Private Moments:
Zebra couldn't come to believe the reason could never be seduce by the opposite sex had a child was beyond him. When he came face to face with 16-year-old version said child during a visit to Coco's home. Their Lexxion sat at Coco's dining table before his scared face with Surprise Apple in his mouth. Blinking every few seconds when he and Zebra started an awkward staring contest for five whole minutes. That was put to an end when Coco entering behind Zebra to get into the room.
Explaining while he removed whatever cloak he wore that Lexxion had been placed in his care by Flourite. His mother was away within the Gourmet World doing her own hunting with her animal's partners. Grandfather Ichiryuu was off some where Gourmet God's knows where doing whatever. Flourite had to go off on a Gourmet Hunt for 7-flavored Turkey, Onion Goat, and other ingredients. Only choice that seemed safe to leave the teen was father he just gotten to know.
"Komatsu or Toriko would have taken him if they hadn't gone on their own Gourmet Hunt." Coco closes the door. "Sani is still in LIFE."
Coco had to walk over to Lexxion while he finished speaking to remove the Surprise Apple from his mouth. Advising the lad he wasn't a Mechinisu Horse and needed to cut his fruit in piece to ingest better. To make his point Coco end up using his Poison Sword small Technique to slice ups the apple in to 8 piece. He lay before the teen on the table he sat at before leaving him alone.
"Thanks." Lexxion watched Poison Sword small retracts back into pores of his father's skin of his hand.
"Now I'll brew us something to drink while I leave you too social with Zebra." Coco looked to third visitor. "Try not to harm him too much."
"Depends." Zebra grunted still staring Lexxion.
Off Coco would go talking about some kind of Tea that Usako had gifted him in basket of goodies. Not stopping once when asked by his son or Zebra to at least stay little longer for awkward silence to pass over. Ended up staying when the two were left alone to start staring at the other one.
"You mother still a heck of a woman?" Zebra broke the silence with a smirk remembering last seeing Usako.
"She single-handed raised me and become a well-known chef with out making IGO ranking." Lexxion munched on his chopped up apples. "She got done with a photo shoot for magazine called Sizzler ."
To the message bag that hangs on the back of Lexxion's chair he would go to pull out a labeled reading article. He would open toward the center when his mother wearing aprons and suggestive clothes were found. Over he would hand to Zebra hoping this would get him on his good side. Not knowing that Zebra would take hold with taken grip smirking when he looked over the pictures.
"Your mother still has those...curves." He stopped at the Centerfold.
Standing in front of a open wood burning stove, wearing shorten version of pioneer woman's outfit, pulling out an Apple Piterorite. Was done-up Usako wearing smirk that reflects one Zebra now wore on his scarred face. Wearing colorful potholders on her polished, lotion, and fragile hands. Ever so amount of her cleavage could be seen in low cut blouse she was put into for that photo. Skirt and apron she wore were pinned up just right to show off long, slender, legs of honey kissed skin.
"Yeah, lots of...people...had told me she's a MILF." Lexxion knew what Zebra spoke of.
Attending independent classes at a local education center with fellow youths when his isn't training or adventuring. Had him meeting fellow teens his own age that informed him about his good-looking mother. Asking him all kinds of questions about his mother being available for one nightstand kind of date.
"They're just cocky bastards jealous of whom you get to go home to." Zebra wasn't turning away from the picture before him.
"Thanks and you can keep the magazine since mom had copies from the photo shoot." Lexxion wasn't keeping what he handed over.
Conversation between them stopped when Lexxion returned to eating the last of his chopped Surprise apples. Had Zebra asking how the teen could eat something that was cut using a poison knife technique. Where he learned from the teen had the same anti-bodies Coco had toward all known and unknown poisons. He was coming to learn about with out being locked away and studied by IGO scientists.
"Ever been on A hunt?" Zebra asked watching his chew.
Lexxion stopped munching on the last of his apple slices to think of his first Gourmet Hunt in mother's presence. What came to his mind was when he was 12 and visited Breakfast Island with his grandfather and mom. Both brought him to help harvest Ham and Egg Plants while on vacation time. He was able to use his own version of disk using his own poison to cut down some pods.
He just wished he could tell Zebra about this if his moth wasn't full of apple chucks he been eating. Not wanting to choke on one these chucks just to talk had him scared he get on Zebra's bad side. So swallowing was going to hear when he started to get stared at by Zebra when he didn't answer. Had him wishing he could get away with lying with someone who could tell he was fibbing.
"How is everything going?" Coco asked joining them.
He ended up walking straight for the table they were sitting at to set a filled trey with drinks on. Frosted mug filled beer imported from Beer Waterfall for Zebra was handed over while tow cups Rum, raisin tea. Would be placed before Lexxion and empty sear next to him advising Lexxion slow down his chewing. That he would do while allowing Coco to take over the conversation Zebra started back up.
"He was 12 and it was a to Breakfest Island with dad." Coco recalled something Usako something. "After that Dad has been behind his training for future role of a Bishokuya."
"Means your already know about Old Man." Zebra smirked.
Lexxion ended up getting creeped at sight of Zebra smirked using the scarred side of his face rather easily. Down went his mouth full of Surprise Apple before he ended up reaching for filled teacup. Had him stopping remembering how he gets around alcoholic based drinks since tea was made with rum.
"Don't worry." Coco could see Lexxion was hesitating. "You'll be fine."
Within a few minutes Lexxion picked up the teacup and started to sip the hot fluid that tasted like rum covered raisins. Paying attention to his father and Zebra talking about him as the main subject. Somewhat curious if they had any plans that included him doing type of bonding moment with him.
"Um... Can we go to Happy Burger?" Lexxion asked about eating out.
He pulled a pamphlet from his bag that told about the restaurant being Co-Owned by his mother. From the menus she created for the franchise to the smiling burger mascot dressed as a waiter. Screamed influenced by Usako in some way since her picture was on founders' section of leaflet. When eyes belonging to grinning Zebra and inquisitive Coco looked over the provided for information. Before either one could say yes to the request about a joint outing a sight of something.
"Lexxion." Coco calmly instructed him. "Go enjoy your tea in my room until I call for you."
Up the teen went with his teacup in hand heading straight for the section of Coco's dome shaped home. Used as a private bedroom Coco turned down in when he wanted to sleep for eight hours. Currently was where a blow up bed covered in linens, two pillows, and a comforter all meant for Lexxion. Who currently walked passed by fabric hanging from a rod that acted as a privacy curtain. Seeking his blow up bed as a place to seat down finish what left of his drink. Looking around the room after he placed his cup on bedside table next to his father's bed taking in the sights.
Room his father slept in lacked proper decorations that could be colorful or add some type of life. All he could find was standard furniture most rooms needed and plain looking sheets on the bed. Only sign of life within this room was a new picture frame that held an image of him and his mother. Just the picture was old and showed that captured moment in time was distance memory for Lexxion.
"Have to bother mom about getting him a new one." Lexxion liked where the picture was.
Frame containing the picture right above Coco's bed while telling Lexxion must of known about Lexxion's being his. Just wanted to wait for his mom to tell or confess to him about the kid. Not that he cared since a picture he had of his mother and him laid under his blow up bed's pillow. He decided to switch out with the old one that Coco some how came to own with him knowing. One was him much older with his mother still the youthful like she was in the last one.
"I blame your Gourmet Cells." He stared at his mother in both pictures.
He could never figure how 30-ish year women like his mother could still stay eternally beautiful and energetic. She some how lived typical single mother life style by raising him while being socialite. Amazed him since she had set of chef knives named after the fairy tales princess. A Queen Bee Effect over men of older age willing to bend over backwards for her. Natural relationship with four Heavenly Kings that was more of mother/child bond some never understands. Among other parts of his mother he was still coming to understand in his own way.
End up dismissing one of many subjects that bothered him about his family he was still coming terms with. Liking how his mother started introducing him to uncles she grew up around, or helped raised. Just how he was coming to know each person brought him closer to understanding his mother. To have an idea of text her about when she'll be back from popped into his head. Out came his cellar device in which he would start to use if text alert hadn't stopped him. Answering right away to find it was sent straight from his mother's personal number using instant system.
Contains of the text:
Dearest Lexxy;
I'm been force to take a minor detour while on my way to the Human World that has to do with 'shady' part of my family. Please understand that I wouldn't be home liked planned and have plans to make up missed moment (hint hint).
Sincerely,
Your Loving Mother
A sigh came from his lips when he closed the window the contained message knowing whom she was visiting. Not that he was going to get use to her visits to head of Bishokukai in presence of Starjun. Only took place once a year or on rare occasions at undisclosed location that never included him. To only be told about her times with these people to help him better understand her situation.
Just this time he would the story she would spun wouldn't be in the presence of his newly acquitted Uncles, or father. Each one not a fan of Bishokukai and their methods of handling the Gourmet World. He would have chosen to keep to him self during his stay here if wasn't for Zebra. Remembering the guy was a living lie-detector while Coco's fortune-telling skills all predicted THIS.
Had him wanting to be by his mother's side 'visiting' with Uncle Midora
Not knowing at the moment of even saying related about his mother would end up making her sneeze. Into her cloth napkin she had been using to keep her skirt clad lap clean of food bits. Revealing the knee length cocktail dress in a dark flora print she currently wore with the rest of her outfit. Made up of matching spiked heels and stockings that covered most of her slender legs. Only jewelry she wore was consisted of a choker with polished Amplifier stone embedded into material and studded earrings.
"Catching a cold?" Midora asked her having their glasses refilled.
"Just a reminder I've got a heart." He was answered in an almost inaudible voice from her when she still refused to make eye contact with him. "Why you asking?"
To only be reminded the neck wear on her amplified her voice loud enough for him to hear what was said. Making her wanting to rip what Starjun off had placed on her neck and throw it at Midora with a passion. To only be reminded that reasons she was even here was strong bonds of family obligation embedded into her. By none other then her mother, who always told her how important those ties between family, were.
Had her crossing her legs while she adjusted the cloth napkin on her lap putting her best 'Go to Hell' smile. Upon her ageless face when she for the 5th time that night pushed away her refilled wine glass. Choosing to stop ingesting a richly aged bottle of Champagne Rain in a glass made from Crystal material.
"About the offer or arrangement you made for me to be with...Mr. Starjun ..." She hatred even saying the man's man. "I rather swallow a cup Coco's Devil Poison follows through with it."
To make her point more clear she bent the metal fork she been holding the time she spoken to Midora. That would be dropped on a filled plate she hadn't touched since sitting at table hours ago. As she got to her heel clad feet to tisping over once she walked out of her chair reaching for a coat.
"I just want you to be happy." Midora tried to sound sincere.
"Don't make me laugh... Uncle." She pulled on her coat. "Until next time."