Chapter 3
A bit out of Character?
There are things in her world that you talk about and then there are the things that you keep to yourself.
"What's up with you?" Kagura asked as they walked around the corner into the busy street.
"Nothing. I guess I'm just a bit hung over." Nikita answered.
"Bull shit. I've known you since you were 10. You've never been hung over."
"Never say never." Nikita stated. They were on their way to the mall. They had to meet Ayame there. Nikita never understood why Kagura and Ayame liked to check out the normal people. They even had categories for them. It was a different world here. These people were not like them. They didn't know what was going on just around the corner. They were so… innocent. It sickened her.
They sat in a coffee shot when Ayame suddenly sat down next to Kagura almost making her choke on her coffee.
"What'd I miss?" The ookami asked.
"She's lying to me." Kagura said pointing at Niki.
"Oh, well, good for her." Ayame said matter-of-factly.
"What are you two gonna do to me today?" Nikita inquired disinterested.
"Not much. We're just gonna keep you busy. Maybe go pierce Kagura's tongue or something." Ayame answered.
"Over my cold dead body ookami! I'm not mad like you two!" Kagura snapped.
"Oh but why not Kags!? It'll look so sweet on you." Nikita laughed.
"Sweet is not my style!"
"She's just chicken." Ayame whispered.
Kagura slapped her on the back of the head.
"What's wrong with you?" Ayame asked with an odd look on her face.
"She's not saying." Kagura answered.
"Oh. One of those. Well, I say we cheer her up today!"
For the remainder of the day Nikita was dragged along all over Tokyo in an attempt to cheer her up.
"Nikita! Where are you?" Gaspar shouted when he came into the club. The sun was just setting and the buzz of the city was slowly beginning to die down.
"Here!" Nikita shouted back from the dressing room as she pulled the miniskirt on.
The door burst open and she was face to face with the boar youkai once again.
"Tonight you walk the west allay." He said looking her up and down. He adored her scars and all the sex scars that could be seen on her young body.
"Okay." She nodded as she ruffled her hair.
He walked over to her slowly and grasped her by the shoulders. She looked him the eyes. She didn't have the strength to defy him tonight.
"You would never do anything to put my little enterprise in danger. Would you darling?" He asked softly in her ear. Her heart skipped a beat.
"Never master. I am not worthy of freedom." She said in a soft, pathetic voice. She was choked with sorrow and had no idea where it came from.
"There's a good girl." He hugged her and she hugged him back. Nikita knew that this was as close as she would ever get to love. Sometimes the protection Gaspar had to offer, despite his misuse of her, seemed so much better than the outside world. So much better than being alone. "Now why don't you get yourself a drink and then you can keep fifty percent of your earnings tonight." He added as he loosened his grip on her. She smiled at him sadly and nodded. He was feeling guilty again. He was only ever this nice to her when he was happy about something she had done or when he felt guilty of something he had made her do. She had learned that Gaspar was not completely heartless all the time.
She was about to leave when something inside of her made her stop.
"Gaspar." She said.
"Yes darling?" He asked looking back at her.
"There was a ningen man last night who knew me." She said hesitantly.
"Did you know him?" He asked.
"No. I told him nothing of this. I said that if he did not leave me alone he would be killed." She answered.
"There's a good girl. Your loyalty will be rewarded greatly." He smiled.
She nodded and left. For once the thought of never being free from him didn't seem so unbearable. She had been feeling in a submissive mood a lot lately, and it was not like her.
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