Kurogane's Skill Points Are Over 9000!

The next morning, Yukito got up right when his alarm went.
"GOOD MORNING WOOOORLD!!" Yukito shouted into the air and jumped out of bed.
"Morning, bedroooooom!!!" he shouted before running into the bathroom.
"GOOD MORNING TOOOOOAST!!!" Yukito shouted before eating the toast he had just made.

After finishing getting ready and running downstairs and out of the apartment, he called his dad.
"DAD!!!!" he shouted into the phone. "I got the job!!!!!"
<"Good for you,"> his dad replied dryly. <"So now you have to actually become that 'master chef' you always talked about, right?">
"YEAH!!!!!" Yukito shouted. "I'm running to the restaurant as we speak!!"
<"Alright, then do it, otherwise I win the bet, and you'll have to become a lawyer, like I always said!">
Yukio pouted. "Alright alright alright, geez."

***

When Yukito got to Soleil de Ciel, ーfirst he made sure his shoes were 100% perfectly tied, because he didn't know if the head chef was serious or notー he went to the kitchen to prep for any cooking or anything that he might have to do.
But guess who he walked in on while he was cooking without the head chef's orders?

Ishigami Kurogane~

'ISHIGAMI IS HERE ALREADY???' Yukito screamed internally. 'More importantly, what's he making?'
Yukito stood on tiptoe to see what was being made, and he saw the oven burner on. Ishigami was frying onions and tomatoes. But it wasn't just that. He was frying them while chopping a carrot, and making rice!!
'It's like he's dancing with the food!!' Yukito thought in awe.
It looked like Ishigami was dancing the tango with the food. He swiftly sprinkled a bit of salt into the rice, stirred the onions, cut up the carrots and threw them into the pot so they looked like they were flying.
'No wonder I thought he was like Yama,' Yukito thought. 'I'm in love with him.'

"When were you planning on moving out of the doorway?" Ishigami suddenly said, getting Yukito's head out of the clouds.
"Huh- oh, uh- yeah, sorry, hehe," Yukito stammered awkwardly and went inside.

***

That day was kinda hectic, as all first days are. Yukito was on cleaning duty, but since everything was going so fast, he didn't know what exactly he was supposed to do.
"Alright Akiyama, you're on serving duty now," the head chef said.
"Got it, sir!" Yukito said as he quickly walked to the tables and served everyone.

***

"Phew! What a day," Yukito said to himself as he texted his friends.

<Hey guys
Just clocked out :D>

Then he thought about Ishigami again. He was still surprised by how fast he cooked, and how he really looked like he danced with the food.
'He's awesome~' Yukito thought in a dreamy way.

"Hey," Ishigami's voice broke the silence.
"EEP!" Yukito squeaked, but then noticed who it was.
"Oh, it's just you, Ishiー"
"Call me Kurogane please," Ishigami said calmly. "It's not like we're friends. We just work together."
"Oh, uhh, OK," Yukito stammered a bit.

The two walked to the bus station together, but Ishigami seemed somewhat distanced. Not physically, but mentally. Like he wasn't going to talk and he didn't want Yukito to talk either.

***

≪NEXT BUS HEADED TO: GEORGE AVENUE≫

'That's my ride home,' Yukito thought. 'From there, I can take the next bus toー'
"By the way," Ishigami said suddenly. "Akiyama, you seem uneasy when I talk."
"Uhh I'm not uneasy!" Yukito said awkwardly. "Why would I be uneasy?? Heheー"
"Yes you are," Ishigami said, his face pensive.
Yukito stayed quiet. He wasn't sure if he should tell Ishigami right away what he was genuinely thinking, but he really wanted to. But then again, wouldn't that be too forward? And what if he was already in a relationship? Or didn't want one?
'I'd be too pushy...' Yukito thought.

But Ishigami was still curious as to why Yukito was uneasy.
'Am I scaring him?' he thought to himself. 'Hm, that would be a first.'

They stood there in silence for a while, until Yukito's bus got there.

And Ishigami got on with him.

"What?" Ishigami questioned. "It's my ride home."