Unwanted Attention:
Collecting water from an Onsen Shark wasn't easy for Usako even with her Dobbra guiding her the whole way. Man dressed in nothing but towel flexing their uncovered muscles asking her to join them. Were only turned down by her due to three reasons that the man could clearly see. One was filled water 1 gallon sized bottle she would carry in one arm while other held her Dobbra's harness. Three reasons would be her lack of sight since she wasn't gawking at their sweat or water soaked chest. Had her walking around them wishing them to have a nice day in her sincerest voice. Giving them view of her retreating back view made up of typical adventurer outfit. That ended with a whistle or comment about her coming back later and 'joining' them.
She ignored making it known she wasn't attracted to that type man she labeled a Red Haired Pig. Going on to place the filled bottles she collected from other Onsen Sharks after paying the 800-yen price tag. Got her about 4 different bottles she placed in special carrier attached to her Dobbra. Who obediently carried these filled containers while guiding the both of them back to their hotel. This hotel was a small Resort on outskirts to the North end of LIFE that specialized in cleansing. Currently had one it's private villas being rented out by Usako and traveling companions.
"We're back." Usako called out entering said villa.
Person that greeted her was Coco she knew right away by the sweet and natural musk he carried. Who asked if she gotten enough water from Onsen Sharks in jokingly matter as he looked over her Dobbra. Before helping her remove the carrier that held the bottles of water to get them ready for shipment. Back to Usako's estate where Flourite awaited to put them away into storage. By placing each filled bottle in a single canvas bag carefully not busting open one of these them.
"Worried?" Coco would end up asking Usako sensing her tension.
"I've never has been away from him this long besides his lone training." Usako sighed rather disappointed.
"Then it is better if I came along ingredient gathering with you?" Coco offered knowing she needed the company.
His offer she took knowing Komatsu wasn't around like she wanted him do to plans he already made ahead of time. Meant He was with Toriko on some Gourmet related escapade that always resulted in new discovery, or ingredient being brought back. Leaving him with later option of showing up some time that week with Toriko. Until then, Usako and Coco would end up spending LOTS of time together. She made sure to pull the canvas bag on her shoulder with out much trouble. Like now when they stepped out of the villa once more with Usako's Dobbra between them. Going over a hand written list that Usako wrote needing certain ingredients found around LIFE.
"Cactus Pears should be in season on Acupuncture Cactuses by now." Usako hoped to find some. "Maybe even get some Sand Scorpions?"
"What a colorful choices of ingredients." Coco seemed quite impressed with what Usako presented before him.
"Like my mother always said 'Always try something new'." Usako quoted deceased Tekla.
"Her Full Course was usual one." Coco recalled reading about it some where.
Got him offered his arm to Usako while opening the door for her with her Dobbra guiding the way. She took his arm while she asked if she needed to use her clasp-able walking cane. She usually used when she was with her ICO issued assist or son when not using her Dobbra. Just not this time around when Coco Gently took the hand she was about use to take hold of flooded up cane, and held in his much larger hand.
"Trust me and we may go far." He advised stepping her forward.
"We need to avoid Sani." Usako would never be ready to face him.
She still never recovered from the years of drama Sani pulled her through as he matured into young man. He always made every little thing about him during those developing years from child to teen. Not that Usako tried to understand why he managed his hair certain ways, picky eater he was, and competitively beautiful he was. Always left her emotionally and mentally drained when handling him.
It was miracle she was able to have a male child of her own that looked almost like Sani when it came to his hair. Not that she blamed her self for Lexxion's odd hairs color since she passed her Gourmet Cells to her son. Making her think if having agreed to the Gourmet Cells injection at age of 12 was good idea. She wouldn't be able to ponder about for long due to concerned voice calling to her.
"He couldn't be that bothersome..." Coco thought she was over reacting.
"Walk in my shoes when around him." She tried shaking her head back and fourth to dismiss the thought of Sunny.
Out the door they went with Coco dismissing the notion that Usako wasn't going to talk about no matter how he pried. Figuring out some where in joint childhood he shared with Sani couldn't been that bad for Usako. Remembering how she would brush Sani's hair 100 times on daily basis before bed. Using special conditioners and shampoos to keep Sani's hair to shine during his bathing moment. Always advising him how important staying healthy was for ones body in maternal way. Caring for scratches or scraps he got from doing the simplest of actions with his brothers. Always leaving behind a pink outline of her puckered lip made of lipstick on his forehead. Followed by her telling Sani he would grow up some day to be most handsome looking gentlemen.
Men he grew up to be were someone that Usako didn't know about by the way she was behaving in front of Coco. Until he couldn't properly confront on her own reasoning behind not wanting to see him. Figuring she would have acted this way around Zebra being he become a criminal while she was away.
"...Stratum Onion." Usako's voice pulled him from his train of thought.
"Being first item on your list?" He needed her to repeat the question.
"If you want to help me look for Sand Scorpions. " She pockets her list. "Don't worry about me getting poisoned."
She leaned ever so closely to place her lip-gloss-covered lips onto his cheek to give a good bye smooch. Not sticking to be asked of the lip-gloss she wore was had a poison mixed into the cream. Since she released his arm with one arm using the other to take hold of her Dobbra's harness handle. Telling him meet at a shipping company around noon time to pick up a package. Hinting she was going there after she found Sand Scorpions to ship the contains of the canvas bag. In her loudest voice as she walked away with her Dobbra guiding the step she took along a blind path. Had Coco not chasing after her knowing over her years of separation from the Four Heavenly Kings. She strengthens her self to handle a joint and personal goal his four brothers all shared.
To some day enter the Gourmet World
Brought a smile to his face when the old image of child size him and his brothers sat around her. Sitting in front of a roaring fireplace where meat from a Ripper the Fox was being was being roasted. On a revolving rod that is spun every few minutes so sauce covered sides wouldn't get burned. Being told a story by Usako about her first time with in the Gourmet World beside her mother. Not that she would finish her story since Ichiryuu's booming voice would interrupt her.
"She never finished the story after that..." Coco came back to reality.
He was then off to looking for three Stratum Onions that Usako wanted for one of her many recipes. Knowing the bottles with canvas bag would be shipped off without much aid from him. Deciding to take in the sights of LIFE until he could meet up with Usako and pick up some package. Taking his time instead of calling for Kiss to taking a birdeye's view of Life to quickly pick what he wanted. Passing all kinds of shop fronts while he walked along randomly in relaxed state.
Stopping only once when his eyes lay on opened lot where an open tent was sent up to protect was being sold. What were being sold were aprons of all kinds found hanging off hangers and mannequin. One in particular caught Coco's attention in the form of a full body apron made of fabric he hasn't seen before. He would be end up purchasing while having a conversation about was getting this apron. Up Usako was brought while he took hold of the brown bag the item was placed in.
"She's one lcuky girl t has a hunk like you to come home to. " Clerk looked Coco over.
"We're not in combo together." He was taken back by her words.
"You should be with buying this apron for her." Clerk was touched with what he was doing.
"It's to replace a worn one she has." Coco tried to use an excuse.
Got him a yeah right from the clerk in a silent tone pointing no man pays then many yen just for an apron. Since the one that was currently folded up and in bag now held wasn't your average housedress wear. To only have her comments approved by Coco looking upon the bag in his hand. Coming to grips with a future he may be ready for after just discovering a dream he couldn't ever has.
Usako was able to find Cactus Pears on an Acupuncture Cactus like she wanted at first place her Dobbra took her to. She needed to book an appointment in order to pick a single pear from the Dobbra. Being that she was here to mend her son's arm and not for personal enjoyment like the tourists. She ended up working out a trade for bag of Cactus Pears and single Cactus rose. Had her going on to find being Sand Scorpions that her had looking for all natural herbal shop. With a double tag to Dobbra harness' handle to signal her dog they needed to go a certain direction. They ended up doing that her being taken from the Acupuncture Cactus shop she was in front of. Leaving a gleeful shop owner with a block of colorless wax had unique healing properties. Usako willingness to give up a block of wax she rendered from an animal's fatty tissue. Didn't bother her much since she could always make more blocks from stored fat in her cellar.
Had her think while she and her Dobbra walked about coming out with a scented candle product that smelled like food. Had her laughing to her self since she couldn't use Toriko as beta testers. When she experiments with savory or aromatic smells from foods in she stored or get through vendors. She needed to put aside when her Dobbra's bark told her they where she needed to go. Forward she stepped reaching for the handle allowing her Dobbra to open the door for her.
"No dogs." A clerk told her rather rudely when Dobbra came in to sight.
"Seeing Guide animals are allowed into any business since I'm blind and looking for Sand Scorpions." Usako defends her Dobbra looking around.
She didn't have much trouble looking among the large shelves that were filled with all kinds of bottled plants, and preserved creatures. Not giving the person time to apologize for bad mouthing her Dobbra. When she stopped med way in front of shelve labeled insects reached toward. Removing a capped jar half filled with dropped out Sand Scorpions asking if she have whole contain. Reaction she got form the clerk about wanted whole thing wasn't pleasing before she offered to pay full price. Had her asking for the item to be delivered to her estate instead of the Villa.
Clerk would answer by calling Usako crazy before agreeing to her customer's terms after payment was given. Before leaving the shop completely Usako made it clear she was blind and not deaf. Had her moving on to other items on her list that could be found around at other shops near Onsen Sharks. Having her forget about one of the Heavenly Kings she opened objected to never meeting.
"Lets go look for look for Merfin Flesh." Usako spoke to her Dobbra.
Who happily agreed to search for where they wanted to go next by guiding his master to their next location. By taking her to a grass embankment the two of them could sit on to observed Onsen Sharks. Had them going pass one of the Onsen Sharks channels where a group was currently soaking. Who were talking among them selves about a Tennyo with blond hair was wandering around Onsen Sharks collecting water. She turned down every man or young male that came in feet of her with a pick up line. Telling them to leave her along or she would end up threaten them with her Dobbra if they didn't back off.
Her long Gold Corn colored hair that had natural curl and bounce whenever she turned her head side to side. If any one caught a glimpse of her eyes of her crystal blue eyes when she leered at them. Had to guts to complement her on porcelain and peach skin tones that encased her Barbie doll body. If they didn't back off after her verbally warning she ended up introducing to her growling Dobbra. Who would stand at her feet ready to tackle them to the ground ready to bite an arm off, or bite in general. A bite from Dobbra this size wasn't as poisonous or lethal depending on venom injected to a person's system. How the way Usako personally trained her own Dobbra to defend with or with out his venom. Still scared any full-grown man away from her for rest of the day.
Just not one with Trio-colored hair allowing curiosity to get better of him
Hearing of others speak of someone just as beautiful couldn't be ignored any longer that morning or following afternoon. Out he went needing to search for this proclaimed blond haired Angel with Healing Touch and devil Dobbra. Every place he looked she had already visited or passed her self with enchanting smile. Leaving behind a startled or impressed bystander taken back by her charm.
These mannerisms reminded him of a woman he looked up to when he was still a child under Ichiryuu's care. Always telling him to take good care of him self if he ever wanted to be truly admired. Time spent combing through his ever-long hair and teaching him what was healthy enough to eat. Left an impression on him to this very say to the point he needed to clarify something.
"You!" He screamed when he found HER.
"Who?" Usako heard Sani's voice.
She had just exited an exotic fish store with sealed vacuum bag filled with freshly peeled scales of a Merfin. Her Dobbra instead of barking at the way Sani pointed two of them out struggling to get off his leash. Just sat down before his master and stared at the person with unique scent like Coco.