Sleeping Dogs
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Yu-Gi-Oh › Yaoi - Male/Male
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Adult +
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4
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6
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French Food
Kaiba looked critically at Jounuchi, sitting opposite him. “Sit up straight.” He drank some Appolinaris. “And stop taking more bread – You’re supposed to have appetite left when the food gets here.”
“I will –“ Under Kaiba’s disapproving stare, Jounuchi colored slightly. He swallowed, and repeated, “I will.” He tucked his hands awkwardly under the table. “You know me.” Looking earnestly at Kaiba, “I’m always hungry – My sister says I’m a bottomless pit – Yuugi tells me I amaze him…”
Kaiba snorted. “Have you decided what you want? The waiter will be back any minute –“
“Pardon me –“ Kaiba glared up into Pegasus’ self-satisfied smile. “Am I interrupting?” Pegasus sat down next to Jounuchi without waiting for a reply. “Have you ordered yet?”
“The waiter ain’t been back.” Jounuchi showed him the menu. “And I got no idea what to pick. I don’t know what none of this stuff is –“
“Well, that is a problem.” Pegasus took the menu. “Let’s see what they serve here –“ he scanned the entrée list. “Oh, look!” He stabbed his finger at the center of the second page. “Escargots! You know what those are, don’t you, Jounuchi?”
“Um… No…”
“Why, they’re SNAILS!” Pegasus smacked his lips enthusiastically. “Yum-yum! Who wouldn’t want GARDEN PESTS for lunch I’d like to know! And look here –“ He pointed again. “Tripes au Mode de Caen! You can get COW INTESTINES too! This place gets better and better!”
“No way!” Jounuchi grinned along with him. “They ain’t REALLY got that on there?”
“Oh, that’s not all –“ Pegasus put one hand on his arm. “Look –“ He pointed again. “Tete de Veau! Have you heard of that?” Jounuchi shook his head. “It’s BABY COW HEAD! Have you ever ordered it here, Kaiba?” He gave him a smirk. “Do they serve it WHOLE? They do that, some places,” he explained, running his hand along Jounuchi’s arm. “So you can see the face – And you’re supposed to stick your fork in –“
“Eeeuuggh!” Jounuchi gave an exaggerated grimace.
“And take out the eyes –“ Jounuchi winced. “And eat them WHOLE –“
“No more!” Jounuchi covered his ears. “Don’t tell me no more, Pegasus!”
“You don’t want to hear about ortolans then?” Jounuchi looked curiously at him. “Technically speaking, they’re illegal.” Pegasus kept his hand on Jounuchi’s arm. “Because they’re an endangered species.” Jounuchi stared into his face, unable to look away. “But most GOOD French restaurants will get them for you. I’m sure this place could do it, don’t you think so, Kaiba?” He glanced briefly in his direction. “They’re SONGBIRDS, and –“
“Wait,” Jounuchi stopped him, “Do I want to hear this?”
“I don’t know…” Pegasus looked thoughtful. “You might not. About how they’re served ALIVE –“
“No!”
“And you bite their HEADS off –“
“Not really!”
“And how you have to keep a napkin over your head, so the GUTS don’t go everywhere –“
“That’s it! Don’t tell me no more!” Jounuchi’s face was white. Stop, Pegasus!” He shoved his bread plate away. “I wish I hadn’t eaten nothing!” He winced again. “How can French people eat that stuff?”
“I don’t know.” Pegasus shrugged, looking very innocent. “It’s a mystery to me. It’s a mystery to the whole world, I think. Some people just like horrible food. I prefer simple stuff myself,” he added, “Soba, donburi, tonkatsu –“
“Hey,” Jounuchi brightened. “Me too!” He smiled at Pegasus. “I wish we could get something like that here!”
Pegasus smiled. “There’s no reason we have to stay here for lunch,” he said. “After all, the waiter hasn’t actually taken our orders yet – We could leave –“ Jounuchi nodded enthusiastically. “Go someplace with normal food –“ He glanced at Kaiba “Sorry to leave you here alone,” he said kindly, “but some of us have simpler tastes than you do.” He took Jounuchi’s arm, and they left the booth.
“No offense, Kaiba-san,” Jounuchi said, “I wanted to eat lunch with you, really – But –“ He shuddered. “I didn’t know French people ate stuff like that until Pegasus told me –“
Pegasus gave him a smile. “I’m helpful that way.”
“I can’t eat that stuff,” Jounuchi told Kaiba apologetically. “I ain’t got fancy tastes like you.” He followed Pegasus toward the door. “Call you tonight?”
“Don’t bother.” Kaiba glared at the empty bread basket. “I don’t care what you do.” He drank some more Appolinaris. “Enjoy your tonkatsu,”he called after them, as they left.
“I will –“ Under Kaiba’s disapproving stare, Jounuchi colored slightly. He swallowed, and repeated, “I will.” He tucked his hands awkwardly under the table. “You know me.” Looking earnestly at Kaiba, “I’m always hungry – My sister says I’m a bottomless pit – Yuugi tells me I amaze him…”
Kaiba snorted. “Have you decided what you want? The waiter will be back any minute –“
“Pardon me –“ Kaiba glared up into Pegasus’ self-satisfied smile. “Am I interrupting?” Pegasus sat down next to Jounuchi without waiting for a reply. “Have you ordered yet?”
“The waiter ain’t been back.” Jounuchi showed him the menu. “And I got no idea what to pick. I don’t know what none of this stuff is –“
“Well, that is a problem.” Pegasus took the menu. “Let’s see what they serve here –“ he scanned the entrée list. “Oh, look!” He stabbed his finger at the center of the second page. “Escargots! You know what those are, don’t you, Jounuchi?”
“Um… No…”
“Why, they’re SNAILS!” Pegasus smacked his lips enthusiastically. “Yum-yum! Who wouldn’t want GARDEN PESTS for lunch I’d like to know! And look here –“ He pointed again. “Tripes au Mode de Caen! You can get COW INTESTINES too! This place gets better and better!”
“No way!” Jounuchi grinned along with him. “They ain’t REALLY got that on there?”
“Oh, that’s not all –“ Pegasus put one hand on his arm. “Look –“ He pointed again. “Tete de Veau! Have you heard of that?” Jounuchi shook his head. “It’s BABY COW HEAD! Have you ever ordered it here, Kaiba?” He gave him a smirk. “Do they serve it WHOLE? They do that, some places,” he explained, running his hand along Jounuchi’s arm. “So you can see the face – And you’re supposed to stick your fork in –“
“Eeeuuggh!” Jounuchi gave an exaggerated grimace.
“And take out the eyes –“ Jounuchi winced. “And eat them WHOLE –“
“No more!” Jounuchi covered his ears. “Don’t tell me no more, Pegasus!”
“You don’t want to hear about ortolans then?” Jounuchi looked curiously at him. “Technically speaking, they’re illegal.” Pegasus kept his hand on Jounuchi’s arm. “Because they’re an endangered species.” Jounuchi stared into his face, unable to look away. “But most GOOD French restaurants will get them for you. I’m sure this place could do it, don’t you think so, Kaiba?” He glanced briefly in his direction. “They’re SONGBIRDS, and –“
“Wait,” Jounuchi stopped him, “Do I want to hear this?”
“I don’t know…” Pegasus looked thoughtful. “You might not. About how they’re served ALIVE –“
“No!”
“And you bite their HEADS off –“
“Not really!”
“And how you have to keep a napkin over your head, so the GUTS don’t go everywhere –“
“That’s it! Don’t tell me no more!” Jounuchi’s face was white. Stop, Pegasus!” He shoved his bread plate away. “I wish I hadn’t eaten nothing!” He winced again. “How can French people eat that stuff?”
“I don’t know.” Pegasus shrugged, looking very innocent. “It’s a mystery to me. It’s a mystery to the whole world, I think. Some people just like horrible food. I prefer simple stuff myself,” he added, “Soba, donburi, tonkatsu –“
“Hey,” Jounuchi brightened. “Me too!” He smiled at Pegasus. “I wish we could get something like that here!”
Pegasus smiled. “There’s no reason we have to stay here for lunch,” he said. “After all, the waiter hasn’t actually taken our orders yet – We could leave –“ Jounuchi nodded enthusiastically. “Go someplace with normal food –“ He glanced at Kaiba “Sorry to leave you here alone,” he said kindly, “but some of us have simpler tastes than you do.” He took Jounuchi’s arm, and they left the booth.
“No offense, Kaiba-san,” Jounuchi said, “I wanted to eat lunch with you, really – But –“ He shuddered. “I didn’t know French people ate stuff like that until Pegasus told me –“
Pegasus gave him a smile. “I’m helpful that way.”
“I can’t eat that stuff,” Jounuchi told Kaiba apologetically. “I ain’t got fancy tastes like you.” He followed Pegasus toward the door. “Call you tonight?”
“Don’t bother.” Kaiba glared at the empty bread basket. “I don’t care what you do.” He drank some more Appolinaris. “Enjoy your tonkatsu,”he called after them, as they left.