Tales from the Club Room
Episode Two
The Dangerous Triangle: Oguie x Lance x Sassahara
Lance woke up at eight, he had had a long night, first turning Kasukabe into an otaku and then the little loving session with Oguie. She was still in bed, he looked at her, her slim frame rising and falling with every breath. He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand brushing a lock of hair away. He walked over to the bathroom and turned on the shower to the warmest setting and began humming a tune to himself. It was ABBA's "Mamma Mia" which was fitting for this situation; here he had gone again, thinking with his dick instead of his heart. He stepped out of the shower and dried himself off, then slipping into a pair of jeans and T-shirt, he went to his fridge and picked out a bottle of milk and made himself a bowl of cereal. Sitting on the floor he watched the Japanese equivalent of the Today Show and watched as the host and the hostess engaged in happy talk. Same shit as it has been in America, even though it was in a foreign language he could understand fully that the host was commenting on the hostess' hair and announcing the next guest, some actress who had a hit show somewhere on one of the various TV networks. It was pretentious; finishing his cereal he walked over to his computer and turned it on. No e-mails from home, thank god, no e-mails from school, not so good but otherwise the usual pleasantries an e-mail from one of his co-workers from Kent telling him that Ohayocon was not going to be the same without their little wolf demon. Clicking on an attachment there was a picture of him from the last trip with him dressed as Koga and his ex-fiancé dressed as Kagome. He let out a sigh and deleted the picture. He hated thinking about Ann, what had happened to her. He had gotten into a fight with her two weeks after he got accepted to Suiioh and it was a nasty one. Typical couple fight, "You're this, you're that" but what was nasty was how it ended. He had left his apartment to take a walk and get some air, within twenty minutes when he returned, he found a note, seconds later he saw the bloody bathtub. She had killed herself, he called 911 but there was nothing he or the paramedics could do. Even seeing Kagome on the DVD last night was hard, this picture made things worse. "Lance-san?" it was Oguie he stood up and walked to the bedroom, "You're up, great! What time do you have classes?" Oguie rubbed her eyes; he looked at her small breasts barely covered by the thin sheet. "I have a few in the afternoon, and you?" Lance smiled "I have to teach English as a second language class at twelve and then I have Abnormal Psychology minutes after that. You want to meet somewhere and have a late lunch?" she smiled "Yes that would be lovely. Lance-kun, I really meant what I said last night, I feel that we have something. We can't let the club members find out though, they'll start spreading stories around and that might not be good." Lance nodded "I agree. I don't want to go breaking anyone's heart." She got up kissed him deep, her tongue darting in and out of his mouth, he held her close smelling the sweet perfume love mixed with her jasmine scented body wash that she used last night, he had almost forgot they made love in the shower too. Lance looked at his watch, "I got to get to class, you know where the bathroom is obviously." He said with a smirk and grabbed his satchel, "See you at the club today!" she shouted Lance saluted her with his hand and shut the door.
Sassahara sat in the club room, thumbing through a dojinshi, Madarame watched the TV innocently. He saw it in Sassahara's face, at least what he thought he saw, he was as they would say in Disney movies twittepaited. Madarame didn't know who it was but he had a suspicion, it had to be Oguie. Madarame looked at Sassahara "Okay what's up?" Sassahara looked at Madarame puzzled, "What do you mean?" he said closing the dojinshi and stretching his arms, Madarame lowered his voice. "It's Oguie isn't it? You want to as they say in that American cartoon 'make sweet love down by the fire' huh. I mean you have been reading the same page for ten minutes." Sassahara was appalled "How could you say such things? I mean she hates otaku and most of all she is not even interested in me." Madarame laughed "Bull fucking shit Sassahara, I've seen the way you look at each other, even Kuchiki thinks you should be a couple and he's crazier than a shit house rat!" Sassahara sighed "Maybe you're right. The thing is how do I go about telling her, should I come right out and tell her or write it down?" Madarame smiled "Just write her a love poem. She'll love it, all girls do." Sassahara stood up "Then I shall express my love in that way." And sat down with a pen and paper and began to write.
They sat in the cafeteria together it was three o'clock, both had finished classes and were talking over some soba and tea. Lance was feeling it, he knew he had found his true love, they talked about different anime and manga they both liked and how some Americans were just as much otaku as the Japanese. It was wonderful to erase Ann from his mind. She was wearing a blue sweater and black pants. Lance looked at his watch, "I wonder if anyone is in the club room?" he said picking up his plate and walking over to the trash can. "There might be a few people, why?" Lance smiled "I don't know? I just don't want anyone to see us like this. Do you see anyone here?" Oguie looked around, "No, let's go." Lance nodded and followed Oguie.
The club room was empty, just the way they wanted it, Lance sat down next to Chika and nuzzled her neck. Oguie giggled, and then she picked up the piece of paper in front of her, "Someone left their composition homework here looks like a poem." Lance smiled well read it who knows it might be good." Oguie cleared her throat and read, "I have thought, questioning the doubts in my mind, how long I can control my urges for you. I have thought endlessly about you. Your black hair, your big eyes and snow white skin. I know your beauty within your dark self. You may hate me, but I know how much I need you, be mine." She finished and looked at the bottom in small script it said "Kanji" she gasped, "This is Sassahara's work!" She flipped it over on the back it said "For Chika, always and forever" Tears welled up in her eyes. Lance stroked the back of her head, "Babe, I swear had I known this I don't think I would have started this." She looked up, "He really does love me! Lance what I do, I can't tell him about last night can I?" a voice spoke "What about last night?" it was Sassahara. "Sassahara, I swear nothing happened last night!" Lance shook his head, what had he gotten himself into now, Sassahara looked at the two of them, "You two, you're a couple?" Lance stood up "Listen Sassahara-san, I know you love her and all but," Lance couldn't finish before Sassahara slugged him in the face, "You fucking American piece of shit! You come here for one week and all of a sudden you start stealing people's hearts? Who the fuck, do you think you are?" Lance cupped his nose that was now leaking blood, "Listen I know how it feels to lose the one you love, I've been through the same shit before, I'm sorry, but she and I are in love and if this bothers you so much," Sassahara laughed "Bother me, oh it does bother me, it bothers me very much. I have thought about her since the time she came here as a favor for the manga club! You have no right to do this! If I ever see your fucking face here again, I'll kill you!" and he slammed the door. Oguie looked up at Lance,"Let's get that nose taken care of; I'll take you to the medical center. "Lance smiled "It's not broken, I've broken my nose before. This is just a nose bleed I'll be fine, I've got to go home before things get worse." Oguie followed him "Will I see you again?" Lance turned his nose still bleeding "Probably never, if your friend has his way. You know where I live though, right?" She smiled and nodded, watching him walk away.
Lance lay in his bed, trying to sleep but it came only in fits, he looked at the clock, twelve A.M. His phone rang, turning on his light he picked up the receiver. "Hello?" he said as he rubbed his eyes it was Chika, "Lance you've got to call the others and get them to the hospital!" Lance was startled "Why, what the hell is going on?" he said Oguie began to cry, "Its Sassahara! Madarame found him in the bathtub, I, I don't know how he wrote my name in his, his." She began to cry Lance knew what had happened it was August 20th all over again. "Is he okay?" he asked Chika let out a whimper "He lost a lot of blood he is in critical condition, please call the others!" she hung up, Lance then picked up the phone book and began dialing, before that he opened his nightstand drawer and pulled out a faded Wal-Mart bottle of valium, "I thought I'd never need this again." He said and popped one in his mouth. It was going to be a long night.
To be continued. . .