Hi guys! in this chapter is when Luna shows her stuff! Will she please the god tongue? Read and find out!

Chapter 3

Luna couldn't believe all the ingredients on the table, it was nothing like back home usually she would try to find all fruits and vegetables at farmers markets or the grocery store not to mention trying to find a good cut of meat at a reasonable price . Her eyes shifted seeing all the kitchen utensils some she even dreamed of using.

'It's nothing like back home...they have every ingredient that you can imagine even things that i never worked with before..' Luna thought 'I know what type of dish i'll make something that speaks to who i am at this moment something simple and delicious, something that i always make for my grandmother Celestina.'

Luna started prep the ingredients, taking out her knife and started chopping one large onion dicing it into bits. Soma glanced up at Luna who was picking out a few tomatoes.

"So you're not from around here?"Soma asked

"No, i just got here a few days ago."Luna answered "You could tell?"

"From your accent so you're a foreigner, where are you from?" Soma asked

"I was born in the states then moved to Puerto Rico, after a few years i moved back to Tampa florida with my mom."Luna answered while casually dicing the tomatoes into small chunks. "So now i just want to pass this test to start studying here."

"Oh, i bet you have some good food there."Soma said

"Yeah, i'll make you a dish with some bold flavors that'll make your taste buds want some more."Luna said with a small smile. ' At least i hope you guys like it.' She thought taking a deep breath and continued to work.

'Why would she study here? ' Hisako thought 'Not many people like her would consider studying here.' Hisako flipped through the papers reading Luna's file. 'She's American-Puerto rican, her mother Puerto rican, they own a foodtruck, She studied at a normal middle school good grades used to be in a cooking club it doesn't say much here i wonder what she'll cook for Erina-sama there's so many choices in egg dishes.' She looked at the Photo of Luna, Having long dark hair to her shoulders, lightly tanned skin , striking green eyes a buttoned nose, rosy cheeks and rosy lips. Her eyes shifted to the actual person who was concentrated at the dish.

Luna went back to the table and placed her hand under her chin in thought.

'What is she thinking about? Maybe she changed her mind on the choice?' Hisako thought

'They have the chiles so i'll be able to make it and avocadoes' Luna thought picking up from the tables of ingredients some chorizo, chiles, black beans, avocado and eggs placing it in the counter.

'Is that Chorizo?' Erina thought raising an eyebrow.

'It looks like she's going to the spanish cuisine' Hisako thought curiously watching Luna. 'She's got tomatoes, avocado, onions, eggs and other ingredients that it could be a spanish omelette.'

Luna added water into the pot and added a whole tomato and a jalapeño pepper into the pot added some salt other herbs and closed the lid. She then proceeded to look at the shelf with different types of flours, she grabbed a bag of corn flour.

Erina glanced at Luna and at Soma with a raised eyebrow. 'What is they making?' She thought

"Yukihira Soma - Kun, Rosario Luna-San, what are you two making?"She asked

"You still can't tell at this stage?"He chuckled while beating the eggs in a bowl.

"Do you want to fail right now?!" She snapped then got very serious. " Listen i don't have time to waste on ill conceived food."

'Ill conceived food? Que perra...'Luna thought (What a bitch.) She kneaded the yellow dough a bit then took a piece rolling it in a ball.

"Hey So-"Luna stopped herself a bit she remembered the japanese custom that you can only say their first name if your a close friend or relative. "Yukihira-kun i'm pretty curious too, so what are you making?"

"I'll tell you..it's...Furikake Gohan!"He said with a straight face.

"Furikake..gohan..."Luna repeated placing her hand on her hip while the other was on her chin trying to think of the translation of it. "So..it's rice with seasonings on top?"

"Yep! Since you just got here i'm sure you'll like it!"Soma said "What about you? what are you making?"

"It's a mexican dish called Huevos rancheros! "Luna said with a grin.

"Huh?"Erina and Hisako looked at the two candidates.

"Cut the crap! "Erina snapped "I knew you both are a bottom feeding cook." She turned "What a waste of time."

"Oye! No te vayas sin probar la comida! ten pasiencia chica!"Luna snapped glaring at the blond.(Hey don't go without trying the food! Be patient girl!)

Luna muttered angrily while opening the pot, a faint aroma was in the air. "Oh now that's what i'm talking about!"She smiled "It's almost done just gotta add the finishing touches here!"

The two girls watched as Soma and Luna were moving swift in the kitchen, Luna never had this much room to cook before, She wondered if Chef's in fancy popular restaurants had this much room before? her dish took about almost half an hour to make. After Soma and Luna served their dished in front of Erina she looked at Somas dish which what looked like scrambled eggs in a cup, she tilted her head to the right seeing a colorful plate of eggs topped with a green sauce. it didn't look sloppy instead it looked stacked up that you can see the layer of the tortilla, a bean paste, the meat with the vegetables in a red sauce the fried egg and topped with a green sauce sprinkled in some cheese. Served in a white plate Luna smiled looking at her dish.

"That's your dish?"Erina said 'It wasn't how i expected it to be..in most Latino cultures they serve usually big portions yet this one looks like the right portion for me.' She thought

"Yeah, it's usually a big portion with rice and other stuff but i decided to make it into a tostada type of feel to it, A tostada is a toasted tortilla as a base so you can add in anything in it, tostadas are usually fried but i decided to bake it instead to get it nice and crispy and not too oily, you're supposed to eat it with your hands but eat it however you like."Luna explained "So go ahead and eat, Buen provecho!" (Bon appetite!)

Erina looked at the dish.'It does look pleasing to the eye but..'She stopped inhaling the aroma of the spices.'What type of spices did she use on it?'

"I suppose i could have a taste."Erina concluded she picked up the knife and fork. 'When you cut into it you could hear the crisps sound of the tortilla as well as seeing the egg yolk oozing out. ' She sliced up a triangular piece that had all the contents and took a bite. 'It's spicy by the red sauce but mixing it with the egg yolk and the green sauce on top mellows it out refreshing your palette...the chorizo gives it's saltiness and a hint of spice.'

Luna handed a plate to Soma."I did say i made more for you to try too."Luna said Soma looked at the plate and picked up the tostada and took a bite "That's how you eat it!"

"It's good! What's in the green sauce?"He asked

"It's made with avocado and a bit of lime and salt then i blended it smooth."Luna said "The red sauce is made by boiling the Tomato and jalapeño pepper together then i blended it up adding the garlic and other herbs, after that i cooked the chorizo with tomatoes and onions i let the fat of the chorizo cook the other ingredients with some salt and black pepper. I made my own corn tortillas and baked it, after that i mashed the blackbeans to make refried beans once i had everything i just topped it together so you could see the layers of it."

"It's so good!"Soma said "So you make this a lot?"

"Yep it's a big seller back home."Luna said "Most people like the red sauce but i decided on both sauces."

Luna waited for Erina to say something, she didn't say anything just remained quiet.

"I'll tell you if you pass or failed after i taste his dish."Erina said

"Okay..."Luna said with a small pout on her lips, seeing Soma's dish.

Meanwhile...

An elderly woman with salt and pepper hair looked at the clock and glanced at the phone, it was already nighttime then a woman with black hair in a bob walked in the room handing the older woman a cup.

"Amanda Que hora es?"The older woman asked (What time is it?)

"Mami Celestina, i think we should sleep."Amanda said

"No! Amanda, mi nieta dijo que va a llamar a decirnos si paso." She said (My granddaughter said she will call us if she passes.)

"Mami, i think we can go to sleep now and try to call her tomorrow, you know that she might be tired."Amanda said "I just hope that she comes home soon but knowing her she'll do her best and passes..after all she is his daughter."

"Ella va estar bien alli."Celestina said with a soft smile."She is strong and very bright." (She will be alright over there.)

"Just wants what's best for her..i don't want her to be like him."She said softly."But i guess deep down he was the one that started teaching her how to cook when she was very young, she helped us make corn tortillas in the kitchen when she was three years old."

"She will pass, i feel it in here."Celestina said patting her chest.

Back with Soma and Luna

Both teenagers were sitting next to eachother on the hill out of Totsuki academy with dumbfounded looks on their faces.

"I really thought we passed."Luna muttered dejectedly. "In the end she said the presentation was good but apparently i timed the cooking of the sauce wrong...and that even though i made the tortillas from scratch it needed more salt..i thought the chorizo would help complement it..she even said that parts of the chorizo got a little too crispy for her liking.."

"I thought it was good.."Soma muttered Luna let out a loud sigh. Then let out a angry shout.

"Que voy hacer ahora! Como dire a mi madre y abuela sobre esto! Tendre que ir y decirle a ellas sobre una chica que es totalmente injusta ahora tendre que ir para atras a tampa! Si hay un dios alla fuera dame una señal para sequir con mi sueño !"Luna started speaking spanish at a rapid speed, while Soma was clueless at what she was saying. (What am i going to do now?! How will i tell my mom and grandmother about this?! I'll have to go and tell them about a girl who is totally unfair and now i'll have to go back to Tampa! If there is a god out there please give me a sign that i need to follow my dream!) Luna kept talking in spanish until Soma patted her on her back she stopped for a second.

"We took a shot on it so...can you cook something else?"Soma asked tilting his head towards Luna.

Luna smiled."Yeah! if you have somewhere we can cook and get some stuff i can whip you up something good!"Luna chimed with a smile. "Hopefully you'll like what i make!"

Meanwhile...

There was an elderly man wearing a green yukata with long spiky hair with a mustache and beard was standing seeing the two dishes that Soma and Luna did earlier, he took a bite of each plate, He chuckled a bit he then laugh as part of the top half of the yukata was off. The older man looked at both papers of the failed students and crushed it with a serious expression etched on his face.

There you have it guys! please leave a review and tell me what you guys think!

Gaby - Luna's type of cuisine is all Latin food in general not just one place, it will be a bit of Cuban,Mexican,Puerto rican etc.