GEISHA... Life Behind the Mask@
Story by Hikari machi_no_tenshi@excite.com
Rated: PG
Genre: Alt.Reality
Part: Chapter 2
AN (10/08/00)-
OH MY GOSH!!! I'M SO HAPPY! I WROTE CHAPTER TWO IN
TWO WEEKS TIME!! I'M BACK TO MY OLD ROUTINE. (But don't
count this as a usuall occurance, k?)
Well, I worked really hard to get this chapter out,
so I hope to get A LOT of feed back. K?
PS: More AN'S at the bottom!! (Read them, ONEGAI?)
Chapter 2:
Her proud posture, her white porcelain-like
face, her cherry-red lips, her beautiful blue eyes;
it was like she had been called to arrive at the exact
time that the music reached its pinnacle point... and
Darien, the poor spellbound fool, could only stare with
his jaw a-gape as the girl made eye contact with him.
She gave him a coy smile as she turned to the
woman playing the samisen and bowed saying, "Gomen-
nasai." She then bowed to the men and, while hiking
up her kimono just enough so she could walk without
tripping, looked for a placed to sit down.
Luckily for Darien, there was room at both
sides to where he was seated and he was almost sure
that she would sit next to him. As he saw her move
in his direction, his heat began to beat faster with
every step she took. He turned his face away, trying
to avoid making eye contact as she sat next to him.
Slowly, he glanced to his right side, where
he had seen her head, and was surprised when he found
her not there! Now, turning his face fully to the side,
he saw that she had chosen to sit in between Max and
some other guy from the company. As he looked, his
eyes caught hers and she gave him a secretive knowing
smile before laughing at something Max whispered in her
ear. It was in that instance that he realized she had
purposely chosen not to sit next to him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the night progressed, Darien saw the geisha
move around the party entertaining each guest personally
for short periods of time. He had gotten to talk to
some of them, but not the one he wanted. Currently, a
very pretty geisha whose name was Rei, was charming him
with her silly stories.
"Gomen. Demo-" Darien interrupted. "What does
your name mean?"
Rei gave a small laugh. "It means soul." She
answered as she touched her chest pointing to her heart
in order to further explain herself.
"And..." Darien ventured on. "Do you know the
names of the rest of the geisha present?"
"Hai."
"Could you- " Darien said as he began to blush.
"Could you tell me the name of the girl in blue?"
"Aoi?" She repeated. "Kanojo wa doko ni imasu
ka?"
"The one with the blue eyes."
Rei's eyes widened at Darien's comment. "Is
she the one laughing with the man in gray?"
"Hai," Darien smiled. "That's her."
"That's Usagi." Rei said while smiling with
longing. And before Darien knew it, Rei had stood up
and walked towards the porcelain doll he had been
admiring all night. She said something to the girl and
then... Darien saw her walk his way.
As she sat down next to him, her sweet lips
broke into a smile and she bowed her head saying
"Konbanwa," in the most delicate manner he had ever
heard.
"K- Konbanwa." He replied as he was once again
being smitten by her charms.
"My friend Rei told me that you wanted to speak
with me?" She asked as she began to pour him a cup of
sake.
"Uh, yeah. I did." He said as he accepted the
cup. "Arigatou."
"So," she smiled. "What did you wish to speak
to me about?"
"I- I was wondering what your name meant."
Darien said without thinking, while cursing himself
for an idiot. He already knew what the girl's name
meant. There was only one thing it could mean because
usagi stood for rabbit and no other word.
Usagi raised her left hand to cover her lips
as she giggled. "It means rabbit." She answered.
"But that wasn't what you really wished to ask me, ne?"
"Un." Darien said. "That was."
"Usotsuki." Usagi called him.
"Nani?"
"I say you are liar." She said in English.
Darien was astounded. "You know English!"
"Small little." She continued. "My danna
teach me."
"Your what?" He asked.
Then he saw her face change. "Tomodachi." She
answered in response.
"Oh."
"But you're still a liar." She now went on in
Japanese. "I know that what you really met to ask me
was why I hadn't talked to you all night."
He grew serious as he stared into her eyes.
"And why was that?"
She gave him once again that coy smile that had
charmed him the first time. Then, nearing her lips to
his ear, she whispered softly. "Because you're always
supposed to save the best for last."
Darien nearly choked as he heard her. He was
beginning to believe that he had had enough sake for
the night. But new very well that that wasn't true...
so, in his mind, maybe what he needed was actually MORE
sake.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The night had ended and Darien, drunk on sake,
was back at his apartment. As he rested on his bed,
he remembered how he had joined in the geisha games
and cheered with the men as the geisha danced once
again for their enjoyment. But, as he placed his hand
inside his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper, he
gazed at the greatest accomplishment of the night...
Usagi's business card.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET IN TROUBLE?" Rei yelled
at Usagi once they where inside their hotel room.
"What are you talking about?"
"I saw how you were acting with that American
man." Rei said as she began pacing the room. "Do you
know what could happen to you if your danna found out?"
"I couldn't care less." Usagi said in an
annoyed tone as she discarded her wig. "And besides, I
was just flirting with him. Isn't that part of my job?"
"I know, but I also know that your danna is a
very jealous man. If he were to find out he could brake
the arrangement and then with what face would you see
Mama-san?"
"Rei... you worry too much." Usagi said as she
began to remove her make-up. "Do you really believe
that I'll ever see that man again?"
To be continued...
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BA-BA-BA-BAM....
So, are you guys wondering what will happen next?
You're gonna have to email me and prove that you
want it. Show me how much you want me to write the
next chapter up!
EMAIL ME! - Machi_NO_Tenshi@Excite.Com
JYA NE!
ATT: */^.^\* HIKA-CHU */^.^\*
Story by Hikari machi_no_tenshi@excite.com
Rated: PG
Genre: Alt.Reality
Part: Chapter 2
AN (10/08/00)-
OH MY GOSH!!! I'M SO HAPPY! I WROTE CHAPTER TWO IN
TWO WEEKS TIME!! I'M BACK TO MY OLD ROUTINE. (But don't
count this as a usuall occurance, k?)
Well, I worked really hard to get this chapter out,
so I hope to get A LOT of feed back. K?
PS: More AN'S at the bottom!! (Read them, ONEGAI?)
Chapter 2:
Her proud posture, her white porcelain-like
face, her cherry-red lips, her beautiful blue eyes;
it was like she had been called to arrive at the exact
time that the music reached its pinnacle point... and
Darien, the poor spellbound fool, could only stare with
his jaw a-gape as the girl made eye contact with him.
She gave him a coy smile as she turned to the
woman playing the samisen and bowed saying, "Gomen-
nasai." She then bowed to the men and, while hiking
up her kimono just enough so she could walk without
tripping, looked for a placed to sit down.
Luckily for Darien, there was room at both
sides to where he was seated and he was almost sure
that she would sit next to him. As he saw her move
in his direction, his heat began to beat faster with
every step she took. He turned his face away, trying
to avoid making eye contact as she sat next to him.
Slowly, he glanced to his right side, where
he had seen her head, and was surprised when he found
her not there! Now, turning his face fully to the side,
he saw that she had chosen to sit in between Max and
some other guy from the company. As he looked, his
eyes caught hers and she gave him a secretive knowing
smile before laughing at something Max whispered in her
ear. It was in that instance that he realized she had
purposely chosen not to sit next to him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As the night progressed, Darien saw the geisha
move around the party entertaining each guest personally
for short periods of time. He had gotten to talk to
some of them, but not the one he wanted. Currently, a
very pretty geisha whose name was Rei, was charming him
with her silly stories.
"Gomen. Demo-" Darien interrupted. "What does
your name mean?"
Rei gave a small laugh. "It means soul." She
answered as she touched her chest pointing to her heart
in order to further explain herself.
"And..." Darien ventured on. "Do you know the
names of the rest of the geisha present?"
"Hai."
"Could you- " Darien said as he began to blush.
"Could you tell me the name of the girl in blue?"
"Aoi?" She repeated. "Kanojo wa doko ni imasu
ka?"
"The one with the blue eyes."
Rei's eyes widened at Darien's comment. "Is
she the one laughing with the man in gray?"
"Hai," Darien smiled. "That's her."
"That's Usagi." Rei said while smiling with
longing. And before Darien knew it, Rei had stood up
and walked towards the porcelain doll he had been
admiring all night. She said something to the girl and
then... Darien saw her walk his way.
As she sat down next to him, her sweet lips
broke into a smile and she bowed her head saying
"Konbanwa," in the most delicate manner he had ever
heard.
"K- Konbanwa." He replied as he was once again
being smitten by her charms.
"My friend Rei told me that you wanted to speak
with me?" She asked as she began to pour him a cup of
sake.
"Uh, yeah. I did." He said as he accepted the
cup. "Arigatou."
"So," she smiled. "What did you wish to speak
to me about?"
"I- I was wondering what your name meant."
Darien said without thinking, while cursing himself
for an idiot. He already knew what the girl's name
meant. There was only one thing it could mean because
usagi stood for rabbit and no other word.
Usagi raised her left hand to cover her lips
as she giggled. "It means rabbit." She answered.
"But that wasn't what you really wished to ask me, ne?"
"Un." Darien said. "That was."
"Usotsuki." Usagi called him.
"Nani?"
"I say you are liar." She said in English.
Darien was astounded. "You know English!"
"Small little." She continued. "My danna
teach me."
"Your what?" He asked.
Then he saw her face change. "Tomodachi." She
answered in response.
"Oh."
"But you're still a liar." She now went on in
Japanese. "I know that what you really met to ask me
was why I hadn't talked to you all night."
He grew serious as he stared into her eyes.
"And why was that?"
She gave him once again that coy smile that had
charmed him the first time. Then, nearing her lips to
his ear, she whispered softly. "Because you're always
supposed to save the best for last."
Darien nearly choked as he heard her. He was
beginning to believe that he had had enough sake for
the night. But new very well that that wasn't true...
so, in his mind, maybe what he needed was actually MORE
sake.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The night had ended and Darien, drunk on sake,
was back at his apartment. As he rested on his bed,
he remembered how he had joined in the geisha games
and cheered with the men as the geisha danced once
again for their enjoyment. But, as he placed his hand
inside his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper, he
gazed at the greatest accomplishment of the night...
Usagi's business card.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET IN TROUBLE?" Rei yelled
at Usagi once they where inside their hotel room.
"What are you talking about?"
"I saw how you were acting with that American
man." Rei said as she began pacing the room. "Do you
know what could happen to you if your danna found out?"
"I couldn't care less." Usagi said in an
annoyed tone as she discarded her wig. "And besides, I
was just flirting with him. Isn't that part of my job?"
"I know, but I also know that your danna is a
very jealous man. If he were to find out he could brake
the arrangement and then with what face would you see
Mama-san?"
"Rei... you worry too much." Usagi said as she
began to remove her make-up. "Do you really believe
that I'll ever see that man again?"
To be continued...
+~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~+
BA-BA-BA-BAM....
So, are you guys wondering what will happen next?
You're gonna have to email me and prove that you
want it. Show me how much you want me to write the
next chapter up!
EMAIL ME! - Machi_NO_Tenshi@Excite.Com
JYA NE!
ATT: */^.^\* HIKA-CHU */^.^\*