Bucky's

Chapter 14: An Unexpected Reunion

Bianca stormed off to the leisure district in a huff. Dusk had enveloped the city, but the bars and nightclubs and restaurants were plastered in bright neon lights that lit up the streets. Bass blasting through subwoofers within the clubs vibrated the air outside and pulsed through her body. Drunk young adults partied through the streets, laughing and having a blast with their friends. Bianca felt slightly out of place, being by herself. Even though she wasn't in her best state of mind, Bianca was still an exceptionally attractive Giantess, so she caught the eye of many male Giants who happened to pass by. However, Bianca had no interest in them. She had a singular purpose.

She wandered the streets, not knowing the exact whereabouts of her destination until she spotted the garish red of the neon sign blaring above the entrance. Bucky's. Bianca had a queasy pit in her stomach at the sight, but she pushed through her discomfort and went inside. Her eyes were assaulted with a sea of red and white, flowing with the determined movements of the waitresses as they served their customers.

The seating hostess greeted her upon entry with a toothy smile. "Table or bar?" she asked cheerfully.

"Definitely bar," Bianca grunted. She strode inside and sat down, avoiding the drunken crowds as best she could. She ordered the strongest drink on the menu and pounded it down. She wanted to get good and hammered, fast. She ordered her next drink "double strength," promising the bartender a hefty tip for an extra shot.

As she waited for him to prepare her drink, Bianca perused the menu. She was impressed by the wide variety of food options available. Bucky's seemed to have it all, including live humans. The human entrees were quite expensive as it were for temporary ingestion, but the cost for fatal ingestion was in the stratosphere. Bianca would never be able to afford such an option, not that she would necessarily want to. She'd be better off eating a Ferrari.

She held off ordering her food and instead opted for more drinks. Bianca knew what she wanted, but deep down she felt it was wrong, to order a human off a menu like a piece of meat. A confident, attractive Giant approached her and offered to buy her a drink, but she shooed him away. Finally, after getting good and drunk, she took the plunge and ordered potato skins as an appetizer, and a human to go with them. She emphasized that she wanted a willing human male, which she was informed would come with an extra charge. She nodded in acknowledgement. She had to struggle a bit not to slur her words as she spoke.

She sipped her drink and waited. She was starting to get very hungry. Her empty stomach growled and she recalled how good Gio had felt in her belly, for the short time he was in there. She boiled over with frustration and anger, not just at Gio for abandoning her but at herself. A pang of sadness struck her heart, and she wondered if she was making a terrible decision by coming to Bucky's. Maybe she should leave, before it was too late and she did something she would regret. How would Gio feel if he found out she was eating other humans in a Giant restaurant? She had an inkling he wouldn't react well.

Bianca didn't have time to take decisive action, though, because her food arrived and was thrust in front of her. She gulped nervously, but at the same time experienced an excited rush. Now was her chance. Laying in one of the potato skins, on a bed of cheese, bacon bits, and chives, with a dollop of sour cream in his lap, was a tiny, tasty human man. Bianca was amazed. He was relatively calm, and looked at her dully, as if he couldn't see her. As Bianca examined him, her amazement magnified into shock.

"G-Gary!?" she exclaimed, her eyes wide as saucers. His nametag read "Graham Cracker," but his visage was unmistakable. She had only failed to recognize him initially because she was accustomed to seeing him with glasses on.

The man on her plate visibly shuddered at the vocalization of his real name in such an unexpected situation. He hadn't heard his true birth name in a long time, not since he'd been imprisoned at Bucky's. He sat up, squinting, laboring to try and see through the fog of his poor eyesight. "Bianca?" he asked hesitantly at the sound of her familiar voice.