Chapter 75 - Chocolate Cake

There is a lot of free time before it's midnight and Jakzen want to use that time to cook. Since he doesn't have the mood to do anything else, Jakzen want to make something he likes and that is cooking.

Since the dinner time is past, Jakzen cannot cook the dishes for dinner. So, he chooses to make something sweet. While he was preparing the ingredients, someone entered the kitchen to drink something. It was Bambam. She came at the right time when Jakzen is cooking something. Bambam was one of Jakzen's fans and she really likes to watch Jakzen cooking.

Bambam's eyes sparkle in happiness when she saw Jakzen is in the kitchen and ready to cook something. "Jakzen, are you going to cook something?" asked Bambam.

Jakzen turn his head slightly toward Bambam before he continues his work. "Yes, I was going to make something. Besides, I'm not sleepy yet so I spend my time here. You want to join me or you just gonna watch me?"

Bambam take out the extra large lychee juice box from the refrigerator. "Since I'm not that skillful in cooking, maybe I just watching you from here. Can I?" aksed Bambam while she move to the seats in front of the kitchen counter.

Jakzen smiled at Bambam's words but he didn't insist on Bambam to help him because he likes it when no one disturbed him while he was cooking.

"Alright, but you cannot disturbed, okay?"

Bambam nodded in response. She was so happy when Jakzen let her stay to watch him cooking. Shs didn't know why she feels so happy and sometimes she wondered about too. Bambam thoughts that she might fall in love with Jakzen already but that would be impossible. There is no way she would love Jakzen. And just like that, Bambam deny all thoughts she has in her mind.

While Jakzen was putting all the chocolate inside pot, Jakzen shifted his head toward Bambam to see what was that girl doing. Bambam didn't do anything besides than sitting and watching him crashed a bar of chocolate to pieces into the pot. Jakzen smile a bit because Bambam was actually listen to what he says earlier.

"So, Bambam… What do you think about this?" asked Jakzen. It feels quite around the kitchen and Jakzen think at least he can talked with Bambam. He also didn't want Bambam to feels bored because it was so quiet between them.

"You mean here?? In this Caspian Castle… Urmm, well I think it's okay for me. Besides I like it here," said Bambam.

"Are you happy to be here?" asked Jakzen again.

[Be where? Here in the castle or being here with you? Which one do you expect me to answer? What is it that you want to hear?] Bambam grunted quietly as she don't want Jakzen to know that she actually fighting with her own thoughts.

Jakzen look at Bambam when Bambam still not answering his answer. "Or are you still wondering what your feeling when you here?"

Bambam's eyebrows furrowed.  "Kind of."

"Me too… I still wondering what I feel about this… Stay away from home is so tough and hard. Besides this mission is very dangerous. It's not that easy to find that queen," Jakzen said.

[Stay away from home is so tough and hard. That's true. Even right now we barely could live in this vampire world.] Bambam poured some of lychee juice into her cup because the cup is already empty. "Sure it was very dangerous but we already decided to do this. At least, once in our life, we have to do something bigger achievement than what we already have."

Jakzen peeked a glance to Bambam. Then he continue his work. He put flour inside a big bowl and put another ingredients. "I don't care about the achievement either. All I care about is the people that we protect."

"Oh… You also mean the person who give you that necklace?" asked Bambam.

Jakzen didn't answer it, instead he was just stay silent. Only his hands was busy working. When Bambam feels like she talked about the wrong things, she quickly blamed herself for mentioning something she shouldn't.

"Sorry, Jakzen.. I didn't mean to ask you about that."

"No, it's alright. I'm just thought that maybe if I was strong enough at that time, I could protect her," said Jakzen sadly.

Bambam didn't say anything again because she was afraid that she might say anything wrong again. So, she just smiled awkwardly there while finishing her juice.

"Why did you register for this mission anyway?" asked Jakzen.

Bambam turn silent. Her mind went stuck for a while. She doesn't know how to answer. [Can I just tell him that my friends and me are not from this world and we need to kill that queen to get back to our home? Will he hate us for that?] "Urm, no any reason for that. I just doing this for fun." [Yes, that would be a perfect answer.]

"Just for fun? Why did you have to do this for fun? This mission is very dangerous. You might get killed during this mission," Jakzen as with his curious voice as if he didn't believe Bambam's word.

Bambam laughed very awkward. Even an idiot person would know she is laughed awkwardly. "Yes of course I do it just for fun. Because killing a low level vampire is not fun anymore, so I think I want to try for the stronger one." [No, this is suicide. If I have a choice I wouldn't do this either. But I can't get home if we didn't do this mission.]

Jakzen chuckled in disbelief. He knows Bambam is lying but he doesn't want to persuade Bambam further to make Bambam tell him what is her reason. "You really are brave one, Bambam. No one gonna register for this mission just because only for fun."

Bambam smile again and it's still so awkward. She look away and pretend to drink her juice. [Please believe me. I don't want to tell you the truth.]

"But it's good to have you around though. At least, we not getting stressed out during work," Jakzen said.

Bambam shows her gummy smile and then Bambam watch Jakzen  continue his work. They keep talking about many things and Jakzen was pleased to have someone to talk with. Bambam was a funny and friendly person. Even though before this, he has taught them during their practise, Jakzen never get close to Bambam before. When he thought about it, this was the first time he has someone to talk with when he was in the kitchen. Jakzen like being alone while he was cooking because he doesn't like being disturbed by anyone.

At last, Jakzen finished his last touched on his dishes. Tonight, he was making a chocolate cake. The first person who will have to taste it is Bambam since Bambam was the only people with him from the start.

Jakzen cut small pieces from the cake and put it on another plate. Jakzen put it in front of Bambam and hand over a spoon to Bambam. Bambam who was waiting to taste the chocolate cake quickly take the spoon and put the chocolate cake into her mouth.

Jakzen stared at Bambam to see her reaction. Did she like it or not.

Bambam eat the hot cake directly without blowing it first. "Ahhh!!" Bambam split out the hot cake from her mouth to her palm again. She keep groaned in pain.

"Careful… It's still hot," said Jakzen.

Bambam smile childishly. "This is so delicious. You really have the talent to cook, Jakzen. I really love this," Bambam said while showing her left thumb up.

Jakzen smile proudly when Bambam said that she loves the cake. "You want some more?" Jakzen pointed to the chocolate cake beside him. Bambam's eyes sparkled in excitement. "May I?"

"You can have it all," said Jakzen. He put the whole chocolate cake in front of Bambam.

Bambam smiled in happiness. "This chocolate cake is so delicious but I prefer a cheese carrot taste. I like it more than the chocolate cake," Bambam said and she put another spoonful of cake to her mouth after she blow it to make it less hot.

"You like cheese carrot cake than chocolate. Okay, then I will make it for you next time," said Jakzen.

Once again, Bambam cheered in happiness. "Really??"

Jakzen nodded while he amused by Bambam's childish expression. She looks like a little child that gets a candy from her mother, really innocent and cheerful. "Yes, of course. I can make anything, remember?"

Bambam smile again. She didn't know how many times she had smiled for today. She feels so calm when she with Jakzen. If for another man, she never have any feelings for them but for Jakzen, she could feel the calm and also sudden excitement in her heart. She wants to deny it all the time but it keeps appearing whenever she saw Jakzen.

"Why don't you eat with me?" asked Bambam when she realised that Jakzen didn't sit down with her and eat the chocolate cake he made.

Jakzen shake his head repeatedly. "No, I'm okay. Besides, I only eat it in small amounts and will give it to other people to eat it."

"I see," Bambam said.

A few moments later, Helend and Ariana walked into the kitchen and they saw Jakzen and Bambam together. "What are you guys doing here?" asked Helend. Ariana saw the chocolate cake in front of Bambam. "Oh you eating a chocolate cake?! May I join you? I'm a fan of chocolate cake too," Ariana said with a happy voice.

"Sure, there's a lot here. You can share with Bambam," said Jakzen. He moves to the cupboard to get new plates for Helend and Ariana.

"Is it delicious?" asked Ariana while she sat down next to Bambam's left. Bambam nodded at Ariana since she can't speak with her mouth full.

"Since when did you buy this?" asked Helend. She sits next to Ariana.

"We didn't buy it. Jakzen made it." [For me.] That is what she gonna say again but her mouth didn't let her to speak it loudly. She could only say it silently in her mind. Because she doesn't want Jakzen take it in a wrong way and thought her as a weird person.

"Jakzen made it? I didn't know Jakzen could cook something like this," said Ariana.

Jakzen chuckled while he put the plates in front of Helend and Ariana. Ariana quickly take a piece of chocolate cake for her and Helend. Jakzen look at them to wait for their reaction toward his cake.

When Ariana and Helend eat the chocolate, they can feel the delicious taste of the chocolate cream and the tender of the cake.

Their eyes widened in admiration. The chocolate cake was so delicious.

"Oh my, this is so delicious!! When was the last time I eat something delicious like this!" said Helend.

"Jakzen you are so good. You have a nice and strong body, you have a handsome face and you also can cook. The God is giving you so much blessing," Ariana complimented Jakzen.

Jakzen happy at the compliment and he just bowed in respect.  "Thank you, ladies for the compliment but I still need to learn a lot."

"Don't say like that. You really have the talent to cook. You're so amazing," Ariana said while taking another bite.

Bambam blinked a few times while watching Ariana compliment Jakzen and she speaks so well, as if she and Jakzen was friends since they were young. Bambam couldn't compliment Jakzen with smooth talking but right now, Ariana just bluntly compliment Jakzen?

Bambam sighed in surrender. She never gonna make it like how Ariana do. She slowly turned over to another direction and she eats her chocolate cake.