The God's Chef ~Intoxicating Desire~ BETA

Chapter 5

"Gin-sensei," Pushing up her spectacles with her index and middle fingers, Rei sits up straights as she sets down a fresh cup of tea onto the saucer, making a soft click. With her knees together and back straight, a soft peaceful smile over comes her face. "Thanks for going out of your way and getting me the ingredients." Looking behind him, many ingredients place inside baskets are lined up neatly.

"I never would have thought that you will attend Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy. But what catches me more surprise is what your wearing." Eyeing her oversized chef's uniform in the most respectful way he can, he looks back in his memories about th once little girl he took under his wing for six months.

"Oh, this?" Pinching the bottom of her baggy white shirt, she meets his black eyes. "I got it from a senior for free!" A wide grin stretches her soft smile. With big shiny eyes, Rei has more to add on. "Not only that but I got three pairs of Totsuki uniform from her also! She is truly an angel giving away such expensive clothes to her kouhai!" Clapping her hands joyfully, Dojima tries his best to surpass a cringe. Already knowing the circumstances she has, he tries his best not to shower her with gifts since he knows that she will refuse them anyways.

"Well, now that I know that you're attending the training camp as a student, I'll have to inform your previous tutors since they are morning over the fact that you haven't contacted them after some time." Getting down straight to business, a sad expression fulls the ravenette's face for a second.

"Please tell them my sincerest apologies." Bowing with her hands on her lap, she sits back up and looks straight at Dojima's eyes once again, this time with determination boiling inside. "But I have my own reasons for transferring into Totsuki." Onyx eyes gets darker. "After spending all those years under tutoring from you and past alumi of Totsuki, I've noticed that you all have found your perfect cooking style that no one else is able to copy, not even the most experienced chefs or patisserie." Lifting up her teacup from the saucer, she takes a brief sip. "Just let me tell you one thing, Dojima Gin. I will not have our relationship or theirs interfer with my school life while I'm known as a Totsuki student. Although I've completed my education as a chef and patisserie far before anyone else can ever imagine a girl like me can do, I have something lacking. Something that none of you that I did." Black eyes stares into black, the atmosphere around them takes a sudden shift. "The God's Chef that everyone knows will be taking a break from the spotlight and then returning at full force." Dojima Gin stares at th little girl in shock. The bright glint in her eyes that he never saw before sent shivers done his back. The air around them felt cold all of a sudden, with a faint click from th teacup touching the saucer, it returns back to normal.

"But seriously you've saved me. Getting all the ingredients and that." A bright cherry smile plaster on her face. Tilting her head to the side, a click rang through her brain. "Ah, yes! How can I forget?" Holding up her index finger like she just figured something out, which she actually did, she looks back at the still shivering man. "Kobayashi-senpai said that I'm going to stay in room 570, right next to hers. Can you give me the keys cause I'm too lazy to go back downstairs." With a closed eye smile, Dojima returns to his usual self.

"Yes, of course." Standing up from the leather couch, he walks to his mahogany desk with stacks of paper on top of it. "I'll have someone come with the keys and help you carry your stuff into your room." Sitting down, he begins to press buttons on the telephone on his desk. "I hope that you'll enjoy your stay here in Totsuki Resorts, Rei."

"I will. If there's anyway for me to repay you, call me."

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Just by pushing the door, the entrance hallway caught Rei in surprise. A grand room with high ceilings and massive crystal chandelier made her jump in surprise. Timidly walking forward, she looks down at her hands to see if Dojima gave her the correct card.

"Morihaka-sama where would you like this to be place?" Blushing from having the honorific 'sama' attached to her last name made Rei tense. Looking back at the line of hotel staff carrying heavy baskets, she looks around the room she's in--the living room. With wide and spacious amount of space expensively decorated with furniture that will make her head spin just by thinking of the price, she finally answers the anticipating people.

"Put it in the kitchen." With a nod from the head of the line, they all walk into a room to her left. Seeing them push open a white door, she follows them to be led to the dinning room facing her vertically. With long large windows to the left, the right is the kitchen. Placing them on the marble counter, they bow one by one as they leave the ravenette once their job are finished.

"So I guess that it's just me now." Looking at the white marble kitchen, Rei sighs. Pulling up her sleeves to her elbows, she tucks back her black fringe behind her ears and lifts her two hands up, pulling her spectacles off from her face. "Sorry but you'll have to wait." Setting her glasses on the white table, her black onyx eyes starts twitching to gold. "Ah, nope nope. Not today." Putting her fake glasses back on, she begins to cook.

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The sound of knives cutting quickly hits the chopping board and slowly subsiding to the air. The fresh scent of coffee beans gently raises up from the many amount of cupcake all over the kitchen, dining room and also from oven next to her. The brown cupcakes are the exact same size, level and texture. No matter how much you try and pinpoint what is different about them, they are the exact copy, even the ones already iced.

Just as Rei promised to Kobayashi that she will make lots of cupcakes, she made over 300 cupcakes so far. With th first half being already neatly frosted and garnished with shaven milk chocolate, they are all over the living room. With the rest being where she is, she has yet to decide when she would stop.

The rhythmic sound of two electric mixers fill the now quiet air. Slowly pouring in mocha coffee into one white mixtures blending smoothly, she leaves the last alone. Squatting down to the only oven in the kitchen, she opens it and puts on oven mittens. Heat flush into her face. Quickly pulling out a four by six tray, she sets it on the counter and pops another one in before turning off the first mixer. Walking to the last, she pours in an already premixed liquid into it. Letting it mix for a full minute, she turns it off.

Taking out the the second and third bowl, she holds it directly above a cup with pipping bags inside. Tilting the second bowl more than the other, she pours the icing inside. Once it fills to only about a quarter space left, she sets the bowls back down onto the table and twist the top before securing the twist with her right hand. Picking the piping bag up with her other, she walks to the long table and bends her back. Moving the bag in circular motion, the chocolate colour icing swirls up with the darker shade under it, almost completely hiding it. Quickly icing 150 cupcakes quickly, she leaves the other 24 on the counter, still cooling. Walking back to the chopping board, she picks it up and pinches the tiny milk chocolate to prinkle it over the icing.

Smiling in satisfaction, she wipes the droplet size sweat from her forehead. "Guess that it's time to have them serve." Picking up six cupcakes in front of her, she places them in a white box and ties it with a red ribbon. Remembering that Kobayahsi said that she's staying to the room next to hers, she walks out of the hallway and stands in front of the designated door. Lifting up her hand, she turns it and was about to knock until she the door with the numbers 572 slightly open. Looking at it with furrow eyebrows, she remembers hearing Kobayahsi saying that Tsukasa was staying there. Concerned that someone might have broke in, even if it was most likely not, she slowly walks into his room after knocking on his already opened door.

Walking through the door, the living room didn't have its lights on. About to leave, she spots the door that leads to the kitchen brimming with light around it. Knocking yet again, she doesn't get a response. "Tsukasa-senpai? I've came with the cupcakes."

A little cliffhanger for now. Still contemplating on when to publish the next chapter. Unedited.