Yay! Next chapter , half of it is kind of unnecessary. Meh, you'll see what I'm talking about after you read this.

WARNING- There's some dark themes in this chapter. I'm not gonna change the rating to 'M' because its not detailed. Its extremely light, so do't worry about anything.

On with the chapter!

Chapter 6

A Friend in Need

Murasaki

I walked down the patterned carpet, booming with energy. I was currently at the mall, searching for something to get Shino. He had to feel better somehow. I just wanted to help my best friend.

Now, what would Shino like? I asked myself in thoughts. The stores around me were filled with jewelry, and other crappy things Shino wouldn't like. I continued to walk around, seeing if any stores caught my eye. A red and beige colored store caught my eyes.

I walked inside. "This is a cooking store. I didn't know they had these kinds of stores here." I said to myself aloud. A tall young lady approached me, a sweet smile on her face. She had bark blue hair, tied with a pink ponytail. She also had a blue shirt, and white pants, with a pink apron to top it all. "Do you need any help?" She asked me. I nodded.

"I need something that my best friend would want. He just found out something about his family, and is kind of lost. I just want to help him out. Do you have any ideas?" I asked. She put a finger on her chin, before she snapped. "Ah, I got it. Have you considered making him a bento*?" She asked.

My eyes widened. "No, I haven't! Thank you so much, miss! But, I have no idea what to make him." I said, a hint of sadness in my voice. She smiled, "You two must be really close, huh?" I nodded, "Yeah. He always helped me whenever I was in trouble, so its my turn to help him." I said with a small smile.

She looked at me, an even bigger smile on her face, "You know, I have the perfect thing for you to cook him." I tilted my head curiously, "Really? What is it?"

"You could make him something sweet, and pure. How about cookies?" She asked. I lifted my head up, forming a big smile, sparkles forming around me. "Yeah, that a great idea! But the only thing is, is that I don't have the recipe."

She took out some paper, and a small pencil. "I have the perfect recipe with me." She wrote down something, and handed it to me. "This is for you. Its alright. You don't have to pay for anything. If it helps a friend, then its fine."

"But-" I tried to protest. "No, its okay. I'm the manager here. Everything you need is on that list. I hope you do your best!" She encouraged. I smiled gratefully. "Thank you so much. You don't know how much this really helps me."

She smiled. "No problem." She then walked away, and approached a different customer.

I looked at the list she gave me. It read:

Unsalted Butter- 60g
Sugar- 50g
Wheat Flour- 90g
Egg Yolk- 1
Bread Flour- Proper Quantity- As much as you want
Chocolate Pen- Proper Quantity- As much as you want
Cutting Shapes- Any kind

Good Luck! I have written step by step how you're gonna make it!

As she had said on the list, she had written step by step on how to make her special cookies.

"Thank you so much." I whispered, and hugged the paper. I ran around the store, getting the stuff that I needed for the cookies. After I had gotten everything, I left the store.

I ran all the way home. I passed by Shino's house. After all, he was only 2 houses away. I opened the door, and looked down. There were no shoes. "It seems like they aren't home yet..." I looked at the time.

"They're gonna be home in about 2 hours... That's 10. Okay, I could do this!" I said to myself. I walked to the kitchen. It reeked of booze, due to my father's drinking. I shook my head to get rid of the stench, and put everything down.

"Okay, this list says for me to whisk the butter until its creamy..." I took the butter out from the bag, and set it in the bowl. I bought a whisk there at the store just in case. "Hmm, it looks good now." I said, finishing up the butter.

"What do I do next...? It says to keep whisking, and add sugar slowly at a time until it turns pale white, and fluffy. Okay, that doesn't seem to hard." I continued to whisk, and added the sugar slowly. It soon turned to the said outcome. "Alright, this should be good enough."

I read the next step, saying to pour the egg yolk while whisking. I opened the box of eggs I had bought, and slowly separated the whites, and yolk. Grabbing the whisk, I slowly stirred, and added the egg slowly.

"It then says to add the two different kinds of flour. The bread, and wheat flour. Okay, so I just put them in here..." I slowly put the two different flours in the bowl, and stirred. It soon formed a dough-shape. "Then I put this in the fridge for an hour?" I looked at the time again. Only 15 minutes had passed.

"I should have enough time." I said. I put the dough into the fridge. "And now I have to wait."

An hour passed, and I took the dough out. "Finally done! Now I have to roll it on a cutting board to 3mm thick. Okay, I better hurry, and get this started. I'm at a limited time here." I started rolling out the dough. I stopped after a while. "This looks correct. Now to cut them into any shapes I want with the cookie shapers!"

"I'll go with the hearts! It makes sense. His heart is damaged." I said, taking out the heart shaped item. I cut the dough, and put it on a cookie sheet. "And bake for 8 minutes in 180 degrees Celsius." I put them in, and sat down, waiting for the oven to beep.

DING.

"Oh, its done!" I took them out of the oven, and looked at them. Haha, they look delicious. Then I could write a message, and decorate, the cookies with the chocolate pen." I took out the chocolate pen, and wrote:

FEEL BETTER, SHINO. :)

I smiled at the message, and cleaned up the mess. "Time to give this to Shino!"

"Hey, what are you doing?!" A gruff voice shouted. My eyes widened, recognizing the voice. I turned around, and saw a man. A man with dark purple hair, his eyes narrowed. He was a little over the obese side. "F-Father, you're h-home early..."

"And is that a problem?!" He boomed. He reeked of booze. "N-no, father..." I whispered quietly.

Help me, Shino!

"Hey, what are these?!" He took the cookies. "What is this piece of shit of doing in my fucking kitchen?!" He cursed loudly. I shrunk down, "They're c-c-cookies..."

"I don't want this crap in my kitchen!" He threw them on the ground, and stomped all over them. "HAHAHAH!"

"N-no, those are for S-Shino... S-Stop..." I whispered. He looked at me, and glared. "Your damned friend? I hate him! Now, come here." He smirked. I didn't move from my spot, shivering in fear. "COME HERE!"

"Yes!" I moved to my father, and he groped my breasts. "Ohh, this is interesting." He whispered huskily. "S-stop! SHINO!"

Shino

I lifted my head up immediately. "Murasaki." I muttered. My mother ran out of the room, her eyes full of worry. "Shino, that's Murasaki!" I widened my eyes, and ran to the door. My mother ran with me out the door. "Where does she live?"

I turned to the house and stopped. "She's in here! Hurry, mother!" Mother busted down the door, revealing Murasaki and her father.

Usui

I stopped from my walk when I heard a sharp shriek. I looked around. "Who's that?! She sounds in trouble." Again, I heard the same shout. I thought for a moment, and ran to the house covered in dead plants. The driveway was cracked, and had dirt scattered all over it. "I think it came from here."

"SHINO!" I heard the scream again.

"It sounds like one of my students." I muttered. Suddenly, an image of a girl with long lavender hair, and pink eyes flashed in my head. It really was one of my students. "Murasaki!" The door was wide open, so I just barged in, and saw something I couldn't believe.

3rd Person

Shino and Misaki ran inside the house, and saw a half naked Murasaki. Her shirt was partially ripped, and her black skirt was covered in saliva. He assumed it was her father's. "Murasaki!" Shino shouted, and ran to her. "Are you alright?" Her father glared at the intruders. "It seems like we have some visitors."

Misaki ran in, and round house kicked the man, sending him across the room. Shino supported the limp Murasaki, and held her in his arms. He listened to her chest, and heard a heartbeat. "Okay, she's okay." He said, relieved. Misaki smiled at his son.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard. "Who's there?!" Misaki shouted. Her eyes widened. A blonde man stood in front of the doorway.

"Usui!"

And now they meet! This is getting exciting. Though, I did find their meeting a bit rushed. I hope you guys don't mind that.

Yeah, the unnecessary part was the cooking. I wanted to show that Murasaki really cared about Shino. Ahh, friendship is magic. MLP Fans, anyone? xD

I actually got the recipe from a Manga called 'Hatuskoi Lunch Box' chapter 10. Just wanted to mention that.

Next Chapter!- Together

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