Hearts in Twos

Chapps 2: Party Till Late

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The same day that soma took the transfer exam and passed, he was told to go to this place called Polar Star Dormitory which requires an extensive hike from the campus grounds

He first went home to take his clothes and other things he needed then went back to the Academy

"What's with this school?! It's ridiculously huge!" He held a paper containing a map. Looking at it intensely and clearly frustrated

The sun's about to set and he's tired with all of the walking and hungry that the squids he's munching on isn't cutting it anymore

He decided to move his attention around him and observed the buildings

"This school is so rich, I bet the dorm is fancy." he checked the papers again and noticed that he's almost to his destination

He made a run for it out of excitement but his high expectations were immediately replaced with disappointment when he saw a rather run down western styled dormitory 

'Seriously?!'

Soma carefully pushed the iron gates open, causing an eerie sound. Slowly walking towards another set of barrier. He was about to knock when he noticed that it was slightly ajar

"Hello?" Soma called out

There was no other source of light other than the ones coming from the big windows but it wasn't much either, considering the sun is about to set and no other person in sight

Then suddenly someone emerged from the shadows. "You must be Yukihira Enji, the transfer student who wants to live here. I am the caretaker, Daimido Fumio."

Soma nodded in response, he couldn't exactly make out all the details of the person in front of him but he could tell that it's an elderly woman

"So what ingredients did you bring?"
She questioned

"Huh? What ingredients?"

Fumio face-palmed, "What else? It's for our famous challenge for anyone who wants to live here!"

"This is news to me." The new information must have been written in one of the papers given to him that he inevitably lost in the forest

"First, dorm applicants must make one meal. Only those whose cooking passes will be allowed to reside. Second, the caretaker will serve as the examiner. Last, the applicant may choose their house ingredients."

"But I don't have any ingredients I can use on me!"

"I guess you lose by default. And we only have scraps of leftover in the dorm kitchen, anyway."

"Leftover you say?" Soma grinned

"So you want to give it a try? Just give up, call me back when you're ready."

"There's no need, I can work with what you have left. Where's the kitchen?"

Fumio decided to give him a chance and see what he can come up with and led him towards the kitchen

"Woah! What a nice kitchen!" Soma began to rummage for anything he can use

"Listen up. Don't presume that I'll give you a passing grade for something you'll slap together!"

He was barely listening as he came across a few ingredients. Already brainstorming for a meal that aims to satisfy

"This should be more than plenty." He said, greatly surprising the caretaker. Her eyebrows perked up in interest

Soma unwraps the white cloth on his left wrist and tied it to his forehead

He started to work while wearing a serious expression