A/N: I hope you guys had happy Thanksgiving. Once Thanksgiving week is over updates are gonna be coming out slower hopefully 1 ch. every 4-5 days or if I'm lucky 3 days. :D I hope you enjoy this chapter, don't forget to review!

Soma was on his way towards Nakiri Mansion to apologize to Erina for his outburst towards her during dinner the night before. When he saw two figures approaching him, as they got closer he recognized the long honey blonde hair which belonged to one of them and the short pink hair which belonged to the other.

"Oi Nakiri, Hisako" He shouted and waved towards them, only to discover them now walking the opposite direction away from him. He ran to catch up with them puzzled by why they were ignoring him.

"Nakiri wait up!"

"Nakiri-san doesn't want to be bothered right now Soma-kun, she's very busy" Hisako informed him.

"Well she can make time for me and what I have to say" Soma insisted as he caught up to them.

"Soma-kun please Nakiri-san doesn't want to see you right now. I suggest you stop pestering her and making her life more difficult than it is, considering it's my job to make it easier since I'm her secretary" Hisako with more authority in her voice now demanded. Soma surprised by this request took a step back but remembered why he was here in the first place and wouldn't leave until he apologized to Nakiri and she forgave him.

"Sorry Hisako but I assure you what I have to say is very important" Soma tried to reason with Hisako.

"I'm sorry Soma-kun but I can't allow you to-" before Hisako could finish Erina touched her shoulder and whispered to her.

"Give us ten minutes, you never know maybe he does have something logical and important to say."

"But-"

"Hisako for me" Erina smiled.

"Of course anything for you Erina-san, but don't take too long. I don't trust Soma-kun even after all these years" Hisako said eyeing Soma-kun who gave a lopsided smile in return.

"I wouldn't either" Erina chuckled. Hisako began walking away to give the two some privacy, she spotted Shiomi's Seminar and decided to visit Hayama for the time being. Soma who saw this would mention this to Hayama later. Does Hisako have anything to do with him getting over Shiomi-senpai?

"What you want Soma-kun? I don't have much time as you already heard from Hisako" Erina said impatiently while folding her arms.

"Well what I wanted to say since last night was-" but before he could finish.

"Save your breath, if you can't acknowledge what I said was reasonable and appropriate then this conversation is over" Erina quickly cut him off

"That's not what I was going to say..." Soma who looked irritated by Erina's quick accusation.

"Then what is it? Were you going to tell me that only your opinion is valid?"

"No, if you would just let me finish what I'm trying to say"

"Finish what? The argument about who's judgement was correct about Tadoroko's dish, or maybe-" Before Erina could finish her statement, Soma covered her mouth with his hand.

"I was trying to apologize for my rude behavior that night" Soma sighed. Erina's eyes widened from hearing this and she blushed. Due to Soma's hand covering her face, she hoped he couldn't see it.

"Oh, you baka! Why didn't you just open with that" Erina said. But since her mouth was covered it came out, "Chewbacca, Shoe jopin dat." Soma who realized he left his hand over her mouth for too long, quickly removed it and let her speak.

"As I was trying to say, you should've started with the apology I don't have a lot of time."

"If you would've let me finish what I was saying then it wouldn't have taken so long" Soma mumbled to himself.

"Listen Nakiri, what I did was last night was more immature than usual from me and I didn't mean to yell at you" Soma looked down at his feet and stuck in hands into his pocket hoping she would forgive him.

"Hmph. Well I guess I can find it in my heart to forgive you. On one condition though, you have to show me how much you want my forgiveness. Meet me in the Polar Star Dorm kitchen tonight after dinner and cook for me" Erina replied, in a tone which told him that he would've have to bring his A-game if he wanted her to forgive him.

"Deal. Prepared to be rocked to your cooking core!" Soma who was now fired up ran off to gather ingredients, the dish he was going to prepare already in his mind.


After dinner was over, Erina patiently waited for Soma to arrive. She wouldn't tell a living soul, but the true purpose of this challenge was to see how much he wanted to cook for her. She was going to forgive him no matter what, and heck the dish might've even impress her, but she would never tell him that. As she finished her thoughts, a certain red-hair chef had entered the kitchen and began preparing his ingredients.

"Don't make me wait too long Soma-kun" Erina said as she flipped her hair.

"Don't worry. This dish will surely make you say delicious!" Soma announced with a look of determination in his eyes. He wouldn't tell a living soul this but he had never felt this type of determination and passion to cook to his best for anyone besides Erina. As he tied the white Yukihira headband across his forehead, he looked back to the first year. Even beyond that, he looked back to the entrance exam where he first met the esteemed, Nakiri Erina. He had decided to make the dish which would earn him the right to enroll in Totsuki as the dish which would also be the one to earn her forgiveness.

"What are you making?" Erina curiously asked, unable to decipher what the chef was making at the moment. Soma chuckled, even after all these years she still couldn't tell what type of dish he was making, specifically this one.

"You'll see" Soma answered. He had been redefining the Yukihira Special Menu during his time at Totsuki and what he believed was "extraordinary" about his rice seasoning during the entrance exams was now truly just ordinary to him. This time though, he would add another form, a hidden third-layer which he believed was proof of his growth from then till now.

"Thank you for waiting!" Soma removed the lid off the plate and presented his New-Transforming-Seasoning-Yukihira Special Menu to Erina.

"Interesting you chose to go with the dish you made for me during your entrance exam, I also hope you remember that I denied you that time" Erina smirked.

"I'm pretty sure that's because you're too prideful to admit you were impressed by it, considering all the insults you threw my way before tasting it" Soma thought to himself.

"This time things will be different, this is a whole new dish." Soma proudly stated.

"I'll be the judge of that"

Soma teasingly took his time to lift the bowl of seasoning to heighten Erina's expectations.

"Hurry up Soma-kun!" Erina said almost pleadingly, she couldn't deny her mouth watering and his teasing was making it worst.

Soma flipped the bowl, letting the seasoning fall unto the rice dramatically. From a glance it looked the exact same as last time, but the secret lied within the squares.

"The seasoning cubes are coating the egg, there's nothing new about this dish" Erina frowned.

"Just watch carefully" Soma insisted pointing at the squares. Erina gasped after she understood what he meant. Inside the cubes were balls, balls which contained deeper and richer flavors and seasonings. The aspic cube was just a shell for which protected the ball during its journey down towards the rice and kept the flavor contained.

Erina, now intrigued by this new addition to the dish, decided to take a bite. She was instantly overwhelmed by the mellow aroma of chicken, this time with a stronger depth to it. Proof that it had been simmered and cooked to perfection. The ball of flavor was almost like Boba, popping when it came into contact with her mouth releasing it's flavors, sorta like a flavor grenade. Erina who had originally felt as if the dish had been caressing and harassing her with a million of angel feathers and little Soma angels, now perceived it as one which protects and comforts her. This time the little Soma angels no longer bothered her but embraced her, with open arms. Erina almost fell deeper into the dish before a voice pulled her back to reality.

"So? How was my dish? Excellent? Amazing? Delicious?" Soma began interrogating a still-recovering Erina after she finished his dish without realizing it.

"It was alright, maybe even adequate enough to earn my forgiveness. But you have a long way to go until I say it's delicious" Erina told him.

"Mhmmm, very well. Just you wait till next time, and the next time, and the next time! I won't stop until you say my cooking is delicious!" Soma boldly proclaimed.

"Baka!" Erina taken back by his declaration, blushed.

As they headed their separate ways. Soma watched Erina walk towards Hisako. Who was waiting for her besides the car which would take both of them back to Nakiri Mansion.

"Hey Nakiri, you better be ready for the Elite Ten Elections! I'm gonna win it all and be the First Seat" Soma shouted

"As if, like I told you during the first year ceremony. Everyone in this generation will be fighting for second place" Erina replied back

"We'll see about that, I might just surprise you and teach you something new." But Erina had already entered the car.

On their way back to Nakiri Mansion, Erina looked outside the car window and thought.

"You've already have shown me that is there is so much more to cooking than I could've ever imagined Soma-kun."