*Morning May 11, Mid-terms*
You wake up to your alarm from your phone and get out of bed for school. Taking another pill you get the jolt of energy and make yourself some breakfast. That's when you noticed that you had a package at your door with a note on it. You read the note and you see it is the ingredients you had requested and they have just arrived. You smile brightly and take the box into your home and put them away for later use, your excitement to use the new supplies for dishes increases your morale.
Finishing up your breakfast, you meet up with Ren to head towards the train station and get ready to face Mid-terms. After taking the trains you arrive and proceed to your classroom along with Ren and sit in your seat. You look towards Ann who is dead tired and kinda down about the whole thing.
Ann: I am so dead for this exam...
Ren: Did you not study?
Ann: I did.. Just I studied all night that I barely got any sleep.. *Yawns* I am afraid I won't be able to remember any of the answers..
You: You'll do just fine Ann.
Ann: Says the genius.. I bet you're not worried in the slightest.
You: Well that may be true, but I barely just caught up with the test materials due to my transfer, so I don't have it easy.
Ann: Well let's do our best guys.
Ren: Right.
You: Good luck.
You spent the whole school day taking your exams, when you get your test you quickly apply your complex theories and methods on your test. The answers come to you like it's nothing and you begin to answer with flying speeds, your focus becomes scary as you tackle each problem with very little struggle whatsoever. You finish first in the class and have some remaining time to spend to yourself. So you take out one of the books you bought in Shibuya and begin to make your progress through it. Learning more about solving certain problems and not having any info whatsoever, so using the book as an example, you figure that if you have no knowledge of a topic or question to use a method that weeds our false info which will lead to the truth. There was a doctor one time that saw that everyone lied and he saw the truth in the end, which inspired you to figure out info in this way as well. You actually finish the book at that time and look at it with approval. You feel more confident with solving questions that you have no knowledge about and still weeding out the answer.
Time passes and the first day of exams ends, you return to your home with confidence. You had taken your second pill after school ended and decided to cook a nice dinner at home with the new stuff that came in. So you spent the rest of the day testing your cooking and making new dishes to try. After the hours of making a variety of dishes you get ready for bed and take your last pill. You fall asleep pretty fast and anticipate the next exam.....
*May 12, Mid-terms*
You repeat the same steps as yesterday and get to your next exam day. Using the new method from the book you learned yesterday, you were able to apply it in some history that you didn't know about and were confident in the answer you chose for that question, you finish the day with more time to spare and started to read through the rest of the books you had purchased. Getting through another book you enjoyed a good story about a hero who was previously a corrupt individual who broke out of his bad ways to save his friends. He died in the end but he died happy with the knowledge that his friends would go on living for him. You finished it and gave a nod of approval, the book taught you that you don't need to be good to make friends but if you want to keep them that you need to erase the part of you that rejects them. You feel more at ease and comfortable letting go of your past issues and more able to talk to others with no worries of your condition affecting you.
The day ends like yesterday where you spent the rest of the evening practicing your cooking once more and perfecting the dishes you had made from yesterday, you feel determined to make sure it became perfect and amazing. You went to bed that night with a satisfied grin and slept through the night.
*May 13, Mid-terms*
You wake up for the exam day and get ready as usual. Figuring that you might need a little extra fuel for this day, you prepare a much bigger breakfast and enjoy the full meal. You head to school with Ren and sit in your seats. You look at Ann who seems to be almost dead from exhaustion nearly pass out from where she was sitting.
You: Ann you really need to get some sleep.
Ann: I don't have time to sleep.. I had a photo shoot after school yesterday and when I got home I still needed to study... Man I am nearly done with exams... I just need to make it through tomorrow...
You: I've been spending my evenings cooking new dishes with the new items I got. Maybe I should make something special for us after Mid-terms are over.
Ann: You have been cooking?
You: Yep, been getting even better at it now. I think I made the perfect Meat and Rice bowl that adds a lot of flavor to both items by using onion powder to enhance the richness of the meat, and having the rice be the perfect amount of wet rice and not soggy. I also made a good cut beef dish with rice and potatoes, that go well with a nice saute dressing that makes each item blaze with flavor.
Ren: You are very serious with your cooking aren't you?
You: Of course! Being a good cook is a good sign of self care and self-reliance. And if I can make something special and tasty for you guys would mean the world to me! So let's do our best and be ready for a homemade feast!
Ann: Yeah! Now I am motivated!
Ren: I must say.. I am very much looking forward to it.
You: It's settled, you guys can come over to my place after mid-terms tomorrow and I will get it all ready.
Ann: Y..Your place??
You: Why? Is that wrong?
Ann: J..Just I never went to some guy's house like this before.. especially for d..dinner..
You: It's gonna be a house party with everyone else. It will be fun!
Ann: I.. I know! I am looking forward to it!
Ren: That was a quick change of opinion.
Ann: Shush!
You: Let's do our best!
You proceed to get through the exam day with flying colors, no problems caught your attention and you made it through just as fast as yesterday. You read another puzzle book that helped reinforce your previous thinking even more. You nod to the book and take the mental note of your increased mental skills.
The exam day ends and you head home to prepare for tomorrow's house party with your friends. You begin to make some soft soup that they can enjoy for a light appetizer and begin preparing the food for tomorrow to be cooked easily. You prepare 3 dishes for tomorrow for them to enjoy, Your meat and rice dish with onion powder, you start to get those ready to be cooked as soon as you get home. The next dish is a stuffed bread style pizza that is made with the dough before hand with stuffing of the sauce, cheese, and the preferred meat, in this case pepperoni. You wrap it up and make 4 nice pizzas to be cooked in the oven for tomorrow. The last dish you prepare is a simple dessert dish that is made from a cake formula that you turned into a soft cream that is frozen and then you place mini chocolate bits within it, making a homemade cake ice cream with chocolate bits for the dessert for tomorrow.
After finishing the touches of tomorrow's party, you are exhausted and head to bed after taking your last pill for the day. You are halfway through your 10 day supply and head to bed with the thought in mind to see Takemi soon about your next supply if it will be available. Drifting off, you sleep a soundless night.
*May 14, Final Mid-term*
You get together with your friends before exams start. Detailing them the plans for the house party, they all become motivated by the notion, and you all head to your classrooms ready to finish up.
The final day of exams starts, you and your friends give it your all to finish strong. After it was all said and done you decided to fall asleep for the rest of the exam after you finished early, yet again. When the school bell began to rung, you snapped awake and stretched. You are approached by your friends.
Ann: Ready for tonight!
You: You bet, let's go get Ryuji.
Ren: Actually he said he will meet us outside the gates, so we might as well.
You: Alright, let's go and have a party!
You begin to head out of the school and begin your night of friendship and food!
Thank you guys for reading this chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! Please let me know what you think about it, I always look forward to hearing your guys thoughts! I will See you all in the Next one!