Fan Fiction ❯ June ❯ Battle Mishima Beef ( Chapter 1 )

June

By Houou Kazoku-Kaga and Kaede Nakamura

Disclaimer: Iron Chef does not belong to us, Kazoku (Kaga) Houou belongs to the author of the same name.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK RACINGCHICK1020 FOR INSPIRING US TO WRITE THIS FIC.

Ch 1: Battle Mishima Beef

5 June 1998

"Sakai-san!"

Iron Chef French Sakai Hiroyuki had been chosen by the challenger to battle. He took a good look at his opponent.

Kobayashi Kumiko. She was a culinary critic that had trained at the French restaurant Tallievant. She was married to a famous baseball player. Sakai forgot that last part as he stared at what he swore right and left was an angel in front of him until Morimoto poked him in the ribs.

Off camera, Kobe Masahiko went "Ohhhhhh…." His fellow tetsujin Kazoku Houou asked "What?"

"Stupid Cupid hit Sakai."

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Sakai cooked some pieces of Mishima Beef to test the taste when a yelp drew him to the other side of Kitchen Stadium.

Kumiko clutched her hand. Blood oozed from the cut she got. She held the injury over the sink as she struggled to get packing tape off its roll with her good hand.

Then Sakai came and helped her with the tape.

Kumiko blinked at her red-clothed savior. He had a smile on his face but his eyes were full of concern. She opened her mouth to thank Sakai, but the words wouldn't come.

He smiled again, said "You're welcome," and walked back to his side, Kumiko watching him.

Kazoku leaned over to whisper in Kobe's ear, "Stupid Cupid got Kumiko too."

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The makeshift bandage kept her blood from getting onto food, but not for long, and soon blood seeped through. She went off to the side to change out the bandage.

Sakai was washing his hands when Kumiko entered his peripheral vision. He reached for the dishrag and walked back over to her.

"Are you alright?" he asked. "Do you think we should stop the battle and let you get your hand treated?"

Kumiko was gritting her teeth to keep from crying out, but she shook her head no.

"Sure?" She nodded.

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The rest of the battle flew by. Each chef presented the dishes to the judges. While they were passing judgement, Sakai headed for the green room.