Juuni Kokki Fanfiction
Title: The Empress's Diary #2 - The Beauty of Pocky
Written by: Enki-sama
Fandom: Juuni Kokki
Pairing: Yoko and Keiki
Rating: PG
Disclaimers: Juuni Kokuki and all its characters belong to Ono Fuyumi. I am merely borrowing them to have some fun.
Summary: A peek into the Empress's diary and her attempts to get a certain blockhead kirin to notice her... Yoko and Keiki


Dear diary,

I swear that I am never ever going to share anything with that blockhead again! He doesn't deserve it. No way.

You see, I've gotten my order of a dozen boxes of Pocky today from En-koku.

I've always suspected that there was something more than agriculture that made that country so rich and prosperous. It turned out that my suspicions were right! Enou and Enki ran an import business that will get you anything from Hourai, for a high price of course. That explains all those trips to Hourai even after Taiki was found.

Last month, I finally gave in to my cravings and ordered a dozen boxes of Pocky from them. Thank god they still sell those in Japan. It had been more than 50 years since I left there for here, and I was so worried that Pocky will cease to exist now. Still, I wonder how Enki managed to lug them back. Hmm, perhaps Keiki can be persuaded to go into this area of trade too...

Anyway, I opened a few boxes and shared them. Suzu and Shoukei loved them by the way. We were having fun trying out the different favours, when Keiki walked in and asked what we were doing. I explained that this is a type of snack popular in Hourai and offered to share one with him.

He stared down at me and the strawberry-favoured stick of biscuit held between my teeth, and just snapped the thing in half before putting it into his mouth. I was left standing there staring at him, with the remaining half a stick of Pocky hanging from my lips.

That idiot.

Any other idiot in his shoes will know that he is not supposed to snap it into half! Which part of 'share' does he not understand? If I had wanted him to eat it this way, I would have offered him a new stick anyway.

The beauty of Pocky is all lost on him!

End

Completed: 14 November 2004