Bonding Moment:
Flourite sat at the occupied table that was simple pot of steaming Green Tea that has been freshly brewed. Lexxion sat one side of him staring down at his half-filled cup not looking up once at him. While other a dressed Usako wearing a light blush one of her hands held by Coco sat side by side. Both were staring toward Lexxion like they waited for him to say something about yesterday's events. All that came out of him was something between a high pitched squeak and a groan (when he tried to look either one).
"Their two consenting adults..." Flourite addressed Lexxion. "...Enjoying an activity that we've done a few times."
"..." Lexxion still couldn't speak.
"You wouldn't be here, If they hadn't done the deed like they just had done." Flourite repeated his statements.
"STILL!" Lexxion finally said something.
Forgetting to watch his own strength the dishware topple over on the table spilling the untouched tea. Completely staining Usako's tablecloth made from woven fibers of Ripper the Fox's under belly fur. While small cracks formed in each knocked over Snake Wale Bone teacup's brims. Teapot was barely standing since Flourite risked one of his under covered hands to protect the item. Everything else upon the Bishoku Cedar table to be ruined doe to hissy fit Lexxion threw.
"Lexxy!" Usako didn't use her motherly voice upon addressing her son.
Few have ever heard the almost Siren-like quality that could lure the most dangerous of Gourmet Beasts into her range. Underlining sedation with hint of playfulness that lured them into a false sense of security. Always falling for the enchanting sounds of her voice do to the different sound lengths. Some times shed used non-lyrical tunes instead of actual songs against higher-class creatures. Since now she was using her ability used only reserved only for hunting against her own angsted son. Not that Coco and Flourite would be the first ones to witness this piece of Usako. Since both some times in their lives had first handed observe what that blonde's voice could do.
"You need to accept this between Coco and me." Usako squeezed Coco's hand to make her point. "...Or have you forgotten what I told you about him being your father."
"I get that." Lexxion ended up lifting his head enough to look at her.
"Then why are your acting like a five-yr old?" She bluntly stated about the way he been acting.
This had Lexxion pushing back from the table without the excusing him self or offering to help pick up. Since he ended up getting to his feet adjusting the collar of whatever top he agreed to wear. Had him heading toward the back door unable to take the tension that was starting to form. Not that he did want to resolve everything this some how if he could handle the situation.
"Lexxy!" Usako called after him wanting him to get back here.
Coco was the one that kept her from chasing after their son advising she should treat Flourite's hand. Assuring her, he would be the one that would go and speak with Lexxion over this issue. Needing to fill in the role of fatherly figure he never got to play toward an already developed young man. To only be stopped by her still holding on to his hand rather tightly speaking in apologetic matter. Mumbling how all she wanted to raise / prepare her son and self for Gourmet World. About to ruined her beautiful complexion by crying over this minor issue as concerned over took her.
"Silence that doubtful voice." Coco's soothing tone calmed her own as he swayed one of his hands over her pale cheek. "I'll return him to your side in just a few minutes."
Coco couldn't stand the expression of concern that Usako carried while her care taker failed to calm Lexxion. Assuring her as best he could before getting up from the seat he occupied slowly. Asking if their was a place within Usako's vast estate that their son like visiting when filled with angry. His answer came from Flourite leaving his own seat refusing aid from Usako with his hand.
"Deep part of the Orchard where Miss. Usako's more rare trees grow." Flourite used Doctor Aloe upon his hand as he moved. "He seats in the tree's stops and watches the sun."
"Sounds like a Bishokuya in the making." Coco listened to Flourite about his own son.
He heads right for the very back door that Lexxion ran out through not caring if Coco followed him or not. Usako wanted to send her Dobbra after them to better locate where Lexxion was hiding. To only be instructed on staying put and getting a fresh pot ready for when Lexxion would be turned. By Coco and Flourite, before they left her to sit there and wait patiently for them. Didn't mean her heighten hearing wouldn't pick up on the conversation Coco started up with Flourite.
"This is first time he's ever ran." Flourite answered as honestly as he could about Lexxion. "It's first time she used her voce ability without a Speaking Stone."
"Reminds me of my childhood." Coco remembered he always fell for her Siren's voice.
"That I know since your father filled me in on what his daughter could do." Flourite knew of his employer's skills. "You have quite a women."
"That I agreed with you on." Coco would come to agree with him.
The both stopped in place a sight of Lexxion just a few feet from the back porch they both occupied. Standing beside him was his own animal partner the Dragon-Steed welcoming an Emperor Crow. Kiss stood before the teen with his head bowed to inspect Lexxion as if he was Coco himself. No flopping of large wings or attacking with giant claws as forms of rejection
toward Lexxion.
Just a simple nuzzle of Kiss' beak against the teen's clothed form
"I swear nothing happen for this to happen." Lexxion faced his dad and boyfriend. "He cornered me."
"Seems he smells you on me." Coco guessed the way Kiss acted toward Lexxion.
"...or figured out his master had an offspring..." Flourite suggested.
Xene huffed at the way Lexxion was being smothered by this giant bird and would have burned him. If Lexxion wasn't' accepting the way he was being treated by his father's own animal partner. Not that she could make out how slightly uncomfortable her own master was toward this turn.
"I would have done the same thing with Mordi to keep you from running." Flourite knew what Lexxion still wanted to do. "Now accept the fact a Heavenly King is your father."
Former saiseiya ended up leaving Coco with Lexxion figuring they needed this alone time to properly bond. Using the excuse he could better treat his head with what ever he had in the green house. Being careful not to fully move his hand since the Doctor Aloe could only do so such for his hand.
"Help?" Lexxion couldn't the pressure two Gourmet creatures.
"This is rare for Kiss to like someone." Coco walked toward Lexxion and two animals partners.
"More like he was keeping me from running." Lexxion just stared at the Emperor Crow. "This is why I don't want to be around other Animal Partners."
Coco would step up to kiss reaching out his own hand by gently petting his
Animal Partner in stroking matter. Whispering he should release Lexxion so he could come inside with him and Flourite. Promising he would get a chance to visit with the interesting person in the future. Some how Kiss understood and ended up backing away while Xene did the same to him. Leaving Lexxion to stand before a out reached hand of someone he couldn't deny any more was his actual father.
"This is happening?" Lexxion had to ask to see if he wasn't imaging all this.
"Yes, I'm here to fill a role I've missed out on." Coco was ready for this role.
Lexxion ended up talking his father's hand for the first time in his life feeling a strange sensation within his chest. He become filmier by acting as a bashful five year old meeting a role model for the firs time. Since the first thing he did was demand that Coco come to some type of parental agreement. Got him asked by Coco if shared custody was would suit him after paperwork was sorted out. Who ended up pulling Lexxion into a full out hug within his arms to end this deal.
"You two coming in?" Usako called to them from the back door. "Because i have a massive dinner to plan and these parental agreement forms are going to fill them selves out."
"Just bonding with our son." Coco proudly held Lexxion,
"Do it inside since it's going to rain." She had them looking toward the sky. "I don't want either one of your getting sick."
She brought up a difficult moment in her son's life when she thought she would truly lose him. Time she spoke had to do when the Green Rain poured down on them during a harvest season. Instead of picking the Apricotton and Blue Hawaiiyokan for market at the time when that rain came. Flourite acted fast erecting a type of tree called a Poncho Mellow as a cover for them. Just not fast enough since Lexxion got drenched and fell instantly under the ill effects of the Green Rain. To only be saved when Medical Mochi had been made and given out fellow ill. Flourite made sure Lexxion ate every last drop of Purple Mochi after spending hours watching/caring for him.
"She's such a drag." Lexxion never liked how Usako acted like a actual mom.
"Shows she cares." Coco reminds the youth.
Back inside Lexxion was carried since Coco hadn't released him from his hug or forced embrace within his arm. By placing him back in his seat while Usako closed the door asking what tea they wanted. Lexxion asked for Mushroom Pudding with mixture of Green tea and juiced Donburi fruit. Coco wanted simply Green tea with nothing more then splash of Peach Rose juice and nothing else. Would be prepared for them both by Usako instead of Flourite with practiced grace Coco come to adore. Ended with her setting a clipped together paper before Coco with a pen beside his tea.
"All I need is your signature and I'll have Flourite delivery everything tonight." Usako kissed Coco's cheek. "You can look everything over if your want."
"I trust you as long as I can spend a few nights here until hearing to clarify this." Coco skimmed everything.
"I'll have Flourite make up a room." Usako took a seat near Coco.
"Then where can I take you tonight?" Coco flipped through a few pages asking Usako on a date at same time.
Before she cold answer with a yes and what to wear on this first outing as a couple with her re-kindle flame. Lexxion with his mouth full yelled out he wanted to go to one Gourmet Towers' restaurants. Pointing out that on floor 312 of fork building was 7-star traditional Japanese eatery named Guts. Along with a branch of Happy Burger on one of non-member floors people visit.
"Toriko's influence." Coco asked Usako with amused smile.
"He hadn't spent that much time with him and we both know I'm not leaving him in Toriko's care." Usako disapprove of Zebra and Toriko supervising Lexxion.
"Sooner or later you have to trust them with him." Coco reminds her of an event she had coming up.
Usako had invited each Heavenly King to a grand feast to her home in honor of Coco becoming Lexxion's legal parent. Food she was going to serve was going to reflect that of a Thanksgiving meal. Seven flavored Turkey with a Canolnaan stuffing was her main dish beside a few other dishes, and three pies. All that cooking for them she looked forward to doing since she was reminded of her youth. When she spent her tween and early teen years feeding for growing boys her father adopted.
"He's scared of Zebra, Sunny freaks him out, and we both know how he thinking of Toriko." Usako sips from her tea cup.
"Give him time." Coco advised her with her usual smile.
"Hello!" Lexxion remind both his parents he was still in the room. "I'm right here."
What he got was a smile from his mom telling him to just be a good boy and enjoy the rest of his snack. Since he was going to be on barn duty for rest of the night as punishment for hurting Flourite's hand, and cracking her fine china. Meant cleaning out animals stalls and feeding the animals by hand.
"Your evil!" Lexxion mumbled about his mother.
"More like wickedly hot." She corrected him.
Coco couldn't help but smile further when he ended up signing last few pages of paperwork he been presented with. He and Usako had come to an agreement about Lexxion needing him in these years to come. Since the boy was growing stronger as a future Bishokuya for Gourmet World. Finally getting to know his father after so long may be the boost he needs in his training and learning.
"I have this wonderful cocktail dress that comes in white print I can wear." Usako spoke of a outfit she could wear to match Coco's white suit. "Made just a white dress."
"No fur this time." Lexxion couldn't stand when she wore her fur coats.
"Their not made form dead animals." She reminds her son.
"Still..." Lexxion stared at his empty bowl.