"As for you, Toriko!" Sheesh... Does anyone speak camly and low here? Her ears felt like they were gonna fall off from all the yelling. "Nice to finally meet you. I can see you've got a strong life force. Let's restore your arm!" The blank confused look the hunter had was quite adorable before it broke into a happy smile. "Whaat?! You can really bring my arm back?!" Toriko asked, really happy at the prospect of having his arm back. "Yep. But it'll take twenty years!" Yosaku informed him. Say wha? The news stunned the group for a few minutes. She quickly turned away, trying hard not to laugh at Toriko's expression. The dismayed expression he had on was so cute and adorable. "T...twenty yyeeeaaars?!" Toriko shouted in dismay.
"Toriko, for us to heal... That arm of yours... We'll need twenty years!" The blood stained man explained, almost seeming to enjoy shocking them. She couldn't but laugh as the entire group shouted twenty years. "It's not funny, Andrea! It's gonna take forever to grow my arm back!" Toriko whined/pouted, glaring at her a bit. She flashed him a grin that silenced him for a moment even as she told him, "Stop being a cry baby! This IS the place to come to when there's rules to break, right?" Yosaku laughed hard at that. "Well said! Though I'm pretty sure this is one rule that's gonna stay." He obviously didn't know Toriko and the others.
Later that night
The hunter sighed deeply and complained once more, "Twenty years? I didn't see that coming. (Don't think anyone saw that coming in general) I can't wait twenty years!" "Stop your whining, Riko. You've been crying ("Hey! I haven't been crying!" The hunter grumbled at her.) all day. It's starting to get annoying." "Why you even here? Thought that person was coming to get you?" That stung a bit, though Andrea doubted he meant it to. "Hmph!" She turned her head away, chin in the air. "Why? Tired of looking at me or something?" Oooh crap. He thought he hurt her feelings. "Don't give me that. Just meant it's gonna be a long (really long) wait." At least she's not the one in the jelly looking chair. Though Andrea had to admit, she thought she was going to have one hell of a nose bled when Toriko had to change into some small black shorts. Damn did he look good..
She tried to keep the smile off as he tried to soothe the rumple. "Toriko. It's alright. It's no big deal. If you really ticked me off you'd know it." A rumble of a chuckle sent shivers through her. Damn him. If she didn't know any better the woman could of sworn he already knew this. "We're back! We bought that food you asked!" Sani announced as he and Teppei walked in with bags of food. Sani gave a surprise shout then started laughing and pointing at the larger hunter. "What's with that awful haircut?!" Sani asked between the fits of laughter. What was wrong with Toriko's hair? Sure, it got hacked off but she thought he looked kinda good with it. Though the butch cut didn't really suit him.. "You look terrible! Not beautiful at all!" "This isn't a beauty contest, Sani." Andrea told him even as Toriko muttered, "Tch. Why'd Takimaru and Match have to leave so soon?"
Flash back
"I must return to pick up my horse." Takimaru said as Match joined in, "And we're going back to Nerg city. We'll be waiting on pins and needles for Komatsu's soup." "Yosaku-san, I promise I'll pay you back." The young man said, turning to look at the older man. Yosaku laughed loudly and replied, "I told you no! Just keep being a ruler breaker!" Andrea smiled a bit as she watched. Takimaru smiled and looked at Toriko, "Toriko, I appreciate all you've done for me in the short time we've known each other." Toriko gave his usual smile (now that she thought about it it did look like a cocky smile) going, "Sure."
"Even if it was brief.. I'm glad to have joined you on an adventure." "The adventure's not over yet! You still have to eat the soup with me!" The young man giggled a bit at the excited tone and look the hunter had. She tuned him out as he started to give a message to the young knight to tell this Ai person. "Hard to believe a woman like you is from a whole different dimension. How do you like this world so far?" Match said to her getting her attention. It was still a thing he was trying to get his mind around. "Tell me about it. I'm still waiting to wake up at home thinking I dreamt this whole place up. As to what I think of it..." Andrea smiled warmly. "This is possibly the most fun I've ever had in my entire life. Though I would like to go home.."
The vice boss chuckled a bit. "Is that so.." He started when Yosaku shouted over to Teppei and Sani, "Teppei! Sani! Go and buy me a ton of food! On the double!" "Huh?! Why should I?" The long haired man started to protest which was ignored with a "Just hurry up and do it!" from the older man. "Don't worry, Andrea. Your secret is safe with us." Match told her as the men started to leave. "Sure hope so. Safe trip you guys." She replied waving at them as they headed out. Oh! She almost forgot! "Hey Takimaru! If your sick friend gives you any grieve about taking that medicine you just call me! I'll make him take it even if I have to shove it down his throat. I highly doubt he'll be in any condition to stop it." Takimaru stared at her in disbelief before he laughed a bit. "Hopefully it won't come to that." Andrea giggled as the men walked out of sight. Wonder where those two (Sani and Teppei) were gonna buy food. There weren't any food stands but the healing factor stood out so much that it was possible she missed it.
"How come you didn't send me to help?" The woman asked, the trio heading back inside. The blood stained man took a puff from his cigars. "Dunno when that person's coming so I thought it'd be best to have you in hand." He explained. She gave him a look like "yea right" before saying, "You just want to keep your butt in one piece." She smirked a bit as he cleared his throat a bit. Knew it. Seriously. Who was coming? "Now then, Toriko! Let's get started on your treatments." Must he keep raising his voice? A doubtful look came onto Toriko's face. "Hey.. Is it really gonna take twenty years?"
Yosaku laughed again then answered, "If we still had your arm, I'd have it reattached before breakfast. But making your body regrow one is a whole other story." "Eh? Is that possible?" "You mean regrow it like a newt?" The two asked at the same time before looking at each other. Yosaku grabbed a bowl and proceeded to put stuff inside it. "Yep. Gourmet cells are powerful things, and they specialize in regeneration." He explained not missing a beat, working on the bowl. "Usually, all you'd have to do is eat the right foods and the gourmet cells would do the regeneration for you. (Just what exactly are the gourmet cells? Yea they were explained but how can cells do that?) Gourmet cells can also help things like arms and legs attach to the body. Once the body accepts them, it's like they were always there. The medical field has systems in place for that kind of modification. You can even get donor cards. Just like with organ transplants."
Sounded like that vomit guy...Grinpatch... Though it was highly doubtful the real owner of his new arms did so willingly. "However, the more superior the gourmet cells, the more egotistical it becomes. Toriko, your cells probably won't accept a foreign body! So all we can do is grow an arm! (He made it sound so simple..) Using your body!" Andrea blinked and watched the older man manhandle Toriko, who yelped out, "Whoa! What was that for?!" "We need your DNA! And lots of it! "Aww, wait!" She watched on as Yosaku cut off almost all of his hair off. Andrea giggled at Toriko's "What the hell just happened" expression, even as the rule breaker added the hair to the bowl.
"This outta do it." Yosaku commented, bringing up something that looked like a seed to his face. "The regeneration seed. This little plant will absorb your DNA. When it grows...it will blossom with the seed of your new arm. But if there's not enough DNA to imprint on the seed, it won't blossom." But there was so much hair in the bowl...how could there not be enough? "That's a lot of hair for a little seed.." Toriko echoed her thoughts. "You better hope it blossoms." That said a serious expression was on the blood stained man's face as he dropped the seed into the bowl. Just out of curiosity how will a seed bloom in hair?
Andrea blinked in surprise when a small sprout popped up out the of the hair. Whoa... "Wow! It sprouted!" Toriko exclaimed excitedly. "Now... Will it blossom?" What's with the shit eating grin? The woman was just trying to wrap her mind around the fact that a plant, which was growing quite rapidly, in bowl of hair was growing. She blinked when a pretty flower that reminded her of a tiger lily. "It did!" Toriko continued happily. "Quit your bleating. This is just step one." Yosaku grumbled at him. "Step one?" Andrea mused as the two listened to his explanation. "Look. You see that seed in the center of the flower? That little nub holds a complete blueprint of your body. (Say wha?!) That includes all the information of your arm before it was blown off. (This was pretty interesting! Glad she stayed with these guys after all!) If this reacts well to your cells, it should grow into a perfect replica of your old arm."
The blood stained man pointed at the seed inside. "Now to implant it. (Where?) It's as fragile as a bubble, so you have to be careful. The regeneration seed is rare and the species isn't very prolific. If this seed breaks, consider it the end of the road." He told the hunter as he gently plucked the seed from the flower. That wasn't very encouraging. She made a grossed out face when Yosaku suddenly sneezed, snot flying everywhere and some landed on the seed. 'I think I'm gonna be sick..' Andrea thought to herself as the two men stared at the seed then Yosaku held up a hand then said apologicly, "My bad." "What'd/did you just do?!" Andrea and Toriko asked at the same time. Did he ruin it all by sneezing on it?!
"Don't worry! They always say that failure is the second-cousin's friend's mother of success." "That doesn't even make sense!" The woman growled a bit at the same time Toriko went angrily, "That means it's practically unrelated! You screwed up! (That's an understatement!) We gonna try again!" "Good idea!" The three turned to the bowl only to find it (the plant) was gone. "And now it's not even sprouting!" Toriko shouted more angrily. "We need more DNA! Peel off your skin! And shave your balls!" "!?" She went and blushed deeply. They weren't gonna do that were they?! Or if so not while she's in the room?! Right?! Right?! Andrea and Toriko watched nervously as Yosaku slowly gently (their shaking was making her nervous!) planted the seed onto the stump where the arm used to be. How will they know if it worked?
"Heck yea! It stayed on!" Andrea cheered when the seed stayed in its place, quickly turning Toriko's sour mood around. "It...it worked!" Toriko exclaimed happily. The rule breaker went "phew" and then said, the grin back on his face, "Now comes the real fun, Toriko. We'll dip you in healing jelly to get that seed feeling comfortable."
End flashback
"Ha ha ha! Really? So you had to chop his hair!" Sani said between laughter. She really did thought it looked good... "Ack!?" She exclaimed when something fast and soft nailed her from behind. "The hell?! Get off of me!" Andrea growled when arms, one wrapped around her shoulder and the other around her middle, wrapped around her and trapped her arms. "Andrea-chan! It's been sooo long! I was worried bout you! I'm so glad you're ok!" A famailr voice said in her ear. Where had she heard this person before? "Eh? Who are you?" Toriko asked, watching as some tall blonde woman holding Andrea close. For some reason he suddenly felt very protective of the woman. The urge to yank Andrea from this person and hold her close was very strong.
"Ah, right on time Mia-san." Yosaku stopped whatever he was doing to turn and greet her. "Likewise, Yosaku-kun! My, your lab sure has grown since the last time I was here!" Mia replied, holding her close. Wait a minute! Back from the mammoth.. She was.. "! You're.." Andrea started before a soft hand covered her mouth. An annoyed look appeared as she struggled to talk and get free. What was up with this pushy lady!? "You're the person who's suppose to meet Drea here? How'd you two meet?" Sani started to ask but she, Mia, blew him off. "I can see you boys are very busy! We'll just take off and catch up on some things!" What?! Wait! Taking her away from Toriko?! Is this a kidnapping?! Andrea renewed her struggles to get free even as the taller woman easily dragged her away already talking about all the things their gonna try.
"Wha...?! Hey..! Wait!" Toriko shouted after them even as the two were half way out the door. "Remember! Struggling makes it worse!" Yosaku called after them. That doesn't help her at all! "Oh! I almost forgot! Don't worry you boys! I'll bring the princess back when things are more calm! Lates!" Mia called back cheerfully as she dragged Andrea out of the lab and out of the tree. Where was she taking her?! "I was wondering if you recognized me or not." Mia said, only more calmly instead of the pushyness like before. "Of course I did! You've been talking to me since I first got here right?" "Straight to the point.. I like that! But before we talk... Let's see.. Ah! I know!" What was she muttering?
Before Andrea knew what was happening she being dragged into some tent. "What is this?! Hey!" "Strip girl! You can't go into the baths with clothes on!" Mia informed her as she dragged her into a private changing room and shut the door. "This is crazy, this is totally crazy!" The woman grumbled as she undressed. How the heck are things moving this fast?! One moment she was with the hunter and the others and the next she's getting kidnapped by some pushy woman. This Mia person certainly didn't give her the impression last time they met! Wonder how Toriko was doing.. Probably stuffing his face she supposed. Andrea mused, wrapping a towl around herself.
"Hey Andy! Stop messing around and come out!" Andrea flinched and narrowed her eyes. She hated, absolutely HATED being called Andy. The only person who ever called her that was... Wait. Did that mean what she thought she meant..? She hurried to the pool, ignoring how nice the placed look, or what even the pool was...or that it was empty.. Of course..she'd be the first in.. The woman sighed deeply, climbing into the bath pool whatever. She better get her answers she's been after or screw this she'd be going back to the hunter.. Toriko.. Was he really going to be ok? Man...Andrea had been with him for so long it that it felt weird being without him..
"You're thinking of him." Mia stated, startling her a bit. "What's the purpose of bringing me here?" Andrea started to asking as she turned to look at the woman and her jaw almost hit the floor. Holy shit! That woman could be a damn super model! Even she didn't look that good.. Bet that huge chest of hers was real. A smile appeared on Mia's lips (for some reason it felt it was a condonsending smile) then she asked, "Not what you expected was it?" The question didn't resgesiter for a moment. "Eh?" The other woman giggled as she gracefully got into the bath snd let out a contented sigh. "Mmmm I love this place. Always feel so relaxed." "What did you mean by that? How do you know me?" Andrea asked again. This may be her only opportunity to get the answers she so desperately wants!
Mia sighed in a aggravated tone. "Straight to the point again. But then again... You've been hanging in the balance for so long that it's hard not to blame you." Andrea didn't think she liked that tone of voice. It sounded kinda condonsending to her.. Again. "Alright kiddo! (Kiddo?) I'll answer some of the basics first. Who am I? My name is Mia. What am I? Wweelll...that's a very long and complicated story." "Complicated?! Complicated is me, who was minding her own busniess and decided to attempt to help a person, got repaid for that kindness by being visited by a creepy ass little girl, thrown into a portal thing, dumped into a fricken whole new dimension that's obessesed with food! Oh! I almost forgot to mention that the men here are fricken HUGE with strange powers! So try again with the "it's complicated" bit!"
The woman blinked her deep pretty green eyes (why not? She looks like a damn super model anyway. Why not have green eyes to go with the blonde hair?) then laughed cutely. "Fair enough! Bear in mind that I can't tell you everything except that I'm not human." Eh? "Come again?" Mia smirked a bit, revealing teeth that suddenly appeared sharper than before. "I'm from gourmet world. My race is QUITE old and VERY long lived. As for what we are called...good question.. No one ever told me what we are called." "How the heck do you not know your own race?" Andrea growled a bit then immediately reined in her annoyance quickly at the look on the taller woman's face. "I seriously watch your mouth, missy. The only reason I'm here cause we accidentally dropped you here."
Mia grinned broadly at the blank expression on the smaller woman. "You heard right. You were accidentally dropped into this world. Why? It's our policy to...eliminate anyone who sees anything strange that involves my kind." Ok. This was getting serious very quick and her head was hurting. Every time this moody person talks it raises even more questions. "What do you mean by that?" Andrea asked, now kinda regreting she even want answers. "That little boy you saved back in your world, he's one of us. You see, it takes roughly four or five hundred years for a child to mature into an adult."
EH?! She step into a science fiction movie?! "During that time, our power to travel between worlds is...unstable I believe is the word...so going between here and whatever is easy and allows the child to go anywhere they want. Once adulthood occurs, the power stabilizes and unfortunately the travel to different worlds becomes only to being able to travel to one world that is picked totally at random. Anyway, as I was saying about the kid you saved was one of us. Our standard policy is to eliminate anyone who discovers our secret. Unfortunately for you, information was miscommunicated, which said you saw our power and real form, and viola! Here you are!" "That's...a lot of information to be taking in.." The smaller woman said in a daze.
Mia giggled a bit. "Luck seems to be on your side." "Why?" Does she even want to know? Already her brain felt like it was going to explode from trying to process everything so far! To top it off Andrea didn't even have all her answers yet! "The little girl, Meirin, is part of our clan. There's a whole bunch of clans but...even though there are many of us... So few children are being born.." The blonde woman trailed off a bit...her eyes glazing over a bit as she got lost in her thoughts. She (Mia) shook herself out of her thoughts and smiled brightly. "As I was saying bout clans, each clan has a certain power. I believe you call it telepathy. Have you heard of it?"
"Yea, I heard of it.." Andrea started to answer when a thought quickly occurred to her. "Wait a sec. Are you saying your clan has telepathy?!" "Yuppers! Normally, only blood relatives or those with a drop of our blood can hear us. When Meirin pushed you into HER portal, she accidentally scratched you and...oh how should I say this?...infected you with a tiny drop of her blood by accident." There were far too many accidents involving her for her liking! "Which means you've been talking to me all this time.." Andrea exclaimed a bit in disbelief. Mia clapped her hands together happily. "Correct! Since it was an innocent mistake.." "Give it back.." The smaller woman started quietly. "Hm? What was that?" "Give it back..!" Mia frowned in confusion. "Give what back?" Andrea clenched her fists as she stood up shouting in dismay and anger, "Give it back! This is your fault! I thought I was going crazy, hearing voices in my head and nobody believing me! Give me back my months of sanityyyyy!"
Three months later
It was a beautiful full moon night as Mia led Andrea back to the hunter. God, three months felt like true hell. Being dragged everywhere and forced almost onto everything at least once. Andrea was very sure she got her desired answers but like hell she understood a word, given the way Mia talked to her. She clutched the bag to her chest Mia gave her a while back and wasn't allowed to open it until Toriko got better. Finally! After three months the blonde woman said it was time to bring back to Toriko. The woman was pretty sure Mia mentioned months ago bout her taking Andrea from him but since the crazy blonde woman didn't say a thing like hell she was going to!
Mia continued to talk (though she tuned her out a long time ago) about something when Andrea suddenly noticed that they just entered the tree. Holy crap did she tune out the entire walk there? Someone save her from this crazy person! Andrea glared a bit as she remembered whenever she caught glimpses of those two rottors Sani and Teppei getting food for Toriko all the while ignoring her waves and cries for help. Jerk wads! She'll remember that when they need help! "Hola~~ boys! As promised I brought the princess (just who the heck is she calling a princess?) back!" "Welcome back, miss. Eh?" Teppei started to welcome but frowned a bit when he saw the woman clutching a bag to her tightly.
"Sorry to go but I have some business to attend to. Andy, take care till the next time we see each other again! Lats!~~" "No...no next time.." Andrea's face darken for a moment and clutched the bag tighter. Guess she didn't have a good time, judging from the traumatized look she had about her... Much as he would of liked to have saved her from the lady his master told him and Sani no.. (Though the times the two saw her, Andrea waved and called to them desperate but unfortunately food was in order more for the hunter than saving her. The look she sent at them kinda freaked them out. Speaking of the hunter..) "Hey, Andrea! Where the heck have you been?! Having fun without me?" Toriko asked between mouthfuls of food. Jeesh...didn't he see the state she was in? "What stuff did you try?" Toriko started to ask but his voice trailed off a bit when he actually got a better look at her.
"What the heck happened to you?" "Ask the traitor sitting next to you who left me there to die." Andrea growled a bit, taking a seat nearby. Why wasn't she surprise to find the man in front of a huge pile of food eating? A frown crossed his face. "Traitor? What are you talking about?" The green haired man laughed nervously a bit. "I know we couldn't help you like you wanted but getting food for Toriko was a priority. Urk." Andrea glared more at the man, who nervously flashed a smile in attempts to disarm his mood. "You left me with the most pushy, obnoxious annoying woman EVER. You have no idea what I went through! I think I got the answers I was after but..but.." A shadow came over her face. "She wouldn't stop talking...and...and...she changed subjects like they were going outta style.. And...and...even brought topics that were talked about ages ago.. Then..then between dragging me all over this.. I seriously I wanna leave.. I totally feel like I've been poked and prodded.."
"Was it that rough?" Was that an actual question or statement? "I'm really sorry, Andrea-chan. We really couldn't help you." Teppei apologinzed. He knew he talked a lot so was that strange lady chatting her ear off that bad? Man, this was becoming a mood killer. Time to change the topic (hopefully it'll get her mood to brighten). "You know.." The Saiseiya started, turning his attention to the hunger who, the entire time everyone was talking, continued to inhale the food in front of him. "As many times (that crazy guy has done this before?) I've seen my master's regenerative technique...I've never seen a patient recover as fast as you, Toriko." Hm? Andrea glanced a bit and nearly did a double take. Since the last time she saw him he had that seed implanted in his arm and now..now it was getting near completion.
Dang, either his body was something else or something else was at work here. Probably the last part, knowing him he was gonna hit the wall and something will pull him through or snap him outta it. "No matter how much I eat, I don't feel full! I can feel my left arm sucking up the nutrients. I can't believe nature created a seed like this!" Toriko complained between bites. Really? He hadn't realized it was engineered? "It didn't, Riko. A certain mad Reviver did I bet." Andrea grinned a bit as she looked over to Teppei, who nodded in agreement. "My master created it." The Saiseiya held up a hand as he continued to explain. "There are plenty of creatures in the natural world that can regenerate. But none that can grow back an entire arm like this. The regereration plant is a hybrid. (A hybrid of how many things? And what? Now the woman's curiosity was piqued.)
"Huh, wow. (His tone didn't sound like it impressed too much) That's the first thing he's done that I actually respect." The hunter commented. "He's had his share of flops. But he takes note of each and every one of them." Teppei added even as Andrea shook her head. "Share is a very small word compared to this blood spattered room." She muttered as Teppei continued on. "The secret of success is to mess up a lot first." Ha! Big difference between those words and here! Granted it was true but c'mon! It looked like something exploded or something in here! Toriko hmphed and said, "So that's why Yosaku hasn't scrubbed away the bloodstains. Out of respect for his failures." Why did she have the feeling that bubble was gonna be burst? "Nah. They're proof that he's still just as prone to failing." That didn't sound very encouraging. Teppei held up a finger a bit, making sure the point he was trying to make got through. "Even whether this regereration seed will heal you or not is up to luck."
"Not luck again!" Toriko exclaimed in dismay before he gave a sigh before he stood up and plopped into the jelly chair. "Does a certain hunter not believe in luck or doesn't have any luck?" Andrea started to ask, setting the bag down and proceeded to walk over to the hunter, who just sighed again. "Luck is something...questionable." He stated simply, eyeing the woman as she walked till she was right in front of him. Toriko blinked a bit and tried not to either stare or blush as she leaned in and gently cupped his chin. "If you don't have that much luck I. Can. Give. You. Mine." Andrea said softly leaning in like she was gonna kiss him then moved away in uncontrollable laughter at the sight of the hunter turning bright red and looking like he was gonna have a heart attack. "Oi, oi! You were messing with me!" The hunter accused her, trying to get his blush under control.
"Really?! Messing with an injured person!" Toriko growled at her more. Andrea laughed even harder. "All the more reason to. Your guard was down and wide open." She snickered a bit as he pouted a bit. "I thought for sure I was gonna have a heart attack. What happened to the reserved woman I met?" "Still here. Wha? I'm not allowed to relax around you guys or something?" Toriko blinked a bit. "I never said that. Eh?! Now what are you doing?!" He exclaimed the last part as she once again got close. She wasn't gonna kiss him for real, was she?! It'll be awesome but very unfair! A delicate frown appeared around her eyes. Hm? "What's with you?" "Toriko. Are you feeling alright? You're face looks kinda flushed." The woman started before the hunter went hmphed and replied, "Its just your imagination." Or more then likely from her teasing earlier but he was not gonna tell HER that! Teppei watched on in amusement and wondered to himself just what kind of relationship these two had.
Real world/Andrea's place
Totally unbelievable! The woman grumbled to her self once again as she worked on sewing the beads onto the dress. Tucking a stray brown hair behind her ear, the woman sighed deeply and put the dress up. Damn that Andy! Here she was stuck here while that brat not only was having the adventure of a lifetime but she was surrounded by hot guys! Totally unfair! "Screw this.." She muttered under her breath and stood up from the desk. Time to waste the energy and clean. Man oh man. Dana continued to grumble as she proceeded clean up the apartment. At least those monster size dogs were gone (technically not gone just moved over to Jean's house) so the woman could clean and work in peace! A famialer presence made itself know. Not that pain again...
"Looks like someone's been busy while I've been gone." A feminine voice chirped as she walked in and plopped onto the couch. "Damn it Mia! I just cleaned the couch! And take your feet off the arm!" Dana growled at the woman, eyes narrowing into slits and had to ignore the urge to throttle the annoying woman. God what a pain! Well, better her than that pervert Harkura. He kept that routine up and she'll have to castrate him! "Jeesh, take a breath and relax, Donna." "It's DANA. Da as in Danish na as in nana. Get my damn name right!" "Whatever." Mia shrugged her shoulders. Why oh why is Andrea collecting the weirdos?
Turning on the vacuum Dana couldn't help but smirk as the cool superior look Mia had hit wiped off her face and freaked out a bit. "Turn that bloody thing off! It's too loud!" Mia hissed out as she watched the slightly plump woman vacuum the carpet. "I told you before. I'm just cleaning but..." Reluctantly the vacuum got turned off. "So.." Dana started, brushing a stray hair out of her face. "Any word on how my little cuz is doing?" The scowling look quickly got replaced with mischief on the blonde's face. "Andrea is doing good. She and the others left Ice Hell and are healing up in the country of Life." "Eh? What's that? Ice Hell? Life? Another new adventure?" "I'll fill you on the details." Mia said before explaining what had happened to Andy.
Last time she checked Andy was in some jungle with that cutie of a hunter Toriko. Speaking of which.. "Have those two made any real progress on their feelings?" Dana asked, plopping into a near by chair. The question didn't surprise the other woman that much. "Sadly, no." The brown haired woman growled a bit as she pulled out a book filled with pictures from that strange world her cousin now found herself in. "Those two are killing me here! I know they like each other and all! C'mon man! Just look at the photo of them hugging after that mammoth incident! Those looks are adorable!" Mia giggled a bit and shrugged. "Andrea is struggling those feelings and Toriko...well.. I honestly don't know why he hasn't made a move."
Dana gave a snort then spoke, "That's easy. He's a man. Men take forever to figure out the answer even if it's right in their stupid face. With what you told me I'd assume he'd figure out his feelings for her! As for Andy...she still wants to come home. Tch! What a waste! That world agrees with her more than this one! Look at this (she waved a picture of Andrea from the time those guys went yo get the puffer fish) expression she has! She's happier there! Why the hell would she wanna come back here?!" Mia said nothing as she watched the woman look through the pictures she and some of the others have taken for this strange woman. This person didn't even bat an eye when Mia first told her what had happened to the younger woman.
"I vote we drop the two on an island and let nature take its course." Dana grumbled as she continued to look through the pictures. "You really are a strange person you know that right?" "Why, thank you Mis. Tell me something I'm not already aware of." Dana replied absently. "I gave her your message." The statement made the woman look at the beautiful blonde and sat up a little straighter. "Good. How'd she take?" Mia sighed deeply before answering, "She doesn't believe you. I'm willing to bet she thinks something is up. And so do I." Mia looked hard at the other woman who appeared unfazed by it.
"That's what happens when you've got a strict code like I do." Dana sighed dramaticly then a serious look came over her. "To be honest, when I told you to tell her that I wasn't actually serious." "Things changed from last time." A statement not a question. Dana nodded slightly. "I'm gonna be as straight with you as I can. I did a little investigating." The woman looked dead into Mia's eyes, making her a little uncomfortable. A straight shooter like Andrea but this person...wow. Dead serious and unmoving. Wonder what it was like growing up with her. "From what you told me bout those jackasses on your side I firmly believe that there's some here. As for who or what is over here...I dunno. But I'm sure as hell am going to find out."
Now it was Mia's turn to snort. "Impossible for any of my kind to be here. We wouldn't be able to survive." "Can the superior stick. I just told you I don't know what's going on." Dana growled at her a bit which only caused Mia to growl back. "Enough. My time here is short as it is and I still got things to do before returning home." Mia stood up and stretches. "I'll see you around. Oh! Harkura should be dropping by soon with more pics of your cousins." That perked Dana out of the mood. "He's got pics of Em?! Hell yea!" Mia frowned. "You swear far more than Andrea." "I'm not my cousin. I tell like it is. Just not as nice." "Whatever. Ta-ta." With that said Mia walked out of the house and headed towards whatever poor smuck was next. "Man what a stuck up bitch." Dana grumbled as she glanced at the album book again.
Ah well. She DID try to tell her something was going on here as well as the world with those jerks trying to get Andrea. Dana will do what she could from over here but she wasn't sure how much more info she could possibly get without attracting attention. Whatever. Reaching down to pick up another picture but instead of Andrea and Toriko this photo was of a woman with blonde strawberry hair that was just slightly younger then Andrea with a man much smaller then Toriko who was wearing a straw hat and a red vest with a goofy expression. The photo looked like the two were horsing around. "A gourmet hunter and a rubber man pirate... Man, my cousins have interesting choices in men. I wonder if I'll ever get to meet them.."
Ok! Sorry for the REALLY late chap update but been busy! Also slacking off but that's a different story. Now, before you all go and ask why I'm even bothering with this new bit I just wanna say there's a method to my madness. I hate story lines with no plot and I'm doing my damn best to make sure there's a plot in there. As for Luffy still unsure if I'm gonna do a fanfic of him but I wanted a little bit of him in here cause I saw a crossover of the two animes and got a wonderful idea for that special bit i promised you guys but never got around to write it. Anyway, please enjoy this chap and thanks for the support!
