Back To Totsuki

The next day came as Totsuki Students packed up their belongings in their suitcases and were about to go back to school.

"Attention all Students please collect your luggage and assemble in the lobby, room keys can be returned to the front desk, please make sure to not forget your belongings in your room."

The announcer spoke out as some students pulled their luggage and headed outside where the buses were parked at

"Looks like we're finally done with the training camp," Soma said while yawning a bit before scratching his back a bit.

"It went by so fast," Megumi said with a smile.

The two went to the front door before Soma stopped when he sees Shinomiya Kojiro with two suitcases in hand.

"Kojiro-sensei!" Soma called out to the pink-haired man who had a tick mark popping out of his head

"Who are you calling sensei, red-headed snotted brat?!" Kojiro snapped at Soma who just ignored his angry tone

"Are you going back to France? Man, time sure flies fast! How's your restaurant doing? Is it doing well? How are the others?" Soma bombarded the man with questions as more tick marks appeared on Kojiro's head

"Don't you know how to respect older people?" Kojiro said while clenching his fists hard before sighing, "to answer your questions, everything is doing well, they're all doing fine."

"um, Chef Shinomiya, why do you have two suitcases? And large ones at that," Megumi asked.

"Oh, one is mine and the other one is the dolt's," Kojiro answered.

"Hahaha, Hina-nee-chan is now bossing you around? Pffft! Lame!" Soma snickered to Kojiro who cracked his knuckles

"Do you want me to teach you back French dish 101?" Kojiro asked with flames behind him

"Fine by me," Soma said with an eager grin.

"U-um!" Megumi panicked as the two were in an aura battle

"Hey! Kojiro-chan!" Hinako appeared as she whacked a giant paper fan at the French chef's back head, "what are you doing to Soma-chan!?"

"That hurts, you ditz!" Kojiro exclaimed at her as the two started to argue

"Are they always like this?" Megumi said while shaking in fear

"They are," Mizuhara said with a deadpanned look as the group just watches the two bickering around, "changing the topic, would you two be interested in cooking at my restaurant?" she asked

"Eh?" Megumi looks in confusion

"No! the young maiden is best at my sushi restaurant!" "No! the beautiful madam should be in my restaurant!"

The three adults started to bicker as Megumi was lost in the track.

"They're trying to recruit us, Tadokoro," Soma explained to the blue hair. "Every pro chef here is trying to recruit future staff who would bring great things to their restaurant."

"I object! Not one of you is getting Soma-chan and Megumi-chan! They're mine for the taking!" Hinako exclaimed as she hugs the two hard

"Hey Hinako, you can't take the two at once," Shinomiya said while adjusting his glasses after a little fight with Hinako, "one of them got other choices to pick."

"You're just saying that because you want them for your restaurant, Kojiro-chan!" Hinako said to the man while poking out her tongue at him.

Kojiro had a tick mark appearing on his forehead as he smiled at her.

"Come on, you need to share one of them, we're both getting married, after all, dear," Shinomiya said to her but Hinako refuses

"No! you're just saying that because you're jealous of my restaurant getting better staff than yours!" Hinako exclaimed before Kojiro had a rope appearing in his hands

"NOOOOO!" Hinako screams as Kojiro started tying her up in the rope

"So, are you interested?" Mizuhara asked Soma, "you will learn a great deal of Italian cuisine in my restaurant."

"Just give it up, Mizuhara," Shinomiya told her while carrying a tied up Hinako on his shoulder and looks to be trying to say something but could not as her mouth is duck taped, "the kid got his own."

Soma grins as he reached his fist to Shinomiya who bumped it with his.

"Make sure you make Shino, a three-star restaurant, head chef," Soma said as Shinomiya nodded, "you can count on it."

"See ya!" Soma waved him hand goodbye as he and Megumi head out to their bus.

"Mou~! I wanted the two at my restaurant!" Hinako whined like a kid.

"It's fine, I'll help out at your restaurant," Kojiro said as Hinako looks at him surprised "I'm your Fiancé after all," he smiled at Hinako who got teary eyes before she lunged to him. "KOJIRO-CHAN! I LOVE YOU!" she bawled out in tears.

"Geh! Don't cry on me!" he exclaimed

Dojima Gin watches from the sidelines as Soma left the hotel.

He saw a transparent figure appearing beside Soma as it made the man smile.

"Is something the matter, Chef Dojima?" Mizuhara asked the man who shook his head.

"Nothing," Dojima replied "it's just that, Totsuki is going to have a shining diamond in its history."

All the students were getting on their bus.

"See you later, Soma-kun!" Tadokoro waved at the man as she went to her bus.

"Yeah!" Soma replied as he got on his bus and stored his bag above before noticing that his signature cloth towel and bracelet is gone from his hand

"AAAH! I forgot! I dried them out last night!" Soma quickly dashed to the hotel and asked for his key temporarily and get back to his room

As he reached his room, he finds the two on the table.

"Phew, I nearly forgot about them," Soma said before he gets back to the bus and was surprised to find that there is none left

"They left me," Soma said as a leaf flies behind him, "haaaa, I guess I ask for a car from the hotel."

Soma turns around and was about to head back to the hotel when he was face to face with Erina

"Ah!" the two said surprised to see each other

"Soma?" "Erina?"

The two muttered out each other's names before laughing a bit.

"Man, we've got to stop doing things like this," Soma said while chuckling a bit.

"Why are you here alone? Did you miss the bus like back then?" Erina asked with a smirk as Soma rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish grin

"You got me there," Soma said with a little laugh before a hotel employee came running in.

"Miss Nakiri, we have a car ready for you," the employee said before noticing Soma, "oh, there's another student who misses the bus?"

Soma and Erina look to the employee before to each other.

A black car was driving on the road, with the destination to Totsuki as Soma and Erina shared the ride

"Man, the cars here sure have some great and comfy seats," Soma said leaning on his chair while stretching a bit as the black car was quite fancy "Maybe I should get one once I have my restaurant"

"It's better if you do not," Erina said, "you would forget to take care of it."

"What? No, never," Soma said before thinking of the possibility, "ok, maybe a little."

"See?" Erina said to him as Soma chuckles a bit

"Oh yeah, why were you late for the bus?" Soma asked Erina, "did you forget your diary?"

"Giku!" Erina tensed a bit as she looks to the window while her cheeks were blushing a bit.

"Oh~? Did I hit the mark?" Soma asked while sitting a bit more closer to Erina.

"N-no! I just forgot m-my..my," Erina tried to come up with some words but could not think of anything as Soma was at very close proximity to her.

"My? What?" Soma asked before Erina holds her right hand up as their friendship bracelet was on it

"I forgot this, alright," Erina said, "I just can't leave without it."

Soma looks to Erina before smiling softly to her.

"Hey, Erina, let's play a game," Soma said as Erina looks to him, "a game of 'I spy'."

"I spy?" Erina asked as Soma nodded

"you look out from the window and describe something, I need to find out the thing," Soma explained to her.

"O-ok" Erina nodded as she and Soma sat side by side.

Soma started first, "I spy something blue, high up, and have so many cotton candies," he said as Erina knew the answer.

"The sky," she said as Soma nodded.

"Your turn," Soma said as Erina looks out the window and then started describing.

"Something small, hundreds of numbers and can't move," she said as Soma rubs his chin while thinking.

"A tree?" Soma said but Erina shook her head, "nope." Soma started guessing as he thinks of the road but it was wrong, he answered clouds but it was wrong.

"Then is it a rock?" Soma answered and Erina nodded while giggling a bit.

"Took you long enough to realize," Erina said with a small yet adorable smile, "you're such a hardhead."

"Now?" Soma said before he leaned closer to Erina who blushed a bit

"I spy with my eyes, something beautiful that always take away my breath, that has golden locks with violet gems and an adorable smile, what is it?" Soma asked as he leans closer to Erina whose blush keeps getting redder

"a-a-a" Erina stuttered as she tried to answer but could not as her heart was beating so fast like it wanted to explode

"The answer is…" Soma muttered out as he caressed Erina's cheeks before kissing her on her forehead, "you."

Erina felt her heart flutter and butterflies in her stomach as Soma smiled at her.

She looks away while blushing as she didn't want to see his eyes

"C-can you….give me….some time?" Erina asked as Soma keeps smiling at her

The two stayed silent in the car as it drives down the street.

Soma watches as they were getting close to Totsuki before he looks to Erina and sees that she had fallen asleep.

He smiled before gently leaning her head to his shoulder as to let her sleep more comfortably.

Soma looks at her sleeping so peacefully as he combs some of her locks behind her ear.

He caresses her face and kissed her head on the top of her head.

Erina smiled a bit in her sleep as she turns to Soma's side.

Soma pulled her closer as he caresses her shoulder while she sleeps.

He continues to watch her sleep as he awaits them to arrive at the school.