《Water and Ice | Shoto Todoroki》Chapter 10-Lying and Frying
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I woke up and yawned before the situation hit me. I still felt Tododroki's arms around me, so I moved them off as gently as I could. It didn't look like anyone else was up, which was good, no witnesses. I got up and headed to the kitchen. I got some water and looked around for something to eat. I saw some pancake mix that was left on the counter, so I decided to try and make some pancakes. I follow the directions on the bag and started frying them on the stove.
I heard more people moving around in their sleeping bags, probably waking up. I finished making the pancake and was thoroughly pleased with the results. It was a nice golden-brown color and it had a good, fluffy consistency. I was actually pretty proud of myself since I'm usually not that good at cooking. Inspired by my sudden success, I decided to try and make pancakes for everyone.
After my fifth or sixth one, I was pretty much ready to give up. Ura came into the kitchen and yawned.
"Whatcha doin?" She asked.
"I'm trying to make pancakes for everyone, wanna help?" I asked her.
"Yeah, sure!" She said cheerfully.
She helped me make more pancakes and I'm not even sure how many there were. There were massive stacks on platters by the table. More people came out and Sato gave us some tips to make them better. After a little while I saw Todoroki come out and sit at the table too. He looked at me, but any not any different than before. I started to wonder if he remembered anything from last night.
"I think that should be enough." Ura said after moving the last pancake.
I nodded and took all the pancakes over to the dining table. Everyone was already seated so I took a seat too. Everyone started digging in, but I felt my eyes wander back to Todoroki. I'd known him for a week, but I still didn't know his first name. I'd have to ask him soon. He looked back at me and held my stare.
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I looked away and started eating some pancakes. Even though I couldn't see it, I still felt his eyes watching me. Did he really care? After last night, I'm not really sure what to think. I finished up my food and took my dishes over to the sink. Todoroki got up too. I started washing my dishes and he came up behind me.
"Do you remember anything from last night?" He asked.
"What part of last night? I mean a lot happened." I tried to say casually.
"Towards the end." He said.
"Pillow fight? Yeah, that was fun." I said.
"No, after that." He said.
"What after that? We just went to sleep." I tried to play it dumb.
"Oh um...then never mind." He said and walked away.
I didn't know why I couldn't tell him, it seemed like he knew what happened. Did he do it on purpose? If he he did, then why? So many new questions swirled through my head.
What does Todoroki actually mean to me?
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