What are you?

Chapter 2: a lovely home

Leo fell out of the rift and into some concrete floor. He got up to see an entire house laid out in front of him.

"Where are we?" Leo asked.

"Oh right, so we live underground with some super fancy gadgets that cloak our energy signals. It's pretty spacious and nicely decorated thanks to D and Adam. " Daniel said smiling.

"It looks very nice. You guys have everything thought out huh?" Leo asked.

"Well yeah, but not everything is perfect.. we still need bed frames. And none of us have enough cash for that.. we also need food and hygiene stuff.." D said kicking a rock across the floor.

"I could get you guys the stuff you need. Just make a list and I can provide." Leo said smiling.

"All of it? Beds? Food? Carpeting?" Ace asked.

"I was born into a wealthy family and they are both dead so I mean what else do I do with all the money? They seriously both own food and technology industries. There's so much I don't know what to do with it.." Leo said smiling nervously.

"Alright.. well anyway, we are still working on this. But we've cleared a lot of it out. All we need is more well.. everything.." Daniel said rubbing his chin.

"We will send you with Adam and you two can do the purchasing while us three stay back here to put everything where it belongs." Ace sigh.

-a bunch of costly purchases and other activities later-

Leo sigh walking through the rift. The others had decorated nicely while he and Adam were away.

"You guys did great. If you'd like I can cook for you all tonight.. I can make quesadillas.. or something else. Or if you don't want me to cook I won't.." Leo began.

Ace peered around the corner.

"Quesadillas?! Those are my favorite.." Ace said with a smile plastered to his face.

"Yesss!!! Please make food I'm so hungryy!" D said exaggerating her pronunciations.

"Ok, I'll get cooking. After all, there's a lot food to work with. What kind of meat? Chicken? Beef? Steak tips?" Leo asked.

"Surprise us.." they all said in unison.

As Leo went to the kitchen, the others huddled in the living room.

"Daniel! You didn't say we'd prosper his much from keeping that guy around!" Ace whispered.

"Look, just keep your head with him and mind your manners and he's here to stay. He'd be a very good asset to us. I mean he can control fire!" Adam whispered to them.

"He's really strong! He carried that bed frame all by himself!" D whispered.

"And he can cook? Looks like we'll be doing good for awhile." Daniel began.

"Don't fall for mister housewife Destiny!~" Ace teased.

"Oh hush now. You aren't my boss.." d griped. She walked away from the huddle and peered into the kitchen. She noticed that Leo was drying his hands. He looked around to see her peeking.

"Hey D, you ok?" Leo asked.

"Yeah I just wanted to see if you can maybe.. teach me to make some of those quesadillas.. y'know, Incase of missions or something.." D asked.

"Sure. Although my method is a bit different. Do you have a griddle? Or even just a skillet?" Leo asked.

"Check the drawer under the stove." D said rolling up her sleeves, washing her hands.

Leo got out the ingredients and turned the fan on for the stove.

"Oh, we will need a spatula as well.." Leo said smiling.

D dug in one of the drawers and extracted a plastic spatula.

"Ah, thank you. Now first things first, you want to have some of them pre made while the butter melts. Also, before anything, set the griddle to 350 degrees." Leo said smiling.

Leo used his fire to quickly prepared some boneless meat. Chicken breasts and Whole steaks were cooked in seconds.

"Alright, So now we will also need a knife." Leo said, laying the meat in a huge chopping board.

D handed him a sharp knife and watched as he swiftly cut the meat into shreds. She stared in admiration as Leo began making their dinner. Leo was quick with his hands, making sure everything was in place. He smile and grabbed the spatula off the counter.

"Oh, so you want to make sure the bottom is good and brown. That's how you know it's good and crunchy. But you also want to make sure the cheese is melted." Leo said flipping the quesadilla on the other side.

"Woah! That's so cool.. I've only ever eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.." D said smiling.

As the first product was read, Leo cut it in half and put it on a plate.

"Here, try it. Tell me how it is. Just make sure to blow on it first. It's really hot." Leo warned.

"Oh.. I don't have to worry about burning my mouth.. I can breathe fire! So I don't really feel it.." D said smiling. She bit into the quesadilla with a crunch. She smiled and gobbled it up.

"Is sooo good!" D said smiling. Her eyes sparkled with admiration and dust her hands off.

"That was really good! How did you learn to make those?" D asked.

"My grandma taught me.. she taught me a lot of things. So did my dad and my mom.. everything I know came from them and my AI  Of course." Leo said smiling.

-30 minutes later-

Everyone swarmed the table, grabbing for the freshly made food before them. Leo washed the dishes and sigh with satisfaction. He wasn't used to cooking for more than himself. Leo dried the dishes off and began putting them away. He turned to the table to see that everyone had made him a plate too. He smiled.

"Are they ok? Any feedback?" Leo asked.

"No.. they taste amazing!" Everyone chimed.

Leo bit into his food and smiled. It was just like his grandma used to make. Just enough of everything so that it was a symphony of flavor packed in one tortilla. He smiled and continued eating.

"You really know how to make friends, don'tcha?" Ace asked.

"Well, usually everyone has been scared of my fire so I don't really have any." Leo said continuing to eat.

"Well, you do now!" D said smiling.

"I'm glad. You guys and gal are all really cool!" Leo said smiling.