Drabble #4
Pairing: Hazama X Noel
Theme: Culinary Arts
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They warned him.
"I...I hope you enjoy!"
But he would not listen...
"Hmm, lieutenant, it smells delicious..." Hazama peered over the steaming plate placed before him. In the middle was a dab of white mush with indescribable solid particles of orange and green sticking out in sharp angles.
He was curious, intrigued...
The blonde lieutenant was unsure and fidgeted where she stood. "Well, I hope it's taste okay... everyone else says..."
He was stubborn.
"Who cares what everyone else says," he brushed off her unease, adjusting the silver fork between his fingers. "I'll be the judge of that myself, okay?"
The green-haired man took a mouthful. His tongue prickled and he detected a hint of garlic in the midst of the tangy bitter-sweet-sour combination. His eyes widened. At this subtle reaction, the blonde gulped heavily, taking a timid step back.
They warned him.
Her heart raced when Hazama swallowed hard, with evident tension. His features were stunned, dazed and stricken.
But he would not listen...
"I-I-I'm sorry!" Noel quickly bowed, her eyes swimming in a sudden welling of tears as she feared she had just poisoned her superior. Or worse!
...Then the unexpected happened. The captain broke into a grin and wolfed the rest down in no less that a second, leaving the plate clean, without a remnant of the meal ever being there.
Noel could scarcely believe it. "You...liked it?"
He was stubborn.
"Whatdaya think? I loved it!" With that uncharacteristic revelation, he hurriedly demanded Noel to conjure up some more, shooing her away. She he earnestly took the chance, the initial shock simmering down.
Satisfied, the green-haired man rested back in his seat, watching intently —enthralled— as the blonde scurried back and forth through the opening of the kitchen with pots, pans and spoons cluttering chaotically in her determined rush.
But he did not regret it.
It was something else, not just his hard stomach that allowed him to eat her cooking. It was something else. No matter how it would jeopardize his plans, this "something" he could tolerate for the time being.
"Say, d'you mind adding more wasabi?"
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