A/N: Here's a little something extra for Valentine's day. :) Even though it's a day early...

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"I can't believe I'm actually doing this," Chase grumbled.

They were currently standing outside the Ice-cream Gallery, a popular ice cream shop in Hong Kong. Chase had told his apprentices that they could pick wherever they wanted to go, so of course they had to choose one of the priciest places in the country.

Not that he was really complaining. At least this meant that they had good taste. Well, Katnappe did. Jack didn't care where they went, so long as they had his preferred flavor.

"Hey, a deal's a deal," Katnappe trilled. "Let's go in before it gets too crowded."

"That won't be a problem," he murmured in response.

He had used a bit of magic to make some of the other potential patrons leave. He never was one for crowded places. With a sigh, he placed on hand on each of his students' shoulders and guided them inside.

The inside of the place was large in size in order to accommodate its many customers, but otherwise it looked like an ordinary ice cream shop. A friendly looking waitress quickly came up to them.

"Welcome!" she greeted cheerily. "A party of three, is it? May I show you to some seats?"

"Yes, that would nice," Chase answered with a small glare. He didn't like cheery.

"U-uh, yes, please follow me," she stuttered. That man's glare sent seven different kinds of chills down her spine.

After the strange group was seated in a booth by the window, she quickly handed them some menus and scurried off. She did not want to wait on those people.

The two teenagers eagerly looked over the menus. Katnappe was happy over the wide and interesting selection, while Jack made sure they had what he wanted(which they did). Their master, on the other hand, looked at the menu without much interest. Even though he liked sweets, he'd already tried just about everything they offered. And even if he hadn't, he didn't want to be here with his two bothersome apprentices.

"Hey...do you ever get the feeling that someone's staring at you?" Jack suddenly asked.

After discreetly looking around, they noticed that there were indeed several people giving them odd glances.

"What's their problem?" he asked.

"Well, we don't really blend in," the blond girl mused. "I'm just naturally beautiful, so of course they'd look at me. Jack, you would stand out anywhere with your skin and eyes. And even though Master is Chinese, he does have abnormally long hair. Thank goodness he didn't wear his armor here."

Indeed, the immortal traded his usual attire for a simple, but well-made black suit.

"They probably think we're dating or something," Jack chuckled.

"Oh, yeah?" she asked with a grin. "Then what's Master here for?"

"He's your dad, who decided to chaperon," the young genius joked. 'he doesn't trust me with his baby girl."

"My dad? Are you sure he looks old enough?" she giggled.

"Okay, your older brother," he compromised.

"If you two are done," Chase finally cut in "that serving girl should be back at any moment. I suggest you decide what you want."

After offering their master sheepish smiles, they turned back to their menus.

"Hey, they have red bean flavor," Jack observed. "Maybe they killed Hannibal and made him into ice cream."

"I'd hope not," Chase said with a small grin. "Whoever ordered him would surely have stomach pains soon after ingesting that filth."

Jack snickered and went back to reading. "They have lobster flavor?" he asked in surprise. "Sounds like your kind of thing, Ashley. Ooh, and they have salmon, too."

She wrinkled her nose at the suggestion. "I like ice cream, and I like seafood, but I certainly don't like them together."

Chase considered mentioning that they were actually quite tasty, but thought better of it. All it would do would gain him incredulous looks, and he just wasn't in the mood to deal with any more stupidity than he had to.

A new waitress finally approached them with a forced smile. She had been on her break, but her coworker had apparently been scared off by this group. Particularly the man. ("Whatever you do, don't look into his eyes!" the girl had cried.)

"So, what can I get for you this evening?" she asked. She had her pen held just above her notepad, eager to hurry and write down their orders.

"I'll have the chocolate banana," Jack immediately said. His companions wanted to groan at his predictability.

"I'll have the green tea," Chase said with authority. It wasn't like him to simply request something.

"And I'll take the pistachio," Katnappe ordered.

The waitress quickly left after gathering their menus. Those people gave off a really strange vibe.

"So...I think people are still looking at us," Jack said after a few moments of silence.

"Insolent fools," Chase growled. "They'll know their place soon enough."

"I hate being stared at like a freak," Jack sighed. "I only like being stared at if I just did something awesome. Or evil. Or awesomely evil."

"Don't worry, Spicer," the immortal said. "In due time, people will tremble at your very name. But only if you learn how to be a proper villain. You've been slacking a bit in your etiquette, lately."

Before Jack could respond, the waitress came back with their orders. Katnappe smiled and thanked her, which caused Chase to frown. He was trying to teach them to be civil, but not nice.

They ate in silence for a while. The cold treats were very tasty, which caused the teens to smile happily. Even their master allowed the frown to disappear from his face. Unfortunately, the peace was soon interrupted.

A young woman casually walked up to their table. She was very attractive, with a slender, yet curvy body. She had long, curly black hair, and was dressed in a red mini skirt and tank top.

"Hey, handsome," she said to Chase in way of greeting. "I saw you from the other side of the room, and I couldn't help but wonder what you were doing with these losers."

Jack was going to voice his indignation at that comment, but Ashley nudged him with her elbow. She wanted to see where this was going.

"Whether or not they are 'losers', it is none of your business as to what we are doing," Chase responded, sounding hostile. "Be gone."

"Oh, don't be like that!" she giggled. She then sat down next to the immortal and latched onto his arm. "Ooh, you have some muscles on you, boy! My name is Jieshu, by the way."

"I care not," he growled. "You have three seconds to release me."

Just then, another person walked up to them. It was a young man, who appeared very angry. He had a buzz cut, and his sleeveless shirt showed off his muscles and tattoos.

"Hey, what do you think you're doin' with my girl?" he yelled at Chase.

Jieshu jumped up and latched onto her boyfriend. "Oh, Baichi!" she cried dramatically. "I was just walking by when he grabbed me and pulled me next to him! I was afraid for my life!"

"Alright, asshole," Baichi said to the obviously agitated Tai Chi master "nobody touches my girl! Prepare for the beating of a lifetime! Get up so we can fight!"

"Oh, snap," the apprentices gasped in unison.

"That's it, I've had it!" Chase finally snapped.

Getting to his feet, he dealt his challenger a powerful punch to the face. Baichi immediately fell to the floor, losing consciousness in the process. His nose was broken, and he was missing a good portion of his teeth. Jieshu screamed at the sight and ran into the arms of a nearby sailor.

Chase huffed and stormed out of the shop, with his apprentices quickly following. As soon as they were outside, he teleported them back to his palace.

"We will never do anything like this again" he growled. "And I don't wish to hear from either of you for the rest of the night!"

He then stormed off to do some meditating. He feared he would break something valuable if he didn't.

The teens turned to each other and burst out laughing.

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A/N: I hope you guys aren't mad that this wasn't an actual chapter, but I really wanted to write this. Don't worry, the real chap. should be finished by tomorrow.

The events of this chapter probably won't be mentioned again, so feel free to disregard them.

Also, Chase in a suit... *drools*

Thanks as always to Raverlynn for beta-ing. Be sure to check out her fic "Letters to Loki". I keep trolling her there. :)p