Toman's Catphrodite (Book 2 of Toman's Black Cat)

Baji's End Part 1

Y/n's POV

Ever since he kissed me, I can't even cook without burning it! As soon as he crosses my mind, my cooking goes up in flames! 

I dump my third burned attempt Omurice as I internally beat myself for not only being distracted, but wasting food. An idea suddenly occurs to me.

I can make Yakisoba!

I quickly scanned the internet for the best recipe I could find before putting myself to work, carefully following the instructions, all with Baji on my mind and heart.

It's different with this because this is his favorite. I want to do it right and better than I ever have. Cooking the dish took much longer than I meant for it to, but I wanted to take my time to make it perfect. When it was nearly done, I quickly texted Baji an invite before I could lose my nerve.

It's only been 10 minutes. I'll be done in about 20 minutes and since Baji lives about 30 minutes away, I'll have just enough time to...

I squeaked in shock at the sudden banging on my front door of none other than Baji Keisuke. I checked my watch, the text, and my watch again.

...What???

Baji's POV

I'm never going to admit I was in the area trying to work up the courage to visit her anyway. Freaking Baji Keisuke pining over a woman.

He clicked his tongue in mock irritation as he waited for Y/n to open the door. He had long since gotten over trying to look smart, but he did want to impress her. He found an old blazer with his mom's things and put his hair back to look as clean as possible.

When the door swung open, he burst into laughter.

She's so cute. I guess I didn't even give her the chance to clean up after cooking. How did she manage to get sauce in her hair?

Baji held back his laughter when he saw her turn shy, quietly moving out of the way to let him in. He laughed once again to break the silence. "Who knew chicks could look so cute when they're a mess. If you want to clean up, that's okay. I'll wait out here YOU MADE YAKISOBA?!?!?!"

Without any hesitation whatsoever, he was gobbling it down as if it was his last meal. It was only when it was her laughter breaking through that he stopped with noodles hanging from his lip and red cheeks. "I'm glad you like it, Kei!"

It was now his turn to be embarrassed but hearing her laugh couldn't have sounded sweeter. "I'll go change. Don't wait for me, okay? I made a lot anyway."

"Wait." Baji spoke softly, keeping her from walking out of the room. "Is this...a date?" He looked at her to see her fidget and stare at her feet before getting up to close the distance between the two of them. He wrapped his arms around her as though she was made of fine porcelain. "I hope you know you're mine now."

Y/n giggled, returning the hug. "Of course. Who else is going to feed such a ravenous and big cat?"