lunamugetsu: I do not own Toriko. This takes place during the BB Corn arc.
Previously:
"Ooof" she said and looked at the person, "I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going"
"It's fine, you know it's dangerous for a young lady to be out at this time at night" the man said
"I know, but this is the way I go to get home" she said bluntly
"How about I accompany to you, just to make sure you're safe" he offered
"That is very kind of you, but I must decline" she told him and then left. Once she was out of sight, the man smiled and combed back a lock of his black hair.
"What an interesting little chef indeed"
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"Watanuki, where's my Diamond Salmon?!" Kimiko shouted as she plated a Galala Crocodile steak.
"Just finished chef" Watanuki said as he plated the seared fish and then handed it to her.
"Fuji, these are for table 10" Kimiko said as the waiter took the two dishes
"Wonderful being back in the kitchen again, isn't it Kimiko" Kakashi said as he was mixing a vegetable stir fry.
"I'm ecstatic," Kimiko replied as she read a ticket and then turned to Kagami, "Kagami, I need two Almond Cabbage salads"
"Yes chef!" the redhead replied
"So those friends of yours, the Three Kings," Kakashi said
"Yeah, what about them?" Kimiko asked as she started to season some chicken.
"Are you dating any of them?" Kakashi said making Kimiko almost drop the chicken on the ground.
"D-Date?" Kimiko said as she tried to regain her composure.
"Yes, those guys seem to care about you, ever considered going out with one of them?" Kakashi asked while internally smiling at how red Kimiko was turning.
"Let's just focus on the food," Kimiko said as she continued to season the chicken.
I've never seen her get that flustered before, Kakashi thought and then returned to cooking the stir fry.
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"Phew," Kikumaru breathed a sigh of relief, "The lunch rush hour is over!
"Don't sit down yet, there's still a couple of people left," Maka scolded as she started to put the dirty dishes into the sink.
"You're no fun Maka," Kikumaru whined.
"Rush hour's done, why don't you guys tell everyone to take a break, I'll take care of the customers in the dining room," Kimiko said as she washed her hands.
"Thanks Kimiko," Maka said
"Yeah, thanks nya!" Kikumaru said as he then sat down while Kimiko headed into the dining room.
I wonder how Toriko-san, Coco-san, and Sani are doing, Kimiko thought as she walked around the dining room.
"I told you she'd come."
"No you didn't"
"Right, I was going to tell you she'd come."
Kimiko looked over to the table that was talking to see that it was a two people, twins, a man and a woman. The man had ginger hair and was wearing a beige blazer with red slacks with a brown vest while adorning a green tie with a white button up shirt, while his twin sister was wearing her hair in a tight bun and wore the same articles of clothing as her brother but was wearing a long red skirt that reached ankles instead of slacks. They were both sitting down to a meal while conversing.
"But you didn't," the woman said
"But I don't" the man replied
"You sure that's right?"
"I was going to Have told you she'd come?"
"No."
"The subjunctive?"
"That's not the subjunctive"
"Robert, Rosalind," Kimiko said as she walked over to them, getting their attention, "It's been weeks since I saw you guys."
"Weeks," Rosalind repeated
"It feels like moments for us," Robert said
"I suppose in another universe it's been moments for you and weeks for us," Rosalind said to Kimiko before taking a bite of her meal. Kimiko then saw another person raise their hand for some help.
"I'll get back to you later," Kimiko said while walking away.
"She will get back to us later," Robert said
"She is going to get back to us, dear brother" Rosalind replied making the two engage into conversation again.
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"Come again soon," Kimiko said as she greeted a pair of customers away.
"Oi! Kimiko!" a loud voice shouted
"Toriko-san," Kimiko said and then opened the door to see Toriko.
"Toriko-san!" Kimiko exclaimed making Toriko smile, "It's been awhile, how've you been."
"Great! I actually wanted to ask you for advice," Toriko said
"Sure,"Kimiko said as she welcomed Toriko. That was when Rosalind and Robert started to leave the restaurant.
"So sad that she's taken," Robert said
"No brother, she will be taken," Rosalind said
"What a shame," he replied
"Chin up dear brother,there's always next time" she said as they left the restaurant
What an odd pair, Kimiko thought
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"So what was it you wanted advice for," Kimiko asked as she set down another dish for Toriko to eat.
"It's about Terry," Toriko said as he swallowed a mouthful of pasta.
"What's wrong with Terry?" Kimiko asked taking a seat right next to him.
"She hasn't been eating," Toriko said as he put his utensils down.
"What? Why?"
"I don't know, even when I give her food, she doesn't eat," Toriko answered, "So I thought you might have an idea, with what's wrong, since, you have the cells of a Gourmet Beast inside of you."
Kimiko contemplated for a moment, and then said "I remember when I first ate after I got the cells injected, the food wasn't what it used to taste like to me, probably because of the cells. Perhaps Terry doesn't want to eat because none of the food is to her taste. Since the Battlewolf comes from the Gourmet World, she'd probably favor a food from there. It would make sense for her not to have a taste for the food from this world."
"That does make sense," Toriko said as he started to finish up his plate.
"You can probably ask Tomu if he has any food from the Gourmet World," Kimiko said as she started to clean up the table.
"You know, it's a lot easier for me to notice you now," Toriko said and then turned red, "You don't seem invisible, is what I mean."
"Yeah, I've been practicing with my powers," Kimiko smiled making Toriko blush and then coughed in his hand to attempt to cover it.
"Anyway I've got to go," Toriko said and stood up, "I'll be back later to tell you about Terry"
"I'm looking forward to it," Kimiko said as she saw Toriko walk away, "stay safe" she whispered
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The next day
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"It's a lot hotter today, than it was yesterday," Kimiko muttered as she wiped the sweat off her brow.
"No surprise that business is a little slow," Inui commented while wiping the counters of the bar.
"It's tooo hooot!" Kikumaru whined, "How did it get so hot so fast!?"
"It's because of the high pressure that the wind currents have pushed into our area driving out the low pressure into another vicinity," Inui said while pushing his glasses up
"That was a rhetorical question," Kikumaru said
"It's not that bad," Kimiko said as she started to carry two parfaits to a couple sitting near the window. The woman had bright orange hair that was braided over her shoulder with blue eyes and was wearing a grey school uniform with a pendent around her neck, the man next to her had dark hair and green eyes and was wearing a blue school uniform and was currently writing in a notebook, "Here you go, Ahiru, Fakir, two fruit parfaits" Kimiko placed the parfaits in front of them making them smile and thanked her.
"I don't know how you could act so nonchalant about this weather," Maka said while cleaning a table
"You're just exaggerating," Kimiko said as she was handed two dishes from the kitchen.
"These are for table 18," Watanuki said before he got back to work.
"Here you go," Kimiko said as she set down the plates at a table that had ginger haired twins that were wearing a purple school uniform, the only difference between them was that their hair was brushed back in different direction than the other.
"Thank you," they said in unison.
I wonder how Toriko-san is doing, Kimiko thought as she went back into the kitchen. A flash of color caught her eye and she looked outside the kitchen to see a multi-colored head.
"Sani," Kimiko whispered and then back into the dining room and towards him.
"Sani," Kimiko said as she walked up to him, "Sani," she repeated. No response
Not again, Kimiko thought and then looked at Sani's hair and then gave a slight tug, making Sani yelp in surprise.
"Who was that!" Sani yelled and turned around to see Kimiko
"I'm sorry! I tried calling out your name, but you didn't hear me," Kimiko said, "I'm really sorry!"
Sani blushed and then coughed, "It's nothing, it's also my fault for not noticing you."
"That's a relief," Kimiko said, "Anyway, what brings you here"
"Oh! I wanted to give you this, I was in the Wul Jungle and found these, I thought you would like to have them for your restaurant," Sani presented her with a basket of fruits that had a crystal shape with a red star on them.
"Wulstar Sauce Fruit!" Kimiko exclaimed as she looked at the fruits she then looked up at Sani, "Sani, why were you in the Wul Jungle?"
"I was getting some aloe from the Aloe Frill-neck Lizard. While I was there I found the Wulstar Sauce Fruit. Oh yeah, I also met that brute Toriko," Sani said while mumbling the last sentence.
"Toriko-san, why was he there?" Kimiko asked
"He was with Terry and was talking about getting some corn, or something like that," Sani said with gritted teeth.
"Well now that you're here, why don't I cook something for you to eat," Kimiko said while smiling
"That would be wonderful" Sani said and then saw the person who had just entered the restaurant and blanched.
"Kimiko-san," Coco said as he entered the restaurant and then saw Sani.
"Coco-san!"Kimiko exclaimed and then saw that he hadn't responded and then looked over at Sani and saw that he was glaring at Coco, who was doing the same to Sani.
"Coco-san, Sani?" Kimiko said while waving her hand in front of their faces. She then saw a customer call her over and looked back at Sani and Coco, "I'll be right back."
"What are you doing here?" Sani snarled at Coco who was keeping a calm face
"I'd like to ask you the same question," Coco replied
"For your information, I was here to give Kimiko some Wulstar Sauce Fruit, what's your reason for being here," Sani said
"One of my clients gifted me some rare fish for telling them their fortunes so, I thought I could give Kimiko one," Coco replied
The two continued to glare at each other, but were soon broken from their contest when they heard Kimiko laughing and quickly turned their heads to see Kimiko hugging a man who was also spinning them around making her laugh.
WHO THE HELL IS THAT! Coco and Sani both thought and then studied the man. The man was wearing a tophat on top of his slicked back dark brown hair, he had brown eyes with some stubble growing along his chin, his attire consisted of a long black coat that ended at his knees, a green vest with a red tie over his white button up shirt with a red sash around his waist, and was wearing black slacks and black shoes. She then turned to a woman with green eyes and brown hair that was tied in a braid and was wearing a similar coat as the man in the top hat and started conversing.
Why is that guy acting so friendly with Miko! Sani wanted to shout as he saw Kimiko talking to them.
"They're Kimiko-sama's childhood friends," a voice said behind them making Coco and Sani jump and turned around to see Miketsukami.
"How do you know that?" Coco asked
"I believe they came here a year ago, when Kimiko-sama first opened the restaurant. They wanted to congratulate her," he informed them, "and I believe Kimiko-sama is asking you guys to join her."
"What!" Coco and Sani turned their heads towards to Kimiko to see her trying to wave them over while shouting out their names.
"Coco-san, Sani" Kimiko said making them run over to her in a flash.
"Miko, who are these people?" Sani said while straining to keep his smile at the man with the black coat.
"These are some of my friends, we played together when we were kids," Kimiko introduced, "Our parents knew each other, but after I turned eleven we had to go our separate ways."
"I'm Jacob Frye, this is my sister Evie," the man in the black coat said introduced himself and his sister.
"Nice to meet you," Evie said
"These are the guys I wrote to you about, Sani and Coco-san" Kimiko said, "I didn't even know you were in the area Jacob."
She doesn't use honorifics with him, Coco thought and looked at Sani who was probably thinking the same thing.
"We're taking a bit of a detour before our next destination," Jacob answered
"It's so nice to see you guys again," Kimiko said
"How about we hang out sometime," Jacob said
Wait, Coco and Sani thought, HE'S ASKING HER OUT ON A DATE!
"That sounds wonderful,"Kimiko said
And she's agreeing! They thought
"Wonderful!" Jacob said that was when Evie got his attention
"We should get going, Connor and Edward are waiting for us," she said
"Right, how about I meet you here, let's say next week," Jacob offered
"That sounds great," Kimiko answered
"It's nice meeting you lads, but we best be on our way," Jacob said and then left the restaurant with Evie next to him.
Kimiko just agreed to go on a date, Coco thought and then looked over at Sani who was just staring into space, oh dear
"Um, Kimiko-san, what is your relationship with Jacob?" Coco asked getting her attention
"Well I love him," Kimiko said making Coco and Sani turn into statues, "he's like an older brother to me."
That's a relief, Coco thought and then looked over Sani who was still frozen
"Sani?" Coco said and that was when Sani clasped Kimiko's hands in his
"Miko! Marry me!" Sani shouted
"..."
"EEHHHHH!" Everyone in the restaurant yelled
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Meanwhile with Toriko
"Why do I have the sudden urge to punch Sani in the face," Toriko muttered while lost in thought.
Sizzle
Bark! Bark!
"Ah! The corn!" Toriko exclaimed
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"Inui-san, hand me my sword," Miketsukami said while Inui reached behind the bar and handed Miketsukami a katana.
"Hand me my tennis racket, too," Fuji said as Inui then handed Fuji a racket that he always kept behind the bar.
"S-Sani," Kimiko said, unsure of what to say in this situation, "Sorry, but I can't"
"Eh?" Sani said and then turned to stone
"I-It's not that I don't like you, i-it's just that I'm more focused on my restaurant, that I'm not really interested in starting to pursue a romantic relationship with anyone yet."
"That's a relief," Coco heard a person behind him say and looked behind to see that Miketsukami and Fuji were putting back their weapons.
"Oh," Sani said bringing everyone into silence.
"This is awkward," Maka muttered
"Anyway, how about I cook something for you guys to eat?" Kimiko said diffusing the silence
"That sounds wonderful," Coco said and then presented a fish that he had brought, "I brought some Mermaitsuna for you to work with."
"Thanks, Coco-san" Kimiko said as she took the fish, "I know just how I should cook it."
Meanwhile a customer at another table was furiously taking pictures with a yellow balloon pigeon at her side.
"This is a delicious serving of a scoop!" she exclaimed while writing down everything she was seeing.
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"Bye Sani, bye Coco-san," Kimiko said as they left and then looked over at Miketsukami who was oddly silent.
"Kimiko-sama," Miketsukami said and then kneeled in front of her, "Please don't ever get married!"
"Miketsukami-kun," Kimiko sighed, "Come on, let's get back to work."
"Yes, Kimiko-sama," Miketsukami said as he went back to work
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"Come on Booker, time for you to go home," Kimiko said while she cleaned up the counter for the bar.
"Closing time already?" the man said. He was a middle aged man with brown eyes and brown hair but you could see the greying hairs among them and was wearing a black button-up shirt with a white collar the sleeves ending at his elbows, a dark navy blue vest, pinstripe black pants and shoes.
"Yup, come on, Elizabeth is already here to take you home," she said while gesturing to a young woman with black hair and blue eyes wearing a white button-up shirt with a long blue skirt and brown boots.
"Thanks for the drinks," he said as he paid for the alcohol and then left with Elizabeth, that when she heard someone enter the restaurant.
"Sorry, but we're close-" Kimiko halted her sentence as she saw who it was, "Toriko-san!"
"Hey Kimiko!" Toriko said as he walked in while carrying a large sack over his shoulder
"Toriko-san!" Kimiko exclaimed and then ran up and hugged him, "I'm so happy that you're okay!"
"Of course I'm fine," Toriko laughed and then placed the sack down, "I brought some BB Corn"
"BB Corn?" Kimiko repeated as Toriko took out a gigantic popcorn from the sack.
"Yup, it's what Terry and I were getting from the Wul Jungle, it's become a staple food for Terry and I've added it to my Full Course as the h'orderves"
"That's wonderful!" Kimiko said
"Anyway," Toriko looked around, "Are you the only one here?"
"Yeah, I sent everyone home, while I closed the restaurant" Kimiko said
"How about we eat some BB corn then," Toriko suggested.
"That sounds great!" Kimiko answered and then brought out some plates to place the BB Corn on.
"Oh yeah, Kimiko, I want to ask you something," Toriko said
"What is it?" Kimiko asked as she put a BB Corn on a plate and placed it in front of Toriko and placed a plate in front of herself.
"It's not that important right now, how about I tell you tomorrow," Toriko said while grinning
"If you're sure about it," Kimiko said and then cut a slice of the corn and placed it in her mouth.
"How is it?" Toriko asked as he started to dig into his plate.
"It's delicious!" Kimiko exclaimed while giving him a large smile
"Isn't it!" Toriko laughed, "Come on, let's finish the entire thing!"
"Sure," Kimiko said and then dug back into her BB Corn.
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lunamugetsu: Finally finished with this chapter! Sorry it took so long! Anyway cookies and a bunny for those who can guess all of the characters that appeared in this chapter! Hint: they're not all from the same genre. Don't worry this won't become a regular occurrence of me putting in random characters from different shows into this, unless you want me to. I'll take requests if you suggest one. Anyway REVIEW!