Fairy Tail
Don't Judge Me Until You Know
Info and Butting Heads
Chapter 3
As Audrin and Chenay waited at the bar; Mira took a few food orders and then headed in to the kitchen with her to companions following behind her. Kinana was filling out orders for drinks. Audrin took a recipe from Mira and read it over carefully. She smiled as she seemed to recognize the recipe.
"This one looks a lot like the one I have at the ranch. Mine has a few more ingredients. Would you mind if I added them." Audrin asked carefully. She could sense that the white haired woman took pride in making her recipes. The teenager didn't want to offend MiraJane.
"Alright Audrin. Why don't we both make it our own way and have a taste test after?" Chenay, why don't you make this recipe?" MiraJane replied, smiling cheerfully at her two helpers.
Sounds good to me." both girls replied at the same time. They stared at each other for a second before all three ladies laughed.
"The master told me about what happened to the two of you and Lacey. If it's alright, could I know your powers.
"Of course. I have earth powers. The main one I use is making a tornado of debris around me from the ground." Chenay reported.
"And I have cryogenic powers. If I touch anything, I can freeze it so cold that the object will turn to a freezing dust. (her touch is at -2,500 degrees). That's why I need to wear these special gloves." Audrin replied, not surprised that the woman was very shocked at what she had just been told.
"My goodness, the master was right, you two are very strong. No wonder you and Lacey are Fairy Tail's secret team!" MiraJane exclaimed, then asked. "It looks like our dishes are done. May I have a taste of yours Audrin?"
"Of course! And I'll like a taste of yours." Audrin added. When they had both taken a taste of each others cooking, they were surprised at how good each other's dish tasted.
"This is really good!" Audrin and MiraJane said at the same. They looked at each other in bit of a surprise, then giggled.
"Hey Mira, have you got the two dishes ready? The guys are wondering where they are. Oh, who are these two?" Lisanna asked, coming in to the kitchen.
"Yes, the dishes are ready. Tell the guys to hold on, we're coming. This is Audrin and Chenay. They are part of the guild." MiraJane answered, grabbing the salad out of the ice box (early day refrigerator). "Let's get all this out before the guild members get too restless."
"Hey Laki, Reedos, we have a slight variation to the dish (can't think of one that you cook up quickly, so you insert the one you would like) you wanted. Come and see if you like it to." MiraJane called out.
"Which one is the new one?" Laki asked as she came up to the small group by the bar.
"This one." Mira replied, pointing to the large bowl. Laki took the offered spoon and took a small taste of both. Reedos did the same, and they were both surprised at the taste of Audrin's variation of MiraJane's dish.
"I really can't vote on either one. They both taste great! I do like the additional flavors of yours miss." Laki replied, going for a second taste.
"I agree. It's kind of nice to have two variations to chose from." Reedos replied, licking his lips. "I'll take a bit of both." Laki readily agreed. MiraJane and Audrin smiled at each other and high fived each other.
"If it's alright, can you tell, what is Lacey like?" MiraJane asked.
"Sure. As you've probably noticed, she is rather aggressive and can be ready for a fight pretty quickly. She doesn't trust people until she gets to know them; none of us really do at first. We can already tell she really doesn't like your friend Natsu. She just may knock his lights out if he angers her again. Although, underneath her rough exterior, she pretty nice and a great friend. She likes, how do I put this? Spicey people?" Audrin stated. MiraJane nodded in understanding.
"And when she's gotten a little too rude or out of hand, the master has had to smack her a good one at times. That's the only way to get through to her when she's riled up; She can take the smacks." Chenay stated.
Just then, team Natsu came through the guild doors and Natsu started to charge towards the bar and the two teenagers to start a fight. He ceased his charge when MiraJane glared at him. They couldn't help but chuckle when they saw the exchange. The salmon haired young man glared at them, but they simply looked back at him in a bored manner.
"Got a problem...kiddies." Natsu growled in a teasing manner.
"Yeah, you. So you're the famous Natsu Dragneel. The one who goes around burning and destroying everything."And for your information, you don't scare us." Audrin replied casually. "We've seen worse."
"Why you little..." Natsu snapped as he took a threatening step forward.
"Natsu, stop before you start something you can't stop. They belong here, and they have very strong powers." MiraJane replied sternly to her dense, hotheaded friend.
"Is everything alright Chenay, Audrin?" a husky feminine voice sounded from the second floor.
"Yeah everything's fine Lacey. Just little boy here acting stupid." Audrin replied, smirking evilly.
"What did you say!" Natsu snapped angrily.
"What...you didn't hear that?!" Chenay sassed.
"Look you three, I don't appreciate you bothering my friends. You will apologize!" Erza demanded, taking a threatening step forward.
"And I don't appreciate you at all, so back off witch. The master wants you and your friends upstairs right now." Lacey replied, stepping in front of Erza.
"Who do you..." Erza demanded stepping closer to Lacey, trying to intimidate the younger girl. It wasn't working.
"Erza, get yourself and your team up here now!" the master yelled the balcony.
"In a minute mas..." Erza started.
"NOW!" master makurov roared, extending his arm out and grabbing Erza and hauling her up to the second floor. Erza was shocked; the master had never done anything like that to her before! She must have really stepped out of line. The rest of the team followed very quickly not wanting to have the master angry with them. When they all had stepped in to the master's office and the door was closed, he went over to his desk and hopped on to the top of it.
"Now, I want you all to be quiet and listen carefully. And yes this about Lacey and her two friends. Those three young ones have already been through more than anyone should have to go through. They were made to be killing machines by a secretive and power hungry section of a military and governmental society in their dimension. There were 14 children that somehow managed to escape their institution and were chased. Lacey, Chenay and Audrin fell through a time portal and came here from a place they call Earth." master Makurov started to explain. He continued to tell the story of Lacey, Chenay and Audrin, and watched Team Natsu's expressions change to ones of understanding, shock and in some cases; confusion.
"Master? Why would someone make children in to...fighting machines?" Erza asked.
"For power and out of greed. All of them have different powers. Chenay has earth powers and Audrin has cryogenic powers. She has to wear gloves so she doesn't freeze something to dust when she touches it." master Makurov answered.
"I'm sorry Master, but I have a hard time believing that about Audrin." Gray replies, scoffing.
"You'll have to see for yourself. It's nearly lunch time, so why don't we all go and have something to eat. Erza and Natsu, I strongly suggest you make amends with Lacey. An apology alone won't work." the master advised.
"And why is that? I would think an apology would say a lot." Erza asked, puzzled. This Lacey girl was certainly a...complex and confusing person.
"It's in her wolverine DNA to not trust new people unless they prove themselves. And one more thing, I'm warning the four of you right now. Do not, under any circumstances, cause Lacey to lose her temper. It will not be pretty if she does." the master stated, shivering as he walked towards his office door and opening it.
"Hey master, got all the explaining done to those four done?" Audrin asked as the master and Team Natsu came downstairs and walked towards the bar.
"Yes I have Audrin. Where's Mira and Lacey?" the master asked.
"They're in the kitchen. Lacey's showing her how to make Chicken Bri-Can (made that name up) so she can eat it. We're going to give MiraJane a copy of our cookbook that we put together a bunch of recipes that have been softened." Audrin answered.
"How the hell can it be hard to eat a piece of chicken. You put it in your mouth and chew!" Natsu sneered. Audrin just glared at the idiot.
"Natsu! That was rude!" Lucy yelled. "What if Lacey heard you!?"
"She did and she's not very happy with that comment. That was rude to judge before you knew the facts." a voice called as it entered the bar from the kitchen, carrying a dish of attractive but soften vegetables. It was Chenay.
"Then what is going on with that girl?!" Gray asked.
"You'll just have to wait. My friends and I are hungry. "We will show you our powers outside." Chenay replied.
"Can you show us at least one?" Erza asked calmly, giving Natsu's shoulder bit of a smack, knowing he was going to egg the new girls on a little more.
"Fine! Just stop being a nuisance. Audrin, you want to show yours first?" Lacey answered, coming out of the kitchen carrying another dish.
"Sure, if it will get flamingo boy to shut up." Audrin answered and smirked as Erza grabbed Natsu and forced him back in to his chair. She was about to call out to MiraJane to bring her an unwanted bone with a chunk of meat attached, when the demon take-over mage brought out said item.
"I have cryogenic powers. Which means I can freeze things to a cold dust. I have to wear these special gloves so I don't accidentally freeze things I touch." Audrin replied.
"I'm sorry Audrin, but I really don't think it's possible to freeze something to that point. I can freeze something in ice, but that's it." Gray scoffed lightly.
"Gray! If Audrin says she can do it, then she can." MiraJane snapped as Audrin took a glove off and grabbed the end of the bone. It immediately started to do as the young girl had stated. Team Natsu's and MiraJane's eyes widened in shock.
" I am having lunch before we show you anything else. I'm really hungry." Lacey answered firmly. She managed to finish her lunch at a calm pace, despite the fact that Natsu kept bothering her. She wiped the crumbs off her mouth and carefully put her napkin on the counter. The young girl suddenly snapped her hand forward and grabbing the pink haired boy's scarf; pulling him towards her. She put her hand, outside of it facing him; right in front of his face.
"All I see is..." Natsu sneered, then yelped as Lacey quickly clenched her hand in to a fist allowing her steel claws to snap in to place.
"Now, if my hand had been under your chin, you would have been instantly killed. These are made out of a very strong steel called titanium and they are very lethal. The first guy I had to kill on Earth was a big hulk of a man and seven feet tall. I took his head off; literally. I was left with no other choice. I also have one claw in each foot. So stop pissing me off!" Lacey growled and shoved Natsu back in to his seat so hard, he almost fell backwards.
"Why you little!" Natsu snarled.
"For kami sake Natsu, you want to be treated like a man, yet you act like a bad tempered, spoiled little boy! Grow up!" Audrin yelled, getting up from her seat. She was really beginning to dislike the salmon haired boy herself. "Come on Lacey, Chenay, we have to get back to the farm."
