Chapter 3
Jobs
Freya…Freya…
She grunted.
Freya…Freya…
She took a pillow and put it on top of her head. The voice was disturbing her slumber. She didn't know where the voice came from. But she wasn't concerned. She just wanted to get her sleep.
Freya…Freya…
Suddenly, she felt someone was rubbing her. It didn't work. Then she felt someone blow air into her ear.
She jolted from the sleeping mat. "Ah!"
"Relax, Freya! You're perspiring again."
She looked at her left and found Elda sitting up and giggling.
"Oh boy…and what's with the laughter?" she asked with her hands on her hips and looking at her suspiciously with her "frown."
"You're funny when you jolt up from the mat. You're so nervous whenever I do that."
"You blew in my ear again?"
"Who else?" she said mischievously. "Besides…it's time to wake up."
"Damn it." She fell back down to her bed and stretched. She turned to her side.
"Oh no. You're not going back to sleep, little girl!"
She felt hands tickling her stomach. She immediately tried to contain her laughter. But it was no use. She soon started crying from giggling.
"Stop! Haha …I give… ha …up!" The hands then left her panting. "Elda…" she said in a joking manner. She then pinned her down. "Ha! My turn!" So the two, like all good sisters, started tickling each other. Laughing all the way. Giggling all the moments.
Finally after a number of minutes, they stopped. Both were gasping for breath.
"Oh…my stomach hurts…"
"Ah…my aching chest…"
They both lied down and stared at the ceiling.
"Ah…this is the life…just you and me…"
"…laughing all the way. Playing all the time."
They sighed. Silence was left hanging in the air.
Then Elda broke the silence.
"If only…we were normal…" she said rather quietly.
Freya turned to her. She shook her head. "You really can't accept it, can you?"
"Oh c'mon, Freya." she said, "aren't grossed a bit that we live on blood?"
"Well kinda…" she said scratching her neck. "…we live on it, sis."
"Well that'd be okay…" she said reluctantly, "…if we didn't need to kill…"
"Look, Elda…we wouldn't need to kill them if we had the money to buy from blood banks…"
She sighed. "The manager had to fire us."
"Well, he was scared when he found out that we were some suspects for the death of some guys." She thought for a while. "We need some jobs. We need to find our way around town."
"But we're new and we don't know anybody in this place…well we can go alone but it'll take time…and time is what we don't have!"
"Oh but we do know…" said Freya. She triumphantly smiled. "Mr. Motosuwa can help us…"
"Oh yeah! Hideki! He can help us go around and find a job." She hugged her sister. "Freya, you're a genius!"
"No I'm not." she answered as a matter-of-factly. "I just know how to remember."
Knock-knock-knock!
Footsteps were heard crossing and a shadow showed up at the door. The door swung and revealed a man with a white shirt and brown pants. He was surprised at his guests.
"Oh! It's you guys!"
"Good morning Hideki. We'd like to ask you a favor." said Freya with a smile. "May we come in?"
"Ah…uhm…o-oke!" He sounded funny and nervous as he let open the door. Also as quick as the eye can see, he went fumbling through some things and started putting them into their rightful places. "Sorry if it's a mess!" he said while cleaning up.
"Why don't you guys seat down? I'll be almost up…"
"Okay!" said Elda.
They sat down in the typical Japanese way near his table. He was almost done and already was closing the cabinet. He then rubbed his hands together in satisfaction. He too finally sat down.
"So what can I do for you guys?"
"Well…Hideki…" said Elda with smile. "We're wondering…if you could help us…around town?"
"Around the city?"
"Yes. We need to find some jobs as soon as possible."
Hideki started scratching his head with an embarrassed smile. "I...well…I also don't know how to go around here…"
"What?" asked Freya puzzled.
"I'm new here also a bit…I just came here 3 days ago…and also I'm looking for a job."
"Oh…I see." replied Elda. Please…no…
"But I know a friend of mine who knows this place. Shinbo Hiromu's gotta know a lot."
"Oh okay!" they answered delighted. "Where is he?"
"Uh…his is just across mine but he he's not there. He's out for something. He'll be back maybe this late afternoon. So…probably tomorrow we'll all go out for searching for jobs…uh-I mean-if you don't mind?" he said nervously.
"Oh…we don't mind!" said Elda while giggling.
Hideki was feeling strangely uncomfortable with her. Damn…she's cute when she does that…
"So…let's see where should we go next?"
The young purple and very untidy haired-man kept smiling at Hideki. His black eyes rolled at him. He was wearing a red shirt and blue pants.
"Lucky boy, Hideki."
"Cut it out Shinbo!" Hideki said getting red already. He was wearing a green shirt with the same brown pants again "We're looking for jobs damn it!"
"Yeah…yeah. Keep your pants up!" said the prankster.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Freya, who wore an orange shirt and a white mini.
"Oh we're just talking at how fortunate my good friend here-- /cough! Gag/ ack!" He was trying to pry open Hideki's hands which were choking him.
"You deserve to be strangled to death!" Hideki said with piercing eyes.
"Hey man /cough/ you owe /choke/ me." he said gruffly. He then…let go. Shinbo held his neck "Man that's a grip."
"Damn it Hiromu." he said defeated.
"Guys are really funny." commented Elda, who was wearing little flower shirt and green skirt.
"Totally." replied Freya.
It was already late afternoon. And they went to many spots already but they were all taken. Shinbo then glanced at his watch.
"Tsk…tsk…damn luck."
He turned around with a face that showed that things were not pretty.
"Guess…we didn't find any jobs for any you…" said Hideki sadly.
"Nah…it's okay Hideki…we appreciate your efforts…" spoke Freya.
"…and now we know a bit of the place. Thanks!" finished Elda.
"The pleasure's all ours!" answered Shinbo with a smile and a wrap around his friend's neck.
"Oh you're a dead man, Shinbo…" whispered Hideki with his arms raised.