A/N: This is a one-shot for now, but it could become a series based on reader feedback.

For some reason, the dynamic between Alice and Sōma is really interesting to me. Well, Sōma has an interesting relationship with everyone he meets, so it's easy to think up practically anything. Maybe I'll write another pairing in this section someday.

Disclaimer: I do not own Shokugeki no Sōma. And every time I read this manga, I get hungry.

"Dear grandfather!" Alice called out. "Where are you?!"

Alice pouted as she skipped through the halls of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy. She had been hoping to see her grandfather before the opening ceremony for the high school section. Unfortunately, he wasn't in his office like he usually was. She should have expected it though. Her grandfather hated being cooped up in there. Still, while it was so close to the start of the year, he should be too busy to leave. It was a bit strange of him. Then again, no one could ever tell what that man was thinking. Not the teachers, or the sponsors, or even his own family.

'Geez,' Alice bit her lip as she kept walking down the halls. 'Where could he be?'

A sudden booming laughter from nearby startled her. She stared in the direction it came from and started walking towards the room she thought it had come from.

'Is that…?' Alice thought as she got closer. Once she was near enough, she saw a tall man wearing an olive-green yukata tied with a white obi. 'Bingo.'

Alice walked up slowly and knocked on the open door to get his attention.

"Hello, dear grandfather." Alice said.

"Ah, if it isn't Alice-chan," Senzaemon said as he turned around. "What brings you here today?"

Alice was about to respond when a crumpled up piece of paper in her grandfather's hand caught her attention. She pointed at it inquisitively. "What's that?"

Senzaemon glance down at the paper and grinned slightly. "It is a new transfer student's application."

"Oh?" Alice questioned, walking further into the room. She noticed the red mark on it. "So he failed?"

"No, he did not," Senzaemon placed the paper within his yukata. "I'm going to go and get his acceptance letter ready right now."

'You are? Personally?' Alice thought. She didn't want to question him aloud. If he thought the person was good enough, then they were. Still, it wasn't often that the director of the Tōtsuki Culinary Academy himself would do such a thing. Actually, he wasn't in charge of checking transfers at all.

"I wasn't aware that you were checking the potential transfer students yourself, dear grandfather." Alice said lightly.

"Erina-chan was in charge of the test here today." Senzaemon stated.

'So Erina failed them, and grandfather approved them?' Alice looked around the room and took notice of there being only one dish on the table. Evidently, this was the only person who was either confident enough or stupid enough to give their dish to her cousin's God's Tongue. It was certainly interesting though. It looked like a Furikake Gohan, yet there seemed to be something more mixed into it. 'I wonder...'

Senzaemon took notice of his granddaughter's curiosity and pushed the bowl closer to her. "Would you like to try a bite? It's a little bit cold, but not bad."

"No thanks," Alice said, turning and looking away. "I don't care at all."

'Such a bad liar.' Senzaemon couldn't help but think as he observed Alice's eyes darting to look back at the dish before swiftly looking away.

"Well, perhaps I'll finish it myself then." Senzaemon murmured as he picked up the bowl and brought it closer to his mouth.

"Ah!" Alice cried out and raised her hand as if to stop him before catching herself. She couldn't help but blush as her grandfather raised an eyebrow curiously.

"Hmm," He hummed and looked at the dish before place it on the table in front of her. "You may have it. I must go and send an acceptance letter to Sōma-kun."

Senzaemon then proceeded to walk out before Alice could rebuke him. She looked back at the dish, missing her grandfather glancing back to smile slightly at her before he walked off.

'Yukihira Sōma-kun?' Senzaemon thought as he looked at the picture of Sōma. 'That boy really is your son… Jōichirō.'

Smiling to himself, he made his way back to his office.

Meanwhile, back in the room, Alice was standing by the microwave after placing the Furikake Gohan inside to warm up a bit. She smelled the aroma the now warm Furkikake Gohan gave off and couldn't help but sigh. While it wasn't a perfect dish, it was certainly an interesting dish. She couldn't believe someone her age who wasn't a part of Tōtsuki had made it.

'I could have made it better though.' Alice thought conceitedly as she took a bite of the Furikake Gohan.

"Ohh…" Alice's eyes widened and she bent over the table as the flavors washed over her. This was new. There was jellied meat broth mixed in. It brought out the eggs sweetness along with adding body and saltiness to the dish. It harmonized far better than she would have thought. And it was such a simple dish too.

'You would actually fail this dish, Erina?" Alice thought incredulously. There was no doubt the chef who made this dish was worthy of being added to the high school section. Whether or not he would stay was another matter. But without a doubt the chef should be allowed entrance. 'You're slipping, Erina.'

Alice quickly finished the dish and sighed in minor disappointment when she was done. It was such a shame that there wasn't anymore. Still, now that he was going to be a student, maybe they would meet. She tossed the bowl into a sink and walked out of the room.

"Let's see…" Alice said out loud as she walked back through the halls. Her earlier reasons to meet with her grandfather had all been forgotten after learning of this new development. "I suppose I'll meet him at the opening ceremony."

OMAKE

Sōma walked into the room and looked around. There were a lot of rich people milling about. Most of them seemed really stuck up. The entire room had other boys in it. Yet, in the front, stood one girl with fair white skin and hair with the brightest red eyes he had ever seen. Standing next to her was a boy that looked to be his age with wine red eyes and a bored look on his face as he stared at the far wall uninterestedly.

"Hello everyone!" The girl said brightly as she waved at everyone with a bright smile on her face. "My name is Nakiri Alice. I'll be your examiner for the day. Luckily for you all, I have a really simple test for you. All you need to do is make me something to eat while using an egg as the main ingredient. Oh! And you all have one minute to withdraw right now if you want."

Almost immediately, everyone ran out of the room. Sōma looked around in shock before looking back to the front at the girl now identified as Alice. Alice looked back at him attentively.

"So like," Sōma started, looking around one more time to see if he really was the only one left. He was apparently. "Can I make whatever I want?"

"Hmm," Alice hummed thoughtfully as she stared at him. "Well, I suppose so. But since you're the only one who bothered to stay... You pass. Congratulations."

"Huh?" Sōma stared in disbelief.

Alice grinned and stamped a pass mark on his transfer form. "Here, you'll be getting an official acceptance letter within a few weeks. Bye bye."

Alice quickly left the room with the boy who was standing behind her before following her closely.

Sōma just stared at their retreating backs. "Huh?"

A/N: So there we have it. I'm sorry for the shortness. If I do continue, the next couple of chapters or so will also be short until the training camp where I'll have more leeway to have Alice and Sōma interact. Until then, it'll just be Alice's reactions and such to Sōma related things. Things will get longer as I do filler stuff or other meetings between them, if I continue. This was more of an practice thing anyways. Hope you liked it. Please let me know what you think in the reviews. :)