Beauty As A Model And Beast As A Delinquent
A/N This is one of my favorite ideas so far. Please kick back, relax and enjoy the story. Please also read and review.
Oga Tatsumi was just a jobless young man who never considered much for his education considering he was a delinquent from the bowels of Ishiyama High. Ever day, he would walk around and go looking for jobs but he would always get fired under 24 hours because of his penchant of starting fights or beating people up. His best friend, Furuichi Takayuki was a reformed and successful businessman thanks to his logical and smart thinking skills. Oga's last job was a lowly clerk at some business company which became bankrupt soon after he joined. He only managed to get his first and last paycheck of the month before the company closed down which amounted to just a meager 1500 yen.
" I am running very low in funds right now and I can't be spending every night eating canned baked beans and sardines while taking showers in cold water," he thought grumpily as he looked sorrowfully at the couple of bills left in his worn out wallet. He passed by Tojo's Yakisoba Restaurant and peeped inside. He burned with jealousy as he saw the crowded room filled with customers and Tojo sitting there drinking a glass of sake in a polished three piece suit. Oga decided to try his luck and he went inside the restaurant.
" Hey Tojo. Long time no see. Listen, do you need an extra waiter?" Oga asked hopefully but Tojo just snorted with laughter. " If you are suggesting yourself, you must take me for an idiot. Yes, I do need one but it's not going to be you Oga so just forget it," said Tojo and Oga narrowed his eyes and prepared to punch Tojo but Tojo calmly blocked it and put him in a headlock. " Listen Tatsumi, as a successful restaurant owner, I am through with violence and if you try to cause any more trouble here, I will not hesitate to break your bones and call the police," said Tojo seriously and he released him.
Oga dusted himself and he muttered as all eyes in the restaurant were on him as he made his way out of the restaurant and back onto the cold and uninviting streets of Ishiyama. " Fuck him. Who needs that idiot? I can always ask Himekawa. He owns one big damn company and I am sure he can find me some job," thought Oga and he entered the Tatsuya Company skyscraper building and took the lift up to his office.
Oga knocked on the door and he heard the door slowly open by remote control. " Huh? Oga? I haven't seen you in a while….What are you doing here in my office?" said Himekawa surprised. Oga's eyes bulged as he saw the stacks of paperwork on Himekawa's table but he also caught sight of the stacks of money piled on his leather couch.
" I am jobless right now so I kind of need you to help me find a job in your company," said Oga boldly. Himekawa just chortled and reclined his leather office chair.
" Really, Oga you're too much. This company won't be reaching its peak right now if I hired people like you to help my company," said Himekawa and Oga marched up to him and looked down on him.
" You bastard….I am sick of living like a hermit in poverty and eating canned food and living in a dingy flat with no hot water. Can't you understand that?" yelled Oga and Himekawa just looked lazily at him and sat up.
" That's your problem, Oga. Anyway, do you even have any lower education?" asked Himekawa and Oga shook his head. Himekawa sighed and shooed him outside where Oga continued cursing and muttering profanities. " Selfish ass. He can't help anyone at all," he thought and he looked around the streets which were pretty much empty because almost everyone were at their workplace working to the bone to earn sufficient money to support their families and themselves.
" Hey, how about Kanzaki? I heard that …," but Oga deflated as he remembered that Kanzaki was a taster for the Yogurty manufacturing company and he was an employee. Oga kicked the rubbish can in frustration and he flopped down on the bench. " I won't be able to keep searching for much longer because I am starving and I already spent my little money on a few pieces of toast and a glass of milk which is my bloody lunch," thought Oga and he clenched his fists in anger.
He got up and continued looking through the flyers looking for any odd jobs but his efforts were futile as they required quite a lot of thinking which Oga couldn't handle. " Stupid Furuichi. Kicking me out of the company just because I beat up a client who looked as if he was going to rape the women in the company," thought Oga and he continued walking down the street and he passed by a group of gangsters who were busy smoking and taking drugs.
Oga shook his head and walked over to them. " Hey, don't youknow those drugs are banned in Japan?" said Oga to them and they just stared at him. " Are you fucking kidding me? Get the hell away and mind your own business before we do some real shit on you," said one gangster and the rest of them murmured in unison.
" I don't think you can," said Oga coolly and he took off his tie and stuffed it inside his pocket. " You really are brainless," laughed the gangster and all the gangsters grabbed a weapon each and soon surrounded him.
" We told you not to butt your nose where it don't belong. When we're done with you, you will learn that delinquents like us spit in the name of the law," cackled a gangster and all of them charged at Oga but he just grinned and cracked his knuckles.
Soon, after a few minutes, Oga stood alone, surrounded my the unconscious gangsters. " Huh, dumbass. You really should know who you're messing with," said Oga and he felt much better after venting his frustration and anger on the gangsters. He walked out of the alley and continued his search for a decent job that he could manage.
He searched and searched but he just couldn't find anything. As the sun slowly set and started to disappear behind the clouds, Oga grew more tired and hungry and he felt like he had no hope of finding a source of income. " Why am I wallowing in such deep shit now? If those bastards like Tojo and Himekawa can find good jobs, so can I. Moreover, I am the one who beat them during the school days," Oga said and he sighed and he gazed at the millions of stars twinkling in the night sky which made him forget his worries and strife for a split second.
He got up and slowly trudged back to his apartment where canned food and cold shower were waiting for him. As he was going to cross the road, he spotted a bright flashing sign that stated :
" Fashion Show Tonight- Spring Style Clothing"
He paused for a moment and he saw throngs of sophisticated ladies and gentleman entering the building where the fashion show was held. Oga shrugged and he proceeded to enter the building without being noticed by the security guard.
He just sat next to a fat old lady who smelled of dried herbs and waited for the show to began. " Fashion show? Never seen one before. Maybe they have some good designs that I can modify and pass on as my own," thought Oga gleefully and he unbuttoned his blazer which was already missing a button.
Soon, the show began and one by one the models paraded their clothes on the runway while posing for the photographers who were busy snapping away with their cameras. " Boring. These girls look so anorexic and their clothes look as if they were sewn together by a halfwit," thought Oga and he just yawned again as some people gave him dirty looks.
As he was about to get up and leave, something caught his attention which caused him to be rooted to the spot, his jaw dropped and his eyes bulging. He shook his head and pinched himself but he was still mesmerized as he saw the most beautiful woman he had seen.
She had emerald green eyes, one covered by her blonde hair, natural curvy body, sexy smile and she had a certain swag on the runway which made Oga just swallow his saliva and he sat back at his seat again. " Who is that gorgeous woman?" Oga thought as he saw the blonde bombshell posing for the cameramen and parading a Hawaiian style floral colored sundress with a jasmine flower in the side of her hair.
She gave the crowd a small wink and all the men began to clamber for her attention but she ignored them and went back into the changing room.
" Shit. That woman…..She is the most beautiful woman I have laid eyes on. Surely, I thought that there was no woman so physically beautiful on this earth," said Oga and he kept on looking to see whether she would appear on the runway again. Fortunately, she did and she modeled different outfits, making Oga even more excited and fascinated.
" I must get her number at least," thought Oga and he waited until the show ended. The fashion show ended at ten o' clock and Oga quickly rushed backstage but he was pulled back by security guards.
" Hey, mister. You realize that you can't enter backstage without a VIP pass right?" said a security guard gruffly to him but Oga just glared at him and sent them flying with a punch.
He looked around for the blonde model he had seen earlier but to no avail.
" Damn. Where the hell is she? Don't tell me that she went home so fast," thought Oga frustrated and he sighed as he couldn't find her at all.
Suddenly, he saw the blonde model walking with a couple of other models towards the bar and he pumped his fist in the air. " That's awesome. Time for me to get her number," thought Oga and he ran after them.
However, Oga's plans were disrupted once more when the models were suddenly ambushed and surrounded by delinquents who were holding weapons in their hands.
" Well, well, well. Look what we have here. A couple of sexy young models walking to the bar for a little booze before hitting the sack. Now, isn't that nice?" leered a delinquent.
" What do you want from us? Please don't harm us," whimpered a young brunette model but the delinquents just laughed again and they advanced closer. The blonde model's eyes narrowed and Oga cursed. " Stupid bastards. Why must they waste some more of my precious time?" thought Oga and he rolled up his sleeves once more.
" Don't worry little lady. We won't hurt you. We just want to have a little bit of fun with all of you. But how about handing over all your jewelry and cash first. If you try anything funny, we will not hesitate to beat the shit out of you," added another delinquent.
" You incompetent fools. How dare you demean the strength and intelligence of women when you common bastards are merely some lowly delinquents. You want to rob some innocent and defenseless women of their hard earned money? How pathetic," said the blonde model snidely and the delinquents went purple with rage.
" You bitch, we will show you who is the pathetic one after we rob you of your lifeless body," they shouted and they charged at her. " Hilda!" the other models screamed in terror but she prepared to draw her parasol sword but suddenly she heard a crunching sound and she saw the delinquents crashing into the public benches.
She looked shocked and she saw the triumphant face of Oga there with his fist covered with streaks of crimson red blood. " Those guys call themselves delinquents? More like stupid rapists," sighed Oga and he turned his attention to Hilda.
" Who are you?" demanded Hilda and Oga just looked her up and down and he extended his hand. " I'm Oga Tatsumi and you are?" he asked nicely.
" Hildegarde or Hilda. It wasn't necessary for you to take the trouble of taking care of that trash. I was quite capable of giving them what they deserved," Hilda sniffed and Oga flinched as he saw the way she acted but he just dismissed it.
" Of course it wasn't. Anyway, I was wondering if you and I would want to have coffee together?" asked Oga and Hilda just laughed. " Don't be an idiot. I don't owe you anything so you should leave us before you end up like them," Hilda said warningly and Oga 'e eyes narrowed.
" Fine then, you bitch. Next time you get mugged I hope they succeed," said Oga and he grit his teeth. Hilda just looked coolly at him but her eyes widened as she was a delinquent appearing behind him with a knife in his hand.
Oga just sighed in annoyance and punched him with so much force that he broke a few ribs and coughed out a few teeth. He then proceeded to give the delinquents another good round before they were begging for forgiveness. Hilda was shocked as she had never seen anyone so violent, strong or ruthless before. She actually was genuinely stunned and she stared at Oga in disbelief. " Who is this man?" she thought.
" Well then, have a good night then," said Oga curtly but Hilda grabbed his arm and it was his turn to be shocked. " About that coffee, how about we just have some wine at my place," said Hilda smiling and Oga gave a grin.
" That was a quick change of heart, Hilda. What sealed the deal?" he chuckled but she just gave him a icy glare. " Don't flatter yourself you fool and just follow me," she said flatly and Oga was confused. " One minute she wants me to follow her back to her place and the next she calls me a fool and asks me to shut up. Models sure are strange creatures," thought Oga.
As they were crossing the road, suddenly Hilda saw a delinquent from the previous group aiming his pistol at her. " Too late, bitch," he chuckled and he pulled the trigger. Hilda prepared for the the bullet to enter her body as she did not have time to dodge but she was unharmed. She opened her eyes and she saw Oga's arm trickling with his own blood and the delinquent lying on the ground injured.
Hilda could see that the bullet had found Oga's arm but he just looked stoically at the delinquent and pulled him up. " If you try to kill her again, I will sned you to hell!," said Oga menacingly and he sent the delinquent flying into orbit with a punch.
Hilda was shocked and touched as she didn't know why Oga took the bullet for her. " Oga….your arm is in critical condition," Hilda said worriedly.
" I know but I can wash up at your place," said Oga and he winced in pain and Hilda felt horrible. " Come on let's get you to the hospital," she said sharply and they took a taxi to the hospital where he was placed in the emergency ward.
Hilda went home with many thought running through her head as she washed up and went to bed. " Why did that strange man save me and take the bullet? He could have let me but he saw it before I did and he rushed to that delinquent and stuck his arm out just when the he fired the pistol," thought Hilda and she climbed into bed.
" Who is this strong, ruthless and brave bastard that is in the hospital right now? Why did he save me when he could have ran away?" she thought and she fell asleep with these questions running through her head.
" Was it worth it taking the bullet for that model chick? Hell, yeah," thought Oga as he gazed out of the window and watched the moon slowly move inch by inch.
" I don't know why but I feel like we have something special there. All those insults we said to each other, it just feels as if that is how we get to know each other and connect. Since the first time I met her, it wasn't only physical attraction but something else," Oga thought and he fell asleep.
The following day, Hilda bought a bouquet of flowers with her as she went to see Oga who was happily watching anime after removing the bullet from his arm.
" Here, Oga. I brought you some flowers," said Hilda nicely and she placed the mixture of carnations in the jar. " I have something to ask you," she saked and she sat down next to him.
" Hmmm? What?" Oga asked. "Well, I don't get it all why you took the bullet for me when you could have ran away and saved yourself," Hilda asked softly and she looked at the bandaged arm of Oga.
" No big deal. It was just my arm," shrugged Oga but Hilda glared at him and slapped his face. Oga was stunned but Hilda looked cold at him.
" If your body was in the way, he could have shot your chest and killed you, you fool. Would you die and waste your life for a woman you just met?" Hilda asked coldly and Oga growled at her.
" You bitch. Is this your way of thanking me? Or mocking me? You know, I don't get why you don't like people to help you. You're not invincible you brainless dud," he snarled and she calmly brushed her blonde hair to the side of her face.
" Oga, it's not that I don't appreciate what you have done for me but I don't get why you would risk your life for me. What do I mean to you?" she asked.
" Hilda, I am a useless person in this world. I am jobless, no education, unsophisticated and untalented. I guess that is the only way I can show you how much you mean to me if I can't shower you with expensive jewelry or dinners or designer clothes or huge company to accommodate your rich lifestyle," Oga said sighing and he felt like breaking down as he thought about his poverty and jobless life. Hilda looked sympathetically at him and she held his hand.
" Under that ruthless and violent exterior, you're just an insecure and unhappy man that the only freedom he has is beating other people up. Oga, why did you even want to pursue me after the fashion show if you said that you couldn't impress a model?" asked Hilda.
" Because it was love at first sight," blurted Oga and the room grew silent as Hilda was gob smacked and too shocked to utter anything. " How? Why? " Hilda said shaking her head in confusion.
" You can't explain things like this, Hilda. It just happens. Even when we exchange cutting comments or insults, I felt that it was our way of connecting and I actually enjoyed your company. You seem like the type of woman I would like to spend the rest of my life with," said Oga smiling and Hilda blushed bright pink.
" If you're trying to flatter me with sweet words to lure me, I won't fall for it you bastard," she said pretending to be fierce but she was secretly in love with him too.
" Well, if you don't like flattery, how about insults and profanities then?" Oga asked sarcastically and Hilda just sniffed at him.
" Insult me? You can't even start and besides, who gives you the right too since we aren't even together," said Hilda and the both of them blushed when she said this.
" Now you're just hinting aren't you," smirked Oga and Hilda couldn't help but crack a small smile.
" You are just hallucinating, you sewer-rat. I am merely stating the obvious fact that…" but she was cut off by Oga who got up and nibbled her ear.
" That we should get together…I'm not complaining," he whispered and he started moving down her neck until his lips met hers and they shared a passionate kiss until she detached herself from him.
" You sly bastard. Don't try that underhanded trick again or your mouth will disappear," said Hilda glaring at him but he just gave an annoying shrug and she got up.
" So I'll be seeing you tomorrow again so we can discuss our private plans?" Oga smirked and Hilda just narrowed her eyes at him.
" Do you think I am your maidservant?" she growled. " Come and go whenever you please?"
" No but you look suited for it and you would look great in a maidservant outfit," laughed Oga which earned him a menacing look from Hilda.
" Typical jobless man. All talk no brains," Hilda said snidely and Oga scowled at her.
" We'll see Hilda. I'll get one when I leave this hospital and then you can eat your words when I buy a new pad for us to live in," he chortled and Hilda paused for a while.
" Did you say ' us '?" asked Hilda. " Yes, you deaf woman I did. You are my girlfriend and I have to support us or would you rather do all the work?" asked Oga slyly and she stiffened. '" Don't be ridiculous. You have to help support us since I don't have a modeling project every week," Hilda said and she left the hospital shaking her head.
" Well, how do I explain to the other models that I fell for a jobless, violent and ruthless bastard? They will laugh but let them be because I love that stupid idiot no matter what his status is," Hilda thought as she drove off in her sports car.
A/N I hope you enjoyed the story and don't forget to read and review. Peace out everyone.