The God's Chef ~Intoxicating Desire~ BETA

Chapter 23

It was silent as they walk through the corridor. The only sound that could be heard was the luggage rolling down the wooden flooring. Looking at every possible thing that Tsukasa could find to suddenly admire for a brief second or two, his body sent shivers down his spin when Joichiro suddenly stops. Shaking when he suddenly realises that he is in front of Rei's door, Joichiro puts the key inside like nothing was unusual. Pushing the door open, he walks in. Trembling as he goes through the open door, his white eyes scans the room. A bed is opposite right to him with a wooden desk left to it. With the closet against the left wall, there is a door on the right.

"So, Tsukasa," Joichiro leaves the luggage next to the bed. Sitting down on Rei's bed, his hands are behind him to support I'm his weight.

"Y--yes!" His voice squeaks loudly. Suddenly standing at attention, Tsukasa waits for what the man will say.

"Close the door as sit." Looking iger at the seat in front of him, Joichiro examines Tsukasa with tiny eyes. "So how long have you two been dating?" Looking at him moving the chair to face him, it scratches the floor during the process.

"For a week now." Managing to not stutter during speaking, his white eyes looks down at his fingers playing together.

"Let me get to the real reason, Tsukasa." Joichiro sighs. "Do you really love Rei?"

"Yes!" His eyes snaps up and meets Joichiro's. Looking back down at his hands, he mumbles. "Even though we haven't been together for a long time, I love her a lot."

"But has she told you anything about her true self?" His amber eyes turns darker.

'Her true self?' His eyes widens when he finally realises what he meant. "You mean Rei being the God's Chef and Patisserie?" Looking up at the man, he sees him smirk.

"Well, as long as you know her true form of cooking, then I believe that settles it." Standing up, he looks back down at Tsukasa. "I'm telling you a secret 'kay. Rei is actually not my daughter. She's like my unlegal adopted daughter." Putting a hand on his left shoulder, Tsukasa feels shivers go down his spine. "Make sure you treat her well or else I will come back at you full force." Walking to the door, Joichiro opens it. "You have my approval as her father. Make her happy." Glancing back at the silver head, he walks away.

~*~

"So that's how it is." Covering with Fumio whole having a cup of tea, Joichiro waltz into the kitchen.

"So what have you two been talking about?" Sitting next to Rei, Joichiro pours a cup of green tea for himself.

"Just making reassuring Fumio-san, that's all." Taking a sip of the green tea, her black eyes meets amber. "So what did you talk to Eishi about?" Setting the cup back down, she turns her head to face his.

"First name basis already. Ah, young love." Fumio closes her eyes and sighs as she remembers her past love life when she was still a student at Totsuki.

"The usual father to boyfriend talk." Answering, Rei blushes. Handing her the key while he replies, she puts it into her pockets.

"He's not my boyfriend, dad!" Pushing up her glasses, she  failed to notice that Tsukasa entered the kitchen. Stopping in his track, he can feel his heart beginning to creak. Ignoring everything else in the world, his mind echos with what Rei just said. "He's my lover," Whispering softly, Rei looks up at Tsukasa. "Right, Eishi?" Seeing him paler than usual, her black eyes goes back to amber. "Are you sure you didn't do anything to him, dad."

"Me? He was shaking so much the whole time I was with him." Saying innocently, Rei retorts.

"Well that's cause you've been intimidating him too much!"