Syunpei was surprised by Yoru sudden gesture as he stepped into the practice room. He was shoving some pudding into the boy's face, telling him to have a taste before they started practicing. The brunette was reaching for one but Shun prevent it by pushing his hands away. Hajime exclaimed that Yoru was experimenting with a new recipe and that he should not let the boy became his guinea pig. Iku joined in, saying that he felt sick for a week when he tried one. All the other idols revealed Yoru's cook nightmare to Syunpei, telling him not to eat it. Yoru in the other hand however, felt very upset with his members doing.

Everyone would always tease him instead of supporting him in his hobbies. Only his group members accepted that fact, though they did because they wanted free meals. Ever since then, he always shared his cooking with them and made sure that the food was edible and tasty. He was grateful to meet them, even though they always made fun of it. He knew they were joking just now, teasing the boy into believing their words. He decided to play along. Syunpei saw the changes in Yoru's expression, he began to hesitate whether to take the pudding or not. In the end, after thinking thoroughly, the brunette decided to take a pudding and eat them in one bite. The idols were shocked, they participated on his reaction patiently. After a few chewing and gulping, the boy finally opened his mouth for critic.

"Huh, it tastes good." Though the reaction was weak, Yoru felt relieved by his words.

Yoru offered Syunpei to take more, which he did. The others told him that they were telling lies before, Yoru's cooking was always the best. Nothing could be compared to his cooking, not even a 5 star rated restaurant. The boy felt the need to scold them for lying to him, he actually believed their words. He proclaimed that he did not want to dishearten Yoru. He had work hard on his masterpiece. The boy's words surprised Yoru, making him speechless and stood still like a statue. The brunette made the others apologized to Yoru by nagging them. He was teased for acting like a mother and that he received the trait from Yoru. Syunpei began to nagged more, this scene before Yoru's eyes amused him. He never saw the specialty they were talking about the boy, and now he had finally seen it. After their fun times playing around, the idols began their practice as the brunette watched them from behind the room.

After the practice was over, Syunpei was dissmissed to leave. Everyone was sitting down across the room, resting their body and caught some breathe before leaving for the day. The boy was about to step out of the room but he wanted to have a talk with Yoru. He went to the said man and sat beside him to engage in a conversation.

"Can you teach me how to cook?" Yoru who was drinking choked and coughed, shocked by the boy's sudden inquire.

The brunette helped Yoru to settle down before explaining further.

"My sister always came home late, she always hang out with her friends and go to club practices. Sometimes while waiting for her, I feel like I could die of hunger. Beside, I cannot depend on her forever. So, can you teach me? Some basic stuff will do." Yoru gave himself some thought before giving an answer.

He wanted to help the boy, but having him went and forth to their apartment would gain suspicion. Even if he did come, the others would disturb their cooking session. He wanted to take him outside but, was there even a place that could have their kitchen rented? Yoru asked Syunpei if his kitchen was free during summer vacation, luckily it was. Apparently his sister was having a part time job during the summer. That made the brunette lone time at home extended. Yoru saw this as an opportunity to see Syunpei's resident and also got close to him, so they made a pact to have cooking lesson at the boy's house. Syunpei agreed and excused himself to go home, telling Yoru that he wanted to start tomorrow before leaving.

After Syunpei was out of sight, the others taunted him of his moment with the brunette. They even gave him a warning not to turn his sexuality around, that embarassed Yoru more than it should. Yoru had difficulty sleeping that night, thinking what would happen tomorrow when he arrived at Syunpei's house. He told himself that it was all going to be okay and that nothing bad could happen. The boy was pure hearted, and he needed to protect his purity. I hope you can control yourself tomorrow, me!

The lesson day came, Yoru had prepared the ingredients for the cooking lesson with Syunpei. The idol was nervous, he needed to behave since he was a guest. Though his eyes could not fix inside his head, he ended up looking around the house. It was moderate and neat, the atmosphere of a family-friendly air could be felt. Yoru noticed a family picture on the side table of the living room as he walked to the kitchen. Without Syunpei's knowledge, he walked to it and picked it up to have a closer look. He saw the picture containing Syunpei, his sister and his mother. He began to ponder, Where's his father?

The brunette who happened to notice Yoru away from their supposedly station of work, he walked towards him and admonished him. This shocked the man that he could have a heart attack, he was so deep in thoughts that he did not notice the boy was approaching. He turned and apologized while hiding the framed picture behind his back.

The boy noticed his strange behaviour and asked, "Did you find something interesting?"

Yoru shuddered by Syunpei's question, how could he possibly answered it without sounding suspicious? His act of hiding the picture was already out of the question. He felt nervous as if a judgement was occuring before him. He did not want to be a busybody, he just cared for the boy before him. Guess I have no choice but to be blunt.

The man thought before taking the picture out and handing it to the owner. The brunette took it, Yoru could see that a soft smile carved across his face. He felt warm just by looking, not realizing he put on one as well. The room was filled with tranquility and coziness, he felt right at home. Then, Syunpei broke the silence and said something to himself yet Yoru could hear every of his words.

"My mother have always been there for me. Either to play games or comfort me, she's the first person I'd go to. But, now..." The air turned gloomy and serene, the idol could feel that Syunpei reluctant to continue his story.

His sudden clap broke the tense air and caught the boy's attention. He took and put the picture away so the brunette could get his mind off of it, they needed to start their lesson before his sister got back. It would mean trouble if she saw an idol idling in her house, it would create an uproar. He forcefully pushed the boy to the kitchen, confusing him why the man did so. Without further delay, the idol started his cooking lesson with Syunpei.

The boy was impressed by Yoru's elegant cooking. It was to be expected since he was the so-called mother of the 'staffs', but he did not expect he could be on the same level of professional chefs. He amazed at how fast he chopped the vegetables, how neat his preparation of ingredients, how appetising his presentation of work, how slim his fingers were. Wait a minute...

The boy wondered, why did he need to focus on that? He was learning, he did not need to pay attention to that. He needed to focus on the steps and instructions. However, he ended up doing it again. He started to see Yoru differently. He saw how white as a radish his skin was, how his blue eyes matches the blueberries he bought for snack time, how his hair matches the colour of a cooked meat. Syunpei could not help but let out a giggle by himself. He strayed his attention into comparing the ingredients with features on the man's body. This started to become his personal joke, an inner entertainment to keep himself enlighten.

Yoru who noticed this inquired him of his strange behaviour. "What is it? You're having fun by yourself."

The brunette replied and told him the truth, that he was referencing his feature with the ingredients on the table. The boy had his laugh, but the idol turned slightly red. He was embarrassed by the fact that he was compared to organic substances, how low-leveled could that be? The Procellarum member was frustrated. He thought the boy could think highly of him, at least above average. Perhaps he was nothing but a joke to him. Envy started to clump inside his heart, he wanted to be adore just like the others. He wanted to be respected just like Arata, he wanted to be close just like Koi. He is a child after all. What did I expect? The idol urged the boy to finish his laugh and got back to learning.

Syunpei obeyed Yoru's word and fully concentrated on their lesson. The idol was surprised at how serious the brunette had become. He arranged the ingredients diligently, he kept his area clean, he cut the vegetables in chunk. Wait a minute... The man wondered at this sight and stopped the boy's action. He asked him if he had done some chopping before, which surprised him that he never did. He noticed that the brown eyed boy did not even peeled the potatoes' skin off. He mind was stirred at Syunpei's cluelessness of the situation. This is gonna be tougher than I thought.

Yoru spoke in his heart before beginning his lesson again. He showed the way to peel, the size to cut, the temperature to cook, the amount of oil needed, the mixing of all the prepared ingredients. He teached the boy step-by-step until he finally got it. He did not skip any of it without Syunpei able to grasp the knowledge he gave him. The idol felt accomplished he was able to teach the brunette. Although he was not able to tell him how dissatisfied his joke were before, he let it go after seeing how proud and happy he were at his first cooked cuisine. On the boy's side, he also felt refreshed after the lesson. He felt satisfied like finishing a quest in a game. He finally able to made an omelette rice by himself, though there were more recipes for him to learn.

He gave his gratitude to Yoru by thanking him, but the man seemed to lost in his own mind. Yoru was thinking how today was not turning out how he predicted it would be, and how he was to face the other members with such a dull storytelling. With a worrying facade, this made the brunette's hearts unsettling. His mind started to stir up. Was it his joke earlier? Was it too sensitive? I thought it would be more appealing?

He was at the end of his line, the voices of his head and heart gave out nothing but questions. Giving up, he took a spoonful of the rice he cooked, admonished Yoru until he opened his mouth and shoved it in. This made the idol confused yet curious of his action. He took the spoon away from Syunpei's hand and eat every bit of food on it. Once it cleaned in his mouth, he took it out and chewed them inside his mouth. He took a glance at the boy who anticipated his respond. He noticed how huge and shiny his brown eyes had become, it stood out among his bangs. So cute! The idol hid his flustered face of seeing such a sight, turning away to look out the window. Once he finished swallowing the food in his mouth, he commented on the brunette's cooking.

"It's good enough to be edible I guess." Syunpei upon hearing this threw a playful punch to the idol's arm, he could not believe he would joke timingly like that.

They exchanged laughter for a while, until Syunpei took a bite with the same spoon. The boy pleasured himself with his meal, but Yoru was shocked by his doing. It's an indirect kiss! His face started to become red like a ripen tomato, he tried to cover it so that the brunette would not question it. Unlucky for him, Syunpei noticed and inquired him of it. Without giving an answer, and heart racing nonstop of embarrassment, Yoru excused himself and left the house. The brunette tried to stop him but he failed, he was too late. He sat back in the kitchen, facing his omelette with a sigh.

He was a bit disappointed that he was not able to share the rice with Yoru, he was his mentor after all. And I didn't even get to apologize on my jokes earlier. He pondered as he put the spoon into his mouth with nothing on it. Somehow, he liked the sensation of having it inside even though it was never a habit of his. His train of thoughts kept on moving and as expected, dropped a crate untimely at his stop. Wait... This spoon has...An indirect kiss?! He pulled out the spoon and threw it into the sink nearby. Syunpei buried his face inside the sleeves of his arm, both folded on the table. He could feel the rush of blood rising to his face, he felt the temperature of his body rising. Now he knew why the man left without saying anything, Though I want to spend more time with him, and not with cooking. I'm the worst.

With this, the brunette continued to buried his embarrassed face until his sister reached home. He wondered if it would be awkward for them to face each other tomorrow, and they were. They tried to avoid eye contact as much as possible and interact only when needed. Even so, it did not last long until their next lesson and Syunpei was grateful for that. He was relieved they could overcome it fast. I hope you don't repeat it again, me!

Author's note: I'm sorry to say that this series will also be on hiatus for some time. I need to gather myself to writing again since I currently out of idea. I need to sort out the story again too. Anyhow, I hope all of you enjoy reading my story. I wish you all a happy day~ :D