Chapter 5. The dish

I walked lightly to the class, ok, maybe I am bouncing, just like that friend of Fuji, what was his name again? Oh, yeah, kikumaru Eiji that was his name. I don't know if I am bouncing or not, nor do I care; I am just happy, happy that Fuji doesn't think that I would cheat.

I walked to my kitchen area, my first period is cooking, and I took out the brand new apron, chief hat and the tea towels. I sat there and imagining about those heavy fluffy moments between Fuji and me. Suddenly some one intrudes, and then I realize the class had already begun.

"Ohayo, minna san."

"Ohayo, sensei." We answer in unison.

"Today we are going to learn how to cook Choconana muffins." Right after sensei said that there are a few people whispering to each other about the muffins.

Great, I thought, I love muffins especially Choconana muffins. Its main ingredients are self raising flour, flour, chocolate bits, banana and eggs. I love the way the chocolate bits melts in your mouth, it is so delicious. Every time I go to the bakery I have to buy one, even if I am not so hungry. I watched how sensei did it and remember every tiny details, simply because I want to make it myself so I don't need to buy it in the bakery, which caused my pocket money all used up. Homemade stuff is always saving than the ones you buy in the shop.

I particularly jumped off the chair when sensei said that we could start. I looked around; Fuji's kitchen is next to mine at the right hand side. Two kitchens away in the left hand side are Anehta and her partner. My partner is Swan, who also is not Japanese, but she moved here earlier than me.

I start cooking and humming my favourite song.

"You sure are in a good mood today!" Swan stated while she measures out a cup of self-raising flour.

"I love Choconana muffins."

"Me too, I love the way the chocolate bits melt in your mouth." She says.

"That is why I love it so much too." I am surprised that she loves the muffins too. We both wonder off to daydreaming of our successful cake.

"Hay girls, watch the oven temperature, and work quickly, the oven is almost ready." Sensei shouted from not to far.

"Ooops. Gomenesai!" We said together, and then I looked at her, another surprise, and our voices actually made harmony. Then we both burst in to giggles. I liked her, in a friendly way, she is the first formal friend that I actually made here, and we had a lot in common.

"Sorry to intrude your happy moments." I lifted my head to see who it is, it is the last one I want to see right now, Anehta.

"What now?" I said in an unfriendly way.

"I am feeling sorry for you that you didn't get pass yesterday, but it is not my fault." She put on her fake plastic innocent smile.

"I don't need you to feel sorry for me." I answers back, I am still angry or better to say, furious at her.

"Oh come on, you don't need to be so rude to me! We friends aren't we." I wonder why she lifted her voice louder at that sentence.

"Who are friends with you? What kind of friend would accuse their own friend cheat!" I said the second sentence not as loud, only because I don't want every one to know I cheated even if I did not!

"Watch it girls, don't get nasty at each other." Sensei is shooting glare at us."

"Fine, whatever, get to the point, what do you want now, don't tell me you come here just try to make up with me." I know there is way more than that.

"May I borrow a plate, please?"

"Yeah, there." As I hand her the crockery, she suddenly pulls my hand and pushed the crockery down the ground then her self down the ground too.

Silence

"What did you just do?" I am still so shocked, but I heard a voice, I lifted my head to see who is speaking, then I see a pair of blue orbs, those are Fuji's. I never seen Fuji's eyes open, he is always smiling, does it mean something when his eyes are opened? I wondered.

"What did you just do?" He repeated again.

"Ouch" I heard a female voice. I looked down at whoever is speaking, then my mouth formed a 'O' shape.

"Oh my god." I cried out. There are blood spitting out of her arm and the plate. Fuji ducked down and helps her up.

"Sensei, may I take her o the nursery?" Fuji asked.

"Yes, hurry, before more blood comes out."

Before Fuji leaves, he darted another icy glare at me.

"Now you young lady, clean up the splattered pieces of the plate, then come to my office." Sensei commands.

I took out one of those small bins that is placed in your own kitchen areas all year and cleaned up those splattered pieces of the plate.

"Um, Swan Chan, have you every seen Fuji san with his eyes open?" I asked cautiously, I don't want her to get the wrong idea.

"Twice, once is when the tennis club is facing St. Rudolph tennis team. Their manager teaches a move to his brother that can have side effects, that time he is mad. Another time is when the tennis team is facing Rikkai Dai Tennis Team; I think their Junior Ace Kirihara had hit a ball not towards him but one of his friends that is watching him playing." She gave me some small details as well.

"So he could be angry not for himself but for his friends? Is that what you are saying?"

"Smarty." She answers in short, "You are not worrying about how sensei is going to get you in trouble, but worrying about you guys' friendship?"

I nodded as she says friendship not something else.

"Well, I gotta go to sensei's office." I left the class behind after I said that.