Home Economics - Cooking!

[Shirayuki Yutaka]

She sat on the front edge of her desk, a fist at her lips, deciding what to think of her class. She had to admit, they didn't look like a very 'Whee! Whee! we're happy!' kind of bunch, but she supposed that it was alright. They weren't nearly as anime-like as she had hoped they'd be, which disappointed the otaku very much. And she'd really wanted this to be like the chapter on fruits basket where they were in a cooking class too!

Hopping off her desk, she clapped her hands once, a cheery grin directed at the many kids in the room. Today, they were in the cooking room! Why? Well, obviously to cook. In front of each child was a handful of slightly salted rice, and a small piece of teriyaki chicken. There were two people per bench, and each bench had a sink, draws and a cupboard, all containing cooking utensils, as well as some dishcloths and small cloths next to the sink. But today, they wouldn't need that. They were making onigiri!

"Okay Everyone! I bet you thought we'd make something super cool, right? Well. You were wrong, but we are making something!"

She spun around, walked behind her desk-bench and drew a picture of a triangular riceball on the whiteboard with her favourite red marker. Above the diagram was the word 'AIM!'. Turning around to face her class again, she placed her hands on her hips with a smile and announced.

"We're going to make onigiri today!"

[--Tiffa D.L.]

Cassentie was rushing trying to go to her class, the Home Economics class. She doesn't know about it but she thinks it's nice. As she moved, she went straight to the room. She saw the teaceher, and it was a girl. It was expected. No guy teacher would like to teach it. She wear the apron and listen to the teacher.

[Elyon Brown]

Well,this is one of her favorite class,the Home Economics Class.She immediately rushed to the room.She went to a bench and was just standing in there.She heard of what the teacher said lately.It kind of sounds unfamiliar but,kind of interesting too.Of course,she will wear her apron and as she was putting it on,she smiled as she listened to the teacher.

To tell you,there is no Home Economics in their old school,just simple classes.Like Math,Science,Language and Spelling,well there is also Filipino,Reading and Phoenix and also Physical Education.Her very own dream is also to cook.She knows how to cook already.She was thinking back of what the teacher just said.

What does the teacher mean by "Onigiri"?Is it some kind of Japanese or something?She ignored it for a while and just saw Cassentie there who is also listening to the teacher,she decided to ignore her or she will be distracted.She was now listening back to the teacher.

[Arisu-chan]

Arisu checked the time table, and wow, HOME ECONOMICS?!? Not wasting anytime, she rushed to the class room and wore the apron. She goes to her seat and start listening.

"We're going to make onigiri today!"

The teacher shouted to the class. Ooh, Onigiri? Nice! Then she remembered in one of the anime, one character was named Onigiri and failed a battle. That make a giggle a little.

She start preparing the ingredients quickly and notice a girl confused.
"Confused about whats the food?" She smiled as she put her hands behind

[Shirayuki Yutaka]

The kids were going to make riceballs just like in fruits basket during the culture festival! The otaku teacher grinned madly at the thought. Sometimes she felt as if the best thing she could ever become would be a teacher here. It was a heaven for an anime addict like herself. Super-freaking-powers and kids with stereotypical attitudes, this would be awesome. She pointed to the rack of aprons at the left of the room.

"Before we start, Make sure you have an apron, and you wash your hands."

She made a motion with her hands, imitating a person that was washing their hands. Remembering an important fact, she called out to the class again.

"I'm going to write the instructions to make the riceballs, on the white board!"

She proceeded in doing so. With her trusted marker pen, she began jotting down the method of making onigiri. They'd seriously better do it correctly. Sure, They couldn't burn themselves or chop off a hand, but she was skeptical. There were extremely stupid people out there, seriously.

• Wet your hands slightly. Make sure they are clean.
  
• Mold the rice into a ball shape.
  
• Using your thumb, make a well in the middle.
  
• Place the chicken in the well, and cover it by shaping the rice so it's completely covered inside.
  
• Place on a serving plate. They are located on the bottom shelf of each of your cupboards
  
• Wait until the teacher comes and checks your work and gives the okay before eating.
  
  - Shirasaki-sensei.
  

She put the lid back on the marker, and set it back in her pencase. This job was seriously fun, but it really required the teachers to write a lot! She shook her right hand a little, relaxing it now that it no longer gripped a marker pen. Yutaka walked around the class, idly making sure none of the students were clowning around.

[*~Lilith~*]

"Onigiri?"

I stood there, transfixed, in front of my working table. Everybody was starting doing what the teacher had said. But I had that mental problem again. Onigiri.

I found myself grinning to myself. Then giggling. Onigiri. Isn't that guy a character from a game? I've heard other characters mention onigiri in other games too- as food, of course.

[Arisu-chan]

Now kikuri is bored. So, she went to another confused girl and talked to her.

"Onigiri is like a rice ball or something..."

Yeap she answered her like 'suddenly'.

OOC: Its crap...

[*~Lilith~*]

"Onigiri is like a rice ball or something..."

I stiffle a guffaw behind the bowl infront of me. Yeah, figures. Onigiri is food, just as I suspected. Someone has confirmed my assumption.

"Let's go make that rice ball now, m'kay?" I told the person who has taken the time telling me (reminding, I guess xD) what an onigiri was. "Teacehr coming this way. Back to stations. Alert."

Why the heck did I say that huskily, under my breath? That sounded like something a soldier would say in an army. More chuckle for me.

[Arisu-chan]

"Ooh, how scary!" She joked. Still she went to her station and follow the steps she knew. Oh, how she wants to bake bread. "Awww..." she whined every 10 minutes while the teacher is away of course!

"Hmm...the seaweed!!!" She talked to herself and quickly grab some and carefully placed it. She planned to make more so she could share it as well...

[Elyon Brown]

So many hard steps.She tried to at least give it a try,though.She was already done with the first step.Now,she has to do the second step.She tried to mold the rice into a ball shape.There was a mistake in that at the start,she still didn't give up.She tried to mold the rice into a ball shape.In the fifth time,she already succeeded at the second step.

Now,in the third step,she was thinking that it was easy but,it was not.As she was trying to make a well in the middle,using her thumb,it messed up.She tried it again,again,again,again and again.In the sixth time,she finally succeeded the third step.She was now sweating.She needs to work hard.

Now,in the next step.She was now taking a deep breath,trying to concentrate.She tried to place the chicken in the well.She didn't succeed.She doesn't give up,she doesn't want to lose,not just yet.She then,succeeded at the fourth time.She wooshed out the air from her mouth.


She was now going to place on a serving plate.Just the easiest step of all.She was now getting the plate from the bottom shelf of her cupboard and finally,she was done."Whew,I'm done,at last."she wooshed the air out from her mouth once again.She is now waiting for the teacher to at least check her work.

[*~Lilith~*]

I followed the steps listed on the board with brutal force.

Ok, so maybe you couldn't call my onigiri perfect, but I did my best...hurriedly. But even if they're messed up, I wanted to gobble 'em up. They looked so effin' tasty.

I looked up and watched the other students work. I finished quite early, I suppose.

[--Tiffa D.L.]

Cassentie's mind was twisted up. Everything was -- damn to her. It wasn' because of the food because of the day. It wasn't perfect for her. Maybe something is missing. Somebody? Someone? She doesn't know who would it be.

[xxRyuu²-kun]

It's a little dumb thing for Ryuu to attend this cooking class, and he knows that even if he doesn't attend such class, his Alice will continuously upgrade. But, since it is a part of the curriculum, he doesn't have any choice but to attend and do well there.

He arrived earlier than the teacher, and that was a very good deed for him. He sat there, listened to the teacher words then as he receives that instruction, he started making them.

He put his apron, wash his hands and get to work.

At first he doesn't know how to start, though as he practice more with the poor rice, he finally got to shape them in a ball like shape. After shaping, he followed the next direction, he made a well in the middle of the ball, then he inserted that good tasting chicken. He covered it by shaping it well then he repeated every step that he had made three times.

He didn't know how to make those foods, but practice makes perfect. He's a fast learner so it's not really a problem for him. After finishing three onigiris, he rushed to the faucet and washed his hands again. He get a plate from the bottom left of his cupboard and arranged the onigiris in a nice position so that it would be presentable. After that, he just remained silent and waited for his teacher to have his food checked.

[--Tiffa D.L.]

"Hi guy"

She was talking to the guy who just came in and wear his apron. Ever since she met this guy she never knew his name. And is she would she would jump for joy. Cassentie was really likey-likey to have new friends since she was fallen asleep from boredness.

[xxRyuu²-kun]

"Hi guy"

he almost freaked out as he heard a voice out of nowhere. He looked everywhere in his side and saw a girl, near on him. He's a bit curious because he have seen the girl many times but he never hand the chance to ask her name.

He gave out his usual cute smile to the girl, his dimples went out, then he replied.

"Hi"

[--Tiffa D.L.]

Il est si chaud et mignon!
//He is so hot and cute!//

Cassentie was smiling. She giggled and tried to ask his name. "By the way, what's your name?" she asked. Then she remembered she was reading a book all about french words. It wrecks everything. She can't even pronounce some of it really good.

[xxRyuu²-kun]

"Uh? Name?"

He, at first was not that comfortable since its a first time a girl asked his name in the middle of the class. He hesitated as first but it's a bit akward if he didn't answer back or ignore her.

"I'm Ryuu."
he replied

[--Tiffa D.L.]

I'm Ryuu

Ryuu. Nice name. For her. Cassentie doesn't like american names but she thought this was a japanese name. She smiled and She saw her apron was ragged. She was shocked and changed it into a new one. She smiled and said, "Je suis Cassentie Oracle, Nice Ryû de vous rencontrer," she told him. That means, I am Cassentie Oracle, Nice to meet you Ryuu. She can't believer she can pronounce it well. She thought of reading more french words. "Oh, That means I am Cassentie Oracle, Nice to meet you Ryuu. Sorry," she told him.

[xxRyuu²-kun]

"I know."
he smiled.

He knew different languages since he studied different languages of the world for business matters. He just smiled and bows towards the girl.

"La réunion agréable vous Cassentie Oracle, je suis Ryuusuke Endou"
He knew that, the girl knew exactly what he wanted to say, Nice meeting you Cassentie Oracle, I am Ryuusuke Endou.

[*~Lilith~*]

I watched Cass talk to Ryuu- and secretly wished for Ida to be here. So me and Ryuu weren't close. That didn't bother me. I turned my attention back to what i was doing- and realized that these onigiris looked more like mashed potatoes. I grunt in laughter. I wasn't so good at cooking.