I'm back! Finally, I thought I would never get this written. I have so little time. School is really hard. The exam week is coming up, starting on Friday 24th of September, with an exam on my mother tongue: Finnish and after that there will a lot more exams. I'll try to write as much as I can, because during the exam week I probably don't have time. But enough with this, to the story!
Chapter 6: When Chinese and Russian kitchens meet
Anya and Rei had challenged each other into a cooking competition. The one with the tastiest food would win, the judges being Hilary, Kai, Max and Tyson, as soon as he comes to his senses. Nobody was allowed to enter the kitchen, only the two chefs being inside and the door locked. The most delicious smells were coming out of the kitchen. There was silent whispering...
In the kitchen:
"Promise me you aren't going to cry if you lose," demanded Rei.
"Like I would even think of such a thing," Anya replied, smirking.
"Who knows? Nobody can figure out you women," he said.
"That's right and I'm hoping it will stay like that," responded Anya.
"You're really trying to play tough," Rei stated.
"I'm not playing anything, this is just the way I am. At the abbey they didn't tolerate any sign of weakness," she said quietly, clearly trying hard not let a tear fall. Rei didn't notice this and kept pushing.
"What was it like?" he asked.
"I don't really want to talk about it. It hurts to even think of it," she admitted.
"Usually talking helps," replied Rei, compassion in his voice.
"Yeah, like you really know that," she snapped.
"I do, I have a girlfriend you know," he said.
"But still you would never understand," she stated.
"Maybe not, but that doesn't mean that I can't listen," he replied.
"You wouldn't want to hear, it's too horrible," she said.
"Try me," he said shortly.
Outside the kitchen:
"What the hell are you saying!" raged Tyson.
"Right that," answered Kai coldly.
"OMG! You are really defending her!" Tyson shouted in anger.
"You're just upset, because you lost," stated Kai.
"Darn right I am, it was unfair," Tyson exclaimed. "She is nothing but a little brat, with no skills. Just an extremely good bitbeast."
"You dare say anything like that of her again," threatened Kai, "and I'll make you regret it. Understand? Don't get crossed with me Tyson."
"What are you going to do?" Tyson asked, confident.
"It's not what I'm going to do, but what Anya will do," he said, leaving.
Back at the kitchen:
"They use to make us wake up at 4.30 am in the morning and make us train. If you were tired they would lock you in a small dark room for days, not letting you out," Anya said, her eyes serious and about to cry.
"What use was that?" asked Rei confused.
"There you couldn't do much of anything, but sleep," said Anya.
"That's crazy," replied Rei.
"Tell me about it. At least I learned something," Anya stated.
"What?" Rei asked.
"Well, if you work hard you can do almost anything," she said.
"You have obviously been training like hell to become that good of a blader," he replied.
"Like hell, you don't know how accurate those words are," she said, sarcasm in her voice.
They continued talking and cooking, but keeping strictly to their own cookings, not giving any advices to the other.
When the first course was ready Anya opened the door.
"Okay, so this is my first course and Rei will bring his. Now please remember to be objective," she said, looking especially at Max and Tyson.
"Eat both foods, mine and Anya's," reminded Rei, bringing his first course.
Tyson was of course on Rei's side and Kai on Anya's, but Hilary and Max were quite objective. They weren't allowed to say their opinions about the food to each other, in case it would affect the other person's opinion. They talked about everything else. Then after a long wait it was finally time for the dessert. Even Kai's mouth fell open, when he saw what they carried into the dining room. Anya had made a huge cake, which was decorated very skillfully. Rei on the other hand had made something that he called:
"Peaches in sweet glaze," he presented.
"Dig in," ordered Anya, as she moved away, which was a wise thing to do, considering that everyone rushed from the table immediately, although Kai could control himself rather well, comparing to the others.
The dinner was ending, since there was no food, only a little bit of the cake, that Anya had made. Tyson was taking the last piece, as always.
"Tyson, what are you doing?" asked Kai.
"Taking cake," he responded.
"Don't you have any manners? You always have to ask, if anyone else wants some of the food, when there is practicully nothing left of it," Kai lectured.
"Well, does anyone want?" Tyson asked.
"I do," said Kai.
"Yeah right. You're just trying to piss me off," Tyson stated.
"Is that so? Since when have you known anything about me?" Kai mocked.
"Either way. I'm taking this," said Tyson.
"Will you ever grow up, you're so immature," responded Kai.
"Quit calling me that!" shouted Tyson.
"As soon as you start behaving properly," said Kai, glaring at Tyson.
"You know what? If you want this cake so bad, you can have it," Tyson replied, throwing the piece at Kai, which of course missed.
"Is that you're best shot?" asked Kai, giving him a death glare.
To everyones surprise, he walked away. Even Tyson was wordless. Had Kai gone soft or what had happened?
"What was that about?" asked Max.
"I think I know," stated Anya, smiling widely as she left after Kai.
In Kai's room:
Anya sat next to Kai on the bed and he raised his eyes at her, embracing her every curve carefully. She was so attractive, almost irresistable. Although nothing was irresistable to Kai, he had shown that.
"I suppose you're wondering, what happened?" he asked, still looking straight into her eyes.
"I know what happened, what I'm wondering is, why you didn't do it?" she replied.
"I control myself, that's how," he said, his voice cold suddenly.
"I saw you. You were ready hit his guts out. What made you stop?" she asked.
"You," he answered.
"Me?" replied Anya in disbelief.
"Yeah, you. I don't like the idea of you seeing something so brutal," he explaimed. "But there is something I'd like to do to you..."
"Is that right?" said Anya playfully.
"That's correct," replied Kai, closing in on Anya.
Soon they were once again, like many times before, sharing a both deep and passionate kiss. The vibes went up and down their spines, like an electric current. They couldn't get enough of each other, but once again they were eventually forced to stop. They both took a deep breathe.
Kai leaned against the column of the bed and Anya leaned against him.
"You're almost like an addiction to me," said Anya.
"Likewise," replied Kai.
"Wanna take bath?" asked Anya.
"Sure," agreed Kai.
They filled the tub and undressed.
"I hope you like bubble baths," said Anya. They went into the bathroom. The tub was full of bubbles and things had slightly gotten out of hand.
"Did you have to make so much?", Kai asked.
"I haven't had a bubble bath in long time," she said. "Let's try to make the most of it."
"Let's," said Kai, sounding like Anya had lost her mind.
They sat down to the opposite ends of the tub.
Anya closed her eyes. Kai observed her. His thoughts slipped to the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty. Her lips were red like blood, her cheeks white like snow, although her hair wasn't black. Anya felt someone staring at her and opened her eyes.
"Why you..." she cursed, only playing to be mad.
"What?" Kai asked, playing stupid, to Anya's irritation.
"Don't you ask that. You know very well what," she replied, sliding to his side. "You're in big trouble dude."
"Oh, pardon me, for not being scared," Kai mocked.
He was cut of as Anya shut his mouth with a kiss. One of her hands in his hair and the other on the bare skin on his back. Kai put his hands on her waist, sliding them to her hips and back up. Anya shivered under his touch and he felt it. This was the moment, that every thing was perfect. They had no idea what was going to face them in less then 24 hours.
The kiss ended and they looked at each other's faces, which were both red, which highlighted Kai's blue hair. Anya sat next to him and brushed his hair.
"Everything is perfect right now, right here with you," she said. A tear fell from her eye.
"You're right," Kai replied, lifting her face so that he could look into her eyes. "And it doesn't have to end."
"What if something happens and we can't see each other anymore?" she asked.
"Why would you think that?" he returned the question.
"I don't know, I just can't live without you," she said.
After a while they got out of the tub and dressed. Anya had brought her nightgown. They fell asleep on the bed in each other's arms. Totally unaware of the trouble the future had in store for them.
This is it. I'm going to keep you in curiosity, but review and I'll try to hurry up with the writing.