Feeling It For Real
“You want to cook?”
“Un”
Right around when summer break is left with less than a month, Yae suddenly said to me that she wants to cook as I was about to cook lunch. But considering Yae’s culinary capability, it is kinda…….
“Why all of a sudden?”
“You know that I can’t cook, right”
“That is a given”
“But I have to live alone if I go to a different university as Kazu-kun”
As of now, we are aiming for the same university and the same department. Since it is no problem as well level-wise with our academic capability, I think both of us will be able to pass if nothing significant happens.
But exactly as Yae said, we will end up scattered if either one of us fails on the off chance. There is nowhere with a decent level within the same prefecture.
“It is better to have Kazu-kun teach me than to practise by myself. It might end up being futile though ”
“……got it. Let’s get to it then, shall we”
“Ah, give me a minute. I’m going to go take something”
After seeing off Yae, who said that and disappeared into her own room, I head to the kitchen first. In any case, let’s prepare the ingredients and whatnot beforehand. What even that Yae has a chance of being able to cook will be……I guess meat and vegetable stir fry huh.
Nevertheless, the future huh. I assumed we could keep on being together like this, but I was wrong huh. No matter how much I find Yae to be my family, we will cease being able to be together because of something small. At this moment, I again……no, I, for the first time, felt it for real.
“Kazu-kun?”
“Ah, yes. What is the……what is with that?”
“I bought it when I played with Mutsumi previously”
When I was spoken to and turned around, an apron-figured Yae was over there. The apron with white as its base and pink patterns drawn here and there, suited Yae.
“How is it?”
“It suits you really well”
“Is that so…….thanks”
I look at the Yae who smiles happily and end up getting slightly embarrassed. I have never gotten so embarrassed previously though……is it because it is the first time I closely look at her apron figure, or……
“Kazu-kun”
“Ah, yes. Let’s get started right away, shall we”
“Un! I’m counting on you”
“Let’s do our best”
I trick myself so I don’t realise the wavering inside myself and turn my back to Yae. I have to focus on making Yae cook proper food above all things now.
