Pia Latte

Kiyoko's Three Days of Bitterness

You sprinted to school, bag flying behind you. It was Monday and once again you had woken up late. School started in 2 minutes and you were still FAR behind.

"Come on Kiyoko. Would it really harm you to actually USE your alarm clock?" you mumbled to yourself as you turned a corner. You checked your watch again. "Wow. I might actually make it!"

You pumped more energy into your legs and ran faster. But something caught your eyes that made you skid to a stop. You turned your head to the left and saw a candy store. Your eyes sparkled.

"CANDY!" you cheered, dashing through the doors.

- Ichiro High -

At school, Satomi was nervously pacing up and down the corridor. Class was to start soon and you weren't there yet.

"Satomi-chan. Why are you worrying so much"

Satomi looked over to her classmate Yamato, leaning on the wall lazily.

"Class starts soon and Kiyoko's not here yet. I really hate having to make up excuses for her. And I think she forgot her homework and the fact that she's making food for Takashi-sempai."

"Well it's her own fault. But that's just Kiyoko" Yamato said.

"I guess it is" Satomi said smiling.

- Candy Shop -

You smiled while exiting the candy shop, candyfloss in one hand. You took a bite of the pink fluff and grinned.

"I'm sure I have some time left to get to school" you said to yourself. You checked your watch and your eyes widened. "10 MINUTES LATE?!?!" you yelled.

You sprinted towards school once again while taking bites of your candy floss. Once you arrived you saw the gates slowly shutting. You ran faster and just made it thorugh the gates. They shut with a clang. You sighed, leaning on them. After catching your breath you ran to your first class.

"Sorry I'm late!" you said on entering the class.

"Late again Miss Nakashima." the teacher said glaring. You laughed sheepishly and she sighed. "Take a seat"

You sat down next to Satomi.

"Did you do your homework?" Satomi asked.

"Homework?" you questioned. Satomi sighed.

"Find your partner and start preparing your dish" the teacher said.

'Find your partner and start preparing your dish'

The words echoed through your mind.

"Satomi! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?! 70% OF OUR GRADE! NOT TO MENTION MY PARTNER IS TAKASHI!" you yelled.

"Just...um...improvise!" Satomi said.

"Improvise. That won't help!" you replied.

"Well, gotta go!" Satomi said running off.

You watched your friend run off. "Great..." you said head dropping. You found Takashi standing at one of the work tops. You stood next to him and sighed.

"What's wrong Kiyoko?" he asked noticing your frustration.

"Yeah...I kinda forgot about today.." you said.

"Don't worry. Sensei bought in some ingredients. Try making something with those" he suggested, while taking out his ingredients.

"Ok!" you said dashing off. You scanned through the ingredients but you couldn't make anything out of the minimum amount of food. But something caught your eye.