[One-Shot] The Rules of Culinary
Title: Rules of Culinary (a.k.a Prompt #35 - 5 Times Chinen Tried To Cook)
Author: Knowmonsta
Pairing: DaiChii
Words: 1,261
Genre: Humor/Fluff
Rating: PG
Summary: Chinen tries to make something for Daiki . . . with catastrophic results.
Note: My first fic for the Chinen-Thon! I hope you like it ^_^.
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Rules Of Culinary
~Rule One: Cakes Should Rise~
"What's wrong, Chi?" Inoo asked as he saw Chinen lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, his face screw up in concentration.
"Nothing," he said, his eyes still closed. "I'm just thinking that's all."
"Thinking about what?" Inoo asked, sitting down on the couch.
"I want to do something for Dai-chan to show him that I like him," he said. "But I can't think of anything."
"Well everyone likes food," Inoo said. "That's how Hikaru and I got together. You can make Daiki a cake."
"But I can't bake," Chinen said, sadly.
"Cheer up Chii!" Inoo said, smiling. "I'll supervise and taste test. And I'm sure BEST will help too. Minus Daiki of course."
Chinen's eyes lit up.
"Yay!" he exclaimed, pulling Inoo off of the couch. "Let's get started!"
~*~
Inoo watched from his position in Chinen's living room as Chinen started to make a cake from scratch. Every once in a while, he would point out something Chinen missed, but for the most part he stayed out of kitchen: he knew how much it meant to Chinen to do it by himself.
About an hour later, Chinen took the cake out of the oven and frowned.
"Inoo-kun . . . I think something went wrong."
Inoo came into the kitchen, and when seeing the cake burst into a fit a giggles: it was as flat as a table top.
"What?" Chinen asked, pouting.
"Chii, you forgot the yeast," he said.
"Darn," Chinen muttered.
~Rule Two~: Cakes Are Not A Synonym For Bombs~
The second time, Hikaru supervised Chinen as he made the cake, making sure Chinen put the yeast right next to the mix bowl so he wouldn't forget it.
Chinen was determined to get it right this time, and so he double checked to make sure he didn't miss anything. He slid the cake in the oven and joined Hikaru in the living room, sitting next to him on the couch.
"Done?" Hikaru asked.
"Yep!" Chinen exclaimed, happily.
"And you added everything?"
"Yep!"
"Good!" Hikaru said, ruffling his hair. "I'm sure Dai'll love it Chii."
They sat in silence for a while, watching T.V. And then -
"Chii do you hear something?"
"Like what?"
"Like a bubbling sound."
Chinen closed his eyes and squinted.
"Yeah . . . I wonder what it is . . ."
Soon, the bubbling got louder.
"Chii . . . how much yeast did you put in that cake?"
"Five cups," Chinen replied. "I wanted to make sure it rose this time."
"Chii you only needed 1 ½ teaspoons!" Hikaru exclaimed, panicking slightly and running into the kitchen.
"Hikaru-kun what -?"
BOOM.
Chinen screamed slightly and ran into the kitchen to see Hikaru covered in chocolate goo.
"Hikaru-kun," Chinen said, biting his lip to keep from laughing. "Are you okay?"
"You better not laugh," Hikaru muttered.
~Rule Three: Cookies Should Be Fully Cooked~
After learning what happened with Inoo and Hikaru, Yabu decided that cookies from a box of pre-made mix would be a much safer choice. He watched as Chinen added the ingredients to the bowl, poured the mix into circles evenly spaced on the cookie sheet, and slid the tray into the oven.
"Alright Chii, these should come out flawless," Yabu said. "Good job."
"Thanks," Chinen replied, smiling. "I can't wait to give them to Dai-chan!"
Thirty minute later, Chinen took the cookies out of the oven and frowned.
"Yabu-kun, these look really doughy."
"What temperature did you put the oven on?"
"121 degrees Celsius," Chine replied.
"No wonder they look doughy," Yabu replied, smiling. "The oven should've been on 176."
Chinen scowled.
~Rule Four: Cookies Aren't Steaks~
"Okay Chii, did you add all of the ingredients?"
"Yep."
"And the oven is on 176?"
"Yes."
"Then slide that cookie sheet in there!" Takaki exclaimed, excitedly and Chinen laughed and obeyed.
~*~
"Man those cookies sure are taking a long time to cook," Chinen said as he and Takaki prepared to start their fifth game of Chutes and Ladders.
"You're just impatient, Chii," he said, ruffling his hair. "I'm sure they'll be done soon. How long to do they take to cook?"
"Thirty . . . minutes," Chinen replied, his eyes widening in horror.
"Chii what?" Takaki asked, worriedly.
"I FORGOT TO SET THE TIMER!!!!" Chinen screamed, running into the kitchen and shoving a pair of oven mitts on his hands. He pulled the oven open and quickly took out the cookie sheet.
"Darn it!" he yelled, looking at the charcoal black cookies.
Takaki blew on one and poked it.
"I don't think you wanna give Daiki these," he said.
~Rule Five: Smoothies Should Stay In The Blender~
Due to BEST's photo shoot, Chinen had to continue his cooking attempts on his own today. But fortunately, BEST minus Daiki had an excellent, full proof idea: a strawberry banana smoothie.
A smoothie required no yeast (which meant no explosions) and no ovens (which meant no possibilities of burning down the house). It did however, require and knife to cut the fruit, and so Yabu handed him a plastic one.
"This is simple Chii," he told him as the rest of BEST filed out of the room. "Add ingredients into the blenders and blend for about one minute. Then put it in the freezers so it'll be cold by the time we get back. The photo shoot should be over by 4:00pm, so start making it around 3:30pm."
"Got it," Chinen said, nodding in a determined way.
"See you later," Yabu said, smiling and leaving.
Chinen took his time carefully slicing the fruits and adding the other ingredients to the blenders. He closed the lids and pressed the buttons watching the ingredients mix.
He did notice the lids weren't securely shut. And seconds later they flew off.
Chinen screamed as he jumped up from his position in the chair in front of the blender, and cold pink liquid hitting his face and splattering everywhere. He attempted to close it but the smoothie continued to splash onto his face, clouding his vision. He growled and wiped his face, only to have it covered again.
"Holy crap!"
'Uh oh,' Chinen thought, recognizing that voice.
"Dai-chan I've got it completely under control!"
"I can see that!" Daiki exclaimed sarcastically, running into the kitchen and falling due to the mess of smoothie on the floor. He slid into Chinen who shrieked and fell on top of him. Daiki laughed and attempted to stand up, slipping once more. Chinen giggled. Daiki laughed, grabbed the counter and pulled himself up. He extended a hand and Chinen took it, still giggling. Together they managed to cut off the blenders.
Daiki and Chinen took one look at each other each other covered in pink goo and burst into a fit of laughter.
"C-Chii, w-what were you d-doing!" Daiki asked, still giggling.
He was surprised to see Chinen's facial expression become sad.
"I was trying to make something for you," he said, looking down at the ground. "But everything went wrong. First the cake wouldn't rise and then it exploded. And then I tried cookies but they weren't done and then they burned! And now the smoothie caused a catastrophe!"
"Chii, you did all of that for me?" Daiki asked, grinning and Chinen nodded.
Daiki smiled and put a finger under Chinen's chin, tilting his head upward.
"Thank you," he said, softly brushing his lips against Chinen's. Chinen sighed softly.
"Tell you what," Daiki said as he pulled away. "How about we get changed and go out for a smoothie. We'll try this again tomorrow."
Chinen smiled.
"Good idea," he said.
THE END
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