Cookie troubles

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"AWW my goodness me, for the love of the angel's in heaven.. Why isn't this turning out the way, I pictured it? I mean I did follow the steps but I wanted to add that extra something to make it even more special for people that I want to give these cookies to."

"Every time I try to add that extra something it ends up over cooking and turning into a rock. You can even take it and drop it on the floor and it will sound like a rock has just fallen from the Iron Maw. So now the chef's at the Alamo Inn won't even allow me to use their oven."

Mitsuko talked to herself quietly as she was contemplating what she was doing wrong. The cookies only went bad when she tried to change the recipe at the end to make it even more special, but when she follows the steps EXACTLY they turn out perfectly, but were lacking that extra touch.

The angel was a strong believer in being unique and different from everyone else in the world, and so she applied this belief in cooking. Especially when she is making a few treats for a special occasion, or for a special person.

SHE was a good cook when it came to making things that she knows, but when it came to trying to make something extravagant or adding something else to her cooking to make it unique, then there was no success.

The angel went to the window sill located in the kitchen of the cafe and sighed.

[Rose <3]

[NPC: Female]

Madame May who had accompanied Mitsuko to the cafe, was the one that persuaded the head baker that worked there to allow Mitsuko to use their spare oven. Once the angel's mind was set on something there was no stopping her, unless of course it was a life or death situation.

The maid had told the head baker that he would be getting free meals at the Alamo Inn for two months if they allowed the angel to use their oven. She looked at Mitsuko who was now at the window sill, but she was also sweat dropping at the mess that was made because of Mitsuko's experimentation.

"I know this is important to you Mitsuko since we have that celebration//reunion coming up.... And I know your heart is set on this and will not waver... But why not just follow the directions of the recipe without wanting to add anything to it? I mean wouldn't be better for the people who will be eating your cookies to save their sanity?"

"But then again... I know you. And I know whatever is made with your own two hands will be special to the people regardless if it tastes awful...."

Madame May placed a hand on the angel's shoulder.

[Rose]

Rose's stomach started to growl, which reminded her that she still hasn't eaten anything for quite a while. She sighed and looked up at the sky then she noticed a huge cafe sign to her right and just blinked at it. She grinned widely at her luck and went inside to get something to eat. Once inside, Rose saw nothing but empty chairs and tables. Even the cafe's counter was empty. '...And there goes my luck.' Is the response that crossed her mind.

Rose walked towards the counter to see if anyone was hiding back there, like that one time where she and her brother decided to eat out for dinner and the employee just tried to avoid any incoming customers to get out early from work by hiding behind the counter. Rose looked around but so far, no luck.

"Hello?" Rose kept walking around the cafe, then decided to enter the kitchen. Where she saw two female figures and a mess of what it looked to be cookie dough and flour. "W-What in the world happened in here? ...An explosion?"

[NPC: Female]

"Actually not an explosion hahaha, it's more of a result of the angel's experimentation. Oh my? where are my manners for a maid I seem to have been losing my touch lately. I'm Madame May.

"I do apologize for this disgracefulness. Mitsuko usually keeps the kitchen tidy whenever she cooks but.... today she just got so carried away in experimenting on how to give her cookies that unique touch. I'm SURPRISED that her clothes are not messed up with the dough and flour."

"Mitsuko we have a guest. Please don't be sad we can fix this. After all isn't that what you teach others? to never ever give up and that some things can be fixable? I know when you get down you are down for a long while but what would your friends say? I know you want this to be special but no matter how it turns out it will be special anyway because it came from you, and what is in your heart."

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"What's in my heart..." She smiled at Madame May's words since it cheered her up a little. The angel turned around and greeted the young lady that had just joined them. She smiled at her and went over to the sink and washed her hands, dried them, and than went over to her and shook her hand gently.

"I apologize too. It's a little embarrassing to see this kitchen in such a state isn't it? Madame May is right though... I got carried away today. You see I have this celebration coming up so my heart is so set on making sure that these cookies get that special touch."

"I'm Mitsuko.... It really is a pleasure to meet you. And you're hungry aren't you? I can tell. Don't worry we can fix that. As a matter of fact.. I have an extra sandwich that I didn't eat today, and I don't mind giving it to you."

The angel went over to her small baggie that cute little baby doves on it and took out a freshly wrapped sandwich. She gave the young lady the sandwich and smiled.

"This should help your hunger, while I try to make my cookies unique. And then when they are done I'll give you a few to take home with you. For you to remember our first meeting."

[Rose]

Rose giggled a bit, then she shook the blond girl's hand. "It's all right, no need to apologize. As long as everyone is all right. That's all that really matters." She paused and let the blond girl introduce herself. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mitsuko and Madame May." Rose smiled at them. "My name is Rose."

The blond haired girl handed Rose a sandwich that she kept in her small bag. It's like she knew she was hungry, but then again, she entered the cafe in order to get something to eat, so, it was kind of obvious.

"Thank you, Mitsuko!" Rose unwrapped the sandwich and took a bite out of it then she took another quick look at the kitchen. "Y'know, as a thank you gift for giving me your sandwich, I might just be able to help you bake some cookies for your... party? ...Was it? If that's okay with you, of course."

Rose literally swallowed the rest of her sandwich and had a determined look on her face. "I'm no chef, but I'm sure with a little help and love your cookies will turn out just the way you want! So! How about it, Mitsuko?"

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"Rose.. You have a beautiful name. Like the flower that helps people express what they feel from their hearts. I actually have my own garden, would you like to see it a little later? It's been a while since I had a new guest at my home."

Mitsuko extended the invitation to Rose, from this very meeting, she felt like they were going to be very good friends, and her feelings are usually right. She smiled even more when Rose offered to help the angel with her cookie baking her eyes lit up. A helping hand never really did hurt anyone, and the angel knew it would be much more fun to bake with someone else, especially with someone who had such a kind heart.

"Of course it's alright with me, it would be much more fun to bake with a friend. Yes I consider you a friend already, so I have another present to give you as well as a nickname if you don't mind."

The angel closed her eyes for just a second, and she glowed a bit, and do to the warm feelings that Rose and Mitsuko had just shown to each other Mitsuko from her own heart created a special flower for Rose, which was indeed a pink rose that had little pretty clusters of the baby's breath flower wrapped in it.

She took the blossoming Rose flower, and put it in the pretty lady's hair.

"There your very own signature flower. It is something that I know defines you. And your nickname is Rosie. I will call you Rosie. It has such a nice ring to it. I thank you for your kind gesture in giving me a hand. I'll be honest I was a little saddened by the fact that my cookies wouldn't turn out the way I want them too but now since your here, I have a good feeling that it will turn out to be something that everyone will enjoy eating."

[NPC: Female]

"Hahahahahaha! New guest... Oh you don't consider Zero a new guest anymore? Hahaha well I guess not since you do work as a bounty hunter, on top of being a nurse, and waitress so you are always there at HQ.

Oh... Mitsuko shouldn't you take off your ring? I know in baking you aren't supposed to wear jewelery since the flour and dough can get stuck in them. What would your best friend say if he knew the ring that is very symbolic to your relationship got all dirty?"

Mitsuko of course blushed at this and of course she hesitated to take it off since she never took it off once ever since she got reunited with her best friend, and got her memories back. Slowly the angel complied and placed the ring in Madame May's hand.

"Alright then you two should be good to-"

That's when the maid heard the door open once more in the cafe. And when she turned around it was no one other than Jean with a package in his hand.

"Jean?! O.o what the heck are you doing here? It's rare to see you out from HQ unless of course it is an emergency."

[NPC: Male]

"Oh my dear Madame May, it would be nice of you to have some manners now and again. I swear you remind me so much of Eve. She's a pistol that one, you never know when she is going to start to have a mouth on her. There is no doubt in my mind you two will be perfect friends because of this... Interesting quirk you both have.. And i do not mean the intrusion but this package came for you Miki. I have a feeling it is something else you ordered off of that artist catalog again. Not that I mind however."

He gently placed the package on a lone table and smiled. The fatherly figure of everyone at the bounty hunter HQ hardly ever did leave his office considering there were a lot of work to be done behind closed doors, with all the amounts of requests that he got from the civilians that needed help. With Miki on the team it did make things a little easier, but each time they get a stack of requests completed more would come in. But that of course is natural since bounty hunters are protectors of civilians. Officers if you will.

Jean had been in this business for a long time, he was only 29, and yet he never faltered. Sure he got frustrated now and again but that was understandable. He kept strong for all those that looked up to him, he's fun when he wants to be and serious when he has to be.

He really did care for Mitsuko as if she was his own daughter. She treated him like a father, and there were times where she even fixed his own clothes, and stayed up many nights just talking with him. He was glad to have her as part of the family. And since he saw her as his daughter he now had this fatherly protectiveness about him as well. Which Miki didn't mind at all.

As he stood in the cafe waiting paitently for Mitsuko to open up her package, something hit him. A pretty scent if you will, and because of it he blushed.

"What is that pretty smell...? I know my daughter smells nice as always... And I know it's not Madame May, no offense.... so that means..."

Jean slowly looked at the lovely lady beside Mitsuko. She had the most pretty green eyes he had ever seen, and she smelled like roses. He began to approach the young lady to greet her but as he did, he ended up bumping into things, making a ruckus because of how the scent got his attention, and kept a hold of him.

"I'm Sorry! I didn't mean to make such a ruckus and disrupt the peace in here. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jean. pleasure to meet you."

[Rose]

Rose smiled. "Thank you, and I'd love to see your garden later." Mitsuko handed a card to the pink-haired girl. "...What's this?" She opened it and started reading it. It was an invitation to the party Mitsuko was talking about just a few minutes ago. "You're inviting me to your party? ...Even though we just met?" Rose chuckled. "Well, I'm honored. I'd be happy to come to your party, Mitsuko."

Mitsuko told her she considered her as a friend. Rose was happy, Mitsuko didn't seem like a stranger to her at all, for them meeting for the first time, of course. She was more like an old friend who'd she hadn't seen in a very long time. Out of the blue, Mitsuko created a flower, a pink rose with baby's breath flowers. It was beautiful, though Rose was confused on how she just did that before she could ask Mitsuko put the flower on her hair. Then gave Rose the nickname of 'Rosie.'

"Rosie does have a nice ring to it." Rose giggled. "No need to be sad anymore because your cookies will be out of this world, Mitsuko. I'm sure everyone will love them!" Before Rose could continue, the conversation was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. It was a man carrying a package for Mitsuko.

'He doesn't look like the mailman... and why did Madame May say HQ? Is he some kind of police officer or something...?' Rose watched Mitsuko open the package then she glanced back at the man, she didn't think he noticed her there until the man spoke again about a scent that caught his attention. Rose was confused until she remembered the flower Mitsuko put on her hair.

He had looked over at Rose, who quickly made her cheeks slightly pink. He started to approach her but he bumped into things in the process. Rose let out a quiet giggle. He was rather clumsy, but it was cute, she thought. "Hehe, it's all right. As long as you're okay as well, it's fine." Rose smiled at him. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Jean. My name is Rose." Rose tilted her head. "Have you come to help us bake cookies as well, Jean? The more the merrier! Hehehe."

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Mitsuko looked at the interaction between Jean and Rosie. Watching the two interact on a first time basis made her feel all warm inside her heart. So much so once she opened the package only to find it was her new sketchbook with a few things for scrap booking, she opened the sketch book gently and began drawing the scene as it happened between Jean and Rosie. Her sketchbooks served as a visual diary of all the events that have occurred in her life thus far, and even the people in it.

The angel stared at the two making sure she had the scene that was happening in front of her eyes ingrained in her head, and she began drawing. She giggled a few times once Jean had bumped into various things, most notably pots and pans. And when he began picking them up off the floor he was red in his cheeks out of embarrassment. Mitsuko made sure to capture every detail, and every expression that was being shown at this very moment. Once she was finished her drawing she closed her book up, and went over to the two.

"Rosie this is Jean, he's the chief of all the bounty hunter's residing in Veyyard, he's the fatherly figure that takes care of all of us, as well as our boss who gives us advice and instruction when we aren't sure on how to approach a certain mission or situation. He sometimes gives us advice when dealing with people too. You can always rely on him if you ever need a friend, or a shoulder to cry on. And Jean this is Rosie. She's my new friend. Jean won't you join us in making the cookies? It will be a lot of fun and give you the break you truly deserve from all the work you have to do at the office."

[NPC: Male]

"And just think I have glasses... People who have glasses are considered to be one of many people with magnified vision, because of them. I know I don't have 20/20 vision but I still should have seen where I was going, now I feel so embarrassed I do apologize once more. Rose.... Unfortunately I don't cook, Miki here does a lot of the cooking, and they do turn out great once she doesn't experiment. Hahaha."

He winked at Mitsuko playfully and hugged her. He looked at Rose again and when he heard her laugh, he blushed even more since he found it so adorable. He soon took her hand in his and shook it gently. As he held onto that hand it was so soft, so gentle, and yet so strong too. To him her hands were beautiful just like her eyes were, but he wouldn't say that out loud since she was younger then him. He didn't want to seem so forward, or make her feel awkward with the sudden compliments.

"Even though I don't cook I would be more then happy to stay, perhaps if it is alright with you, Rosebud you can give me a few pointers on how to create dishes instead of just eating them?"

His nickname for Rose was Rosebud and even though he just met her seconds ago, it slipped out, and realizing at what he just called her he rubbed the side of his neck and looked to the side while the feeling of redness hit his cheeks once more. That scent of hers must have really stuck on him since now he can't stop blushing. He cleared his throat a few times, and then went to a nearby sink to wash his face to help him cool off. Madame May was looking at him curiously.

"What is it Madame May? Why are you staring at me?"

[NPC: Female]

"You're blushing Jean. Hahahaha did you see something unique in Rose? A man your age? hahahahaha! Oh come now don't give me that look... It's perfectly alright to feel attracted to someone, from the first meeting there is nothing to be embarrassed about. It's called an instant connection. Now if you'll excuse me, I have something to do. Take good care of these girls, oh and... here is Miki's ring. Hold onto it for her until she finishes baking with Rose."

With that said Madame May ran off to do something important, it was her cleaning shift at the Inn so she did have to run, but she also got the feeling that it was Jean's turn to meet one of Mitsuko's friends. He was always surrounded by his computer and the numerous responsibility that he had to take care of. A day out would allow him to loosen up and relax for once.

[Rose]

Rose looked over at Mitsuko. "I see, I see. So, Jean is pretty much the brains of the operations. Am I right, Mitsuko?" She then looked over at Jean again. "You have a very important role there, chief. That's why you need some time to relax as well. So, you should make use of this time to do just that... and don't worry about the cookies! I'm sure Mitsuko and I can handle it." Rose looked at both of them hugging and it made her giggle at how cute they both acted.

When Jean took her hand and shook it, she somehow felt safe, you could feel and tell that he was a great person and someone who you could look up to, like Mitsuko had said. Jean mentioned he couldn't cook but would be more than happy to stay and maybe grab some cooking tips from Rose and this made her happy.

"R-Rosebud...?" Rose whispered to herself, she felt her cheeks turn slightly pink when he called her by that name. "...I-I'm not much of a chef but I'll be happy to give you some pointers, chief." She gave him two thumbs up and a smile then turned to Mitsuko.

"So, where do we start, Mitsuko? Should we clean up first and go back to the drawing board?" She tilted her head and waited for Mitsuko's orders.

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"Yes I believe we should go back to the drawing board, after we clean up this fiasco that I caused. We don't need to contaminate our soon toe be awesome cookies now do we Rosie? I don't want to, make anyone sick. Now let's start cleaning. Now where are those cleaning supplies hmmmm... I wonder is it over here?"

Mitsuko went ahead to look for the cleaning supplies that must be somewhere in the kitchen. Everything was a mess now that Mitsuko got carried away, but she was going to find those supplies if it was the last thing she did. First place she checked was the counter top to make sure it didn't get buried in her mess, and then she checked the bottom cupboards. She smiled once she found what they all needed but out of curiosity she smelt the dish washing soap and it smelled like lavender.

Lavender was considered to be a great stress reliever and to help a person relax. So with Jean in mind Mitsuko asked him to smell the dish washing soap because of its scent.

"Don't worry Jean, it doesn't smell bad, this actually smells really pretty, and will help you unwind. See all you have to do is..."

And that's when the angel squeezed the bottle a little too hard that bubbles started to come out and float around in the air. And because of this she giggled.

"The way those bubbles are floating around makes me feel like we are under the sea. Don't you think so too Jean and Rosie?"