Notes: Short. And first person. And presentence.

Kingdom Holidays
May 24th: National Escargot Day

Today is Monday. And today I'm afraid. Why? Because lately it seems every time I go home, he has something new and embarrassing or he's done something weird or destroyed something. Sometimes… it amazes me. He amazes me. He's just so… I don't know how to describe him. I really don't. He's just… Sora. And I wonder why I'm so addicted to him.

"Riku! Welcome home!" He's smiling and he throws his arms around me.

And then I remember why I'm so addicted. Love. Sucks, doesn't it? "Hey Sora. How was your day?"

He smiles and wrinkles his nose and he's just too cute for his own good. "Oh it was just fantastic! School was great! Had an exam in…"

He rambles on and on about this and that. I know I should be paying more attention as I follow him into the living room. But for some reason, I can't quite concentrate. He's wearing these old, torn up jeans and they are too big for his skinny waist and sitting rather low on his hips. And all I can think about is…

"… hard it is to find good snails around here."

Snails? Did he just say snails? "What?"

He turns around and gives me this odd look. And I have a feeling he can read my mind. "Have you been listening to a word I've said?"

"Uh…" I scratch at the back of my head and smile. "No… I guess not. Sorry."

He rolls his eyes but he's smiling. "I went shopping. For National Escargot Day. Which is today."

"Escargot? That's snails, right?" I try to hide my disgust at the thought of snails but it's not working. At all.

His smile broadens and he nods and I just know he can read me. "Yep."

"Oh no." I hold up my hands and back away. "I don't care what you say. You're not tricking me into eating a snail."

His mouth drops open, looking horrified. "I wouldn't dare let you eat them! That would be just... so wrong!"

Suddenly I'm so confused. "Uh… if you bought snails… because it's national snail whatever day… why wouldn't you want them to be eaten?"

He rolls his eyes and gives me a duh face. "Because you can't eat our babies!"

"Babies?" Oh I'm still so confused. I swear. He gives me headaches sometimes.

Sora just nods and smiles and points.

I turn to follow my gaze and I see it. And I can't believe I missed it when I walked in. And oh shit I'm going to kill him. Not really, but seriously! What is wrong with him?

He taps on the glass of the aquarium proudly. "That one there is George, that one is Fred, and that one on the stick there is Cornelius."

I look at the three, slimy, disgusting looking things slithering around in the tank… wait… do snails slither? "You bought snails… to keep… as pets?"

He's smiling and he looks so corny. "Yes. After the whole oyster thing…" He trails off but I don't need him to finish his thought. I remembered the giant boogers.

I shake my head slowly. "Do you know anything about snails?"

He's tilting his head, like he's thinking. "Uh… not really. Just what the lady at the pet store told me."

"You actually brought them at a pet store?"

"Yep." He nods, looking rather proud of himself again.

I sigh and shake my head. "Come on." I grab for his arm and tow him upstairs.

"Where are we going?"

"To do some research on how to take care of snails."

He's smiling like an idiot when I look back at him. "Cute, right?"

I roll my eyes but smile at him. "How do you tell them apart?"

Notes: XD Snails. Are. Weird.