Chapter Nine: It All Started With The Tapioca

A/N: Hey people, sorry about the last two chapters. I guess I hit a bump and had a little writer's block. But now I got my spark back and hopefully this chapter will be a lot more interesting.

Quote of the moment: "There's nothing more gangster than the IRS" – some dude off of MTV. Bahahaha.

"'A slice of chocolate cherry cake

With a side of fudge ice cream

And a bottle of Smirnoff.'

…for Kevin Thorn. Hey Sash', do we have any chocolate cherry cake left?" Lily asked her.

"Yeah there's like half of it still in the fridge." Sasha responded making a salad.

"Okay thanks." Lily walked over to the refrigerator. Opening the door, she searched and reached in and took out the plate of desert. Lily stopped for a minute to think. "Hold up, aren't vampires weak when it comes to chocolate?"

Sasha rolled her eyes. "That's dogs' moron; vampires are weak from garlic."

"Pff, I so knew that." Lily bluffed. She put the plate on the counter and opened up the silverware drawer to pull out a cutting knife, a fork, and a spoon. After slicing a chunk of the cake and putting it on the plate, she put the fork and spoon down next to it. Lily then began to wash off the knife.

"Hey can you pass me the tomato by you?" Sasha asked.

"Sure thing." Lily picked it up, but then thought about if Michael had arrived yet. She went over to the door and pushed it just ajar to peak through.

He was sitting with Raven, Ariella, Kevin Thorn, and Kelly-Kelly. Lily became angry just seeing the young woman there not to mention chatting away with him. She didn't notice it; but out of anger, started digging her nails into the red fruit. Some of the juice started spitting out of it.

Sasha walked up to see what Lily was looking at.

"Look at her, yuckin' it up. Stupid slut. I mean, even her name pisses me off. (Mocking tone of voice) Kel-ly. (Normal tone of voice) Fucking lame. And he's not innocent either; the dude kisses me then goes off to another girl. JEEZ!" Lily ranted on to Sasha.

"Isn't her real name Barbra or something?" Sasha asked.

Lily blinked; she wasn't so sure herself. "Uh, probably…"

The two of them came back into the kitchen.

"Oh can I have my tomato back now?" Sasha remembered.

Lily embarrassingly raised her hand and Sasha plucked it from her fingers.

"Way to go. You ruined my tomato for Punk." Sasha smacked Lily in the forehead with the bottom of her palm.

"Ow! Douche bag…" Lily muttered.

The brunette came back out with the plate of cake and beer and traveled over to the table where Kevin Thorn was. Lily merely set the plate in front of him. She didn't even look at Michael nor say a word to him.

"Enjoy Mr. Thorn."

She walked away back into the kitchen.

"I'll be back guys." Michael informed everyone.

He got up from his chair and followed Lily into the kitchen. Pushing the swinging door open, he walked in. Derek Woods, the head chef though tried stopping him.

"Woah, sir; no one comes in here but the staff."

"Can I have ten minutes?" Michael requested. "I just want to talk to Lily Anderson."

"She's working right now, but ten minutes is what you'll get." Derek said.

"Thanks." Michael went over to Lily's station. He put an arm around her. "Hey, what's going on?"

"Please leave; I have things to do, people to serve." Lily told him.

"I will, but tell me what's wrong? You didn't even say hello or a wave or anything." Michael said.

"May be it's because of the fact that you kissed me and ran off to Kelly." Lily grumbled.

"Kelly? What are you talking about? I have no interest in her." Michael said.

"Oh yeah, right." Lily replied sarcastically. "That's why you're having such a GRAND time with her out there…"

"Lily, you don't have to be jealous of Kelly. We're just good friends, we would never be more than that. In fact, I think she and Mahoney are really hitting it off."

Sasha made an awkward face. "Err. Strange…"

"Michael, please don't bother me now. I'm really not in the mood. REALLY." Lily said.

Michael looked over to what Sasha was making and it gave him an idea. A smile came onto the blonde's face. "You know what you need?"

Lily sighed. "Another hole in my head?"

Michael took the full bowl of tapioca from Sasha. He put his hand into it and gathered up some of the sticky pudding onto his fingers. "No, you need…. to CHILL!"

He flicked some of it in her face. Lily's blinked and her expression went from mad to surprise.

"Hey Manna! Give that back to me!" Sasha exclaimed trying to snatch it back from him.

Lily stole it; with her free hand, she wiped her face the dipped her hand into the bowl. "And you need to quit being so annoying."

She got a hand full and flung some of it back at his face. Lily giggled at what she did.

A smirk and a chuckle came from Michael. He took a pie from one of the other cooks and threw it in Lily's direction. Suddenly, a huge food fight broke from everyone. Derek however, escaped before he got attacked.