Khione's pov
My mind was filled with questions as I walked with Lindy and her friend to the classroom where our club was being held.
When we walked inside the classroom we were surprised to see that there were only 4 people in the room.When these people saw us their faces lit up and quickly arranged the tables for us.All three of us glanced at each other wondering if maybe we were in the wrong room.
A tall girl with auburn hair and honey eyes approached us with a joyful smile.Her ribbon had one maroon check which meant that she was a third year student.
She quickly said in an excited tone, 'You guys are first years right? Welcome to the cooking club.My name is Melanie and I assure you that this club will be very exciting and intriguing.'
Then she turned around and told another girl with glasses who had mahogany hair and orange eyes, 'Lauren after 3 years this is the first time that we have more members aside from us five.' The girl with glasses literally took out a handkerchief and started wiping her eyes which seemed to be filled with tears.
When I heard her I thought five there were only four people in the room besides Lindy and me.Maybe they were so happy that a fuse or two my have short circuited in their heads.Another girl who had navy blue hair and grey eyes almost like mine came forward and pinched the glasses girl who was now hugging the tall girl who had earlier approached her.
That girl whispered or at least attempted to but she had one those naturally loud voices so both me and Lindy could hear her clearly.
She said to the glasses girl , 'That red-headed jerk has already made 28 students pull out of our club. Now you two seem to follow his lead.Are you guys trying to scare them away or what?'
Both Lauren and Melanie immediately stopped hugging and crying.I noticed that the last person of the group, a boy with teal hair tied in a low pony tail pulled the loud girl and smiled at us and said , 'Hey guys I'm Jordan and she is Aria.' while pointing at the loud girl.He then continued, 'She is Melanie and she is Lauren.Our club leader is running a bit late today so I hope you guys can be a bit patient.I sincerely apologize for the delay.'
I noticed that he had a soft tone unlike the that of Aria.As soon as he had finished talking I saw Aria giving him death glares while he was laughing at her expressions.
Lindy quickly replied, 'I'm Lindy Kilderry and she is Khione Renstiel.I hope you guys will be happy to have us.'When she said those words I nodded my head as a sign of greeting.Both Melanie and Lauren looked so happy I swear I could see their eyes moistening up again but then when they saw Aria's stare they quickly rubbed their eyes to prevent any tears from getting out.I saw Jordan raise his eyebrows subtly at Lindy's introduction.That guy was an attentive one. That's for sure.
I looked at them and thought.What an odd bunch of people?
But after hearing their names I was relieved that none of them were important members and were never mentioned in the novel which means that these people are safe to interact with.
In the novel none of the main leads had red hair. Camilia was the only one to have red hair which means that this guy is also clear.
What a relief!
Then suddenly Melanie grabbed my arm and dragged me towards a table which had two dishes on it.One side table was absolutely spick and span while the other had ingredients and cutlery spread everywhere.
Melanie pointed to the two dishes and told me to taste both of them and tell them which one was better.The dishes in front of me looked really appetizing.One of them had a baked potato that seemed to be grilled along with different types of spices and the other one looked like a ratatouille with thyme sprinkled on top.
I looked at her and asked , 'I'm sorry but can you please tell me if both of these dishes contain meat or not?'
All of them looked so confused but Melanie, 'Umm no.Do you some meat allergy or what?'
I guessed these people were not familiar with the term 'vegetarian'.
So I replied, 'Yeah I get rashes and fever when I eat meat.'
All of them still looked kind of unconvinced so I quickly ate one of the dishes.The taste send chills down my spine.This stuff was too good.Never in my previous as well as this life have I ever tasted such tasty potatoes .The seasoning, the mushiness, the roasted cover.All of it was perfect.
I wanted to take another spoon but I resisted the urge and went after the second dish with a new excitement, having tasted an incredible dish just a second ago.The second dish was similarly amazing in taste.The richness and moisture of the vegetables melted in my mouth while the thymes made the aroma of the second dish irresistible.
When I had eaten both of it they also asked Lindy to taste.After Lindy had eaten both dishes she looked at me.One look at her face and I could tell that she wanted to go for a second bite.
All of them looked at us expectantly, Aria and Jordan more than the other two.I said , 'Both of them were truly amazing but if I had to choose one then I guess its the potato for me.'Lindy also said , 'I agree with Khione.'
After they heard our response Aria literally jumped and started hugging us.While Jordan looked a bit gloomy but I could tell that he was happy that Aria won.
Since it was pretty clear now that Aria had made the potato dish, I realized that the messy side of the table belonged to her.I smiled realizing the fact that we both shared one common characteristic.
Aria's glorious moment of victory was terminated by a loud voice, 'I swear to god.Where did that brat run off to again?Being a cousin is so hard especially when it involves that boy-crazy girl.I'm so happy that I don't have a blood-related sibling like her otherwise I would have gone mad by now.'
At the sound of his voice both Lindy and me turned back to see who he was.
A tall boy with crimson hair and olive eyes greeted our eyes.As soon as he saw us, his eyes narrowed.Before he could open his mouth Aria knocked him out with a pan while the other members quickly stood in front of Lindy and me as if protecting us from a predator.
The crimson haired boy was now on the ground.Aria looked at the fallen boy and smiled as if proud of her feat.Jordan sighed and said, 'Aria I know he is a jerk but even I feel sorry for him right now.'But he actually didn't seem very sorry, on the other hand the tips of his lips were tight as if he was trying to suppress his laughter .His expression made this whole situation even funnier and one by one all of us started laughing.
Laughter.It had been such a long time since I had been able to laugh like this.
I looked at everyone and their laughing faces and for the first time I felt at home.