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Happy Labor Day everyone! Here's chapter 3! Don't worry, the juicy parts are slowly coming. We need to build up to Rukia's first day.
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Chapter 3: Virgin Whore
At exactly nine in the morning, Rukia found herself in a hair salon. When she called Mr. Kyōraku at 8AM, she did not expect that she would be taken to a hair salon. She thought she would go to an office where the escort service operated. Instead, her hair was being cut even shorter.
"We need you to look edgy, to compliment your already edgy demeanor and tattoos," Shunsui told her.
And that was why her hair now looked like an asymmetrical bob-cut. Her signature bang across her eyes and nose is still untouched. She had to beg the salon not to cut that. She had to admit that it really did make her look and feel cool.
It was during the ride to the salon that Shunsui brought a fellow escort with him to explain to Rukia from a woman's perspective about the company and what she was getting into. He felt that it was better to have a female explain the dirty details than a man. The lady has red oval glasses and long black hair. Her name was Lisa Yadōmaru. Lisa explained to Rukia that Shunsui was the manager of the escort service itself, but not the owner of the company.. Since the owner of the escort service trusted Shunsui's decisions, he easily can get Rukia into the service. It was also probably lucky that one escort who had undergone a breast augmentation operation had been advised to take a week's rest. Rukia was then filling in as a substitute, which was fine with her as she had no interest in making this a full-time profession. She just wanted to save up enough money for her dad's operation and in time for her enrollment for the coming semester. She would leave this whole week as a dark period that she had to experience and would never revisit again once it was over.
"The company is registered as a modeling one, as a front for the high-class escort service. No matter the fancy name that we have as escorts, we are nothing but glorified whores. We are here to sleep with our clients. Still, we are not like a regular whorehouse. We have standard practices that we follow," explained Lisa.
"What happens if the authorities discover that the modeling agency is just a front?" Rukla wondered.
Lisa chuckled slightly. "No, the authorities already know. The owner of the agency pays them off nicely. You know how it is; anyone can be bribed with the right amount."
"Yeah," Rukia said with a grimace. She hated that kind of corrupt system. She had observed such things many times. "What are the standards anyway? Do I need to jot them down?"
"Nah, no need." Lisa replied. "You just need to listen carefully. First, we ensure the health and safety of our employees, because it is one of the ways we can provide a good service to the clients. So what we will do after your makeover and shopping is to go to a doctor that the company trusts to give you a full body checkup and ensure that you are clean." The older woman looked back at Rukia. "I don't think you will have much problem with that. I mean, you are a virgin, right?"
Rukia could not help the slight heat on her cheeks. "Err… yeah, I am."
Lisa, along with Shunsui both chuckled. "With that kind of reaction, of course you are. Anyway, being a virgin already ensures your cleanliness, because that eliminates any possibility of a sexually transmitted disease. You'll pass that test easily."
Rukia wanted to gag at the topic they were talking about. It was not that she was a prude. It was more like she couldn't still make it sink in that they were having this discussion because she was going to become an escort.
"Because you are a virgin. I would secretly make your rate for the first night higher than-usual. After that, you can wish luck on your side that more customers will choose you and be generous to you. My only warning is that you need to keep it a secret from the client. Clients actually don't like virgins all that much because they think they are too troublesome," Lisa continued.
"How so?" Rukia questioned.
"Virgins usually act nervous and may even cry on their first night. Clients think this is annoying. Also, clients prefer women who know a lot of ways to pleasure a man in the bedroom. None of the escorts in the service are virgins. So you need to hide the fact that you are a virgin from the client. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, I understand," Rukia agreed.
"Second, clients sign a waiver where they promise to use a condom. You can turn down the client if they refuse to use one. Again, it's for the safety of both parties, so you don't have to worry too much. The doctor who we will go to today will give you birth control pills that you are expected to take once daily, to further protect you from pregnancy. We have all employees have this checkup monthly to ensure quality."
Rukia shuddered a bit at the thought of becoming pregnant at such a young age. "Yeah, what else?"
"Of course, to at least operate, we need the employees at a legal age. You are already 19, so we don't have a problem with that. You see, being an escort is not always sex. You are to accompany- the clients and it's not until they release more money that you can consent for sex. Before that sex happens, you must not forget to negotiate it with Shunsui." Lisa looked at her seriously before she returned her focus to driving the car. "This is very important because it's the waiver where the things not allowed to be done during sex are listed, like forcing the escorts to use drugs, extreme BDSM acts that might harm the escorts, and of course, not wearing a condom. It's for your own safety so it's a crucial step. It's that kind of care that makes our escort service so prestigious in the underground scene of high society."
Rukia nodded. "Got it."
"And Rukia, as a virgin, do you know what exactly happens in the bedroom?" Shunsui got into the conversation. "I want to be sure because it might traumatize you. Jūshirō would kill me."
"I watched some porn so I at least have some idea. You see, our conservative teachers only taught us about the reproductive organs and sexually transmitted diseases in our sex education subject in high school. I also researched some common sexual acts and positions last night," she replied, trying to reassure the both of them.
"Really? Very good." Lisa and Shunsui both said simultaneously and both looked impressed. "You indeed have made up your mind," Lisa added quietly.
Rukia shrugged. "I knew what I was getting to."
Lisa spoke with a challenge in her voice. "Well, let's test that. What will you do if the client wants you to perform a blow job?"
"B-blow job?" Rukia stuttered.
"What?" Lisa looked at her briefly before returning to driving. "Don't tell me you did not expect it? You're a whore. Sometimes clients pay extra for that and as long as the client's wearing protection, the service allows it."
Rukia thought for a while. "Then…" she released her breath that she did notice she was holding, "I guess I'll do it. The client's gonna be wearing a condom anyway."
"Yes, you can allow that, but never do it without the condom. You can catch STIs that way."
"Yeah, but… but can the same be performed on me? Do you allow it?" Rukia was wondering.
"Yes, actually. Although don't worry too much about it. Men go down on girls to make them feel pleasure, but we are whores; men only seek pleasure from us, not the other way around. So you'll not encounter that too much."
Rukia felt relieved. She was not even used to people touching her, how would she feel about some guy licking her down there? A stranger nonetheless. A bald, fat, old stranger who keeps both a wife and mistress, on top of visiting whores like them. Was she really ready for this?
"Rukia," Lisa called her attention. "Shunsui and I noticed something about you."
"What is it?"
"You're not used to people invading your personal space, are you?"
"Yeah… You're right, I guess," Rukia admitted.
"Then that is something you will have to work on. It won't be people merely touching you. It's people using your body, invading your most private parts… Can you handle that?"
Damn, that was probably the hardest thing about this decision. She was not like the typical conservative Japanese who viewed virginity or intimate relationships like it was the single thing that mattered. No, she had never cared about those things. What she cared about were her dad, her studies, her freedom and her privacy. She needed advice.
"How did you do it anyway? How did you get through your first time?" Rukia asked Lisa.
"Simple. I dissociated myself from reality. Many escorts do that. They have learned to distance themselves and just focus on the act, feeling pleasure but devoid of any attachments. That's how we survive," Lisa told her matter-of-factly.
Well, if dissociating oneself is the answer, then Rukia thought that she could do that. "Well, that would be easy for me," she answered Lisa.
Lisa seemed taken aback. "How are you so sure?"
"I 've done it before, when my aunt and uncle used to beat me up. Before, I was taken by the social workers. So that I wouldn't feel pain, I used to imagine good things as I was being hit," Rukia revealed.
Both Shunsui and Lisa's faces were filled with empathy. "I'm really sorry that you had to experience that." Lisa said.
"Nah. Don't worry about it. It was a long time ago. My dad made my life much better after he adopted me," she shrugged.
Lisa smiled. "You know, you don't look at it, but you're very strong. I've never seen anyone taking the prospect of entering the escort service as easily as you did."
"When I think about my dad, everything becomes easier." She answered simply.
"Then let's start your makeover. We're gonna make sure that clients will notice you even if you don't have the usual model look. Who knows, you might get a loyal patron and your workload will become so much easier. You would only be servicing that patron and potentially no one else depending on the schedule you have agreed to. However, you can only have a maximum of two patrons at the same time for fairness to both clients," Lisa excitedly told her.
Rukia went back to the present time, sitting in the salon chair, and made up her mind: she was ready to cross the Rubicon now. Her mind was made up.