Welcome to my first FanFiction! Please, bear/bare? with me. I know it's a bit shaky, but it'll get better.

Note: I've re-read and edited this entire story. I think my first chapters were kind of short and there were still some grammar errors, so I fixed them and adding more to them.

Another stressful day at the Gourmet Coliseum could really take its tolls out on Rin sometimes. From trying to calm down a violent Musk Viper to helping a mother Snow Saber deliver her cubs (which was very messy and time consuming), it whipped her out fast. Those chain beasts were far too stubborn for their own good. She just wanted to go home and have a nice relaxing soak. Although she would have made it there since her shared home with her brother wasn't a long distances away, had it not been for a curtain someone's voice yelling out "Hey Rin, hold on!" making her stop in her tracks. She whips around to see her one and only Toriko speed walking to catch her. Her sweetie pie was here! It must've been a few months since she saw him last. He must've been delivering an ingredient that Mansam had asked him to get. It was kind of late in the day, but she figured that's why he was here at all.

"TORIKO! Are you here to see me, right?" She ignored her early assumption. "Well, of course, you are. There's no other person you would want see around this time."

He came to a full halt in front of her. "Glad I caught up with you before I left. Listen, are you doing anything for the next few days? I was hoping you might want to go somewhere with me." he asked.

It took Rin an exceptionally long time to process what Toriko had just said to her though. She couldn't even make words, eyes widening, mouth twitching. In the far reaches of her mind it sounded like he was asking her out a DATE!

All right, girl. Keep it together, this is the moment you've been waiting for. A real live date with the man of your dreams!

"But if you're too busy..."

"Wow...wow! Sure, I'll go anywhere with you!" She was practically jumping out of her shoes in excitement. "I just have to let Mansam know about this. I'm sure he'll allow me some time off."

Toriko smiled. "That's always good to know. Now, we'll be heading for..." At some point Rin had pretty much stopped listening and got ahead of herself. She began thinking out loud.

"Wow, I can't believe this is happening so quickly! I guess we could go to the Undersea Restaurant. Ah, but that place is usually packed with people. Especially at night. I still want to go though. I've heard they got the best seafood dishes this side of the Gourmet Age."

"Don't I know it," laughed Toriko. "I was there a not too long ago with Komatsu."

Oh... damn it.

Rin casted her eyes down. She doesn't know why but she felt her heart clench a little bit; can't help but feel jealous at the fact that Toriko had already gone with Komatsu. She'd shouldn't feel too upset. Komatsu is Toriko's combo partner after all. He'll probably bring the little chef along for ride. like he always does.

I'm never gonna have any alone time with Toriko. Sigh...

As if sensing Rin's discomfort, Toriko reached out and placed his hand under her chin then lifted it up.

The gesture caught Rin by surprise as her head tilted back to look up into Toriko's brown eyes.

"Hey. I want it to where it'll be just the two of us. No one else is coming and hopefully no other people will be around. Got it?"

Rin's blue eyes widened in pure shock, heart thumping in her crest. OMG! So Toriko really does want to spend the day, no DAYS, with me. Only me and nobody else!

She nodded slowly.

"Great," Toriko removed his hand away from her face. She misses the contact. "I'll call you sometime later to let you know when I'm coming pick you up and what to wear. Is that ok with you?"

"Yes, yes of course it is! But where are we going?"

Toriko grinned playfully. "Ha. When you were caught up in yourself I said where we're going. Let's make it a surprise for now." With that, he turned and walked away.

As Rin watched him leave, it hadn't accrued to her that she had been standing in the same spot for at least 10 minutes before she got her legs moving again. Finally getting home, she opened the door, walked inside, then shuts it behind her. She goes into the living room then plops down on the sofa with a sigh. Soon after going over the events from the past 20 minutes Rin finally lets out an over glorify cheer. "I GOT A DATE WITH TORIKO!"

To be continued...

Last Edited: January 18, 2015