Chapter 4: BBQ Cookout!
A/N: Hey everyone, I know I haven't been writing this story in a while, so here's a special for you. I'm sure the title can explain what is going to happen in this chapter. Hopefully, it won't make you too hungry, if so I apologize.
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"You're putting way to much fuel into the grill!"
"Shut up. This is plenty"
"You're going to make the grill explode and ruin the food!"
"Don't be such a baby!"
Bakuto was arguing with Yuri as she set the lighter fuel into the grills.
It was summer in the village of Konoha and everyone was enjoying the warm weather.
Families were lighting off fireworks and friends were smashing watermelons with each other.
The Uzumaki family was no different.
Today they were having a huge Barbeque out in the front yard with Bakuto and Barret working at the grill.
Bakuto chewed Yuri out as she dumped the whole bottle of fuel into the grill and was about to lit a match.
"You idiot! You're going to blow the grill up and set the front yard on fire!"
Yuri just laughed as she pulled the sleeves of her blue Yukata up.
Since this was a festival of some kind, everyone was wearing a Yukata, or rather, a majority of the group was.
The only ones who wore their normal outfits were Vincent, Cloud, Reeve, Rufus, Jiraiya and Rude.
Everyone else wore festive robes that Myou was kind enough to make.
Mikomi wore a red one that had a giant fox on the back and had the tails wrapped around the sleeves and had a maroon sash tied around her waist.
Yuri wore a midnight blue one with silver doves on it and a powder blue sash.
Naruto had an orange one with the Konoha symbol on the back and a forest green sash.
Bakuto had a black one with a silver dragon on the back and a white sash.
Yugito had a purple one with a yellow cat on it and a red sash.
Tifa had a magenta one with cherry blossoms on it and a pick sash.
Marlene has a pink one with orange goldfish on it and gold sash.
Denzel had a grey one with swirls around it and a dark grey sash.
Barret had a plain dark grey one with a black sash.
Yuffie had a lime green one with shurikens on it and a lemon yellow sash.
Cid had a navy blue one and had a gray sash.
Myou had a periwinkle one with lotuses on it with a sky blue sash.
Elena had a yellow one with an orange sash.
Cissnei had a pink one with yellow stripes and a white sash.
Reno had a greenish-gray one with a dark green sash.
Tseng had a midnight purple one with a sliver sash.
Kyoko wore a similar one as her brother, only hers had a red dragon on the back with a red sash.
Zang had an off white one with a black sash.
Even the little robots wore Yukata's that looked like their owners.
Overall, everyone was wearing very colorful outfits that fit the mood for the season.
Yuri laughed at the look on Bakuto's face.
"Geez, Bakuto. You need to relax. A little fuel never hurt anyone"
"A little?! You poured the whole damn bottle out!"
He shoved her away from the grill.
"Just go bug Mikomi or something. Leave the cooking to Barret and I"
Yuri just laughed like an idiot as she was pushed away.
Cloud just had a dull look on his face as he watched his godmother.
He still shivered at the thought that he was related to this crazy woman now.
Mikomi patted her brother on the back.
"I know, Ni-san. Yuri scares me too"
He patted her head in return.
"I feel so bad that you had to deal with her longer than I had"
Naruto suddenly came out of nowhere and pounced on his older brother.
"Hey, Ni-san! Why aren't you wearing a Yukata?"
A tick mark appeared on Cloud's forehead as the younger blonde hung onto him like a monkey.
"Because they're too girly for me and I don't like dressing up"
"Aww, I bet Tifa would have liked to see you in one"
"Not happening"
Mikomi laughed as she saw her brothers arguing. It was like watching a comedy act.
Meanwhile, Bakuto was swearing up a storm as he tried to figure out how to light the grill up without it exploding on him.
"God damn it, Yuri. I swear to god that I'm going to kill you one of these days"
Barret just patted him on the back with his arm.
"Don't worry, Kiddo. We'll just use a shield materia around the grill in case it blows up"
"That sounds like a plan"
He lit a match and held it over the grill.
"Alright, let's set this bad boy on fire"
He dropped the match and watched the flames that erupted from the grill.
Barret put the shield up just in time.
"Alright, now all we need is the food"
"I wonder what's taking Reno and Jiraiya so long?"
Just then, the two of them came with arms loaded with food.
"It's about time. What took you so long?"
"We had to grab every single bit of meat at the grocery store" Reno said.
"And Reno saw Ayame and he decided to talk to her for a bit" Jiraiya added.
"Hey! She was looking really cute in her Yukata and I just had to say hi!"
"Whatever"
Rufus just sighed at his bodyguard's idiotness.
Emily tugged on his jacket to grab his attention.
"Daddy, can I go play with Denzel and Marlene?"
He smirked at her and ran his hand through her hair.
"Of course you can. Just be careful, ok?"
"Ok"
The little girl ran off to play with the other kids while Rufus watched them play.
Yuri sighed as she sat down on one of the picnic tables.
"Man, the weather sure feels good today"
Myou nodded.
"Yeah and I'm so glad that everyone wore my Yukata's" She squealed.
She spotted Mikomi and tackled her.
"Oh! Captain Mikomi, you look so gorgeous in that Yukata!"
Mikomi patted her Lieutenant.
"Thanks, Myou. I like it a lot too"
The Hyuga just giggled as she hugged her captain.
Tifa and Yugito were grinning too as they admired their outfits.
"You sure do have a talent with fashion, Myou" Tifa said.
"You should be a fashion designer" Yugito added.
Myou was glowing with all of the positive attention.
Bakuto was busy setting the meat on the grill.
It seemed that Reno and Jiraiya had got over 20 dozen hotdogs, 25 dozen hamburger meat, 12 slabs of ribs, 15 steaks, 12 dozen chicken, 12 fish fillets and 5 dozen pork slabs.
"Geez, does the word carnivore come to mind?"
Barret just laughed as he placed a slab of ribs on his grill.
He was going to take care of the ribs, chicken and fish while Bakuto took care of everything else.
Bakuto planned on adding some of his special spices to the hamburgers, steaks and pork.
"Hope everyone is hungry" he muttered.
"Um…Bakuto Ni-san?"
He turned around to see Kyoko standing a little ways off, fiddling with her fingers.
"What's up, Kyoko?"
Kyoko blushed as she fiddled with her Yukata.
"Um… I was wondering if…Um…we could have some kabobs too?"
She shyly looked at her older brother to see what he would say.
Bakuto gave his younger sister a gentle smile.
"If you want some kabobs, then I'll make them just for you"
Kyoko's eyes lit up.
She ran over to her brother and gave him a big hug.
"Thank you, Ni-san!"
"You're welcome. You look cute in your Yukata by the way"
Kyoko giggled as she twirled around.
"Thank you. Myou made it just like yours since I'm connected to dragons like you"
"I think it fits you perfectly"
Kyoko smiled before walking over to Elena and Cissnei.
While Bakuto and Barret were working on the food, Zack and Enkidu were watching the meat being cooked.
"Man, that streak looks really good" Zack said as he licked his lips (or muzzle in this case).
"Yeah, and those spices that Bakuto is putting on them is mouth watering" Enkidu added.
Both of their stomachs growled with hunger.
"Aw man, now I wished that I ate breakfast" Zack whined.
"It's your fault for getting too excited over today"
Zack glared at the green wolf.
"If wasn't starving right now, I would bite you"
"Like you can. You won't do it because Mikomi won't like it"
"Hey! Mikomi loves me more than she does you! I'm her pet, not you, so stop acting like she loves you more than me"
"I don't know. She seems to show me a lot of affection when I'm around her"
"That's bull! I'm her favorite and she shows me tons of love! I'll do whatever she asks of me!"
"Oh really? How can you prove that?"
"Just name anything that you'll think will make Mikomi happy and I'll do it. I show you just how loyal I am to my master"
"Really?"
He looked at the grill that the steaks were grilling on then looked at Zack.
"In that case, why don't you snag a steak for her? I heard she loves Ribs and steaks, so why don't you get one for her before they're all gone?"
Zack got a determined look on his face.
"You're on. I'll show you how much Mikomi means to me"
He snuck off to the grill while Enkidu smirked.
"Sucker"
Zack snuck around the grill with the skills that any ninja dog would posses (or wolf in this case).
He hid behind the grill that Bakuto was working on and watched at Bakuto went to grab some other spices for the steaks.
"Now's my chance!"
Fast as lightning, he jumped up and snatched the steak from the grill just as Bakuto turned around to put the spices on.
The dragon's face was puzzled when he realized that a steak was missing.
"What the? Where did that steak go?"
Zack held back a snicker as he slinked back over to his rival.
"There you go. I got a steak for Mikomi" he said with the steak still in his mouth.
Enkidu smirked.
"Wow, you really pulled it off. I'm impressed. Now I don't have to go through the trouble of getting my own steak"
"Huh?"
The green wolf snatched it from him and ran off with it.
"Thanks for the steak, Zack!"
Zack growled at him.
"Hey! That's mine!"
Heh ran after him and passed Bakuto.
He saw the two wolves chasing each other with a steak in one of their mouths.
"You little thief's! Give that back!"
He ran after them, while Zack and Enkidu snatched the steak from each other.
"That's my steak!" Zack yelled as he yanked it from the green wolf's mouth.
He ran towards Mikomi at full speed.
"Mikomi! I got a steak for you!"
Mikomi turned to the noise and saw Zack coming towards her with a steak in his mouth.
"What the?"
Enkidu yanked it from him and ran in the opposite direction.
"Give that back!"
Zack got a hold of the other end of the steak and tugged it away from his rival.
Enkidu growled and tugged it back to him.
It was like a tug of war between the two wolves and the streak was the prize.
Nanaki got in between them and tried to stop the fight.
"Cut it out you two! This is supposed to be a fun day, don't ruin it"
Mikomi ran up to them and tried to pull Zack away.
"Knock it off, Zack!"
The wolf didn't listen to her and just kept tugging at the steak.
Bakuto waved his tongs around in an angry sort of manner.
"You little snots! That was supposed to be for dinner! How dare you steal one of my streaks?!"
The two wolves kept playing tug of war with the piece of meat. No one was letting up and they just kept tugging harder.
Mikomi tried to pull Zack away, but she just ended up landing on her butt.
Cloud came over and grabbed his best friend by the scruff of the neck and yanked him hard.
Zack yelped and let go of the steak.
Enkidu grinned in triumph and went to run off with it, but stopped in his tracks when he saw Bakuto.
He dropped the steak and had his ears back.
"Uh….."
"You mutts are in BIG trouble!" he growled.
Zack and Enkidu scooted away as Bakuto closed in on them. He had a murderous look upon his face as he stared them down.
"I'm going to make a couple of hot dogs out of you" he hissed.
Zack tucked his tail in between his legs and trembled.
"Hey, Bakuto! The steaks are burning!" Barret yelled.
"Crap!"
He ran back to the grill.
"You're getting off easy this time!"
Zack and Enkidu both sighed in relief.
"That was close" Zack said.
"Yeah" Enkidu agreed.
Nanaki looked at the abandoned steak and shrugged.
"Since no one is going to cook it anymore, I might as well take it"
He picked it up with his mouth and ran off with it.
Both wolves whimpered when they saw their precious steak being taken away.
Yuffie was laughing the whole time the steak incident was taking place.
"Oh, man. That was awesome!"
Cid just smirked as he stuck a cigarette in his mouth.
"Only they could pull something like that off"
Vincent just stayed silent the whole time.
Yuri came over and sat with them at the table.
"Isn't this cool? We never have a Barbeque event like this"
"Well, you always burn the food when you cook, so that could be why" Cid said.
Yuri whacked him upside the head.
"I do not!"
"Do too"
Yuri crossed her arms and pouted.
Jiraiya came over with a few drinks in hand and sat with them.
"Geez, this is some party. I've never seen Mikomi smile so much in my life"
It was true.
The Brunette was all grins today.
"That's good, considering with the whole Akatuski thing going on. She needs to have some fun and not worry about those guys" Yuri said.
"Do you know when they'll strike next time?" Vincent said
Jiraiya shook his head.
"They haven't shown their ugly heads since that incident after Sarutobi's death. I highly doubt they will something drastic since we know about them now"
Yuffie sighed sadly.
"Poor, Komi-chan. Why does she always have to be caught up in bad things?"
"That's just life. Some have the good end of it, and others have the bad end of it, Mikomi was unfortunate to get the bad one"
Yuri sighed sadly.
"Let's not about anything depressing today. It's suppose to be a fun day, so let's leave it at that"
Everyone nodded.
"Foods ready!" Barret yelled.
Everyone lined up to get their food from Bakuto and Barret.
Naruto's mouth was watering as he smelled the food.
"Man, everything smells so good"
Mikomi and Cloud whacked upside the head.
"Stop drooling all over the place, Naruto" Mikomi said.
"You're acting like an animal" Cloud added.
Naruto just whined as he rubbed his head.
"I never get cut any slack!"
The food turned out to be marvelous for everyone.
The steak and burgers were well done, while the rest of the meats were rich and juicy.
Mikomi really enjoyed the ribs and their special BBQ sauce. Barret was nice enough to make her a special batch since she was allergic to the spices.
Zack had his head in her lap and was trying to beg for a rib.
"Please, Mikomi. I'm hungry" he whined.
"No, this is what you get for stealing that steak"
"But I was getting it for you!"
"Uh huh"
Zack just whimpered and gave her the puppy eyes.
Mikomi looked at him for a moment then sighed.
"Just a tiny bit"
Zack wagged his tail as Mikomi broke off a piece of meat for her"
He scarfed it down when it was in reach of him.
He licked the barbeque sauce from his lips as he placed his head back into her lap.
Mikomi just giggled.
"You're so weird Zack"
Naruto managed to eat his food without being a pig, or rather, he would always get a glare from Cloud if he did.
"This food is so good!" Elena cried.
Cissnei agreed as she ate her burger.
"It's way better than what we have at home"
Reno and Rude were too busy stuffing their faces to say anything.
Tseng just looked at them with disgust.
Rufus just shook her head and focused more on feeding Emily.
The little girl sat in her foster father's lap and ate the hot dog that he gave her.
Enkidu tried to beg for food from Bakuto, but he dragon wouldn't give him a scrap.
"You don't deserve anything after stealing my steak" he said.
Enkidu just sighed and tried to see if Kyoko would give anything to him.
Yuri finished eating her 2nd steak when she looked around.
"Hey, where's Zang and Killer Bee?"
"They went to get a few things for tonight" Jiraiya said.
"Said something about adding a little 'spark' to the party"
Yuri just shrugged and went back to eating.
Once everyone finished eating, it was already dusk.
"I wonder what's taking Zang and Killer Bee so long?"
Just then, they appeared with armloads of fireworks.
"Hey, guys. Sorry we took so long" Zang said.
"We had to search the entire village for the best fireworks" Killer Bee added.
Yuri squealed when she saw the fireworks.
"Yay! I love fireworks!"
The two nut jobs set up the fireworks near the street and had them at set in a row.
"I just love explosives" Zang sighed.
Bakuto looked wearily at his teammate. He knew how much his friend loved explosives, and it wasn't pretty.
Killer Bee pulled out a lighter and lit the fuse.
"Let's get this party started!"
The fireworks went off and illuminated the sky with vast colors.
The kids were cheering as they watched the colorful display.
It was a perfect way to end a perfect picnic.
It was times like these that made life so much better.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it. I had a hard time trying to make this sound good for a side story chapter.
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Ja ne.