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蛍甘ダンス
Firefly Sweet Dance
Atsushi Murasakibara x Oc
Chapter 10
"Um...Murasakibara-kun, do you want to help me start the baking?" Mai asked.
The cultural festival was the following day and the female wanted to get ahead and begin cooking. She felt confident in her cooking skills that people would most likely want more.
"Hmm...Alright." The male stated as he looked to his side.
It was the last class of the day and most of the students would either stay and finish last touches or go and rest up.
"Alright." The girl smiled as she pushed her bangs to the side.
Mai slowly started to show more her face around the male and Murasakibara was actually glad he could her face instead of her covered face.
Laying on head on his arms, he stare lazily at the board and drowned out the teachers voice, the lack of sweets made him more tired and irritated.
Feeling something poke him he looked to his side a small of chocolates. Looking at the owner of the outreached hand, he saw Mai smiling at him shyly.
"You'll like them." She whispered.
The male nodded his head and grabbed the foreign chocolates.
Unwrapping the small round red chocolate, he stared at it before popping it in his mouth. The chocolate was creamy and when he bit into the ball, warm liquid soon filled his mouth.
A lazy smile appeared in his face as he opened another chocolate filled ball into his mouth.
The girl besides him giggled softly at his expression.
"Um…Murasakibara-kun...um is it okay if I can shorten your name?" Mai asked quietly as she put on the white apron. The sat in front of the counter, his chin resting on his palm, lazy eyes followed the female's movements.
"Sure." The male stated.
Mai smiled, Okay...hmmm...how about Murasaki-kun? Or Sushi-kun, since you have that in your name when written in English right?" The girl giggled as she began gathering the ingredients and placing them in front of the male.
Murasakibara didn't speak but watched.
"Well…" Mai began to speak, pulling her hair into a messy bun and clipping her bangs to the side before looking at Murasakibara, "can I call you Mura-kun then?" She asked.
The male nodded his head, not really caring what he was called.
"Alright then!" Mai clapped her hands together before she moved towards her bag and brought out papers and placed them on the counter near the lazy teen.
"Okay, let's start with the pudding." Mai muttered to herself as she looked at the recipe and nodded her head in confirmation as she scanned the ingredients on the list and on the counter.
Moving quickly but with grace, Murasakibara watched as she stirred ingredients in one bowl to another. Her thin fingers held the whisk lightly as she stirred the chocolate content inside the bowl.
Her green eyes focused inside the bowl as she bit her lip.
Murasakibara was in a daze as he saw her move, holding herself in confidence and pride as she left one bowl and turn to another bowl and repeated the same process.
With three bowls finished with pudding Mai sighed in content as she took the whisk and with her finger, she took some chocolate pudding and brought it to her lips. Licking creamy texture, she smiled in content. "Hmm, delicious." She said happily.
"Can I try?" The male asked. Mai jumped.
"A-ah...I forgot you were here…" Mai said as she looked at the male.
Murasakibara blinked his eyes. "Really?"
Mai nodded her head as she grabbed a plastic cup and a spoon and served the male the pudding. "Here." She said as she handed him the cup, the male happily received the cup.
"I tend to forget what's around me when I cook." The girl stated with a sheepish smile. The male nodded his head and took the small spoon in his big fingers and began eating the pudding.
Cool smooth texture danced in his tongue as he swallowed the treat.
"This is good…" Murasakibara stated as he continued to eat the pudding. "That's good then." Mai stated as she began putting the bowls plastic wrap.
"Um...Mura-kun," Ma began as she began washing the dishes, her back facing the entertain male and his treat.
"Do...you think you can help me take these to my room?" Mai asked.
"Sure." The male mumbled.
"Thank you." The girl said softly as she continued to wash the dishes.
"W-What is that?" Mai squealed as she stared at the costume that was hanging on the hanger in the back of the classroom.
"Your costume you will be wearing this later when you are on your break." The small female stated.
"B-but why?" Mai question.
Hana giggled and handed her a small packet. "Here, read this and you will understand." The girl stated.
Mai grabbed the packet and scanned through it, her mind was becoming clouded by the second. Her nervous began eating her from the inside.
"Do...do I have to do this?" She asked weakly.
"Mm, it's to get more votes." Hana stated. Mai laughed weakly and muttered to herself a small yay as she left the room and headed towards the Home Economics to begin preparing the desserts before the festival actually began.
"We need more of velvet pancakes topped with raspberry and strawberries, as well the chocolate pudding whip cream topped with cherries." A female stated as she looked from her phone.
Nodding her head, Mai hurried in creating more stacks of small pancakes before handing them to another female who stacked three pancakes and added the topping on top and pouring the requested flavor. On the other side, two other students began the chocolate pudding.
A medium plastic cup that held butter cream cookie crumbs, sliced cherries on the second layer which followed by the chocolate pudding and topped with soft white whip cream and a full cherry on top.
"I am here for the desserts." The lazy voice boomed the fast moving room.
Different classes had separated the room that used the kitchen. Murasakibara and two more males walked towards the counter that Mai and three other girls as the handed them to the boys who stacked them inside the boxes they carried back and forth.
The process continued till break for Mai, who was too reluctant to change.
"Please Hotaru-chan, leave it to us. You already show us the process." Satoshi stated as she assured Mai.
Mai bit her bottom lip and nodded her head. "I-it's not that I trust you...i-it just I actually enjoy cooking and this...this is something I want to do to help the class." Mai muttered quietly.
"Don't worry, after your break, if you still want to continue cooking you can." The blonde female stated.
Taking a deep breath, Mai gave in and smiled weakly at the girl as she pull her hair out from the messy bun. "O-Okay." She said.
"Well now go, Hana-chan is going to help you get into your costume. We need bring in more people." The female stated as she began pushing the taller girl.
"Y-yeah...that." Mai muttered as she dragged her feet out of the room and began heading towards the theater dressing room leaving a smiling blonde.
"This...this is ridiculous." The girl muttered to herself as she stepped out of the dressing room.
"Oh don't worry, you look fine." The short brunette stated.
"Still…" Mai muttered as she looked down on the purple and black gothic Victorian Lolita dress. It felt heavy and itchy.
"Okay, you are ready, makeup and hair, check." Hana continued as she looked at Mai before nodding her head. "Now, you did read the packet right."
Mai nodded her head as she fiddled with lace choker.
"Y-yeah but do I have to do this?" Mai question.
Hana giggled, "You complain sure do complain when it comes to these types of events." She stated but before Mai could even ask what she meant, she was being pushed out.
"Just remember what it said and don't freak out too much when things start to roll." Hana stated.
Mai gave in and nodded her head as she grabbed the skirt and picked it up to walk without tripping.
"Okay, well bye and enjoy~" The female sang as she closed the door from the dressing room and moved to another girl.
Mai began mumbling under her breath about escaping and the consequences that she didn't notice the male room door open and a lazy giant coming out annoyed.
"Oh, Taru-chin." Murasakibara stated as he walked out the room.
The female snapped out of her thought and blinked at the male. "Mura-kun…what are you wearing?" The girl asked.
The male lazily looked down and shrugged his shoulders.
"I was promise sweets if I dressed like a ninja." The male stated. Mai nodded her head.
"Okay…" The girl stated before looking back down to her dress and slumped her shoulders. "This is stupid." She muttered.
The male behind him hummed as he looked around.
Beginning to walk towards the courtyard, she could hear heavy footsteps beside her. Looking to her side, she blinks, "Mura-kun?" She questioned.
"I was told to follow you and follow the packet thingy." The male stated.
Mai nodded her head as she figured what he meant.
"Do…do us really have to do this?" The girl asked. Murasakibara shrugged his shoulders as he ate pokey.
Mai figured the male wouldn't have cared, just as long he had received his payment of sweets.
As both students stepped out to the Yosen courtyard, they could see many stands and students working. Visitors making their ways around.
Mai let out a nervous laugh as she became pale.
"Taru-chin? The male question as he looked down to see a very tense Mai.
"N-n-n-no!" The girl squealed.
"I…I can't do this." Mai whispered as she scanned the crowd.
Murasakibara blinked his eyes as Mai slowly went from comfortable to scare less than a minute.
"Ah…nnn…nope." The girl muttered as she kneeled down and covered her face.
Cocking his head to the side, Murasakibara looked at the girl confused. "Hortaru." Murasakibara stated Mai looked up. Her green eyes were teary.
"Breath." He stated.
Mai swallowed the hard lump in her throat and nodded her head as she began to breathe steady.
"Okay now?" The male asked as he held his hand out the help her up.
Mia accepted his hand and stood up. "I…I will be." The girl muttered as she clenched the skirt tightly as she looked on the floor. Murasakibara just frowned and looked around.
"Let's get sweets." The male stated as he grabbed her arm and began dragging her to a stand.
Mai struggled to keep up, confused as to why Murasakibara was even continued to bother with her when she couldn't even handle her own in big crowds.
Coming to a stop, Mai looked at the stand, the students were selling dango. She felt the taller male let go of her wrist, Mai blinked at the sweet in front of her, Mai looked at Murasakibara as held her the small plate with dango for her as he ate his own.
Grabbing the plate, Mai ate the dango in silence as she began walking beside Murasakibara.
Her nervous calming down a bit.
"Thank you." She said as ate slowly.
"Hmm." Murasakibara hummed.
Silence settle between them as Mai followed the tall male around the food stands. Her nervous had become calmed.
As they stood in a stand that students were selling taiyaki, Mai felt a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the taller male and covered her mouth as she was dragged away.
Murasakibara finished buy the food and turn around only to find an empty spot.
The girl was nowhere to be seen.
"Murasakibara-kun, it's time." A male came from behind him, dressed in the same attire as the male. Murasakibara nodded his head, his eyes narrowed at the comment.
Ah, more work to do and Mai wasn't there to help.