I should warn y'all, I may need to edit this chapter, I wanted to post it while it was still Momo's birthday.
June 3rd, 2011
Momo leaned over the sewing machine working to finish the dress she was making. It was a hot day today and the factory's air conditioner was working into over time. Momo had no doubt in her mind that today was going to be her last day at work. Cut backs and lay-offs were more common these days. Momo had been working two part time jobs until cut backs at her other job resulted in being layed-off there. She had been searching hard to find another job but without any luck.
She was afraid of what it might mean if she lost this job. Chances are she would have to work as a prostitute, something she dreaded doing. But money was tight, and with no one hiring she wouldn't have much if any choice. The place that she and her foster brother Toushiro rented was cheap, but not just in price. They had each bought a used car for what, at the time seemed like a reasonable price. That was until they found out all the problems their cars had and all the repairs that needed to be done. At the moment they were making car payments and repairs for cars they weren't using. So much for it being cheaper the own a car to get around than taking a bus everywhere.
Neither of her jobs provided things like medical or dental insurance to part-time employees and they were only hiring part-time workers when she applied so she paid for those things out of pocket. She worked as much over time as she could get and made sure that she was available whenever they needed someone to come in.
She was exhausted, tired and pretty much sick of knocking herself out on a daily basis for little to nothing. She didn't mind working hard, she just didn't like working hard only to be walked all over like she often was. With the little money she was getting she wasn't always able to eat on a daily basis. She was thinner than most, underweight for even someone as petite as herself.
If she was let go from this job today she would have to be on a street corner by that evening. She was twenty-one as of today, old enough to drink. Starting work as a hooker wasn't exactly how she wanted to celebrate her birthday.
"Momo Hinamori?"
Momo froze when she heard the voice of her supervisor. She knew what was to come.
"Yes?" she answered timidly.
"You're needed in the office after you finish your shift."
"Yes, ma'am," Momo answered. She knew what was coming.
Momo finished her shift and headed for the office.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked.
"Yes. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that you're being let go. We can't afford to have as many employees and since you haven't been here as long..."
"I understand," Momo answered, it was all she could do not to burst into tears right then and there.
"I'm truly sorry. I know its not fair, you're one of our hardest workers. If you need a recommendation than you can put us down as a reference."
"Thank you, ma'am," Momo said politely, trying to sound as calm and collected as she could.
"I'm truly sorry. Clean out your locker and collect your paycheck."
"I'm sorry too," Momo answered before leaving.
Momo started clearing out her locker and broke into tears. How did this happen? She worked hard, played by the rules and in the end it wasn't good enough.
She fell to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably.
"How could this have happened?" Momo asked herself, the question repeating itself over and over in her head.
"This is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening," she said to herself through tears, as if saying so enough times would make her nightmare go away.
But she knew it wouldn't. This was her reality now and she was just going have time to go job hunting. But if she was unsuccessful than she would have no choice but to start work as a prostitute that evening and continue working as such until she could find a new job. Unfortunately she had no way of knowing how long that would be.
Momo got to her feet, gathered her things out of her locker, removed her name from the door, collected her paycheck and left.
Her first stop was back to her apartment where she dropped-off her stuff. Her next stop was to deposit her paycheck. After that she went searching for a new job. She checked some of the retail stores not too far away from the apartment but with no luck. No one was hiring at the moment, they couldn't afford to.
She also checked places further away but with no luck. She saw something about a store that was suppose to be opening soon. But it didn't say when and by then she and Toushiro might be out on the streets.
She knew her landlord wasn't one to show compassion for people in her situation. And he was already withholding repairs on the apartment despite the up to date payments. In the past when the pipes had busted, the the toilet had been stopped-up, and the landlord had made excuse after excuse to get out of fixing them. Momo and Toushiro had to pay for someone to come out and fix it themselves. Now the air conditioning had busted, and in this heat Momo and Toushiro had to get that thing fixed too.
Out of options Momo headed home again in tears, resigned to what she was going to have to do. It seemed like she was going to have to work as a prostitute until she found a new job. Sadly she didn't know when that would be. But she couldn't just wait and hope to find a job until then. Now she was going to have to swallow her pride and sacrifice her dignity and self-respect in order to keep from losing her home.
Once home she packed a few items into a bag and took a shower to clean-off and cool-off before she got dressed. She didn't have a whole lot of really trashy outfits but she knew that call-girls tended to dress less racy then most common hookers. Though they tended to wear more high-end fashion labels than what she could afford. She put on a short skirt and blouse, out of habit she put some bicycle shorts on under her skirt. She put on her shoes, combed out her hair, grabbed her bag and some money and left.
Meanwhile, Sousuke Aizen had just finished-up with work and was heading home. Hopefully he would be able to get some "rest" before he had to get ready for the evening's business dinner. Of course that depended on whether or not he would be able to get a call-girl on short notice, which he probably could since he had an ongoing account with a couple of the agencies. On his way home it began to rain and he noticed a young woman walking in the rain. Sousuke ordered his driver to pull over.
"Excuse me, young lady, can I offer you a ride?" Sousuke asked.
"Thank you, sir, but I'm really not that far from where I'm going," Momo politely declined.
"Perhaps, but there is no reason for you to continue walking in the rain with no rain coat or umbrella," Sousuke stated.
"Well, thank you. I guess it wouldn't hurt," Momo said, reluctantly accepting his offer and getting inside the car.
"So where are you headed to?" Sousuke asked her.
"Just a little ways up ahead," Momo answered.
"There isn't much there other than the red light district," the driver commented.
Momo became uncomfortable and started to fidget a little.
"I hope you aren't going there," Sousuke stated, noticing the way she was fidgetting.
"Well..." Momo couldn't lie, but she couldn't give an honest answer so she just looked away from him.
Sousuke noticed her reaction and realized that was exactly where she was headed.
"It is where you are headed, isn't it? How old are you?" Sousuke asked.
"I'm twenty-one, here," Momo said, handing him her driver's license to prove it.
Sousuke examined it to make sure that it wasn't a fake. When he was satisfied that it was real he handed it back to her. Sousuke decided to save himself the trouble of calling an agency and hire her for the evening.
"If you intend to work as a prostitute for the evening I would like to hire your services for the evening. I would pay you well and you wouldn't have to stand on a street corner in the rain," Sousuke offered.
Momo couldn't believe her luck. She was not thrilled about the idea of standing in the rain and having sex with multiple men so she decided to accept.
"Thank you, sir. I would happily accept," Momo replied happily.
"I'm pleased to hear it. I will be attending a business dinner this evening and normally I hire a professional for such occasions. However, I feel that hiring you would save me the time of making phone calls to find someone who will meet with my needs," Sousuke replied.
"I hope I can meet with your standards. What do you require of me?" Momo asked a bit nervous. She didn't know anything of this man and wasn't sure what to expect of him.
"In addition to your expected services, you will be accompanying me to dinner this evening. It's a formal dinner so you'll need to dress more appropriately than you are now. Don't worry, I'll send for something more suitable for the occasion. I trust that you don't object to preforming your services before we attend dinner and again afterward," Sousuke explained.
"I'm sure I can handle it," Momo said sounding a little nervous.
"Good. I may also require you to accompany me tomorrow for breakfast, in which case you may need to stay the night. I hope that won't be a problem," Sousuke continued.
"No, it shouldn't be," Momo said, though she felt a little scared at the idea of spending an entire night with a complete stranger.
"Good. I'll also send for something more suited for a formal breakfast as well."
"That would probably be best. I think my attire might not be appropriate for such occasions," Momo agreed.
When they arrived at the building where Sousuke was living Momo gasped at the sight of the place. It was fancier than any place she had ever set foot in. Sousuke noticed the young woman's surprise and smiled slightly.
The driver pulled up to the front entrance. Sousuke helped the young woman out of the car and escorted her inside.
"I take it you aprove," Sousuke stated as they entered the hotel.
"It's beautiful," Momo whispered as she looked around. The floor was marble, crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, there was a fountain in the lobby with Grecian style statues.
Sousuke escorted the young woman to the elevator and took her to his penthouse.
Upon entering, Momo was once again amazed by the lobby she was equally if not even more impressed with the penthouse. She couldn't believe that anyone like her would ever set foot in a place like this, much less be staying there for the night. She felt very out of place here and she was afraid to touch anything.
"Here, I imagine that you would like to dry-off a little," Sousuke said handing her a bath towel.
Momo hadn't even noticed that he had left.
"Thank you," Momo replied taking the towel. She dried herself off a little, feeling a little embarassed.
"Come with me," Sousuke told her.
"Yes, sir," Momo replied, quickly removing her wet shoes and leaving them out of the way by the door before following her client.
Sousuke led her to his room. Once again, Momo was amazed by what she saw. There was a king size bed with deep red and black bedsheets and pillows, the bed posts were made of dark wood as were the nightstands on either side of the bed with green marble tops and fancy matching lamps on each one. There was a door to the left upon entering into the room which led to a walk-in closet and a door to the right that led to the master bath. There was a table with two chairs by a large window which provided a view of the city. Next to the window was a large dresser.
"Have a seat. I'll be back in a minute," Sousuke told Momo before entering the bathroom momentarily. Momo obliged, taking a seat in one of the chairs.
Sousuke returned with a condom. Momo stood when he returned.
"Now, I don't know how much experience you have, my dear, so I feel the need to inform you of a few things. First of all, you have the right to say no, to change your mind about anything. If you are uncomfortable about anything you just let me know and I'll stop. I assure you, it won't affect your pay. No matter what anyone pays you, you still have the right to refuse to do anything that you aren't comfortable with," Sousuke informed the young woman in an attempt to calm her nerves.
"Thank you sir," Momo replied feeling a little less nervous.
"Now, lets get down to business," Sousuke said leading her to the bed.
Momo started to unbotton her blouse, but her nervousness cause her to fumble with the buttons. Sousuke noticed and reached over and took over for her.
"I'm sorry. I'm just nervous," Momo said, feeling a little embarassed.
"That's alright. Is there some reason that you're nervous?" Sousuke asked as her removed her blouse and undid her skirt and allowed it to fall to the ground.
"I've never done anything like this before," Momo answered, feeling more exposed and embarassed by the second.
"Are you saying that this is your first night working as a prostitute?" Sousuke asked as he removed his shirt and pants.
"Well, yes it is; but..." Momo trailed-off as Sousuke finished undressing her.
"Is there something else?" Sousuke asked as he finished undressing himself.
"Could you please be gentle?" Momo asked hesitantly as Sousuke pulled back the covers.
"Of course. I am not the kind of man who takes pleasure hurting women," Sousuke assured her.
That's when it hit him.
"Are you still a virgin?" Sousuke asked.
"Yes. I'm still a virgin," Momo answered.
Sousuke was shocked and a little disgusted with himself and what he was about to do.
'Is this girl really so desperate to sell her virginity like this? Is her situation really so bad as to do something like this? Then again, she is awfully thin," Sousuke thought as he looked her over.
"Are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to," Sousuke told her, part of him hoping that she would back out, but another part was eager to satisfy his lust.
"I'm going to have to go through with it eventually. Better sooner than later. No point putting it off," Momo answered.
Sousuke knew he shouldn't go through with it, but if she was willing to go through with it...
"If you change your mind, just let me know and I will stop. I promise, I'll pay you in full," Sousuke told her.
"Alright. If I want you to stop, I'll tell you," Momo assured him.
That was all he need to hear. Sousuke donned the condom and placing her on the bed he assumed the position, preparing to take this young woman but at the same time hoping that she would back out before it was too late.
"Are you ready?" Sousuke asked looking into the young woman's face.
Momo nodded.
"I'll be gentle, but I should warn you, this will still hurt a little," Sousuke told her.
Momo tensed a little, but nodded all the same.
"You need to relax, otherwise this will hurt more. By the way, what's your name?" Sousuke said, realizing that he didn't even know the name of the girl he was about to take.
"It's Momo," she answered.
"That's a lovely name. My name is Sousuke," he said.
And with that he took her.