A/N: This came out a lot longer than I planned it to XD Putting all that extra, and prolly unnecessary, details. Prompt suggested by two ppl actually. The first being my idea farm (you know who you are XD) and ProofNegative. Since two ppl wanted it I delivered.

Yang tries to cook using her Semblance.

Edit: 09-30-14 Fixed grammatical errors and altered text a tad to accommodate for Yang's true Semblance.


Today was the day eleven year old Yang had been waiting for. Today was the first day Yang was going to learn how to properly cook.

She had been pestering her dad to teach her the ways to be a great chef ever since eating the magnificent meal he created for their last Thanksgiving gathering. She had even watched him prepare the meal and admired the way he moved about the kitchen to cook multiple things all at once. She couldn't figure out how he knew exactly how much seasoning to add into a certain dish to make it taste awesome. To Yang, everything he made was perfection and absolutely delicious, so Yang wanted to learn from the best.

Her main motive was to impress her friends with her amazing cooking skills, but she also thought it would be useful to know how to cook for herself and Ruby when their dad wasn't home.

Yang had finally managed to bother her dad enough to make him cave. Now the two were currently in the kitchen, both wearing aprons due to Yang's insistence that they were to wear them to look more 'chefy'. However the only other apron available was an extra one her dad kept around, so it was several sizes too big for Yang. Her dad amended this problem by folding it in half, covering only her waist.

Yang was pumped; she was so excited to finally be able to learn from the best chef in the world. Then she would be the best in the world, maybe even better than him.

They started out with something simple, eggs and bacon.

Yang's first few attempts at cracking the eggs resulted with yolk splatting all over the stove and floor, often because she exerted too much force when doing so. Her dad was patient though, showing her the proper angle and force to open them. It didn't take long for Yang to figure it out after that, but when seeing her dad break open an egg with one hand she looked at him expectantly with wide eyes. When he saw this he let out a chuckle, telling her he would teach her another time.

He offered the handle of the pan to her and she firmly grasped it; she was a little nervous that she might flip the pan suddenly. Her dad coaxed her to slacken her grip, jokingly saying she might break the handle with the power grip she was giving it. Yang relaxed eventually, and her dad proceeded to tell her when the eggs would be finished. He added that if she wanted she could try to practice flipping the egg to make it cook faster on both sides. Yang nodded her head vigorously, she had to learn this technique if she wanted to be prepared to flip other foods.

Her dad handed a spatula to her and she made several attempts to flip the eggs she had in the pan. It was difficult to figure out how to get under them, as the oil made them slip and slide everywhere. The ones she did manage to get flipped over she had popped the yolk, the golden liquid spilling in the pan. After a bit they set the pan of eggs aside and placed a clean pan in its place. Now they were going to cook some bacon.

The bacon was a lot easier to handle since all she really had to do was wait for it to cook on one side then flip it over to cook the other side. Though she didn't much enjoy when the hot bacon grease popped onto her arms occasionally. After cooking a few strips, the two heard a scroll toning that it was receiving a call in another room. Her dad went to take the call, saying she seemed capable of handling herself, and left the kitchen.

Yang hummed happily to herself as she watched the bacon sizzle and slowly cook. She was finding herself becoming impatient with waiting for only one side to cook. Can't there be a quicker way that would cook both sides at once?

She pondered for a bit, then realized something important. She could use her Semblance! All she had to do was think of something that would make her really mad to activate it. She gathered a few strips of raw bacon and set them on a plate, holding it close to her body in preparation.

She thought of a scenario where Ruby was with some kids that were bullying her for no reason, and her temper flared. Her body was slowly covered in small flames as she thought about pummeling those kids picking on her baby sis.

She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard something sizzling in her arms, and remembered the bacon. She looked down expectantly at the plate, her flames still burning to a simmer.

As luck would have it one of the pieces of bacon popped some grease off of it right on Yang face, causing her to yelp in surprise. After a sudden burst of flames from her body, she reflexively dropped the plate.

The ceramic shattered as it hit the floor, plate shards and bacon scattering every which way. Yang froze in fear as she heard the rush of footsteps nearing the kitchen. She turned to look at the doorway, seeing her dad there with a panicked expression. He quickly scooped up Yang in his arms and carried her to a chair at the dining table, setting her down to examine her for any cuts, which she didn't have.

Yang felt like she was going to cry, she was probably going to get in trouble for breaking that plate and making a mess. However instead of scolding, her dad wiped away the tears brimming her eyes and gave her a gentle smile. He told her that whatever it was that happened wasn't her fault, that he should have stayed by her side rather than take a phone call he could always return later.

While she sat in the chair her father cleaned up the mess. He was astonished to find all the bacon pieces were perfectly cooked.


A/N: I decided to go with a mix of a bad and good end with this. Can't be perfect on your first attempt at cooking. I sure as heck wasn't XD.

Please leave me a prompt you want to see as the next installment. Don't be shy, if ya got more than one then share them all with me. The more the merrier~

I was thinking I need a cover photo for this series, since it's being so well received. It's boring seeing my profile pic there. Since I'm a terrible artist, it'd be chill to get art from a reader. Doesn't need to be anything special, could just be the title all fancy like or a couple of the kids. Just let me know if you plan on doing it.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed!