The God's Chef ~Intoxicating Desire~ BETA

Chapter 11

"How can you just be still?!" In another room, Rei glares at Tsukasa. "I don't understand how you can't do anything in that situation Tsukasa-senpai! You're being toyed with and it's so annoying to see that happen right in front of my eyes!" Standing closing to the male, Rei puts her hands firmly on top of his shoulders. "Why can't you stand up for yourself?! If you don't stop doing that then you'll only get pushed around!"

Tsukasa can feel his world ending right there. Hearing Rei's sharp, firm voice vibrate through the lone room made him look down at his feet.

"Do you know how frustrating that was for me?!" As much as she wanted to slap him right there at the face, she couldn't bring herself to it. Her hands begin to loose it's grip as tears fills her eyes. "Gosh Tsukasa! I like the way you are already b--but," Covering her face with her hands, Rei tries to make Tsukasa how she felt. "You need to stand up for yourself once a while!"

"Rei," Tsukasa holds her wrists with his hands and slowly prey them off her face. "I didn't know you felt this way." Looking at the tears falling off her face, the pain in his heart hurts more than yesterday.

"We--well we did m--meet yes--yesterday." Soft hiccups escapes her lips. Not daring to connect her eyes with his, she continues to find her feet oddly fun to admire. "L--look, about yesterday night... Let's just forget everything that happened." Rei finally stares at the white orbs she loves. "I--I mea--mean like I w--wasn't in the right frame of  min--mind." Softening her voice,  she looks back at her feet.

"R--Rei," Tsukasa wraps his arms around Rei gently and holds her close to his body. "I never knew you felt... that way..." His arms around her tightens. Holding the trembling girl closely, he can feel his heart morn. She was so small, so thin, so fragile, more than a porcelain doll and feeling her tremble within his grasp made his heart break. "Please, don't leave me." Resting his head on the nape of her neck, his voice came out like a faint whimper.

"I--I! I'm going to be late," Trying to remove him, her heart squeezed when she felt something wet on her shoulder. "Tsu--Tsukasa..... senpai?"

"I think.... I think that I might be in love with you...."

Rei's puffy eyes widens. She freezes as her mind begins to process what he just said. 'He must be kidding. Who knew the first seat likes to jest.'

"I love you, Rei."

And that was the moment, the moment she dug her fingers into his soft silver hair and holds his head dearly.

After some time holding him, she spoke. "H--hey Tsukasa-senpai?" Snuggling his head with hers, she whispers to the still crying man. Holding his head in place, she bends down and sees hot wet tears flowing down his eyes. Pain, sorrow, fear mix into her chest. It wasn't her first time seeing someone cry, and yet, she felt like she was the only reasoned she caused it, which she really did.

"Stop crying." Trailing her hands to his cheeks, she wipes his tears away with her thumbs.

"B--but just now.... you ma--made yesterday sound li--like i--it was a m--m--mis--mistake."

Rei felt like her whole heart has been crushed under a large bolder. Still crouching down, she raises up, slowly and kissed him.

It was slow, soft and meaningful. Much different than yesterday night's kissing session. Pulling away gently, Rei looks at Tsukasa with soft eyes.

"Let me tell you a secret, Tsukasa-senpai." Going back with a soft kiss, she pulls away. Resting her hands on his cheeks, she smiles gently. "I think I'm in love with the man standing in front of me." His eyes widens.

"I love you, Eishi."

Tsukasa slowly raises his head and locks eyes with Rei. Feeling his whole heart stop of a second, he can still feel the warmth on his lips.

"Come on now. We have a shokugeki to attend to in order to determine my stay in Totsuki." Smiling brightly, Rei takes Tsukasa's hand in hers and starts running down to the basement.

~*~

"Sorry we're late!" Opening the metal doors, the duo steps into a kitchen at the bottom of the resort. Completely made out of metal, four judges sat behind a table with a spectator tied on a chair with the words 'spectator' written on a piece of wood, slung over her knech like a necklace along with duct tape over her mouth.

All eyes goes to the newcomers. With Rei's eyes shining brightly, no one can tell that she was crying earlier. But with Tsukasa, his eyes are a slight red which most people might think that he maybe cried before the shokugeki due to stress. Walking next to Tadokoro, Rei put her hands behind her back with a small smile on her face. Seeing her previous tutors in front of her, she is determined to show how much she grew.

"R--rei-chan," Tadokoro trembles in her spot. Looking back at the judges, she opens her mouth yet again. "Wh--why are all the alumni here?"

"I asked them to serve as judges." Dojima explains simply with his hands in his pockets. "I thought Inui might be biased." Ignoring Inui's cry of pain, no one else goes it her rescue.

"An unnoff shokugeki in the middle of a training camp?" With long blonde hair that is about an inch above his shoulders, Donato Gotoda from the famous Italian restaurant, Auberge from Tesoro looks at the competitors with excited eyes. "Not to mention, one between an alumnus and four current student with one being the present first seat. What would Chapelle-sensei do if he found out?" Mentioning the strict teacher, Tadokoro feels a shiver run down her spin.

"I bet he'd chew our heads off." Sekimori Hitoshi, the man clad with a white kimono, says. Being in charge of the 50 servings each yesterday night, he remembers Rei and her immaculate speed.

"If he finds out, I'm going to run." Resting her feet on the white chair, she sits in a crouch like position with her hands balled up in fists, resting on her knees. With her short bob hair and ruby like eyes, Mizuhara Fuyumi has an emotionless face on. "I'll just say it's all Shinomiya's fault."

"I'll heard that, Mizuhara!" With veins threatening to come out of his forehead, Shinomiya glares back at the cat like person.

"Well now do an unofficial shokugeki. Tadokoro-san, Yukihira-san and Rei will be wagering their title as students of Totsuki while Tsukasa will only be acting as a sous chef for Rei. With the other two pairing up, Shinomiya will be the only one alone." Explining briefly, Dojima gestures his hand to the metal counters. "Use the vegetables and other ingredients left over from sessions today to make the dish. You can make anything you like, but try to use vegetables as the main ingredient. The time limit is two hours. There also one more condition. Tadokoro Megumi and Morihaki Rei, you two will be acting as the lead chef. Now, begin."

I cringe every time reading the confession. There're so many mistakes in this book. >_<