To Tame a Kappa [Arctic, SMTelos]

It didn't take the two twins very long to get to East Eden, fortunately there was a bus that stopped practically right outside their home and took them straight to where they needed to go. Or at least, where Natsu wanted to go. For today he decided he wanted to go and buy some cucumbers for whatever weird reasons he thought that doing things like this helped protect their house. They had to go to East Eden too to get fresh ones, according to him store based ones would just not do. His ideas on the world were a little weird if she was honest with herself, but she had no other plans that day anyway so she thought she'd humour him and tag along. Mostly due to the fact he wouldn't of gone on his own...

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Arctic would call out as she tried to keep up with her brother who rushed off of the bus in quite an out of character way, he must really be excited about these cucumbers... Which was a weird thing to think. "We've got all day to get there and get back home, there's no need to rush Natsu. Calm down a little would ya? You'll make a scene, or at least more of a one than that costume you're wearing is already gonna cause." She'd comment teasingly to her brother, seriously, she was fine with him liking to dress up like a girl. She had gotten used to that long ago, but some of the things he wore looked way too over the top even if he was a girl!

Takeru, at this moment, was examining the fruits section. He had already got the bread, the strawberries, and the blueberries he needed, so he was currently enjoying a tangerine he had purchased, quickly downing the fruit. He was enjoying the relative quiet the farmer's market had for him...
Which is why he turned to investigate the noisy source that shattered that peace.
What he saw sent his heart aflutter for the up teeth time in the last 3 days.
"Wow. Those two girls are kinda cute." He thought.
"Oh, be quiet, that's what you said about Batilde, Brittany, Masako, and several other girls you've met recently. Moving on... although the blond one reminds me of a younger you." Twelve said.
Takeru just ignored Twelve for the most part, a sign that he knew what twelve was saying, he just didn't care to listen at the moment.
Although he did wonder what exactly the blond one was talking about himself. Curiosity clashed with common sense for a moment before curiosity won out with a justification of chivalry (which was true, if you defined chivalry as being part of a cassava wannabe).
He walked up to them slowly, careful not talking damage the fruits.
"Hey. Um, my name's Takeru. What are you two looking for that's causing you to make such a racket?" He said, immediately regretting his choice of words and a lack of mental filter.
This was gonna not go as well as he thought it would. Then again, things like this tend not to.

Looking around, Arctic too would notice that they seemed to be in the wrong part of this little market, bummer. "Yeah, let's go, seems like we may be in the wrong place so we may have a little bit of walking ahead of us. That doesn't mean you get to rush off though." She'd say, seeing how eager Natsu was to finding what he had came here for, he was such a child sometimes. It was almost like despite the fact they were the same age he got left behind somewhere along the line, oh well, at least he was having fun. "Well you're totally right on one part of that Natsu, you're definitely not a sane person." She'd add teasingly as she noticed someone else heading towards the two. Welp, that didn't take long...

Stumbling forward from the light shove her twin gave her, Arctic would turn to face Natsu quickly with a defeated look on her face. "Come on Natsu... It's only one guy..." She'd sigh lightly as she turned back to face the boy in question who was making her brother hide. "Heh, uhm, hey there. My names Arctic and this is my twin Natsu, pleasure to meet you." She'd respond politely to the boy, was it normal for people around here to just walk up to strangers and introduce themselves? Seemed a little odd, but she'd act polite towards him anyway. "Oh, were we making a racket? I told Natsu to calm down a bit, sorry if we were disturbing you in anyway." She'd say, slightly embarrassed by the whole conversation. "We were just out here looking to buy some cucumbers, uh... You wouldn't happen to know which direction they're in, would you?"

"I know I shouldn't be thinking this... but the shy one is just really so cute... in an ironic sort of way." He thought upon watching the previously energetic one suddenly shrink behind her sister.
Scratch that, her TWIN sister.
"Mind. Gutter. Out." Twelve said, snapping him out of it.
"Er, it's okay. Just curious." He saI'd in response to her comment. Upon hearing her reason for being here, he nodded.
"Cucumbers, huh? Yeah, I know where those are. Want me to show the way?." He said in a reassuring, helpful tone, with a smile to match.

"Your mother wonders where that smile goes. Why don't you smile like that more often...? Would do her some good." Twelve said.
"Shut. Up."Takeru said.

"I am Natsu, don't worry." Arctic would say in a reassuring tone to her brother, it was kinda hard sometimes to stay so confident, especially in embarrassing situations such as this. She knew they'd end up making a scene and at least someone would notice, and then Natsu would freak out, hide, and leave her to deal with the consequences of questions and what ever else followed. She was no where near as bad as him, but she still didn't particularly find talking to strangers easy. Yet she had to put on a brave face every time just to stop him from panicking... Sigh... Although, was that boy eyeing up Natsu?

"Oh, uhm, you do? Awesome. Thanks for the help." She'd say appreciatively, presuming she had just imagined the boy eyeing up her brother. Maybe he thought Natsu was a girl? To be fair, she wouldn't blame him, although that would be quite funny once he found out he was wrong if that were the case. "Sure, lead the way if you think that'll be easier. We're not intruding on whatever you were here doing though, are we?" She'd ask before turning to face Natsu once more. "Come on, he's helping us find what we're here for. Can you stop hiding like that now?"

Well. It looks they were used to this. He couldn't help but mentally chuckle at the sight. It was how he used to act when he was younger...
Before he could get really into it though, the girl's words snapped him back to reality.
"Oh, you're welcome. A gentlemen is supposed to help a lady in need." He said politely in acknowledgemebt.
"Sure. I know the real reason why you're doing this, and it's far from gentlemanly. But what do I know?" Twelve remarked.
Takeru ignored him again as he talked to the girl.
"No, no. It's no trouble at all. Although if you don't mind me asking, what do you need the cucumbers for, anyways?" He said to her as he began walking twoards the cuccumbers, gesturing for them to follow.

Arctic would nod to the boy, grateful for his 'gentlemenness'. It was nice to know that they'd be able to find what they were after much faster this way, although it did kind of suck that it resulted in Natsu having to have another one pf his panic attacks. Hopefully he'd get over it soon, as much as he never seemed to fully come around it was usually the initial shock of someone unexpected talking to them that caused him to act like he did.

"Aw, come on Natsu, he's only trying to help. What if we ended up lost here forever without him? Think of him as our guardian for today." The girl would whisper back to her brother before following the boy as he began to lead them towards their destination. "Natsu wants them." Arctic would explain to Takeru, ignoring her brothers requests to keep quiet about it. "It's apparently for something really important, although what I'm not quite sure of either." She'd take a sidestep as she spoke so that Natsu wasn't hiding behind her anymore. "I'm sure Natsu would love to tell you all about it though." She'd add with a sly smirk.

He listened to her explain, then watched her step aside to let her talk to Natsu.
"Wow. Are we being shipped?" Takeru thought.
"I don't know. I wouldn't think so. After all, this seems way too easy. And no funny thoughts either." Twelve responded.
"Um... so just what DO you need the cuccumbers for anyways? Is it something to do with what you were yelling about earlier?" He asked Natsu.

"To be fair, we were being a little loud Natsu." Arctic would say teasingly as she watched her brother try his hardest to make conversation. He was truly hopeless sometimes, but as much as she could protect him she had to let him try to learn every now and then or he'd never be able to do it on his own. "Why can't anyone know? It's not like you to even keep something from me?" She'd question to him curiously, were these cucumbers really that important that he couldn't even tell her about what they were for? Well. Knowing what he would probably do with them probably not in a real world fashion, but maybe in his own little fantasy. "Heh, so uhm. Takeru was it? How far away are the cucumbers from here?"

Twelve was cracking up at this.
"Oh, this is just too funny. I didn't think there was anyone worse than you at this when you were young." He remarked.
Takeru, on the other hand, was not so amused.
He was frightening Natsu, and he had to do something before she made a scene. It wouldn't do to seem like a creep. He had heard what Natsu was saying. Geez, was he really that bad when he was younger?
At least Arctic seemed to be reasonable.
He was going to ask Arctic about this when he overheard Arctic talking to her.
That's when he realized that not even her older sister seemed to know why.
Interesting.
Before he could muse things over any more, he heard Arctic ask him something.
"Huh? Yeah. It's Takeru. The cucumbers are just up ahead." He said, pointing to a stand with a picture of a cucumber on it.
"But first... do either you want a tangerine? They're quite good. My grandfather grew these on his tree." He asked them, pulling two tangerines out of his bag, and holding them out towards Natsu and Arctic. They were a nice, ripe orange color, smooth and round, and of a decent size as well, something that he enjoyed about them. They had a nice flavor as well, having a soft, juicy flesh inside that had a nice, sweet flavor within.
He hoped they would say yes.
After all, food, they said, was the quickest way to a man's heart. Or something like that.
Either way, maybe it applied to women too.
"I seriously question your motives sometimes. And i'm you." Twelve said offhandedly.