(A Boku No Pico Fanfiction)

Ch.11: Cooking Club

Normal POV

Ever since the boys worked together to bake Mokkun a cake for his birthday, Chico had been inspired to cook. So he asked Manko to help him out. He's been reading all of her cook books and he's been focusing on how to make meals better. He would go to the library from time to time to read up on what to do. It was surprising to the library lady, who would see him in there often. She never had much kids come in just to read. Most kids either found a book and checked them out. But Chico would grab a few and read them. Chico found it very entertaining and amusing. He thought reading made him smarter and once the words were in his mind, he would remember. This is what made him great at his homework. His brain was full of many things that made him smart, but when it came to cooking, his brain and stomach were one of the same. He wanted to learn everything about cooking and wanted to impress his Manko. He also wanted to open up a cooking club. He took home ec class and also asked the principal about it but he said that in order to do so, he must learn to cook, be in home ec, and have at least 5 other members join. Chico had two weeks to get it done and knew he could do this. The other two had known how serious Chico was and they decided to take interest in joining clubs as well. Pico originally wanted to be in cooking club. He had a good hand of it, since he worked in an actual café with his grandpa and helped him cook, but....as he looked more into it, he saw another club he wanted to join. He wanted to do more with his life and do something different for once. Coco was the same, except he never got to experience anything like it, so he wanted to explore the field of all the clubs.    

"Chico?". Chico jumped and he looked over. His eyes widened as he noticed her! "Hana...what are you doing here?", he asked. Hana smiled and she went up to him. "I'm here to give my aunt some lunch", she said, pointing to the Library lady. Chico was in shock. "Wait...she's your aunt?", Chico asked. Hana smiled and nodded. "Yeah, she is. Although...she's kind of like a mom. She's raising me and I live with her", Hana said. Chico was shocked. It was somewhat the same kind of situation he was in with his older sister. "That's cool, what did you bring her?", Chico asked. "I brought her some sticky buns and butter. I made it myself", Hana said. As soon as Chico heard that, he smiled. "You cook Hana?", he said. Hana nodded and she realized the books he had in front of him. "Are you learning to cook too?", Hana asked, grabbing the book from the table.  Chico blushed and nervously said yes. Hana smiled and she asked why is he doing that. Chico suddenly got embarrassed and said, "Well.. I was...hoping to...make a cooking club at school...but...the principal said I needed to learn to cook first". When Hana heard that she instantly got excited. "A cooking club? That would be amazing! Can I join?", she asked. Chico instantly smiled and said that she would be the first to join though. Hana was shocked and asked what he meant. "No one wants to join and if no one joins, I can't have the club become official". Hana instantly became serious and she grabbed Chico's hand. She grabbed his stuff and pulled him to the door. "Hana, what are you doing?", Chico asked. Hana smiled and said, "We are going to get you that cooking club. And with help, we can do it!". Chico was shocked. Hana wanted to help him? He felt happy she wanted to help, but she didn't have to.

~Timeskip~

Chico met Hana outside of the school. He had been tired but knew to be patient, waiting for her. She said she had something to do that would help them get their cooking club, but he didn't know what it could be. "What's she doing?". Chico looked up and he saw Anya walk up behind him. He was confused what she was talking about but looked in the direction she was looking at. His eyes widened as he noticed Hana. She was standing on the school bench and she had a sign in her hands, asking people to join the cooking club. "Please join our cooking club. Each sign up will bring great food and happy bellies. We intend to bring our skills to the table and make each and every student excited about cooking! Cooking is the way to showing kindness. We do what we love to make others happy, so please sign up, give us the chance for change. Having a cooking club gives us the freedom to experiment and have the will to become something greater. Also....we will be giving out free food. Please sign up by Monday, the 10th. We look forward to your vote". As soon as Chico heard that, he noticed everyone excited. People surrounded Hana and she had them fill out a paper. They were coming at her left and right. She looked like she was having fun too. Chico and Anya walked up to her and were amazed by the number of people. "Wow...that was...amazing", Chico smiled. Hana was shocked and she blushed. "Yeah, I guess people have a thing for food. Like I said, I had a plan to help you". Chico blushed back and he smiled. He couldn't believe how amazing Hana was. She was amazing for sure, but she was on another level of awesome. The two stared at each other, saying nothing, until Anya cut the mood.