, as he added two more packets of instant ramen to the pile of instant food in the cart, "Have you decided on what you'd like to eat?"

blinked at Gokudera's question--he'd been... really distracted watching the other boy doing his groceries.

felt that it's been a long time since he last went out with Gokudera. On a simple trip to get food. It felt strange. Not unpleasant, but...

Err. Something simple and easy to make?

's eyes caught on one of the items in the aisle they were in right now. Flavoring for stir fry. Stir fry sounded easy to make. ._.

..... Stir-fry? o:

Just stir fry? o:

nodded. "I'm having a hard time thinking of anything else. ;;"

nods. "... I understand! I'll do me best, Jyuudaime! "

grinned and headed back to the fresh food section and started filling the shopping cart up with all kinds of vegetables, seafood and meat.

followed, and watched with wide eyes at all the ingredients Gokudera was getting. D:

... T-that's a lot. Do you need that much meat for a simple stir fry?

blinks. "But... there're many different kinds of stir fry recipes. o: Like the beef stir fry, asparagus chicken stir fry..."

started listing out all the different types of stir fry dishes he knows of.

o.O Are you planning on cooking all of them? D:

nods.

... You didn't want me to? D:

doesn't like saying no to Gokudera, but... ;A;

Uh. W-we can't finish all of that!

... Oh.

... I'll put some of them back then. :<

quietly breathed a sigh of relief. But Gokudera looked disappointed, so he added, "J-just two kinds should be enough?"

nodded and placed most of the ingredients back.

had wanted to prepare a feast for Tsuna. It has been a really long time since he last cooked for the other boy. :<

...Is there anything you'd like to get?

W-whatever you think is good?

--But you don't have to go through all that trouble...

D: What are you talking about, Jyuudaime? It's no trouble at all!

shook his head ruefully. Of course Gokudera wouldn't see it as trouble.

had nearly forgotten that it was almost impossible to win whenever they were having these kinds of discussions.

eventually said, "... On second thought... You're the one cooking, Gokudera-kun. Please go with whatever you feel like cooking."

added, "I'll eat anything you make for me."

But I can't eat that much in the first place, so... .-.

shook his head, heading toward the checkout counter. "It's all right. You said you wanted two dishes, so I'll stick with that. "

Oh, shit sorry. Wrong window. ._.

O-okay.

S-still. Thank you.

... You looked like you were getting ready to cook a lot just for me, so...

, as he paid for the food, "But you wouldn't be able to finish them all if I did."

I'll just make the other dishes for you next time!

nodded and grabbed some of the grocery bags. He suddenly realized that Gokudera had paid for *everything*.

would pay for his share, but he knew that it would be useless arguing, so the least he could do was help carry the bags. >_<

Ah, let me carry those, Jyuudaime. D:

But they're not heavy at all~

But I can carry them all. D:

shook his head. "Let me? I missed doing this with you."

blinked. "...Eh?"

W-well, if you put it like that... o.o

grinned at that small victory.

smiled and took the rest of the bags. "Let's go."

Un!