UTAU Academy

Side Story 1: Pancakes

(a/n): Hi there! Sorry for not updating! I'm on a busy schedule! But that doesn't mean I'll give up on this story! This is one of the best, and funnest story I've ever been on! I'll finish it, no matter what, you have my word. My exams are tomorrow, so you'll probably get one in a few weeks. Thanks~

Here's a side story at the moment.


"Augh! Ember! You burnt the pancakes again!" Zebra's scream rang throughout the neighbourhood. Just as Zebra was done screaming, Ember came scurrying over with a pail of water.

"Make way, make way! The firetruck's coming!" she poured the water onto the pancakes, and Zebra, who was standing near the stove, was caught up in the water too.

Zebra frowned and sweat dropped.

"Sorry..." Ember frowned.

"What's with the blueberries?" he asked, picking at the burnt yet soggy blueberries on the pan with a chopstick. "I... I read about this recipe in 'Kitchen Princess' and decided to make it myself!" She explained, and picked up a mop, and began to clean the floor. "Besides, you're always on the computer, it's bad for your health, and it stunts your growth in various places!"

Various places...

An animated crow flew over them in this awkward situation.

"Hey! Don't get me wrong!" Ember blushed heavily, but that is nothing compared to Zebra's tomato face. He turned around and banged his head on the counter. Ember, in a panicky rush, broke the mop in half.

Zebra facepalmed himself. "That was an import from Paris!" he cried as he mourned over his mop.

"S-Sorry..." Ember apologized, and backed as she felt a demonic aura emitting from Zebra. "Eek!" she tripped over her bucket and landed butt first into a pile of flour.

It exploded and everything was clad in white, and they sneezed.

"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!"

Ember's eyes were draped in flour, so she fumbled around for any source of water that could wash her eyes. She found the faucet, and began to clean her eyes, and in the midst of the hurry, two round pellets of glassy brown orbs fell to the floor, and Zebra caught it. "What's this?" he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and accidentally pushed Ember, whose face was then dunked into the water.

"Brown contacts?" Zebra exclaimed, and looked up, just in time to see the brown dye wearing off, and her hair straightening, revealing a mass of cute pink locks.

"There's only one person in the whole gang who has pink hair..." he said in a demonic voice, "and that's Ruri, aren't you?"

"Y-Yes..." she squeaked.


Zebra sipped onto his orange juice as Ruri twirled the mop around the floor.

"You missed this spot, maid," he said, pointing to some dirty corner. Ruri rushed over and cleaned it. Turns out, Ember is going to the arcade without Zebra because she wants to play alone. But she doesn't want him to know either.

"Ruri, will you help me?" Ember asked as she handed her a parcel of tools. "I'll teach you how to make pancakes when we're done!"

"Of course!" Ruri took the tools, and began to style her hair. She had wanted to learn how to make pancakes for some time now.

And so, it all happened because of some pancakes Ruri had last week in some restaurant.