Chapter 43 - 43.Coookieeees...ooooo...Pizzzzzaaaaaa

When they passed the inner city, she remembered the butter. "Officer, can we make a stop for a moment?" she asked officer Luar.

"Sure. Don't worry. Just tell me where."

"First the store than meat store. I won't take long. I promise." she planned so many things.

He stopped first at the vegetable store. She bought tomatoes and papers. Then she walked to seasoning store and bought some tiny bit of vanilla, as well 20 pounds of sugar again and some oregano.

Then she went to the meat store. The old lady already saw her."You didn't have to come, we would have sent it to you. " she said with a smile.

"Don't worry. I wanted some get meat as well so it was just fine."

Old lady ordered to bring the best meat from each animal and the order from before."Kendra, don't pay with your money if you need something in those stores from now on. I will talk to them and they will send us a bill. Save your money for something you really need."

Kendra got happy. Why not. She has ideas and will be able to make it worthy. She nodded.

"I will do that. But I will tell you before that. If there is something I want that is expensive, it's better to tell you in advance."

The old lady shook her head but smiled. "Stubborn..." she said.

Kendra looked at her with a bright smile and said"you are the same. "

They looked at each other and laughed.

Isaa looked at Kendra and taught how free her laugh is when she is relaxed. If she could be all the time like this it would be best...

Even Fluffy seen Kendra's free laugh felt strangely refreshed. It seems this girl is more than she thinks...

When they came home, officer Luar helped them with all the things she bought and wanted to leave.

"Wait. Do you work till late today?" she asked him thinking about something.

He nodded. "We have new time schedule till we don't finish all reports and cleaning. But today I need to check the houses. Its inspection time. Why do you ask?"

"I planned to make something. When you come to my house can you come in? I plan to try something new and need a tester. Please..." she looked at him with shiny eyes.

He couldn't say no to that face. This boy acts sometimes like a girl. But that taught stunned him. What if...He looked at Kendra and cold sweat appeared on his back.

If he is she, then her life must be really so hard to hide that fact. But there is no need...does she thinks they have preferences? But then he taught about it. Maybe it's better. If somebody tries something weird...it's better for her to be a boy. At least for now.

While he rode back to the office he suddenly smiled. Even the King can be female why does she hide it? There are no preferences between girls and boys in most cases. But this fact...Kendra didn't know.

She just tried to stay safe.

If she knew, she probably would have still done it. It was clearly easier to walk around as a boy. She didn't plan to be girly. She wants to climb the trees, or fish around and swim and jump when she feels like. Its easier in boys clothing. She didn't know there are many girls that wear boys clothes. Like Xara when she was little. That is the reason she knew Kedra is a girl, not a boy.

But Kendra didn't know and didn't care. She planned to make the batter for cookies and something she missed for so long...pizza!!!

Or at least something that was similar to pizza. She never made it. She knew the recipe but if it works out... She used butter, sugar and white flour to make the batter for cookies. She put inside the soft part of vanilla and the hard one she left in a small jar with some sugar to make vanilla sugar.

Isaa looked with high interest how Kendra mixed everything in smooth mass and made a ball that she covered and left in the cold part of the pantry to wait for a bit.

Then she turned and made dough for pizza and left it on a warm place to grow. She took the tomatoes and looked at Isaa.''You want to help?''

''Yes!''she was happy to help Kendra.''What do I have to do?''

''Take the little knife and make a slight cross on top of tomatoes. Do not cut too deep. I will show you. Like this...''Kendra sowed it to her and Isaa took care of it while Kendra made fire and put the pot with water. The water was quickly hot so she put precut tomatoes quickly inside for couple moments and then took them out and put in cold water.''Now slowly peel off the skin and leave the tomatoes in that pot over there.''

They didn't have so many tomatoes and Kendra and Isaa were done quite quickly. ''Now take all the seeds out...Isaa, why are you using hands? It's liquid. Use your powers to take all the liquid and seeds on this cloth and the tomato meat leave in that bowl.'' She actually separated the meat and seat quite quickly but wanted Isaa to try it out.

Isaa struggled quite a lot to do it. Soon she was too tired. Kendra sent her out to go rest in shadows with Fluffy while she separated seeds from tomato meat. She plans to make tomato sauce. She had already some basil and now oregano. Perfect. She used new pot to cook the tomato sauce with a bit of sugar and seasonings. When she tried it out, it was perfect. But when she remembered how much this bit of tomato sauce costed them...sigh.

She looked at those seeds and planed to dry some for next year and plant some right away...if some come out...good... if not. No loss.

She washed them and let them dry on the sun till tonight. She went into ice cellar and got some sausage. Then she took some peppers as well and one leftover tomato and cut all in slices.

She prepared everything for pizza. She even rasped lots of cheese.

She found spicy peppers as well and will, later on, try it out with many things. She misses spicy things. Spicy... She snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the fire. It was good enough but not too hot.

''Isaa. Come let's make cookies!!!'' she called her. These cookies will be the most expensive cookies she ever ate in her life. Only that peace of vanilla was as expensive as half of the pig. She sighed. Never mind. She doesn't want to eat half of the pig.

Isaa and Fluffy came, but Kendra was against it straight away.''Fluffy, no! No hairs in cookies. Go outside and wait till they are done. We will give you some later on. But now out.''she pushed him out and he grumbled as he strode into the shadows. Isaa made him a small bed from the flat basket and some cloth. He went in and fell asleep.

They looked at each other and laughed. ''Isaa wash your hands. We will make cookies now.''

Kendra looked at the cookie dough and realized she has nothing to make it flat. She looked around and on end used one of the jars. She washed it, dried and then put some flour over it so it doesn't stick.

''Hmm, It's not perfect. But better than none,''said Kendra while looking at her work.

Isaa came back and looked at what Kendra was doing. kendra looked at her and remembered.

''Isaa go bring me a small jar of jam. I think it will be great with these cookies.''. Said, done. Isaa came quite fast back and looked at the flat cookie dough.

Kendra taught about it. They don't have any cookie forms so she stood there thinking what to do. Then she gave up. What's the point to have it perfect. She plans to eat it not for sale.

She gathered the dough again and plucked similar sizes of small balls. Isaa was looking at her not knowing what he could do.''Wait, Isaa. I will need your help as well. Open the jar and take one small spoon. When I am done with the cookie you put a bit of jam inside. Ok?''

''I want to make cookies as well,''said Isaa.

Kendra nodded.''Fine, let me just finish plucking right amount. From those that I plucked make small balls.''

They were done quite fast.''Now flatten the cookie and make a small flat hole in mid for jam.''Kendra explained while showing her what she was doing.

Isaa loved it.''Making cookies is so much fun. Brother is this tasty?''she asked while sniffing at the dough.

''Yes. You will love it. But we can't eat this every day. If Fintan likes this idea we might give him the recipe and he can earn us some money and we can get free cookies. What do you think?''

Isaa nodded. They were done with cookies quite fast. Kendra put it in the oven and not long after amazing smell pervaded around the whole house.

''Brother!!! It smells so good!!!'' Isaa was so excited that he started jumping around.

''Cookies have to get cold. After they are cold we will eat them, ''warned her Kendra.

Isaa nodded, but the sound from her stomach was quite loud. Kendra laughed and Isaa joined as Kendra's stomach started grumbling as well.

''I will make food now.''Kendra waited to finish just last plate of cookies and then made pizza. She really hopes it will be fine. She made fire bit stronger and prepared pizza she chooses to make three of them. one normal one spicy and one half-half.

Isaa looked at how she made everything and was curious.''Ehhh, what is that?''

''Fast lunch,''said Kendra as she didn't feel explaining.

Isaa shrugged. So far everything Kendra made was edible. Kendra was done with first pizza and let it in a hot oven.

''Wouldnt this burn?'' asked Isaa.

Kendra shook her head.''No this is something that needs big temperature. It will be fast done and you will like it. I am sure.''

She put first Isaa's pizza in the oven. Not long after new smell came out. Kendra opened the oven to rotate the pizza so it could be baked somewhat the same from all sides.

Isaa suddenly became silent. kendra got worried and looked at her. She saw a small child with open mouth and water coming out. ''Wow. Isaa. No. Close mouth.'' Kendra started laughing about dazed look at Isaa's face.

The smell that came from the open oven was so amazing that both of their stomachs started grumbling. All of sudden they could her in front of kitchen door growling. Kendra looks at it and saw Fluffy standing far enough and jumping. It seems he smelled it as well.

They looked at each other and laughed.''Soon. It's still not done. You two start eating and I will wait for the next one to be done.''

Not long after that Kendra looked inside and saw that pizza had perfect color. She took it to the table and used a knife to cut it in smaller pieces. Then she put it on two plates and brought it out.

Isaa was sitting all giddy on her chair while waiting for Kendra with the plate.''Isaa waits just a little bit and eats it while it's still warm. Fluffy I have no idea can you eat this, I put just a few small pieces inside so you can try.''said Kendra while giving them the plates. ''Isaa other I still more in the house if you want more. Ok? I need to go and make one more.''

Isaa nodded and started eating. Fluffy looked at strange food and slowly liked it. Then he bit one peace and slowly chewed on it. Kendra looked at two cautious creatures and started laughing when she saw how they started stuffing their face with pizza.

''Brother, this is soooo tasty!!!''Isaa came with empty plate even Fluffy had his plate in his mouth. Kendra shook her head and put more in their plates and brought it back to their places.''now let me make my own, please. I am hungry as well.'' Her stomach grumbled as soon she said it as the affirmation to her words.

Suddenly a slight knock could be heard on the gate.''Isaa open gate. I think officer Luar is here. I will make first for him.'' said Kendra while putting the half-half pizza in the oven.

He came in and already on street strange smell wafted at him. It seems this child made again something. He sighed as long he doesn't die from it...

''It will soon be done,''said Kendra looking at his worried face. ''Look at those two. Trust me it tastes amazing.''she praised her own work.

''I will try...''he said with a suspicious look at his face.

The pizza was fast done and when the oven opened the amazing smell again hit her. She put straight away her own pizza to get baked while cutting the one that was done for officer Luar.

''Ok these are two sides. This one is what Isaa is eating and this side is spicy. It will burn in your mouth, but it tastes amazing afterward.''she said while trying to explain.

''I will try and tell you honestly,''he said while looking at the part that she said it will burn him. What food can burn mouth?

Kendra put a cup of milk in front of him and he looked at her surprised.''You eat it with milk?''

''No this is just in case you don't like the taste. The milk will soften the taste and it won't hurt you too much,''she said while looking and her pizza that has double of the amount of spicy paprika than he had.

She prepared a cup of milk for herself as well. This is after all child's body. She doesn't know how will it react to spiciness. She looked at him first trying the part that Isaa ate and his eye almost popped out.''This tastes amazing. Can I have more?''he asked while looking at the plate.

''Everything on the plate is for you. Eat your fill,''she said absentmindedly. She looked at her own pizza and saw she was almost done as well. She turned to bake the other side. She turned to look at officer Luar and saw an amazing picture. He was stuffing his mouth while his whole face was red as a beet.

''Are you ok?''she asked in worry. Some people get hurt when eating spicy.''I think you should stop. Your face is all red.''

He shook his head.''I don't care. This tastes even better than the first one. Even if it's a bit hot in the mouth, but not as much that would cause pain.''he muffed with a full mouth.

''Well. I think you should worry a bit more. If it hurts your mouth it will hurt your stomach as well.''she tried to talk him out. She really got worried about his face. Now he even started sweating.

''It's fine. I am a big man I can handle it, ''he said stubbornly with a full mouth. Even both hands had pieces of pizza. She looked at Isaa and Fluffy. At least they ate calmly. She gave up, his body his problem. She warned him...

She still urged him to drink milk from time to time. She turned around and her pizza was done as well. She took peace of it and the taste exploded in her mouth. She nodded. Indeed, no GMO in anything. The pure taste of all ingredients.

She already knew how will it taste so she slowly ate. She could feel that the peppers indeed were not too spicy so his pizza was probably even lighter than this one. She ate some of it and left the rest for later. She could see that Isaa and Fluffy were full as well. She took the pizza pieces and put them in the pantry for later. While he was still stuffing his mouth, Kendra took out the cookies that were cold at this moment.

''Isaa, Fluffy cookie time. Take one and taste it,''she said while giving bits of cookie to Fluffy. Isaa looked at cookie and slowly bit in it.

Her eyes almost popped out. She never tasted anything as good as this. Not even in life before at nobles house. That is also logical. If she was a servant she couldn't eat it and at home the family was poor. Who would use butter, sugar and white flour to make something like this? It's too expensive.

The taste of it spread through her mouth and from the sweetness, her eyes turned into crescents.

Officer Luar ate his pizza but had his eyes on the cookie that Kendra left there.

''Before you eat the cookie you have to drink milk to wash away that spicy taste, ''she told him. She just hoped his stomach could handle the spiciness.

He looked at the few pieces of pizza that were left with slightly sad eyes but then choose to drink the milk and eat the cookie...He already ate cookies his wife made but this one had a totally different taste. It literally melted inside his mouth.

''Good cookie. I am sure you could even sell these. But looking at the way it tasted it had all teh expensive stuff in it... You can probably sell it only to those rich people or nobles.'' he said while staring at pizza again. Sweets are not his thing but this ...''I like this so much. Is it possible to give me rest? I'll eat it later on.''

''No problem. I made it for you. What do you think? Would people here eat this?''she asked.

''Sure,'' he said with shiny eyes. ''When do you plan to start selling, I will come first.''

''Next year. This year the ingredients are a way too expensive and no one could afford it.''

she taught about those seeds. She can explain Fintan about everything. And the Lord as well should know it all.

She has no plan to do it herself. To much work. She smiled at him and he left. Kendra looked at the trees in her garden. Then at her garden itself. Its to dry. ''Isaa let us water plants you water the trees with water balls and I will make rain. It will be easier to sleep if the plants can breathe.''

Isaa's power was still weak and she watered only a few trees. Then she sat down and was exhausted. Kendra used her power to make small droplets that fell all over the garden. She did that until she felt her energy almost empty.

She went then to the barrel, took a big jar of water out of it and drank some. Isaa did the same. As barrel was big they went inside and dunked whole bodies together. For them is no problem to stay under the water so they just did that.

At first, nothing happened. ''Isaa, try to concentrate on some kind of dust of energy. If you can feel small dust of energy in water try to take it inside your body. Do you understand?''Kendra tried to explain in simple words.

''I will try.''Isaa and Kendra closed the eyes and moment later they both opened it wide.''Wow. Brother, you said dust what about all that energy in water. Can I have that as well?''

''Let us try bit by bit. Not to fast. Do you understand? If you feel its too much, stop and call me.''

Isaa nodded. Kendra closed eyes and saw billions of small dots floating around them. Truly amazing.

Fluffy stood next to the barrel and sighed. Not even those soldiers or the Lord had such power like these two kids. To sit calmly inside and slowly absorb the energies. After so much time it was first time seeing it.

He shook and looked at the jar that Kendra left open. At least she has some heart. She probably knew he needs it. He jumped inside and started absorbing. He concentrated so much that he didn't see what happened at the barrel. An amazing thing started happening.