Lost ( Shokugeki no Soma Fanfic)

Chapter 5

I'm officially exhausted. "AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGHH! Help meeeeeeeee I'm dying..." Wailed Miyuki as she slumped down and basically looked like she's about to die. I don't blame her. We spent hours upon hours trying to create a dish that could beat Nikumi, but we evidently failed miserably. If Soma doesn't win, he'll have to leave Tootsuki forever. 

And that is clearly a no-no for me.

"Uhg! What are we gonna do?" I hissed out, "Miyuki and I have a meeting to get to, so we can't stay forever." I started to pace the room, my frustration trying to discard of my fatigued counterpart. I'll have to leave now. There's no way I can be late for a meeting.

"I'm sorry, Soma," said Miyuki as she dragged herself to the door. I bit my nails while waiting for her. "We have a meeting with E.C.H.O and the Elite Ten. We can't risk missing it." Soma smiled at us and waved. How odd that he didn't say anything. He must be tired to, I guess.

"Alright, I understand. See you guys later!"  He said before turning back to a cookbook. I furrowed my eyebrows and opened the door. Something was definitely wrong with him. Miyuki and I walked away from the Don Bowl Research Society and walked to my mansion. 

Whenever holding a combined meeting, they insisted on using my mansion. They could've used a classroom or Erina's giant bathroom, but they always go to my mansion. I hate it. They always use my kitchen- and always end up making a big-ass mess.

After a few moments of walking down the large campus road, we arrived at my mansion. I opened the door and allowed Miyuki to walk in first. She acknowledged me with a nod and I entered and closed the door. We removed our shoes and walked to the living space. We could hear the noise from the entrance, most of it Rindo and Ringo's voices.

"Hey, guys. We're here- WHAT IN THE SEVEN SEAS HAS HAPPENED HERE?!" I grabbed my hair in frustration while staring at the mess in front of me. 

"U-uh It's not what it looks li-"

"THERE'S NO MISTAKING THIS, KUGA! YOU BROKE MY STOVE!"

"I-uhhhhh....." Stuttered Kuga before he stepped in front of the kitchen archway in an attempt to cover up the basically-dead stove.

I thought they would at least be more considerate of their surroundings since they are in my mansion. I expected too much, apparently. Miyuki patted my back and left to grab the brooms and pans. I, on the other hand, forced everyone to tell me the story. All of them told me the same thing. They were hanging around, eating stuff the maids provided. Kuga started to annoy Nene, and she told him to shut up. He continued, and Hashimoto whacked him on the head. He challenged her, and she told him to shut up and make something. He complied and went to make something. My stove was too high-tech for him and he accidentally burnt the food. He spilled it and it stained the surface. Everyone started to freak out and he did a high-kick of panic, forcing the stove to die in the very moment.

"I hate you all," I hissed out as they, excluding those not included, bowed down at my feet. "How did you burn the dish, Kuga?! All you had to was turn the dial halfway and slowly stir. Something as easy as that is pitiful for the sixth seat to flunk." He whimpered at my feet as Rindo patted his back.

"I'm sorry," he said. I sighed and helped him up. This was just a minor problem that could be fixed in a day or two. I shouldn't be too worked up over it.

"Let's just... close off the kitchen and proceed with the meeting. What is it that we need to talk about?" I asked, trying to feel better.

"Well, I don't know," shrugged Rindo. "We're supposed to have a meeting every month, so we just held one." I facepalmed once again and waved my hand. 

"Go do whatever. I'll be in my room if you need me." They all nodded and I started to walk away. "Oh, wait!" I yelled. "One more thing. You break, you pay."

I abandoned them right after.

The rest of the week went by smoothly. I had some people fix my stove, and I finally cleaned out my room and attic. Erina and I didn't argue a lot, which is another good thing. She's not worth my time, but I still love that sly semi-sister.

Before I knew it, Soma's shokugeki has already come to. I sat in one of the armchairs overlooking the stadium. Students were filing in group by group. It seems a lot of people were eager to watch this specific shokugeki. I don't blame them, though. Soma was already dumb enough to provoke a sea of easily manipulated students into hating him.

It started all too soon, and as they were introduced Erina and Hisako joined me in the room. People pointed at her, and they screamed all kinds of things to praise her.

She rolled her eyes and glanced at me. "Why are you here?" she asked. The camera shifted to me and people gasped. I looked at them with empty eyes and looked back at her. Hisako raised an eyebrow and gripped her clipboard a little harder than before. The crowd went silent as they stared at Erina and I having a staring contest. She gave me an expectant glare.

"I'm just watching Soma do what he loves," I replied. I glared back at her, feeling like a different person. "Don't disturb me when he wins." 

Erina scoffed. "Who says he's gonna win?"

"I do."

"And I don't."

"Bet," we said in unison. The crowd gasped. They whispered amongst each other while Soma smirked and started to annoy Nikumi. I glanced at the recorder in the corner of the room and switched it off with the remote provided. Erina frowned even more.

We kept on staring. Staring long enough that people lost interest in us. 

10

Hisako backed away for her own good.

8

We stood up

6

We walked to each other and linked hands

4

We tightened the grip

2

We took in deep breaths and started to speak.

0

"If Soma/Ikumi wins, I get my stolen belongings back." We glared at each other like it was the end of the world while Hisako facepalmed in the background. 

"And they're on the move!" screamed the MC, which I personally disliked. It's easy to be cute, but it's hard for her because she tries too hard. I sighed and went back to my seat. Erina did the same and her assistant hesitantly edged back to her normal position.

We just sat there in silence, watching as Ikumi and Soma faced off with equal competitive spirit.

Although, it's never equal since one will always pulls out stronger.