DISCLAIMER: I don't own Shokugeki no Soma.
Author's Note:
The name of the AU is...
... Double-Edged Knife!
Brief Description:
Saiba Jouichirou had two sons. Twins with the talent and passion for cooking. But only one of them starts his first year at Tootsuki... What happened to Yukihira Soma's twin brother? What happened to their mother? But more importantly... Where is the passion in Yukihira's ice blue eyes?
Rating: T
Main Characters: Yukihira Soma, Saiba Shinju, Nakiri Erina, Tadokoro Megumi, Hisako Arato
Couples: Yukihira Soma/Hisako Arato (Main and Eventual One), Tadokoro Megumi/Yukihira Soma (One-Sided), Nakiri Erina/Saiba Shinju (One-Sided).
Sienote: Just so we are clear, Shinju's hairstyle resembles the one Akashi Seijirou from Kuroko no Basket has.
Saiba Jouichirou couldn't be happier that day.
He was beyond himself with joy when he learnt that he and Katsumi were going to have twins. The joy was soon to be reaplced by worry and fear when Katsumi's state worsened and doctors said that one of the twinds would probably not survive. Saiba used all his contacts possible and was pleasantly surprised when one of the Arato family doctors agreed to take Katsumi under his care personally. Still, the chances of both kids surviving were quite low.
But...
"You have two sons now, Jouichirou... And they are perfectly fine!" Katsumi exclaimed with tears streaming down her face. She was so happy! Both boys were giggling at something their parents couldn't understand. Both of them were impossible to distinguish from each other. And only their eyes would help the situation. "By the way, did you decided on the name?"
"Of course." They had an agreement. Each of them would give the name to each twin respectively. "It will be "Soma" with "So" standing for "Creation" and "Ma" meaning "True". As a future chef, creativity will be his greatest weapon." Saiba smiled at the one with sky blue eyes.
"Hmm, it makes my choice seem a little bit too simple." Katsumi giggled lightly as she looked at the other twin. His amber yellow eyes looked at her in confusion before he smiled widely. "He had little chance to come here... And yet he is here, in my arms..." Her smile grew brighter and Saiba could see her tears of joy. "... "Shinju" ... "Divine Gift". What do you think?"
"I think it is beatiful, Katsumi." Saiba whispered as he planted a small kiss on her cheek. "... Though I think mine is better."
"You just had to ruin the moment." She playfully punched Jouichirou in the shoulder.
Seven Years Later...
Tootsuki Resort
"I have heard that he turned down the offers by the royal families from all over the world to become their personal chef! Can you believe it?"
"Considering his free-spirited nature, it doesn't surprise me." The man took a sip of wine and looked at the entrance to the kitchen. "What surprises me, however, is how talent runs in Saiba-san's blood."
"What do you mean by this, Komakai-san?" His fellow essayist asked.
"You, Kohaba-san, are pretty green in terms of essay writing, aren't you?" The question confused and embarassed the man a little bit. "You see, I have read your works and noticed something. Your descritptions and judgement are really talented pieces of work which only a true gourmet could write but... You focus solely on food."
"And what else should I think about?" The man asked. "I am the restaurant critique so it's natural that I will focus only on dish."
"No. Not quite right. You see, a truly experienced essaysit will notice everything. Both on the plate and outside of it. Veterans like me can even notice the whole picture of what is going on inside the kitchen during the seconds someone opens and closes the door to it." The older essayist's smile grew wider as he looked at the door once again. "And right now... I am watching something amazing."
Inside the kitchen, despite the number of important guests and workload they had on their hands, all the chefs and staff members here were amzaed at what they were seeing. In the perfect rhythm, which would take you years to get accustomed to it, two boys were moving around their station.
"Shinju!" The boy with crystal blue eyes and spiky red hair exclaimed as he stopped cutting the vegetables and fish. "All the preparatiosn are ready."
"Great!" His hair was a little less spiky and and a few shades brighter than the first one's. The mirrored copy of the first one with amber yellow eyes smirked. "Let's show the old man who can cook the best!"
"Could you please not call me that here?! I am not that old, you brats!" Saiba scolded them in comical manner. Soma bowed his head in apologize even though laughing lightly. But his younger brother concentrated on cooking and absolutely ignored what his father said.
"Keep your eyes on the food, old man." Shinju grinned as he finished the dish. It would be brought to some of those big shots out there. And this fact made his blood boil in excitement. "Or else Soma and me are gonna surpass you by the time we are ten!"
"Ehm, I am sorry?" They were interrupted by the waiter. He looked pale as if he had seen the Death itself. "The table No.9 wants to see the one responsible for the dish."
"That would be us." Shinju grabbed his brother my the shoulder and both smirked at an older employee. "So... Who is it?"
"Nakiri Erina..." He whispered and everythin but theSaiba family members froze in horror. Some of the chefs were really pitying the boys right now. They were both really talented and skilled at such age. It was just bad luck to have their careers ruined by the merciless Nakiri heir. They must be too scared to even say something.
"Ahhh... Who is that?" Both boys said in unison, looking at the waiter. How could they NOT know who this person was? The seven year old girl who has made chefs of top-class restaurants burst into tears! The one whose God's Tongue would crush your dreams of becoming the professional if you displeased her! All of the people present looked at Saiba incredulously. How could he not tell them this!
"She is a really important guest. And she is waiting! Please hurry!" The waiter looked like his life depended on it. And as a matter of fact, it did. Erina-sama had the greatest judgement in terms of food. But she was still a kid and had really short temper!
"Fine... Soma and me will go and greet this guest." Shinju said bored out of mind. Unless it was related to cooking, nothing really mattered to him. So, the sooner they could deal with whatever person this was, the better Shinju would feel himself.
They were led through the whole place towards the closed section for VIPs. Both boys were quite surprised that among these rich and famous people there were even VIPs. Would that make them Double VIPs in usual restaurants? Lost in this thought, both boys didn't notice how they reached their destination. After getting a slight tapping on their shoulders, Shinju and Soma looked up to see two girls of approximately the same age as them.
The first one had honey blonde hair and crystal pink eyes, which were as cold as ice. You could practically feel the aura of immense power around her. She looked at the duo of boys sceptically. Were they really the ones who made the dish on her plate? Nakiri Erina chuckled.
"I am sorry, but is this some kind of a joke?" She asked with sarcasm dripping from her tongue. She might be acting harsh but she had her reasons to. The dish she has just tastes reminded her of yesterday's dinner. Dinner made by him. She looked at the extremely pale waiter and spoke just as cold. "I said that i wanted to see the one who cooked it. Not some errand boys."
"Hey!" Both boys exclaimed agitated. In the culinary world, people had different things they considered an insult. And being called an errand boy was not something they could let go so easily. "We are the ones who made this dish!"
All three were now engaged in the battle of glares. Erina couldn't help but scoff. How dare these two try and take credit of someone of Saiba-sama's level? Despite her noble upbringing, she was reaching the point of emotional outburst.
"I asked for the chef because I know only one person who could make such dish." Erina stated in calm tone. Her aid, the pink haired girl of the same age, looked at her a little bit worried. Did Erina-sama just want to see someone specific? "And you are not Saiba Jouichirou!"
"Wait, why would you want to see our da-" Soma's mouth was covered by his younger twin's hand. Looking at him, Soma saw the familiar mischievous grin on his lips. He had some kind of cruel prank on his mind.
"Oh... So you wanna see Saiba-sama?" Shunji asked in fake politeness. He feigned the respect and slight fear before the girl. "Sorry, we didn't know h-he was the one able to make such dish."
"Well, now you know." Erina failed to notice the malevolent glint in the boys' golden eyes. "Invite him here... please."
"Sure thing, Princess. Soma, stay here!" Shunji took off, leaving the blue eyed boy alone with two girls. A second later, all three heard Shinju adding with some sadistic glee. "Oh, Soma, don'don't mention our last name!"
Soma nodded not really bothering to understand what kind of scheme his brother came up with this time. Instead he decided to look at the dup pf girls near him. The blonde had a slight blush on her face. Why did she blush? Was it because their dad was coming here? He looked at the pinkette friend of hers.
"Ehm..." Soma never liked silence. At least, not when conversation was allowed. He thought about starting the talk with Nakiri girl but she seemed pretty pissed by something. And Soma knew, from his father's wise advise, that when the woman is pissed off, you should let her calm down. "Hi, what's your name?"
The pinkette looked confused for a few seconds before looking at her friend. Well, friend slash employee slash master. Hisako Arato, despite her age, has been absolutely loyal to Erina-sama. And, unless asked or allowed to, she would never exchange even a glance with someone.
"Here we are!" Shinju said with glee and cheer. "Okay, then I guess, Soma and I will take our leave, alright..." The smile he wore turned into sadistic grin and smirk as he looked right into Erina's eyes and said the rest. "Dad...?"
Soma could only watch Erina's face lose all the cool and go into the full state of shock. Why did this happen, though, Soma couldn't understand. As both boys ran to the kitchen, Erina was left to talk to her idol while mentally going back to the twins of her age. Saiba-sama confirmed that they made this dish... And he even said that they had the potential to outgrow him. The last seemed impossible! How could anyone surpass him, Erina wondered...
And what's more...
Will they ever meet again?
Later that day, the Saiba family was preparing to leave. Both parents were right now busy with the packing the last things and checking out of the rooms they were provided with. Two brothers, however, entertained themselves with something else.
"Eeeewww! I think I am gonna puke!" Shinju exclaimed laughing hysterically. That dish his twin has just made! It was so bad that he was ready to burst into tears. "Seriously, who makes the icing for cupcakes from jellyfish, strawberry jam and whipped cream?!"
"Oh, come on, experimenting is the funniest part of cooking!" It was true that boyh of them shared the uniqie talent for cooking. However, while Soma was interested in crazy experiments, his brother seemed to have no sich need or wish. Just like his name suggested, Shinju was truly gifted by God to be able to produce high-level dishes almost instantly.
And yet they were the best team in the world. While Soma's experiments were on and off in success, the good ones often resulted in the new idea for the dish. And when those two worked together, nothing could stop them.
"Yo, Shinju." Soma looked out of the window at the night sky. "How do you think... Will we always be chefs?"
"Huh?" Shinju looked confused. "What are you talking about, Soma?"
"I mean..." Soma breathed in. The last days here were amazing. And Soma wondered of everything will be like this forever? He has not been a fool. He has seen the gap in power and talent between himself and Shinju. "Will it always be like this? Me and you?... The perdect duo?"
"Of course, we will, nii-chan!" Shinju rarely used this way to address his brother. At some point in time, Shinju understood just how much Soma loved this and decided to make it special. Whenever he wanted to cheer his bro up or just show sympathy. And right now seemed like just the case. Shinju put his arm around Soma's neck and onto his shoulder. With the free one, he made the move across the air. "We will be on the top! Your Creativity and my Natural Talent! The Undefeatable Champions of Culinary World!"
Soma looked at his younger twin's bright smile. The warm feeling filled his chest.
"Yeah..." Soma smiled just as brightly and looked at the night sky. "We definitely will..."
8 Years Later...
The day was sunny and hot. Just perfecf, the young man with icy blue eyes and red spiky hair thought somewhat tiredly. Soma has been making his way towards the territory of Tootsuki Academy. His icy blue eyes were bored and apathetic somewhat. Maybe he just didn't get enough sleep?
It was, in all its senses, way too much of a trouble. Why did his father insist on him coming here? He was absolutely fine with his own school! Heck, maybe he didn't even want to be a chef anymore? Soma found himself thinking what kind of career he could also take.
"I would make a terrific lawyer..." Soma mumbled as he walked into the Tootsuki grounds. Too caught in his thoughts, he didn't notice how he ended up next to the entrance. "Well, in any case, if I fail, then I will just go back home and act like nothing happened..."
"Don't you dare screw up on purpose!"
Soma sighed in slight annoyance and exhaustion. How long has it been since he learnt to ignore this inner voice? Hmm... Approximately, eight years or so...
Deciding to ignore whatever the voice was trying to say, Soma reached for the doorknob only to be almost crushed into the ground by the fleeing crowd of students. All of them looked terrified or on the verge of crying!
"It's Nakiri Erina!"
"Why did it have to be her?!"
"I will try next year!"
"Well," Soma took one second to assess the observed. "I guess, that makes it. I am goin-"
"No, you don't!" The voice scolded him. "Go there and show the Princess what we can do!"
"You mean yourself?" Soma chuckled bitterly. "You know that I don't cook anymore!"
"Hey, why are you talking to yourself?" Soma snapped out of his small self-conversation and found himself in the kitchen. Damn little bastard! He used the conversation and took both of them here! In front of him stood two girls. They seemed familiar to Soma but he couldn't recall where from. The one on the right had honey blonde hair reaching her waist while her friend's hair was much shorter and of pink colour. "Are you here to take my exam?"
"Yeah..." Soma would rather go along with what his inner voice said. Another thirteen hours of constant inner bickering was really undesirable thing to do. "I guess I will. What is the format?"
"Just make one dish which will please my palate." She said coldly and poibted at the cart with products. The boy looked familiar for some reason. And at the same time, he looked like noone she has ever known. Why did she feel this strange unease?
"Alright." Soma took a deep breath in and walked towards the food cart. Slowly and with no showmanship he picked some vegetables, meat, eggs and condiments. "Well, I guess,it's your turn now..."
The aura changed completely around the young man as he tied the piece of white clothe around his head. Both Erina and Hisako saw his hair get spikier, the mencaing aura surround him... But what they didn't expect to see was how his eyes changed. As if the paint in the crustal clear water, the amber yellow light replaced the icy blue colour in his eyes...
The boy smirked, showing off his canine-like fangs.
"... Shinju..." Soma whispered in the voice, which didn't belong to him.
Just like always! Me and my crazy ideas!
By the way, if you have some interesting themes for drabbles, message me or leave it in a review!
So far, I have these ideas for drabbles:
Seven Sins
For both male and female characters.
Erina no Basuke
Nakiri Erina starts her first year in the Seirin High School. After she, as the coach and manager, failed ro save Tootsuki Middle School's team from falling apart, she decided to stay away from the sport. Until she meets a certain Italian boy with the dream to become number one.
In this version, Kiseki no Sedai includes:
Kurokiba Ryou
Hayama Akira
Miyoko Hojo
Saiba Soma
Tsukasa Eishi
Run, Soma! RUN!
Someone AKA me decided to break into SnS universe and have some fun. What do i see as fun? Well, making the love potion (concentrated version) with Soma's hair and giving it to possibly any female he knows... I know, I am a jerk!
Next Generation! (NaoSoma Version)
One-Shots about Nao and Soma's child going through her first uear in Tootsuki and meeting children of her parents' friends!
Little Soma and Friends.
Soma knew what kind of ingredients he shouldn't use. Spoilt ones. But the powder from the guy in the convenience store doesn't count. That's how his friends ended up with baby Soma in their hands. The result? The war for this small bundle of cuteness!