"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
It was a nice day in Totsuki, as our attention is first taken to the Nakiri Mansion
Erina was in Aki's room as the mother was having playtime with her daughter and son
Aki was playing doll house while Haruki was with Erina as the young boy was still in need of care by her
Erina patted Haruki's head a few times before she lifted him up and rubs her nose against his little one, getting Haruki to giggle happily
She soon lifted him up and down before blowing some raspberries to his tummy
Haruki laughs and giggles as Erina had a happy smile
"Mama" Aki called out to her mother as Erina hummed in reply "why is Papa's name Yukihira?"
"what do you mean, Aki?" Erina asked while placing down Haruki on her lap
"Uncle Asahi said that Mama's surname is Nakiri, and then Papa's Surname is Yukihira. But he said that Grandpa Joe's Surname was Saiba before getting changed with Yukihira" Aki said as the child was a bright child at such a young age
"that's true, but why you ask that?" Erina replied before giving Haruki his pacifier as the child has been sucking on his thumb in the conversation
"well, Grandpa Zami told Aki that when a Papa and a Mama get together, the Mama changes her surname to the Papa's." Aki said, calling Azami with a nickname "but why did Grandpa Joe change his surname instead of Grandma?"
"I see" Erina said rubbing her chin, understanding her daughter's question "well Aki, before you and Haruki were born, I ask the same question too. I was confused on why Jouchiro-san changed his surname in he first place, so I asked him and he said that it's to remember your grandmother who is no longer with us"
"did she go away somewhere?" Aki asked, the child not knowing what had happened to her grandmother
"yes, that's why Grandpa changed his surname. So that he can always remember grandma who he loves very much" Erina said as Aki nodded in understanding
"Aki got it! I will always remember Papa and Mama's surname for sure!" Aki said with a cheer as Erina sighs with a smile
Night soon came
Erina was cradling Haruki in her arms as she hums a lullaby for the child
Haruki sucks on her pacifier before the child slowly closed his eyes and falls asleep
"sleep well and have a nice dream, Haruki" Erina whispered as she placed Haruki into his crib and drapes his little blanket over him
Erina gives a kiss to his forehead before turning on the nightlight by the table nearby
she tuns off the light and went out, then slowly and gently close the door
Soma was taking a bath before he came out with only his shorts and a towel around his neck
"man, that was good" Soma said drying his hair with his towel before he went to the closet "nothing beats a good bath after a day at work"
Soma takes out his sleep shirt before he turns to see Erina coming in
"the two rascals asleep?" Soma asked as Erina nodded before she grabs her towel and went to the bathroom to take a night bath
After 30 minutes, Erina came out all refreshed from her back
Drying her hair with her towel, Erina stands out of the bathroom before seeing Soma reading a magazine while sitting on his side of the bed
"you know, I always wondered one thing" Erina said as Soma hummed before looking at his wife "I wonder what would've happened if Jouichiro-san never changed his surname and your surname would've been Saiba"
"why the sudden wonder?" Soma asked as Erina went to her side of her bed
"well, Aki just asked me earlier this day on why your and Jouichiro-san's surname is Yukihira and not Saiba" Erina stated as she explained what their daughter asked her to him "but it got me wonder what would happen if your surname was Saiba instead of Yukihira"
"hmmm" Soma hummed as he rubs his chin "in my opinion, nothing"
"nothing? What do you mean nothing?" Erina asked while raising an eyebrow
"what I mean by nothing is that nothing would change" Soma stated as he explained it to her "you and I meeting as childhood friends, meeting again in Totsuki, meeting our friends, everything"
Soma soon pulls Erina into a hug as he place a kiss on her forehead before leaning close to her neck, placing gentle and warm kisses
"nothing would change, and that also means how we fell in love with each other, and married each other" Soma whispered as Erina blushes a bit before she got a gentle kiss to the lips by him "not to mention having our two kids as well"
"are you sure about that?" Erina asked as Soma nodded in reply
"I know so" Soma said before leaning their foreheads together "no matter what, no matter how, even if we don't know each other in our next life. Even if we never meet in our next life. I'm sure, no. I'm going to make sure to find you and marry you…that's my promise"
Soma intertwined their hands together as he grasp it gently yet tightly
Erina had a happy smile on her as she felt her heart skip a beat to Soma's declaration of his love to her
"do you promise that?" Erina asked as she stared into Soma's golden eyes
"cross my heart, and I hope to see your beautiful smile once more on the other side" Soma said in a joking tone as Erina giggles in reply "I will always find a way to be with you, even if we are born on each end of the world"
"and I will find you too, no matter what" Erina replied before the two leans in for a deep kiss
The two soon slowly falls to the bed as Soma was on top of Erina while their lips were locked in their kiss
The night goes on as it was still young and so was the love of both couple
Year 2592
The world has now advanced and become modernized as there were flying cars and tall cybertronic buildings everywhere but the one thing that never changed was the culinary food
Within Totsuki, the legendary and centuries old building of majestic heritage
There had chefs of humans and robots, all wanting to be a chef
But now, there were a bunch of new transfers who want to get in
"it's her, Nakiri Erina the 2nd" "the great descendant of the first Nakiri Erina of the Great Diamond Generation" "the great princess of the Nakiri heritage" "the wielder of the God Tongue" "they say her palate is so refine that machines pale to copy her capabilities" "not only that, I heard that she's a descendant of Yukihira Soma, the first Indra of Totsuki too" the transfers chattered around as before them is Nakiri Erina the 2nd , a direct descendant of Soma and Erina. She also looks like the spitting image of Erina herself except for the fact that her hair is red and her eyes are gold
Nakiri Erina the 2nd takes out a mic and coughs once to get their attention
"to all of you who have taken the transfer exam, you only have one task" Nakiri Erina the 2nd stated before an egg floated in her hand "make a meal with the ingredient of an egg that is worthy of my tongue and you will earn your admission to Totsuki, i will give you a minute to withdraw from the examination if you want."
In a matter of seconds, as if it as a blast from the past. All the participants had disappeared, having to flee the moment she said withdraw
"what a pathetic excuse of wanabee chefs" Nakiri Erina the 2nd stated before a hologram screen appeared beside her
"Erina-sama, there are taste testers awaiting you after the examination" a robot man stated to Erina who nodded
"I have finished here, I'll go there now" she stated as the hologram screen disappeared
But as she was about to go out, she heard some racket in the cooking station near her
"what?" Nakiri Erina the 2nd stated as she looks and sees someone cooking in the kitchen "who?"
A hologram screen appeared again as it shows her the information of a transfer student
"Saiba….Soma?" she reads out before she sees someone presenting her an egg Furikake Gohan to her "this dish…."
"Furikake Gohan, nice and warm" the chef stated as he is Saiba Soma, who looks exactly like Soma but has blonde hair and amethyst eyes "dig in"
The two looks at each other as in their minds they felt like known each other….from a very very long time ago
That's a wrap!
Bye bye