"No! You're doing it all wrong!" Amu shouted frustratingly at the taller man before her. This guy whom Kazakiri Yamato had sent to help her with the cooking was getting on her last nerve. First off, Amu didn't like how cocky he was. What makes someone, like him, think that they can just stroll into this café and criticize every single little thing about it? Nobody in their right mind should be able to. Ever since that guy named Leo came in to "help", all he had ever done was complain about this, complain about that, this place needs more of this and that. Amu wanted to pull her hair out. Secondly, Leo thinks that his cooking skill was above and beyond anybody's, only because he hosts a cooking show and EVERYONE praises him for it. Deep down inside, Amu wanted to tell Leo that the only reason people praise him for his cooking skills is because it's a damn show. Leo had no rights to come into the café and tell her that the recipes that Sera came up with was too bland and too plain. No wonder why they rarely have any customers. Thirdly, the main reason why Amu is so annoyed with Leo is because she thinks he's really attractive. Leo fits right up in her alley of how a man should be. Amu knows that she isn't a great cook (duh, that's why Sera does all the cooking while Amu helps out with the customers' orders). She has been looking for a guy who is willing to cook for her but at the same time love her for who she is. Amu doesn't know if Leo would love her for who she is but he sure can cook and Amu must admit, Leo is a pretty damn good cook but to compare himself to Sera? No. Never. Never in Amu's book would anyone beat Sera at cooking.
"How am I doing this all wrong?" Leo asked.
"You're not following the instructions that Sera had written here you big dummy," Amu argued and pointed a finger at the recipe book in front of him. Leo rolled his eyes and closed the book on Amu's finger, "ow!" she yelped.
"I don't follow anyone's recipes," Leo boasted and turned back to his work. Amu puffed out her cheeks, placed her hands on her hips, and glared at him. Leo could feel Amu's glare burning holes into his skin but he didn't mind it. After all, ever since he stepped foot into this café (which yes he thought that it needed some extra decorations here and there, he actually really like the atmosphere overall) he couldn't get over how cute Amu was. Amu, the girl who couldn't stand his guts right now, had short hair that rest nicely under her jaw. She had big beautiful dole eyes that cheekbones that can make her look cute or pretty at the same time. Her lips reminded him of a cute little kitten and somehow he found that part of hers' the most attractive feature of her face. Sera wasn't too short nor was she too tall (and too tall meaning towering over Leo), she fit the perfect height for Leo. Leo didn't hate this place nor was he not following orders from the recipe book. On the contrary, he was actually following orders but because he loved to see Amu get all frustrated (because he finds it really cute) he's purposefully saying things to get her frustrated.
From outside of the kitchen, Leo heard the door to the café opened and closed and Amu shouting the name Sera. A few more words along the line of "this guy" "he's annoying" and "he thinks he knows it all" was what was being said through the Amu's lips. Leo then continued to hear footsteps and within seconds, another tall slim girl with long black hair stood in the entranceway of the kitchen.
"You must be Sera," Leo greeted her and made his way over to the two girls, "I'm Leo."
Sera examined Leo from head to toe first. The man currently standing in front of them was a tad bit taller than Yamanto. He had black hair that was styled nicely. Unlike Yamato (who was tall and lean) this guy named Leo was a bit bulkier in size. The feature that stood out the most for Sera was his lips. Somehow, to Sera, both Amu's and Leo's lips reminded her of a kitten and to Sera, that was odd.
Leo uncomfortably shifted in his place and Amu immediately took noticed. From behind Sera, Amu stuck out her tongue at Leo which caused him to chuckle.
"I heard from Yamato that you're a great cook," Sera finally broke the silence.
"Ah well…about that," Leo rubbed the back of his head with his hand, "I'm not quite sure what Yamato meant by saying that I'm a great cook but I do host a cooking channel and all, plus during each spring, I always host a cooking competition here in Tokyo," he explained.
Sera nodded her head and walked her way over to the drink that Leo had made. She took the cup and took a sip.
"He wouldn't listen to me when I told him that he needed to follow your recipe," Amu chimed in and ran up to Sera. She couldn't tolerate standing in front of Leo while he stared at her.
"I like this," Sera said, ignoring what Amu had just told her.
"Really?" Leo asked in surprised, "sorry that I didn't follow your recipe," he apologized.
Sera chuckled and placed the drink back down, "What do you say Leo?" she said, "Why don't you come by and help us once in a while? Of course I'll pay you and all for your effort."
"Sera!" Amu shouted, "you can't let this cocky guy come into here and do whatever he thinks it's right," she debated and pointed a finger at Leo.
"Sure, why not," Leo said, "after all, I wouldn't mind working with such two beautiful ladies," he walked up to Amu and slung an arm around her shoulders.
"Great. My schedule will become even busier these next few days because of school projects and my mom's wedding so I won't be able to help out a lot here," Sera explained.
"Wait, your mom is getting married? Why didn't you tell me this," Amu said.
"I didn't get the chance to," Sera explained, "Leo, thank you for your help today while I was out. Sorry for interrupting your busy schedule so…"
"It's fine," Leo interrupted, "if you don't mind, I would like to hang around this place until it closes today. You know, just to get the feel of the café and all," he suggested.
"Fine with me," Sera answered and walked away from the two.
Amu watched as her friend left her alone with the cocky new hire, "I can't believe you," she sneered at Leo, "you were able to convinced my hard headed most stubborn friend ever to allow you to work here with one drink," she rubbed her forehead and heaved out an annoyed sigh, "but you can't fool me Leo," Amu said and pointed a finger to herself, "you better not have any plans to try to date Sera."
Leo chuckled. He reached out and tilted Amu's chin up with his hand and leaned into her, "Oh, Sera isn't the one who caught my attention," he said softly, "it was you who caught my attention, right from when I walked in."
Amu's face turned a deep shade of red after hearing Leo's confession. She tried to pull away but Leo wouldn't let her go, "what are you doing?" she asked, struggling to get free.
"You think I'm cocky, you think I know it all, you think I'm just a big dummy, but Amu," Leo's eyes stared straight into Amu's and she felt like he was staring straight into her soul, "I'll prove to you that all your assumptions about me is dead wrong. I'll make you go crazy for me and at the same time, fall deeply in love with me. I'll have you wrapped around my finger so tightly that even if you want pull away, you can't," and so Leo smirked. He gave Amu the cockiest but handsomest smirk he could muster so that Amu would be melting inside.
"Let me go," she demanded.
Instead of following her orders, Leo dipped in and placed a kiss on Amu's lips. Oh how much he wanted to do that ever since he saw her. He wanted to taste those lips and feel the softness of them and now that he's gotten the chance to, DAMN are they addicting. Leo forcely ravished Amu's lips and pried them open so that he could get a better taste of her. Amu placed both hands on his shoulders and tried to push him away but he wouldn't let go. While Amu was so busy being caught up in Leo's stare, somehow Leo's arms already made their way around her small tiny waist and secured themselves there.
Amu screamed into the kiss and writhed like a fish needing water. Leo enjoyed it. He enjoyed every single little thing about Amu right now and to be honest, Leo felt like he will be the one to fall crazily in love with her. Just when Leo was about to deepen the kiss even more, Sera cleared her throat which caused him to pull away.
"I know that you two might have the hots for each other but I kind of need my cashier out here," Sera teased. Amu, with her face all red and her perfectly now all tousled, pulled away from Leo, straightened her outfit and walked passed Sera with her head down. Now it was only Sera and Leo alone in the kitchen, the younger one walked up to the older one and stuck a finger up to him, "Leo, I don't mind you hitting on my best friend but," she threatened, "if you dare to break her heart in any way, you can count on me to come get revenge."
Leo smiled and held up both of his hands, "you don't have to worry about that Sera," he reassured her, "if anything, kissing Amu while ago has gotten me to fall crazily in love with her. She's perfect you know."
Sera rolled her eyes and walked passed him, "I know she is but she's a bit of a dummy at times so you better be nice."
"Yes ma'am," Leo saluted Sera and got back to work.
"Cut!" Yamato shouted. From afar, Tusk pulled away from the main girl character. The styling crew ran up to him and began to re-apply his makeup and re-style his hair.
"What did you think of that scene?" Oda-san asked Yamato as the both of them sat together, "I think we could go for another shoot and maybe have the camera shoot at this angle so that we could get a better view of Tusk's expression when he meets her," he suggested.
Yamato rubbed his chin and knitted his brows together, "I see where you're coming from Oda-san," he stated, "we can but…," he glanced down at his watch and then stood up from his chair, "I'm sure the crew is quite hungry right now so why don't we have a break and get some lunch?" he suggested.
"Ah yes lunch, of course," Oda-san stood up from his chair as well and rubbed his empty stomach, "I was so engrossed with their acting that lunch had slipped my mind," he chuckled.
Yamato signaled for Saki-san to come to him, "Yes Yamato-san?" she asked.
"Let the crew know that we'll be going to lunch, have them drive to this location," he pulled out a piece of paper with an address on it, "I'll meet everyone there."
"Yes sir," Saki-san took the paper from Yamato and returned back to the crew.
"I'll meet you guys at the restaurant Oda-san," Yamato stated, "I'll be going first," he bowed to the older one before leaving the set.
Tusk watched as Misao drove towards the same direction of the café he had stopped by a few days earlier. He smiled as he felt the same sensation that he got when he met Sera. Tusk couldn't wait to go pay Sera surprise visit at her café. Plus, he thinks its fate that Yamato chose to go eat lunch at the restaurant across from the café. It just made everything a lot more convenient for Tusk. Maybe he can even introduced Sera to Yamato as well.
Misao parked the car by the curb and immediately Tusk hopped out of the car. He walked quickly to the café but stopped once he saw Yamato sitting in there having a conversation with Sera, "Oh…he got in before I did," he murmured and walked in anyways.
The door to the café opened and Sera glanced up, "Welcome to…oh hi there," she greeted Tusk with a huge smile. Tusk returned the smile with his version of a huge smile and walked up to the two.
"Yama-chan," Tusk called, "you remember the girl who I was talking about at the meeting?" he asked.
"Yeah," Yamato answered.
"Well," Tusk turned to look at Sera who gave him a confused look, "this is the girl who I was talking about."
Sera continued to stare confusingly at Tusk, Tusk's face showed nothing but proudness, while Yamato tried to hide his disappointed frown.
Author's Note: A shorter chapter this time. Let me know what you guys think. :) Toodles.
