Frog princess (Tsuchako)

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Uraraka slowly went to open up the rocks that had hidden the entrance, she poked her head out to see if there was anyone in the garden. She motioned for Tsu to come, her hand flicking in a forwards motion.

Tsu crept forwards, and looked in surprise at the setting sun. She could not believe that they had been in the cave for so long, it felt as if theory were only there for an hour at most. "Come on!" Uraraka said playfully, the rocks floating in the air. "Let's get inside before the sun sets so I can make dinner."

Tsu looked at the setting sun, the shades of red and pink, she wondered how long the land would stretch before it hit the ocean. If only she could see the sun set over the ocean.

Uraraka dipped her hands down, and the rocks softly knocked against each other, setting back naturally in place. Tsu followed trailing behind her friend to the entrance of the mossy castle.

Uraraka opened the door and sighed, "Okay. I forgot to make sure the fireflies were in order, I will have to go get them from the basement. Please give me a moment." Tsu nodded as she went down the steep steps, her chestnut hair disappearing in the darkness.

With the sun almost set, the warm and cozy kitchen had become eerie. The shadows seemed to cast wicked shadows across the walls. The knick-knacks that once had been placed randomly seemed to align in a sort of demonic way. Tsu shuddered, wondering if Uraraka would soon return.

A large thud from downstairs sounders, and Uraraka ran upstairs, a box full of jars in her hands. "Ah sorry that took a little while, these buggers have not lit up yet." She placed the box down on the table, picking the bottles with little gray specks sitting on the bottom out.

"Now for the fun part!" She smiled and started to shake the bottles in her hand, the bugs innside being jostled awake and finally starting to glow. Uraraka started to shake the rest of the bottles in the box, the bugs in the first few bottles starting to glow like a real firefly should.

Tsu looked at the fireflies buzzing around in the bottles and felt a great surge of disgust in herself. Just a few months ago, depending on the food she had in the house, she would gladly go outside at night and pick on the fireflies for dinner. To think that some would use them for lighting, not just food made her feel embarrassed, primitive even.

Uraraka smiled at her and began to hang the bottles up on the strings upon the walls. The light that cast from them was warm, and seemed to move slightly around the room. "Alright!" She said with a clap of her hands. "Now I can finally get on with cooking!"

She began to pull a few things from the ice box, some white squishy blocks, vegetables and herbs. Tsu looked in confusion at the white substance that was placed on a cutting board. She slowly lowed her finger on it, only to find that it was wet and easily gave in.
She pulled her finger back, looking at the indentation she left. "What exactly is this? I have never seen something quite like this..." Uraraka looked at her and began to laugh.

"Oh! That's tofu, have you ever seen it before?" She began to look at it and gave a light frown when she noticed the finger imprint in the side of one of the blocks. "Huh. looks like someone was a little curious." She jested and poked Tsu in the side.

Tsu blushed and turned her head to the side. She turned around to the sound of chopping, to see Uraraka cutting the food quickly with precision. Her hand moving to guide the food forwards, the other bringing the knife down. It was a pace that had lots of rhythm.

Tsu continued to watch as the food came together in a blur. The tofu was seared in a wok, while spices were added. The tofu was removed and vegetables were added, the smell of bok choy and water chestnuts starting to brown. Some sauce was added and a great aroma filled the room, added with the balance of steam.

Uraraka tipped the pan on plates, the contents spilling out. Tsu looked at the variety on the plate as it slid in front of her. She smiled and started to move her fork, "Wow! This looks great! Thank you!"

She bit into the tofu, the cooked exterior blending into the soft middle. It was so good, she almost shook her hands in the air. Uraraka smiled at her and bit down into the food.

Alright, thank you all so much for sticking with this story, I have had a lot issues right now, two of my family members are close to death, so this is kind of something I work on in my free time.