Taste of Music

Summary: It said that music influences everything and this includes young Kazuko, has been inspired by music always humming to an unknown tune, as she cooked her cooking reflects on the music she listens to. Now she is at the famous school Totsuki Culinary Academy, she catches the eyes of not one or two people but three will she survive or will she go back to playing in her orchestra.

Neko-chan: welp yes, new fanfic I have a couple of chapters written out from the other stories I have but I been reading and watching food wars and want to write a fanfic on it.

Eggs taste like the sound of a harp

3rdpov

As the orchestra was playing to the peak of their song, the audience gripped their chairs when the pianist left and took the hand of the singer, harmonizing with her singing with her. The audience was in awe of the voices that they heard, this was the last show with the pianist she was leaving for high school making her unable to be in every show especially when they sold out every concert As they finished the audience roared as the players stood up and bowed leaving to the backstage.

As they all gathered backstage all the members gave each other a hug and handshakes, as they all slowly turned to the youngest in the group as they handed her a bouquet of beautiful flowers, the young one laughed and hugged each one of her members. The girl grinned at them as they slowly started crying about their baby leaving them, she bumped into the singer's shoulder who was silently crying.

"Hey, it's ok we still see each other I will try and visit plus come visit me! It's not like I am moving across the world!" the girl grinned as she gave her group a cheeky grin and laughed. Her long black hair curled around her as she spun around, the golden music note necklace shined in the light as she skipped out to her dressing room. As she, gotten to it she closed the door and let out a sigh taking out the contact in her left eye, relieving a dull brown eye with the pupil unfocused, compared to the right eye which is full of life.

"Ahhh that feels a lot better wearing this thing is hard after a while" she rubbed her eye that felt dry, Kazuko gently put the fake contact into its case as she placed down the flowers on the desk. Kazuko sighed as she removed the makeup that was covering the left side of her face showing a large scar that travelled from her forehead to her chin. she didn't want to leave her home but her parents wanted her to follow in their footsteps as a cook. She didn't have much of a relationship with her parents not after they tried to force her to take over their restaurant, so she ran away to her aunt the only one that supported her.

After several years of leaving her alone, her parents contacted her telling her a deal if she went through this cooking school and graduate, they would finally leave her alone. She did not want to even think about the deal but her aunt needed her, the money she was getting from playing was helping pay for medical bills. Her parents promised that they would take care of it if she went to this school and graduated.

"It will only be for three years, I can visit auntie every other weekend and play in the group during breaks and in the evenings I still can practice as much as I want." Kazuko gently said to herself as she undressed from her suit into her casual wear, long jeans a loose long sleeve shirt with a stream of music notes on it she had a thin jacket on she tapped on her shoes and most importantly she placed on her sleek black headphones around her neck.

As she collected her items and placed them in her bag, as she held the flowers in her hands as she left she hopped on her motorcycle. Turning it on and driven off home, ready to sleep off the day.

Next day

Kazuko lazily braided her hair, as she stared at herself in the mirror her left eye still glazed over without her contact in. As she let out a yawn she grabbed the colour contact slipping it in, as she blinked rapidly. It was the exam to allow her to go to this cooking school, yes she had the skills and knowledge to become a cook but what she loved and had the passion for was music. She dressed in a simple black shirt with a white tie and black jeans, she used to wearing a slick outfit for a meeting since being in the music world.

Of course, she had made a deal with her parents, they allowed her to have her music wherever she goes they even gotten the dean's permission but that is if she passed. She yawned as she gotten downstairs and smiled to a photo of her uncle, he had passed away from the same illness her auntie is suffering from.

"Good morning uncle, the house is going to be lonely you know after I leave." she placed three sticks of incense in the pot before saying a small goodbye, as she slung her backpack on as well as her violin case and opened the door.

As Kazuko arrived at the gates of the school she stared at it dumbfounded almost dropping her breakfast, of course, this place is where her parents came from. The smell alone screamed rich, high class and other things Kazuko growled shaking her thoughts before going to the exam hall.

As she arrived she spotted spoiled rich children, many which have gone to her concerts before. They went since their parents did as her hearing always picked up idiotic things coming from their mouths. Kazuko sighed did she have to be part of this group, where children who don't know how to walk on their own two feet without their parents. She gave the room one last glance and stopped on a redhead, she could tell he wasn't a snob as she picked up the smell of a diner it had a different smell from restaurants.

Diners had the homely sense to it, where you find workers and families where they wanted to relax after a hard day. Compared to the others that most likely hasn't picked up a knife to cook at all.

Just as Kazuko as touched her earphones and slid one in her ear, the side door opened and two girls walked in dressed in their uniform. Kazuko gave a dazed look to them, the girl that was holding the clipboard smelt like medical plants, it was a bit overwhelming. While the other girl looked like she owed anything and looked at the people in the room as ants, Kazuko's some of her senses heighten slightly due to the loving training she got from her parents gave her when she was young.

The blonde girl looked around the room and scoffed as she scanned the table of items and picked up an egg "Make a dish with egg as the main dish time is unlimited" she spoke out just as she finished a stampede of people running for the door, Kazuko sidestepped and watch them run out but one that was grabbed by the redhead. He questioned the boy he grabbed asking who that girl was.

Kazuko knew who this girl is as she seen her in nearly every one of her concerts, mind you Kazuko wears a mask while she performs but she has spotted the girl several times in awe of her group playing. She was also the Dean's granddaughter, though from what the boy is saying Kazuko did not care. From what she heard the girl is spoiled, the girl has never tried food that is for the people that work hard and earn small money.

Kazuko cleared her throat as she interrupted the two girls seemingly doing, something that could be turned lewd. The girls quickly parted and blushed to look at the person. "I will be taking the test and egg has to be the main part of the dish and not a side character?" they nodded and blushed a bit more as they heard Kazuko's voice it was a cute voice that matches with her height of 5 ft. She looked even more cute with the uniform she was wearing.

Just as they kept looking at the girl a hand landed on the blonde girl's shoulder. "Man you scared me, I thought you were going to fail me before I started," the boy said only to get slapped away by the other girl, she was yelling about does he know who he was touching, only to get ignored by the boy picking up a knife.

Kazuko sighed and stared at the food on the table, walking along she picked up, chicken eggs, crab eggs and the snack she was eating century eggs, she also grabbed some pork and shrimps. She slipped on her earphones on as she got into her zone, pulling her violin off at the same time.

Erina was too focused on the boy in front of her, as she scanned the paper in front of her, till her aide gave her a new piece of paper. As she glanced at it, she saw the name Kazuko Chiba she didn't recognise the name, not that she would Kazuko changed her surname to her uncle's while she used her aunt's when she played.

She saw that it said she had little experience in cooking, she lived with her auntie and had a job she scoffed another second rated chef just as she was about to look at the girl she looked at Yukihira to ask him what he was making. While the noise grew in the background, Kazuko listened to the beat of the metronome she was playing to keep her focused on what she wanted to play next when she leaves, chopping away and mixing the ingredients she needed until she got a tap on her shoulder. She froze and pulled out an earphone, it was the girl that smelt like medical plants.

"Please, do not do that again it should be stated on my paper that if I have both my earphones in I am not to be disturbed, but yes what is it?" Kazuko tilted her head looking up at the girl, Hisako coughed slightly looking at the paper in question, it indeed said not to talk to the girl while having both earphones on. Blushing at her mistake as well as the cuteness in front of her she questioned her what she was making.

"Steamed dumplings" Kazuko simply answered before turning to her dish, leaving the earphone out, as Hisako was about to ask her again Erina called out to her leaving the smaller girl alone with her dish. Kazuko didn't mind being interrupted as all she had left was to plate up, just as she plated up so was the boy.

Kazuko carefully walked over with her dish, when the smell of chicken wings engulfed her blinking she looked at Soma's dish it was simple yet inviting to her. She wanted a bite, but she soon zoned out glancing at her violin case and opening it up tuning the delicate object only to nearly break a string when a yell scared her.

"I hope your dish is better than that second rated chef, you have made steamed dumplings? They don't contain any eggs in it at all and what is this black stuff on top of it..." Erina was about to continue till Kazuko cut her off with her chopstick holding a dumpling between them.

"Eat first" Erina blushed and takes the food in her mouth, she gently chewed when she suddenly felt like she was engulfed by the ocean she felt a popping sensation in her mouth singing to her a melody, yet she could taste two other eggs harmonizing to each other. It felt like she was being lured by a siren calling to her she never felt like this before and the music that the food was singing to her was too much.

Kazuko simply looked at the girl in front of her that looked like she was going to lose it, she was panting and shaking needing support from the other girl. Hisako was wondering what was going on she never seen Erina like this before and quickly tried a piece only to be overwhelmed by the same feeling. Soon Erina recovered and looked at the girl before her playing with a violin and yawning.

"what was that, please explain your dish." Kazuko looked up from her tuning and looked at her dish, before tilting her head to the side.

"This is three egg steamed dumpling, the yellow dumpling wrap is made from chicken eggs and flour, on top, is made from century eggs and inside is crab eggs" As she cut open the dumpling orange little gems seem to be packed in the middle of the dumplings.

"But we didn't have any century eggs" Erina spoke out loud, that's when Kazuko pulled out a brown paper bag from her backpack and pulled a bluish egg out, cracking it open she showed it to be the century egg. The two girls were very surprised at this since the girl in front of them wouldn't have known what Erina would have done.

"I made these months ago but since I had a job that I need to practice every day I had no time to try them till today for breakfast, so I really just thought of this recipe when you gave me your exam" Kazuko gave a yawn before going back to her violin, playing a small tune while Erina and Hisako was in awe how could something like this was created within minutes, Erina stamped pass and turned to Kazuko to tell her.

Only to find Kazuko playing beautifully on her violin, enchanting Erina and her aide into another world this time they were in a ballroom dancing around having the time of their life till the music died down.

"Since I passed and my violin is tuned, I guess I will see you around" Kazuko seemed to have glided away before the girls could say anything.