kenmaxreader (fated)

Chapter 6 - Friends? [IV]

y/n pov

I'm sorry what now? No way this is actually happening. I turned to look at him and I could tell that he was as shocked as me.

"That's right everyone, this games' special item in the box is cuffs. Of course you all know the purpose of it right? Yep, you guessed it, time to cuff those hands together! You have 3 minutes left to discuss and we'll be starting the game soon. Have fun with the cuffs!" the tv broadcasted, then immediately switched off after it.

At this point I have just given up on life and the non existent luck I had. It is was it is I guess.

I turned to face him and it seems like he had accepted fate as well.

At this point, we were both just sitting awkwardly, staring at the cuff infront of us. I guess I'll have to initiate talking again.

As I was about to ask him which side he prefers to be cuffed, he took the cuff and used it on his right hand before giving me the other side.

Wow, I guess his dominant hand is the left hand. Perfect since I'm right handed.

I quickly took the other side and cuffed my left hand. The cuffs made us sit really close to each other and our hand movements were definitely restricted a lot. Before I could break the awkwardness between us, I was disrupted by the announcement.

"Alright it's been exactly 3 minutes which means we will be starting the game in 3, 2, 1!"

And in a blink of an eye, the game started and we both quickly took our controllers. At first the sudden starting of the game really caused me to panick. On the other hand, he was dead calm and played his part of the game smoothly.

The map that we got seperated our two characters into different boats with the sea dividing us. My side had the chopping boards, the sink to wash the plates and the submission counter while his side had the ingredients and stoves.

It was quite clear on what our tasks are and during the game I could tell that he was really focused and thoughtful.

He threw the ingredients to my side in sequence which means I didn't have to think at all. Not only that, I noticed that while my hand was moving quite a lot due my panick, his hand was very still which made my hand not feel restricted at all.

With this, he took over all the thinking and all I had to do was chop the ingredients, pass it back to him, wash the dirty plates and submit the dishes.

The only thing that bothered me was the timing. My ship was on the top left while his was on the top right. Below us was a moving ship with 3 counters. The ship will move from my side to his side in around 5 seconds intervals.

This means after I chop some ingredients, I'll have to wash the plates in time to place it on the counter for the ship to go to his side as we cannot throw the plates.

It was quite stressful but soon enough, I got the hang of it and we were submitting dishes at a fast pace. There were some hiccups on my side as sometimes I would accidentally throw the chopped ingredients into the sea instead of his side but he would always swiftly throw back the ingredient back to me.

Before I knew it, the times was up and we scored decently and achieved 3 stars. Although we did get 3 stars, the problem is did we get enough to beat the couple?

"Alright, time's up! We will now be collating the scores, the results will then be posted on the tv in about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, you all can take a break and for those who are cuffed, the keys are inside the box."

What a relief, I can finally get out of this cuff. I quickly searched through the box for the key. The only problem is, I could not find the key at all.