Introducing Me

Hello there! :) I'm really sorry for the very late delay, another long time coming for this chapter. By the way, I forgot to explain one scene that I used to my previous chapter was a Twilight movie inspired, technically the scene is very similar, wherein Miaka got cornered by gangsters and then Nakago will come to the rescue because he sensed her chii but in the movie Edward read the evil thoughts of Bella's gangsters :P I just like that scene from Twilight, very romantic, instead of a man riding on a white horse, comes a man riding inside a worth – dying sports car. :)

Don't use your chii to much. You'll get exhausted. –Nathan

I dropped my bag on my bed and slumped on the chair of my bed room. I close my eyes for a moment, and exhaled. This would be a long night , I thought to myself. Well I do not know if I'd feel devastated for what had happened earlier at the streets. What could have happened if he, Nakago didn't found me? Probably I was found almost lifeless now at the streets of Tokyo, unable to speak because of trauma or worst. I shrugged at the thought, that won't happen, unless I'll be careless.

I just finished shower when i grabbed my phone, and I realized that Nakago sent me a message right after he sent me home. I hit reply to compose a message; I forgot to thank him for taking me home. I clicked send button. I waited, but it has been five or ten minutes ago I still haven't got any reply. I pushed myself to my bed not anticipating anymore for his reply, who am I to expect anyway?

I'm almost at the edge of slumber when I heard a beep. I jerked out of sleep when I saw his name displayed on the screen of my phone. Nathan. 'You already thanked me earlier. Don't get too much idea Miko. Go back to sleep.' When I saw his message, I felt like all of my drained energy disappeared. Weirdest night ever. I thought. But as much as I would like to send a reply but my fingers are too numb to text, finally my eyes give way. My vision blackened, I fell asleep.

Miaka… Miaka…

Someone's calling my name, I can't recognize the voice but I'm sure it is calling me. I wait for a few moments but no one spoke. I concentrate and gathered all my senses open hoping to hear that voice who's been calling me.

Miaka… Miaka… Miaka… Miaka… that voice. I know that voice.

"Miaka!"

My eyes open wide and I felt the thunderous pang of headache burst in as I hear my bother roar. I sighed. My dream was interrupted, thanks to my dearest brother. I could have discovered who's voice it is. . A thought came in to me, must it be just my imagination? Could it just be Keisuke? I clutched my head and get up off bed. I tied my hair in a lazy pony tail and head to the kitchen where I know the voice of my brother has been shouting while cooking breakfast.

"MIAKA!"

"Aww. Keisuke tone it down. You can wake the whole neighbourhood."

"What time did you get in last night? And who were you with? Yui's been calling me twice since last night and I was dead worried about you!" Keisuke said in one breathing and exhaled loudly. I raised my eyebrows and sit on the dining chair. "I'm waiting Miaka…"

"Look, oni-chan. I'm sorry, I didn't get home right away because.." I paused, thinking of a creative reason not to tell the incident last night. I'm 100% sure, he'll get paranoid if he'll know I was almost gang up. ".. the bus reached the terminal late because the bus' engine broke down." I lied and tried not to fidget and sound normal. I can see my brother is looking at me intently.

Keisuke arranged the food on the table. "Hmm. I see. But you should have called me so that I could pick you up. You made me worried to death."

"I'm sorry."

"That's alright. Just don't do it again, ne?" I nodded. "You better eat your food now, you don't want to be late on your school's activity right?"

Activity. Oh right! That made me snap. I hurriedly finish my meal and ran to the shower and put in my chef uniform.

Keisuke will be using again my car, so again, I'll be taking the train. Well, the city isn't that far from my house. This is what I hate the most when I take the train, people are always staring at me, to my chef uniform specifically. Le Cordon Bleu Tokyo, Japan's top culinary school, and they really have a good academe system it's just that their tuition is very high, mostly elite students are studying here. Thanked Suzaku that I love cooking and food that's why I got a scholarship.

"Hey Miaka, over here!" Misaki, our class president called waving her right hand to me. "You're almost late, thank goodness you made it on time."

"Gomene, Misa- chan." I bowed. "Come on, where we're going this time?"

"The professors said we're going to teach some pre-school children some pastry." She said sighing. "I heard the pre-school is kinda exclusive, mostly sons and daughters of executives. I just hope where not going to teach little devils." She smiled sheepishly.

"They're just kids. I'm sure we can do this." I smiled at Misaki. We headed to the school bus. I seated to the usual single chair that I always sit on. The ride took about forty five minutes, I think I slept on the bus half way our trip.

ATHENA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.

As I looked at the school ground, it was very huge for a pre-school. There were children roaming around and playing on the play ground, and looking at them looks like they've came from a very well off family. Our Pastry Chef went to the Director's office as per rumors, the School Director will be supervising our activity with the children today. I wonder who the Pre-School Director might be, oh well I'm imagining things again. We headed to the kitchen and my jaw dropped as we enter the vast place, this is more of a restaurant than a school for children, every corners of the kitchen looks expensive and elaborately designed for cooking.

Each of us was assigned to teach one pre-schooler. Only one class is scheduled for the baking activity and that contains twenty-four children but we were twenty – five, I tried to looks for a pre-schooler as for my partner but all of them find their own. I sighed, I guess, I'll be baking on my own but it's alright I think, at least I can do some experiment and I'm a bit hungry anyway.

I started to gather all my ingredients for our today's recipe, which is 'cheesecakes', it's up to these kids what kind of cheesecakes they would like to do. I pick the most common flavour, which is Blueberry, and this is best seller in the coffee shop that I worked on as part time. I started to crush the graham crackers to create crumbs and mixed it with the dry ingredients. I was busy blending all the dry ingredients when I noticed that someone is starring behind me. I turned around but found nothing so I shrugged the thought, I continue to what I am doing until I noticed that the children gathered around the door and I heard them greeting someone 'Director'. 'Oh it must be the school director that starts the supervision' I thought but I get curious when I noticed that my classmates has been creating giggling noises and when I turned around and see, I was in deep shocked to see who the DIRECTOR was. 'Oh no.'

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"Busy so much Suzaku no Miko." I was startled when someone spoke right behind me, I almost cracked the mixing bowl that I am holding that time.

"Whaat?.." I felt like my tongue retreated.

"I never expected to see you here in my school." He said with a smirk. "I never thought that you do such things.." He said pointing over to the mix that I am doing. I pouted my lips. And he dropped a smirk.

"I never thought that you have a pre-school. .Go." Emphasizing every syllables on his seishi name. I tried to ignore him though he didn't say a word after his sarcastic comment but it annoyed me to death because he keeps on staring at me. "Stop staring, I know you're making fun of me." I rolled my eyes. I think I heard him dropped a very thin chuckle.

"I told you, seeing you annoyed is my personal amusement." He said behind my ears and I felt my face went beet red.

"Shut up you bak…!" Everyone looked at me as I almost bad mouth the pre-school director. I wanted to evaporate from that very moment. I think I heard my classmates murmur.

"Any problem going on here sir?" said our Pasty Chef and i gulped hard. Oh no, what to do now.

"None at all, i'm just very amused with your student here." Nakago said dryly looking at me. "Just continue what you're doing it looks like very interesting."

"By any chance sir, would you like to join and try our pastry session for today?"

"I am really planning to." said Nakago that's starting to get his own apron. "Should i get a partner?"

"Hai. I can assist you sir-" chef's words were cut.

"I'll just get your little student here." Nakago said, his eyes still on me. And I gave him a oh-no-you-can't glare but he seemed not to get affected by it.

"Ohh.. Ahhh.. Well, Director.. Yes. Actually Ms. Yuuki is one of our good students. Sure you can go ahead." I was surprise to hear those words from our head chef. "Yuuki-san, you're in-charge with Mr. Gi for today ok?" I was about to protest but chef left us alone immediately. I inahled deep to keep my focus and get back to my cheesecake recipe. Nakago just stood there and do nothing, i thought he'd really help me today but he just stood there and keep on staring on every move that i am doing which really annoyed me a lot.

After an hour and a half, finally everyone's cheesecakes are done. The aroma of the food is very good and tasteful. Everyone got a chance to taste all of the cheesecakes and the kids were very happy as they take every bite and tastes of different kinds of it. Nakago also got the chance to do the same but he only taste the one that i baked and i think i saw a thin curve on his mouth. A vein throbbed in my head. I really hate this guy, he really never fails to annoy the hell out of me. Epic.

"Not bad." He said in an annoying tone. "I just hope I won't get indigestion by eating your cheesecake."

"Hey, if you're to have indigestion that serves you right. I all done all of the cooking and you're just doing the tasting, where in-fact you are to help me baking and taste it tog-." Before I could finish, his hand is already holding a teaspoon full of blueberry cheesecake and feed it inside my mouth.

I chew and savour the food that I baked. "Taste?" he said looking at me. I stared at him blankly.

"Delicious." I said unconsciously. He showed – off his crooked smile I was taken aback and looked away, my classmates starts to make another giggling sounds and I think I heard the head chef cleared his throat to get everyone's attention for the lesson recap.

The activity ended early and we all bid farewell to the kids. I was about to ride the bus when the head chef called me and is heading to my direction. I gulped. I'm wondering if he's going to talk about the almost – scene with Nakago. By just looking at the head chef's facial expression is not a good sign. Dear gods.

"Miss Yuuki, " he started. Sweat beads is starting to fill my on my forehead. I looked down and preparing myself to get scolded. "Kudos for today." I lift my head up upon hearing the commendation. Did he just said Kudos? I looked at him puzzled. "Mr. Nathan Gi liked your cheesecake, he is requesting if you can stay behind and make another one." My jaw dropped open. "I already agreed and you'll be staying behind. Don't make us disappointed, ne?" Before I could say a word, the head chef already rode off the bus and left me speechless.

I watched the bus left and I'm not sure if any of my classmates noticed that I'm not inside. Wow, this is great. I told myself. I turned around and see Nakago smirking. I hurriedly headed to his direction giving him my how – dare – you stare.

"Can you please tell me what did you asked our head chef to have me stayed here?" I said in an almost loud voice that I could control.

"I did not." He said looking in my eyes.

"Oh yeah? Really now." I cursed under my breath.

"Don't get ideas, he was the one who volunteered you to stay behind." He is still flashing his smirk which annoys me more.

"And who would believe you? You're the only one who knows who I am."

"I'm telling you don't get ideas. If I were to pick, I would have chosen 38 – 25 – 34 classmate of yours."

"You..!" a vein throbbed on my forehead. "HENTAI!"

He left a chuckle. Oh dear. He's really enjoying this annoying game so much. He started walking again towards the kitchen and I followed him then he starts to gather all the cheesecakes ingredients. Seeing him collecting all the needed ingredients reminds me of the kids that we're teaching earlier. Seeing him in this childlike state is very unusual of him. The man that I am seeing in front of me right now is very far from man that my friends and I used to know back then.

"Don't just stand there. I asked your head chef for someone to help me bake, not someone to just stare at me." He said dryly and still focused in mixing the dry goods.

I pout my lips and walk towards him. "You seemed to know all the ingredients, procedures and all, I don't think you still need my help." I told him as – a – matter – of – factly but he looks to be absent-mindedly not minding me at all.

I waited for his response but seemed like I won't be getting any from this man. My patience is growing thin so I lurched away from where I stand but before I completely turn my back he suddenly grabbed my wrist and twirl me round back and catch me inside his arms and an eye contact was made between us. The act made me blush hard but I looked away immediately or else another puckering smooch will happen might again.

"I need a taster. Stay more a little while." He commanded. His words seemed to have powers over me, which is kinda weird. I rolled my eyes.

I inhaled deep and break the ice, "I didn't know you run a pre – school." I sounded more sarcastic. "You don't seemed to like taking care of kids."

"I didn't know you do culinary, I thought you're just a gluttonous miko." He hit back.

"What?" I shrug the annoyance in me. "Since I like to eat, of course I know how to feed myself. And if it weren't for my culinary skills, I wouldn't my scholarship."

"I never thought in this lifetime, I will like kids." He stopped for a moment, then continue placing the ingredients in the pan. I give him a curious look, and he raised an eyebrow. "At first I only run this school because this is one of my family's ways of connection to investors."

"You already owned the top 3 corporations in the country, why own a pre – school?"

"This is not just a pre – school." He looked at me. " In this pre – school, we cater the heirs and heiress of the future. That is why we are number one."

"Show off." I murmured. "Until now, you are still dominating."

"I'm a high – profiled man. I'm Japan's youngest influential and powerful man."

I rolled my eyes. "I already know that, you told me that once and then you kis—" I bit my lower lip.

"Kiss." He chuckled. He finished the sentence for me by saying the last word that I don't want to utter.

"Hey, are you done now?" I raised my voice trying to sound irritated trying to change the topic. "Don't over do the cheesecake or it will spoil."

"Almost done." He drops a smirk and look at me every now and then as if it conveys a meaning behind.

Really annoying. Then the oven dings. "Finally, its done." I pulled over him to my annoyance and opened the oven and removed the pan inside. His eyes followed my every move in the kitchen as I transfer the cheesecake to a new open pan. He pushed me gently aside and cut the cake and place it on a small plate. It was perfectly baked, as if this guy has been doing baking blueberry cheesecake for a long time.

He pull a salad fork in one of the drawers and pull a slice. And the same action from what he did earlier in the school activity, without further ado, he once again feed the cheesecake inside my mouth. I gave him a long face as I taste the food but it was replaced with a smile as the blueberry enveloped my tongue. And he also tasted it and what surprised me the most was he used the same fork that he fed me. "And we just had an indirect kiss."

(A/N: Not much for this chapter but I hope this made your day, I promise to try to update as soon as I can.)