Chapter 43
" when komatsu finishes the soup let's eat it together" Toriko said
" yeah it'll be fun! A party!" Aiko said as she changed into a blue sundress that she luckily packed just in case.
" okay" takimaru said
" I won't get my hopes up, but I'll be waiting" match said
" you do your best too Toriko-San" takimaru said " for twenty years"
" twenty years huh?" Toriko said
" see ya real soon!" Aiko said
" you guys go buy lots of food supplies " yosaku said to Teppei,Rin and sani
" Eh? Why?" Sani asked
"just do it and make it snappy!" Yosaku said as he turn to Aiko " I'll need your help with them too"
" okay!" Aiko said as sani,Rin and Teppei left to buy the food. As Aiko went off with them.
As the group walked towards a few food stands.
' I won't let Aiko have Toriko! ' Rin though as she glanced at Aiko as she talked to a merchant as sani was next to Aiko as he glanced at Aiko ' big brother is totally hooked on Aiko.'
" thank you very much!" Aiko said as she was going to pick up the bag as sani stopped her as he decided to lift the bag full of food as Aiko smiled at him as he slightly blushed.
' Aki...' Sani though
As Aiko felt something tugged her dress as she turn to a little girl as she smiled.
" can I please have some lady?" The girl said holding out her hand
" since you asked nicely I don't see why not" Aiko said as she took out a few fruits as she gave it to her as she smiled.
" thanks lady!" She said as she ran off as Aiko noticed a woman sitting in a bench coughing a lot as the same little girl was there giving the fruit to her mom as the two smiled.
As Aiko looked at the two as she couldn't help but think of her mom, a lot of happy memories with her teaching her how to cook, the way that her mom glowed with happiness when Aiko did her first capture at a young age and her birthday but then she had a few flashes of memories of a man with her mother a few smiling then one memory of him leaving the house. As Aiko tighten her fist at that though as anger coursed through her.
' he had a choice and he made it...I won't ever forgive him' Aiko though
" Aki" sani said " I know you'll be a great mother to our kids"
" Sani-San?! Don't say things like that!" Aiko said as she slightly blushed as sani pulled her close.
" Aki, you can just say my name casually just like you do with Coco and Toriko" sani said
" A-Are you sure?" Aiko said
" of course, I don't mind Aki..." As sani touched her cheek as she slightly blushed ' she really is beaut'ful like this' he though as he still touched her cheek. " I love you Aki " as Aiko blushed harder when sani said those words.
' I really don't know how I feel about sani-kun...I mean he's nice and everything...I really don't know!' Aiko though
as sani slowly started to lean as Aiko froze before their lips could even touch a voice interrupted them.
" big brother! Aiko!" Rin exclaimed
" Ai-chan! Sani We got enough food to take back!" Teppei said
As Aiko quickly moved a few steps away from sani and ran to Teppei and Rin leaving sani with a shocked look on his face.
' I was so close! I almost kissed Aki!' Sani though ' and they ruined it! I would've known if she loved me! The moment that Aki says 'I love you' is the day I'll take her away from wherever we are and get married!' As he smiled at the though
As they were back.
" back!" Sani said
" how's it going...huh?" Aiko said as she looked at Toriko sitting in what looked like pink jelly with his hair short.
" we brought food supplies" Rin said
" what is with that hair?!" Sani said as he laughed and pointed at toriko's haircut." That really doesn' work for you! And not beaut'ful at all!"
" shut up leave me alone!" Toriko exclaimed as he felt his cheeks go pink as he stared at Aiko as he hoped she doesn't laugh at his haircut it's not like he wanted a haircut Yosaku had to cut a lot for the regeneration seed to bloom.
" That's hair's is wild and cool too!" Rin said as she blushed
" it's not bad, but I guess I'm used to seeing your usual hair Toriko-kun. " Aiko said
" Toriko, Starting now your job is to eat" yosaku said " that seed will drain its nutrients from your body as it grows"
" oh I get it so if he's not getting the nutrients the seed won't grow " Aiko said
" that's right and if he's not vigilant you'll die" Yosaku said
" my job is to eat?" Toriko said " this is going to be the most fun I've ever had" as he groan as he looked like the seed was sucking everything leaving him boney and frail.
" Toriko!" Sani and Rin said
" Toriko-kun!" Aiko exclaimed
" what? That fast?" Yosaku said as he was surprised at the pace it took.
" just start eating you blue haired glutton!" Aiko exclaimed as Toriko did just that as he started to eat what was on the table that they brought.
" it's already is starting to sprout?!" Yosaku said " that usually takes at least a year!"
" really?! Wow" Aiko said " hey we need to bring him more food guys!"
As weeks turned into months as they continued the treatment for toriko's arm. Until late at night as Toriko was eating the food as Teppei was with him still awake. As sani and Rin were asleep as Aiko was out getting a few things.
" I've seen master's long term revival treatments before but this is the first time a patient is recovering quickly" Teppei said " you continue to impress me Toriko "
" no matter how much I eat I'm never full" Toriko said as he ate some meat " it feels like my left arm is sucking away all of the nutrients even so I never guessed this seed existed in the natural world"
" No, that seeds is masters original" Teppei said " there are a lot of things that stimulates the regeneration but nothing as special as this. Only master knows how to make it"
" that's amazing. That's the first time I've been impressed by the old man " Toriko said as he got up to sit inside the pink glob " but Teppei, why you'd became yosaku's deciple? You've got the blood of that bishokuya knocking master jirou in your veins after all"
" I have respects for my grandfather of what he does" Teppei said " when I was a kid he took me with him on all of his hunts all the I aspired to be one as well. But one day I was shocked at a scenery I saw at a place that I went with grandfather. The ground was run dry and all of the ingredients were dead. what shocked me wasn't the scenery it was the forlorn expression of my grandfathers face apparently it was a place that held memories of comrades long ago. he always had a grin on his face but it was the first time I saw sadness in him. He wanted to show me the ingredients that had been there back then. Then I though I'm not going to hunt them. I'm going to protect them. "
" So you became a saiseiya " Toriko said
" At the time they weren't many saiseiya " Teppei said " and all the more ingredients were dying out well my goal for now is to protect the ingredient the great man, my grandfather, discovered "
" that's great...Teppei I wanna ask you about something " Toriko said as he though that maybe Teppei might know something that was bothering him.
" what is it?" Teppei said
" I wanted to know about aiko's old man" Toriko said as Teppei had a grim expression on his face.
" Ai-chan's dad..." Teppei said as he sigh " I don't know much about her dad she doesn't say much but I only heard from master since he knowns Ai-chan and her parent's. One day He just left her and Ai-chan's mother saying he had to do some research about an ingredient or something like that. That was the last time Ai-chan saw her dad that was twelve years ago. After her mom died she had no other people to take her in she was still to young so I think she lived alone. I think there's more to it but I really don't know"
' I guess that's why Aiko acted like that...' Toriko though as he though about Aiko as Teppei stared at Toriko.
" Toriko...you love her don't you?" Teppei said
As Toriko froze at Teppei's sudden question.
" answer the question Toriko you love Ai-chan don't you?"Teppei said
" yeah I...I love her" Toriko said " I'm in love with her"
" I knew it" Teppei said " I saw the way that you acted around her especially when your friend sani said about marrying her I though you were gonna hurt him."
" but you can't tell her Teppei I haven't found the right moment yet" Toriko said as his eyes started to be a bit cloudy. " I just don't know how she'll react..."
" Toriko?" Teppei said
" guys I'm back with more...Toriko-kun?" Aiko said
"How're things progressing toriko?" Yosaku said as he appeared
As toriko let our a cough as everyone looked at him.
" wha? " Sami said
" toriko!" Rin said
" toriko-kun!" Aiko said
" what the?" Toriko said
" good to see were at this stage" Yosaku said
As he put toriko on the table
" teppei, your nail chuusa" Yosaku said " Aiko be on standby just in case."
As they placed an I.v. On toriko as Yosaku searched in his bag as Aiko was next to toriko as she held his hand.
" what the hell is going on?" Toriko asked
" it's a side effect on the regeneration seed" he said " your body is going to start exhibiting lots of different symptoms, it'll be a test of endurance "
"So by that we'll be treating him right?" Aiko said
" yes with these medicine bees" Yosaku said "they got medicine for different kinds of symptoms, get fired up toriko." As Aiko started to inject the medicine to toriko.
" it's all up to you toriko-kun. We need to rely on your stamina and will power now" Aiko said
" if you let off even for a second you'll die" Yosaku said
As toriko let out another cough as he was groaning in pain.
" Come on toriko-kun!" Aiko said
" no way in hell I'll lose to this!" Toriko muttered " I'm waiting for komatsu as he makes the century soup! I'm definitely live through this!"
" we don't have enough medicine bees! Aiko!" Yosaku exclaimed
" okay!" Aiko said " jouten sesshoku naosu" as a powerful bright glow appeared in her hands as she placed them on toriko " I only use this to help ease different symptoms that the body has. guys! Get more medicine bees!"
" right!" As sank and Rin quickly left
' toriko-kun please hang on!' Aiko though
As toriko had his hand up as he wanted to grab something as he groan from the pain as Aiko grabbed firmly on his hand as he stared at her as he groan.
' Maybe Ai-chan might be In love with toriko too...but I haven't seen her act differently around either of the heavenly kings...maybe she's not sure of her feelings yet...' Teppei though as he stared at the two as he noticed the seed on toriko's arm was starting to grow a bit.
" Master, isn't this dangerous?" Teppei said
" We're already out of medicine bees so Aiko still has to use that ability of hers until then" Yosaku said " but even with that. what violent side effects!"
" hang on toriko-kun!" Aiko said
' this is bad his body isn't keeping up with the regeneration!' Aiko though ' toriko-kun! Don't give up please!' As she gripped his hand tightly.
" we're back! Sorry it took so long" Sani said as Sani held a bag of medicine bees.
" Keep fighting, toriko!" Rin exclaimed
" Good! Brace yourself toriko!" Yosaku said " just a little more!"
As toriko kept a firm grip on Aiko's hand as she kept encouraging him to not give up.
' don't give up! You're so close toriko-kun!' Aiko though
Authors notes
jouten Means heaven.
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