A bet's a bet

Erina finally pulled her lips away from Souma. They stared at one another faces red neither knowing what to say.

"Sooooo," Souma said scratching his cheek, "How'd my kiss taste God Tongue."

Erina frowned and pinched Souma's nose as a kind of punishment for his stupid joke.

"owowow," Souma whined. "Ok, ok I'm sorry just stop."

"Hmm," Erina said standing up and turning away from Souma. "It was pretty sweet."

"hehe," Souma giggled with a big smile standing up as well. As he did Erina turned around smiling. However, his eyes started to wonder down, and he was reacquainted with Erina's underwear clad chest. Erina did the same and both their smiles vanished. Their mutual confessions of love had done little to curtail their embarrassment as the chefs blushed and looked away from one another.

"Oh, right the Shokugeki," Souma said nervously, "Th-that's still happening."

"Yes," Erina replied, "And we agree that both dishes were delicious, so I guess the taster was right. We tied."

"So, if we tied does that mean we both win or both lost?" Souma asked.

"Either way by the rules of the Shokugeki we both owe the other something."

The pair slowly looked down at their own undergarments before their faces turned red.

"We don't need to continue," Souma suddenly blurted out, "There's nothing to gain from it."

"Right, right," Erina anxiously agreed, "It's not like I wasn't planning on giving you your clothes back if I won."

"Me neither."

"So, let's just go put our clothes back on and get back to our studies,"

"Yes, let's do that. I had some new flavor combinations I wanted to try out."

They both turned towards the box containing their clothes. They could just take a few steps and this awkward situation would be behind them. But, for some reason neither one moved.

"We're not backing out right?" Souma asked.

"Nooo," Erina replied, "No. No, no. Definitely not."

"Of course. That's what I was thinking."

They remained still.

"Not."

"Backing."

"Out."

They didn't move.

"Definitely fine." They said in unison. They turned their heads to look at one another only to realize their faces had changed. Souma's had become increasingly frustrated. While Erina's grew embarrassed.

"Damn it!" They both said. Their pride wasn't going to let them stop halfway.