28. Wada Calcium CD3
"What the fuck is this"? the man asked as he went over to the table next to the sofa. He had seen many interesting things during his stay, and the sight before him was one of those more "interesting things".
On the table was a small, purple boxy-like container. The label read, "Wada Calcium CD3." Also on the label was a pictoral representation of the contents. It was a chocolate-covered tablet. "Times like these I'm grateful that I'm a guy."
"Oh, that container?" She headed over to the table. "My mom came over this morning and said that as young as I am, I should start taking calcium supplements, which reminds me." She took the lid off and took a foil-wrapped tablet.
"Only in Japan..." He smirked. Another thing that interested him about Japan was how *everything* can be found individually wrapped in something, whether it be foil or plastic. She unwrapped the foil to uncover the chocolate-covered tablet. She took one quick glance at the tablet before she tossed it in her mouth. "I can't believe people actually have to sugar-coat something like *calcium pills*. I mean, if you're going to take a pill just take the goddamn pill, why go to all the extra trouble to make it look edible?"
He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a peck on the cheek. "It's going to be hard to find someone back home who can be as brutally honest as you." She responded by kissing the bottom of his chin. "And it's going to be hard finding someone here who genuinely means what he says." As their lips were about to meet, the doorbell rang. With both people letting out discontented sighs, they turned to the door.
"Hello, Saeko." The elderly woman turned to the man. "Hello, Dave."
"Hi Mom." Saeko stepped aside to let her mother in. "You forgot your calcium supplements?"
"Still stubborn about taking your vee-tah-mins, eh?", she jokingly chided. "Out of all the kids I've raised I've never seen one that was stubborn to take stuff that's good for her, while she'll eat a whole box of giant strawberry pocky without feeling any sense of guilt!" She poked her daughter's stomach. "And it's still there..."
"Mom!" She made a begging face. "At least I'm not like my younger siblings who used to eat stuff that's actually not edible." Dave smiled at that remark. "And I did what you recommended and had one." She turned to Dave. "Didn't you see me?"
"Well, I hafta admit that you are as stubborn as your mom says sometimes." He poked her in a spot closest to where her mom had poked her. "Your mom and I also want you to be in good health, right?"
"You might get lucky sometimes that you can slip away with not doing the things I tell you, but to not do something asked by one of your future husbands?"
"But he's not going to be my-"
"Dave is the voice of reason, after all." Dave rolled his eyes, trying really hard to keep a straight face. If he wasn't going to see Saeko for a really long time, now was a good of a time as any to retain the memory of her pouting face. No lady in America could probably do it as well as she could.
"Fine. But Dave has to take one too." She poked him in the stomach. "I don't want your friends back in America to think that you have decreased bone mass." She picked up the box of wrapped tablets and handed him one. "And we all know how much you love sweets."
"I really don't see the fuss in all this." Dave unwrapped a foil tablet and quickly placed it in his mouth. Instantly, he made a puckered face and almost gagged. "Is this even chocolate?"
The 30 Kisses Challenge:
Inspired by a livejournal community, I have decided to undertake this project for the summer. It will focus on two characters: one a local attending the local university, and the other one a foreign exchange student that decided to stay in a country (Japan? Europe) for a year. They manage to get together in the 6th month. They realize that although this relationship was considered "a fun time", there is no real future. Instead of ending it on a bad note, they decide, for 30 days, do special things together. Their source is this challenge, but they will actually incorporate the events in their daily lives.
#28 interests me though...
On the table was a small, purple boxy-like container. The label read, "Wada Calcium CD3." Also on the label was a pictoral representation of the contents. It was a chocolate-covered tablet. "Times like these I'm grateful that I'm a guy."
"Oh, that container?" She headed over to the table. "My mom came over this morning and said that as young as I am, I should start taking calcium supplements, which reminds me." She took the lid off and took a foil-wrapped tablet.
"Only in Japan..." He smirked. Another thing that interested him about Japan was how *everything* can be found individually wrapped in something, whether it be foil or plastic. She unwrapped the foil to uncover the chocolate-covered tablet. She took one quick glance at the tablet before she tossed it in her mouth. "I can't believe people actually have to sugar-coat something like *calcium pills*. I mean, if you're going to take a pill just take the goddamn pill, why go to all the extra trouble to make it look edible?"
He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a peck on the cheek. "It's going to be hard to find someone back home who can be as brutally honest as you." She responded by kissing the bottom of his chin. "And it's going to be hard finding someone here who genuinely means what he says." As their lips were about to meet, the doorbell rang. With both people letting out discontented sighs, they turned to the door.
"Hello, Saeko." The elderly woman turned to the man. "Hello, Dave."
"Hi Mom." Saeko stepped aside to let her mother in. "You forgot your calcium supplements?"
"Still stubborn about taking your vee-tah-mins, eh?", she jokingly chided. "Out of all the kids I've raised I've never seen one that was stubborn to take stuff that's good for her, while she'll eat a whole box of giant strawberry pocky without feeling any sense of guilt!" She poked her daughter's stomach. "And it's still there..."
"Mom!" She made a begging face. "At least I'm not like my younger siblings who used to eat stuff that's actually not edible." Dave smiled at that remark. "And I did what you recommended and had one." She turned to Dave. "Didn't you see me?"
"Well, I hafta admit that you are as stubborn as your mom says sometimes." He poked her in a spot closest to where her mom had poked her. "Your mom and I also want you to be in good health, right?"
"You might get lucky sometimes that you can slip away with not doing the things I tell you, but to not do something asked by one of your future husbands?"
"But he's not going to be my-"
"Dave is the voice of reason, after all." Dave rolled his eyes, trying really hard to keep a straight face. If he wasn't going to see Saeko for a really long time, now was a good of a time as any to retain the memory of her pouting face. No lady in America could probably do it as well as she could.
"Fine. But Dave has to take one too." She poked him in the stomach. "I don't want your friends back in America to think that you have decreased bone mass." She picked up the box of wrapped tablets and handed him one. "And we all know how much you love sweets."
"I really don't see the fuss in all this." Dave unwrapped a foil tablet and quickly placed it in his mouth. Instantly, he made a puckered face and almost gagged. "Is this even chocolate?"
The 30 Kisses Challenge:
Inspired by a livejournal community, I have decided to undertake this project for the summer. It will focus on two characters: one a local attending the local university, and the other one a foreign exchange student that decided to stay in a country (Japan? Europe) for a year. They manage to get together in the 6th month. They realize that although this relationship was considered "a fun time", there is no real future. Instead of ending it on a bad note, they decide, for 30 days, do special things together. Their source is this challenge, but they will actually incorporate the events in their daily lives.
#28 interests me though...