~Two Turtle Doves~
Eiji frowned at the fat little stuffed doves on the table next to the two turtle shells he'd painstakingly found and cleaned. (No turtles harmed, he'd found them dead and mostly eaten by predators-a stroke of luck really, though he did feel sorry for the little critters.) This had seemed like a much better idea before he'd started.
He tried pushing one of the toy doves through the bottom of the turtleshell, hoping it would just fit in and pop through with its head out one hole, and its wings and tail out the others. The little thing was far too plump to fit, and so Eiji abandoned that approach.
"Nyaaa, why'd they have to be turtle doves, anyway? Are those even real?" The redhead gestured wildly with the shell and the dove in separate hands as he cried out in frustration. Maybe it would fit the other way? He tried pushing it tail-first through the neck hole, but that didn't work, either.
"I'll break it in half if I push too hard!" He told the dove, making an exasperated face, then lit up with a smile. "That's it, I'll break it in half, you're a genius!" He did a little dance holding the dove and went to go find something to break the shells apart.
Finally, *finally*, he'd managed to break the turtle shells apart and glue them back together, making the doves into turtle doves. He excitedly bounced out of the room to drag Shuichiro in to see the imaginary creatures.
"Hora, Oishi, I made us turtle doves, just like the song the English teacher was telling us about!" Eiji beamed, gesturing proudly at the two 'turtle doves'.
"Eiji..." Shuichiro didn't know how to explain the translation error, so he just grinned at how cute the little avians were. "They're really cute, are you sure I can have one?"
"Yup, this one's for you, 'cause it's the genius one!"
AN: Hi, nice to finally greet y'all for realzies! :P *casually Texan* I hope you enjoy this series and that we can bring you a bit of holiday cheer, even if you don't celebrate Christmas. I apologize for any out of character bits. I also wish to make it known that Eiji's turtle dove isn't exactly the same as the actual bird, there is a species known as the turtle dove. Thanks for reading! ~Len :3