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"RUNNING BLIND"

Part 6- "The Difference between Them"

Sept 2, 2041- 7.30 pm- (small town in the countryside outside Tokyo)

Linna and Masaki had decided to meet at a small restaurant that was in between Linna's family's house and Masaki's apartment. She didn't didn't tell her parents because she wanted to go on a date without expectations from her family hanging over her head. She just told them she was going out for a while. She decided to ride the bus to the restaurant since it was so close to her house. Masaki had told her his apartment was within walking distance from the restaurant.

Linna wore a new dress that she had bought earlier in the day. It was a clingy red knit dress with short sleeves and a bit low cut. She wore a lightweight black jacket over it and some black heels. She wore makeup and her hair down since it now was long enough to hit her shoulders.

When Masaki saw her and helped her out of her jacket, Linna couldn't help but notice the pleasant expression he gave her as he took in her appearance. He complimented her and she felt flattered.

Masaki told Linna to order anything she wanted and the dinner was delicious. They ordered a bottle of wine and each had many glasses. She was glad to drink it, because she was nervous even though her date was a perfect gentleman. Once in a while though a image of Priss would flash through her head, making her feel both ashamed and guilty.

Then when dinner was over and they were both full of food and wine, they walked the few blocks to Misaki's apartment. He held her hand the whole way.

His apartment was small but very neat and clean. He had a brown leather sofa , coffee table and a big screen tv. There was a bookshelf that was full of pictures of Masaki and different young women. There was a small blonde woman that seemed to be in a lot of them. Linna wondered curiously who all these women were and began to feel a little funny that he seemed to have a lot of girlfriends. (You'd think he might have put some of these away, since he was inviting me over.) she found herself thinking a little irritatedly.

Masaki noticed her staring at his pictures and told her some of those were his cousins and some were friends .

"Would you like to hang your jacket up?" he asked, changing the subject while he helped her out of it. "I really like your dress, Linna. That color looks good on you." Masaki said, looking her over appreciatively once again.

"Thank you." Linna said, as she watched him hang her jacket up and then go over to his small kitchen and come back with two glasses which he proceeded to pour some wine into before handing her a glass. He then poured himself a glass and grabbed her hand and led her over to his leather couch where they sat down.

Linna began to sip her wine slowly, knowing that she already had more than usual when she was at the restaurant. She already was feeling lightheaded but she was still nervous so she figured that the wine would relax her. Masaki was sitting very close to her and she could smell his cologne. He was very handsome and she knew she should be feeling lucky to be on a date with a man of this caliber.

But she was troubled by her lack of excitement towards him and her constant thoughts of Priss. Even now, she wondered what her former lover was doing, maybe she had gotten with Leon again, or even worse- she had found another female lover.

Sept 2, 2041-- 9.00 pm-- Priss's Trailer- Tokyo

Priss had been back at her trailer for a few hours now. She had cleaned up the mess she had been avoiding since Linna left. She had left Sylia's house hours ago even though she had told her that she could stay as long as she needed to.

The loneliness was unbearable though and she no longer had Chad's pills to help her dull the pain. She did pick up a six pack of beer though. Hell, she needed something and she promised herself she would only drink four beers at the most.

She knew that she had to move on with her life, but she needed to talk to her ex-girlfriend first, if only for closure. She wanted to come clean to her ex-lover about her past and about her addiction that had helped end their relationship. Hopefully, Linna would explain to her what caused her to leave like she did.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door . Priss looked out the peep hole and smiled as she unlocked the door.

"Leon, come in! I was needing someone to help me drink this beer!" she said, as her ex- boyfriend walked into her trailer.

Priss was happy to see Leon- she had something she wanted to tell him.

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Sept 2, 2041- Masaki's apartment- (somewhere in the country) 10.00 pm

Masaki and Linna finished off another bottle of wine while they discussed theirfamilies, childhood, Tokyo and other topics. Linna set her wineglass down and
accidently knocked over a picture of him and the blonde girl who was in so many of his pictures. Linna set the picture back up carefully. "She's very pretty." she remarked casually.

Masaki shrugged "That's my ex-girlfriend but we are just friends now." he explained as he slid close to Linna, tilting her chin up with his hand as he looked into her eyes. "She's not as pretty as you." he said softly, before he capturing her lips in a soft kiss.

She closed her eyes and kissed him back focusing all her attention on him. She focusedon his manliness. She didn't want to even think about her ex lover while she kissed him.

They broke away breathless. Linna could feel herself blush as Masaki ran his hands down her sides before running his hand up under the skirt of her dress to caress her knee and thigh.

He leaned her back against the couch and kissed her again, this time using his tongue. She blocked out any thought of Priss as she responded to him. She didn't stop him when he began to caress her breasts through her dress or when he began to unzip her dress. She just concentrated on kissing him. Light headed and dizzy, she lay there as he caressed her body.

Sept 3, 2041- Masaki's apartment- 3:30 am

Linna awoke with a start. First thing she noticed was that her head was pounding and she felt sick to her stomach. The next thing she noticed was that she was naked and lying in bed next to a sleeping Masaki, who was also naked and snoring softly.

Last thing she remembered was kissing him, while his hands were touching her body through her clothes. (I wonder if we had sex?) she thought, even though she was sure they had, she could feel a dull ache between her legs and why else would she be lying here naked?

Linna looked around for her clothes and found her bra and panties and hose scattered across the floor. She picked them up and began to put them back on. She found her dress lying in a heap on the living room floor next to the couch.

She tried hard to remember what happened between her and Masaki but she just couldn't remember. She wondered if she had been any good or if she had embarrassed herself. She had never had sex with a man before so she was a virgin in that sense. (Why did I get so drunk?) she thought, (I may never be able to face him again if I embarrassed myself in some way!) she thought, feeling more apprehensive and wanting to leave before he woke up. Her parents

probably called the police to go look for her! How could she explain to her parents where she had been all night?

Linna pulled on her dress and crept back into his bedroom to see if her half slip was in there. Once again she noticed that on his dresser was a picture of the same, attractive blonde woman who had been in all of those other pictures throughout his apartment.

She believed that he must still have feelings for this woman. She began to realize that even though she and Masaki must have been intimate that they weren't meant for each other. He was nice but there was a reason he was still single and she believed it was because he was in love with that blonde.

And Linna knew that she still loved Priss.

"Linna? Where are you going?" Suddenly his voice brought her back to her present situation.

"Uh...Masaki! I realized how late it was and... my parents don't know where I am." Linna said nervously, as she turned to face him. She was relieved to see he had a blanket covering his body.

"I am sorry about that. I forgot about the time.., Do you want to call them?" he offered sheepishly.

"I don't know what to tell them... but I know they must be worried to death." she answered, finding it hard to look him in the eyes.

"I'll call them, I'll tell them we just got back from dancing." he said, as he reached for the bedside phone.

"Well, I guess that's better than the truth." Linna said softly, as he called her parents and told them some white lie about staying out late at a friends party. Her dad asked to speak to her and he yelled at her for not calling sooner and why didn't she just say she was going out with Masaki? Then he calmed down and told her he was glad she was alright and he'd talk to her when she returned home.

"Thank you. I appreciate you covering for me." she told him gratefully.

"Well, we couldn't tell them the truth, could we now?" he asked, raising a eyebrow at her.

"I hate to say this, but I can't remember anything except kissing on the couch. I guess we had sex?" Linna asked, blushing furiously.

"Yeah, it seems like. I don't remember much either. I think we both drank too much. Oh, by the way, who is Priss? I do remember you kept calling that name."

Chapter 7- "Truth or Consequences"

A/N- I had a week of hell and didn't think I would ever get this chapter done. I could not write anything on it due to being in the emergency room, then the doctor visit and I had 4 biopsy's done. Then my 3 year old cat just up and dies. I mean within a matter of hours. I don't know what killed him. I still can't believe he died. I thought I was done for too, until the doctor called me yesterday and told me that everything was fine. I still can't believe it:) So this story I finally wrote today. I just felt better and figured I would write this chapter while I could. Just hope I don't have any more bad weeks like this past one:) R.I.P – LUCKY- I miss you!