Apparently it's against the rules to kiss/be affectionate in Adelaide Zoo because it angers and distresses the animals. Perhaps NZ got a little handsy with OZ during a visit and he literally shoves him off XD
(Fml Jack you always give me the most cursed ideas but this was too funny not to write about u3u, also get out of my ask box I swear you're constantly here-)
Rating: K
Pairings: New Zealand/Australia (Nzoz)
Variation: Canon
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"Please? Just one kiss?"
Jett sent him a withering look from over his shoulder, grinding his teeth as he thought about how to respond to the whiny New Zealander that stood in front of him.
"No James, it's against the rules."
【Don't Kiss me at Adelaide Zoo】
Whenever James visits him, Jett is fairly convinced that James only comes to Australia to see the selection of animals. And to see him of course, but if he had to choose between saving Jett or saving a rare Hairy-nosed Wombat, Jett stood hardly any chance.
In order to make some light of the situation, Jett always made sure to take James to a zoo or wildlife park. This visit in particular had started out as any other, James arriving on his delayed Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Sydney. Proceeding to absolutely smother the Australian he'd missed so dearly in hard to breath cuddles and kisses, these sessions could go on for hours. They never failed to gain a few off handed stares from other Airport goers that passed them. Over the years Jett had warmed up to the action of having the breath squeezed out of him affectionately.
They usually stayed in Sydney, Jett concluding that a trip down to Adelaide would at least give them a change of scenery. Of course, Adelaide Zoo seemed like the go too place to take James. You can imagine his surprise when they're stood at the gates together and James blinked at him, a little dumbly.
"Aus, darlin, where are we?"
Jett was rather dumbfounded as he just stared at James. The Kiwi seemed genuinely confused.
"James. We're stood in front of a sign, with the giant letters, A-D-E-L-A-I-D-E-Z-O-O"
"I thought we were goin' to the movies-"
"Why on earth would I take you all the way to South Australia for a movie?!"
"I dunno! You said we were goin' to see somethin! So I thought movies..." James paused like he'd remembered something from the war. At least something along those lines with the fear on his face. "Just so you know Kookaburra, there's at least 2 tons of popcorn in the back of your car."
"I'm sorry wha-"
Before Jett can continue however, he's dragged into the gates of the Zoo. Perhaps a diversion of sorts because lord knows that James knew the argument that would follow when they got back to the carpark.
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It might seem strange, James supposes, for him to be so fascinated by Jett's eyes. The Australian only giving him a odd look as they stand against the fences that border the Tiger enclosure. Perhaps he had never gotten the chance to look at them properly, they're a beautiful chartreuse green. Somehow they were more breath taking than the striped big cat that strolled along it's enclosure.
"You're staring again, you know..."
Jett diverted his attention from the Tiger over to the lovestruck Kiwi next to him. It wasn't abnormal for James to be hit with these kind of lovestruck trances.
"Oh I know, I just can't help the fact your eyes are so perfect~"
Jett just rolled his eyes but his face said otherwise. Giving him a very fond smile and a light pink blush to his response.
"Please, your chat lines are cheap."
James rested his hand on the railing before fully turning to Jett, Jett's peripheral vision catching James about to lean in for a kiss. Feeling a hand caress his waist and slide across his hips. Almost like his flight or fight responses kick in when he's yanked towards James, he let out a yell of distress and cupped James's mouth with his hand while James was mere centimeters away from his face.
"MMH?!"
James just stared at him in shock, looking down at Jett's fingers then back up at the flustered Australian who had just denied him his kiss. The fear on Jett's face only making him more confused.
"DON'T-!"
Their gazes meet for a spilt second before Jett quickly looked away from him, pushing James back with his fingers on his rough lips. "D-don't kiss me...not here..."
"Whot?! Why?!" his voice was muffled against Jett's palm, barely audible at this point.
"You just can't James-"
"Koala bear?! Normally you love my public affection! That time we made out at SeaWorld and got kicked out!"
"That's the point-" Jett hissed softly at him like he was giving him some kind of classified information that no one else could hear about. He was certainly acting like it too, the way his head tilted back to look around for other visitors, to see if anyone had seen them.
"Please? Just one kiss?"
Jett sent him a withering look from over his shoulder, grinding his teeth as he thought about how to respond to the whiny New Zealander that stood in front of him.
"No James, it's against the rules."
"Against...the rules?! What rules?!"
There's a heavy sigh that the Australian lets out when he finally looked back up at James.
"It's against Australian law to be affectionate near captive animals. They could become jealous, anxious or aggressive. That then leads to them causing disturbance, or worse, harm to other zoo goers."
James just stared at him like he was mentally processing the overload of information that simulated his brain to, figuratively explode. Like a computer with limited space and storage that would break almost on command.
For some reason James just imagined a very angry koala attempting to scratch out his eyes. Which amused him to some extent, making him chuckle and grin.
"So I can't kiss you?"
"No-"
James winced quietly when Jett released him from his restraints. Giving him a rather sheepish smirk all of a sudden.
"Fine. But as soon as we get back to the car, I'm making out with you."
The Australian let out a small snort like he was kidding about that, unfortunately for him, James wasn't kidding.
Jett was suffocated in love once again, in Adelaide Zoo carpark.
Notes: Yes, one day later, I’m such an example as mod!! Anyway, I never used a toboggan, so maybe this isn’t accurate as much as I like :’3 I hope you enjoy!
Perisher, Australia.
The winter sun shone, cool and solemn. There were few clouds in the sky, and there were no clouds in the snow. Last night, a blizzard had taken hold of the place – only the alba snow that covered the ground proved such an event.
Jett breathed in to see his breath growing in the air.
"Hey, Kiwi," called Rawiri, who looked at him as he pulled off his ski goggles. Jett laughed again. "I'm a dragon!"
The other one laughed at that. Jett could be so childish at times! But he did exactly the same as the other, trying his best that the smoke that came out was bigger than Jett's. After all, competition was competition.
"It seems I am a dragon greater than you," he declared, with a trifling grin on his face. Jett snorted (and unconsciously poured smoke into his nostrils).
"You want to make this a competition, is that it?"
"Oh, I thought everything we did was a competition."
"That... Okay, maybe you're right," Jett put his hand to his chin, thinking of something. Rawiri fixed his gaze on this image so unexpectedly (in his opinion, obviously, Jett certainly thinks). "Maybe we should do something other than competition."
"Jett, my dear," Rawiri began, showing one of his sticks to catch the other's attention. "I am absolutely sure that we have come here to have a ski competition."
"Change of plans!"
He turned to the small establishment of the ski resort and began to walk there, making big strides, fumbled, because of the boards at his feet. For Rawiri, that scene was funny and adorable, although the same thing happened to him as he walked. At last he followed him to the shop. Jett stared at the slides very hard – Rawiri didn't even need to be able to read minds to know what the other was planning to do.
"Are you going to rent a toboggan?"
"Yeah! Do you remember when we were kids and use it together?"
"Yeah, I remember arguing over the toboggan... Oh," Rawiri finally sensed the message Jett was broadcasting. He still remembered that day. He smiled. "Alright, let's do this."
With a triumphant and confident smile, Jett took the chosen toboggan into the box (though that was unnecessary, since the clerk could have come to him to seal the rental). After storing the ski equipment, they both carried the object together to their proper trail.
Most noticeable on the runway was the amount of children gathered there, some accompanied by their parents and older siblings. It was the children's territory.
Jett set the toboggan in the snow and straightened it up as if it were an expert – no need to say he was no expert; on top of that, it was rusty for so many years without practicing the sport. But if he as a child could walk in one, surely he would get in that moment. He sat down in the middle and hit his lap.
"Sit here, Kiwi~," he teased, continuing to hit his leg, a little wet from the snow. Rawiri laughed and sat down, snuggling against his boyfriend's chest and grabbing the reins. "Okay, now what? How do we move?"
"Hmm, there used to be someone to push us."
"... Oh. Okay, huh, I got this," he said and, with his legs on the outside, began to move the toboggan until this one moved alone. "Done!"
The toboggan began by moving slowly, but every inch of that sloping, slippery terrain increased its speed. Rawiri tightened his grip on the reins in an attempt to control the toboggan while Jett tightened his waist; they laughed at that adrenaline rush. But a very important detail passed through their minds, almost simultaneously.
"JETT, HOW DOES THIS STOP?"
"I DON'T REMEMBER!"
The laughter was exchanged with shouts of fear; the toboggan moved sideways, as if it was out of control. Seconds later, it began to slow down as soon as it reached flat ground. Completely still, they both sighed relieved and looked at each other, beginning to laugh loudly – they fell to the side in the snow, still laughing at the stupid situation they had gotten themselves into.
Still laughing, Jett got up and helped Rawiri do the same. Some children looked at them, strangely, but they didn't even notice.
Rawiri stopped laughing and grabbed the reins.
"Let's do it again?"
