Lights in the Fridge
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing.
Author's Note: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I planned to have this up yesterday, but I got caught up.
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"Every minute you find yourself angry; remember that you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Anonymous
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The three eight year olds crept around the corner, scents wafting to them from the kitchen. They'd been waiting for hours for Kushina to finish cooking and now that she'd gone to the door to talk to Iruka, Itachi and Kakashi, who were coming over for Thanksgiving dinner, the three of them were sneaking into the kitchen.
The counters, which while they never gleamed, were the messiest they'd ever seen, other than the time Sasuke, Kakashi and Naruto had tried to make an anniversary cake. Vegetable roots and stems littered corners, rice grains hidden behind bowls of sauces and stuffing. And there, there was their prize-the twenty-two pound turkey that had been sitting in their refrigerator for a week for it to thaw completely. Kushina had decided to use foresight, knowing how her boys ate just by themselves, not even counting their guests.
The kids could hear the door open once again and yet another familiar voice joined the family gathering. Jiraiya had finally arrived. Sasuke and Gaara each grabbed one of Naruto's arms to stop him from running to his godfather. Food first. The blonde wilted slightly before nodding and Naruto, physically stronger than the other two, let Sasuke, the strongest, clamber onto his shoulders and reach for the turkey.
The skin of the bird was rather greasy and it started to slip from Sasuke's slender hands. "Gaara!" Sasuke hissed, "Help!"
A smaller pair of pale hands firmly grasped the turkey that Sasuke was handing down. Of course, Gaara was rather skinny and had never been very strong, and twenty-two pounds was only about thirty pounds lighter than himself. Gaara toppled backwards, skidding across the slippery tile.
A sandaled foot stopped him gently and the sea foam eyes looked up at an amused dark gray eye. Behind Kakashi, Itachi and Jiraiya each looked at the scene with eyebrows raised.
The three kids smiled sheepishly. "Oops?"