Private Baking 101

Kueria sat at the edge of her bed, patting her hair down for the umpteenth time. She tried her best to sit still waiting but her fluttering wings said otherwise. A simple knock was enough to get the girl sprinting down the hallway to the front door. Placing her hand on the knob, she took in a slow inhale as she pulled the door open.

"Eein! Kueria missed you!" Stepping back, the girl froze in shock as she saw the flowers, her cheeks slowly being dyed scarlet as a beam donned on her face. Kueria looked to the flowers, then to Eein, then back to the flowers once more.

These are for you

"For... me?" She repeated, more for herself than anyone else. Perhaps it was the fact that this was the first time someone had done such nice and romantic things for her, perhaps it was simply the fact that Eein was doing these amazing things but the girl couldn't be more grateful. Lightly grasping the stem of the flowers with her right hand, she pulled the man into a gentle embrace as she showered him with words of thanks. Retreating into the dorm, she motioned for Eein to follow her in as she conjured a crystalline vase to place the flowers in before setting them by the window.

"Thank you so much again for the flowers, Kueria loves them! The kitchen right over there, wanna start baking?"

Giving her wings a quick flap as she leaped toward Eein, she lightly tackled him into an embrace. "You're really too nice, thank you so so so much!" she exclaimed as she pelted him with kisses on his cheek as well. As he offered her the chocolate she loved so much, the girl let out a delighted gasp. "Chocolate! Thank you again, Eein!" Reaching into the bowl, she took a small handful and ate it whole, sparring little care for her table manners as she euphorically chowed it down with a grin.

Skipping over to the nearby drawers, she pulled one open to reveal an array of cooking utensils, all polished and gleaming silver beneath the lighting. With a tilt of her head and a small gesture, Kueria then enquired: "So, do we need any of these?"

While the girl had been getting used to life, there were still certain mysteries that plagued her to no end. One of which was whatever the heck that egg-shaped thing (apparently a wisk) did. Seeing Eein pick up the paradoxical deceive instantly perked her interest as she gave it a cold, hard stare, only snapping out of it once she felt the soft touch of his lips against hers. Wapping a wing round the edge of his shoulder, Kueria nuzzled close as she intently watched what he did next.

"Kueria woud love to crack eggs!"

In fact, it was one of the few things she'd successfully done whilst learning cooking; no complicated techniques needed to crack an egg after all. Folding her wings neatly behind her back once more, she then skipped over to the refrigerator and took out a couple of eggs, one held in the palm of each hand as she headed back to his side. Peering up, she playfully bumped herself against his arm as she asked: "Would these be enough?"

Maybe some pizza for us

"Kueria never tried pizza before!" Setting the eggs carefully on the table, she gave her boyfriend yet another hug. "Kueria would love to try pizza!"

Gently making sure she didn't spill any chocolate, Kueria slowly poured it into the bowl, letting out soft "oohs" and "aahs" of wonderment along the way. As she watched Eein stir, she couldn't help but feel a touch of genuine contentment. Trying to adapt to this new era had been difficult but he had become a constant in her changing reality and that she could never thank him enough for.

"Kueria would love to roll it out!"

Clasping the edges of the roller, she lightly pressed it against the mountain of dough as she moved her arms to and fro. After a few minutes of gleefully trying to flatten the dough, she turned round and motioned for Eein to check the thickness of it. After all, as the self-proclaimed biggest fan of chocolate cookies, she wouldn't want to ruin the batch before the process barely begun.