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May-Cinco De Mayo
Martha's insistence that her son change the second he came into the kitchen that morning went unheard. Castle was determined to keep on the outfit he was wearing; a pair of jeans under a colorful knitted poncho and a sombrero (how he got these items, Martha had no idea).
"It's Cinco De Mayo!" he said, grinning, and, to Martha's horror, took out a maraca and shook it.
"Richard Alexander Rodgers," she warned, "you go right back to your room and change into something decent and appropriate or I'll call Nanny Elsa and she'll stay with you for the entire day while I'm at work. Now, go!"
Castle pouted and stomped back to him room, his fear and hate of Nanny Elsa greater than his holiday enthusiasm.
However, when he was dropped off at school and Martha had already disappeared from his sight, he reached into his backpack and pulled out the sombrero, plopping the wrinkling straw hat on his head and walking proudly into the school, his feet taking him automatically to room 147. As he entered, he saw Kate lying down on the couch while Javi and Kevin played with trucks. He walked up grinning goofily at his friends.
"Hey, guys!" He announced himself and three sets of eyes glanced at him and Kate and Kevin facepalmed, knowing what was about to come.
Javier stood up, a good four inches taller than Castle, his brown eyes darkening threateningly. "What the heck do you think you're wearing, Castle?" he asked, his voice low (as low as a seven-year old's voice can get, anyway) and threatening.
Castle gulped. "A…a sombrero?" he said, as if it were a question.
Javi narrowed his eyes. "Why?" he growled. "You don't look Mexican."
"Um…well I….I, um…I might be. I mean, my dad could be; you never know…."
"But that still doesn't explain why you're wearing that," he pointed to the hat, "today of all days."
"Well….today is Cinco De Mayo…." Castle practically squeaked.
"AND THAT MAKES IT ALRIGHT?" Javier shouted in his face. Castle shrunk away from him, his face going pale. "Take. It. Off," he ordered and Castle slowly reached up and displaced the hat from his head, barely bringing it down before it was snatched out of his hands by Javi and brought right to the trash can. Kate and Kevin watched this, shaking their heads. They'd seen it done before with others who thought that the holiday was celebrated with sombreros and other stereotypical Mexican wear. It always ticked off Javier and this time was no different.
When he returned, he didn't say a single word. He just sat down by his truck and looked up at Kevin expectantly. Kevin plopped down next to him and they continued playing like nothing had happened. Kate went back to reading.
Castle stood there, confused.
"What just happened?"
Sorry it's so short but I have two story ideas in mind (titled "The Nanny" and "Missed Moments" Both are AU.)
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