An Unknown Feeling

Hey guys, I'm back! Just updated Wise Words yesterday, so check out the new chapter if you haven't already. There's an interesting development to say the least ;) Anyways, this is another one-shot (as the summary of the book implies) and is set during the Central arc. Without giving too much else away, let's get right into the story! Hope you guys enjoy, and as always feel free to favourite/follow as well as leaving any feedback as a review!

Salmon Roe? Erina was confused, to say the least. The two had been having quite a moment, though she would never admit that, but now the mood was ruined and she couldn't be more annoyed. Stupid Yukihira, leave it to him to mess up a perfectly happy mood.

"Yo, Nakiri?" Sõma spoke more softly to her, seeing her deep in thought, "You still with me?"

Erina however was much more busy staring at Sõma's face, particularly his eyebrow scar. The wound had always intrigued the young blonde, as she thought it added to his 'bad boy' look so-to-speak. Although, again, she'd never admit that. However, seeing it up close, she couldn't help but be fascinated by it, as well as the rest of his features. How his amber coloured eyes seemed to darken towards the top, or how his red hair had grown longer over the last few months, now almost reaching the bridge of his nose.

She noticed how his hands had callouses running across their lengths, from constant work in the kitchen, she guessed. She realised how surprisingly broad his shoulders were, and how the muscles around his chest seemed to be emphasised through his shirt, causing the girl to blush slightly. She saw the slight raise of his biceps, the straight defined edge of his forearm. She watched his hand cover hers ever so slightly, before he began to-

Wait, WHAT? She looked up, and saw his eyes had seemed to darken slightly. The princess opened her mouth to say something, but it seemed the redhead had beat her to it.

"You're staring pretty hard," she didn't think she'd ever heard such a deep voice from the boy before, "E-ri-na." And her blood was off on its journey, straight to her face. What was happening to her? Since when did he have such a profound effect on her? However, being one who was always ready for a competition, the Nakiri heiress decided to play along with the young chef.

"Well, I could say the same to you." She wrapped her hand around his, suddenly noticing how warm it felt. Could hands fit together so well? She wondered. "S-õ-ma-kun." She tugged on his hand, and the boy was pulled slightly towards the blonde.

Sõma was blushing pretty hard too by now. Has she always looked so beautiful? Sõma was starting to noticed small details about the Nakiri princess he had never paid much heed to before. He saw how her eyes were longer than they were wide, how the amethyst orbs beautifully complimented her dress. He couldn't help but be drawn to her pointy sideburns, blonde locks flowing royally around them. And he noticed her hand. She hadn't let go of it yet, instead mimicking his earlier actions and slowly moving her thumb across his own.

"Y-you know Nakiri, my dad told me something a long time ago." He was speaking softly, almost testing the waters to see how the girl would react to his change of topic. However, much to his relief, her cat-like eyes were fully focused on his own, the grip on his hand also tightening ever so slightly. "And, I think I've finally… finally found the answer."

It happened too fast for her to register. But she couldn't deny, she was happy with the outcome. The large and warm hand she had just been holding was now gently resting on her cheek, thumb softly caressing the pale skin resting below it. His other hand was on her shoulder, roughly tugging her form towards his. And before she knew it, his lips had captured her own like there was no tomorrow. It was soft at first, like he was worried she'd push him away, deny his feelings like he had been expecting her to do. What the young redhead hadn't expected was for her to move even closer to his own body, hands wrapping around his neck as she too pushed him towards her.

And just like that, the feelings they had been too scared to face had surfaced, with only happy moments to come.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand cut. That was short, I know. But I still liked the overall idea. The train scene is one I've always wanted to experiment with, but because Wise Words is set after the Central arc, it was kinda impossible for me to use it in my main story. Hence, this incredibly short one-shot was born. I can't promise any sort of update schedule for this story, because it's purely based on what ideas pop into my head. Updates for Wise Words are my top priority, so if the idea is even half-plausible for that plotline, it'll go there. Anything else will be written about and published here. Length can also not be promised, because I could go from a 600-word drabble to a 6k 4-part short series. But, my mediocre quality can be promised. Anyways, that's been me, I hope you guys enjoy and can't wait to see you guys next update (whether that's on Wise Words or here xD)