Hungary: Easter
Country: Hungary
Custom: Easter
Author: K. 8ak_fic_realm8
Genre: crack, humor, romance
Pairing: Akame (hints of Junda)
Disclaimer: I don't own the guys
Beta by theblackheat
Rating: PG-14
The project of the new TV show of KAT-TUN around the world, experiencing the most exotic and various customs of the nations started. All of them were very excited, looking forward to visit different countries and learn from the inhabitants. They were sure, a lot of traditions are in the world they would have never thought about. There was no particular country they were looking forward to visit the most, since every of them had their own unique things which they were curious about.
It was near to the middle of April when they arrived to Hungary, a small country in Europe which they have never heard about much before. Akanishi was the only one who has been there once, but that was for shooting and he didn't really do anything just went to Thai restaurants and Starbucks located in Budapest so it was time to really enjoy what was fully Hungarian. He failed a big time in it the first time there.
"Now guide us." Koki mocked him grinning when they landed in Liszt Ferenc airport and Jin just glared at him. They were very tired since the flight from Tokyo was very tiring without direct flight, so their energy level was at the minimum. They sure needed a good sleep.
None of them knew it was far away, since the producer said they have to go to a small town where the traditions still live their golden age. And so, after 3 hours of train -which were quite different from the ones in Japan- they arrived to the small hotel at the edge of a small Hungarian town which name they were not able to pronounce correctly.
***
First Task: to experience the customs of Easter.
"They do what during Easter?" Akanishi was not sure he heard it right. "Painting eggs and hide them in bushes for the others to find them?" It sounded a little strange, but maybe it was not that lame after all. Many chances to tease, which was a good thing.
"Yes, and they buy a lot of rabbit shaped chocolates to celebrate the day and some other sweets for children." Kame explained and was a little amused. What a fun thing to do!
"What is the connection between eggs and rabbits?" Ueda asked while pondering on it and everyone, even the Hungarian guide fell silent. Actually, noone really knew, but it was always like this and noone really cared what the meaning of it was. Soon they were left alone with only them and some staff members, manager and producer who decided to let them do what they wanted this time, let the show be as unique as the countries in the world. After a few last words from the manager to the group they turned the cameras on and the shooting started. The main things about the procedure of the show and Easter customs were explained to the guys earlier, but still it was kind of some reality show, not scripted this time. Not broadcasted live of course, because it was KAT-TUN and surely a lot of things would be said that were born to be censored.
"Anyway, Akanishi, how about painting your eggs in all shades of purple?" Koki laughed, elbowing the mentioned man who narrowed his eyes on his friend.
"I think I will paint yours in the color of blood." Jin sticked his tongue out and Kame sighed, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Can't they just enjoy Hungary?
"Will you ever stop fighting?" With the two acting like this, Kazuya didn't really feel as if they were shooting a show.
"For you? No." The rapper joked and winked at the flaming Akanishi who would be ready to throw eggs at him... if there were any.
"Oh please, as if you don't know you have no chance at all." Maru shook his head at his best friend and the conversation would have continued for a long if Ueda didn't cut it with a question.
"By the way, where is Taguchi?"
They all looked around and saw the T of KAT-TUN nowhere. He was with them a half hour ago, they were sure in it.
"Maybe he died because of one of his jokes." Jin smirked and earned a slap at the back of his head by Kame and a not so nice look from Tatsuya.
"I call him." the U of the band said worriedly and got his phone out of his pocket and was glad there was signal.
"Why do you worry about him so much Tacchan? He would survive everywhere, his jokes can scare off anyone." Akanishi continued the remarks out of joke but Ueda didn't really seem to like it.
"You worry about Kamenashi too, aren't you? So shut up."
"But Kazu is beautiful he can get into more danger alone." The A just didn't give up, but his friend didn't even pay attention to him anymore.
"Heh... that is why it is more entertaining to fight with Koki." Akanishi mumbled, looking away.
Before the oldest could dial the number, Junno stepped into the room with a huge smile and a lot of shopping bags. All of the others stared at him questioningly and Ueda sighed in relief.
"It is incredible how cheap things in this country are, only for 10 000 yen I could buy hundreds of choko rabbits and eggs, also the stuff you paint them with!" He beamed, showing the huge amount of sweet and a lot of pack of powderbags in different colors.
"You are sick..." Akanishi blinked still too shocked to digest the information. What will they do with this amount of sweets and eggs??
***
"So they say to boil the eggs first." Ueda recalled the instructions what they were taught before. They couldn't read what was on the package, because it was written only in Hungarian. No English and of course no Japanese. The first culture shock for them was that none of the "how to do" was illusitrated with drawings which were smiling and such, no picture just text which made their task more difficult. Thanks God that on the way here they were explained a lot of things.
"I still don't understand why you bought so much... because it was cheap? There are only four colors... red, blue, green and yellow..." Jin scratched his head.
"Yes, but some of them are in pill forms and maybe they have different shades." The tallest member defended himself.
"The shades differ from the time you leave the egg in the paint liquid Junno." Kame stated and the others nodded in agreement. But it was no use to argue, the things had already been bought, they can bring home as suveniers and give it to their friends. Jin was sure he will give to Yamapi saying it is for painting HIS eggs.
"So... the ones with powder form you have to put into hot water, the pill forms you have to put into cold." Ueda explained what he remembered and Jin already poured water into 4 big cups. He was like a child, curious of what will turn out.
***
Akanishi glared at the water and tried to destroy the pills in it with poking them nonstop with a stick.
"Jin, stop it." Kame looked at him and shook his head. Why was his boyfriend so impatient?
"But Kazu, Ueda said the pills will dissolve in 10 minutes, 20 minutes passed and still the half of it is there!" the man pouted and continued to poke the remaining little pill quicklier.
"Akanishi, leave it, if you were not so stubborn you could already have a lot with the powder one. Look, we already started painting." Maru pointed into the cups where some eggs were put and already in progress.
"Woah cool!" was the short answer of the man who left poking the pills and took one egg out with a spoon only to be disappointed. "It has no color!"
"Because we just put it in..."
After a while a lot of colored eggs were in row on the table put onto a newspaper, but they were all the shades of just four colors. That's when Jin finally said something useful and creative at last.
"Hey, what if we put the eggs into more than one color, or pour the paints together creating new shades?"
With this a battle began between Jin and Koki who can create more unique colors and they both ended up with strange very dark brown and of course no rainbow colored egg was produced though they tried to hold the egg into different colors which earned them colored fingers instead. Kame and the others on the other hand started to draw smileys and hearts onto the eggs, decorating them.
After the painting was done and all of the eggs dried, they decided with rock-paper-scissor game who will be the ones who hide them and who will search. The luck of hiding was Jin's, Koki's and Junno's who hid the eggs to the most inappropriate places for the others to find along with the chocolate rabbits.
The second part was the funniest in their opinion: they have been taught the other unique thing about Hungarian Easter customs, the thing called "Pouring". On Easter monday boys go to girl's house and pour them on the head with perfume not to "wither", saying a good poem to it. Some places used drastical methods instead of perfume, for example a bucket of cold water. After the girls are splashed, they have to give a painted egg as reward.
"So, the target is Kazu-chan and Ueda!" Jin and Junno beamed and the two mentioned guys sent death glares to them. Nakamaru was the only one who was glad about this, because at last he was not teased.
"Oh and of course we have to pour Nakamaru too because it is KAT-TUN tradition." Jin added with a devilish smirk and now the deathglares increased their number.
What had to be done, had to be done. In Japanese, shouganai situation occured and there were buckets of water and perfume prepared for the members. There were six from each of them, bucket and perfume too and it was not really as the custom would require, but funny anyway to the audience after it was aired. Perfect combination of Hungary and Japanese television.
There was another difference: they didn't have to say poem.
The rule this time: who is fast enough will get the most bucket -or perfume but it was clear which one all of them will choose - in hand and splash the other. Who is fast enough can maybe avoid being soaking wet.
However there was one member who broke the rule.
"I came... with water for you not to wither, please accept me making you wet as a request for your eggs." Not really because of the dajare because it was not the usual wordplay of the guy, but the nasty double meaning which made the members change their mind in a heartbeat and pour all water onto Junno for this.
"You copycat." Koki gave a kick to the poured guy as a bonus.
After the shooting of the episode ended they could go and take a walk, have free program for a while to get to know the country more. What happened with the lot of painted eggs? The most of them were eaten by the group, the other half was lost in egg throwing battles between Jin and Koki.
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Custom: Easter
Author: K. 8ak_fic_realm8
Genre: crack, humor, romance
Pairing: Akame (hints of Junda)
Disclaimer: I don't own the guys
Beta by theblackheat
Rating: PG-14
The project of the new TV show of KAT-TUN around the world, experiencing the most exotic and various customs of the nations started. All of them were very excited, looking forward to visit different countries and learn from the inhabitants. They were sure, a lot of traditions are in the world they would have never thought about. There was no particular country they were looking forward to visit the most, since every of them had their own unique things which they were curious about.
It was near to the middle of April when they arrived to Hungary, a small country in Europe which they have never heard about much before. Akanishi was the only one who has been there once, but that was for shooting and he didn't really do anything just went to Thai restaurants and Starbucks located in Budapest so it was time to really enjoy what was fully Hungarian. He failed a big time in it the first time there.
"Now guide us." Koki mocked him grinning when they landed in Liszt Ferenc airport and Jin just glared at him. They were very tired since the flight from Tokyo was very tiring without direct flight, so their energy level was at the minimum. They sure needed a good sleep.
None of them knew it was far away, since the producer said they have to go to a small town where the traditions still live their golden age. And so, after 3 hours of train -which were quite different from the ones in Japan- they arrived to the small hotel at the edge of a small Hungarian town which name they were not able to pronounce correctly.
***
First Task: to experience the customs of Easter.
"They do what during Easter?" Akanishi was not sure he heard it right. "Painting eggs and hide them in bushes for the others to find them?" It sounded a little strange, but maybe it was not that lame after all. Many chances to tease, which was a good thing.
"Yes, and they buy a lot of rabbit shaped chocolates to celebrate the day and some other sweets for children." Kame explained and was a little amused. What a fun thing to do!
"What is the connection between eggs and rabbits?" Ueda asked while pondering on it and everyone, even the Hungarian guide fell silent. Actually, noone really knew, but it was always like this and noone really cared what the meaning of it was. Soon they were left alone with only them and some staff members, manager and producer who decided to let them do what they wanted this time, let the show be as unique as the countries in the world. After a few last words from the manager to the group they turned the cameras on and the shooting started. The main things about the procedure of the show and Easter customs were explained to the guys earlier, but still it was kind of some reality show, not scripted this time. Not broadcasted live of course, because it was KAT-TUN and surely a lot of things would be said that were born to be censored.
"Anyway, Akanishi, how about painting your eggs in all shades of purple?" Koki laughed, elbowing the mentioned man who narrowed his eyes on his friend.
"I think I will paint yours in the color of blood." Jin sticked his tongue out and Kame sighed, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Can't they just enjoy Hungary?
"Will you ever stop fighting?" With the two acting like this, Kazuya didn't really feel as if they were shooting a show.
"For you? No." The rapper joked and winked at the flaming Akanishi who would be ready to throw eggs at him... if there were any.
"Oh please, as if you don't know you have no chance at all." Maru shook his head at his best friend and the conversation would have continued for a long if Ueda didn't cut it with a question.
"By the way, where is Taguchi?"
They all looked around and saw the T of KAT-TUN nowhere. He was with them a half hour ago, they were sure in it.
"Maybe he died because of one of his jokes." Jin smirked and earned a slap at the back of his head by Kame and a not so nice look from Tatsuya.
"I call him." the U of the band said worriedly and got his phone out of his pocket and was glad there was signal.
"Why do you worry about him so much Tacchan? He would survive everywhere, his jokes can scare off anyone." Akanishi continued the remarks out of joke but Ueda didn't really seem to like it.
"You worry about Kamenashi too, aren't you? So shut up."
"But Kazu is beautiful he can get into more danger alone." The A just didn't give up, but his friend didn't even pay attention to him anymore.
"Heh... that is why it is more entertaining to fight with Koki." Akanishi mumbled, looking away.
Before the oldest could dial the number, Junno stepped into the room with a huge smile and a lot of shopping bags. All of the others stared at him questioningly and Ueda sighed in relief.
"It is incredible how cheap things in this country are, only for 10 000 yen I could buy hundreds of choko rabbits and eggs, also the stuff you paint them with!" He beamed, showing the huge amount of sweet and a lot of pack of powderbags in different colors.
"You are sick..." Akanishi blinked still too shocked to digest the information. What will they do with this amount of sweets and eggs??
***
"So they say to boil the eggs first." Ueda recalled the instructions what they were taught before. They couldn't read what was on the package, because it was written only in Hungarian. No English and of course no Japanese. The first culture shock for them was that none of the "how to do" was illusitrated with drawings which were smiling and such, no picture just text which made their task more difficult. Thanks God that on the way here they were explained a lot of things.
"I still don't understand why you bought so much... because it was cheap? There are only four colors... red, blue, green and yellow..." Jin scratched his head.
"Yes, but some of them are in pill forms and maybe they have different shades." The tallest member defended himself.
"The shades differ from the time you leave the egg in the paint liquid Junno." Kame stated and the others nodded in agreement. But it was no use to argue, the things had already been bought, they can bring home as suveniers and give it to their friends. Jin was sure he will give to Yamapi saying it is for painting HIS eggs.
"So... the ones with powder form you have to put into hot water, the pill forms you have to put into cold." Ueda explained what he remembered and Jin already poured water into 4 big cups. He was like a child, curious of what will turn out.
***
Akanishi glared at the water and tried to destroy the pills in it with poking them nonstop with a stick.
"Jin, stop it." Kame looked at him and shook his head. Why was his boyfriend so impatient?
"But Kazu, Ueda said the pills will dissolve in 10 minutes, 20 minutes passed and still the half of it is there!" the man pouted and continued to poke the remaining little pill quicklier.
"Akanishi, leave it, if you were not so stubborn you could already have a lot with the powder one. Look, we already started painting." Maru pointed into the cups where some eggs were put and already in progress.
"Woah cool!" was the short answer of the man who left poking the pills and took one egg out with a spoon only to be disappointed. "It has no color!"
"Because we just put it in..."
After a while a lot of colored eggs were in row on the table put onto a newspaper, but they were all the shades of just four colors. That's when Jin finally said something useful and creative at last.
"Hey, what if we put the eggs into more than one color, or pour the paints together creating new shades?"
With this a battle began between Jin and Koki who can create more unique colors and they both ended up with strange very dark brown and of course no rainbow colored egg was produced though they tried to hold the egg into different colors which earned them colored fingers instead. Kame and the others on the other hand started to draw smileys and hearts onto the eggs, decorating them.
After the painting was done and all of the eggs dried, they decided with rock-paper-scissor game who will be the ones who hide them and who will search. The luck of hiding was Jin's, Koki's and Junno's who hid the eggs to the most inappropriate places for the others to find along with the chocolate rabbits.
The second part was the funniest in their opinion: they have been taught the other unique thing about Hungarian Easter customs, the thing called "Pouring". On Easter monday boys go to girl's house and pour them on the head with perfume not to "wither", saying a good poem to it. Some places used drastical methods instead of perfume, for example a bucket of cold water. After the girls are splashed, they have to give a painted egg as reward.
"So, the target is Kazu-chan and Ueda!" Jin and Junno beamed and the two mentioned guys sent death glares to them. Nakamaru was the only one who was glad about this, because at last he was not teased.
"Oh and of course we have to pour Nakamaru too because it is KAT-TUN tradition." Jin added with a devilish smirk and now the deathglares increased their number.
What had to be done, had to be done. In Japanese, shouganai situation occured and there were buckets of water and perfume prepared for the members. There were six from each of them, bucket and perfume too and it was not really as the custom would require, but funny anyway to the audience after it was aired. Perfect combination of Hungary and Japanese television.
There was another difference: they didn't have to say poem.
The rule this time: who is fast enough will get the most bucket -or perfume but it was clear which one all of them will choose - in hand and splash the other. Who is fast enough can maybe avoid being soaking wet.
However there was one member who broke the rule.
"I came... with water for you not to wither, please accept me making you wet as a request for your eggs." Not really because of the dajare because it was not the usual wordplay of the guy, but the nasty double meaning which made the members change their mind in a heartbeat and pour all water onto Junno for this.
"You copycat." Koki gave a kick to the poured guy as a bonus.
After the shooting of the episode ended they could go and take a walk, have free program for a while to get to know the country more. What happened with the lot of painted eggs? The most of them were eaten by the group, the other half was lost in egg throwing battles between Jin and Koki.
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