Alright time for chapter 2 and a short time skip to the capture of AIR. I wanted to show the training but I feel that it would make the story a bit longer than it needs to be. But don't worry I won't be skipping his meeting with Summer. And for any who were hoping for the JauneXSummer sorry to disappoint but I won't be doing, mostly because I wouldn't know how to go about doing it.
As for pairings this is more of a friendship story than actual romance so there won't be much except for mentions of them.
But any way here you guys go.
Bewitching food world: Village
A realization hit Jaune as they rode Careruu back towards the village. If they actually get the the food treasures and finish hiss training there's no guarantee that he could actually find a way back to beacon and be with his friends again. He slumped down into his seat in the back, his mind starting to fill with various ideas on ways he could make it back to remnant and get back to his friends.
Though they were mostly unrealistic, really the only one he came up with that could work was try and go through the back channel and hope he lands somewhere close to beacon. His musings were interrupted when Careruu came to a stop at the village and they had to get out.
"Okaaaayy we're back. Now let's head to Summer's bakery." Mappy said as they all hopped out of Careruu.
"Yeah, it's over this way. She's set up shop just on the other side of the village." Brunch added as they started walking through the town.
"Hmm." Jaune hummed following the two closely.
"Is there something wrong Jaune?" Mappy asked the young blonde.
"It's the person we're about to see. There's something bugging me about her name, and the fact you guys said she's in the same boat as me got me thinking about a few things."
"Why's that?" Brunch asked curiously.
"I'm not really sure? But my family knew somebody named Summer. She was a huntress and my old babysitter. She was a great family friend but she went missing a few years ago. We all thought she had died." he recalled the memories of the woman in question.
"Ooohh. You're hoping She could be that same person." Mappy guessed.
"A little bit, yeah." Jaune admitted. The rest of the walk was spent mostly in silence. After a few minutes they reached the bakery, the building it self was a sharp contrast to the rest of the village. It's over all appearance was something out of a child's fairy tale, like a cottage made completely out of candy. Appropriate seeing as it was a bakery and restaurant featuring a menu mostly comprised of sweets.
And just above the doors was a white burning rose.
They walked inside and were greeted to a similar sight as the outside. Tables were placed around the main dining area each looking to entirely made out of either chocolate or gingerbread, they even had frosting on the outer edges. The counter on the far end had several bewitching deserts on display.
Gold swamp seaweed candy, Eyeball mochi, Banattou bread, and Eyemud pie(1) to name a few. Just the sight of the unique desserts made him hungry again but what really stood out to Jaune were the simple cookies in the center of all the sweets.
"OII! Summer! You in the back? We got some one hear who'd like ta meet ya!" Brunch called out to the baker. They heard the slight clattering of cooking utensils being set down before she answered back.
"SURE THING. JUST HAVE TO FINISH UP HERE." The baker responded from her kitchen.
The sound of her voice made Jaune freeze up and go almost pale white.'H-her voice. Could she really be-?' His thoughts were halted completely as the baker finally stepped out of the kitchen.
The blonde just stared at the woman who he was now almost positive was the summer he and his family knew, even while facing away to him she appeared to be and older and more mature version of his reaper of a best friend. She even wore similar colored clothing albeit with less black, a silver and white apron with the same silver rose was worn over a white blouse with the sleeves folded up to her elbows, a black and red trimmed pleated skirt with black stockings and dark red healed boots.
Even her long black and red hair was the same as he remembered.
She walked over to them carrying more of the cookies she had on display. "So who did you say wanted to see me?" She asked about to set down the tray. Jaune looked at her for a few more seconds before swallowing the lump in his throat and spoke up.
"Auntie Summer?"
Those two little words caused her to drop the tray out of shock, causing some of the cookies to clatter across the counter and to the floor. The way she reacted to his nick-name gave him more hope that it was her, after all only he and his sisters ever called her that. But there was still one more thing he needs to be absolutely sure. She slowly turned to face the three, her body was shaking in a mixture of anxiety,anticipation and some hopefulness.
Now with her facing them silver eyes met blue, the former beginning to form tears. Barely a few seconds passed with neither of them moving until Summer had the boy in hug tears of joy freely streaming down her face.
"I-it's you! It's really you! Little Jauney!" Summer practically screamed tightening her hold on her nephew while Jaune wrapped her up in his own hug. Brunch and Mappy smiled at the heart warming scene.
"We missed you so much Summer! Everyone thought that you died!" Jaune said with a smile through his own tears. After a minute or so they finally separated and soon they were all gathered around one of the tables, while eating the freshly baked cookies she brought out.
"I don't even know where to begin ask!How is everyone, what have you been doing Jaune?" Summer asked after calming down.
"Well things were really hard on all of us when we got the news but everyone back home is doing fine right now. And me, I actually got accepted into Beacon." Jaune said taking a bite of his cookie.
Summer stop mid-bite at this."Really? That's great! Have you seen Yang there at all? That's where she and Ruby said they wanted to go to be huntresses."
The blonde actually chuckled a little bit at this."Yeah, both of them are there in fact. Ruby actually got in two years early. I actually didn't remember them at at first."
Summer let out something akin to a victory laugh."HaHa! That's my little girl, just like her mom!" She laughed taking a drink of her milk. She really is just like her daughter.
"So how has beacon been for you Jaune?" Summer asked finishing the last of her cookie before sinking her teeth into another right after.
Jaune sighed putting his cookie down."Honestly, it could be better. I love that I get to learn there but..."
"But what? Just spit it out, it won't do ya any good to hold it in." Brunch surprisingly but in with that little bit of wisdom. Mappy nodded in agreement and so did Summer. All of their eyes on him made the blonde give in, he couldn't exactly bring himself to look back at them so Jaune opted to stare at the cookies on his plate.
"Well...*Sigh* Out of every possible huntsman in training I'm the weakest one there, alright. " Jaune admitted to the group without looking up from his plate. It took no more than three seconds before the silence was broken.
"Yeah, well not for long you won't be. At least until I get through with you." Brunch said taking large bite of his cookie.
"Huh?" Was Jaune's intelligent response.
"Ya heard me kid, remember I'm gonna be training ya like hell while you're here. So you gotta lose that sour mood of yours right quick." He added finishing the last bit of his cookie. Both Mappy and Summer agreed with the crimson skinned man if their nods of approval were anything to go by.
The blonde took a few seconds to absorbed what he was just told before he spoke again."...Yeah, now that I think about it you're right. I have to get stronger anyway so it won't matter if I was weak then. Plus If I keep thinking like that then I won't be useful in anyway once we set off."
"Bingo." Brunch said popping another cookie into his mouth."We can't have anybody thinkin' they're worthless when we go after the planet's full course."
Summer almost choked on her cookie when Brunch mentioned that. She coughed and pounded her right hand on her chest couple of times before swallowing hard.
"I'm sorry but you two just say you're going after the Planet's Full course! AS IN THE LEGENDARY FOOD TREASURES!?" She screamed at them as if they lost their heads figuratively and possibly literally should they actually try and do it.
"Yep/Yep." the both of them answered not bothered by her change in mood as they resumed eating her cookies. They were quite addictive.
Summer just stared at them for a few more seconds, they intend to go after the planet's most dangerous and sought after ingredients and are currently treating like it was a simple milk run. A lighthearted chuckle escaped her mouth at the thought.
"You two are unbelievable. So aside from from going crazy since I've been gone why did you agree to help with the capture?" She asked grabbing another cookie.
"Well from what Brunch and the old Daruma guy said finding and eating them might be the only way to get back to remnant." Jaune explained to his aunt.
"That's right, once ya get bite of every dish then you can go through the back channel and survive the world of souls." Brunch elaborated.
"If that's the case than I want in on this hunt." Summer declared to the table.
"Really?"Her nephew asked.
"You bet, I've been gone from my family for almost nine years and I don't want to away from my little girls for a second more!" The former huntress proclaimed.
"That's great! We need as much help to nab the ingredients. Not to mention that everybody would love to have you back home." Jaune encouraged his aunt.
Soon the four of them polished off the last of the chocolate chip cookies. Jaune, Mappy and Brunch soon headed out to get the blonde more food to speed up his recovery and further awaken his gourmet cells in preparation for his training in a few days. Meanwhile Summer herself was in her kitchen pondering on what she could do to get herself ready.
"Hmm~" She hummed before it finally came to her. She walked to the back of her kitchen and opened up the largest cabinet. She eyed the two objects inside with a smile before she plucked them from their respective hooks.
Her old weapon and her favorite cooking knife.
1:Just some dessert dishes I came up with from some of the creatures and ingredients from area 8.
And that's a wrap, sorry for the short chapter. Anyway I just want to thank you all so much for following and favoriting my stories. One punch Arc finally broke 500 follows and 400 favorites on thursday.
And speaking of I finally gradated High school on the same day in the class of 2017. It was a pretty great graduation gift from you guys. My school even had a 98.5% graduation rate this year, highest in California.
So now that I'm done with school at least until the winter I can definitely get chapters out much faster now that I'm not freaking out over homework and stuff.
So tell me what think of the chapter and any ideas you'd like to see for the future.
Anyway that's it for now, peace!