As the sun gradually went down, Gray and Sato were sitting outside, on the porch. Sato had his tablet for studies, while Gray had his computer to do work.
Sato was currently rewatching the computer science lectures from two weeks ago. He wrote down the key points as he absorbed every information he sees.
Gray was reading proposals on military related operations. He drafted out plans and highlighted the parts that were unclear. He was preparing for his meeting tommorow.
The two looked like a busy couple that wanted each other's company and yet, need to finish their work.
"Gray." Sato broke the peace and quiet after finishing one lecture video. "How was the speech today?"
Sato had written the speech for the event that Gray attended today. He was curious how it turned out.
"It went good. The event was fine too." Gray said.
"That's good. Thats good." Sato heaved a sigh of relief.
"I sent you something on your email. Check it out."
"You sent me something? What is it?" Sato went on his tablet's mailbox. Opening up the unread mail, he realised what this is. "Your work calendar?"
"Yeah. I realised that there may be some days where I will not be able to fetch you from university. I will have someone come fetch you back on that day."
"Mmm, but isn't that too much of a hassle to pick me up. I can just make my way back home by myself."
"It's too far for you to walk back, Sato." Gray worried.
"It will be fine." Sato assured. "I used to regularly run to school from a station away as exercise."
"Well, that just means that I will have to make sure you do not go home yourself."
"Huh? Why?" Sato was confused.
"I do not want you to lose weight. Why would I let you go running?" Gray's answer made Sato rather awkward. Are you really planning to stuff me up for the slaughter?
"Anyways, it is good for me to know your schedule. That way I will know if I have to prepare meals for you that day." Sato saved it on his calendar.
The pair soon stopped doing their work as they admired the final moments of the sun setting. The warm glow from the sun combined with cool breeze made the moment extra comfortable. The day was saying goodbye to the early night.
After taking a shower, Sato stayed in his room to study. Rather than playing ROL, he wanted to catch up on his study. Besides, his main mission had finish and he could afford to take a break. The student took 4 days of late night studying to finally finish catching up on mostly computer science and some engineering courses.
On friday, Sato had finished his lessons at 3pm and Gray assigned Butler Potter to chauffeur him back. The past week of university had been very different for him.
Since Sato started wearing differently, the students around looked at him in a different light. There were rumours going around that Sato is actually from a well-to-do family, but only recently reconciled with them as he lacked money.
The one that he had been hearing the most often was that Sato had gotten himself a sugarmommy or sugardaddy. This was more likely in everyone's eyes as they knew that Sato's surname is Takahashi, which isn't actually a famous family name. In addition, more students have been sighting Sato entering and leaving a car driven by a handsome man. No one was able to get a close enough look at Gray, but based on his sideview when Sato opens the door, they could tell he was definitely prince-like.
When Sato came home, he immediately went to the kitchen to start preparing dinner. He want to make something delicious for Gray who was coming home for dinner today. Looking at the large array of ingredients, Sato settled for home made lasagna.
The key part in making a good lasagna starts with the foundation, the pasta sheets. The pasta sheets require the perfect mix of flour and eggs. Sato, doing this for the first time, experimented with the recipes available online. Since the brands stated on the internet was different from the one at home, he needed to adapt and improvise.
"Test 3, add 600 grams of flour, make a hole in the center, then add 4 eggs." Sato followed the steps, while repeating out loud. "Next, mix it together and add a bit of olive oil."
The flour and eggs gradually mixed together, forming a dome-like shaped dough. After 3 tries, the consistency is finally correct. Sato continued to knead the dough until it became smooth and elastic. Following which, he let it rest for 30 mins before carrying on.
He made sure to put extra care into making the sheets as he flattened the dough out with the rolling pin. The outcome was rather subpar, with the sheets becoming uneven. This made Sato rather frustrated.
"Master Sato, if I may step in," Potter was watching over Sato's cooking as Gray instructed. He noticed the boy was struggling with the rolling. "There is a pasta machine in the corner cabinet. It will help make the pasta sheets thin and even. I can help you out with that if you would like."
"Oh really? That would be most helpful, Potter. Thank you!"
"It is my pleasure." Gray knew that Sato would not want help easily from other. And so, he had instructed Potter to only step in when he looked like he was really struggling.
With Potters help, 18 pasta sheets came out looking pristine and perfect. Flecks of flour were sprinkled on it's surface, making it look like snow on yellow land.
"Thank you, Potter." Sato continued on with the preparation. After boiling the sheets, he started to layer the lasagna sheets with his Bolognese sauce that he made just now while the dough was resting. He spread each layer evenly with the meat sauce and mozzarella. The process was repeated 18 times before placing the baking dish in the oven.
He baked it for 40 minutes before taking out the tantalising dish.