Chapter 43: Bento ~Eating with a Maiden~
So there I was, eating lunch with my dream girl, having a conversation with a general topic. That day could not get any better. Of course it could also get worse...
While I was eating Momo's bento with her, it suddenly occurred to me:
"Why do you have an extra lunchbox?"
She answered, "Oh, I was supposed to give it to Rito-san, but Mikan already made one for him."
"Oh, I see. Too bad, he's missing out on your delicious cooking!"
"But you haven't even tried it yet." she replied, "You don't like it?"
"N-no! It's not that! It's-"
The truth was that the food looked so well-made, I couldn't eat it. There was a smiley face on the rice and the chicken and the side dish were prepared neatly. But I didn't really get a chance to try it anyway because of Mea.
She appeared from behind me and asked, "What's this? You're eating Momo's cooking?"
"D-don't startle me like that!"
"Oh, sorry." she said, "Can I have a bite?"
I wasn't sure if I could. I asked Momo and she said it was okay.
"I don't have chopsticks, so you have to feed me!" she added.
"No."
"Aww... you're no fun..." she replied as she looked at me with her big puppy eyes.
I couldn't refuse. I took a piece of chicken and pointed it to her. She opened her mouth and took a bite.
While chewing, she said, "It's delicious!"
"Thank you." Momo replied.
"Don't talk with your mouth full."
We were too preoccupied that we didn't notice that the whole class had been staring at us for a while. They started murmuring to each other:
"two girls clinging on to him? Lucky guy."
"He's having lunch with two girls! I'm so jealous!"
"Momo made him a lunch box and he's giving it to Mea? That two-timer!"
Then at that moment, the VMC came barging into the classroom, looking at us with lust-thirsty eyes.
"Yume-san!" They shouted in unison, "Momo gave you a lunch box and you didn't tell us?!"
"G-guys, calm down!"
"No fair!" exclaimed one of the members, "I wanna taste Momo's cooking too!"
"Me too!" another member added.
Then they all came rushing in to our table and grabbed the lunchbox. They fought over it, passing it from one person to another. By the time I finally got hands on it, the box was completely empty. I got so disappointed (and hungry). Even though they ate everything, they were still unsatisfied. Just then, Momo stood up and told them off. But instead of feeling shame, they were actually excited.
It was just a matter of time before the school bell rang. We went back to class afterwards. Before we knew it, classes were over. Luckily, I was able to fight the hunger for the whole period, but I was still very hungry. Momo noticed this and asked if I was okay.
"Y-yeah, no problem..."
Then suddenly, my stomach grumbled. I tried to hide it, but it was no use.
"You're still hungry?" she bent down her head and apologized, "I'm sorry about what happened."
"I-it's fine, it wasn't your fault..."
"Let me make it up to you." she said, "How about I treat you to a meal?"
It was tempting, but I couldn't accept it. Somehow, my body was craving for Momo's cooking. I wanted to eat her cooking... eat... her... cooking...
"I want to eat you up..."
"I'm sorry?" she responded.
Surprised by what I just said, I hid myself with my bag and kept quiet. It was a good thing she didn't hear me clearly or else we would've been stuck in an embarrassing situation.
"How about you come over for dinner?" she asked.
"Will you be the one cooking?"
"Of course!" she answered, "It's the least I could do."
My heart skipped a beat. I never expected her to ask me to come over. I was so excited, even though we were just going to Rito's house. We called for Nana and Mea but they said they were on cleaning duty and that we could go on ahead. We walked there together, and I couldn't help but hold her hand. But she wouldn't let me, so I just ended up touching her hand every so often, acting as if it was just an accident. She was just so beautiful, I couldn't take my eyes, or hands, off her.
"D-don't stare at me like that..." she said.
"S-sorry!"
We reached the Yuuki household, but Mikan and Celine were the only ones home.
"Rito-san and my Onee-chan aren't home yet?" Momo asked.
Mikan answered, "Rito and Lala-san said that they'll be a little late. I don't know about Nana though."
"She's on cleaning duty with Mea."
Then Mikan looked at me and asked, "Yume? This is an unexpected visit."
"Yeah, well..."
Momo explained everything to her and she took it quite well. The girls told me to wait in the living room and take care of Celine while they did the cooking. Sometimes, when I got the chance, I watched the girls cook. I wanted to help them as well, but I guess taking care of Celine was the only help I could contribute since I didn't know how to cook. Before I knew it, dinner was ready. We went to the dining table and prepared the food.
"Thank you for the food." we said before we started eating.
The dish was... Pretty normal. It was curry and rice. But since Momo and Mikan made it, it must be delicious. And it was! It was the best curry I ever had!
"So good!"
"Glad you like it. But it's Momo who cooked it, so you should thank her."
I was surprised. No wonder it tasted different.
"T-thanks... I-it's delicious..."
"You're welcome. I'm glad you like it." she replied.
"You'd make a great wife."
"What?"
Having said something strange again, I hid my face with the rice bowl. What was wrong with me? After dinner, I told them I had to go home because it was already getting late.
"Can't you sleep over?" Mikan asked.
"Maybe tomorrow. I still have... Something to do..."
"Oh, too bad." she replied.
"Well, gotta go! Bye!"
Then Momo stood up and said, "I'll escort you out."
As I was about to leave, she leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Meet at the park tomorrow at 9."
I suddenly got excited, both because she asked me out and because she whispered in my ear. I couldn't let her see me like that, so I immediately left afterwards. I hoped she didn't take that negatively. But if I looked at her one more time, I would've gone crazy. At least I'll get to see her again the next day, for the... Date... It made me wonder why she suddenly asked me out, then I remembered that we were still engaged. She must have had a reason for saying that. Since it's the last day tomorrow, she must still be thinking of some way to cancel the engagement. Well, whatever the reason, we should still enjoy ourselves. Can't wait for our date!
"...Going on a date with Momo..."
"Yume, what are you mumbling about?"
"...Going on a date with Momo..."
"What? I can't hear you."
"...Going on a date with Momo..."
"Mikado-sensei, something's wrong with Yume."
"Next on To Love Ru Alternate: Together ~Date with a Maiden~!"
"...Going on a date with Momo..."
"I-is he okay? Is he sick?"
"No, He's just love struck."
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