01. How To Bake A Cake 101

"Ah, this résumé is amazing! You're hired, you can call me Aunt Cass!" The woman exclaimed, putting the paper on her lap and reaching over the desk to shake her hand.

You firmly shook it, and gave her a big smile. Your résumé didn't even take much, and you weren't really planning to work here long, you just needed the extra money for your family.

"You can start working on Sunday, which is. ." She twisted her chair around and looked at the cat calendar behind her. "Tomorrow! I'll have your apron by them. Okay, [Y/N]?"

"Yes, Aunt Cass!" You replied, eagerly. Your [h/c] hair was in a braid, and your cheeks were a bit rosy out of pure mirth.

Aunt Cass clapped her hand, and stood up. "I'll give you a few cookies, and a cake to welcome you. Yeah?" She offered, walking off already.

You followed close behind her out of the office, your eyes wide and so was your lips.

Just then, while distracted by your thoughts, you bumped into someone. You fell to the ground with a thud, and the person turned around quickly. There was a tray in their hands, and they had a baseball on. He was much taller than you.

"Oh!" He placed the tray on the counter. "Sorry!" He put his hand out for you, which you gladly took.

"Are you the new worker?" He asked, while you dusted your thighs and butt.

You nodded your head, finally looking at him. His appearance instantly struck you, his chocolate brown eyes, barely combed to the side black hair, height, broad shoulders, just everything. A corner of his lips curled up when he eyed you, and he did the same as Aunt Cass, stuck his hand out for you to shake.

You looked at it for a moment then took it, feeling his warmth.

"I'm Tadashi Hamada, Aunt Cass is well, my aunt." He laughed, letting go of your hand and picking up the tray.

"I'm [Y/N] [Y/L/N]. And that's nice, always must be eating sweets." You joked.

Before he could respond, Aunt Cass came back over with a decorative box, and a bag on top of it. She placed it in your hand carefully.

"Oh, I see you met Tadashi! A great baby boy," she tippy-toed and pinched his cheek.

Tadashi blushed lightly, and chuckled while Aunt Cass walked away. "My little brother and I are still her babies, though I'm an adult and Hiro is 14." He gave out a quiet tsk.

You giggled, and started walking off.

"It was great meeting you, [Y/N]. I'll see you soon!" He called out, right before you walked out.

The second you arrived home, you kicked the door shut and screamed out, "Sweets!"

Two little kids came rushing down the hall, along with your parents. They all greeted you, and your mom took the box and bag from your hands.

"How much did it cost?" Your dad questioned, going into the small kitchen together.

"Actually, complimentary from my new boss." You sang, sliding closer to the table, watching your mom cut the chocolate cake and your younger siblings taking out the cookies from the bag and placing them on the table. "Hey, put those on plates! That's not very clean!" You lectured, pulling out plates from the cabinet behind you.

"You're sister's right, Danny." Your mom agreed, putting a small slice on the four plates. Then she closed the box and put it in the fridge. You took the cookies from the table and placed it next to the slice of cake.

Everyone sat down, and begun eating right away.

"That's good, you working." Your dad said.

"I know, and I went down there a couple of times. There is this handsome young man that works there sometimes." Your mom mentioned, smirking at you.

Your dad lifted up his fork, a piece of cake that was on it fell back onto the plate. "Hey, no boys until you're done with college." He warned, glaring at you.

You lightly laughed, and took a big bite out of the cake. It was absolutely delicious, and you were very grateful for it. Your family usually couldn't spend money on sweets, too busy on bills and other more important things.

"[Y/N]," your mom winked at you. "No boys until we at least meet them."

Danny grinned and eyed your cookie. He had finished his all, some crumbs still on his lips.

You picked it up and waved it in front of him, slowly bringing it to your mouth.

Just then, your other sibling jumped up. "Oh, [Y/N], can I have?" She requested, lips pouting. Now, Danny was pleading was his cute puppy eyes. Both of them were begging, and their eyes never failed you. They were adopted, together.

You sighed and broke your cookie in half, handing one to each of them.

"You should thank [Y/N]. Be kind, and Lilly, eat your cake all first." Your mom told them, a scowl on her face.

They did as told, grinning wide. Coincidentally, they both had a gap at their two front teeth. "Thanks, [Y/N]!"

You simply smiled, and finished up your slice.

"Oh, no!" You shouted, seeing that you had woken up late the next morning. You forgot to turn on your alarm clock, and was woken up by the smell of bacon actually.

"You okay, honey?" You heard your mom asked from down the hall. You didn't live in a two-story house, well not anymore.

You got up as fast as you could and ran to the bathroom. Within thirty minutes, you were showered, dressed, and ready.

As you rushed by the kitchen, Danny poked his head out by the doorway.

"Eating?"

"No, I have to go fast." You answered, slipping on your sneakers.

Your mom was behind Danny, with a full plate on her hand. "I'll just pack these for you, yeah?"

You nodded your head, and went to grab your jacket from the coat rack. You were as later than late, it was almost 11. You were suppose to be there by 9 to help prepare.

Soon, your mom handed you your lunch bag, and some money.

"I don't need the money, mom." You said, handing it back to her.

She shook her head, "No! Just in case, okay? And if you still have more later, I will take it back." She pushed you out the opened door onto the porch. "Good luck, honey!" Then she shut the door and locked it.

You went onto your moped and sped your way through the streets.

When you reached the cafe, you noticed how busy it was. There were people sitting around and lining up, ordering food with a very patient Aunt Cass. Once she saw you, she waved her hand and told you to put your stuff in her office, and that your apron was in there.

"I am so sorry for being late." You whispered while pasting by her in a hurry.

In the office, there was a white apron, with the maneki-neko printed on the front. Below that print was in capital letters "THE LUCKY CAT CAFE!"
You quickly put it on and tied it tightly in the back, tying your hair up.

"Oh, jeez!" Someone muttered, realizing you were in there once they entered. You recognized the voice straightaway and turned around.

"Tadashi?" You gasped, covering your chest even though you were fully dress. Then you started laughing and relaxed. He was laughing too.

"I felt like I should work today for a little to help you and get to know you better. But I got to leave to go back to the lab soon." Tadashi explained, scratching the back of his head.

You felt your cheeks get warm, and you blinked a few times.

"You're a scientist?" You inquired, getting closer to him, yet still keeping the distance.

"Well, robotics engineer and inventor actually." He had a proud grin. "I go to SFIT." Then, he grabbed the bill of his cap and tugged it down so you can see the logo better.

"I go there too! I major in creative writing, and medicine." You reported.

"Ah, the lovesick type of person?"

Aunt Cass knocked on the door, "Guys, it's getting busy! Tadashi, teach [Y/N] the basics." She ordered. You heard how loud and busy it was outside.

"Is it always this busy?"

"Always on a Sunday. That's a family, celebration day. Sometimes they're lazy Sundays, though." Tadashi explained, opening the door and holding it opened until you went out. The two of you went into the kitchen, and he pulled out some batter and all the other ingredients.

"Ah, how do you spend lazy Sundays?" You asked out of curiosity, watching him as he started working.

"With my girlfriend, sometimes."

You were taken back, and bit the inside of your cheek. "Girlfriend?" You beseeched, raising your eyebrows.

He glanced up. "You know how to bake a cake?" He opened took some eggs out from the egg tray. "And yeah, she's mostly in the lab. She'll come by some time, you'll meet her then."

"Yes, I know how to bake a cake." You informed, moving away from the other topic.

He pulled up a bag of flour, then dusted his hands off on his apron. And even though you told him you knew how to bake a cake, he still went through the process with you.

"Look," you were getting bored 3/4th in. You dipped your two fingers from each hand in the flour bag, brought it up and striped each cheek. "I'm a athlete." And you flashed an aggressive expression, flexing your arms.

Tadashi laughed, "Were you getting bored? You look so funny." He croaked, still laughing in between sentences. "Oh my gosh."

You weren't really expecting that much of a reaction, and starting laughing too.

"Man, I like you. You're hilarious." He stated, calming down.

Your face was really red now, you felt the heat. To cover it up, you stuck your two hands in the flour and patted your face.

Tadashi was laughing hard now, his hand clenching his abdomen. You looked stupid, and you were sure you were going to get fired if Aunt Cass saw you like this.

"Guys, you okay in there?" Aunt Cass called from the cash register, which wasn't far from the kitchen.

You stopped moving, and so did Tadashi, he was suppressing the laughter.

"Yes, Aunt Cass!" He grabbed your hand and brought you over to the sink. "Let's get you cleaned up!" He exclaimed in a hush voice.

This day, your first day working has barely started, and you were already enjoying.

IMPORTANT: Please review on who you believe should be his girlfriend? GoGo, Honey Lemon, or my own OC? (Do not worry about my OC being very out of character to be dating Tadashi, I will do my best to make it reasonable.)

Check out my other fan-fiction (another Tadashi x Reader)! It's called 'The Sort of Funny Story about Us'! Both of these stories can also be found at Quotev.

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