Chapter 4- Man vs Food
Gym
My POV~
Clem and I were in my training room, where I was teaching her everything I know about fighting. She was a fast learner and mastered all of my teachings without any trouble.
"I must say, I'm impressed Clem. And usually, I'm rarely impressed." I said with a smile.
"I aim to please, baby." Clem replied.
"Same here sugar. Now, let us head back to the school for dinner. And I hope you guys save room for some excitement." I said
"Why?" Clem asked
"Because Louis and I are gonna be doing a challenge with a little recipe of my own. In the battle of Man vs Food." I answered
"What recipe are you talking about?" Clem asked
"Wings of Death. They're chicken wings made with a sauce straight from Hell." I said.
"What's the sauce made of?" Clem replied
"Heaps of Ghost peppers, hot sauce, Cayenne pepper, chili powder, crushed red pepper, garlic and a liberal dose of Carolina Reaper extract. All blended into a fiery inferno." I explained.
"I've never heard of Ghost, or Carolina Reaper peppers before." Clem said.
"The Ghost pepper is one of the hottest peppers in the entire world; at 1 million Scoville units. But the Carolina Reaper is twice as bad; tipping the scales at a whopping 2 million Scoville units." I said.
"Whoa. Now that's hot." Clem said.
"Yes. But, I've eaten Ghost and Carolina Reaper peppers many times before. I can handle it." I replied.
Timeskip; kitchen
My POV~
I was busy making Teriyaki Wings for dinner. And at the same time, I prepared some Wings of Death for the challenge.
'I can't wait to see the look on Louis's face when he tries to eat this. His butt's gonna be on fire.' I thought.
Soon, the wings were ready.
Louis's POV~
I was in the dining hall with everybody else, waiting for dinner. I saved Garath a seat next to Clem. I like her, but Violet's my girlfriend. Plus, I was ready to take on Garath's Wings of Death challenge. He told me that 95% of people who took it with him have failed. If I beat the odds, I get my picture on the Wall of Pain. Lose, and I get immortalized in the Hall of Shame. Soon, Garath comes out with the wings.
He gives Teriyaki wings to everybody else, but as he sits down, he lays out a pair of plates with Wings of Death for me and himself.
"Ya ready for this Louis?" He asked. "You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
"Oh I want to. I want to be the first one to win the Wings of Death challenge with you." I replied.
"That's the spirit. I've won this challenge countless times. So in my book, you and I will both be winners." Garath said.
"Let's do dis tang." I said confidently.
"Everybody ready?" Garath announced
Everybody cheered.
"Then let's get this show on the road. Can Louis score a victory for Man? Let's find out, on Man vs Food." Garath said.
Clem's POV~
Garath's Teriyaki wings are the best I've ever had. Then he announced that he and Louis were about to take the Wings of Death challenge, in the battle of Man vs Food. I hope Louis can handle the heat. They both started eating, and Garath was taking the heat like a champion. But Louis was panting, and he was sweating like it was nobody's business.
"Come on Louis. You got this. I know you can do it. Think about Violet. She'll love to see you as a winner." Garath said, apparently giving Louis some motivation.
"He's right Louis. I would love to see you win this challenge. But don't worry, even if you can't take it, I still love you." Violet replied.
"Thanks guys. I appreciate the encouragement." Louis said.
"Glad I could help Louis." Garath replied.
They returned to the challenge, and Garath was on his last two wings. But eight wings in, Louis is on the verge of passing out.
"Ugh, it's too much." He said, as he took a sip of milk while Garath had already finished his last wing.
"Don't worry Louis. Even though you couldn't handle the heat, you're still a winner to me, and everybody else around here. Besides, you did pretty good. No-one's ever gotten this far before." Garath said.
"Thanks buddy. I'm gonna head into the freezer. I need a whole gallon of cold milk too." Louis said.
Garath and I followed him into the kitchen.
"I need some ice. I can't touch my lips together." He said.
Louis grabbed a cube of ice and rubbed it on his red and swollen lips.
Then he went to the sink and began rubbing cold water on his face.
"My eyes won't stop watering, and my tears burn." He said.
He grabbed a glass, and then got a gallon of milk from the fridge before going into the freezer.
"Today in West Virginia, at Ericson's Boarding School, in the battle of Man vs Food; Food definitely won." He said, almost sounding like he was crying. "Can you please close the door? Please."
Garath closed the door and Louis began to drink many glasses of milk.
"Oh, it hurts." Louis said, as he poured another glass.
Timeskip: Dining Hall
My POV~
Louis finally recovered from the heat and came out of the freezer.
"You okay buddy?" I asked in concern
"Yeah. I'm okay. I will admit, I'm surprised I managed to eat 8 of those wings." Louis answered.
"Well, maybe someday, you'll be able to eat all 10." I said.
"Maybe you should do it with Clem." Louis said with an evil grin.
"Are you crazy? She can't handle that kind of heat. It would kill her. But I know someone else I can dare to take the challenge." I replied.
"Who?" Louis asked.
"Marlon." I answered, with a wicked look in my eyes.
"Oh, that would be funny. Watching Marlon try to take the Wings of Death challenge by himself." Clem said, laughing.
"I agree. In fact, I think Marlon should try it next week." Louis replied.
We headed for the dining hall, where I snapped a photo of Louis with his right hand raised. On the white area at the bottom of the picture he wrote, "Talk to the hand, 'cos the face ain't listening."
I taped it onto the wall where I created the Hall of Shame.
Timeskip: Secret Cave
My POV~
Clem and I returned to our underground cave.
"I could get used to this." Clem said, as she ditched her clothing.
"Me too baby. But it's much more soothing with you around." I replied, as I undressed myself and joined her in bed.
"Yeah. I'm glad you came into my life Garath. I could never be happy without you." Clem said.
"Me neither Clem. Me neither." I replied, before making out with her.
"Good night Clem." I said
"Good night Garath. I love you honey." Clem replied
"I love you too babe." I said, before shutting off the lights as we fell asleep.
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