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((Where's Nao with the food? Lol.))

((he's uhmm....being lazy and not replying >.> I shall reply after I check laundry :sweat: sorry loves >.>))

((I shall post after Nao, thank you very muchhh x] Then Anna shall wake up Jake from his poorly faked nap... Hehe.))

((Same...all we gotta do now is wait for Nao. It all depends on Nao. xD))

((man I feel really bad for being lazy now...>.> *nudges the napping Nao* wake up Nao-chan~ It's dinner time XD

Nao: *mumbles incoherently* *turns over in sleep*

*frown* Give me a sec... *grabs bucket of ice cold water...with a few pieces of ice still in it* *dumps water on Nao*

Nao: *jumps up swearing loudly* *blinks at people staring at him* uhh...eh-heh...

Okay ^^ he's up now XD))

Nao quickly placed all the food into seperate dishes when Kenta released him, arranging everything with an artistic flair. "A pretty dinner for pretty company." he reasoned. Or maybe he was just talking to himself again... Kenta helped bring the food out and placed it on the dining room table, smiling slightly, as childish as Nao was, he would always be the best cook out of them all. Nao bounced out after Kenta with a big smile on his face, goggles back on top of his head, "Dinner's ready~ And desserts a'baking~" he sang randomly. Kenta shook his head before going to the living room where everybody was gathered, leaving Nao to finish setting up himself, "The idiot's done with the food, now who's hungry?"

((CRAP! I typed my whole reply and they told me the "webpage expired"... basically, I need to type the whole thing over again. DDDDDDDX This sucks. *sigh*))

((aww...poor Crunch-chan...:())

((YAY! NAO'S DONE WITH THE FOOD! *does happeh dance* Anna! *pokes Anna* He's done with the food!
Anna: YAAAAAY! *does happeh dance too*
...yush... I taught her my happeh dance... o.o))

Anna immediately brightened when she heard Kenta. "MEEEEEEE!" she yelled, suddenly feeling extremely hyper. She skipped cheerily to Jake lying on the couch, knelt down, and started poking him repeatedly. "Jaaaaake... foooood..."

Jake opened his eyes, smiled, and grabbed her hand. "Stop poking meeeeee!"

Anna stuck out her tongue and led him to the kitchen doorway, calling Veronica and Forever over while she was at it. Forever was finally wearing pants, thank God.

Jake smirked when he heard the clattering of plates being not-so-gently set on the dining room table. It was just like Nao to not be careful. But then again, Jake didn't rank so high on that level of expertise either, so he couldn't say much about that. A bit afraid to look in the kitchen and see the mess created by Nao, he leaned against the doorway, closed his eyes, and said to Kenta, "So, what's the idiot in goggles prepared for us tonight, anyway?"

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((Weeell, luckily I'm done now, soooo... : DDDDDDDD))

"I can hear you know!" Nao shouted from within the kitchen, "And you can look...I cleaned up..." he grumbled to himself.

"Well, since it's a Christmas dinner the idiot decided to do something a little bit nicer than normal...but I think it would be better if he explained himself, he looks about ready to start flying or something..." Kenta replied, eying his hyperactive friend before leaning against the wall next to Jake.

Nao grinned and then gestured to each dish as he explained what it was, "For soup we have a Butternut Squash soup, and then for starters we have red and green quiche bites. For the main course we have Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce and Proscuitto & Hazelnut Stuffing. Then on the side we have Candied Sweet Potatoes. Then we also have some Roasted Cherry Tomatoes. There are also some fresh baked Buttermilk Biscuits over there. Then for drinks there's a choice between the classic eggnog, spiced hot chocolate, spiced cranberry cider, or cranberry apple punch. And desserts a secret." He grinned happily at his accomplishment of a full course Christmas dinner.

((my god that took forever to type >.>))

Veronica smiled, walking over to where everyone else was. "Sounds great." She grinned. It was like a five star meal compared to the food that she ate on a regular basis...But then again, it was Christmas after all. But even on Christmas, she and her friends would probably just get Chinese food or some other type of take out. "I hope dessert's even better." She continued grinning. Now that she thought about it, she didn't eat since ten in the morning.

"Wow! This is amazing!" Forever said, sitting down and oogling at the whole table full of food. "Its... amazing!" she repeated, just simply stairing. She hadnt eaten since early that morning as well, and -like Veronica- didnt do much for Christmas, maybe pizza or Chinese food or something like that. But this - this was amazing! Smiling, she took a plate then looked around for permition to dig in.

Veronica couldn't remember the last time she ate food that seemed extremely gourmet--maybe because she never really ate five star food before. "Yeah," Veronica agreed with Forever. "This looks amazing."

Nao grinned goofily and scratched the back of his head, "It's not that great. Just a hobby ya'know?" Kenta laughed at that, then nudged Jake in the side with his elbow before reaching up to fix his glasses as he got off the wall to help Nao serve the soup, "Would you look at that? Nao's being modest.""I take offense to that!" Nao grumbled and then placed a bowl of soup in front of each seat, still pouting, before breaking into a grin again, "Well, dig in~" He pulled a pair of glasses from his pocket and slid them onto his face before sticking his tongue out childishly yet again at Kenta and then Jake as well.

Veronica looked at Nao. "So you prepare meals like this just for Christmas?" She took s sip of the soup. "This is delicious! you do this just as a HOBBY?? Have you been to culinary arts school? You should have like a small restaurant or something!" She said.

"Uhmm well..." "He works as head chef for some restaurant. His motorcycle doesn't pay for itself." Kenta interrupted the other boy, nudging him out of the way to get a glass of spiced cranberry cider. Nao laughed nervously, "It's not really as important as he makes it sound.." he mumbled. "And yet again! When will the surprises cease?" "Are you drunk or something?" "Only if you've spiked this cider." Kenta replied with a smirk, holding up the cup of cider he had just taken a sip of.

"You have a motorcycle? Marry me," Forever said, smiling lightly at the conversation between the two. "You two could be brothers, you get along so well." she said, reminded of how her and her brother used to be, but werent anymore unfortunetly. She sighed softly, deciding not to get bummed out right now. She decided to keep a strong, level head and continue.

"Hm? Really?" Kenta slung an arm around Nao's shoulders and leaned his head on the younger boy's shoulder, "Well I guess, I've known this idiot since he was born." Nao pouted again but snatched the cup out of Kenta's hand and took a sip as well, "Yea...unfortunately." He yawned into a hand before blinking sleepily, "Yea, I have a motorcycle, it's just out front, probably soaked through as well...now that I think about it..."

Anna smiled upon hearing the teasing banter between Kenta and Nao that she knew so well. Out of all the friends that she'd had, it seemed that all her girl friends ended up drifting away, while her guy friends had always stuck with her. When she first started going out with Jake - at the moment, he was happily digging into his beef tenderloin - her girl friends had been hesitant, and one by one, they went away... leaving her with Jake, Kenta, and Nao. Kenta and Nao had never seemed to mind her like her girl friends had minded Jake, and she was grateful for that.

She suddenly looked over at the platter of roasted cherry tomatoes, scrutinized a tomato, and said, "Nao? I respect your cooking skills and all, but how the HELL does someone roast a cherry tomato?"

((But seriously, Nao. I've never heard of roasted cherry tomatoes in my lifeeeee. xD Ahh... So Anna's going on and on about her and Jake's whole backstory all over again, blah blah blah... I don't think we'll need Jake's perspective here, he's busy eating his beef tenderloin... XD))

((roasted cherry tomatoes? XD I'll go investigate and have Nao explain to everybody ^^))

Nao turned his attention to Anna and tapped his chin with a free hand, the other one still holding Kenta's cider, "Uhmm...I tossed about four pints of cherry tomatoes with two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Then stuck the entire pan into the oven that was preheated to about...four hundred and twenty-five degrees for fifteen to twenty minutes. i don't really keep track, as soon as they start to brown in places their good so I take them out. You could top it with parmesan cheese, or even just another drizzle of oil, but I just went for some fresh basil, sliced thinly." He then scratched his head, still half-supporting Kenta's weight, "That answer your question?"

((XD that's the real recipe that I was using before ^^))

Veronica just listened to the conversations that were going on. She didn't want to say anything to screw up the moment. Her phone started ringing. She tried to pick it up as stealthily as she could. "Hello?" She whispered. "Hey." It was Demetri. "I'm...sorry about what happened before, today, I mean." Veronica fumbled with the words. They just came out. She didn't even intend to apologize tonight. "It's okay. I guess it was really my fault." Demetri responded. "Er...can I call you back later?" Veronica said softly. "Why? Wait--are you okay?" Demetri wondered. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm at a...friend's house. I'll see you tomorrow." She shifted her thumb to the "END" button so she could have an easy hang-up. "Okay. Be safe. Bye." Demetri tolf her, sounding concerned. She hung up. "Sorry." She apologized to everyone even though they were probably too busy talking to even notice she was on the phone.

Jake absentmindedly chewed on Nao's beef tenderloin. It was good. He had never cared for the whole fancy set-up of everything - like, Gorgonzola cream sauce with prosciutto and hazelnut stuffing? What? - but he did have to grudgingly admit that Nao was a good cook.

Anna suddenly heard a little bit of whispering coming from Veronica's side of the table, and turned. She seemed to be talking on the phone. When she hung up, Anna asked, "Veronica, who was that?"

((Ahh, Jake... Daydreaming... xD))

Forever looked down, having been sat next to Veronica, hearing the whole thing. She didnt say anything, she just kept her mouth shut and her buisness to herself. Not saying a word, Forever got second helpings of pretty much everything. She may have the figure of a girl, but she ate like a pure 'd' boy, and occasinally acted like one too.

Veronica hesitated before answering Anna. "It was my boyfriend...er...I guess ex-boyfriend now, but it's not a problem. He just called to make sure that I was okay." She decided that it wouldn't do any harm to give a little more information. "And...he apologized for that fight we had that led to the breakup."

Jake looked up at Anna and Veronica and looked between the two of them, confused. "Wait, what happened?"

Anna ignored Jake and leaned forward. "Oh my God. Is he okay?" She pondered that for a bit, and then mentally scratched that out. "I mean - are YOU okay?"

Anna didn't really have any experience with breakups of any sort - Jake had always been her first and only boyfriend. They always had their teasing, playful sort of disputes every day, but they'd never actually fought. She added to Veronica, "I mean, I've never really had another boyfriend other than Jake-" she gave him a sideways glance, "and we've never really fought."

((I'm sorry if the whole not-fighting-with-Jake-all-these-years thing seems a bit transparent... but like I said before, I'm basing him on an actual person, soooo... xD

@Aoi- Oh, and sorry I ignored Nao's whole cherry tomato speech. I do hope he isn't offended. Hehe. x]))