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The next day passed quickly and soon Bon was back at his desk, doing his homework as Rin peered over his shoulder.

"Rin, you're not really helping by standing over me like that" Bon hissed slightly annoyed, yet the young demon was unfazed by his reaction. He had become quite accustomed by Bon's quirks and short temper. So he leaned closer, a small pout appearing on his lips.

"But I'm bored! And you're ignoring me!"

"Because I am working, idiot. A concept I'm sure you are, by far, unfamiliar with." Bon said not even looking from his worksheet.

"Hey! I know what work is! And anyway those questions are probably so easy it shouldn't even be considered work!"

"Oh really? Well why don't I ask you some questions then? Tell me what a temptaint is and how one is performed in a class environment."
Rin stared at Bon, cluelessly, "Ah... Um, I dunno about that, ask another one."

Bon sighed. That had been one of the easiest questions, not that he had been expecting much, "Ok, what are the five meister styles an exorcist can have?"

"Uhh, well... there's Tamer...a, um, Knight?" Bon nodded in encouragement. "Something like a dragon?"

"Dragoon" Bon corrected with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah that! Um, there's that other thing you want to be... Begins with A, and uh... I don't remember the last one... Give me a clue!"

Bon sighed in exasperation. "It's Aria and Doctor."

"Hey, I said give me a clue! I totally could have got the Doctor one! Come on, ask another question!"

"This is the final one! What is the lowest ranking, but most common demon?"

"Oh, oh! I know this one, it's a Coal Tar!"

Bon smiled and nodded, watching in amusement as Rin did a small victory dance, before becoming serious again.

"Rin, that was terrible." Rin lost his balance and stumbled over his own feet, "Those were all easy questions and you barely answered them. You'd be lucky if you just got half the marks."

"Oh come on! Cut me some slack! They were all human related except the last one! How would I have known?"

"You've attended several of my classes, surely something sunk in!" Bon admonished lightly.

"What? You think I pay attention to that crap? No way!"

Bon held his head in his hand, his eye twitching in barely concealed frustration. "Rin, you are hopeless... Do you actually have any talents apart from swinging that damn sword of yours?!"

"Hey, that's harsh! I can read at least!"

Bon looked up in utter disbelief, "Rin that's not a talent... It's quite a common thing to know."

"Well most demons can't read, so I'd say I'm pretty clever!" Rin puffed out his chest, obviously proud of himself.

"You're half human!"

"Yeah, so what?"

"So it should be expected that you can read!"

"Well I have other talents too!"

"Such as what?"

Rin floundered for a few seconds, searching for an impressive talent, before he found what he was looking for.

"Cooking!"

Bon raised his eyebrow and his anger deflated. "What?"

"You heard. I'm really good at cooking."

A few seconds passed as Bon imagined Rin trying to cook something. Soon the sight of the demon boy in pink apron, hair net and covered with blotches of sauce came to mind and he burst out with raucous laughter as he imagined Rin holding a pan with an omelette that still had egg shells in it. He finally calmed down enough to speak, ignoring Rin's glare.

"Uh-huh. And I can bend spoons with the power of my mind." Bon turned back to his work, ignoring Rin.

"I can cook! You'll see. I'll go and make something right now! Something you won't be able to resist when I'm done!" Rin stormed out of the room, presumably towards the kitchen.

"I wouldn't count on it." Bon muttered under his breath.

Two hours had passed since then and Bon had finished his homework a while ago. He was now relaxing on his bed, listening to music and reading a book he'd stolen from Rin, when he heard his familiar call from the kitchen.

"Bon, come here! It's finished!"

Bon reluctantly raised himself from the bed, leaving his iPod and book behind him as he cautiously made his way to the kitchen. He entered the hallway and the smell of fresh food wafted around him. He had to admit, it smelt delicious. He turned the corner and stepped into the kitchen almost drooling as his senses where overwhelmed by the smell. And when he actually saw the food he did actually drool a little bit, though he'd rather die than say so.

But God, did it look delicious. The whole table was laden with food. There was a platter with succulent looking meat on it, covered in a dark sauce and surrounded with fresh vegetables, steam rising to swirl in the air above it. There were side dishes surrounding the main platter as well, holding other meats cooked to perfection, juicy vegetables and breads the perfect golden colour. And to the right of this mouth-watering main course there stood a glorious trifle. There were four layers of varied wild berries with cream and sponge and chocolate shavings on top, and as if all this wasn't enough there were also little plates holding sweet rice cakes and other treats around the trifle.

"You...you made all this? Seriously?! It's only been two hours! And where the hell did you get all the ingredients?" Bon stared, gob-smacked, his mouth hanging open.

"I bought them a few days ago; you never have good stuff in the fridge so I decided to stock up."

"...and how, may I ask, did you afford all this? Considering you don't have a job or any money of your own?" Bon asked suspiciously, raising an eyebrow.

Rin laughed awkwardly. "Well it really doesn't matter that much... why don't you try something?" He walked over and pushed Bon into a chair.

"Rin, you..! You used my savings, didn't- mmphh!" Bon was silenced as Rin grabbed a chunk of meat on a fork and shoved it in Bon's mouth, dripping some sauce onto the table in the process.

"Stop talking! Just appreciate the meal!" Rin managed to avoid further argument as Bon suddenly seemed to lose his ability to converse as his eyes widened and he stared into space, seemingly lost in the flavours.

A few seconds passed, with Rin looking expectantly at Bon, his eyes wide in apprehension, before Bon finally spoke.

"Rin... This is- this is delicious. God, how did you manage this? The flavour is just...amazing." Bon sat, stunned, before he dug into the rest of the food, scarfing down as much as he could, before he looked up and saw Rin looking at him with an amused expression on his face.

"What?! It's really good, ok! This may be the best meal I've ever had, so quit staring and join me already!"

Rin smirked slightly before sliding into the chair beside Bon.

"Don't mind if I do."

They sat together and over the next 25 minutes managed to get through most of the main course, until Bon spoke again.

"Rin, if I eat much more of the main meal I won't be able to enjoy any of the trifle."

"Well I can put all of this in the fridge as long as there's space so just eat whatever you want" Rin replied with a smile.

"Ok, how 'bout we have a small slice of trifle and then call it quits?"

"Sounds good to me"

"Good, 'cause otherwise I think I'll actually burst"

Rin let out a short laugh as he pushed himself to his feet so he could cut two slices of trifle, before staggering back to his seat and putting each plate down in their places on the table.

Silence consumed the kitchen again as the two boys started on the trifle, each bite taking longer and longer as they both felt completely full.

They finished at the same time, cleaning their plates of any last pieces of cream before both of them leaned back in their chairs and let out contented sighs.

They sat in companionable silence for a while, digesting their food, before Bon lifted his head and spoke to Rin. "That...was so good Rin, I have honestly never tasted anything that fantastic before, I can't even put into words how delicious that meal was. How did you learn to cook?"

Rin smiled, pleased; his cooking had been appreciated.

"The old man taught me back when I was living with him. I was terrible to begin with; I tried to make an omelette with the shells still in it!" Bon had to suppress a snort of laughter at this considering that had been exactly what he had imagined earlier, but he just managed to control himself and allowed Rin to continue.

"But I really wanted to learn, it made me so happy when I saw someone enjoying my food, that something I made could bring a smile to their face and brighten their day. It's why I love cooking so much!"

Bon smiled and lightly ruffled his familiar's hair.

"He taught you well."

They exchanged a quick smile before Rin got up to put the food in the fridge.

"Hey I'm not sure everything will fit in the fridge Bon..."

"Well if you have to then throw something out, your food is better than anything in that fridge, so you better not waste any of it." Bon threw the compliment over his shoulder as he walked back to their bedroom to get ready for bed. Eating so much had really taken a lot out of him, he felt like he could keel over any second.
Bon quickly got ready for bed and slipped under the covers, waiting for the noises from the kitchen to quiet as Rin rearranged everything in the fridge.
Rin appeared in the doorway a few minutes later, closing the door behind him before he too went off into the ensuite bathroom to get ready for bed.
When Rin came back in Bon was facing towards him, although his eyes were closed.

"Bon?" He spoke softly, as he slipped into his own bed.

"Hmm?"

"So uh...you liked the meal right?"

"I told you Rin, it was too fantastic for words."

"Yeah...anything else?"

It was then that it dawned on Bon. Rin wanted him to take back what he'd said about the demon having no talents earlier. He sighed. Well, he supposed his pride was a small price to pay if it meant Rin would continue to cook things like this for him.

"Alright, alright, you win, I guess you can do more than just swing a sword. You're pretty nifty in the kitchen too."

Rin smiled softly into his pillow.

"Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it Bon."

"Mmhmm, but next time, ask before you go and take my money, ok? Even if it's for a good cause, like stocking up the fridge and fattening us up."

Rin let out a small laugh before agreeing.

"And this doesn't change the fact that you really should pay more attention in class."

"Boooon~" Rin whined in reply.

Bon decided to let it go for now, he was far too content to hold a proper argument anyway.

"Goodnight Rin."

Rin grumbled a little longer before finally settling down, cosy and safe under his duvet, before replying.

"Night Bon... See you in the morning."