I Fell in Love with a Criminal

Cook-Off: Round 2

"Here we go into the next round with P.I.X.A.L with one point and Zane with zero! What will be the next dish?" Cryptor asked. 

The people from the second group raised their hands and I was worried who Cryptor was going to choose. 

"How about you," Cryptor said, pointing at a tall, strong looking man. 

"I would like some pizza!" He yelled and everyone started cheering. 

Zane raised his hand for everyone to stop cheering and so they did. He had a great reputation here and everyone listened to him. 

"What toppings?" Zane asked. 

"Mozzarella cheese, olives, onions, green pepper, mushrooms, pineapple. Also, I would like red tomato sauce," he said. 

People have debated about having pineapple on pizza for years. I don't really care about it to be honest. 

This time Zane started quickly. Maybe he didn't want to lose this round as well. 

I started off by grabbing my ingredients which were dough, pizza sauce, cheese, olives, onions, green pepper, mushrooms, and some pineapples. 

I kneaded the dough and rolled it with a rolling pin. I made sure it was big enough for a slice for every prisoner in group two. Next, I took the red tomato sauce and put it on the dough. I spread it on the pizza and it was looking good so far. 

I put some mozzarella cheese on the pizza and it was looking good so far. I looked over at Zane’s and he was still working on making his own sauce. I looked over at my pizza. Did I make a mistake using pizza sauce from the store? I didn't have time to think about this. 

I cut the olives so it would be the perfect size. I put that on the pizza and it looked great. I was worried if I was rushing. I decided to slow down a little and look at Zane’s. He was done making his pizza sauce and he was starting to cut his vegetables. 

Okay now I need to speed up, but I need to calm down a little. I started to cut the onions and put it on the pizza as well. I made sure that every inch of the pizza had an equal amount of toppings. 

Then, I cut the green pepper and spread it around the pizza. I know for a fact that I wouldn't put some of these toppings on my pizza, but it is whatever the prisoner's ask for. This is probably their lucky day since they don't have to eat prison food. Cryptor told me how bad it was. 

I cut the mushrooms and put them on the pizza. The pizza was filled with toppings, but I had one more topping left which were pineapples. I took a pineapple and peeled it in a special way. I cut the pineapples in little rectangular prisms. I spread that on the pizza and now it was time to cook it. 

I put it in the oven and made sure that the pizza turned out nice and crisp. Cryptor really likes my pizzas so I think he might take a slice out of this one. 

I saw Zane’s pizza and it looked really good. I wanted to try it. 

Cryptor gave a slice of pizza to each person in group two to eat. First, they ate Zane’s pizza and I saw many people loving it and then they ate mine, but they didn't give many reactions. 

"Raise your hand if you vote for Zane’s pizza," Cryptor said. 

More than half the people raised their hands and I knew I was defeated this round. 

"We have a winner, Zane!" Cryptor yelled once again even if he had a mic. 

"Now we will really see who is going to win," Zane said. 

I stared at him angrily. I wasn't really mad at him, it's just that I didn't want to feel defeated. 

"Really? I want to see how good your pizza actually is," I said. 

"Ok. I kept this slice especially for you," he said, winking at me. 

That just made my heart flutter. He gave me a slice of his pizza and it was the best thing I have ever tasted, even better than my pizza. 

I was going to tell him that I really liked his pizza, but I didn't want him to seem like I really wanted him to win this round. 

"It's ok," I said. 

"You sure? I saw your eyes and it looked like you really loved it," Zane said. 

I didn't want to lie to him. 

"Fine, you got me. It was an amazing slice of pizza, but I still don't think that it is better than mine," I said. 

"Let me try it then," Zane said. 

I gave him an extra slice and he tried it. I really hope he likes it. 

"Um..do you want me to be honest with you?" Zane asked. 

I gulped,"yes." 

"It's not that good," Zane said. 

"Really? But, everyone loves my pizzas and..and they were lying to me this whole time?!" I cried. 

I looked at Cryptor who was munching up slices of my pizza. I looked at Zane and he was laughing. 

"I'm just joking. I love your pizza!" Zane laughed. 

"I hate you," I said, wiping my tears. 

"Ok, I'm really sorry. Just don't hate me," he said, hugging me. 

"It's ok," I said, hugging him back. 

It felt warm. A safe warmth. Not the warmth that you would get from the sunlight, but a different type of warmth that can't be described. 

We let go of the hug and we smiled at each other. But, I was really worried for the next round. 

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Once again the link above does not work so here is the music for all the chapters and the art is not mine, but it is meant to be Zane in the story without red eyes.. I hope you enjoyed and I will see you in the next chapter!