Riese Hayashi, a first year student coming from the number one culinary school in Europe, Reuder Academy. She is to be an exchange student at the Tōtsuki Tea Ceremony and Cooking Academy in Japan. There has always been rivalry between these two scho...
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So kawaaiiii ! Anyways, let's get on to the story!
Riese's P.O.V
100 appeared on the screen and everyone gasped. As if it were the first time that they had seen a perfect score appear on the screen.
The host began stuttering, "Oh w-wow! W-with this score Riese Hayashi takes the lead and moves on to the next round!" People began clapping and I kept my neutral face on. I began to make my way back to my station then I noticed that Akira-kun was already watching from the audience. Maybe Group A had finished earlier.
"Told you." I mouthed as I stuck my tongue out making him huff and steer away from my eyes. I began busying myself with putting my equipment back into my bag and we were all dismissed. I was supposed to go and check how Group A was doing but realized that most of the audience would migrate there and that it would be too noisy.
Then I noticed a pair of amber eyes on me. He still had not left. I hastily made my way out of the arena so that I would not run into him.
'Why is he here?' I cringed at the thought of him. Unwanted memories would begin to make their way to me and I attempted to shake them off.
"Riese?" The only voice that enjoyed hearing in this school called my name, my heart began to feel lighter and mood better as I turned and saw a certain white eyed person making his way to me.
"Eishi-kun, you said that you wouldn't be able to make it." I gave him a sweet smile. The smile that I would only give to him. The smile that only he had the privelage of seeing.
He grinned, "What? You thought that I would miss watching you cook? Don't you know me, Riese? Did what I tell you earlier make you like me less?" His worrywart attitude began to show and I laughed.
"Eishi-kun! You're worrying too much again."
During the past few days that the two of us had been hanging out, he would smile more and worry less. I liked to think that somehow my presence would make him feel more comfort or something. But of course, I kept that thought to myself. I wasn't even sure yet.
"Hahaha, sorry Riese." He began ruffling my hair and I gave him my trademark glare which would usually make other people shiver or freeze. But he was different, he knew that all my acts were just a facade to keep people from making friends with me and hurting me.
'But didn't that give him the chance to do that?' A random thought crossed my mind and I dismissed it. I was confident that he wouldn't ever do that.
I looked at his face and felt my heart clench for some reason, 'Why do I feel like I've known you before?' He must have noticed the look on my face and another worried look graced his features.
