(IGNORE MY BAD GRAMMER AND SPELLING)
Culinary arts
Kurogane was going down the streets in a brisk walk with a huge headache as usual. He was glaring at everybody that pasted him out of anger. Being a talent scout from the Nihon Association was hard work with annoying people. Now, Kurogane wasn't just a normal talent scout, he was a scout that looked for the culinary arts. Talents scouts from this organization were split up to every level of activities from chess, to singing, to balloon animals and the list goes on and he was stuck with the…. cooks.
Kurogane was originally going to be a swordsmen scout but his boss, Tomoyo, thought 'it would be better if he scouted something more calming instead of something that will aid his aggression'. He tried to reason with her by telling her that he's been one of the best swordsmen for years and will know talent when he sees it, but his stubborn boss told him that he can spot culinary talent too after all his mom was the greatest chief of her time. Then after he opened his mouth again she told him she wasn't changing her mind and that was that.
It has been four weeks of scouting and two bottle of Advil since then. It was pretty boring for a bit until news got out which left Kurogane with a bunch of desperate chiefs bugging him and trying to shove food down his throat. Right Now, He was finally free from the cooks that had talked his ear off all day. He wondered how this was not suppose to 'aid to his aggression' as he picture each person being beheaded by his own sword. He keep walking for a while trying to get away from it all. Until he reached the out skirts of the town. Trying to calm his anger and his migraine he went to a restaurant called Celes around the corner; hoping to god that the news didn't travel far.
The restaurant was quite different than what he was used to. It was fairly large with many windows throughout the front half of the thing granting you the ability to see every person eating. It held about forty people all together counting the stools at the counter which led to the kitchen. That's about were the windows stopped leavening one or two windows towards the back of the restraint reveling the large kitchen. Stepping in, the entire place had a calm feel about it. It almost looked like an oversize bakery from the old days but with a dining twist, with many different types of browns and tans ever where.
Kurogane was snapped out of his observations by his migraine and his sudden growling stomach. He looked at his watch seeing that he had missed dinner by three hours so it was nine now. He sat down at the nearest table with a sigh. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back. He was exhausted, angry and did not want to be bothered which is when a waiter showed up…………of corse.
"Hello!" a male voice pierced through his head. "My name is Fai! How may I assist you today!" the much to happy voice spoke.
He stayed in his position a bit longer before seeing who the voice belonged to. Kruogane slowly opened his eyes to see a blonds' face over him. He jolted up at the same time the waiter leaped back. The swordsman then stopped in his tracks as his jaw almost fell. There standing before him was a man that looked like he could have been a model. He had bright blue eyes and a longer hair style than most men would prefer, complemented his thin body structure. His hair was wavy and look really soft almost feathery. He was defiantly shorter than him but the thing he noticed first was his fake smile.
"What wrong?" the thin blond waiter asked a bit playfully. Shaking his thoughts Kurogane regain his composer.
"Give me something that can help migraines." Kurogane commanded. He was expecting a usual answer like 'im sorry sir but you have to be more specific' or 'how am I suppose to know what does that' but that's not what he got.
The man wrote it on his note pad and spoke "Coming up! Would you like something that can help you with your exhaustion?"
"Sure." Kurogane slowly spoke a bit un-sure.
"okey doke! Can I ask one more thing?
"ok. go ahead" kurogane spoke blandly.
"What's your name? I like to know the costumers I serve." He said with an even bigger fake smile.
"Kurogane" he stated eyeing the strange man. Fai put his pen to his lips thoughtfully before turning back to him "okey doke, Kirggy. I'll be back in a jiffy." He stated before prancing off. 'Kirggy' watch him astounded. He was always a scary looking guy. Most people feared him, minus the most desperate chiefs, but there he went. The only guy who seemed unfazed or scared by the easily angered man. He even went to the point of calling him an idiotic nickname.
Minutes later said person pranced out of the kitchen to his table. He placed some soup and tea in front of him. "Bon apiete" he said with a natural French accent pulling up his tray to his chest. He 'smiled' and ran off. Then the smell got to his nose. Kurogane looked at the soup. It was the greatest smelling soup he's ever came into contact with. Taking a huge bite out of it he felt almost instantly better energy wise. Then drinking the tea his migraine dissolved away. Both food items were amazing. The soup was kind of like French onion soup but with a thicker broth and a more powerful taste of a seasoning he couldn't quite place. The tea didn't even need sugar for it was naturally sweated. It also had a spicy flavor so stronger it numbed his head from any migraines he could possibly get the rest of the day.
'Maybe finding the culinary talents were easier than I thought' Kurogane thought to himself. He waved Fai down moments later.
"Is something not to your liking, Kirggy?" the waiter asked.
"No. actually I would like to speak to the chief." Kurogane discarded the annoying name for the moment to keep on task.
Fai froze for a second but quickly went back to his upbeat attitude. It was a little strange but so was the waiter.
"I'm sure the chief is really busy cooking and all." Fai said a bit too quickly. Just then the chief came out to talk to a friend.
"hehe! I guess not…. I'll go fetch him" he said with his hand rubbing the back of his head. He then trotted off to the chief to tell him that a customer wanted to meet him. The chief looked briefly suspicious at Fai, as Fai ever so slightly flinched back, but then came over to the secret talent scout with a smile.
"what can I do ya' for" the bulky head chief said as he leaned on to the table facing Kurogane.
Kurogane cough slight at the man's bad breath. "Umm… Yes. Could I ask if you were the one that made my food?"
Kurogane raised an eyebrow as the chief confusedly looked at the food in front of him.
"No.. I didn't." the chief said defensively "that food's not even on the menu."
"Then.. Who made it?" Kurogane asked as he looked toward the kitchen the same moment as Fai happened to walk in it.
"Then could you see if another chief did?" Kurogane tried.
"The shifts changed so the chief that probably made your food is home by now, but they'll be back tomorrow" the chief stated as he got up to get back to his job.
With a sigh Kurogane got up to wave Fai down for his check. He guessed he'd have to come back tomorrow to find this mysterious chief.
Fai jumped in front of him "You need your check, Kirggy?"
"Yep. And would you quit with those annoying names" Kurogane barked getting tired of the nick names.
"So what was all that about. Kirggy!" The waiter ask with a 'smile' ignoring the other persons request.
"oo.. I was trying to find the chief that made my food so I could complement him." Kurogane lied not wanting this place to know he was a scout to.
"I see… what the chief tell you?" Fai said a little less than his happy tone.
"That he didn't make it, it's not on the menu and I have to come back tomorrow." He said quickly trying to end his conversation soon so he could get his check.
"Ok! Kirggy!" the waiter said his words dripping with fake happiness "here's your check" he suddenly pulled the check out of nowhere.
Angrily Kurogane gave the money needed to Fai but before the waiter left Kurogane asked "did you see who made my food?"
Fai froze momentarily then turned around fakly happy. "Of course not, Kirggy."
"Ok.." the customer said eyeing the smiling maniac, then left . Kurogane was a few feet away from the restaurant, but as the door slowly closed behind him he could have sworn he could have heard a crash and someone screaming 'Fai! What did I tell you?'
CLIFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? SHOULD I GO ON? SHOULD I DELET IT? REVIEW AND TELL ME!!!
