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<span class="mu-s">You recall a faint memory from several years ago…</span>
“Hey Bashi, you awake?” As kind as ever and without leaving his sleeping bag, Gerard wakes you with some gentle kicks on the back. You two are camping near the place for the cooking contest.
“What?” You already knew you were not going to get any good sleep, but he doesn’t have to make it worse.
“Do you really think we’re getting in just with what the old witch taught us?” Gerard never had much respect for your Home Ec. Teacher…
“Don’t tell me you didn’t prepare anything for tomorrow?” You get fully awake by the surprise.
“It’s an iron chef duel, Bashi. You’re not supposed to know what we’re cooking until tomorrow.” Gerard has a good laugh. It’s not like that at all…
“We were told what we’re making a week ago.” You hope he’s pulling your leg here. “Gerard, I wasn’t going to make a 4 day-trip to bet on nothing.”
“You surely must be jesting …right?” Gerard tries to laugh it off.
“Of course not.” You look him right in the eyes to show him you’re serious, he tends to be dismissive of what others say.
“You’re right, you’ve never been funny.” Gerard’s eyes are bulging. Oh no, he actually didn’t prepare at all. “Y-You’re ready for this, I assume.”
“I have everything I need here.” You pat yourself on the chest, you’re keeping the recipe in your trusty pocket that has never ever failed you before, and never will. “Now, I need some sleep.”
“H-Hold it! W-What are we making? Help me mentally prepare now! Please, Bashi!” Gerard continues kicking you so you respond. You ignore him. He opens the sleeping bag and takes you out!
“Cake.” You glare at him like he killed your cat again, then get back inside the bag, turning into a ball.
“A pastry challenge, how uncouth!” Gerard hates the fact that cake of all things is gonna take him down. You hear him taking a step back. “Well, there’s nothing to fear then. I feel like doing something with strawberries. Let’s go back to sleep! Let’s kiss the Goddess of dreams! But before we do, I wanted to thank you… Without you, I wouldn’t have the slightest of chances!”
“Gerard, if you truly appreciate me, then shut up.” You don’t want to deal with his problems anymore, you have your own! Weird that he mentioned strawberries of all things…
“How ungentlemanly, best buddy. How ungentlemanly…” Gerard rolls around to get back to sleep.
Recalling this moment while making this new recipe made you realize that the moment Gerard kicked you out of your sleeping bag he stole your recipe. He even called you his best buddy shortly after. You’ll never forget it, because if he asked, you’d give it to him. That’s what best buddies are for…
