Luke's face reddened when she said that.
"I.." he stammered.
"I... I... I..." he stuttered further, before shaking his head.
"Eh... eh-heh..." he chuckled nervously.
"Right." he said.
"You said the den?" he asked.
"I'll... I'll make my way there now." he told her.
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"I said make sure your stuff is ready to go." Kelly told him.
"Whether that is in the den or the kitchen." She then said with a smile.
"Meanwhile, I'm going to get your judge."
Luke just nodded quickly.
"Right." he said.
"I'm going to the kitchen then." he told her.
With that, he quickly left, and made his way to the room in question. Once there, he set the wrapped box down, and started to sweat heavily.
"Oh, man..." he muttered.
"This could be a disaster." he said.
"But... well... in for a penny, in for a pound. I suppose this will be interesting..."
"Right." he said.
"I'm going to the kitchen then." he told her.
With that, he quickly left, and made his way to the room in question. Once there, he set the wrapped box down, and started to sweat heavily.
"Oh, man..." he muttered.
"This could be a disaster." he said.
"But... well... in for a penny, in for a pound. I suppose this will be interesting..."
Kelly, meanwhile, made her way to her parent's room and knocked.
"Yo. Luke's here." She stated.
"You hungry?" She asked, knowing that he'd know exactly waht she was referring to with that. It was known that Luke was showing up with a meal, or at least food. There was no way to know what it was that he'd made, after all.
The one she was talking to, her father, looked at her, and nodded.
"All righty then." he said.
"Time to judge this final exam of his." he commented.
"So." he then said further.
"How'd he react to hearing that YOU'RE not judging him?" he asked her.
"All righty then." he said.
"Time to judge this final exam of his." he commented.
"So." he then said further.
"How'd he react to hearing that YOU'RE not judging him?" he asked her.
"He seemed like he had a bit of an internal panic." She told him simply and honestly.
"I have no idea what it was that was going through his head exactly, but he did honestly seem like he was panicking a little bit." She added.
"It was something that was certainly a bit on the entertaining side, I will admit."
"Panic?" Ash asked.
"Huh. Didn't think it'd be THAT extreme." he said.
"He doesn't know it's ME, right?" he then asked.
Kelly just nodded.
"Then panic's a weird extreme to go to." he went on.
"Oh well, pondering stuff is your Uncle's thing." he reasoned, as he made his way over.
"Let's see if you're gonna earn what I promised you."
"Huh. Didn't think it'd be THAT extreme." he said.
"He doesn't know it's ME, right?" he then asked.
Kelly just nodded.
"Then panic's a weird extreme to go to." he went on.
"Oh well, pondering stuff is your Uncle's thing." he reasoned, as he made his way over.
"Let's see if you're gonna earn what I promised you."
Kelly just laughed.
"I think it's because of the fact that he's fallen hard for me." She stated bluntly.
"And that... I think it's why." She added with a light laugh.
"Anyway, I'm heading upstairs."
"Yeah, I figured." Ash responded.
"........hm." he then mumbled.
"Well, whatever, I'm coming with." he told her.
With that, the two of them made their way up, with Ash suddenly shifting attitude along the way. When they made his to Luke, he just crossed his arms over his chest.
"That it?" he asked, pointing to the box.
"Y-y-yes." Luke stammered, obviously intimidated.
"Move." Ash told him.
"Time to see if my daughter's succeeding in making you any less of a failure in the kitchen." he said further, making his way over quickly, with Luke scrambling out of the way.
"........hm." he then mumbled.
"Well, whatever, I'm coming with." he told her.
With that, the two of them made their way up, with Ash suddenly shifting attitude along the way. When they made his to Luke, he just crossed his arms over his chest.
"That it?" he asked, pointing to the box.
"Y-y-yes." Luke stammered, obviously intimidated.
"Move." Ash told him.
"Time to see if my daughter's succeeding in making you any less of a failure in the kitchen." he said further, making his way over quickly, with Luke scrambling out of the way.
Kelly just rolled her eyes.
"Yeahhh you know I did, Luke." She stated simply with a light laugh.
"Dad's just harsh." She added.
Luke slipped over towards Kelly, as Ash used a knife to tear open the wrapping, and opened the box.
As soon as he looked inside, she saw Luke tense up to the point of being completely stiff.
"......." Ash was silent for a moment, before clearing his throat.
"Hm." he muttered.
"Mmmm..." he mumbled, before starting to chuckle.
"I'm flattered." he said, not looking away.
"But I'm afraid Ashley beat you to the punch a VERY long time ago." he laughed.
As soon as he looked inside, she saw Luke tense up to the point of being completely stiff.
"......." Ash was silent for a moment, before clearing his throat.
"Hm." he muttered.
"Mmmm..." he mumbled, before starting to chuckle.
"I'm flattered." he said, not looking away.
"But I'm afraid Ashley beat you to the punch a VERY long time ago." he laughed.
Kelly acquired a puzzled expression before looking over toward Luke.
"Do... I want to know?" She asked after a moment with a light chuckle.
"Dad, what's there?"
Luke just looked extremely embarrassed.
"I... I..." he stammered.
"Come here and take a look." Ash told his daughter.
When she did, and looked inside, she saw that Luke had prepared a sizeable vegetable ramen that smelled delicious, and there was a circle of crispy noodles around it, for her to add to taste. But the noodles spelled something out as she looked at them.
I really like you, would you go out with me sometime?
"I... I..." he stammered.
"Come here and take a look." Ash told his daughter.
When she did, and looked inside, she saw that Luke had prepared a sizeable vegetable ramen that smelled delicious, and there was a circle of crispy noodles around it, for her to add to taste. But the noodles spelled something out as she looked at them.
I really like you, would you go out with me sometime?
Kelly didn't say anything before laughing.
"Well then." She started with a smirk.
"I do think that it means he's got the hots for you." She stated with a laugh before looking toward Luke.
"We'll talk about that after your food is rated, hey?"
Luke's face had turned red again, and Ash did the honours of tasting the ramen.
He tried every bit of it, making sure to get the full experience, and then stepped back, thinking about it.
"..." Luke was silent, as he waited with bated breath, before Ash sighed.
And it didn't sound confident.
"Well." he said, as Luke started to deflate slightly.
"I've had better." the Fyrane said. "But I'll be damned if I haven't had a HELL of a lot worse." he added, causing Luke to perk up.
"Huh?" he muttered.
"If I were to rate your ramen amongst the ramen I've had in my life, around the world, I'd say it's in the.... top 30%." he told Luke.
"So... overall, I'd call that a complete success." he finished, passing his judgement.
He tried every bit of it, making sure to get the full experience, and then stepped back, thinking about it.
"..." Luke was silent, as he waited with bated breath, before Ash sighed.
And it didn't sound confident.
"Well." he said, as Luke started to deflate slightly.
"I've had better." the Fyrane said. "But I'll be damned if I haven't had a HELL of a lot worse." he added, causing Luke to perk up.
"Huh?" he muttered.
"If I were to rate your ramen amongst the ramen I've had in my life, around the world, I'd say it's in the.... top 30%." he told Luke.
"So... overall, I'd call that a complete success." he finished, passing his judgement.
"Of course you've had better. You've been to Japan itself." Kelly commented with a light laugh before looking to Luke.
"But, sounds like you got a pass." She stated with another laugh before making her way over.
"Now, I need to try it." She added before trying a couple bites.
"Standard from Japan is definitely better... but this is definitely something I could see myself eating regularly." She told Luke honestly.
"Seriously. I might come lookin' for some if I'm grounded and have a hankering for ramen."
Luke smiled when he heard all that.
"Yay!" he exclaimed.
"Right." Ash said.
"Seems you win our incentive." he said to Kelly.
"Incentive?" Luke asked.
"If your dish passed by my standards, I told Kelly I'd give her my recipe for Spiced Thunder Boar stew." Ash explained.
"I came up with it about a month into your tutoring." he then said.
"So I'll get that for you later tonight, Kelly." he told his daughter.
"Yay!" he exclaimed.
"Right." Ash said.
"Seems you win our incentive." he said to Kelly.
"Incentive?" Luke asked.
"If your dish passed by my standards, I told Kelly I'd give her my recipe for Spiced Thunder Boar stew." Ash explained.
"I came up with it about a month into your tutoring." he then said.
"So I'll get that for you later tonight, Kelly." he told his daughter.
"No rush Dad." Kelly said with a smirk.
"If you don't cough it up though, I'll be annyoing you until you do." She added with a light laugh.
"Now, Luke. Anythjing you wanna do with your newfound skills in the kitchen?" she asked the teen she'd been tutoring with a laugh.
Luke was silent for a moment, and Ash just chuckled.
"Well, I'll leave you kids to talk." he said.
"And sorry to burst your bubble there, lover boy." he added, causing Luke to turn red again, as Ash made his way off, laughing heartily.
"...yeah... that... message was... meant... for.... you..." Luke then admitted quietly to Kelly.
"And... um... well... I can... try and make you up a nice dessert?" he offered.
"Well, I'll leave you kids to talk." he said.
"And sorry to burst your bubble there, lover boy." he added, causing Luke to turn red again, as Ash made his way off, laughing heartily.
"...yeah... that... message was... meant... for.... you..." Luke then admitted quietly to Kelly.
"And... um... well... I can... try and make you up a nice dessert?" he offered.
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Kelly just laughed lightly.
"Sure. I'd be game for that." She stated with a smile.
"If only just because of the fact that really? I've been dying for something rich, but haven't been able to find anything to sate that lately."
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