Nanbaka Indulgence

Chapter 24

"Do we have to swing across?" I moan. "My arms are the human equivalent to spaghetti noodles."
"But do they taste like noodles?" Rock asks.
I lick an arm. "Nope."
"I've got an idea," Jyugo says, stepping to the water's edge, "I'm gonna knife the fish."
"Jyugo, no." Uno makes a grab for his friend.
"Jyugo, yes." Long swords sprout from his arm and he dives into the water, slicing rapidly.
"What the fuck?" I watch the strange scene unfold.
"Jyugo, you idiot." Uno mutters. "Rock, can you you get him before he hurts himself?"
"On it." Rock grabs onto the rope and swings out to grab Jyugo with one hand, pull him out of the water, and finish carrying him to the other side. Jyugo droops in his arms, the swords reverting back to shackles as the two hit the shore.
"ARE YOU OKAY?" Uno bellows across the pool.
"I THINK A PIRANHA BIT MY TOE OFF BUT IT'S OKAY!" He shouts back.
"HOW THE FUCK DO YOU NOT KNOW IF YOUR TOE GOT BIT OFF OR NOT?"
"I'M NOT CERTAIN IF I HAVE MORE OR LESS TOES THAN I DID THIS MORNING."
"MORE? DID A PIRANHA GIVE YOU A TOE?"
"MAYBE? I'M NOT WELL VERSED ON HOW TOES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK."
"ROCK, THROW THE ROPE OVER SO I CAN COUNT JYUGO'S TOES." Uno yells across the pool to his other cellmate.
Rock just nods and tosses the rope to Uno. The Brit wraps his hands around it and smoothly glides across. I watch him hand the rope back to Rock and say something to him before turning to help Jyugo check on his toes. Rock swings across the water to join the remaining four of us.
"I'm here to help you guys across." He says.
Kitty crosses her arms. "I can take myself."
Rock shrugs. "Sucks." He picks her up by the waist and easily swings her across and drops her on the other side before returning.
"Oh! Me next!" Nico leaps onto his friend's back.
"You wanna come too?" Rock asks CJ. "I could probably carry you both."
CJ shrugs and steps forward to let Rock pick her up and carry her across. Then he returns for me.
Oh shit, here comes the Beef. I feel my face grow hot and I know from experience I bare the likeness to that of a tomato at the moment.
Rock notices my blush and grins. "Look, now your noodle arms have a tomato face to match with."
"Shut up and take me across, Beef Boy." I mutter.