Alone... Or Not?

At the residence, two days later.

By the time Sirius returned from God's Palm, he found Alice waiting for him in the dining hall, standing by his seat. She smiled when their eyes met.

"I cooked today as well," she said. 

His eyes traveled from her to the table full of food. 

"Oh yeah!" Dante excitedly sat down. 

The rest followed. Alice was sat to Sirius's right, looking expectantly at him as he took his first spoonful. 

He thoughtfully chewed. Her giddy but anxious face worsened with every second.

"....Delicious."

A bright smile spread on Alice's face. 

"Really? I'm glad..."

He watched intently and averted his gaze after catching himself. 

"Thank you," he said when he finished, in a volume only she could hear.

She only smiled.