It was still early evening for the Polar Star Dormitory and friends, all are having a great night. Why? One is for being together again for a year and two, for celebrating Ryo Kurokiba and Alice Nakiri's engagement.
"Mannn~ I still can't believe you guys are taking forever to get married." Kuga—former Chinese cuisine president said.
"My my~ let them enjoy their youth." Isshiki said wearing a proper attire this time. He is now happily married to his beautiful childhood friend Nene Kinokuni, who happens to be in their home to take care of their 2year old baby.
"Still, how long did you guys been together? 5? 4 years?" Kuga insisted holding his sake made by Yuki Yoshino and Marui.
"Okay for once, I agree. We're not getting any younger." Tsukasa tried his best to sound as normal as possible.
"Owww~ com'on! As if I'm the last one to get laid. How 'bout my dear cousin here?" Alice happily diverted their attention to her cousin Erina. Who' s been drinking since she arrived looking like a worried mother waiting for her child to arrived.
"H-how shameless! How did I get into this?" Erina was glad that she's been drinking if someone had said anything about her tomato face.
"Still waiting for someone?" Kuga teased.
"He's coming, my dear cousin. Don't worry. Ryo and Hayama already said that they are on their way here."
If it's not for Ryo and Alice's engagement, their friends would probably see him only when he pops back out of no where just to make Erina taste his newest food invention. He was late this time since he run into someone and ask for help. Ryo and Akira volunteer as usual since the three have gotten really close since graduating in college.
"I-I'm not waiting for him or anything. Beside—" Erina was interrupt by the entering trio.
He was wearing blue jeans and tight fitted black shirt, not the usual Yukihira gear he wears. His hair was a lil soak from sweat giving him a hotter look.
"Sorry I'm late, guys." He said nonchalant trying to wear a fine coat to match the current event. Now that he had a good look on his friends, the usually noise and laughter, the wine and food they serve... and that certain someone who have blonde hair...
"Yukihira! It's time to finally settle our battle! How about we break the reunion and start—" Not that blonde, of course.
"Man~ can you spare me? This is a special occasion and I don't want to steal the spotlight tonight. Though you're on first thing tomorrow." He said to Takumi while waving his face off in front of him.
"Mooou Yukihira! How can you be late and steal my fiancé's tonight?" Alice complain.
"Sorry bout that haha. But here he is. Safe and sound." Ryo just shrugged and sit next to Alice. "Congratulations by the way."
"Looks like you're the only one who hasn't bloom yet, man." Kuga with his tipsy antics said. Erina had to roll her eyes on that.
"Am I?" Yukihira didn't pay attention and excuse himself to greet Senzaemon Nakiri and every alumni that attended the party.
"I need to excuse myself too." Erina said and headed to the powder room.
"How about a lil' wild after party later?" Kuga said with a devilish grin and Alice couldnt agree more.
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"Hahahaha. I know ya! I'm sure it was freaking disgusting." Souma laugh his heart out talking to Rindou. They are both drunk from too much drinking. Who else to blame? They haven't seen everyone since forever and their schedules are pretty much cooking and wondering different native dishes from all over the world. Excitement and their eagerness to have fun made them drink non stop.
"Someone is drunk~" Isshiki teased Souma.
"Am I? Hahahaha who knows?" Putting his drink aside, he glance at his watch. "Do you guys want some snacks? I can get us—"
"No no no! It's time for the highlight tonight haha." Kuga announced holding a fish bowl with their names on it.
"I can smell troubles just by looking." Yukino chuckels and agreed with his boyfriend. She and Akira's beev dating for almost 3 years now.
"Do you have any idea about that?" She ask him. Akira put his chin on her shoulder and sigh.
"can we just call it a night?" Aldini suggested for his girlfriend's sake. He put his arm lovingly around Megumi's waist.
He can't put his girlfriend to Kuga-san's craziness even if he knew deep down that no one can stop his charades. The last time they agreed to his antics ended with him and the guys in prison the next morning. Kuga on the other hand didn't listen and start to explain the game mechanics.
It will be the end game for tonight and everyone would go to their respective rooms right after the game. Alice was of course with him in this game.
The game's simple, they would just draw the names from the fish bowl and made the two lucky pick sleep on the same room. But the pair wouldn't exactly had it easy by searching for the 'room' that Alice and Kuga prepared.
"okay so the first luckyyyyy pick is..." Kuga announce looking at everyone with mischievous grin.
Erina was praying to every gods not to hear her name roll out from Kuga. She doesn't want to be put in this craziness and she obviously had enough for the night. She has been enduring her night by her friend and alumni's teasing with that certain red hair. Looking at Souma talking with Rindou and laughing his ass off without paying attention to Alice and Kuga in front, she can tell by just looking at his face that he is drunk. His cheeks are both reddish like his hair.
The red haired pair are undeniably close since day one without any sexual or romantic way. It was purely cooking and exotic innovations they've come up.
Rindou was married as well and very much happy with Eishi Tsukasa. They travelled almost every possible country and made their names well known worldwide. Even so, she can't quite deny the fact that she's jealous of how close the two were.
"... Erina!" Alice announced and clap her hands, bouncing like a happy kid. "Wait what?" She was sure that Kuga was the one talking a while ago. But looking at the three in front, her face couldn't help but burn all the way up to her forehead.
There stood Alice in the middle with a cheeky smile, Kuga in her left looking like a red tomato-devil and Souma on the right ready to passed out any minute.
"Oh God..." Was all she can say ready to run for her life.
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"goodness! remind me next time not to let you drink." Erina said while dragging Souma to their room prepare by Alice and Kuga.
It took her nearly 30 minutes to find this isolated room without the help of her drunken companion.
"chill out Nakiri. you're always so extreme." Souma said grinning without any reason.
"says the one who always so stubbornly extreme." Erina said looking for some clothes to the cabinet.
A warm and long bath would be heaven after this event. She was glad Alice had put enough clothes but only to find out that these clothes aren't exactly for the two of them. There's only one loose black shirt and a gray sweatpants.
"you can have the shirt. I'm good with sweatpants alone." Souma said behind her. She could feel souma's heat from drinking and being too close for her personal space. Souma took her time behind her examining how Nakiri react on him. "or you can take both. I'll just sleep on the couch."
"N-no... I take the shirt." Erina said and grab the shirt faster that she can think she could. Then run and lock the bathroom door behind her.
"Help me..." Erina decided to finally take her courage and walk into the room.
She could feel Souma's gaze on her but decided to ignore it.
"Now that I had a good look in it, that shirt was mine." Souma said. Sitting in front of the side table, she grab the hair dryer and look at him through the mirror. "It looks good on ya, by the way."
"for someone who is drunk already, you really have no sense of stopping do you?" She put the dryer back and face him. "why don't you drop that drink and sleep instead?" Erina said not knowing what Souma's thinking.