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Chapter 10
"Not like that!" Ikumi scolded. "If you do that then the meat won't have enough fat, remember you need to leave a little bit so that it won't go dry when you cook it."
"Sorry!" Luna quickly apologized holding the knife in her right hand and her left touching the red meat. "So I should leave it with that much fat?"
"Yes."Ikumi said
A few days after Soma's shokugeki Luna had talked to Ikumi to teach her about handling the knife better to butcher meat, both agreed to meet up after school either in the Don RS club room or an empty kitchen in the school bit by bit Luna showed some promise.
"Okay…"Luna whispered
Ikumi stared at Luna working on the pork loin, seeing her carefully trim the fat, making sure to leave the right amount of fat. She then moved to slicing it into even rounds. Having on the cutting board five even pieces of pork.
"So how did I do?" Luna asked
Ikumi Stared the pork pieces inspecting it. "It looks better than yesterday, You manage not to waste any meat." Ikumi complemented
"The chicken and fish were the easiest..but the Rabbit and lamb caught me off guard."Luna said "The pork too. I'm used to having it already prepared."
"You managed not to screw it up on those cuts." Ikumi said 'Not bad for your first time butchering.' She thought
"Ikumi-san are you hungry?" Luna asked
"Huh? Well...a little." Ikumi muttered
"I'll whip something up for us." Luna smiled "Just sit back and relax."
Ikumi's P.o.v.
I stood there seeing Luna cook, I haven't tried her cooking. I'm curious about what she'll make. Ever since she showed up it was...nice.
Luna hummed a bit while chopping up a few ingredients a few that I'm familiar with.
"Rosario, what are you making?" I asked
Luna looked up at me. "I'm doing something a bit different but I think you'll like it."she replied
'That's not much of an answer.'i thought 'And..whenever she's here Yukihira seems to visit a bit often..could it be that he checks if Rosario is here? Is that it?'
A sound of the blender snapped out if my thoughts making me jump up slightly. A delicious aroma filled the room. After a few minutes is when I saw what was on the plate in front of me.
"Hey, Ikumi-san! Eat up!" Luna said with a smile, holding the plate.
I saw the dish a tortilla with the pork sliced up topped with a corn salad. It looked eye catching with the red and yellow with a bit of chopped cilantro. The smell was intoxicating as if it was begging me to eat it, I was curious about how it tasted so I gave it a try.
The moment the food hit my mouth I was surprised by the flavor. The pork cooked perfectly having the grill marks on it with the sweetness of the corn and the sauce giving it a light and spicy taste. Is this what she meant on her cuisine? Simple yet very delicious.
"What do you think?" Luna asked
"It's good, the pork isn't dry the corn salad gives it some freshness and the sauce helps bring it together." I said
"I'm glad you like it, I usually have these with chicken or steak."Luna said, "And make a salad with whatever I can find to complement the meat."
After we finished eating we started cleaning up, This is where we usually meet up tomorrow but today was different. Instead of leaving Luna asked me if i was free the rest of the day.
"I am free why?" I asked
"I wanted to see if you want to hang out some more after having that taco I want something sweet."Luna said "There's a place that I want to go but i think it would be fun if you would come with me if you want too that is."
End of P.o.v
When Ikumi accepted Luna's invite to a cafe she wasn't expecting this type of cafe. There she sat seeing a furry big-eared creature next to her while another one was across next to Luna.
"Isn't he just the cutest?" Luna squealed petting the black and white bunny "Aren't you glad that we're in this bunny cafe? I've heard of these cafe's in Japan I've wanted to go but since i was still new in town i was afraid of getting lost. There's also a cat cafe somewhere if you want we could go visit one on Sunday."
Ikumi kept staring at the rabbit, a very faint blush dusted on her cheeks. "Yeah, sure whatever." She muttered softly.
"You can even give the bunny some treats." Luna said giving a thin slice of carrot to the furry animal.
Ikumi looked around the cafe, it was simple and very spacious to give the animal some room to run and interact with other guests, the walls were a light green color with some painted tree design the. She wasn't used to this, she doesn't know what to do in this situation. The Mito clan were always strong never showing any weakness always aiming for the top, Ikumi learned that at a young age she never showed her softer side yet. She felt the soft fur of the animal touching her thigh.
She let out a soft giggle, she covered her mouth never in her life she giggled like that before. Luna didn't say anything she was in her own world petting the bunny.
"Ikumi-san! I think the red bunny likes you."Luna said seeing a red fur bunny next to Ikumi.
"Huh?" Ikumi said the bunny jumped to her lap, gazing at Ikumi.
"See, that Red bunny is staring at you give him a treat." Luna said
Ikumi gazed at the red rabbit, Luna encouraged Ikumi to give the rabbit a treat, the rabbit lightly licked Ikumi's fingertips making her smile softly at the little animal, she gently pet it. Both girls had a blast at the rabbit cafe, enjoying the tea and sweets.
"Wasn't that fun?" Luna asked as they exited the cafe.
"It was okay i guess." Ikumi replied
"That red bunny didn't want any other bunnies near you, it was so adorable! " Luna giggled.
'Is this what it feel like having a friend?' Ikumi thought glancing at Luna.
"L-Luna-san...we can take a break tomorrow.." Ikumi timidly said
"Huh? Really?" Luna replied turning her attention to Ikumi.
"Y-yeah, we've been practicing all week. So let's take a break tomorrow." Ikumi said "If you want we could go someplace else."
"Well...there is a stand near the mall that sells good crepes, we can check it out." Luna slowly said.
After a fun day Luna locked the door of her apartment.
Her phone rang with a text message popping up.
Hi Rosario-san, it's me Isami.
'Oh yeah..after the Sunday dinner we exchanged numbers. I wonder why he's texting me at this hour?' Luna thought
Sorry that it's late but Do you think we can hang out at lunch break? Ever since i tried the Pastelon i have a lot of questions on it as well as your cuisine.
Please reply soon - Isami
Luna smiled softly. 'He's the first person to ask me more about my cuisine, i mean Soma asked me a bit but Isami wants to know more. ' Luna thought she typed in her answer.
Isami waited for an answer holding his phone.
"Isami, what are you doing?" Takumi asked
"I'm texting Luna." Isami said "To ask her something about her cuisine."
"Luna? The girl we had over?" Takumi asked
Isami looked up at his older brother with a surprised expression on his face.
"You remembered, Usually you wouldn't even remember any girl especially if it's one of your fans" Isami pointed out.
That's strange why would he remember Luna? Was it because of her dish that left an impression on him at dinner? Takumi paused a bit wondering why. She's the only girl that wasn't fawning all over him, instead of wanting to talk to him she talked to both of them. Maybe that was it, that she wasn't like the other girls. He pondered a bit more.
Isami placed the phone on the coffee table only for it to vibrate. He saw the text on his phone.
Hi Isami-kun,
Sure i'd be happy to answer any question you have, if you can help me you see I'm curious about your cuisine too. I want to know a little more about Italian food. So let's meet up at our break to talk.
See you soon! -Luna
Isami smiled at her answer. He said goodnight to his brother and went to his room to turn in for the day.
He couldn't help but feel a burning sensation in the pit of his stomach. Already wanting to be the next day to talk to the Latin girl.
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