I was requested to do a Basil/Relda story, so here it goes. This idea has come from Queen mongoose.

Thank you for the idea, and I'm sorry, but Monster isn't ready to get married. :D

Cooking

Basil sat in his the living room, anxiously awaiting the arrival of his dinner. They had been going married for a few months now, and Relda had decided that she wanted to cook something new for him. They had been traveling toe world for a few months, and were currently taking a break back in Ferryport Landing.

To be quite honest, Basil had no idea what to expect. Relda had always been an amazing cook. Her fettuccini was to die for, but she had stopped cooking when the two of them left to travel the world. Instead she had been gathering ingredients from different countries, some so strange, Basil would never have guessed they were edible.

The smell of lasagna was wafting through the air, and it smelled amazing, but Basil knew very well never to judge food by its smell.

"Basil! It's done. I'm done. Come into the kitchen!"

All of a sudden, Relda was standing in front of him. Her red hair was tied up in a messy ponytail, loose strands coming out of the band. Her eyes sparkled and he could tell she was excited. She was practically jumping up and down.

"I can't wait to try it." Basil stood up and followed his wife into the kitchen. He nervously glanced at the table and his eyes widened at the sight of his wife's lasagna.

How to describe it? Well, oddly, it was green. The pasta was. The sauce was a bright blue color and the cheese was pink. It was singlehandedly the strangest thing basil had ever seen…ever. And being someone involved with Everafters, he had seen plenty of strange things.

"It looks delicious." Basil heard himself say. It wasn't exactly a lie. It did kind of look good…from the perspective of a colorblind dog….

"Great!" Relda let out a sigh of relief. "I've gathered ingredients from everywhere we went. This lasagna has ostrich blood and turtle shell in it. Very popular ingredients in some parts of the world."

Basil in took a sharp breath of air. "Yum."

"Try it." Relda sat down across from him and watched him anxiously.

Basil nodded and picked up his fork. He was actually scared. Glancing at his wife, he noticed that she was watching his every move. Forcing a smile onto his face, he picked up the fork.

The taste was…interesting. Let's just say, Bail could feel something oozing between his teeth. He glanced back at Relda. She had stood up and retrieved a glass filled with a thick, red liquid.

"Is that tomato juice?" Bail asked. He loved tomato juice. Besides, he really needed something to wash away the taste of the ostrich blood in his mouth.

"Sorry." Relda frowned. "This is actually hippo blood. It's supposed to be very good for your skin. Nutritious too!"

Basil tried to remain nonchalant. "Um, Relda, love, you better sit down."

A sudden change cane over Relda's expression. "You're going to tell me you hate it, aren't you? She whispered. She sat down on her chair with a thud and put her head in her hands. "I worked so hard, collecting these ingredients and cooking with new foods…." She sniffed. "It was always my dream as a little girl to open a restaurant filled with strange authentic foods…"

Basil had no clue what to do. He had originally planned on telling her, gently of course, to give up the strange food phase, but looking at her…her red hair frizzy and uncontrollable, her white skin, like porcelain. He couldn't hurt her. He wouldn't hurt her.

"Actually, I was just going to tell you, I have a new favorite food." He heard himself say.

Relda sprang up. "Really!? Thank you! This is great….I have so many more new recipes! I'll make some Green Fungus Apple Pie!"

Basil watched her throw open the refrigerator door and start pulling ingredients out.

He wondered what he had gotten himself into. Would he have to eat strange, colorful food for the rest of his life?

Only one thing was clear…Love made you a liar.

Vamp Actually, those foods all sound very good.

Monster: I know. I'm really craving ostrich and hippo blood.

Vamp: I actually prefer Unicorn blood.

Me: (GASP) You leave those poor unicorns alone!

Vamp: Never!

Monster: Anyways, in your reviews, write about the strangest dish that you can come up with. Then we will pick the strangest dish and that person will get a shoutout!

Me: Ready set go!