Running from the Feds - Phantom Troupe x OC

Veganism

We pulled up to Trader Joe's and Chrollo gave us the plan.

"Ok here's the plan. We go in and steal everything in the store, onviously. But we have to be careful since we already commited a crime today and the authorities are on the lookout. Shuzuku do you think you can vaccuum up all the food in your vacuum?"

"Of course, boss."

"Ok and Shalnark, I need you to control the cashiers with ur phone so they don't get mad."

"Got it."

"What do me and Machi do?" I asked.

"Uhh I dunno, you ladies can just hang out and talk if you want."

I looked at Machi nervously, who was just scowling as usual. Come to think of it I had never seen her smile before.

"I'm not sure if you should make Shizu and Shal do all rhe work," she said. "It's a lot of food for just two people to steal inconspicuously. The customers are definately going to notice and call the cops."

"Oh no no, Machi, you got it all wrong. I said to steal all the food, not the inedible garbage that contains cheese and meat."

"Oh that's right, the boss is vegan," Shizuku said.

"Um what about the rest of us? I'm not vegan," I said. If Chrolo's idea of food was just raisins...I was gonna frickin starve.

Machi turned on me, blue eyes glaring. "This is a team effort to take a step towards being more concientious of the enviroment."

Geez okay I thought, but I didn't say it out loud because I was embarrased.

"Ayy it's okay we are all learning," said Shalnark. "Let's just go."

We all started walking into trader Joes but Chrollo stopped us.

"Wait no one goes until I say so," he said.

We stopped and looked back at him. "Okay let's go."

Shalnark and Shizuku got to work on stealing produce while Machi, Chrollo an I strolled through the store. We hit the snack aisle first, and my eyes widened in delight at the sea of beige carbohydreights. My sights landed on a bright orange bag of Oven-Baked Cheese Bites. I picked them up but Chrollo's sweaty hand slapped them out of my grasp. "Uh uh uh, those have chease in them," he said.

"Oops sorry..." I said looking back at them longingly.

"Hey guys, are you finding everything okay?" Out of nowhere we were confronted by a perky youth in a Trader Joe's uniform and a nametag that read "Peter."

Machi and i pretended we didn't hear him and slowly backed away like we were backing away from a wild beast. And there wasn't much of a difference between man and beast in this sitiuation. Once a T. Joe's employee pounced, there was no escape from their overly casual banter. Poor Chrollo, he didn't know what he was getting himself into.

"Oh, hello, uhm...Peter! Yes I'm fine thank you. Actually--I was wondering if these Dark Chocolate Nutty Bits are fair trade? And do you have a dairy free version of those Oven Baked Chese Bites? My friend over there wanted them but you see, we're vegan--Melissa? Where's you go? Melissa??"

"Rest in piece," I mumbled to myself as Machi and me snaked around to the frozen food aisle.