Blame It On The Wine

Part One

The bright morning sunlight penetrated the heavy and expensive looking curtains of the Palazzo hotel in Fukuoka as Mai yawned fitfully before she struggled to sit but ended up squirming instead. Then, she slowly opened her eyes into slits and dumbly noted how beautifully elegant the ceiling is. However, she could only scowl at it due to the fact that her head was extremely aching and felt as if there were invisible fiends punching it right now.

She looked around saw with mild amusement that the room was lavishly splendid. There was a fine and very luxurious sofa flanked by two armchairs while a very attractive flower arrangement was placed on top of the small coffee table. Beneath it all was a red carpet that Sachi would dearly love to scratch his claws on. Shifting her eyes on the left corner, a dinning table romantically for two had a very exquisite candelabra on top and a basket of fruits that made her stomach growl.

Looking down at herself, Mai placed her hand against her tummy. Her eyes turned to wide saucers upon seeing her state of undress or the lack thereof. She was clad in a sheer nightgown with cute laces at the front. It was a very beautiful nightgown but Mai became mortified upon noticing that anyone could probably see her.. unmentionables since the fabric was nearly transparent.

She gritted her teeth, whoever put that dress on her had no idea what she was up against. And Mai desperately hoped that that person was a she or else Mai's in for a long bloodbath.

Throwing that all aside for the moment, the real question and most important one of all, popped into her mind.

"WHY AM I HERE?!"

And on top of that she was wearing a negligee. Mai hid her face in her hands in panic. She went to Fukuoka because her high school classmate, Renzuke, decided to throw a farewell party. He received a job offer in America and because it was such a good opportunity, he accepted it. By the time the party's about to end, however, the weather turned worst and said that there was a typhoon, so she had no choice but to stay for the night.

Due to his work, Naru was too busy to accompany her so her friends took the chance and bullied her into taking a cup of sake (Japanese wine). A single sip became double and triple until she had several cups while her classmates ended up taking the bottle from her before she became truly and wildly inebriated. And she did end up just that..

She couldn't remember what she did during that time but she was sure that she wouldn't be able to live it down. Thank goodness, she couldn't remember, or else she wouldn't be able to face her friends and her husband too because he regarded the drink as vile.

Mai gasped out loud. She forgot to tell him that she would stay at the hotel. By the time the party's half way through, the battery of her phone was at its limit already. And when the party ended.. Well, suffice to say, she was in no condition to call her narcissistic and self righteous husband to tell him that she wouldn't be able to go home.

Bending her head in shame, Mai could only imagine what he would look like if she did just that. He would probably say 'idiot' in every sentence, and that was just too embarrassing. Mai closed her eyes in depression while her shoulders slumped in defeat. She should probably start fixing herself, get out of this horrifying dress and erase every evidence of her shameful behavior.

With that thought in mind, Mai swung her legs off the bed and stood. Ack. She felt queasy and ended up wobbling towards the bathroom instead. Then, the sound of water rushing reached her ears, louder and louder until she was standing in front of the door.

There's someone inside..

Her eyes went blank before she looked down at herself. Oh, no. She shouldn't stand there looking like a porn star while another person's inside this room. Mai touched the lace and inspected the dress with a scowl. This infernal dress, she's going to burn this after. Then, quite by accident, she caught a glimpse of something reddish on her skin just beneath the plunging neckline. Don't tell me.. oh, please, don't..

Pulling the dress away from her skin, she stared at it with an expression that was keen to horror. It's as if she heard a crack coming from her heart, then like a strong punch to the stomach, her whole body turned to jelly and she nearly fell on the floor in a sobbing heap. There's no doubt what the red mark is.

Mai bit her lip and groaned. It was a damned.. hickey.

Oh, god. She betrayed her husband without meaning to and without even knowing. She wanted to disappear, maybe the floor would take pity on her and swallow her whole and spit her straight to hell. What she did or rather what happened was beyond wrong. It was downright sinful.. it was adultery for god's sake!

Mai bit her lip harder, her heart was beating so frantically and she felt cold all over. Then, her alarm increased upon noticing that the water wasn't flowing anymore. She looked left and right. What to do? What to do?

Maybe she should get out of the room. In that dress...?

Mai shook her head. That would be impossible. She didn't have time to look for her clothes. Maybe she should hide. But what if he decided to look for her? No. She shook her head again. Argh! Well, she could still do something right now. She could defend her virtue even if it was too late. All of her friends and acquaintances knew that she was married and yet someone- some bastard still took advantage of her. It was a given that she might have encouraged the man.. but what if he's drunk too?

Mai raised her hand to her mouth and bit her nail. Shit.

The door slowly opened, and in her frenzied state, Mai leapt and pushed the man down. Double shit. She should have brought that expensive looking vase in case there was a struggle and she had to fight.

The man stumbled. And then the two of them crashed on the bathroom floor with her straggling him. Out of impulse, Mai tightly closed her eyes, she didn't want to see his face. Oh, god. She didn't want to know the man who took advantage of her. What if he's her friend or even her acquaintance, Mai wouldn't be able to bear it.

The man grasped her arms and the warm contact made her hiss. "Don't you dare.."

Then, the hands holding her loosened. Breathing a sigh of relief, Mai felt thankful that the man wasn't an aggressive one. Then, she stiffened once again because his hands returned but this time, he touched her face.. gently and caressingly. Her body shuddered not from revulsion but from desire. Triple shit. She reacted to his touch. How much more shame could she possibly endure?

"Don't.. please. Stop." She sobbed.

"Mai."

Oh, my god. She was hearing her husband's voice. She was going crazy, the stress and shock must have taken its toll on her.

"Mai, talk to me." He said. It was Naru's voice, alright. That commanding voice.. Tears started to fall unheeded down her cheeks while she tried to fought against the urge to bawl her eyes out like a child. Actually, she wanted to do more than that, she wanted to wail and punch and kick something. She wanted to murder the man lying beneath her.

"Why are you crying?" His hands cupped her face. Those hands, warm and always gentle. Wait, is it possible to hallucinate one's touch?

She snapped her eyes open, her jaws slackening. Dark hair, dark eyes..

"You- you.." She pointed a trembling finger at his face. A million times shit.

"Idiot. What are you so surprised about?" Naru narrowed his eyes in irritation. It's really him. Mai stared at him in dumbfounded silence. He's really here. Then that means.. that means.

She scrambled away from him and stood up like a lightning flash before she ran out of the bathroom. He.. he.. Naru saw her in her drunken splendor! Since she didn't recall seeing him at the party then that could only mean one thing:

She was already stinking drunk when he arrived.

Billion times shit!

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

WARNING :

This story contains smut. I didn't intend to write smut (M rated) scenes since (probably) most of the readers are teenagers under 18. So if any of you is easily offended by those kinds of scenes then please say so, then I will not post the second part or maybe edit it a bit.