A/N: Yo, really sorry guys. I had my test week so I didn't really have the liberty to think, let alone write anything regarding the story. I'll probably save up chapters so that next test week I'll at least be able to post.
As compensation, I have a drawing of Maya and Saki taking an awkward picture together.
Again, really sorry about the massive delay, and the kinda uselessness of this weeks chapter. But I still hope you guys enjoy it.
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Chihiro POV
As I was talking to Hideoshi-kun, I noticed that it was already getting close to lunchtime. How did I know this? Well that's all thanks to [Temporal Mastery], I know I know~ it sounds like a useless ability and a waste of points, but just knowing what time it is without needing to look at your phone, it just feels nice, ya know? Just Imagine waking up in the morning and instantly knowing what time it is, or even using the ability to make an internal timer or alarm to wake yourself up without any effort. Haaaa~ truly a blessed skill~.
Anyway, as I noticed it getting closer to lunchtime, my mind was immediately brought back to the fact that Maya-chan was learning cooking from mom.
It all started when they were brainstorming an outlet for Maya-chan's Masochistic urges.
{Flashback}
"H-How about cooking?" Maya-chan suggested timidly,fidgeting with her fingers in her lap.
After we all got dressed to go to the mall for a shopping trip... well more like we were all dragged into the car by mom for 'family bonding time', we were on our way to the mall closest to our house. Which was the first of a list of shopping destinations.
"Cooking? How's that going to help?" Dad asked from the driver's seat, looking at her from the rear-view mirror.
"Hmnn~ I mean, I can teach you how to cook, but I don't see how that really helps in this situation." Mom hummed, cupping her chin in thought.
After the talk eairliar, Maya-chan has me even more in her mind than usual.
Glancing over at Maya-chan in interest, I focused a bit on her mind to get what exactly she was thinking about when she recommended cooking.
Imagine my surprise when I heard her mind being blasted with the constant reprimanding of a British chef complaining about the food being 'fockin raw!'.
Thinking it over for a second, I can see that helping I guess. I wasn't even surprised by the fact that I'm the one yelling at her in her fantasies.
She really has an unhealthy fixation with me...
looking her up and down I smirk. 'Not that that's a bad thing,' I thought, licking my lips, remembering all the perverted things she's been thinking about me lately.
Shaking my head, I dismiss those intrusive thoughts. No horny.
"Ugh, Goddamn it hormones..."I muttered in annoyance.
Bringing my mind back to the conversation, I hear the tail end of what mom was saying.
"-on Ramsey? I've never heard of him." Mom said, a thoughtful expression falling on her face. "And he yells at the other chefs? For not making the food properly?"She continued asking, earning a short nod from Maya-chan.
"Hmmnn... And let me guess, you want Chi-kun to be the one insulting your cooking?" Dad asked exasperatedly, stopping at a red light while messaging in between his eyes.
Blushing, Maya-chan tilts her head down and rapidly nods.
"Hooo~? How bold Ma~Ya~Chan~~." I said teasingly, her blush reaching her ears.
"A-Ah, uh n-no! Th-That's wasn't- I wasn't..." As she started trying to defend herself, she noticed the amused looks we were all giving her.
Realizing she was just being messed with, she blushes even harder somehow, and hides her red face in her hands.
Moving closer to her, leaning in on her red ear.
"Oh~, don't be like that Maso-chan~ (Masochist-chan~), we all know you liked it~."I whispered hotly in her ear.
"We're here!" Dad said loudly, sending us a complicated look from the rear-view mirror.
'Ah... I did it again.' I internally facepalmed.
{End Flashback}
'Now that I think about it, it's pretty understandable why Maya-chan is so obsessed with me...' I thought wearily before hearing the lunch bell ringing 5 seconds late.
"What!? It's lunchtime already?" The person sitting in front of me yelled in surprise.
Understandable, he's been internally hyping himself up to talk to me since my introduction.
'Heh, I guess I'll throw him a bone.' I mused.
"I know right?" I started, getting his attention. "Time sure does fly." I continued, internally snickering at the explosion of thoughts that just went off inside his head.
"Ah- uh, yeah!" He loudly voiced, celebrating just as loudly in his head.
'Wow, I guess I really made his day.' I internally thought, calmly surfing through his tidal wave of thoughts.
"I'm Kyodai Johnson!!" He introduced himself proudly.
Raising a brow at his name, I hear a low snort coming from Hideoshi-kun.
'Heh! Reminds me of Bob Uchiha.'Hideoshi-kun thought, trying his best to keep a straight face.
Seemingly hearing the snort from Hideoshi-kun, our new pall John-kun here apparently wasn't having it.
"Haaa? Got a problem with my name pipsqueak!" He yelled in protest, dealing critical damage to Hideoshi-kun, judging by the imaginary arrow that just went right through him.
"P-Pipsqueak! I'm not that short!" He yelled back. "And I'm still growing!" he followed up, puffing up his chest in pride. 'Yeah! Mom said I still have a long time to grow taller!' He thought confidently.
Looking at Hideoshi-kun in pity, I place my hand on his shoulder and slowly shake my head.
"H-Hey, what was that for... why are you looking at me like that." He asked in a wavering voice, his confidence slowly crumbling. "T-Trust me! My mom and dad are both really tall! I'll definitely be taller when I grow up!" He protested, grasping at straws at this point.
"Hah! As If!" John exclaimed. "We all know ever since everyone got powers, all that hereditary Hight BS went down the drain!" He mocked.
'Ah... John, I don't think his heart can take anymore...' I thought, hiding my growing smirk behind my hands.
As they kept bickering, I decided to take out my Bento and start eating the food Maya-chan prepared for me.
(A/N: Why would you not know what a bento is? But in case you don't, it's a lunch box.)
Opening it up, a delicious aroma emanates from the now-opened box, stealing the attention of both Hideoshi-kun and John-kun... 'Why name your kid Big Johnson? Not only does he looks like the most typical Asian Background character ever, a name like that will 100% get him bullied...'
"Wow..." John-kun muttered, disregarding the still-arguing Hideoshi-kun completely. 'Damn, where do you find food that smelled this good!' He thought, gulping at the thought of the food. 'Damnit! Why can't my mom cook for sh*t!' He internally cursed.
'Ho~ I guess I can have some fun with this.' I thought, preparing to make a huge spectacle about how good the food is.
[VVMM!!!]
[VVMM!!!]
[VVMM!!!]
Getting three back-to-back messages on my phone diverts that plan a bit though.
Pulling out my phone, I see that it was surprisingly Maya-chan who sent the messages.
'Oooka~y? That's weird... she usually doesn't text me, especially three times back to back...' I thought, opening the messages to see what got her all excited.
"!!!"
My eyes widen in surprise, not being able to believe the words on my screen.
[Chi!!! I did it!]
[I made a friend!!]
[Just like you told me to!]
Sitting there in silence for a few seconds, completely forgetting the food plot I was thinking of to mess with my two new acquaintances.
Putting the phone face down on my table, I put my elbows on my knees and cross my fingers below by nose.
'Fumu... That had to have been an illusion... Yeah, it must have been.' I inwardly reassured myself, not for a second believing that my adorable, kinda hot, socially inept Maya-chan could have made a friend in a few hours of being at school.
[VVMMM!!!]
Ignoring the confused looks I was getting from Hedeoshi-kun and John-kun, I swiped the phone off my table and looked at the sew message I got from Maya-chan.
[I-I'll be getting my reward... R-Right?]
Staring at the text for a second, I thought, 'Wow, she even stutterers in her texting.'
Shacking those thoughts from my mind, I start texting her back, just to make sure she isn't trying to cheat a reward out of me... Now that I think about it, that doesn't sound like something Maya-chan would do... like ever.
Anyways,
{Hoo~ Realy?}
{Congratulations! That was fast!}
{Can I see a pic of you guys together?}
I asked, not expecting a reply for a while.
Putting my phone back down, I answer the question the two must be asking themselves... wait, they are asking themselves. Mind reading is weird at times...
"That was my Sister, she's also the one that made my lunch by the way." I said offhandedly.
"Woooow!!" they both voiced in amazement. "How long has she been cooking for her food to look and smell that good!" John-kun said, stars shining in his eyes.
"It hasn't been that long since she started, 'Kyodai-san'." I responded, purposefully using an unfamiliar way of addressing him, ta make his mood dim a bit. I just needed something to get my mind off of the impossibility that was the text I just got from Maya-chan.
The effect worked instantly, his mood dropped a bit, and the stars in his eyes dimmed.
"Ah...Yeah... She must be pretty talented." He said that starting a bit slow but with some internal hype, he made a quick recovery.
"Hmnn... yeah... talented..." I said, memories flashing through my mind.
{Flashback}
*Petue!*
"What is this garbage!! I said medium rare!! This is f*cking raw!!" I yelled, spitting the meat back on my plate.
"Y-Yes, I-I'll do better next time!!" Maya-chan prostrated herself in front of me while apologizing.
Grabbing my glass of water, I splash it over Maya-chans head, completely drenching her hair.
"Get me a refill while you're at it to." I said mockingly, watching her shiver at my words.
'She's such a pervert...' I thought, hearing her breathing turn irregular, and her thoughts and fantasy's going wild.
'Oh, that one seems possible.' I said internally, hearing a thought that coincided with a Quest I had.
*Petue!* *Splat!*
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[Quest]
= Spit on Maya while someone is watching---> 2 minutes of Home time. =
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Spitting on her, I stand up to see what my parents thought of the performance.
"Clean yourself up, you look disgusting." were my parting words as I left for the living room, where mom and dad were observing and conversing with each other.
"Y-Yes~!" Maya-chan voiced, the joy clear in her voice, and I don't doubt she had a dumb smile on her face.
Sitting down in front of my parents, I ask, "Soooo~ Thoughts?"
They both look at each other for a while, having a not-so-private mental conversation, before finally turning to me.
"It was... enlightening, to say the least..." Mom started, her thought portraying that it was slightly uncomfortable watching me treat Maya-chan so poorly.
"That's an understatement, I can't count the number of times I just wanted to burst through the door and break the whole thing up." Dad said with a contemplative look on her face.
"Bu~t?" I encouraged.
"*Sigh* She does seem to be having the time of her life..." Mom said reluctantly, looking at the smiling Maya-chan that was cleaning up the kitchen.
"Yeah... It'll take some getting used to, and we'll have to moderate it so that food doesn't go to waste... But..." He said, stopping at the end, and looking at Maya-chan for a while before sighing. "I haven't seen her this happy in a pretty long while..." He continued, his thoughts severely conflicted between his morals, and his daughter's clear happiness.
"I'm not too sure how to feel about this yet... but I can admit that Mania-chan does seem to be in much higher spirits these past couple of days compared to as little as a few weeks ago." Mom commented, her mind formulating different plans to fix us.
'I don't think this is something that can be fixed mom...' I thought, knowing that as time goes by, my Sadistic trait just keeps amping up its intensity... Probably puberty to be honest.
...
{End Flashback}
'... Why was the first thing that came to mind, when thinking about her cooking talent, me harassing her for the first time...?' I thought, baffled at my own mind for the absurdity of the connection it made.
[VMMM!!!]
Surprised at the notification, I put down the rice ball that I was eating, flip over my phone and look at the image that Maya-chan sent me.
"!!!!!!!!!!"
The surprise would be an understatement, I was flabbergasted, dumbfounded, astounded discombobulated even!
Like what the heck is this! she actually made a friend, how!?
Looking at the Image on my phone with my thoughts spiralling out of control, I fail to notice the familiar features of the 'friend' in the picture.
[Image]
And while the world was coming to an end, and pigs started to fly, Hideoshi-kun and John-kun were sneakily taking small portions out of my lunch box, crying in happiness at the explosion of flavors in their mouth.
All in all, It was a bizarre scene for everyone in the class that was sending glances at the group.