Dropping her head, Saya sighed as she let her eyes half closed. "It is difficult to explain. My father is not a bad guy, but he has his moments when he can be violent. Usually since I am always with him it comes out on me and…"

"You feared that he would turn on you if I said no?" Sani had his feelers all over her. She wasn't telling a lie, but he got a feeling that there was something more too it. He would figure out what that was later on though.

Nodding as she looked back up at him with a bright smile and closed eyes. "I was. However, that is not something that I need to worry about for at least the next year. I do appreciate your agreeing to this. Not just for my sake, but for the business arrangement that my father and yours have now."

"Indeed." Reeling in his feelers, Sani turned from her and walked over to the window as he sighed. "I did this simply because I have no choice. Had I denied it fully, I would have had to of face the old man and I am not ready to do that just yet. One year is all. I have a feeling that when he returns, there will be someone with him to marry us right now." Turning back to her red face, Sani sighed. "They did not put a time limit on when we have to consummate this thing. Though I am not looking forward to that. I can promise you that it won't happen right away. So you don't need to get all embarrassed about it."

Both sets of blue eyes turned to the door just as it opened. Just like he thought, Sani glared then closed his eyes as he crossed his arms. There was a priest with him. "I figured you wouldn't waste any time."

"Indeed. Let's get this over with, then I will have you shown to the home in the city you will be able to use while you are married." Turning to Saya, Ichiryu smiled. "Though I am sure if Sani has his way, you young lady are going to get to see a lot of Life."

Moving to stand next to her, Sani kept his eyes closed as he stood beside her. She was scared to death, and he was more than a little annoyed at the moment. He couldn't help but think about what she wasn't telling him that freaked her out. He was sure that it would come out eventually. 'I don't really care, I am just curious.'

"Sani!"

Snapping his head up, Sani sighed when he found the priest and Ichiryu looking at him. "I do." He said his part. In just a few moments, he would kiss her and then his freedom for a year was gone. Forcing him into icky situations that he never wanted to be in.

Smiling when it came her turn, Saya gave a nod. "I do." She then gasped when a hand touched her face and lifted it up. Her eyes going wide when she felt lips press into hers for a quick kiss. Her first kiss. Dropping her now red face, Saya took a deep breath. She was married now. She wanted to be more thrilled than what she was being married to him. But at the same time, she was forced into this and didn't get the chance to get to know him very well. And he was even less pleased than she was.

"Here Sani." Ichiryu tossed a set of wings toward him. "I tried to get them as beautiful as I could. Rings. Part of the deal remember."

Catching them, Sani looked down at the m and sighed. "They could be better but at least they aren't ugly all together. I may tweak mine some. He slid his on, then turned and handed Saya hers. "Here."

Taking the ring Saya nodded. "Thank you." But when she started to put it on her hand she gasped and jumped back when Ichiryu reached out and snatched it from her as he glared at Sani. "Um…."

Forcing the ring back in Sani's hand, Ichiryu sighed. "Look. I will come by later and talk to you about this. But at least humor me and do it all right. You put the ring on her hand!"

Glaring back, Sani didn't move. "I told you that I am doing this under complete protest. I will not…."

"Just do it!" Ichiryu glared into Sani's eyes until he finally turned and slipped her ring on. "Thank you. Now. Do you want me to show you to the house that will be yours? Or do you just want the address?"

"Address is fine." Sani held his hand out as he sighed. He just wanted to get out of there. "What time should I expect you?"

"Late." Ichiryu then walked over and wrote down the address on a piece of paper as he sighed. "Here. Oh and you will need to explain a few things about you to her. You know that right?"

"I figured as much." Sani snatched the address out of his hand and then turned and headed for the door. Taking Saya by the hand. Stopping at the elevator, Sani looked down at her. "You have things?"

Nodding Saya pointed toward the small travel bag. "That is all I have." But then her eyes went wide when it lifted and moved behind them floating in the air. "Okay that's weird."

"Come. I will explain that on the way." He then stepped into the elevator with her and glared as the door closed. 'This day started out fine. Now it is just getting worse. I won't even make it to Life now today.'

Dropping her head more, Saya let out a long sigh. Hugging herself she closed her eyes to try and keep the tears at bay. "I am truly sorry about this."

"We were both forced into this, and for the sake of business. There is nothing that you need be sorry about." Once it opened to the roof he grabbed her hand and headed for the helicopter. "Come. I know where this is and it is on the other side of the city. The yard in it should be big enough to hold this."

Nodding, Saya climbed up in, but then blinked as her bag floated in and sat on her lap. Looking over at him with wide eyes, Saya blinked. "Alright how did you do that?"

Getting in himself, Sani smiled. "My Gourmet Cells. I have feelers that are point one micron wide. Hundreds of times smaller than a hair. They allow me to fight to get the ingredients that I want, as well as many other things. I held your bag with one of them."

As they took off Saya nodded. "I see. But then again I figured you would have something unique about you."

"Come again?" Sani turned a glare on her as she smiled. 'What is that about?'

"You are a Heavenly King. I knew that there had to be something about you that was unique to just you for you to be able to be one." Laughing as he relaxed and cracked a small smile, Saya looked down at her bag. She did hope that they could at least get along for the next year.

X

"You sent for us Old Man?"

Looking up as Toriko, Rin, and Coco walked in, Ichiryu sighed as he laid his pen down. "I did. I will fill Sani in on this later." He then smiled when he noticed that Toriko had his arm around Rin's waist. "First and foremost. Toriko. Rin. How has your first month of marriage been?"

Blinking with an odd look, Toriko didn't know what he meant by that. "What do you mean? Other than a couple of things it is the same as it was before we got married."

Rolling her eyes, Rin glared up at him as she sighed. "He isn't talking about the things that haven't changed like when we hunt together now. He is talking about the couple things that are new Toriko."

"Oh." Turning red, Toriko smiled as he rubbed the back of his head with his other hand. "Well they are good."

Pulling Ichiryu's eyes to him, Coco closed his as he crossed his arms. "However that isn't the reason why we are here is it? You didn't call all three of us here just to see how Toriko is adjusting to married life."

"Indeed I didn't. There is a man named Nayuki. He lives close to a border of the Gourmet World. He has the last of several very rare ingredients that I wanted to get ahold of. He has a small reviving program, but nothing like Yosaku could do with them." Crossing his arms as he leaned back in his chair, Ichiryu closed his eyes. "I did all I could for the last few years to get him to make a business contract with me. Giving me enough of each ingredient that he has to bring it back on my levels. He refused adamantly until today."

"What changed today?"

Looking up into Coco's brown eyes, Ichiryu let out an annoyed sigh. "His daughter is of age now and the one thing he demanded to seal the contract is her marriage to a Heavenly King." Holding his hand up with the instant glare, Ichiryu stopped Coco from saying anything. "I knew you would refuse because of the poison. Toriko is already married. And I wouldn't let any woman marry Zebra. Besides, he asked for Sani by name."

Bursting into a fit of laughter, Rin closed her eyes. "That's a laugh! There is no way my brother would do something like that. He sees marriage and everything that goes along with it as icky and disgusting." But then she opened her eyes when Toriko and Coco gasped and her own eyes went wide to see the marriage certificate! "He did it!?"

"Under protest. I am sending you three, and Komatsu to Nayuki's home to the North to get some of all the rare, endangered and nearly extinct ingredients that he has and bring them here." Standing and going to look out the window, Ichiryu sighed. "One of them that he has, he doesn't even know what it is and I want it. More than anything. And once I get it, and figure out a way to make more of it, it will benefit everyone here ten fold. Even you Rin."

"What is that?" Toriko was all work now. To have gotten Sani to marry someone like that. Just for some ingredients. It had to be something high class.

His eyes narrowing, Ichiryu took a deep breath. "He has Earth."