First Fan fiction being uploaded to this site. Hope you guys enjoy please PM me if you have any questions or critiques about my work :).

This will be a story about my own twists on what I believe should have happened from start to where the anime is right now. I am a huge Sorina Shipper but I am partial to Alice and Megumi as I personally could see them together, in this story however I won't be making things up so Alice will not be into Soma in this Story but perhaps my next one? Side note; Most events will be canon except from very obvious changes in order to show a better understanding of Erina's character and how Soma has changed her through him being him.

"_" Talking

'_' Thinking

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS SHOWN IN THIS STORY. (I wish I did)

When Soma Yukihira woke up one morning he had no idea how drastically the events of the day would affect the rest of his life, for one his father Joichiro Yukihira had told him that he was closing down the family shop and going to travel the world while Soma would be attending some fancy culinary place in Japan called Totsuki. He had been told by his dad that it was best for them if his son did not accompany him around the world and that the Academy would definitely be beneficial to his growing as a chef. Plus, it had the extra benefit of allowing his son to meet people his own age that are interested in cooking because let's face it, it's fine for a son to want to beat his dad but if he only learns from the competition how can he possible expect to overcome him? Anyway, this is getting ahead of ourselves here, lets go back to that fateful morning.

Waking up Soma Yukihira couldn't wait to open up the shop for today's customers. He had been working hard late into the night making special changed to some of his own personal dishes that he believed could finally lead to him to his first win over his father. Sitting up straight in bed letting the cover fall on his lap Soma raised his arms above his head linking them together and stretching his aching muscles. His fierce competitive spirit wasn't to be effected by his groaning muscles however as he quickly got up supressing a yawn that was fighting to escape his lips, as he did so he lifted himself out of bed landing on the hard wood floor with his feet planted firmly beneath him. He looked sideways to the full-body mirror strapped to his closet appraising his figure.

Soma never had considered himself to be scrawny nor too muscly, more like a comfortable mix that allowed him his diet that he needed to further his cooking aspirations. His short red hair was covering his deep golden eyes so he quickly moved his bangs out of the way to get a proper look at himself. It was always good to be confident he had always been told by his father so every morning Soma would wake up and look at himself in the mirror and then go about his day. This time however Soma felt something different in this eyes as he brushed the scarlet red mop of hair out of the way. He was never one to be overconfident but something had stopped him today. He saw for the first time that he now had a man's body so he decided to take a second look at himself, he stood tall on his feet with his back upright and his hair swept into their normal positions framing his face. His hands by his side made sure to show off his six pack he had achieved through countless days working in his family's diner, his face not bad looking but not pretty as some girls would have liked him, no he was more boyish that exuded a charm that was hard to describe it was almost as if he had been made in a factory somewhere to radiate warmth and comfort to anyone he met; following his gaze he could see that his legs were similar to his chest as in they were muscly enough to show off his seriousness but also calm enough to allow a moderate amount of comfort to be shown though his pyjama bottoms. Looking in between his legs however was an altogether different story, although the bottoms Soma had worn to bed last night were quite baggy to the point where he could barely see his toes there was still a prominent bump near his hips. All in all, Soma Yukihara was nearing his physical prime almost matching his father in looks he received on a daily basis from female customers.

After Soma concluded his inspection of his body and psyching himself up for the day he grabbed his two most precious belonging and his clothes proceeded to the bathroom to wash the sweat he had accumulated yesterday when working on his dishes and also to clean his shoes from the food that had stuck to them throughout the course of the day. After cleaning himself and getting changed into his classic clothes a black t-shirt that labelled him as a chef in the 'Yukihira Diner' and his pants he tied his ever present white cloth on his left arm and grabbed his second most precious thing he owned. While the white cloth had been given to him by his mother a women who Soma barely remembered his second belonging was much more pertinent to Soma himself, both things he owned had a similar past; both had been given to him from people of the opposite sex, both had been given by someone he could barely remember and both were always clean and always with him despite the curious looks that were given to him as he grew up. He grabbed this object and put it on his wrist, the words 'true love wins through' written on the wristband clearly presented to he world a clear meaning of "HE'S TAKEN" being shouted at the world for all to see.

"Yo" Soma shouted downstairs as he rode the banister down to his family diner, landing on the floor and walking to the kitchen. Opening the side door to the kitchen he saw something peculiar on the table near the cooking instruments, it was a letter addressed to him. Walking hesitantly over Soma shouted again to alert his father to his presence.

"Hello?" Soma shouted again hoping to see his father's head pop up from behind the counter and explain this weird occurrence. Unluckily no such luck as silence only answered his call. "hmmmmmmm" Soma sighed to himself 'maybe he already left then' Soma thought to himself as he started his normal routine ignoring the ominous letter sitting right next to him begging to be opened. His father had told him yesterday that he would be leaving that morning but Soma had hoped to challenge him to another cooking show-off or as his father had called them a 'Shokugeki'. While Soma had been good enough of a chef to dutifully help his father out at the diner and make sure the customers were always happy when they left the diner he had somehow never won against his father in any one of his Shokugekis. At this point Soma had lost 489 of them but as always he was looking forward to the next time swearing "I'll beat you next time".

As Soma continued his daily routine he noticed that the normal daily ingredients were gone, as well as some of his father's best cooking utensils, this and the fact that the door had a new sign on the front of the glass door led Soma to a couple of different explanations, one his father had left his son to test his ability to quickly work under pressure but Soma immediately discarded that thought as soon as he had it. His father already knew Soma was good enough and that his cooking was beyond what the diner would be able to handle or help develop so Soma could only think of one possible explanation.

Joichiro Yukihira was actually closing down the family diner.

Last night Soma and his father had a heated discussion which had ended when Joichiro had finally said if Soma could beat him in a Shokugeki he wouldn't close the diner. So Soma being Soma agreed thinking he could throw a curveball in his dad's face but ending up being destroyed by his father's cooking once again. Soma had been taking it seriously but he never would have thought his father actually would. Soma grabbed the letter and tore it open very animatedly earning himself a paper cut on his forefinger from his rash actions, of course Soma was used to the pain in his hand as he had always felt it when ever he messed up in the kitchen burning his hand or dropping some ingredients as he rushed to catch them he would nick himself on something to be crushed by said ingredients. Anyway as he opened the letter he couldn't believe his eyes.

Soma,

I have left already and I assume you have finally realized that I wasn't kidding yesterday about the results of our Shokugeki, I will be going on a three year vacation travelling around the world and catching up with the world's latest cuisines. I will shut the shop and also send you money every few days to make sure you are okay financially. I know that you will be angry but please look at it this way, by me leaving I am giving you time to grow past the mold you have fit into these past few months. You have stagnated and I know the reason, you have learnt everything you can from me. I am therefore sending you to my old Academy called Totsuki. It is a great place where you will meet loads of people your age who enjoy cooking as much as you do. I do not want to hear that you have decided not to go because I know that this will be the best thing possible for you, also I have one more thing to add.

I will always be the better cook as long as you learn from me so this is the only way you will ever beat me or is my own son too scared of what might happen should he lose to someone else before he has had the chance to lose to me again for the 499th time?

Finally should you decide that you aren't a chicken go to the academy tomorrow and you will have your entrance exam. Who knows? You might even meet your true love again?

Also, taste the dish in the fridge if you want to see just how bad my last meal was before I left. Believe it's so bad I think it's worse than your squid with honey!

Anyway goodbye Soma and have a good time at Totsuki

489 time Yukihira winner Joichiro.

Soma couldn't believe it as he read over the letter again making sure he didn't mess up reading it, his own father was calling him out! 'that's it, I'm gonna destroy him the next time we meet he won't believe how wrong he was to doubt my skills' Soma angrily thought to himself, 'I'm going to this preppy place and I'll destroy them all to become number one'. Closing his eyes and clenching his fist he made sure to firm his resolve before throwing the letter away, no way was he going to read it again it was burnt into his mind already he didn't more motivation to go. After declaring himself ready he then went to the refrigerator opening it up he was assaulted by a most noxious smell. There were literal stink lines leaving the fridge making Soma's ears tear up and his nose to shrivel trying to hide from the pervasive smell that assaulted him.

'He was right' Soma thought to himself as he picked up the plate and took off the cover 'this is definitely worst than my squid with honey'. After taking a deep breath and taking a bite Soma felt an explosion of horror as his tongue was utterly left hanging in the tastes department. Coughing and forcing himself to swallow the offending piece of food he couldn't help but let his mind wander as he thought back on the girl that had given him the wristband, she had also been given the same one by him and thinking back to what the letter said Soma couldn't help but feel excited at the prospect at seeing the girl again if she did indeed go to Totsuki. Unbeknownst to Soma he started blushing unconsciously and smiling with one of his award-winning grins as he remembered her.

They were only 6 at the time but Soma had felt an instant liking to the girl, she had beautiful blonde hair and she had such a interesting name but he couldn't remember for the life of him what it was. What really struck Soma and what made him keep the wristband on his wrist was two things, first she had been his first and only love he had ever had and he remembered that meeting her was really one of the best experiences of his life. Being a young chef herself they both instantly had connected on a mental level but after spending some time together they connected on a more deeper level. That leads us to the second reason Soma had kept the wristband.

Her eyes, the colour of a deep violet had transfixed him as had set his golden ones onto them, they seemed to pierce him as he met them but that's not what was the most striking feature about them. It was the fire he had seen pop up in her eyes as she had stared at him and him at her, just by looking into them Soma felt as if they were in their own little world and nothing could touch them. When they had first met her eyes seemed to make his little 6 year old heart beat so fast he could've sworn he was about to explode. She was and always would be first love and his first and only person who had ever made Soma Yukihira stop in place and stare at someone getting lost in the deep swirls of their eyes. Now switch to Soma of the present his feelings for her hadn't diminished but rather had blossomed into something akin to longing, but the only problem for Soma was the fact that he couldn't remember her name or her nickname. He also couldn't remember where they had met but his father had said that it was at a birthday party for some rich culinary expert and couldn't get the details from his mind.

With her on his mind Soma stood up almost jumping from his reverie when he refocused on his surroundings, it was at least midday now and Soma realized he had been reminiscing about her for more than a few hours now, so he went about his business and started walking back to his room after making himself some breakfast. Sighing slightly as Soma reached his room he knew that he would never meet her again but even so he would keep the wristband with him at all times just in case. With no more things to do after packing his bag Soma then went down the stairs and started to work on his secret dishes, the ones he had been working on for the past few months to compete with his father getting lost in them as he allowed himself to get lost in his work whizzing around the kitchen tasting his work then resetting and going again. It was truly a sight to behold when Soma Yukihira was in the kitchen as anyone could see that he loved his work and that he was truly a master at making his own original pieces.

That was how Soma spent the rest of his day and night and before he knew it, it was already time for bed. Walking back upstairs and taking a bath to get rid of the grime he had accumulated from working in the kitchen Soma changed into his pyjamas and climbed into bed. Seconds before he closed his golden eyes his last few thoughts were of the girl of his dreams the one with the fire in her soul and the violet in her eyes.

"ughhhhhhh"Soma groaned as he woke up to the sound of his phone ringing, he groggily got up out of his bed and picked up his phone which he had left on the other side of the room charging overnight. "Hello?" Soma questioned the person who was crazy enough to call him so early in the day.

"Are you there yet?" Soma could hear his dad's voice on the other end of the call in a worried voice. It was then that Soma snapped out of his grogginess and remembered where he was meant to be at midday today.

"It's so early why I would be there already?" Questioned Soma back in a biting tone as he made his way over to the window opening his blinds to be greeted with a beautiful midday sun cresting the horizon. Suddenly it dawned on Soma that perhaps he was maybe only slightly in the wrong as he looked over his shoulder and the clock situated above his door and seeing the two hands of fate point to the time of...

"It's 11:20!" Soma shouted down his phone already flinging off his clothes into a hamper and rushing to his closet.

"Yes it is now get a move on!" Joichiro shouted down the phone realizing his son had only now woken up and knowing this fact he hung up as he left a parting comment "good luck today".

"Thanks Dad, I'll be sure to beat you next time" Soma shouted as he threw his phone across the room into his open bag whilst getting changed into his clothes, he haphazardly flung his bag out the window of his room onto the street below next to his moped.

"shit shit shit" Soma kept repeating, although he wasn't altogether excited for the academy he knew the opportunities it would offer especially the chance to improve enough to finally beat his father so he didn't want to be late for his first official appearance as a chef. He flew down the stairs in his clothes with his coat billowing out behind him as he grabbed his keys from the key bowl next to the door. Finally locking the door behind him Soma took a quick look at the clock outside the bento shop next door which read 11:30.

Realizing Soma only had a half hour to get to school he jumped on his moped and turned it on as fast as possible, remembering the instructions he had received last night from the google maps application on his phone Soma knew he would have to try his best to get there on time even maybe break a few rules along the way. Now, Soma was never a boy to 'follow the norm' but he never purposely broke a rule for the sake of breaking it so he knew that it's be fine for him to do it this time. Finally hearing the purr of his engine Soma squeezed into his flaming red helmet to match his red hair and shot off through the shopping market.

After racing through the streets at speeds only known to racer car drivers Soma finally arrived at Totsuki Academy and this is where Soma realized something, his father had once again neglected to mention something. Totsuki was absolutely gigantic! As he put down the brake on his moped Soma looked around the parking lot to see lots of really fancy limousines and personal cars parked next to each other as young rich kids got out with their aides carrying their personal bags.

'another thing dad forgot to mention' Soma sighed to himself as he grabbed his bag and stored his helmet in the compartment located in his moped 'this place is incredibly prestigious'. Soma never really enjoyed the company of snotty kids so upon realizing that he would have to spend the next few years of his life with these people who have never had to serve the 'lower classes' he became apprehensive about the academy until he remembered his reasons to come here.

So setting off again Soma started picking up pace allowing people to stare as a red headed boy ran full pelt down the walkways of Totsuki obviously in a rush to get somewhere, he took a quick glance at on the many clocks around the academy and saw the time was now 11:57. He glanced at the board as he finally arrived at student information centre and saw his room was thankfully not far in room 217. Turning around to leave out the door Soma couldn't help but hear some of the less than nice people comment on his appearance and so as he turned the corner away from prying eyes he did a quick adjustment of his clothes, he saw his shirt clinging to his heaving muscles with sweat and so he hoped they wouldn't deny entry because of his proclivities or his appearance. Anyway, as Soma finally finished his adjustments and clearing his brow of sweat he quickly arrived at room 217 only to hear the final words spoken by his examiner.

"if you can create a satisfactory meal using only an egg as your main ingredient and have it be at least up to scratch to Totsuki standards I will allow you to pass" Soma slipped in behind his fellow entrance hopefuls in order to silently arrive and not call attention to himself. "I will give you one minute to decide if you would like to try your hand and at the end if you remain you will be forced to make your dish". Soma heard his examiner's voice call out from the front of the classroom. It was a nice voice but laced with venom as if the person using it was almost mocking the people in the room and making them shrink back unconsciously. Although it was not an overly strong voice he heard call out from the front of the room Soma could tell that the woman who owned this voice was extremely talented and was used to having people listen to her orders.

Upon hearing her challenge everyone in the room sprinted out the now rapidly diminishing room full of entrance hopefuls. Soma seeing this was confused as to why everyone was running out so he grabbed not forcefully but enough to hold them in place a young boy with snivelling eyes and asked him why.

"Why is everyone running away?" Soma enquired the young boy who looked at him with wide eyes almost as if he was about to suffer a fate worse than death.

"That's Erina Nakiri! The God's Palate!" the boy yelled attempting to tear himself out of Soma's strong grip on his arm. "She's a ruthless person and she is impossible to please, Give up!" The young boy finally wriggled out of Soma's grip when he threw himself out the door. Soma almost made to grab him again but the boy had run off with his fellow entrance hopefuls. Shacking his head in silent wonder Soma turned around and for the first time he saw the examiner.

She was absolutely stunning, her long golden locks fanning out behind her trailing down her Totsuki uniform until finally ending their journey down by curling into little flicks at the tips of her hair to rest against the small of her back. The second thing Soma noticed about her was the way some strands of her hair had somehow ended up framing her face by curling inwardly into her rosy cheeks. Her body was transfixing, her long shapely legs being accuented by the tights she had chosen to wear that day and the skirt that was still modest and protecting her dignity while also allowing people and more than likely men become amazed by her. Her tight Totsuki uniform she wore also showed off her bust easily and allowed Soma's imaginative side take over to wonder just how well endowed she really was. Shaking his head to clear these perverted images he took a quick look at her eyes which were covered by her hands as she had used them to pinch her forehead in frustration as she saw the entire room empty after her proclamation, she then turned around and made to leave with her purple/pink haired aide. That was what she intended to do until she saw a pair of shoes planted firmly still in the room pointed straight at her.

"Oh, do we have a challenger?" Erina queried as she turned around to see just who was so confident that they could make a dish that would satisfy her, the God's Palate. Upon hearing this her aide also turned around to see a boy still standing their with a absolutely bewildered look upon his face. The boy standing there was staring quite pointedly at her mistress and so she yelled at the boy to snap out of it.

"Hey, when Erina Nakiri the God's Palate asks you a question you must answer it" Hisako yelled, whilst also pointing at her mistress and turning to look at her face and there on her own mistress's face was an expression almost to match the boy's own. She looked shell-shocked and the boy did too. They both were staring into each other's eyes, not even moving, not even breathing as if to do so would be to break this moment they had created.

'It can't be there's no way, absolutely not' Soma's mind raced at breakneck speeds to examine everything about the young lady in front of him, she had her obvious looks and fierce posture but when she had turned around Soma had seen two things, first the fire in her eyes and the way her violet seemed to make Soma want to sink to his knees. Second thing he noticed was the wristband she had around her wrist. Soma flicked his golden eyes into her violet ones with a questioning look and he raised his right hand to show his own wristband off to her.

Erina on the other hand was staring completely into his eyes not even noticing the movement of his hand as she was locked into a fierce battle within herself and his deep pools of gold that seemed to tempt her to sink slowly and sensually into them. ' No way absolutely no way' Erina thought to herself, 'He can't be, but he must be'. She then looked at the hand the red haired boy had proffered to her that held the one thing that was a lock in her memory. She raised her own hand as she searched for the boy of her dreams in his eyes. Her heart racing she moved closer to him and held his right hand on her own as they matched the wristbands to the other. Both had the same words written on the other and as she looked up she noticed just quite how deep those golden eyes were, they seemed to widen as they both stared silently into each other's eyes.

"Hello again" Soma said shakily as his voiced managed to find itself in before continuing, " It's been awhile" he said as he moved his left hand to grasp the back of her hair and pull her closer to him. He stared into her eyes as he smiled his signature grin, allowing Erina to flood with happy memories and warm emotions that seemed to spring out of nowhere warming her from the inside.

"It is you then?" Erina asked hopefully with a gleam in her eyes and tears forming in the corners "I thought I'd never see you again" She said quietly whilst losing her battle to hold back the tears. She felt his eyes pour his emotions into her and she gasped as she felt the longing behind his gaze and the happiness he felt at just being close to her again.

"Yeah and I thought I'd never see you again" Soma replied whilst bowing his head so he could connect their foreheads together and finally reconnect again after all these years. "Luckily we were both wrong" Soma added whilst wiping the away her tears with his left hand removing her from his embrace to slow down his beating heart. He couldn't believe it! The girl of his dreams was here again after all these years and she was still wearing the band as well.

Letting go of her hand, allowing them to compose themselves and calm down Soma stepped away and looked back at her. Both Erina and Soma realizing the intimacy they had just exhibited quickly blushed beetroot red especially as they remembered that they hadn't seen each other since they were 6 years old. Erina after being released by Soma looked at him a question forming in her head. She steeled her heart and held onto hope that the answer to her next question would be yes, she didn't know whether or not her heart could take it of he forgot. Already she had enough negative feelings in her life for a lifetime's worth but just this once she didn't know if she could handle it this time. Soma looked at her after recovering from the shock of the encounter and noticed she seemed different somehow, like she was putting on a fake face; the same one he had seen at the party all those years ago, he knew that the next few seconds could determine the rest of his life and he wasn't sure how he would be able to handle it when he heard her voice.

"Hey do you remember what you promised me all those years ago?" Erina asked keeping her face devoid of any emotion not allowing even a single emotion cross her face even thought they were raging inside of her at the present moment screaming to be let out and make her yell and scream and cry but she held on to the only emotion she had rarely felt in her life. Hope.

Soma upon hearing this immediately remembered to what she was talking about mainly because he had lived his whole life since then with two goals in his mind, the first to beat his father and surpass him and the second while close to the first was more personal and less like a goal because it was in it's essence not a goal but as she said a promise. He nodded and smiled his signature grin at her watching as a flash of her previous affections came to the fore and crashed against her eyes and he saw once again the passion only Soma Yukihira could bring out in Erina Nakiri. Still with her previous demeanour splayed on her face but this time with a small fire ignited in her violet eyes Erina raised an eyebrow issuing an unspoken question to him. He grinned then and nodded his head allowing his red hair to bounce excitedly at the upcoming prospect of fighting against her and for her at the same time once again like he did so many years ago.

"Let's do this" Soma took off his white cloth that was on his left arm and wrapped it around his forehead to keep the sweat out off his eyes and allowing him to enter his zone. Erina stood aside as he walked over to the counter checking out his behind as he did so. Seeing him start his routine at cooking Erina couldn't help but remember what had happened years and years ago.

Flashback

Erina was a young girl aged six when she had been invited to some fancy culinary expert's place with her parents to attend his birthday party. Erina's father had forced her to attend the ball and since she had no way to say no as he had a hold on her that was almost as if she was a slave to his whims. She had been so spineless back then due to her father's extreme measures he went to ensure his daughter's perfection, it was something many would call excessive but this still didn't stop him from continuing this brand of parenting even when it was painfully obvious that he was doing more harm than good. So here she was at six years old with a empty look in her eyes and a drop in her shoulders attending the party when all of a sudden she smelt food being cooked from the kitchen, normally this wouldn't have had this effect on her due to her need for perfection in her life and no chef had ever been able to do that but she for some reason walked to the kitchen to see just who had created this perfect blend of aromas. Her mouth salivating at the thought of food that had the perfection she wanted she walked in and saw a red haired man cooking an unknown dish on the stove. She looked up at him and saw his nametag. Already Erina couldn't help but feel like this man was something else, he stood tall and he looked like a man who knew what he was doing even if he wasn't 100% focused on the meal at hand.

"Joichiro" She said out loud and upon hearing this the man turned around to see who had called him. He couldn't see anyone and as he turned back to his stove he saw a blonde haired girl standing there with a little sundress on the colour of white staring up at him with lifeless violet eyes with something else mixed in, maybe it was the way she looked up at him like he wasn't truly there or maybe it was her face that seemed to hold no emotions but whatever it was it broke his heart and he knew immediately that this girl was the one and only Erina Nakiri. The one with the God's Palate but more importantly the one whose childhood seemed to have been ripped from her hands and torn to shreds. He knew what he needed to do as he had only seen this once before on his own face after his wife had died until his son had managed to reignite his passion for cooking. So he bent down and sitting on his hind legs squatting he stared at her for such a long time that she wondered if he had fallen asleep despite the way his eyes seemed to bore into her.

Erina meanwhile was slightly perturbed by the way this chef was staring at her as if she was the most important thing in the whole world. She had no idea why he had stopped what he was doing, she was used to being brushed aside by chefs in their kitchens until they had realised who she was and bowed to her as a lower being but this man wasn't doing that instead he was facing her as an equal and giving her a look that said 'don't be sad, you are needed'. That was when she started to wonder just who he was apart from being Joichiro. She could see that he had a caring face and also a loving gaze but she also knew he must be a good chef to be here and making food for her and the rest of the guests. This seemed strange to little Erina as until this exact moment the only person who ever treated as an equal was her father and he always made sure to keep his emotions away whenever he had any interaction with his daughter, so when this man who was undoubtedly a good chef had stopped what he was doing and started to pour his emotions in she started to feel something deep inside her lifeless soul screaming to be heard but knowing it never would. Breaking out of her daydream she saw a wooden spoon appear in front of her face that had the meal he had been making on it. She looked at the man and knew he was waiting for her to taste it so she started smelling the food and grabbed the spoon and put in her mouth the God's Palate kicking into high gear and was assaulted by perfection. The food this man had made was Nirvana, perfection absolutely outstanding she thought, she was about to ask this man who he was and how he had done this she heard him shout out to the other side of the kitchen.

"Oi Soma come here" The man shouted over his shoulder as a young boy who appeared to be the same age as her walked in holding a mixing bowl himself and preparing what looked to be a tiramisu. Even though she was used to seeing boys her age she never noticed them because they all had the same dejected look in their eyes so when she saw the boy with his blazing red hair she knew immediately he was different, not just that but he also seemed to be this man's son. What made Erina so enraptured though were his eyes. They were golden but the true secret lay in the fire she saw in them the same fire she had seen in his father's eyes and again her soul screamed for air but was unable to get out but maybe just maybe she was close to finally letting out her emotions, controlling herself though as a member of the Nakiri household she looked again at him,he looked to be in his element with a white cloth tied around his forehead and making food as if they was nothing more amazing than cooking, truly he was a sight to behold for young Erina.

"yeah what is it pops, I'm making the dessert here!" the boy replied shouting over the din of the kitchen not even noticing the girl that was standing right there until his father pointed to her while going back to his work. "This is Erina Nakiri and she needs you to make her something" Joichiro ordered his son.

"But why, I'm doing someth-" the boy stopped in his tracks staring at her eyes which seemed to almost be lifeless and blazing with affection at the same time he knew she was different and he also saw something in her eyes which made him angry this young girl standing in front of him had the same eyes his father had after his wife had died, they both were lifeless and devoid of emotion as if to once again combat them would break them. It crushed Soma's soul and so he vowed to find out why she was this way. Their eyes met as she finally looked back at him, they both stared into the other's eyes, her into his golden ones and him into their violet ones. Suddenly Joichiro pushed her forward towards him "This is my son Soma" he said "he'll take care of you". with an extra meaning hidden for his son who looked at him with a look of such unbridled rage and anger that Joichiro had to stop what he was doing and shake his head ever so slightly to calm his son down, the only other time he had seen his son act this way was when he had almost stopped cooking and given up but then he met those eyes and knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was Joichiro the one and only.

Erina on the other hand couldn't believe her eyes, this boy was amazing even though she wouldn't admit to herself or to her soul. He was the same age as her and was making her dessert which meant he had to be quite talented but she had never heard of either of them before. She decided she needed to know more.

"Hey Soma, mind letting me taste what you are making?" Erina asked while walking with Soma to his station but before she could walk any further she felt less than saw a figure appear in the doorway to the kitchen. It was the one man who had absolute control over her; her father. She stopped walking and this made Soma turn around and see her stand there not moving at all with her eyes once again lifeless and her struggling emotions kept under wraps, this sight was something he would never forgot, it was the look of someone expecting a punishment and not caring about their wellbeing, Soma had always been a wild child, his emotions were something he never hid and so when he saw her put hers down like embers he felt his rage come back in full force, he knew without a shadow of a doubt this girl needed his help and by god was he going to give it.

"Come here Erina" Her father stated as if there was no other alternative either she walked back to him like a faithful hound or he would hurt her. Soma looked up and saw her turn around and walk to him before he had had enough. he grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him whilst spinning her around and staring at her with absolute fire and absolute passion burning him inside. Erina who had never disobeyed her father in her life was surprised to say the least that he had stopped her so when she sae the look in his eyes and the fire that threatened to engulf him she felt for the first time again something, Erina felt hope. Simple and utter hope. The same hope that had been ripped from her by the same man that stood now beckoning her to him. She for the first time had something other than lifelessness in her eyes but rather the one thing he had been able to bring out of his father and now her. It was pure unadulterated hope that he would save her from the personal hell she was experiencing everyday and when she looked up at him again with these eyes she saw a flicker of something cross his eyes as well. Pain. She had made him feel pain for one the first times in his life, he knew then that this girl this Erina Nakiri was his responsibility to make better, he would make certain she was cared for and that she never felt the pain in her soul ever again even if he had to do something drastic. Something like stand up to her father.

"No she won't be coming there" Soma yelled as he looked away from Erina with the passion and fire of a thousand suns quenching all self control inside him. He was the one who would make absolute certain she was okay and so he stared at her dad with his eyes of gold.

"hahahah come now boy you don't expect her to listen to you?" Her father queried back with a sneer on his face until he saw the look on the young boy's face, it rooted him to the spot and made him stop in his tracks. This boy had never felt this emotion before so he couldn't name it but we know it as hatred. he had hatred at the father for making his daughter this way but most importantly he had hatred against the world for making this poor girl feel like she wasn't a person and more like a tool to be used.

"I said no" Soma replied glaring with everything he had trying to make him see with his eyes that he wasn't messing around. " I said no" He repeated while looking down at her again and he saw her tears. The tears that she had held in for so long and the emotions that had stayed behind the iron wall she had built around herself came flooding back in. He saw that Erina Nakiri had finally stopped seeing herself as a tool and seeing herself as the mess she was.

Coming back to his senses Erina's father looked down at the boy again and saw his eyes looking intently at his daughter with a look that said that he understood and felt her pain too. It was in this instant that he saw himself as what the boy did, a monster. He looked inside himself and saw what only very few people saw; a concerned father but also a perfectionist. He wanted a perfect daughter and so he had made her what he wanted, someone the whole world would look up to from her boots as they fought for her attention. He wanted her to become the "God's Palate" and so that's what she had become. He saw for the first time what he had done and felt shame and anger and sadness and guilt but he wouldn't back down. He couldn't.

"Come now boy do you really think you can take me on?" Soma looked back at him and saw what was happening in his mind, he would for sure destroy her if he left with her and so he did the one thing he could do. He closed his eyes and quelled his doubts and upon opening them he had a new look upon his face, not anger, not sadness, not a crazed look but rather one that was completely aligned with what we would call the face of perfection. He had the perfect mix of sadness, hope, desire, anger, hatred, happiness but the overwhelming feeling that was evident was love. He felt it deep in his soul when he had seen Erina at first and upon realising how strong she must have been to endure this torment he knew without a shadow of a doubt that she was the one for him. She was his one and only and he would make damn sure she was no longer a slave to her father.

"I challenge you to a Shokugeki" Soma declared while pointing at Erina's father with his left hand the hand that held onto his mother's love for him.

"You will relinquish all claim to your daughter and stay away from her for as long as you are this way" Soma said strangely calmly a complete opposite from before when he had been unable to control his emotions like a normal 6 year old but now his voice had an extra thing in it that made Erina's father stop from denying it outright. It was utter self-confidence he heard and in that instant he felt the future that would change the moment he said yes and laid bare his wants or said no and denied himself his own chance at fame and glory.

A moment hung in the air before Joichiro asked "What say you, yes or no?" Joichiro had been listening to the conversation and was about to say absolutely not until he had seen his son's face and the strength of his words and in that instant he saw his son as someone who could change the world for the one he loved. He knew not to stop this and instead felt the air change to the way his son had grabbed the attention of everyone in the room. he also could see the looks Erina were giving Soma and knew that this was more than just a 6 year olds emotions running rampant but rather a mature and controlled boy who knew what to do and when to do it.

Erina couldn't believe what was happening, she had seen this boy go from an angry demon ready to rip the world asunder at her bidding to a controlled young boy who held the future of the world in his hands. She had just been flooded with the emotions of her lifetime that she had kept under wraps but now she had them she wouldn't lose them and for some reason she felt safe with this boy. She felt like he would go to the ends of the world if it meant that she would be happy. She felt her heart flutter for the first time in her life and she knew what that meant. She loved this boy and she knew he loved her too. It's a strange sensation being loved by someone you just met and loving them back. It gave her a strength to stop crying and stop shaking as she held herself still with her churning emotions that threatened to overwhelm her. She had heard his proclamation and his words and felt herself almost want to stop it to spare herself from the loss of the emotion if he lost but somehow she knew this boy would never lose this battle, he would never lose the most important battle of his lifetime. So she grabbed his hand and stood beside him not as people separate but rather as one great big beast of power that would destroy anyone who tried to hold them back and stop them from being together. Love is a complex emotion but Erina knew that she had it even if it wasn't easy to identify.

"Yes I will accept your challenge boy" her father answered Soma and Joichiro" but in return I want you to never see my daughter again either" he had seen the looks both Soma and Erina had exchanged and knew that this boy would end her perfect aura and she would become 'human' once again. That was something that couldn't happen.

The events of this day would never be recorded anywhere on paper but for the seven people that were present for the impromptu Shokugeki between Soma Yukihira and Erina's father it would never leave their memories. It would be the moment a boy became a man way before his time and a machine became a woman way before her time.

After the Shokugeki ended the father left Nakiri and went on his own to places unknown while Soma Yukihira became a legend in the minds of the seven. At the end of the day Erina remembered the final farewell Soma and her shared before he left. He had made his promise and she had given him three things, a wristband she had made during the Shokugeki, a kiss on the cheek and a promise of her own. Unluckily for both this was a long time ago and so she had come to forget the boy but not her feelings for him nor the promise they had made, she also remembered his golden eyes and his red hair whilst all he could remember was her blonde hair and her deep violet eyes that had exploded with fire and passion the moment she had been freed from her father's clutches.

"Excuse me miss" Hisako queried as to the expression her mistress had been making for the past few minutes as Soma had worked on his dish. "Are you okay" she had noticed the red tint her mistress's face had acquired and the look in her eyes. Whoever this guy was they seemed to have a connection that was more than just friends. This came as quite a shock to the aide as she had never seen Erina like this, she was always so independent and strong and remorseless when reviewing dishes but now she seemed as if she was, in love? Hisako's eyes widened as she realised just who this man was. He was the young boy who had cooked on behalf of her and made her his one and only.

Taking another glance over to the boy behind the stove she saw the mesmerising way he whizzed about the kitchen with practised ease and grace, she saw a man and not a boy anymore, his hair was red as the other Nakiri cousin's eyes and his body was to die for, his strong defined muscles rippled underneath his clothes and his grin had stayed plastered on his face. The most prominent feature was his eyes however as they danced around the kitchen with a gaze that screamed that he was doing what he loved and as she watched him work she couldn't help but let her heart flutter and become slightly jealous at the thought that he was taken. This surprised her as she was never one to be jealous, for one she had always only had eyes and ears for her mistress and making sure she was okay so this new emotion threw her for a tizzy until she remembered her place and her question to her mistress.

"I'm fine, I am finally whole" Erina whispered to herself and to Hisako with a happy expression on her face that seemed to be content and wanting more at the same time. She was undoubtedly in love with Soma Yukihira and for the first time in her life Hisako realised that she wasn't the only person in the world who had managed to make her mistress happy, in fact this man had made her more happy than Hisako ever could and this was the jealousy she felt. Coming to terms with this new information she lent down to Erina and whispered in her ear.

"I am happy he has returned to you mistress and I think he feels the same way too" Erina turned to her aide with a heavy red on her cheeks and in a whispered voice asked back " What are you talking about? it's been ages since then, how do you know he still likes me?" Erina looked up at Hisako with hopeful eyes and worried ones at that.

"Because it was like a scene from one of those mangas you read mistress." Hisako replied "He was speechless the entire time he was in here until you guys held hands" Hisako could see her friend's eyes lighting up from her words. " If I was you though, I would talk to him after we are done here, I will take care of the rest of today's appointments so please reconnect with him". Erina nodded slowly and thanked her friend as Hisako left the room to call the appointments before seeing a plate covered by a silver dome being placed in front of her.

"This is Yukihira diner number 8 dish, Transforming Furikake Gohan!" Soma yelled as he pulled off the silver covering to show the plate he had made. It was an egg dish and so it counted, Erina couldn't believe her eyes, he was trying to enter using a commoner meal? She looked up and saw the passion in his eyes and decided to trust him as she had done once before, she picked up the spoon and dipped it into the dish. She could see the golden egg droplets mix with the rice and she held her breath as she plunged the spoon into her mouth, immediately it was like she back in that kitchen and she could see the young boy that used to be being replaced by the young man that was in front of her now. She couldn't believe it and so she took another bite and more and more and more until she eventually finished her bowl; a fact she didn't realise until her spoon scrapped the bottom of the bowl in front of her. She sat back in confusion, usually she would be able to remember the exact taste but this time she couldn't, her taste buds had been overpowered and she had been in food nirvana. She looked up into his eyes and saw in them the passion that been missing in her life since she had met him those many years ago.

Standing up suddenly Erina grabbed Soma and leaned in to him over the counter to feel his hot breath and closing her eyes whilst letting her hair fall down and frame her face. Soma replied in kind and though surprised by the sudden show of affection leaned in as well and met her halfway, he had waited for this moment for half his life and now that it was here he wanted it more than anything else in the world in fact he was very close to doing the same to her the second he knew it was her. Their lips collied in a symphony of emotions and feelings as their lips continued their battle for dominance. Her breath heavy and her tongue hanging out as they disconnected Erina was flushed in red and her eyes were tinted in a passionate explosion of feelings, she wanted him nay needed him and she needed him now. Before she could make her move however she felt Soma leap over the counter landing beside her and he picked her up by her thighs and setting her down on the table whilst feeling his hot breath on her neck and face, as he placed her down he grabbed her waist and pulled her in for another kiss this one more heated than the last as she felt him bite her lower lip and lick her upper one she smiled and as she did so allowed Soma entry into her mouth. His tongue battling her for control of her own mouth they felt and tasted each other's saliva dripping down their throats and as they had they party upstairs Erina wrapped her legs around Soma's waist thus trapping his body against hers as they battled for absolute control allowing their multitude of emotions run rampant in each other's physical needs. Her breasts pushed up against him he could feel her hard nipples poke him in his well-defined chest area and she could feel his swelling member press lightly against her own connecting nether regions. They were connected and were whole for once again in their lives they knew this is where they both belonged and would never be anywhere else. She could feel her body heat up in anticipation and a small knot had formed in their stomachs expressing their need to be satisfied by the only person who could in the entire world.

As Erina started to moan heavily and her head hung back as she felt Soma kiss and lick her neck she felt their connecting saliva on her chin and down the neck. It was only when Hisako coughed upon re-entering the room did the two young lovers realise just how inappropriate this actually was. They quickly disconnected and wiped their mouths and straightened their clothes while giving each other a knowing look.

"I've got to go now Soma" Erina started trying to calm her beating heart " I've got some more tastings to do today and so we can't. Today I mean" Erina added and stated with a look that said maybe not now but later.

"It's okay, I think we should talk anyway before anything else happens" Soma replied as his swelling member finally died down in his pants. " I'm sorry I was too caught in my emotions Erina" Soma said before bowing ever so slightly to give her the option of rebuking him.

Erina looked down at the bowed figure of Soma and told him to lift his head, after doing so she walked over to him and kissed him once, longingly and sensually and for a long enough period that when they disconnected the thin piece of saliva that connected them was back she then said "You bow to no one Soma, not even to me" Erina grabbed his hand and thrust his wristband in his face before letting his hand fall.

"We are and always will be one so don't you dare sell yourself short because if you do you'll never get me to say that your cooking is better" she added with a wink before turning around and walking away to her waiting aide.

"Now I'm ready" Soma smiled with his grin and with a knowing look in his eyes as he knew that she was still waiting for him to absolutely blow her away with his cooking.

"Next time you'll say it for sure!" Soma shouted before grabbing his bag and leaving the room after giving Erina a quick peck on her cheek and slipping her a piece of paper.

Leaving the room Erina watched as Soma sauntered down the hall untying his white cloth from his forehead and wrapping it back around his left arm before walking back to the student information centre.

"Miss, why did you tell him that you had more appointments later today?" Hisako enquired after her friend as she had already cancelled them as Erina and Soma had their little make out session.

"Because he needs to know that I am the one in charge and that I have an image to uphold" Erina replied. "Plus, I don't want to go too far so early on" Erina added with a wink as she sighed and turned to walk in the opposite direction that Soma went to get back to her own house (if house is the right word). Hisako with a blush on her cheeks walked after her mistress before muttering under her breath " Soma Yukihira, you better take responsibility". Little did she know that Erina heard what she said and that it excited her about what the future may hold for the two young lovers.

Only when she felt something in her had did Erina feel truly whole once again after all these years. She saw a square of paper that looked to be over 10years old at least that said simply "She is mine and I am hers".

A/N

First Fan-Fic please tell me if this was any good? First chapter was kinda hard for me beacause couldn't remember exactly some details so I winged some of them such as the room number and whether or not Soma owned a Moped. Please read and review if you want, also tell me something I need to improve or if I messed up some parts lol. Will be updating each chapter as time goes on. Will be looking for about 50,000 words or maybe more, not entirely sure yet but will see.