"Hi I'm Asami Akashiya, hehe nice to met cha!" I said introducing myself to the class. Raira Academy in Ikebukuro, I just moved here. To tell the truth my parents told me that we were moving to Shinjuku, but that was only mom and dad. They shipped me off to Ikebukuro and are making me stay in a small apartment by myself. Smart move right? So here I am in uniform, transferring to a high school and I'm hoping that maybe hell will freeze over so that I can at least escape this awkwardness.
"Take a seat in the back…" said the teacher. I walk with a giddy step and sit myself down in the last row. It was near a window and it was perfect. I felt the cold breeze hit my face and I faded out of class room. Damn… I wanted to be in Shinjuku, I mean I researched the whole place and looked at the history too. I felt like a total stranger in this city. My frustration led to me biting my lip, and even know it's a bad hobby of mine I can't stop biting my lip!
"Hey~! Sweet like cotton candy…" said the guy next to me. His hand brushed my cheek which made me feel a bit weird. His blondish brownish hair was bothering me. His eyes kept looking at me and I wanted to know what his deal was. I mean stop eyeing me and focus on the teacher or on someone else. But then it hit me, it was time for lunch. "My name is Kida Masaomi, and this guy right here-"he said pausing as he stood and grabbed the guy in front of me around the neck. "is Mikado Ryugamine." He said.
"Cool names, I like them. But your last name makes me think of a air conditioner." I said looking at him. I felt a small cute smile pull on my face. "So you two- would you show me the town after school that is? The fact is I just moved here and I don't know what to see first…" I mumbled cunningly.
"YES!" Kida said. I think he was overjoyed I asked him that. In fact this is going pretty good. My first impressions of him were this; weird, happy, and for some reason I feel a weird player vibe coming from him….
"Do you want to eat with us?" Mikado asked. I like him, he seemed really kind. I wanted to mess with him, wow that sounded so perverted in my head anyways he seemed nice.
"Tomorrow, okay…." I said. I was tired, for some reason. Maybe because I was staring outside the window all day.
~After school~
I felt my body tense up after the long school day. I really wasn't looking forward to going home. The heat along with homework to do on my list made my day upset. Crap! I forgot that those two were going to show me around? What was their names? Kida and Mikado, that's their names. "Hi." I said as I see them at the front of the school.
"OKAY! Here we go…" said Kida. He walked us to the busier parts of Ikebukuro. I like the busy life and it wasn't as busy as other places but okay. "So this is the Russian Sushi-" he said before a tall man appeared before me. It seemed both of the guys knew him. "Oh this is Simon, don't worry he's a great guy!" he said.
"I'm not worried; I just never met anyone who is so tall. I feel like a midget. May I have a flyer?" I asked looking at him.
"Yes, yes! Eat sushi, sushi's good for you!" he said with a Russian accent. I giggled.
"So you know about the colored-gangs? They used to be around a lot but they kind of simmer down. But you should still be careful, there still around." Kida said.
"Yeah some of the girls were telling me about that. Um so I also heard about the some gang called the Dollars? What's it about?" I asked looking at them.
"It's a gang that has no color….That's pretty much all I know!" Mikado said. I giggled again because he sounded so cute.
"So is there anyone or anything that I should stay away from?" I said grabbing Mikado and hugging his neck. A small blush came onto his face.
"um…. Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima. Both a force to be reckon with." Kida said.
"Oh! Those are the two people that all the girls were talking about. It was like there horrifying, really scary, and some other stuff. Ah, they really must be scary~!" I said. I mean to think to have these two scary people on the street, made me feel a bit afraid.
"Asami-chan, can you get off?" Mikado asked. His hands were trying to pry me off. That's really mean!
"….Fine. But after this…" I said slightly biting his ear. He gasped and I let go. Haha it's so adorable. I did mention that I wanted to mess with him. "Sorry I couldn't help myself, you're like a adorable kitten or maybe a dog I just want to mess with you.
"Haha you really like messing with him don't you?" Kida said laughing. I felt a smile lighten up and I skipped forward. "Watch where you're going?" Kida yelled as I ran right into the person knocking him down. I let out a small yelp on the way down to the ground. "CRAP!" I heard Kida say.
"Ow Ow OW!" I said, I lifted myself up and sat on the ground. It felt like I ran into stone. "I'm so sorry…" I said.
"Ow...huh?" the man said.
"That's Shizuo Heiwajima!" Mikado said. I look at the man below me. This is the strongest man in Shizuo! His blonde hair and his grayish brownish eyes looked calm. He was well built but skinny too. He is wearing a b-bar tender's uniform! He's sexy, how can this man be bad? This is unbelievable! People act like he is a 7'4ft man with muscles that are only seen in movies.
"Your Shizuo right? I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." I said as he got up.
"Can you get up?" he said. I wasn't sure if he was asking if I was hurt and if I could get up or asking me to get off. His hands pressed on my shoulders and it hurt's really bad. I let out a loud squeal as the pain let me knew that it was going to leave a bruise. He lifted me up into the princess hold.
"Um…" I mustered out. I didn't know what to say.
"Sorry….about the shoulder." He said putting me down. "Bye..." he said turning and waving back.
"HEY!" I said yelling at him, I grabbed his shirt. "Will you like to have dinner or lunch with me?" I said. He looked at me and sighed.
"Okay, I have nothing to do now. Where do you want to go?" he sighed as he said this. I thought for a couple of seconds, where to go. "…Follow me…" he said. I looked at him as he grabbed my hand and starting walking somewhere. I felt my face feel hot for some odd reason. He led me to a café. "Um, this is what girls like right?" he asked.
"Yeah…oh that strawberry cake looks good." I said walking into the café, he dragged me to a table and sat down.
"How about the multi-berry pie?" he said. He looked at the menu and all the pies looked really good. "Hmm let's stick with the strawberry cake." He mumbled. The waiter came to us. "Two pieces of the strawberry cake and two glasses of milk." He said to the waiter.
"So Shizuo-um you're a bartender?" I asked looking at him. "It's pretty sexy on you!" I remarked. He looked at me and smiled.
"Thanks I'm not a bartender. Body guard…" he said. I smiled, he must be really strong. I mean he still doesn't look it. "What's your name?" he asked, I felt my face blush. I forgot to tell him?
"Asami Akashiya, I'm new to Ikebukuro." I said blushing. He looked at me and then at the window.
"You're new? Just arrived…" he pondered. "Be careful okay? You know lock all the doors…" he said looking at me. I smiled and nodded. "Why did you ask me out?" he said. He picked up the spoon and licked the frosting off it.
"The honest truth I thought your cute. I wanted to get to know you; I'm interesting in you to put it into a word." I said sipping at my milk, then gnawing at my food. I looked up to see his face, his face turn into a small red shade.
"….okay, I think your cute too." He muttered stuffing in another strawberry in his mouth. I smiled gently.
"Here have some of mine?" I said offering a strawberry toward his plate. He nodded and I find it adorable. I already finished my cake and my glass of milk.
"This is good, do you want anything else?" he asked looking at you. You glanced at the case of desserts. You eyed the pudding that looked really good. The dessert was filled with creamy goodness but you were a bit nervous on asking for it. "Can we have a batch of those pudding to go?" he said to our waiter. The waiter nodded and he went to the counter. He put on some gloves and took out five of the puddings cup things and placed them in a big pink box. He came over here and gave it to me and then gave us the check.
"13,000 yen?" he said and paid for it with ease.
"Come again…" said the waiter. We left out of the store. I find myself laughing because it was so sweet that he paid for it along with buying me this.
"So- where's your house?" he asked taking a cigarette out.
"You want to sleep at my house?" I said jumping the gun. He looked irritated.
"THAT'S NOT IT! I want to walk you to your house?" he said and I felt my face getting nervous.
"um…. Shizuo I'm kinda homeless. I have no place really. See this-" I said pulling at my two bags. One of them is your average book bag for school which is filled with my wallet, books, folders, writing tools, and so on. The other one was bulky and filled with all my clothes. "This is my living….so don't worry.." I said nodding and giving him a thumb ups!
"…idiot, a girl can't sleep here on the streets. I'm being nice so do you want to stay with me? I don't think you should be on the street." He said and grabs me then pulls me into the traffic. He's starting pulling me till he stopped in front of a modern apartment building. He opened the door in haste and he dragged me up the stairs because he thinks it is faster then the elevator. I sighed, as we stopped in front of a door. He opens it. "C'mon in." he said. His hand pulled me into the room.
"Um where am I right now?" I asked. He looked at me and sighed. His hand went away from mine. I was left with a amount of sadness. He sat down on the emerald couch. He looked at me with those grey eyes that I just wanted to swim in. His hands pated the seat next to him as if he wanted me to sit down. I walk over there with small steps and my anticipation kept rising as it is. "So if I'm right, your letting me stay here?" I asked in a moment of awkwardness. He nodded and patted my head.
"I'm usually out late because of my job so you don't have to stay up and wait for me." he said. I smiled but then pouted.
"Who said that I would wait for you? Anyways I'll be at school most of the time so we probably won't see each other." I said pondering on my new living arrangements. "Is there any food in the fridge?" I asked.
"Yeah, are you hungry?" he asked. "Oh, um here I'll make some room for the pudding that we bought today." He said. He grabbed the box and walked over to the fridge. He places the pudding on the bottom shelf. "…When I'm not here, make sure you eat okay? I mean don't go to fast food restaurants everyday." He said. I laughed because it seemed as if he is treating me as a child.
"I'm not a child…So where can I put my clothes?" I asked. He looked at me and then turned to a room. He quickly went into the room. The room was very relaxing. The room had a couch that was a bit old but still it was nice. He had a flat screen TV but not one of those huge ones but big enough. In the kitchen there was the fridge that sat next to the sink. Small droplets of water fall from the nozzle. There was a counter top a few steps away from the fridge where a couple of stools stood. The cabinets were closed and to tell the truth it looked like he didn't use the house at all. I guess he really is out late.
"Y-you can come in." he said as he opened the door. There laid a bed, that was covered in dark navy covers. It looked really comfy. The walls were a off shade white, almost the color of old coffee stains. The floor was wood and it looked pretty smooth. A huge dresser that was up against the wall, on top of the dresser sat bottles of cologne and a picture of someone. The dresser was nice and old but suited him easily. A little over to the side of the door was a computer on a desk. It was a 17 widescreen and it just sat perfectly. "The bathroom is through that door." he said pointed to a door in the living room/ kitchen.
"Oh. Thanks for welcoming me to your humble abode. So where can I put my clothes?" I asked again. I looked at the dresser and opened the top part of it. His boxers were on the left side and the other side had nothing in there. "…cute boxers…" I smirked out.
"SHUT UP!" he yelled making me laugh. His face looked embarssing. "I'm going to smoke outside, you can set up and make yourself comfortable." He said shutting the door. I took out of my bag all of my underwear and folded them into cute little squares. I places each one of them into the little compartment. I opened the next one to see that as before his shirts were on the left side. In the middle were socks, so I rambled around in my clothes for my socks and then I placed my shirts on the right side. I noticed that all his shirts looked the same, I wonder why? The next one was for all my skirts and jeans. The last part was for all my jackets and other things like dresses, ties, and so on.
I sighed and sat on the bed kicking my legs up. I pick up my phone and I felt a bit of heart ache. The one thought in my head was maybe I should talk to my old friend. How did this person become my friend? I just stumbled onto his profile on accident. I wanted to know more maybe as a act of curiosity. Now I can't go without texted that person every day.
Me: Hey what are you doing?
Nakura: Nothing much. Is there something wrong?
Me: Huh? Remember last time I texted you that I was moving somewhere in Tokyo and how exciting I was. My parents moved me to Ikebukuro. They sent me to Raira Academy. I've been living in shelters homes, the only thing I get to eat are the spare rations I can find.
I giggled at how I was lying to this person. I mean yes some parts are real but no one is allowed to know the truth about me especially someone who I don't know in real life.
Nakura: Your parents are just jerks! TO make you move to another place and put you in a shelter!….
Me: Haha I guess so. To top it off I called home and I found out that they are dead. Not dead in death, but that they are going undercover so I need to pretend that they are dead. So if that's the case, this really is the best for me.
Nakura:…. Listen it may seem that way you have a lot on your plate and to have to keep that secret for the rest of your life….I'm here for you!
Me: .^_^. Thank you Nakura, you're a nice person listening about me go on about myself. Nakura can tell me his troubles if he wants.
Nakura: When I was ten I was abandoned by my parents and it felt horrible. I wanted to know where they left and I always wonder if they left because I was bad. But later on that year I saw my dad and mom came back into the house that I was living with…..they abused me in front of my foster home family.
Me: Nakura…. you poor thing, I went on about my stuff without hearing about the crappy times you went through. Listen if you ever want to talk or anything I will always be here. Have you ever wanted to disappear? I've been feeling that lately.
Nakura: I think I'm feeling the same way you are Miss Akashiya.
Me: Hehe I guess I'm not the only one.
Nakura: Would you like to disappear with me?
He brought this up before and I don't know what to say. In the moment of heat I would say yes. But the only thing I could see is this Nakura being dead on TV, maybe I could stop him. In that moment my eyes struck with a shock of relief and I realize something. Me: Yes. How about we meet in Ikebukuro station or just a bit off from there?
Nakura: Tomorrow at 8:00. That'll be good. See ya later.
I shut my phone and stared at the room. I smiled at the thought of meeting him but the thoughts of life and death ran through my mind. To me, I didn't trust Nakura because of this it made me wary of tomorrow. I wanted to stay up all night to hope that tomorrow wouldn't come. "Asami are you done yet?" Shizuo said opening the door and sitting on the bed with me.
"Shizuo where am I sleeping?" I said. His eyes looked a bit wary of how he should say what he wanted to say.
"Where do you think your sleeping?" he said.
"Here with you I think." I said with my head cocked toward the left and leaning against the headboard.
"…fine." He said as he laid down and sighed. "So you're attending Raira academy?" he said. I nodded.
"Yep I just started." I said looking at him. A cigarette was in his hand and he blew countless amount of smoke into the air. "That's bad for your lungs, you might get lung cancer and die." I said. His left eye twitched and he got up and put his cigarette in the ash tray.
"Happy?" he asked.
"Gladly." I said hugging his arm. His eyes just paid attention to the walls. "So been wanted to ask you… Why do you have so many bar tender outfits? I mean you look great in them but why?" I said.
"My little brother gave them to me when I was a bartender." He said.
"Was? Huh what's your job now?" I asked. He looked at me and then smiled. He easily got out of my hugging his arm and swung his arm over head. He starting patting it.
"I'm a body guard for a debt collector; he's a friend of mine. I wear these my brother gave them to me." He said.
"Brother complex much?" I asked whispering in his ear. His eyes went from calm to furious to shut up and then to the last one leave me alone type. I laughed and laughed!
"T-that's not IT! SHUT UP!" he yelled at me. I smiled and laid down.
"I was kidding, anyways what time is it?" I asked.
"…8:00…" he said. He laid down next to me and both of us were looking at the ceiling. "You have homework right?" he asked.
"Yep, I don't look like it but I'm a really smart girl. I already finished it." I said. He looked at me and sighed. "Maybe I should get some sleep." I said.
"I'll be home late tomorrow okay? They gave me two sets of keys, so here's yours." He said giving me a key. He got up and looked at me. "I'm going for a walk, I'll be back." He said. He left the room, I felt a bit lonely.
"Maybe I should take a shower or a bath?" I asked myself. I went to the bathroom. Bottles of shampoo and conditioner were on the sink along with other essentials. I turned the shower on and waited for it to get warm. I didn't have any night clothes or pajamas, I don't have any clue on what to wear. I grabbed a pair of underwear and looked for a top to wear. "Fine!" I yelled out at the dresser. I grabbed one of Shizuo's shirt's and dragged it with me. I knew it was going to be big on me but oh who cares!
I close the door to the bathroom. I stick my hand into the shower, it was nice and hot. Perfect! I stepped into the shower and it felt great! A real shower, something that I missed out on for a long time! My face felt hot when I realize that Shizuo and I are sharing a shower where he showers. Damn this was frustrating! One of the things I packed was shampoo, conditioner, and soap but grabbing a water bottle and trying to do that in an alley was a waste of time. The smell of coconuts and other tropical smells came from my products. I loved it so very very much! I turned the shower off and step onto the floor.
My feet felt the cold floor and the rush of living in a real house came into me. I grabbed a towel and starting drying my body. I slipped the shirt on and then pulled on my underwear. I really hope Shizuo won't mind. I skipped my way to the kitchen and ran to the fridge. I grabbed a bottle of Coke Cola and drank it. POP! "Shizuo?" I asked.
"Hmm, is that my shirt?" he asked. His hand covered his face, it was either out of annoyance or embarrassing. I pick the second choice.
"Oh um these clothes are important to you, I'll take it off if-" I said before he slammed his hand on the desk.
"It's okay, it's fine. I wasn't expecting this…." He said.
"Sorry, I used the shower. I owe you so much…" I said and drank another sip of cola.
"No worries right? Anyways here…" he said. He handed me some stuff. It was gum, paper, hair spray, perfume, shampoo, and some lip gloss. "A girl in the store said that girl's like these kinda things. Oh and here I bought you a toothbrush so yo-"
"So sweet~! Thank you!" I said as I ran up to him giving him a hug. His eyes widen and he just patted me on the back. "By the way I don't use hair spray, thanks anyway. So Shizuo I've been waiting to ask you, how old are you?" I asked.
"I'm 24, how old are you?" he asked.
"16, just turned too." I said.
"Oh okay, do you want dinner cause I can order us pizza?" he asked.
"Weren't you the one that said I can't eat fast food every day?" I said smirking. "Joking aside I'm not hungry, maybe I'll have some pudding." I said. I opened the fridge and take the box out. I place it on the counter and opened it up. I look for two bowls to put the pudding in. "Hmm where are the bowls?" I asked. He pointed to the cabinet. "Can you get it?" I asked because I was way too short to get it.
"Here, maybe I should have bought a stool. It would've been useful." He said. I gave him a glare even though he was joking I'm a very picky about my height. He goes to the sink and washes his hands and I do the same. He takes out the pudding that was wrapped in some protection and then puts it in the bowel. I grabbed two spoons for us and I put the rest back in the fridge.
The pudding was really good. It was creamy but not too much along with the fact that it just tasted so good. I wanted more. I wanted to eat the whole batch of them. "GOOD~" I said and my eyes lit up filled with wanting more. But the pudding made me really tired. "I'm tired let's go to bed…." I said yawning. I put the dishes into the sink as Shizuo cleaned them. I walked to the room and jumped onto the bed. I snuggle under the covers, it's nice and cozy. Shizuo walks into the room and into the bed. He was only wearing his boxers, black boxers to tell the truth.
He laid down next to me, both of us looking at each other. I wonder if something was bothering him. I moved a bit closer and moved my head up against his body. His tone body made me feel smaller. I moved my small arms up against him. His left arm went around my waist. It felt nice but even this didn't help me forget that tomorrow I was meeting Nakura.