbeque
"Oh my god," Ino screamed. "Civilization!"
The blonde seemed to collapse on the ground with happiness as her team looked at her strangely. "Hey, Ino, you okay?"
She didn't hear him.
They had been on a mission for the last week, and she had spent the whole time stuck with her clearly mental team. She hadn't had a decent meal or shower in forever, and she could have cried with happiness when she saw the buildings.
"Civilization!" she said again exuberantly.
Shikamaru stuck his hands deep into his pants pockets, and rolled his eyes at her. Asuma-sensei didn't have any comment. And Choji just looked at her.
She drooled as a delicious smell wafted into her senses. "We're eating there!"
And she dragged the rest of her team into the restaurant.
The host smiled at them condescendingly, at their disheveled appearance. "May I help you?"
Shikamaru matched her frosty glare. "Table for four, please."
"How did you do that Shikamaru?" Choji stared at him with wide eyes. "She didn't look like she'd serve us in a million years."
His best friend only shrugged. "Power of persuasion."
While the two of them were busy making conversation, Ino was scanning the menu, drooling at the food selection.
Broiled scrod with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and spices topped off with a dash of lemon juice and a side of rice pilaf. Crab pie sprinkled with bread crumbs, marinated in butter, and served with juicy scallops in a special house sauce. Steak dipped in a unique spinach and cream sauce, cooked to perfection with a baked potato and homemade cole slaw.
"Is there barbeque?" Choji asked the waitress.
Ino gaped at her teammate. "We're in a restaurant with some of the best food we have seen in the past week, and you want……barbeque?"
Choji looked at her like she was crazy. "Why not?"
The blonde girl spluttered. "B-b-because,"
But she couldn't find anything wrong.
Barbeque was just completely and utterly Choji.
And suddenly, she found that she loved that about him.
R&R.