Chapter 4: Is It Edible?
Peppita pulled out a whistle, "When I blow this whistle, the cook off begin!" she held the whistle to her mouth, "1... 2... 4!" Mayu flinched , "1... 2... NOT YET!" Sophia fell on her face, Albel snatched the whistle out of Peppita's hand, blew it and sat down again.
Mayu nearly ran into her stove, Chocolate cake.. I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner! Stupid Mayu! Stupid Mayu! It's genius... Thank you Lord Albel! You have just made me a winner! She quickly began working on the cake batter, adding flour, sugar and all of that fun stuff. As she did, she remembered the first time she made it for "Lord Albel". It was after Glou's death. Albel hadn't spoken or eaten a thing for days. Mayu tried to make all of his favorites, but it didn't matter, he just wouldn't eat. So she tried something completely different. He HATED sweets, so, she made chocolate cake. Needless to say he was surprised, but, somehow it convinced him to eat.
As Mayu daydreamed, Misty snuck in from the side. She pulled a small vial with a pink liquid in it, Mackwell's work of art; but when she looked at what Mayu was cooking... CAKE!... I can't add this to a cake! She thought quickly and pulled Mayu aside. "Misty? Is something wrong?" Misty smiled nervously to hide her dismay, "I thought you were going to make stew..." Mayu beamed, "I should have thought of it sooner!" Misty gave her an odd look, Mayu whispered in her ear, "Chocolate cake..." Misty laughed nervously, "But Mayu! The stew! It's your key to winning! The cake it nice but..." Mayu thought for a moment, "Oh! I'll make both!" Misty smiled, "Ada girl."
The cake was put into the oven and Mayu began the stew... stuff...thing... As she mixed in the ingredients, Misty would secretly pour part of the liquid into the mixture.
Then, the bell rang.
"AND WE'RE DONE!" shouted Peppita as she bounded to her "stand" beside the table. "First off, we shall have Rigel's! She finished Soba, fermented soy beans, raw egg and soy sauce!" Albel wouldn't touch his, but Nel and Fayt both seemed to enjoy theirs. "Now we have... Pot Stickers!" Peppita saw Adray carrying one plate with both hands, "Excuse me... GIANT pot stickers.." Albel poked at his and tried a bit, grimacing at the foreign taste.
"Next up, we have Sophia and her..."
"FELINE GUARDIAN!"
Sophia slammed the stuffed animal on the table for everyone to look at. Albel stuck his fork in it, "Delicious, can we move on now!" Peppita chuckled, "And finally we have Mayu with.. CHOCOLATE CAKE!" Peppita licked her lips as she watched Albel devour his, Fayt and Nel just gave him a blank stare and slowly poked at their's. "GET ON WITH THE STEW!" shouted Misty from the background, Nel nodded, "Yes, I'm beginning to grow... curious." Mayu glared at Nel... who paid no attention.
Mayu slowly ladled into 3 bowls and handed them to the "judges". Albel closed his eyes to them as though he wasn't interested, but could feel Mayu staring at him with... big... sad... eyes. Keeping his eyes closed he tasted a spoonful. "... Not bad." Fayt spit his out, "Did you, ALBEL, just compliment her?" Albel didn't reply, with his eyes closed and calm demeanor, he almost appeared asleep. Nel smiled, "Very good Mayu, you've gotten better," she looked at Fayt, "What do you... think..." Fayt gave her an odd look then tried another spoonful; he looked over at Peppita who was sticking her finger in the pot in attempt to try some herself. "Very nice..." Mackwell swallowed hard and reached for his coat, Peppita looked over at him, "Mackwell.." she blinked, "Has anyone ever told you that books really bring out the color in your eyes?..." He looked at her with wide eyes and began to put his jacket on, "Where are you going!" whined Peppita as she latched onto his arm, "Dear Apris," groaned Mackwell, "HEY! Don't be makin eyes at my girl!" He picked Mackwell up by the collar of his shirt and tossed him aside. "MACKWELL!" shouted Peppita as Fayt clung to her. Nel suddenly rose from her chair, "Oh Fayt..." she lunged at him. Mayu was completely dumb-founded. She grabbed the ladel inside the pot and tried some, "Hey... Misty?" she turned around, Misty paniced, "NO! NO! Don't look at me! No REALLY! Don't look at me! It wasn't my fault it was Mack- MAYU! WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?" she looked over at Mackwell who was putting his coat on, "MACKWELL YOU IDIOT!" Mackwell waved, "Ta," he was gone. Misty's eyes got wide as Mayu approached her, "MACKWELL!"
"Misty? Why do you wear that hood? Are you... hiding something? I bet you have beautiful hair..." Misty paniced again, "H-Hiding? Why would I do something like th-that?.." Mayu looked at her as though she was hurt, "Misty?... don't you... Don't you like me?" Misty calmed down, "Mayu...?" Mayu grinned, "MISTY!" and lunged.
When Misty opened her eyes, she saw Albel holding Mayu by the collar with his eyes still closed. "Get to work on the antidote... Or would you prefer I open my eyes?"
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That's the end! Funny eh? Anyway, I'll probably write an epilogue that has an actual MayuxLias thing like I planned. Anyway, I hope you liked. 3