Red Vs Blue Book of One-Shots

Grocery baggage AU

(This was suggested by _InvisibleInkk_ , who just started a cute little Tuckington thingy, so go check it out!)

"Sheila! Can we get cereal- Oh! What about this can of beans! Wait-"

Caboose was a handful. There was no doubt in that, but it was kind of in a sweet way. He never meant any harm, but he could still be a bit... Much.

Sheila thought that Caboose was a lot like Lennie from Of Mice and Men. He was in an adult body, but a childish sense at heart. He was so innocent, and honestly it was adorable.

So when Sheila said she had to go to the grocery store, Caboose's eyes widened in curiosity.

"What's a grocery store?" He asked.

"It's like a... Place where people buy food."

"Oh. Okay. I want to buy food!"

Sheila crossed her arms, but had a slight smile while she did so. She grabbed her coat, along with Caboose's, and picked up the car keys from the counter.

"Well... Then let's go."

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"There are people here." Caboose whispered loudly, leaning down so he didn't attract attention with his fall figure.

Caboose was rather shy when it came to public places, but if you put him in a more secure setting, like a house, he would be his usual self. It's not always the people that bothered him, however, there are millions of exceptions.

So when Sheila took him to locations like these, she was in overprotective-mother-hen mode.

"Sheila... Can we get this?" Caboose asked, holding up a bag of gummy worms.

It wasn't everyday that a seven foot tall person sounded like a child and asked for gummy worms. This is something Sheila never got used to, but in a way, it made it all the more capable.

"You can get them if you behave, alright? Now let's try and get some healthier food."

"Oh! I love healthy things!"

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"I do not think I like healthy things." Caboose mumbled, crossing his arms stubbornly. He didn't exactly know what healthy meant, but now he hated the term.

"It's just broccoli, it tastes pretty good!" Sheila tried to convince.

"No. It looks like a tree. Trees taste bad."

Sheila raised an eyebrow, but decided to not question his thought process. She wondered how long it would be until he became mature and catch up with the rest of the world.

To be selfish, she never wanted him to.

Sheila was always way to serious, as many people have told her. 'Stop trying to fix things' or 'Calm down and take a break' were many overused phrases she had heard in her lifetime.

Caboose was the perfect break for Sheila.

So happy domestic grocery store disagreements were the most happiness Sheila's had all day. Call her crazy.

"Caboose, if you eat the broccoli today, I'll let you get gummy worms...?"

Caboose's stubborn face broke into a smile.

"If I can eat gummy worms I'll do anything!"

Caboose would probably kill for gummy worms.

"Alright, alright, go get your candies; I'll pick some broccoli out."