The Academy One Shots

Luke's Revenge

Previously....
Luke speaking to North.
"I told you I would get you back if it was the last thing I did. This is just the beginning. You won't know where or how but I will get vengeance for my chocolate."

Sang POV

It has been a month since we went to the beach. A whole month of North looking over his shoulder, jumping at every sound, and holding his breath every time Luke walks in the room. It is funny to watch big bad North all paranoid. I am not sure how long Luke is going to drag this out. He won't tell me anything because he said I would "give it away". He's probably right.

Tonight is family night, we have been trying to have a family dinner at least once a week because everyone has been so busy lately with Academy work. Now that school is over we should have more time to spend together.

We are cleaning up after dinner when Mr. B gets a phone call and leaves the room.

Owen comes back into the kitchen and pulls Kota to one side. After a quiet conversation Owen announces, "Family night will have to be cut short. We have an emergency mission. A popular TV cooking show is doing auditions in Charleston and people are mysteriously getting sick. North and Luke you will go in as contestants and the rest of us will go into the audience and crew. We need to be there in one hour. "

Everyone stops what they are doing and gets ready to leave. Splitting into two vehicles we make our way to where they are filming the show. We get there and North and Luke give me hugs and I can't help but think something isn't right. North looks excited and nervous at the same time and Luke looks like he is up to something.

Mr. B leads us inside to a secluded press box and shuts the door. I walk to the window and see it overlooks the floor where the competition is being held. Gabriel starts laughing and soon most of the boys are laughing too.

"What is going on?" I ask looking confused.

Silas looks at me, "North has a secret addiction to cooking shows and wants
to be a contestant on a show."

"Luke found out about North addiction and set this up to get his revenge." Meanie says next.

"Oh, poor North, he is going to be so upset when he finds out that this isn't real." I say.

"Don't worry Sang, it will all work out." Kota tells me.

We all turn to look out the window when we here the announcer start to speak. "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the auditions for a new cooking show that will premiere this fall. Now everyone will need to cook their best dessert dish. The judges will pick one person to move on to the live show in the fall. Get to cooking."

"Dessert, man Luke really went all out." Meanie says while laughing again.

Oh poor North, I look over to where he is standing and he looks a little red but he also looks really focused.

North POV

Desserts. It had to be desserts. Well if they want a dessert then I will give them the best one ever. I want that spot on the show. I know we are suppose to be here on a mission but I can do both and beat Luke while I'm at it. I can't look to eager though, because Luke can't find out how bad I want this. I have been secretly applying for all types of cooking shows for about six months.

Looking over to Luke I see that he has all the ingredients out for a creme brûlée. Ok I need to top that. I got it. I grab all the ingredients I need to make a chocolate melting cake and homemade vanilla bean ice cream. I made this once for Sang Baby as a special treat and she enjoyed it a lot.

I mix my cake batter and put it into the little cups and put them in the oven. Next I get my ice cream mixed up and into the machine to turn. Checking on my cakes I see that they should be done about the same time as the ice cream.

Taking a peak at Luke to see how he is doing I see that he is almost done as well. I look around the audience and don't see any of my brothers or Sang Baby so I check on my cakes again. I get plates out and decide to do a fresh berry salad on the side. Finishing that I get my ice cream from the machine then take the cakes from the oven. Plating everything I get finished with a few seconds to spare.

"Time is up. Please bring your desserts to the front table for the judge to taste."

The announcer points to a table so I make my way up there with my plates. Looking at the other contestants plates I feel almost giddy. I think I have this in the bag. There was an apple pie, a cookie, a cream pie, and a pineapple upside down cake. My only competition will be Luke and I think I can take him.

"Time to bring out the judge for tonight's auditions, please clap your hands for celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsey."

Oh my god, oh my god. It can't be. This is like the best day ever. My cooking idol is going to taste my food. OH MY GOD.

I maybe having a fan girl moment in my head but I keep my cool on the outside. I can't let Luke know what this means to me.

Chef Ramsey tastes all the desserts and is deciding the winner.

The announcer grabs his mic, "We have narrowed down the field to two contestants, Luke and North Taylor. Everyone else thank you for coming."

I can't help my reaction this time, I grab Luke's arm to hold me up. Only one to go.

Chef Ramsey grabs the mic from the announcer and walks over to us. " Luke and North, both desserts were good but only one was good enough to earn you a spot on the live show. And that one is....North Taylor."

I fan girl on the outside this time. I scream and jump. Fist bump the air. Generally just make a fool out of myself.

Chef Ramsey comes over to shake my hand, "Well done North. That cake was amazing, now only if this was a real show."

I freeze, wait what? What did he say. I blink a few times and look at him. "Excuse me?"

He looks me in the eye and says, "You never should have messed with Luke's chocolate."

My jaw drops. I see Luke laughing out of the corner of my eye. I can see all my brothers and Sang Baby watching from the side. I can't believe this. It was all fake. My dream gone. All for revenge for some wet chocolate. I was crushed.

"I told you I would be my revenge." Luke tells me from a safe distance away.

I don't even have the energy to be mad. "How?"

Luke answers me, "I found one of your audition tapes and letters and figured out that this was something you wanted and thought it would be a perfect way to get my revenge. As for Chef Ramsey, I know he is your food idol and he was in town to judge the actual show that they are taping starting tomorrow."

Chef Ramsey comes up to me again, "North I wasn't joking about how good that dessert was."

I thank him and he walks away to talk to some people near by. Sang Baby walks up to give me a hug. "I'm sorry North Star."

Chef Ramsey turns around and says to me, "Oh North, I'll see you tomorrow."
And he walks away.

I just stare at his back dumbfounded. What did he mean by that?

Luke clears his throat and starts to speak, "I wanted my revenge, but I am not a complete prick. You have a real audition for the show tomorrow and it's real food, not dessert."

I feel myself start to cry a little. I go over to Luke and give him a big hug.

I release him and I am on cloud 9 again. I am so happy that I won't even yell at him for the melting cakes that he has hidden behind his back.