♙Our Love Cuisine♙

Chapter 8

Camp of doom .......
[ I cannot remember these parts well, so please don't be mad at me...... Oh and i will skip lots CAUSE I CANNOT REMEMBER EVERYTHING. ]

Sora's POV

"----- The training camp is where they 'weed' out the weak. Every year, at least half or more is expelled. Hence the name, THE TRAINING CAMP OF DOOM. " Marui-niisan explained.

Everyone (besides the Yukihira siblings) paled and was panicking. "Minna-san, please calm down. We just have to pass in that half." I smiled at them.
"Sora-chan is right. Besides, i am pretty sure that everyone here will pass." Sato-niisan said.

• 3 days later •

Everyone was divided into groups and i was with Onii-chan. We were assigned to Chef Hinako Inui and I THINK she specializes in Japanese cuisine. I was paired again to Max although he was trembling. And I passed in wonderful colors.
Max did not do a thing!
He kept on mumbling
"I'm doomed!" , "What should i do?"
And Chef Inui saw that i was the only one cooking. She immediately told him that he was expelled and asked me if it was okay to work alone and i said yes.

Onii-chan and Taku-chan had a cook-off but it was declared a tie.
We were on the bus to go back to the resort. I sat on Onii-chan's lap and talked to Taku-chan along with Isa-niisan ang Gumi-neesan who was beside us.

When all of the students were in the hall, Dojima Gin announced that we have to cook 50 servings of of steak set. I finished the same time as Erina-neechan.

• at the public bath(?)

"Ne, Erina-neechan, why do you hate Onii-chan?" I asked her.
"Uhhhh.... Hate is a big word but i can't deny that i dislike him for his ummmm.... attitude." She answered.
"So is it possible for you to like him?" I held both of her hands.
"Ehh?" She blushed. "W-w-why do you ask that? A-a-absolutely n-not!" Erina-neechan's ear went red. (A sign she is lying)
"Hehehe.... Erina-neechan, lying is bad you know? I'm sure that you already know that in some ways that Onii-chan is a good man. Hehehe.... So... I think it would be better to admit you like him. I already like someone." I admitted.
"Who?"

- after the bath -
(Leaving Erina flustered more than ever......)

Sora left Erina in the bath for her to think of her advice:

"-- I think it would be better to admit you like him."

Sora wandered around the resort and thought of what happened earlier (before the bath and announcement)

There were a few students left and was still undergoing their exams. Sora asked for her brother's permission to wander around for 10-15 minutes and was allowed as long as she gets back before the announcement.

She started by going upstairs and there she saw interesting stuff. She saw a room with spices, lots of spices. She looked at each with awe and as she finished, she decided to leave. She looked at her wrist watch and saw that she has 5 minutes left. She went down the stairs but was stopped by a hand.
"Sora, can i- no, can WE talk to you?" The man asked.
Sora turned to see the TWO men she likes.
"Please be honest Sora, which of us do you like? We will respect your decision." The other pleads.
"I-i like both of you but i love
------ "

Sora's POV

I unintentionally bumped into someone while spacing out.
"Ara, chibi-chan! Are you alright?" Chef Inui asks.
"Gomenasai! I wasn't looking where i was going!" I apologized.
"Is it alright for you to goof at this hour? You are to be early tomorrow." Dojima-san stated.
"I have slight insomnia. That is why i cannot sleep immediately, so i always wander around at night like this." I explained.
"Tch. You better rest brat!" The man beside Gin-san looked at me. "Your name?" He asked.
"Yukihira Sora, she's the one i was talking about earlier. Oh congrats about that cutie." Chef Inui told me. "Now,now don't be scared of this meanie. Shinomiya-senpai is just complicated."
Shinomiya-san held her head and told her to shut up.
"You better rest, it seems that you will have me early in the morning. Just telling you, i will assign a French cuisine which is quite complicated but i promise you, it is the easiest recette i have right now. And you better follow the instructions as it will be said in the instructions tomorrow. I see potential in you." He whispered (the italic parts) in my ear as my eyes widened at the sudden information. Then i had a quick flashback from before... like 7 years ago......

I was at the park and was playing with my classmates. I was just 6 or 7 at the time. Then out of a sudden, they pushed me to the mud away from them, my white dress got so dirty.
"Ouch! That hurt!" I whined.
"You deserved it! You always hang out with Sei-kyun! Just so you know, he won't ever like you, you freak!" Shina my 'best friend' told me as she pulled my hair. And the others started to kick me or throw rocks at me. A man then shouted
"Get away from her!"
My 'friends' was scared and ran away, leaving me alone in the dirt. That was when i started to cry from the pain, the betrayal and my knees bleeding. The man kneeled down to face me and said "Hi i am Shinomiya Koujirou. How about we get you a new dress and clean your wounds?"
"Won't i bother you?"
"No, you won't. Can you stand?"
I nodded and we went to a dress shop. He bought me five dresses and two pairs of shoes. He even cooked for me which was so delicious.
"Wow mister! That was so delicious that maybe you can beat my dad in a cook-off." I stared at him in awe.
"Glad you liked it. It was called Five Terraine of Vegetables (?????). It is a French cuisine."
"So cool! Although the red one was slightly uncooked by 3.450 seconds but it is pretty good! Can you teach me? Papa says he will teach me how to cook on my birthday but it is 4 months away." I told him.
"Sure." Then we went to the kitchen and he taught me things that i never knew before.
"Wow. You're pretty good. Are you sure that was your first time cooking? You're a natural and i'm sure that with a few more practice you might actually surpass me." He complimented me.
"Arigatou senpai!" I thanked him.
"Senpai? Hmmm.... I like the sound of that. Alright i will be your senpai. Hope i can see you again someday."
"Hmmm. We will! You should remember my name Yukihira Sora! Thank you for everything today."
"Your welcome. Want some help with that?" Referring to the bags i am carrying.
"Nope. I'm a big girl, i can carry this..... Bye-bye senpai!"
"Bye Sora."
I walked away from him and so did he but i stopped and dropped my bags and hugged him from behind.
"Bye-bye .... I hope i will see you again." I told him and left... But i could have sworn that i heard him say "How precious"
........................................

"It is you.." I looked at him and saw he hardly changed.
"So you remember?" He asked me ignoring all the questions and confusion from his colleagues.
"Hai senpai!" I smiled and hugged him.