Author's Notes:

I won't be updating this in a while. I'm gonna focus on my other two stories that are really overdue XDDD and please ignore the inconsistent 'o' and 'ou' spelling. Blame it on MS Word... and my laziness to change the default language

Disclaimer: Kazuma-sensei, just PLEASE LET THEM BE TOGETHER IN THE END!

III: Spicing Things Up

It was a few days after the hammock ordeal that Misuzu caught her daughter and future son-in-law together in the kitchen. It was the first time since then that they were alone together, all because of her meddling husband. Touma had kindly offered to cook their dinner that night, letting the adults take a break—and Misuzu was pretty sure it was an excuse to escape her husband's constant glare. She had been with Tabikake before she went to check on the boy and ask if he needed any help. What she found instead was her daughter sitting on the counter top behind Touma, watching the boy as he cooked.

Touma was mixing something in a pot when Misuzu saw them, causing her to jump back and hide behind the arc of the door. She readied her camera just in case. Once he finished, Mikoto hummed delightedly, saying, "That smells good… I think I'm gonna miss your cooking once school starts."

He smiled a little, turning to Mikoto, "Yeah. You pretty much ate off me the whole summer, huh?"

She blushed a little, but replied with dignity, "Hey, I pay for the ingredients, don't I? Besides, it's not my fault you're so good at cooking. Just be thankful I'm not freeloading like a certain nun used to do."

He shook his head amusedly, turning towards the oven and looking at what's inside, "Alright, alright. This poor Kamijou-san is very honoured that Tokiwadai's Ace, Railgun-sama, find my cooking fitting of her taste," he told her jokingly and she puffed up her cheeks in response. He didn't see it though because he was removing the tray from the oven, and set it down on the counter beside the stove, "And there! Doesn't look too bad for a first try, right?" he said triumphantly, looking at the contents of the tray.

Misuzu couldn't really see what was in it but she heard her daughter state, "They're baked potato fries. Even I could make a good batch on my first try."

"Ah, but I added my own little something to it," he told her, setting a few pot holders beside her before putting the tray of fries on it, "Tell me, do they smell like regular baked fries?" he asked, wafting some of the rising steam towards her.

Misuzu assumed that she smelled it when her eyebrow rose, "You spiced it?"

He grinned, "Yep. I sometimes put other things on my fries when I get take-out. Thought maybe it'll work out on this too," he picked on stick of fry between his thumb and forefinger and offered it to her, "Wanna try it?"

She blushed when he tried to feed her, and on the sides, Misuzu rolled her eyes at her daughter's shyness, "Y-y-you don't have to f-feed me! I can feed my—"

Mikoto was stopped when Touma suddenly stuck the fry into her mouth as she spoke, grinning lightly, "It tastes better than the typical fries, right?"

She turned redder, taking the piece that was hanging out from her mouth as she chewed. She nodded shyly, prompting him to smile wider before going back to work.

Misuzu almost pouted at the lack of action. She didn't think they even kissed yet—like, a real lips-to-lips kiss not those grade school kisses on the cheek—and she was getting a little impatient. The two teens could be so adorable together but they were both so shy/dense that she was getting very impatient. They were alone in the kitchen for goodness's sake! Where's the cliché kitchen scene?

Her disappointed thought disappeared, though, when she saw Mikoto look at the remaining piece of potato fry she has yet to eat. Seemingly decided on something, she turned towards the boy, "Hey, Touma?"

"Hm?" he asked, turning around whilst Misuzu noticed her daughter putting one end of the fry between her lips, "What is-?!"

Misuzu had to fight a squeal when Mikoto suddenly pulled Touma by the collar and brought their mouths together. She immediately snapped a picture, the camera catching the boy's wide and surprised eyes, and her daughter's red cheeks. She almost whooped at getting her daughter's first kiss in camera, and silently prided in the fact that it was her shy and tsundere Mikoto-chan whom had made the first move. They finally kissed!

After a few seconds, which was too short in Misuzu's opinion, they parted. The fry in Mikoto's mouth gone.

Mikoto smiled at him, her face still a little flushed but looking very pleased with herself, "Mm-hm, definitely better."

Touma's face had gotten redder as he realized what just happened. Misuzu wanted to coo at the boy's bewildered yet dreamy expression. The blush wouldn't leave his face, even as he chewed twice before swallowing the food in his mouth. He stared at Mikoto for a moment as she grinned, still under stupor.

Then all of a sudden, he was taking another stick of potato into his mouth and pulling Mikoto by the back of her neck for another baked potato fry flavoured kiss.

Misuzu had a huge grin on her face, watching as the two teens began to embrace in their passion. She was tempted to just record the whole thing but limited herself with one more photo. She decided to leave the two be after one last glance, sensing the beginnings of a make out session—their first one at that because she noticed that this kiss was a lot longer than their former act, making her squeal inside giddily.

She kept her husband under supervision when she went back to their room, making sure that no one would interrupt the moment between the young couple.

That night at dinner, Misuzu greatly enjoyed the two teens' red faces when she complained about the small amount of baked potato fries they served.

Author's Notes:

Maybe Mikoto is a little too assertive that she's OOC... oh well. They kissed XD may not be that creative but once again, I REGRET NOTHING!

Just please don't throw your tomatoes at me if you didn't like it XDD

HAVE YOU SEEN THE RAWS OF THE RAILGUN MANGA 69? omg, it was so asdfghjkl

Yep, Touma save Mikoto (as expected) but the scene I saw was so cute that I really just made non-committal noises for five minutes hugging a pillow because of the FEELS. And because of that, I felt inspired to continue What Causes a Spark.Let me finish my final exam though. I need to get this done.

Chapter 1 is edited. Thanks to those who pointed out the mistakes again :DDD

Also, let me just say that this story isn't my priority so updates on this would be more sporadic compared to my other stories but I won't stop updating this. That, I swear. I don't even know if it's possible for this to have an ending. I mean really, how do you finish a love story between two people? Marriage is totally not the end so I don't know. This'll probably be incomplete till the day I stop writing XDD

Thanks for the reviews, favorites and follows! I may not seem like it but I do read your reviews X333 I just didn't know how to respond because I'm socially inept. I can only type such long author's notes because I pretend to be talking to myself XDD

~61wisampa