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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA(FOOD WARS)

Erina's POV

I ran back into my large house and saw Alice with a large, but usual, grin plastered across her face.

"What happened out there?" She slyly asked, her aide, Ryo, behind her as per usual. In all honesty, I don't think I've actually ever seen them apart. And why in the world were they up at this time anyway? She's usually asleep by now.

"Absolutely nothing my dear cousin." I replied, a small blush creeping up on my face 'I think I've fallen in love with you Nakiri' Why did I have to remember that all of a sudden?

"Are you sure~?" She asked, pulling out her phone and happening to open a photo of what had just occurred before I ran off.

And you'll never guess what I just did... I ran again. And locked myself in my room, my heart rate increasing.

Yes, I know I've liked Yukihira for quite a while since he had saved me from my father and saved me at BLUE but hearing the fact that he likes me was far too bizarre for my liking.

All of a sudden, a small ping was heard from my phone.

Idiot(1 message)

I reluctantly opened the message and the contents of it were only one word, but I could interpret said word in so many different ways.

(11:57) Idiot: hey -read-

It was completely lowercase in which we could infer that he's potentially unhappy, but then again we could also say that he just doesn't use capitals when texting or doesn't have autocorrect enabled. It could also be a cheerful 'Hey!' but then again it could also be an angry 'Hey!'. Because it's a stupid text, I can't decipher any of it. So what do I respond with? Do I respond with the same thing, or I could just not respond? But I can't just not respond because it already says read and then he might think I'm ignoring him if it's a happy 'Hey'. This is all so frustrating!

(00:07) Me: hey -read-

That was a good response, right? He also read it the moment I sent it, does that mean he was on our chat waiting for me to respond?

(00:07) Idiot: are u feeling alright? -read-

No. Absolutely not. I kissed you and ran away right after you confessed your feelings to me.

(00:10) Me: I'm great! I'm about to go to bed. -read-

(00:10) Idiot: I guess ill leave u to it then -read-

Wait no. I didn't mean it like that. Of course, I wanted to talk to him more, in fact, I wouldn't mind if he kept me up all night. Wait! No, not like that, not all night as in all night. I meant like messaging obviously! Am I becoming delirious? Why am I speaking to myself?

(00:10) Idiot: gn nakiri, sleep well -read-

I left that on read because I didn't know what to write and because of my idiocy, three hours passed and I was still stuck, looking at the message.

I hesitantly brought my fingers to the phone and started typing.

(03:12) Me: you awake?

I rolled around in my bed, unable to stay still but it's not like I'd fall off, I did have quite a large bed.

(03:13) -read-

He read it, but he's not replying as fast as he usually replies. Should I just put my phone down and sleep? That's not a good idea because I initiated the conversation.

(03:15) Idiot: yeah I'm awake. why are YOU awake Nakiri? You have a bunch of stuff to do tmr

I was slightly annoyed by the message but nonetheless, I responded.

(03:15) Me: Yes, I'm busy doing all the paperwork that SOMEBODY doesn't seem to do.

Instead of replying to the message, my phone started buzzing and he was calling. What am I supposed to do? Pick it up?

I picked up.

"Yo Nakiri."

"..."

"Hello, Yukihira."

Silence shrouded the call as the both of us didn't know what to say. He called, so surely he should speak.

"About earlier/What happened today..." We started at the same time. That is so, unbelievably embarrassing. I'd rather admit his cooking is delicious than take part in this call.

"You can start!" I quickly said, before he even had a chance to.

"So, about earlier, I want to apologize…" He said. Did he regret confessing to me? Was it all on just a whim? Or perhaps he didn't actually like me and it was just a dare or prank.

"Oh…" I let a disappointed 'oh' slip out of my mouth, before proceeding to clasp my hand over it.

"I don't regret doing what I did at all if that's what you're thinking Nakiri-!" He quickly said and then a small wave of relief washed over me.

"Erina," I muttered, cutting him off from speaking.

"Huh?"

"Erina. Call me Erina, S-Soma…" I already felt my cheeks getting hot. What would cross my damn mind to get me to say that? Maybe I'm sleek deprived or overworked but the Nakiri I was, I would have never, ever said that.

Once again, silence covered the call and I could hear him, and just him, breathing. It almost felt like we were sitting in this room together.

"Na-." He coughed, clearing his throat, "E-Erina, you wanna go on a date with me?"

Huh.

What.

Huh?!

I suddenly dropped my phone and then scrambled to pick it up, "As in a friend get-together or a date date?" I tried to clarify.

"A date date Erina." The way my name rolls off of his tongue... my mind flashes back to the kiss that happened three hours ago.

"Well." I flipped my hair to give me some type of confidence to reply to this proposal, "I will accept you, a plebeian second-rate chef proposal on taking out me, the girl who's at the top of the culinary world, on a date."

"Would a second-rate chef come second at BLUE?" He asked, chucking behind the phone.

"Correct," I said.

"Ouch, what would Hishoko be then? Of course, if the runner-up for BLUE was nothing but a second-rate chef?"

"It's Hisako!" I corrected, "And she's different, far better than you."

"Well Erina," He laughed, "I'll send you the details for our date make sure you have a clear schedule that day! And I'll talk to you later, you need some sleep to live as a Totsuki Academy Director."

"Good night Soma." I replied, biting my lip as my heart rate increased at the word 'date'.

I felt like I could feel him smile through the phone, "Goodnight, Erina."

END OF CHAPTER 2!!!!!