A Dish Best Served Cold {KHR}

Target 8 - Calm Before the Storm

The students woke up at about half past six that morning, which was unusual. They looked around and noticed the speakers in the corners of the ceiling, which were saying something. Or, more accurately, someone was saying something.

"Please come down to the dining room. Take your time," the sweet voice told them. They sighed in relief. It was now Friday, and their tutors had all agreed to give them a day off today to enjoy the city they were currently living in.

The Vongola headquarters, dubbed Vongola Mansion, was placed in the beautiful country side of Sicily which is the mediterranean island off of the 'toe' of Italy's 'boot'. The beautiful scenery of the island was no joke, with the clear waters surrounding it along with the vast country side aspects.

They were very glad to be in Sicily at that point in time, but what they didn't know is that this was only the calm before the storm.

Now, the boys in class 2-A may be too prideful to admit it, but the reason why they got a day off that Friday was because of Tsuna who had politely asked the tutors to lay off for the day. It did take a little while, but they eventually relented.

The girls, sans Rina, did want to thank the brunette and decided as a group that they would. Walking down to the dining room, they didn't expect to be ushered in by the Decimo himself. "Sit down. The others are out right now, so I decided to cook breakfast. Hope you don't mind," he explained.

The students plus Nezu sighed in relief, sitting down at the table and waiting silently as the brunette disappeared behind the doorway to the kitchen. "You're free to talk and help out if you'd like. It's only us in the mansion for today- it took a lot of convincing though," Tsuna admitted.

The girls immediately stood up, sans Rina, and joined the brunette in the kitchen which surprised the young Decimo. Even Rina's friends joined in. "Thanks for doing this for us d- Tsuna," one of the girls said, correcting herself.

The brunette looked surprised before smiling softly which made the girls blush. "Forgiven. Come on, let's make some omelettes," he replied, sauntering over to the storage cupboard and taking out four boxes of eggs. The girls went around and got out pans, spreading them across the four stoves available.

In the other room, the boys were already conversing with Rina sitting, thinking about what had just happened. All of the girls besides her went into the kitchen to help, so why did she have such a hard time going in as well?

She couldn't cook. It was quite embarrassing for her- it seems as though she was the only one who couldn't cook. Yes, she could bake but she wasn't very good at anything else that involved the kitchen. She tried to cook, but all of the tutors she had always didn't teach her in a way that stuck.

They would all judge her too quickly, had short tempers and would start with complicated recipes which she couldn't follow; each step was precise and accurate. In other words, she couldn't mess up but the accuracy put her off quite a lot.

Soon, a familiar brunette walked out of the kitchen and smiled at the remaining students and teacher. "Can you get the utensils and set the table please? Rina, we could use your organisation at this moment in the kitchen. Care to join?" He asked.

Some of the boys immediately relented, walking towards the box which they didn't notice that the brunette had brought in. "Are these the utensils?" One of the boys, Kova, asked. Tsuna nodded and smiled brightly which made the boys (yes, even Mochida) blush a ruby red.

"Are you okay? It looks like you have a fever. Perhaps you would prefer to stay in the mansion today?" Tsuna asked worriedly. Kova shook his head. "I'm fine," he replied, taking the box and setting it onto the table. The Decimo turned to Rina and smiled politely.