Chapter Three: Be My Escape
Seven weeks passed and Omi and I had continued to hang out through our truce, whether it was dancing in the club, walking down the road together, or even texting and e-mailing each other. Most people assume that I just know how to kill and rave about how God should burn and cry and die, but I have basic computer skills and my own computer and cell phone that I bought and maintain with my hefty paychecks. It's how I keep from really going insane during slow days, and nights where I don't feel like being seen. I log on around eleven to kill some time so that I don't have to sleep and face the nightmares again and see that Omi sent me an IM five minutes ago.
BomBay: hey. U still up?
CelTicRAGdolL: still up. Shudnt u be asleep 4 skool?
Three minutes later, I'm half-way through my e-mails and his reply pops up.
BomBay: 2mrws a holiday so it's closed. Sides, I cudnt sleep
CelTic RAGdolL: n u thought I could help?
BomBay: well…just maybe
CelTicRAGdolL: *eyeroll* whats on ur mind?
BomBay: trying to ignore my teammates n not think about stuff
CelTicRAGdolL: yea. I know what ya mean
BomBay: hm we shud tlk bout something else prolly
CelTicRAGdolL: yea so u comn to the club 2mrw night?
The next day was a Saturday so unless he had a mission or something, he'd probably be there. I checked my Vampire Freaks account quickly while waiting on his reply.
BomBay: Probably. So what u doing?
CelTicRAGdolL: avoiding things. u wanna get some coffee or something?
It wasn't like me to outright propose a late night meeting with an archrival, but hey if he wanted to kill me he would've done it before now.
BomBay: IRL? I guess…where?
CelTicRAGdolL: Do u know where the Flavor Atlantic is?
BomBay: yea! C u n thirty?
CelTicRAGdolL: yep.
With that, I signed off my laptop, got ready and went out for my date. I got there a little early so I decided to get my usual vanilla latte, saying hi to Kerry. She worked there to pay for her abroad semester from England and she was pleasant to talk to about my problems with my roommates, excluding things that could get both of us killed.
"Hey there, sexy." Kerry greeted as usual, "I like the eye patch. Very vamp-pirate, just your style."
"Hey there yourself, thought I'd try a different look. Think I'd look good with long hair?"
"Nah, maybe a diff color but I like your length. You getting the usual?"
"You know me so well, Kerry-dear." I replied, chuckling lightly.
"Alright, $4.85. Mind if I take my break with you? I haven't even talked to a CUSTOMER in over an hour! It's so dead at this hour. You wouldn't expect this in a 24-hour coffee house in Tokyo, but whatever…" She mumbled as she went about making my drink.
"So has that nasty redhead hurt you again?" She said as she slid into the booth across from me with my steaming cup.
"No…"I say unconvincingly as I liberally dose up my coffee with creamers and sugar packets.
"Since I know you aren't going to tell me what he said this time, I'll let it slide. So seeing anybody new since that one guy you met at Otherside?"The brunette asks, playing with some of her loose ringlets. She knew I was gay the first day we decided to talk about something other than what I wanted to drink.
"Well…maybe, I asked him to meet me here for coffee like ten minutes ago or so…he's a blue-eyed blonde. Freaking adorable, like a plushy or Welsh Corgi, but better. I just hope he doesn't believe what my roommates let get said about me or that my image is who I am…We met at the Bloody Kiss almost two months ago…Oh, that's him!" I said suddenly as Omi walked in the door.
Kerry heads back up to the counter to take his order and points him over to my table. I flush as he looks over at me, but don't move away. Kerry looks a little confused as Omi first tried to order in rapid Japanese, but he quickly switched to English and ordered raspberry-vanilla mocha before joining me.
"Now that you have me here, what now?" He asks, smirking.
"Now, we talk. Why were you ignoring your 'roommates' earlier?" I asked.
"Because they were making too much noise through the walls and I really don't want to hear Balinese listening to Threesome porn at one o'clock in the morning or the other guys moaning in their sleep. What kind of things were you avoiding earlier?" He returned.
"Ah…I couldn't get into a good sleep and I live with an annoying redhead who likes to broadcast when he's having a really good dream or experience. So you don't mind meeting me for coffee?" I asked with a smile on my face at the mock interrogation. Kerry dropped off the coffee and another for me on the house with a note she slipped to me with a smirk.
Eyebrow raised, I opened the slip of paper as soon as the Surrey girl started to walk away.
J-
He's really hot! Don't let him get away or hurt you!
Kisses!-K
"Kerry….that girl is crazy about things." I said quietly.
"I don't mind hanging out with you, Jei. It's really fun and you talk to me more than any one at the house does."
From then, we just talked about whatever happened to enter our minds until I looked out the window and realized that the sun was coming up. "shit! I've got to go before I get yelled at for something I didn't do, but you want to do this again sometime?"
"Yeah. Your teammates yell at you for coming home late? Even though you're like an adult? That's seriously harsh. I'll be online later if you wanna talk." He said before giving me a quick hug and heading back to I suppose where ever he lives. Oh well, at least I got to escape for a little while.
