~With Aleki~

So, I did manage to make to one of Hana's shows and she was competing.

She did great like always and it was telling everyone that she's ready for a championship at some point, even though she's holding the Goddess of Stardom Championship with Yukari.

What I meant is a singles Championship and I'd like to see her win one of those sometime.

Anyway, I woke up one morning to go to the dentist, and after finding out I had a cavity and they fixed it, my mouth ended up getting sore.

What was even worse was that I had a show today, and I had to get there.

Since Hana was going to come with me to the show, I had to text her ahead of time to let her know that I had to get a filling and I can barely talk.

And Hana, being the sweetheart she is...

Hana: 大丈夫です！話す必要はありません。行動は言葉よりも雄弁です！ (It's okay! You don't have to talk. Actions speak louder than words!)

I then texted her...

Me: では、ニュージャパンの店へ行きましょう。 (Alright then, let's go to the New Japan store.)

Hana: よし！行くぞ！ (Okay! Let's go!)

I picked her up from her apartment and we drove over to the store where New Japan merch was being sold in Tokyo.

That's right, turns out that there's a shop in Tokyo where everyone, local or tourist, can buy merch from to support the company.

I've been there a couple times and it's really cool, so I know for a fact that there will be a Kenny Omega Bullet Club shirt for sale and it's perfect.

As we arrived, Hana offered to speak for me as my mouth was still sore from the dentist, so it was a huge blessing because we finally got the shirt we needed, which costed about 3,600 yen (25 USD).

After that, we drove to the arena, where my Bullet Club stablemates were, but I told them beforehand that my mouth was sore and I can't exactly talk without hurting.

They understood and they got me a trash can and some lighter fluid so I can burn the shirt as well.

I know what I plan on doing and this right here is gonna get me nuclear heat from the Japanese wrestling fans.

~Segment~

I was in my usual outfit, and I was ready to send Kenny Omega a message, letting him know what I really think about The Elite and his leadership in Bullet Club.

I was looking forward to sending a message to the entire Elite, more specifically Kenny.

I really want him in a No DQ match because that'll give me a chance to show everyone what I can really do as a wrestler, more so than just a normal match.

Anyway, after a few minutes, my music played...

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...and at the 0:25 mark, I went out with the trash can, the shirt, and the lighter fluid, causing the fans to scream in shock and horror as I smiled, regardless of the pain, went into the ring and set up the trash can in the middle of the mat.

I then grabbed a microphone, as if I was going to speak, but then, to troll everyone that I couldn't talk, I threw it away, threw the t-shirt into the can, squirted all the lighter fluid onto the shirt that's in the can, lit a match, and when I lit the shirt aflame inside that garbage can, Hitler ain't got nothin' on me!

The fans started to panic and chanted "Baka Gaijin", or "idiot foreigner" at me once again, much to my personal satisfaction this time.

I'm serious, some of the fans started running for the doors and outta the arena because of the fear that I might burn the place down, even though it's in a trash can and I'm burning the shirt in there, just to save the possibility of that happening!

Eventually, the Buckaroos, Omega, and Hangnail started running out to stop me, but I rolled out of the ring and smiled at them, letting them know that I sent a message!

They managed to find a fire extinguisher and put out the fire, but the message was already sent and the shirt was already destroyed, so them trying to save what was left of it is pretty pointless.

My theme played and I saw Hana still smiling in excitement compared to the other fans in the arena, as they were booing at me, just constantly.

~With Hana~

Seriously, Aleki got people so mad at the Bullet Club OGs, New Jack could've walked through the curtain and he'd have been a babyface!

He's pissing fans the hell off, and I love it, but I'm now learning that he's gaining so much hate to where people are seeing him more and more as a bad guy, but I really think he's trying to tell us something and that's the fame and fortune going to the Elite's heads and yet the fans prefer them.

I can applaud Aleki for doing so because he's doing whatever he can, both in and out of character, to prove that the Elite, except Cody, are not genuine human beings.

I mean, this is something that I would do if I ever have the chance in a rivalry, but it's too extreme, so I'm gonna hold off on that until the time is right.

I also know that if my mom was still wrestling, this is something that she would do, knowing how much of an asshole heel she was in her career. I might have to ask Rossy if I can do something similar, maybe in a trash bag and then in a dumpster, right?

Anyway, after that segment, I went to the back and I saw Aleki and his friends dying of laughter from what he's done out there!

I joined in, knowing how much of a heat getter Aleki did, and it worked so well that I think he's gaining inspiration from me. I can let him do that since I'm an asshole heel in Stardom with Oedo Tai and he's new in the wrestling business as I am.

It was only a matter of time before the next PPV is on and with Aleki wrestling Kenny again, and I'm looking forward to that match.

~With Aleki; Days Later~

After my mouth got better from the dentist, I can talk again, so to celebrate that, I decided to invite Hana over to my place for a stay-at-home kinda date.

I even decided to invite her to some Samoan and Japanese infused cuisine for dinner, that I had growing up, and that would be some whole chicken wings that I'll be cooking up, but first, I had to make the marinade.

It's very simple,

- Pineapple Juice
- Soy Sauce (I'd prefer Kikkoman)
- Grated Ginger
- Grated Garlic
- Raw Unfiltered Honey
- Hand Crushed Hot Chili Powder

And with the wings, I just usually buy the pre-prepped wings, to save time, and when the marinade is finished, I added it to the bowl of raw wings and mixed the marinade well making sure everything is coated.

After a few minutes of mixing the seasonings together, I wrapped it in plastic wrap, and chucked it in the fridge to marinate for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, but since Hana's coming over today, I don't have a lot of time to let that go overnight, so a few hours it is!

An hour later, I decided to work on the rice, just washing it until the starch isn't there anymore, and when that was done, I let the rice soak for at least 45 minutes to an hour.

And just as I was about to work on the rice, the doorbell rang, so I cleaned my hands, and opened the door to see Hana being as cute as ever.

Hana: こんにちは、アレキちゃん！ (Hi Aleki-chan!)

I smirked...

Me: 調子はどう？愛しい人？ (How you doin', sweetheart?)

We kissed and hugged a bit as I let her into the apartment, where she saw the rice being soaked.

Hana: ああ、お米を作っていたんですか？ (Oh, you were working on the rice?)

Me: そうだね、君は僕がご飯を炊くのをちょっと止めたんだ。 (Yeah, you kinda stopped me from getting the rice cooked.)

Hana: 申し訳ありません、知りませんでした。 (I'm so sorry, I didn't know.)

Me: 大丈夫だよ。それに鶏肉を取り出して調理の準備をしないといけないんだ。嗅いでみるかい？ (It's alright, plus I gotta get the chicken out and get it ready for cooking. Wanna give it a sniff?)

Hana: お願いします！ (Please!)

I took it out of the fridge and brought out a cast iron skillet with rims sticking up, almost as if I'm looking for grill marks, which is exactly what I'm looking for.

Hana then came up and gave it a sniff, and she was in so much bliss!

Hana: わぁ。おいしそうな香りがします。 (Wow. That smells delicious.)

Me: これはサモアと日本の風味が入ったチキンウィングです。私のルーツをここに取り入れたいんです。あなたのレシピの 1 つを紹介してくれたので、今度は私の番です。 (It's Samoan and Japanese Infused Chicken Wings. I wanna bring some of my heritage here, you know? You introduced me to one of your recipes, now it's my turn.)

Hana: 私も賛成です。荷物を置いて始めましょう。いいですか？ (I'm all for that. Let me put down my stuff and we'll get started, sounds good?)

Me: いいですね。 (Sounds good.)

I kissed her cheek as she walked away, but I let her slip hers out of mine lovingly as she smiled, and went over to the couch to put her stuff down before taking her jacket off to reveal a Bullet Club shirt.

However, it looked different, and when she walked back in, Hana showed it off to me.

Me: おお、ホホホ！どこで手に入れたの？ (Oh, ho ho ho! Where'd you get that?!)

I turned back around to the stove to get the chicken cooking, but she came to the side to smiled before leaning on the counter, causing me to chuckle a bit, just because of how cute she is.

Hana: ニュージャパンのお店から。彼らはあなたのためにシャツを作ることにしたのですが、きっとあなたには伝えてなかったですよね？ (From the New Japan store. They decided to make a shirt for you, but I'm sure they didn't tell you about it, right?)

Me: 彼らはそうしなかったが、君によく似合うから許してあげるよ。彼らがそれを思いついたことに私は大賛成だ。 (They didn't, but I'll give 'em a pass since it looks good on ya, and I'm all for them coming up with that.)

Hana: そう思いますか？ (You think so?)

Me: うん。つまり、あなたはそれを着てすごくかわいく見えるけど、私は醜く見えるわ。 (Yeah. I mean, you look so cute with that, it makes me look ugly.)

She giggled a bit as I had to laugh as well.

Hana: そんなこと言わないで、君は自分が思っているよりもずっとハンサムだよ。 (Don't say that, you're way more handsome than you think.)

Me: そう思いますか？ (You think so?)

Hana: うん。顔に無精ひげがあるのがすごくかわいいって言ったのを覚えてるよ。 (Yeah. I do remember saying that you having the stubble on your face is quite cute.)

Me: まあ、日本では嫌われているのは知っています。近いうちに、おそらく永久に、それをやめるつもりです。 (Well, I do know that it's frowned upon in Japan. I plan on getting rid of it soon, probably forever.)

Hana: いいえ、そのままにしておいてください。それだとカッコよく見えますよ。 (No, please, just keep it. You look handsome with that.)

Me: わかった、君が取っておいて欲しいなら取っておくよ。君だけのものだから。 (Alright, if you want me to keep it, then I'll keep it. It's only just for you.)

Hana: それで私はあなたをさらに愛するようになります。 (That makes me love you even more.)

She hugged behind me and laid her chin on my shoulder before kissing my cheek with a smile.

Me: えっと、ご飯とチキンの準備手伝ってくれませんか？ (Well, you mind helping me with the rice and chicken?)

Hana: ああ、もちろんです！ご飯を炊き始めます。 (Oh, sure! I'll get the rice started.)

Me: そしてこの鶏肉を調理します。 (And I'll get this chicken cooking.)

Hana kissed my cheek again before going over to the rice cooker while I was cooking the chicken.

I mean, it smells incredible, with all the flavors and whatnot. I'd have this everyday if I could, but I can't, because I'm on a diet. This is just a cheat meal if that makes any sense.

As Hana got the rice cooking, I got the chicken seared and being cooked. Plus, these wings are gonna be cooked all the way through since they don't take that long to make, but to implement some extra flavor, I'm taking some charcoal that I managed to buy from the local store, and burn it a bit in my oven, to make sure that I get some whiteness on there.

Once the wings were fully cooked, I put them on a tray, and in a small bowl, I put the partially burnt charcoal in the bowl, in the middle of the tray, heated up some oil, poured some of the oil into the bowl of burnt charcoal, and closed the oven door to let it all smoke.

Hana: ああ、鶏肉を少し燻製にしてるんですか？ (Oh, you're smoking the chicken a little bit?)

Me: そうです。それは私の伝統の一部です。私たちは炭火で燻製にして肉に風味をつけるのが好きなので、このレシピにはサモアの風味が取り入れられています。 (That's right. It's a part of my heritage. We like to smoke some charcoal flavor onto meats, so that's the Samoan infused part in this recipe.)

Hana: それはいいですね。ソースを作りましょうか。 (I like that. Let's work on the sauce, shall we?)

Me: やりましょう。 (Let's do it.)

In a small saucepan, I added some chicken stock, the freshly crushed chili powder (I basically took some chilis, smoked them in a pan, and crushed them afterwards to get the heat), grated ginger, grated garlic, some honey, a splash of pineapple juice, Kikkoman soy sauce, coarse salt, and a tiny bit of flour to help thicken the sauce.

Now, if anyone's trying to make this and they're a celiac or someone they're serving the sauce to with the wings has celiac disease, I'd personally recommend to leave the flour out and use a cornstarch mixture instead, but only do that when the sauce is all coming together like I just did.

And with garlic and ginger, I recommend prepping them as normal, but if anyone has trouble with using a knife, they have a disability, or they're short of time, they can simply put the peeled ginger and garlic in a food processor, and that'll definitely help with whatever everyone's got going on.

Also, with the garlic, I recommend not buying a jar of that pre-minced garlic. It's no good.

Fresh is better in this case.

Anyway, once the sauce was finished, I took it off the heat, and gave it a taste. And when I tasted it, the sauce came out DELICIOUS!

Me: ねえ、花ちゃん！スプーンを持ってこれを食べてみて。すごく美味しいよ。 (Hey, Hana-chan! Grab a spoon and try this. It's really good.)

Hana did grab a spoon, got a bit of the sauce, tasted it, and she moaned in bliss.

Hana: すごく美味しいです。これは私の新しいお気に入りのチキンソースになると思います。 (That is so good. I think this is my new favorite sauce for chicken.)

Me: わあ、すごいですね。 (Wow, that's awesome.)

Hana: 確かにパイナップルの味がします。とても素敵な味ですね。 (I can definitely taste some pineapple in there. Such a nice touch.)

After letting it simmer for a few minutes, the sauce was finished, I took the chicken wings out of the oven, and extinguished the burnt charcoal almost immediately.

I then sung in a playful tone, just to mess with my girlfriend...

Me: "Smoky chicken ready!"

She laughed a bit and just as I said that, the rice was finished, and we were ready for dinner.

Hana got a plate of rice and two wings with some sauce while I have a plate of the same thing, and as we sat down with chopsticks and some water to drink, we put our hands together, and proclaimed...

Me/Hana: Itsadakimasu. (Thank you for the food.)

We dug in and just as Hana took a bite of the wing, she closed her eyes and moaned in bliss from the flavor.

Hana: わあ。とてもおいしくて柔らかい。スモーキーな風味が、このソースとチキンに本当に味を加えています。 (Wow. So tasty and tender. The smokiness really adds something to the chicken with that sauce.)

Me: それは嬉しいです。それに、日本とサモアの味をひとつの料理に組み合わせると、これは本当に美味しいです。ライスも美味しいです。手羽に深みが加わります。 (I appreciate that. And you know, combining Japanese and Samoan flavors into one dish, this is pretty bloody good. Rice is good too, it really adds some depth to the wings.)

Hana: アレキちゃん、頑張りましたね。とてもいいです。 (You outdid yourself, Aleki-chan. This is very good.)

Me: ありがとう、花ちゃん。あなたからのメッセージは本当に嬉しいです。 (Thank you, Hana-chan. It really means a lot coming from you.)

Hana: 確かにサモアの影響が感じられますし、あなたにとってなぜその伝統がそれほど大切なのかがわかります。 (I can definitely tell the Samoan infusion and I can see why your heritage means so much to you.)

Me: ありがとう、ハナちゃん。いつか、あなたと私が一緒にサモアに休暇に行けるかもしれないわね。いつかその文化を紹介してあげようか？ (I appreciate that, Hana-chan. You know, maybe someday, you and I can go to Samoa for vacation together. Want me to introduce you to the culture sometime?)

Hana: それは嬉しいですね。また、とてもよかったです、アレキちゃん。本当によくできました。 (I would love that. Again, very good, Aleki-chan. Very well done.)

Me: ありがとう。 (Thank you.)

We kept eating our dinner and when we were done, we got on the couch to watch a few movies, like two 007 films, Spectre from 2015 and Skyfall from 2012.

Obviously, I turned the Japanese subtitles on for Hana, knowing how her English skills weren't that good, nor are they bad, more so in the middle.

She is learning the language and I'll give her props for learning how to speak and understand since it's the most complicated language to learn, but for the time being, it's best to put her needs first before my own.

Even when I put the subtitles on, Hana was a bit touched by what I was doing.

Hana: アレキちゃん。つけなくてもいいよ。 (Aleki-chan. You don't have to put them on.)

Me: ねえ、あなたはまだ英語を勉強中ですが、今のところは、みんなが何を言っているのか理解するのに役立つだけです。 (Hey, you're still learning English, but for now, this is just to help you get an idea of what everyone's saying.)

I put my arm around her and kissed her head as she still smiled, and laid down, with her head on my lap, but a few seconds later, I felt her purring like a cat.

Hana is just adorable and I'm glad I met her last year. If it wasn't for that Stardom show I went to with Kenta, I'd probably still feel lonely.

To show some affection, I just rubbed her head as we stayed like this for the rest of the night, watching the movies together until we fell asleep on the couch.