You Kept Your Promise (Sequel to Jade And Onyx)

Chapter Twenty-Four: This Is Awfully Domestic

The food selections must rock here! I wonder if they have an actual butcher and fresh meats and cheeses. Oh man, that would be the life. Fresh food was so much better than the practical ones packaged in plastic.

I followed Sasuke around like a lost puppy and he made his first stop at the fruits and vegetables section. He looked at me expectantly and I decided to step forward and inspect some red tomatoes.

"Hmm..." I wondered aloud. "Should I invest into buying these juicy and beautiful fruit vegetable things?"

Honestly, what were they? They had seeds but they weren't sweet like fruit. Same with peppers, what the heck?

"Yes."

"Why Sasuke," I laughed at his immediate response, "You're too easy."

He only rolled his eyes and grabbed a plastic bag for me to put them in.

"We're going to go through every aisle of this store," he said. I could feel his beady obsidian eyes watching me look over some apples.

"Gee whiz, I sure am looking forward to spending the rest of my fucking life in here, Sasuke."

"The store is not that big."

"It is," I said and grabbed a bunch of bananas. Is that what you called them? A bunch? Like a bunch of apples but instead it's bananas?

"It is not. Are you really not going to go near the vegetables?"

"I may have taken various courses in nutrition and health, but I stand by the fact that most vegetables are awful," I said absentmindedly and grabbed a bag of seedless grapes.

"You should at least get some," he countered.

"Well then, if you insist," I smirked. "Grab me two red onions, five ears of corn, some scallions, a bag of brown potatoes, cilantro, and some romaine lettuce."

"Wh-"

"Thanks!" I giggled and scurried away to get strawberries and a pineapple.

I could hear him scoff and I glanced out of the corner of my eye to see him inspecting the red onions.

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"We should get another cart."

After saying that, he was made aware of one of the people offering free samples and he snagged a pig in a blanket for both of us after thanking them.

I nodded in agreement while chewing and staring at our shopping cart that was filled to the brim with groceries. God this was going to cost a fortune...would it even fit in the fridge? This was a really good pig in a blanket.

We'd made it past every aisle and also managed to snag the fresh meats and cheeses I was talking about. But this seemed excessive, even for me and my snacking needs.

"I think we should return some stuff..." I mumbled, looking cautiously at the mountain of food that would topple at any minute. The snacks were definitely staying though.

"We're bringing a shopping list next time."

"This is awfully domestic, Sasuke."

"Not my fault you're incapable of fending for yourself," he said hotly. He was definitely blushing though.

"Let's get to it then. After you, Uchiha."

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After sitting in traffic, we finally made it back to work where I took my car back to my house with him tailing me. We made our way upstairs, filled with shopping bags and instructed him to set them wherever there was an open space near the kitchen. We made several trips, not running into Ino once—thank kami— before finally being able to unpack the groceries from their bags.

I unpacked the ice cream first, which I freaked out about profusely during the traffic as I didn't want it to melt. Then proceeded to put in the frozen foods like pizza and fries and stuff like that while Sasuke unpacked the vegetables he seemed to be so fond of.

When everything was done after what seemed like forever, we sat on the couch and I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"Thanks for forcing me to get food."

"You seemed lost without me," he chuckled softly.

"I was..." I said softly. "You smell good."

He smiled a little and said, "You too. I didn't force you to get food though."

I sat up and glared playfully at him, "Of course you did! You practically kidnapped me after work and said you were going to keep your promise to me!"

"I always keep my promises. Besides, if I was going to force you to get food it wouldn't be at a grocery store."

"Oh?"

"Yes, instead I would just shove you in the passengers seat and take you out to eat."

"You were always known for your charms back in high school," I said sarcastically.

"If I'm honest I have no idea how anyone liked me, including you. I was a dick to people. Still am."

"You are."

He made a face at me which I laughed at. "You're so easy to tease."

"So I've been told."