Chapter 29: Apple Risotto (Food Wars) and Old Friends (Again)
~~~Last Time~~~
Don't do drugs and drive cars, that's how butterflies get hit by planes.
~~~This Time~~~
~~(Y/N) POV~~
I wake up at like... 2 in the morning. Which is surprising 'cause I watched anime all night. (Like I'm sure most of you do) I still can't get the One Piece theme out of my head. Like SERIOUSLY!! WHERE DO YOU GET THE IDEA TO CREATE A RUBBER PERSON!?! That's just one of life's mysteries.
I walk into the Dinning hall to make myself breakfast. When you go to Totsuki Culinary Institute, you really learn how to cook. (Any one else know that anime? Just me? Watch Food Wars DANG IT!)
I stroll into the kitchen and look around. Okay , I'm gonna make Apple Risotto, so I'll need an apple, some rice, some bacon, an onion, some butter, a bit of white wine, some apple juice and water, some granulated consomme, some lemon juice, and salt, pepper, and cheese for taste. This is going to be difficult.
I manage to find most of the ingredients, except the consomme but that's technically a broth, so I'll make it myself. I get out the measuring cups and level the ingredients. 1/2 an apple, 1/2 cup of rice, 4 slices of bacon, 1/4 of an onion, 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of white wine, 1 cup of apple juice and water, 1 teaspoon of the broth and lemon juice, and a pinch of salt n' pepper. OH! And cheese, like a fist full of cheese. NO, a MOUNTAIN of cheese!
I put the bacon in a frying pan and let that cook. while that's cooking, I peel the apple and dice it along with the onion. I take the bacon off the pan to make sure NOT to burn it. In a separate pan, I add some butter an put the diced onion in along with the rice and saute them until the onions turned transparent. I added the white wine to the onion/ rice mix and let it simmer until the alcohol burned off. In a measuring cup, I mixed the apple juice, water, and broth. I added the liquid to the rice 1/8 cup at a time. I let it simmer until all of the liquid was absorbed, which took about 15 minutes. I added the diced apples and lemon juice last and mixed those in thoroughly.
After all that, I plated the rice with the bacon on top and enjoyed the meal. 'Cause I added the apple chunks last, they were still crunchy and it was delicious. I'm glad I went to that culinary school. Even tho I was poor for about a month, it was worth it.
Once I finished the apple risotto, I put my plate and the pans that I used in the sink and washed them. After the deed was done, I walked back to my room. Why does cooking have to make me sleepy?
Nearing the door to my room, I am alerted by a sudden presence behind me. I close my eyes and try to use my aura sense. The room comes to life with blues and purples. Each of the colors outlining the various objects around me. The blue highlights any living organism and the purple highlights any non-living organism. With this , I can see all around me without turning. It's all a picture in my head.
I use this "picture" to my advantage and look behind me. The blue outline a person, and the purple outlines the cloak that the person is wearing. Focusing all my attention on the person, the world around me goes black. The blue and purple highlights become more precise and detailed. I mean, CLEARLY MISSING THE JUNK!! I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT!!
Based on the build of the character, it's a male. Looking closer at his face, there is a scare on his left eye starting just above his eye brow and trails down to the middle of his cheek. His jaw is extremely chiseled. His hair is short and shaggy... and had horns.... hmmmm. Looking at him more closely, HE HAS WINGS!?! AND A TAIL!?! I HAVE TO KNOW THIS GUY!! I REMEMBER MEETING A DUDE WITH WINGS WHEN I WAS LITTLE!! Come on (Y/N) THINK!
Ummmmm....Far! No...Blar! No...Star? No, he's in Soul Eater. Hmmm... CHAR! That's it! His name is Char!
I turn around excitedly and a bit too suddenly. "GAA...!" He says, obviously surprised.
I look at him, confused. He doesn't normally say that. After few seconds of staring at each other, I ask, "What is the main reason for marriage?"
He seems hesitant but says, "Divorce."
"What's the main reason for tests and exams?"
"Failure."
"If you have 4 apples and 3 oranges in one hand, and 4 oranges and 3 apples in the other, what do you have?"
"Really laaarge hands."
"How do you pick up an elephant with one hand?" I ask getting more excited.
"You can't pick up an elephant that HAS A HAND." He says, starting to enjoy this.
"The first living organisms on Earth were...?" I ask purposely trailing off so he could put his answer.
"Extremely lonely." he says, a smirk clearly evident on his face.
"How do you deal with an intruder?" HE asks this time.
"You ask him random questions to see if he is your friend!" I answer.
"I ware a cloak to hide my face. I live in the shadows of the forest. And I protect the cave. Who am I?" He asks this complex riddle.
"You are Char, the Protector of Dragons and the descendant of Igneel, the king of the dragons." I respond, dipping into a bow.
"Awww, come on (Y/N). You don't need to do that." he says scratching the back of his neck. ^///^
"But it's only proper, my prince." I say still in the bow that is containing my grin.
He gives a little 'humf' but doesn't protest any further. I come back up from my bow, coming face-to-face with him. We both smile and hug each other, enjoying the short silence.
"Hay, didn't you make the Apple Risotto earlier?" he asks, still in the hug.
"Yeah, there's one serving left. You want it?" I offer.
"Of coarse!" He says, squeezing me a little.
We let go of each other and I lead him to the kitchen. I take out the plate of Apple Risotto and heat that up. I pass it to him and he starts shoving, SHOVING it in his mouth. It's a lot like Natsu at the restaurant when he first meets Lucy.
The dish is gone fast, but I don't mind really. I pick up the plate and wash it before putting it back in the cabinet. I smile at Char and walk him to my room. Tho, he isn't impressed when he sees the "(F/A) Closet" I wrote on it.
I set him down in one of the piles of pillows and blankets in the room and climb in with him. I'm so glad he's here. It feels like all my friends are disappearing now. At least he's here.
With those last thoughts, I dose off to dream filled land called sleep.
~~~(A/N)~~~
I hope you enjoyed the chapter!! Sorry it's not as funny as the others, it's kinda a filler chapter to be honest. Just to introduce a character really. OH! And the recipe for the Apple Risotto that I mentioned SOOOOO much in this chapter actually works. Thanks to Emina_Cisum for writing down the actual recipe! If you couldn't tell already, this chapter was based off of an anime called "Food Wars" It's a good anime and suggest you check it out!
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