Chapter 12: The Most Complicated Sandwich I Have Ever Heard Of
"Boyfriend?" The group questions in unison.
Seiji looks over the girl and says in an excited voice, "You're the coordinator idol, Yukimura Katsumi!" He looks over at Michio and says as his eyebrow raises, "You didn't tell me that you two were an item."
"Yep," She cuts Michio off again. "We've been dating since that amazing night in Sumire Machi about three months ago. He's just been a meanie and left without telling me. "
Rina's eyes turn dark as she turns away from the couple in front of her. She says, as she tries to cover up her sullen tone, "Congratulations. I wish you two mountains of happiness."
She starts running away from the group as Michio breaks free from the girl's grip. "Rina-chan! Wait!" He grabs Seiji and pushes him into Katsumi's freshly emptied arms. "Yukimura-san, meet Seiji-kun. He's the one that I told you about so have fun!"
He starts jogging towards Rina as he leaves the brothers and his suitor behind. Katsumi sighs as she pushes Seiji out of her arms causing him to fall backwards onto the ground. Daisuke grabs onto his brother's hand and begins to help him up. While pulling him up, he notices Katsumi brushing off her skirt with the palm of her hands. She moves up and adjusts her top, pulling it down slightly, revealing a small amount of cleavage. Hearts form in his eyes as he releases his brother's hand, forcing Seiji to fall back down on the ground. Daisuke begins walking towards her as he prepares to say a pick up line that sounds amazing to him.
She turns to look at him and reaches in between her breasts, pulling out a pink and white Pokeball with a pink and white heart on the top half. She clicks it open, releasing an array of pink and red hearts. A large, purple Pokémon floats above them. Her white wings flap back and forth slowly in air as her large, crimson eyes look over at Daisuke. Daisuke ignores the bug, still advancing towards Katsumi.
"Luna-chan! Use my special male fan deterrent!"
Luna's black antenna stand up straight as her mouth opens revealing small, white fangs. Loud, strange sounds come from Butterfree as waves form in the air in front of her. The visible sound waves wrap around Daisuke's body causing him to reach his hand up and cover his ears. Katsumi smiles as Daisuke falls to his knees in pain. Nausea overwhelms him as his head begins to swim with dizziness. She pets her Butterfree on the back and turns to leave.
She says to Seiji, over her shoulder, "If you want me to train you then meet me at my hotel room on the other side of town. Make it snappy."
She tosses a card at him, over her shoulder and it lands in the dirt in front of him. He grasps the card in his hand and pushes himself up off of the ground. He slowly stands up as he looks over at his brother lying on the ground. He walks over to him and picks him up off the ground. He places his brother's arm around his neck and walks him into the Pokémon Center. He sets him down on the bench inside the waiting area and walks up to the counter. He hits the bell on top of the counter and Nurse Joy looks up from her charts hear the healing machine.
"Joy-san, would you mind please watching him for me? I have some umm...business that I have to attend to."
Nurse Joy looks over at the dazed teenager and looks back over at Seiji. She smiles and nods, "Of course. I'm not very busy right now."
"Arigato!" He bows to her and runs out of the Pokémon Center, heading in the direction he saw Katsumi leave.
One of Nurse Joy's Chansey comes out of the back room and brings him a bottle of water and a cold, wet washcloth. She places the cloth on his forehead as he leans his head back, looking up at the ceiling. He pulls the cloth over his eyes, blocking out the dim lighting of the room. He sighs as his head continues to swim.
The automatic doors open and Nurse Joy greets her guests with a smile. Her smile disappears as she recognizes the trio of children coming into the Pokémon Center. A young, slender girl with long, black hair tied back in a ponytail stands in front of two heavier build boys. She runs up to Nurse Joy as tears stream down her face. In her hands is a small, purple rodent Pokémon. Droplits of blood fall from the girls arms onto the floor beneath her.
"Please help him, Joy-san! Some mean trainer came through a-and challenged it to a fight and then just...left it there to die!" Her voice begins breaking mid sentence.
Nurse Joy calls out to her Pokémon to get the emergency room ready. She takes the Rattata from the girls arms and quickly runs to the back room. She pushes the door open and turns on the emergency light that begins flashing on the outside of the door. She disappears as the door closes behind her.
Daisuke sits up at the sound of the commotion. His vision begins to clear slightly. He squints to see the young girl and notices the red splatter all over the front of her dress. He stands up and pulls the wet cloth from his forehead. He walks over to the young girl and hands her the cloth. She stares down at the cloth in her hands and looks up at him. He brings his hand to her face and wipes the tears from her puffy, red cheeks.
"Don't cry. You'll ruin your pretty face that way. He'll be okay. Joy-san knows what she's doing." He walks over to the door to leave the Pokémon Center. He stops in front of the door and turns around flashing the young girl a smile before turning back around and walking out of the open door.
The girls stands there as her already red face turns a deeper red and her heart beats fast in her chest, "Wow...who was he? He was so cool!"
Daisuke walks around the town in a daze, passing crowds of people and managing to not bump into anyone. He sits down on the edge of the tall water fountain in the middle of town. Water splashes him in the back and soaks him. He places his head in his hand as he looks down down at the ground, droplets of water fall from his bangs onto the ground below him.
"Hey. Are you okay?" A voice calls out to him as someone sits down next to him at the base of the fountain.
Daisuke looks up from his hand and over at the body next to him. His eyes widen as his heart begins to thump in his chest and his mind begins to clear of its haze. He smirks and says in response, "Well, I'm better now."
The person next to him smiles softly and giggles as their eyes meet. Daisuke is stunned by the brightest light blue eyes he has ever seen staring back into his. Daisuke's eyes move down, breaking the lock. His eyes shift to their chest rising and falling with every breath underneath their tightly fitted shirt. They continue to wander down, taking in every inch of their slender waist. The dark haired teenager blushes and playfully brushes their hair back with their fingers. Daisuke takes their hand in his as his eyes move back up to the face of the beauty in front of him.
"Well, seeing as I'm dripping wet," he says in a sensual tone, "Do you think that I could go back to your place and dry off?"
The person's smile grows as they stand up and help Daisuke up from his seat. "Of course! I always have room at my place for a cute guy!"
~Back to Rina and Michio~
"Rina-chan! Please wait!" He yells in a labored tone.
Rina sighs as she stops in her tracks, taking in deep breaths to prevent the overwhelming tears attempting to push their way out. She stands still as he walks up to her and places his hand on her shoulder. She pushes his hand away with hers. As his hand falls, he rattles his brain with what to say to her. She turns around, facing him as she puts on a false smile to hide the sadness and pressure welling up inside her chest.
"Do you need something from me? I just planned to go shopping," she says in a convincing, forced, cheerful tone.
"Look. Lets talk about what happened," Michio says as concern fills his voice.
"Talk about what? Your...girlfriend?" she asks the last word quietly.
"She's not my girlfriend. I never said she was my girlfriend."
"You didn't have to," her voice grows cold, "She did."
"I may have slept with her but that doesn't make her my girlfriend."
Something inside her mind snaps as her expression becomes blank. Heartache begins overwhelming her as she drops her facade, "So, you slept with her, yet you won't date her? What type of man are you?"
"I didn't mean it that way. I don't know if I have slept with her or not. I don't remember. I woke up completely naked next to her one morning. I don't remember anything about the night before that other than being at a party. Ever since then, she's been telling me how wonderful our night together was and how we're now official. I never agreed to it. I've been trying my best to avoid her ever since then. I would sooner date Daisuke than date her."
Half of what he says sinks in while the rest falls on deaf ears. "I don't care. Do whatever and whomever you want. It doesn't matter to me." She turns back around to start walking off again.
"But Rin-"
"Just stop. And don't follow me."
He stands there baffled, letting out a long sigh as he places his hand on his forehead to brush the stray hairs back, "Fuck me."
~Back to Seiji and Katsumi~
Seiji knocks on the door to Katsumi's room. The sound of a lock unlatching is heard behind the door as she opens it. She stares at him with a disapproving look on her face. "I gave you a cardkey for a reason, you dummy."
She sticks her head out of the door and looks down the hall in both directions before letting him into the room. She walks through the small kitchen and into the living area in her room. She sits down on the plush, black couch and leans back as she props her feet up on the table in front of her. She motions for him to sit down in one of the chairs opposite of her. He does so and begins to look around him.
'This living area is bigger than the bottom floor of my house. It's huge!' He thinks to himself as he takes in the sight of the room. Rare paintings lined the some of the walls and a large television set took up one of the walls to his left.
"Now," she starts, "I didn't invite you here to make small talk or anything. I didn't want to discuss this kind of thing out in the open. The media will only briefly know about your existance. You will not discuss anything with them with my prior permission and a well orchestrated script. Do you understand?"
He nods to her and replies, "I understand. So, when do I start my training? I have been watching you for years. You're the best coordinator in this region and the most beautiful."
"Flattery doesn't work on me. Don't even attempt it." She sits up and reaches in her dress's inner pocket and pulls out a piece of paper. She reaches over the table and hands it to him.
"What is this?" He takes the paper from her and opens it up. Written in beautiful script is a well organized to do list.
"Those are some things that I need done. My last assistant quit so I will need you to do those for me. Also, make sure you read everything carefully and have fun with it! I'm going to take a nap. Make sure those are done before tonight. I will need you back here at five o'clock in order to get ready for our press conference tonight at Kinglers." She stands up and walks into her bedroom, closing the door behind her.
He starts reading the list out loud, "'Number one: Go to the tailor to get fitted for a suit for the conference. You may pick any suit as long as it is tasteful and pink. It has to be pink.'" He pauses and glares at the paper. 'I am not wearing a pink suit.'
He begins reading the next line, "'Number Two: Go make me a sandwich. Better yet, go to the market and get them to make me a sandwich. I don't trust you to cook me something. I want a twelve inch submarine sandwich with roast beef, ham, turkey, pepperoni, exactly five slices of swiss cheese in a row, and two slices of pepper jack in the middle. I want a smiley face drawn in mustard and exactly three tablespoons of mayonnaise. I also want an entire layer of shredded lettuce. I also want it cut into small triangles that are all the exact same size. I want the sandwich toasted at 350 degrees for five minutes exactly. Not one second more or less. Oh! And I want a bag of potato chips that has exactly 30 chips inside of it. They must be whole chips to count in the total.'"
He lets out a loud sigh and continues reading the impossible list she has given him, "'Number Three: Pick up my dry cleaning.' Okay, that one isn't so difficult. 'Number Four: Pick up some romantic night items for me. I need some champagne, red wine aged thirty years, a box of assorted chocolates from the Kanto region (must not contain nuts), a special lingerie set sold in Taramushi Toshi in the Kanto region, pink and white flowers from Sonoo Machi in the Shino region, and a box of large condoms that are ribbed for female pleasure.'"
He balls the list up and throws it against the wall across the room from him. 'That list is stupid. I'm not some errand boy. Those things are impossible. No wonder her assistant quit. Then again, she won't teach me if I don't do these things for her.' He stands up from his seat and reluctantly walks over to the crumpled up page on the floor. He bends down, picking it up, and opens it back up, smoothing it out. "Fine. I'll do it."
~On the Edge of Town~
Rina walks down the pier and sits down once she reaches the end. Her feet sway back and forth over the edge as she watches the waves roll across the horizon. She kicks at the air as she sniffles and a tear rolls down her fair cheek. Her face turns angry as she yells out the word "idiot".
Vixy rubs her muzzle against her leg in an attempt to comfort her. The boards begin creaking behind them, prompting Vixy to jump up and turn around. She begins barking as a tall girl walks down the pier towards them. Rina turns her body and looks up at the girl. Her curly, auburn hair is pulled back into a high ponytail. She is dressed in black, short, athletic shorts that show off her long, slender legs. A black bikini top covers her tanned, athletic chest. A multicolored beach ball stays tucked under her arm.
"Are you okay? I could hear you all the way from the beach."
Rina looks away from her in embarrassment. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb anyone."
The girl sits down next to Rina, her bare feet skirting across the top of the water. "You didn't disturb me. My group was just taking a break from our game. Food calls." She pauses and looks over Rina's face taking in the wet streaks glistening on her cheeks. "Why have you been crying? And why is a cute girl like you by yourself?"
"Well…" 'Am I really going to tell a complete stranger about my issues?'
"Let me guess. It's about a boy right?" she asks as she continues to run her toes across the top of the water.
"Yeah. How did you know?" she asks in a curious voice.
"Because boys are evil and are always making girls cry. If you want, I can beat him up for you." she says in a serious tone.
"Oh, no. Please don't hurt him. It's not his fault. I mean, we aren't together, and he doesn't feel the same way about me anyway. He's just a childhood friend."
"So, what exactly happened?"
"This girl came up to us today and said that they did stuff together. He claims that he didn't but I don't know what I am supposed to believe. I mean, like I said, I'm not his girlfriend or anything but it bothers me."
"Well, if he hasn't given you a reason to not believe him, then maybe he's telling the truth. Granted, my initial response is to bash on him since he's a man, but I don't know him so I'm not a good judge. You said he was a childhood friend so you would be the best judge of how he is."
Rina looks over at her, making eye contact. "I suppose you're right. I did kind of let my anger get the best of me."
"Well, how about you come hang out with my friends and me? We are short a player today. It will help you feel better about everything. You'll have a clear mind when you're done. It always helps me."
"I would but, I don't have a bathing suit with me. I left it at home."
"I have one that you can borrow." She lifts herself up from her seat and holds her hand out to Rina. Rina nods, taking it, and standing up next to her. The girl towers half a foot taller than her and smiles brightly. "Awesome! Come with me!"
~Back to Michio~
Michio paces back and forth in the area where Rina left him standing. 'Damn it. That fucking woman had to come back and ruin everything for me. I finally find a way to get rid of Daisuke-kun and Seiji-kun and get my chance to build something with Rina-chan, and she comes in and crashes it. I shouldn't have called her. Even if it was my only way to make Seiji-kun leave and push her off onto someone else.'
He softly bites down on his thumb as he continues to think, 'Okay. I need to just tell her what happened and tell her how I feel about her. Even if I get rejected, which is what will probably happen, at least she won't be upset at me anymore, and she'll understand what's going on. She ran off in the direction of the beach so I'll head that way.'
He walks down the concrete walkway past the small fishing shops. He looks to his side as he is walking and catches sight of a familiar sign. He stops in front of a large restaurant and pulls open the door. He walks into the air conditioned lobby and opens another set of doors. Standing in front of him is an older man with slicked back, black hair. He looks up from his podium as he says hello. Once he recognizes Michio, he steps out from behind the pillar and extends his arms to hug him. He wraps his arms around Michio, who returns the affection.
The man brushes off his tuxedo vest as they break the hug, "Ryusaki-sama, we haven't seen you here in a little while. Is it just you today? I am pretty sure we can squeeze you in somewhere."
"Not today, Hamasaki-kun. I actually want to make a reservation for myself and a lady friend tonight."
"Oh, a lady friend? It wouldn't be Yukimura-sama, would it?" he asks in a playful tone.
Michio quickly responds, "No. An actual lady friend. She just started her journey. She's had a rough start so I wanted to treat her to something nice. Could you book me for the best table you have?"
"Of course. Let me check and see what I have left." He walks back over to his podium and starts flipping through his guest book. He skims over the list and notices a press conference has been booked for most of the night. "Well, it looks like the only seats we will have left will be on the balcony overlooking the ocean. The entire inside is booked tonight."
"The balcony would be perfect for what I need. Some peace and quiet."
"I will put you down for tonight then. What time should we expect you?"
"I think seven o'clock sounds like a great time to me. Write me in for that time."
He scribbles on the page in front of him. "Okay then. I have you down for two guests tonight at seven o'clock. Will you be requesting any alcoholic beverages?"
"No. She's underage." Hamasaki's eyebrow rises as he gives Michio a knowing look. "We're not going to be doing anything. Don't look at me like that." The man laughs as he apologizes. Michio responds, "Well, I will see you tonight then."
"See you tonight!" He waves to Michio as he rushes to the back of the restaurant, yelling out orders for balcony preparations.
Michio walks back out of Kinglers and continues down his previous path. The salty smell of the ocean fills his nostrils as the sight of large boats and barges comes into view. He looks over at the snack stand and sees a group of girls sitting at the counter. He walks down the steps until his feet touch sand. He calls out to them as he heads towards them. They look up from their ice cream and look over at him.
"Umm...hi. I'm sorry to interrupt you but have you see a girl dressed in a tank top and shorts? She has long, blue hair and a Vulpix," he inquires.
They talk among themselves and most of them shake their heads. A girl with dark hair pulled back into a bun takes a sip of her ice cream float and says, "I saw a girl like that with Megumi-senpai. They went into the changing tent over there." She points to a red and white tent set up in front of the cliff towering behind the beach.
"Thank you, ladies. Enjoy your ice cream." He walks away from them and trudges through the sand as his shoes continue to sink.
Two silhouettes come out of the tent and walk towards him. A girl with curly, auburn hair smiles as she talks to the shorter girl next to her. The girl's long, blue hair, pulled back into two high pigtails, swishes back and forth beside her. She looks up and notices Michio heading their way. Shock forms on her face as she takes in a deep breath.
"I'll be right back!" she yells to her companion as she runs over towards Michio, her Vulpix running alongside her.
Michio's eyes grow large as he watches her breasts bounce in her ill-fitting bikini top. The pink and black polka dotted swimsuit clings to her body as it tries to contain her large breasts. His face turns completely red as his thoughts leave his mind, and it goes completely blank.
She stops in front of him and shuffles uncomfortably as she begins talking, "Umm...hi. I-I'm sorry that I got so angry at you earlier. I didn't mean to get so upset. I thought everything over, and I believe you. If you say that you two aren't together then I should believe that what you say is the truth."
"Umm...umm...umm...umm...umm," he shakes his head to clear his thoughts, "It's okay. Don't worry about it. Umm...since I promised to take you to Kinglers, how about we go to dinner tonight?"
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Thank you everyone that entered my companion contest! I have sent out emails to everyone that won, but I will post the winners here as well. My first place winner is SuperMOM! My second place winner is pokemonforever153. My third place winner is Strangeron.
Also, as always, thank you for reading my story and leaving me great words of encouragement. I really appreciate it! I am sorry for this update being so late. I recently got laid off from work and was going through a small depression that kept me from being able to write. I have thankfully gotten out of my writer's funk and am back in action! Well, until next time, later!