[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

Akashi kept a secret, but refused to say what type of prize he wanted, and Saya, who couldn't know the answer, could only deal with the wakame in his hand with doubts.When the topic of chatting ended and the cooking practice became the main topic, Lingyang and Kotaro once again verified the birth of the miracle. Akashi not only got excellent grades in all subjects, but even the housekeeping practice was not difficult for him. Not to mention Miyuki in the same group, seeing Akashi skillfully handling ingredients with a kitchen knife, Miyuki wanted to dig a hole in the ground and get in.

"Xiaozheng, you are so good, have you practiced at home?" Ling Yang, who came back from washing the dishes, saw the chicken that had been prepared, and couldn't help being surprised by Akashi's talents.

"I've seen a chef cook at home, so I know how to do it." Akashi replied succinctly.

"Genius." This is the praise given by Lingyang and Kotaro at this time. It is rare for ordinary people to be able to remember things with a photographic vision, let alone learn how to use them. I am afraid that only Akashi can do this now.

"You guys are amazing, you finished processing the ingredients so quickly." Sha Ye came back with the replaced ingredients, and saw that the ingredients on the cooking table had been washed and cut, waiting for her further processing.

"Xiaozheng did it all by himself, and the rest of the work will be handed over to you two." Ling Yang and the others were also very sensible, deliberately leaving the rest of the work to the two of them, while they ran to wash the dishes, Watch the emotional development of the two from a distance.

After the three slipped away, Saya and Akashi continued their work. Today's topic was curry and cream stew. Akashi's group chose the latter. Saya took out the pan and started frying the chicken, and Akashi was in charge of making the soup for the dishes. , Under the division of labor and cooperation between the two, the progress that had fallen before quickly caught up, but the distance from Akashi still distracted Saya.

"Senior sister, the stove is too hot." Akashi, who was preparing the soup, reminded from the side.

Saya, who came back to his senses, hurriedly reduced the fire to the minimum, and put the fried chicken on an empty plate for later use, then took out the pot and poured an appropriate amount of water, and poured the soup made with Akashi together with vegetables and fried chicken Put them into the pot together, and cook them on a low heat for half an hour, and the stew will come out of the pot.

The whole production process was over, Saya walked aside, trying to refocus her distracted attention, and at this time, Akashi handed her a glass of water.

"Since you've made up your mind, why bother yourself? Could it be that senior sister wants to go back on what she said before?"

"I didn't repent...it's just..." Taking the cup, Saya understood that Akashi's repentance referred to what she said on the day of his visit. She cared about him, but the elders' orders could not be disobeyed. If she hurt him, she would absolutely hate herself to death.

"You would rather trap yourself in the quagmire of contradictions than make choices. Such indecision will only make you stagnate."

"I have no choice at all..."

"It seems that you really need time to think about it. Let's talk about it when you really understand what I said." People's patience always has a limit, and Akashi is no exception. Even if he thinks his patience is good, he can encounter stubbornness. The Saya, even the best patience will be worn out by anger.

The conversation between the two stopped here, and the previously relaxed atmosphere suddenly became silent. Saya knew that Akashi was angry, and she couldn't explain anything, so she could only let the atmosphere of silence spread until Kotaro and the others took the wash. The dishes came back, but there was still no dialogue between the two.

The finished stew was cooked on time, and during the free seating, Akashi did not sit with Kotaro and the others, but went back to the seat where the first graders gathered for lunch. Reo, who noticed something was wrong, wanted to ask Saya something. After all, seeing the lonely expression on her face, he couldn't bear to ask further, so he had to swallow his words back.

"Saya, are you okay? You don't look very good." Worried about her friend's health, Miyuki still opened her mouth, but Saya just shook her head at her, and ran out of the classroom to answer the phone before eating a few mouthfuls of lunch up.

It's really strange to have an incoming call at this time, but the person who answered the phone obviously knew who was looking for trouble. The moment she pressed the call button on the phone, the voice from the other side awakened Saya's hidden nightmare .

"Hey, congratulations, Sister Saya, you can stand out from the crowd of candidates. As the younger sister of Saioh this year, I am really honored. How is it? You must be very happy to get the right-selected seat from me, right?" No need for Saya to guess, Meixiang is on the other side of the phone.

"It's up to the festival committee to decide whether to be selected, and it's useless for you to complain about me." Saya replied calmly.

"How dare I blame you, there is a powerful flower protector by your side, I dare not do anything to you, but I have to tell you something that is not pleasant, after you hear it, don't blame me for talking too much."

Hearing that there was something strange in Meixiang's words, Saya didn't get angry, but continued to ask, "Speak up if you have something to say, don't play tricks on it."

Mei Xiang chuckled and said: "There is no real love at first sight in this world, let alone a love that progresses as quickly as lightning. The so-called meeting too early, the faster the development, the faster the death. Think about it, I said Right?"

"What exactly do you know?"

"As long as it's about him, I know everything about him. Unfortunately, he only thinks that you and him are in the same boat. They are both poor people who bear the fate of a big family. It is a blessing for him to find someone who understands him while bearing the burden alone. One thing is fun, at least he no longer feels bored and lonely, if you understand that this kind of sympathy is also called liking, then just go on, sooner or later you will regret it.”

"That's all you want to say?"

"Of course not. I'm looking for you today because my father gave me a considerable amount of pocket money a few days ago. I was worrying about how to spend it. Later, I thought that my sister, you were selected as the acting king of the festival. Of course, the younger sister will give it to you." You are a congratulatory gift, but I know you won't accept it, so I have to give it to your flower protector. What will happen to him after receiving the gift? Don't ask me to change my mind. "

"The grievances between the Oikawa family and the Hashimoto family have nothing to do with him. If you want to find fault, come to me and don't trouble him!" It is a fantasy for Meixiang to give gifts. Saya, who has seen her true colors, knows that the so-called gifts are definitely not good things, and all she can do is to focus Mika's attention on herself, so that Akashi will not be implicated.

"Sister, you are really pitiful. You are so stupid and cute when you know it's impossible to be with him."

"You don't need to remind me nonsense, I know what to do, tell me, what do you want?"

"Let's play a chasing game. If you can survive within three days, I won't bother him. You don't want the Luoshan Basketball Club to be suspended due to violence, right? Cruel."

"That's enough. I accept your proposal. As you said, I will play with you for three days. If you cry at that time, don't blame me for being merciless." Accepting Meixiang's challenge, Saya came out of the window. Looking at Akashi's back, he was still having lunch, chatting and laughing with his classmates, and didn't notice anything strange about her. This is the result she wanted, keep the original point, and don't mix other unnecessary emotions, as long as it lasts until the relationship between the two is resolved. She is satisfied with the grievances and grievances of the Chuan family.

*****

Since the cooking practice class, Saya disappeared like a disappearance.Even Miyuki, who is in the same class, can still see Saya coming to class normally, but she can't see anyone when she leaves school after class.Not to mention the work that Akashi left her for the student union. At certain times, except for the completed materials placed on Akashi's desktop, Saya didn't show up at other times. No one knew her whereabouts, not even her childhood friend Kotaro. whereabouts.

Two days passed quickly, and the life on campus was peaceful as usual. If there was anything strange, it might be the second anecdote that happened in the basketball club. After Kotaro received the magic bento every Wednesday, Akashi became the second.

"Aka... Akashi, thank you for teaching me the exercises last time, this is my thank you gift."

"If you don't dislike it, please...please accept it."

What's going on, no one can figure it out, the girls only handed over the bento they made to Akashi when he was eating lunch, and Akashi could only accept the bento in the name of the basketball club when he couldn't refuse. Next, hand them all over to Newu Valley.

"Xiao Taro, have you seen Oikawa-senpai recently?" After not seeing Saya appearing for two consecutive days, Akashi began to feel that something was wrong. According to her personality, even if she quarreled with him, it would not take too long , but this time is different, since that day when he asked her to think carefully, she has become taciturn, and even her whereabouts in the campus have become erratic, but now, the only person who knows her whereabouts is Kotaro, this is the only thing he can know about her. method of tracking.

"She..." Xiaotaro hesitated a little, and then he could only stammered his answer: "That guy is a little busy these days, and he will go back after school."

"Don't lie to me, what happened to her?"

"Akashi, don't ask, I really don't know. I managed to see her yesterday, but she asked me to hand over something to you, saying that it can help you deal with Meixiang. As long as it is by your side, Meixiang will not dare to approach her." You, believe it or not, that's what she told me, and she said that you can do with this thing as you please, use it or throw it away as you like, and that's all she said."

"I'm sorry, please take it easy."

Taking the small paper bag from Kotaro's hand, Akashi left the restaurant and returned to the second floor, and came to the basketball club activity room where no one was there. It was lunch break and few people came here, and he sat down at the table, opened and sealed it A small paper bag, an elegant fragrance soon wafted out of it.

Akashi recognized the contents of the paper bag as agarwood. Although there are not many of them, they are enough to be used as incense. This is a tradition that has been handed down since the Heian Dynasty, and it is still used in modern times.And that smell could not only be mistaken for the scent of antiperspirant spray, it just so happened that Meixiang was allergic to it, which was why Saya gave it to him.

However, he didn't know whether he was sleepy or the scent of agarwood was causing it, the moment he wanted to lie down on the table and fall asleep, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his mind——

"It's so strange, so there are things you can't handle?"

"This is a matter between me and her, don't meddle in it." Said Akashi Itoto.

"No, you're wrong. It's between us and her. You pushed too hard a few days ago, so she got into trouble with you."

"As long as she nods and accepts, it won't be like this."

"As early as when you saw her painting, you should know that this kind of situation will happen. If you nod and accept it so easily, she is not the person we are looking for. It is only because we met her too early and developed Going too fast can be counterproductive."

"What do you want? Don't expect me to exchange with you, the initiative belongs to me." Akashi Itoto refused to hand over the initiative.

"You who are of the same mind as me should have a solution. Since we can't push too hard, let's take it slowly, starting from the original point, and gradually erode the defense line in her heart until she has no way to escape."

"If she knew the fact that we exist together, do you think she would accept it?"

"Didn't we already have the answer when we first met her? We've got a winning ticket."

"Hmph, when it comes to quarrels, she has more fun than the others. Does she think she can continue to be self-willed?"

"If you can't handle it, let me do it."

"No, you don't want to exchange with me."

This is the scene of talking to another self?It's really weird in terms of the dream, but what the other self in the dream said was right, it was because he pushed too hard that Saya became at a loss. She had too many worries, and her mental pressure was even worse than him. All he had to do was to slow down and let her open her heart to him, but where was she now?She didn't show up for two days, could something really happen to her?