Rent a Girlfriend: Bad Date (Short Story) Part 2
Turning it around:
With some wet Toilet Paper, Kazuya was able to stop his nose from bleeding. But it still hurt and he began to wonder if it was worth all of the agony for him to impress Chizuku. He smiled. "Oh yeah totally worth it." He whispered and using his Crutch returned once more to the Table. Chizuku looked up at him with a concerned expression.
"Are you alright?" Chizuku asked and he nodded. Then slightly hopping he resat down.
"Yeah I am fine." Kazuya looked over at Sumi who was pale, tears were streaming down her face. "Hey..Hey Sumi it is alright...I know you do not mean for any of what happened to happen." He reached over and took her right hand in his. "Listen..you need to think about why you get so shy and nervous. You got to know that any of your Clients probably feel the same as you do. I did when I first met Chizuku. I was so nervous that I had to fight the urge to run. Here I was about to go on a Date with the most beautiful girl I had ever seen." He swallowed heavily realizing he had actually said that part out loud. Slowly looking over, Chizuku smiled and gestured with her head to continue. "I became even more nervous and even though I went with her on our Date. I was became just as shy. Though I did not accidentally hurt her. She eased me out of it." Sumi slowly looked at him.
"Why did you rent Chizuku?" Sumi asked wanting to know why someone as nice as him would need to rent a Girlfriend and Kazuya shrugged.
"Because I know I am not anything great. A pathetic loser that felt lonely after my first girlfriend dumped me." Kazuya tried not to sound sad but he knew exactly what he was and that would not change anytime soon. Chizuku had to bit her bottom lip, she wanted to tell him to stop thinking and saying that. But she wanted to say it to him when they were alone. "That is what a lot of us that Rent a Girlfriend feel like. I know for a fact that one of my Friends felt like that when he rented a Girl." In truth he knew Kuri had rented Ruka to show off. But he felt that it was better to slant it to sound better. "He was lonely and like me his chances of actually finding a Girl willing to be our Girlfriends is virtually impossible." He was about to say more, but he felt his nose begin to itch. So not to offend the two Girls, he began to stand again. "I need to go check..make sure I am not about to bleed again." He then with both crutches went to the Bathroom. Sumi watched him go and then turned towards Chizuku.
"Is he serious...I mean he is really cute and really nice. Why would he think that he is pathetic?" Sumi asked and Chizuku shook her head.
"You can thank his Last Girlfriend for that. She did not call him that, but from what I can tell she sort of implies it and like he said she had been his first and only Girlfriend." Chizuku said and Sumi smiled sheepishly. "What he said was basically all true. Most of my own Clients feel the same way when I go out with them. You do have to realize though that all but one I have found rent me for some self centered reason along with being lonely and you have to fully understand that in no way do any of your or my Clients actually care about you or me." She said and Sumi nodded, then gestured towards the bathroom.
"He cares about you doesn't he." Sumi said with a small smile and Chizuku smiled back.
"Yeah he is that one." Chizuku then leaned closer. "Don't tell him I said that." She said and Sumi looked at her oddly.
"Why not? From what you told me before, that is the reason Ruka came to be obsessed with him. If he cared so much about a Rental then he would really care a lot for an actual real Girlfriend." Sumi asked and Chizuku inhaled softly. She smiled over at the Pink Haired Girl.
"Because I want to tell him that." Chizuku whispered and Sumi instantly understood.
"You do like him. I mean you really like him and want him to be more then just a Client. Right?" Sumi could tell when Chizuku blushed slightly. Then slowly nodded.
"You had to have noticed...he is different then anyone you have met before." Chizuku watched as Sumi nodded. "He believes that because he is caring and compassionate. That he thinks of those he cares about before himself. That makes him a pathetic loser. In fact I find him to be quite special and it took me awhile to figure that out."
"Rats!" Sumi commented and wrinkled her brow. "I was actually thinking that maybe I might do better with him if I was actually his Girlfriend and not a Rental." Chizuku looked at her somewhat shocked. "What? Like I said he is cute and extremely nice. I know I would not be so nervous and shy with him if we dated for real."
"What the Hell? Does everybody that gets to know him want to take him away from me?" Chizuku thought just as he returned. Sumi stood.
"Thank you for being so understanding and forgiving. I will try to do as you have suggested." Sumi then bowed slightly and left. Supporting himself on his Crutches.
"Well I will be off as well..thanks for coming to get me." Kazuya said and Chizuku stood. Outside he looked over at her completely confused. "Uhm...I was going to make my way home." She smiled over at him. Then held up the small bag that contained his Left Sneaker, a bottle of Pain Medication, his Cellphone and a typed out message from the Doctor which included a list of instructions. "Oh thanks." He reached out for it and almost fell.
"I am going to make sure you make it home alright and then...you need someone to check on you according to the Doctor that you do not have any problems." Chizuku smiled and walked with him as they headed back to their Apartment Building. A small glimmer of hope arose within him and then as quickly diminished.
"She is just feeling bad what happened to me. Not that she actually cares about me." Kazuya thought as they neared his and her Apartment Building. Kibe was there and he sprinted towards them.
"Holy...what the hell happened to you?" Kibe asked wide eyed, then looked over at Chizuku.
"He sort of did me a favor and it sort of backfired on him." Chizuku said, they had discussed it at the Hospital and the reason for him being with Sumi was a good explanation on why he had been hurt. "One of my friends got dumped and I asked him to take her out. Well the shier and nervous she gets the clumsier she gets. Unfortunately Kazuya here ended up being on the receiving end of her Clumsiness." She quickly explained and Kibe started to chuckle.
"Serves you right to go on a date with another Girl." Kibe said smiling, then fumed a bit. Feeling jealous that not only is his friend with the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, but here he went out with probably an equally beautiful girl. Life was not fair. Getting to the steps, Kazuya began to hop up one step at a time. "Need any help there?" His friend asked.
"No. I got this. I have to be able to do this when I leave for class." Kazuya used his right hand on the rail and his left to hold his crutches as he continued to hop. Looking over his left shoulder he saw Chizuku slowly walking up behind him. At the bottom of the Stairs.
"I take it that Chizuku is going to take care of you...so I better be off...tell the others about this." Kibe walked away before Kazuya could ask his friend not to tell his Grandmother.
"Something wrong?" Chizuku asked then he noticed he had stopped hopping. He shook his head.
"No. I was going to ask Kibe not to mention this my Grans...but he left before I could." Kazuya made it up the Steps and then with the Crutches under his left arm, he hobbled to his door. Using his key to open it, he put his Crutches inside and leaned against the door frame. "Thanks again for...well this morning...uhm..guess I will see you Wednesday." She frowned at him and he began to hop into his Apartment, then noticed that she followed him in.
"I was not lying when the Doctor gave me the list of instructions that I will make sure you follow them." Chizuku declared and put down the small plastic bag on the table. 'I think you need to clean up and change, then I will change your Bandages as it says on here." He did not know how to take that, so going over to his Dresser he pulled out clean Underwear, a T-Shirt and a pair of Shorts. Hopping into his bathroom, he removed his shirt and tossed it into the Trashcan. It had a huge blood stain on the front and he figured it was to soaked and dried in to actually clean. Next he pulled off his Tea stained Pants and finally his underwear. Using a wet soapy Washcloth he gave himself a quick sponge bath. Putting on the clean cloths he hopped back out to find Chizuku sorting through the Bandages, Cotton Balls, Ointment Cream, Antiseptic solution, the bottle of Antibiotics and the Bottle of Pain Medication. She smiled as he hopped in. "First thing first. The Nose. I need to pull off the Bandage, clean the bridge of your Nose with a Cotton Ball soaked in Antiseptic Solution, add some Ointment and put a new Bandage on. Oh it says here that there might be some discomfort." She pointed to a spot on his bed and he gingerly sat down. Kneeling in front of him, she gripped one edge of the Bandage and began to slowly pull on it. Kazuya gasped in pain.
"AAAAA...OW!" Kazuya groaned, arching himself slightly as Chizuku continued to pull the Bandage up. He squeezed his eyes shut, tears rolled down his cheeks and he grabbed hold of his blanket tightly in his hands. Twisting the material.
"Almost there...I am sorry..but it has to come off...a little more." Chizuku said softly and could not help but notice him grimacing in pain.
"You know...Torture is against the law." Kazuya said through gritted teeth and she giggled. Thinking it was just like him to say something so she did not feel bad about hurting him.
"Shh...there I got it." Chizuku said and he exhaled in relief that part was over. Then she began to wipe his nose with the Antiseptic Ointment and that was painful as well. The Ointment Cream was not that bad. She eased a new Bandage on and then exhaled softly. "Done...now the Forehead." He groaned with despair expecting it to be just as painful as his Nose was. As she began to peal the Bandage away on his forehead. "Tell me something...a short time ago. I asked you if you have fallen for me. Did you lie?" He gulped and held his breath. About to say no. "Before you answer. I want the truth. Have you fallen in love with me?" He bit his bottom lip, the pain from his forehead completely forgotten. She finished and then looked at him right in his eyes. He swallowed and then nodded.
"Yes..I...I have." Kazuya said softly and knew what that meant. But when she asked him then he was completely disappointed in himself for lying. Wanting to always tell her the Truth even if it meant he probably would never see her again. She did warn him when a Client thinks they have fallen in love with her, she stopped seeing them entirely. She smiled as she wiped his small cut on his forehead with Antiseptic.
"I thought so...there all done with that. Now the Instructions say that you have to take one Antibiotic and One Pain Killer, every ten hours for the next two days and then after that once per day until both are gone." Chizuku picked up a glass of water and then the two different pills handing first the pills for him to take and finally the water. He was utterly confused expecting her to just leave.
"Didn't you hear me...I said that I have fallen in love with you?" Kazuya asked and she continued to smile at him.
"I heard you. You said that you have fallen in love with me...you might want to lie down...the Pain Killers could make you drowsy." Chizuku calmly said and now Kazuya was even more confused then before.
"So...why are you still here? You told me that once a Client thinks that they have fallen in love with you. It is all over. You block them and never see them again." Kazuya said and she picked up her Phone.
"I am going to Block you of course...but not because of you saying you have fallen in love with me." Chizuku tapped the Block Symbol on the APP. Deciding to stop teasing him any longer. She smiled broadly. "If you look at the Rules, line 32...The Boyfriend of one of the Rentals is forbidden to Rent his own Real Girlfriend. So you cannot rent me anymore." She declared and she watched as his eyes widened.
"WHAAAAT? What is...why...okay I am...you are my.,,What?" Kazuya gasped out unable to fathom what she had said and she laughed.
"What is there not to understand? You...my Boyfriend..my Real Boyfriend...Which makes me your Real Girlfriend." Chizuku leaned closer, she had enough of this and she needed to do something that she wanted to do for some time. Ever since she began to actually develop feelings for him. Pressing her lips onto his, she kissed him and this time it was not a fake one. Parting she grinned. "I have also fallen in love with you." Then she watched as his eyes rolled back into his head and he fainted. "Not the reaction I was expecting." It took her several minutes to bring him back around and as he looked up at her.
"I died." Kazuya whispered and Chizuku shook her head negatively. "Then this is some type of Hallucination or Dream." Again she shook her head.
"No Kazuya this is real and I did just kiss you and tell you that I have fallen in love with you. So don't faint again." Chizuku stated leaning down to peck him lightly on his lips, making sure that he did not do a repeat of earlier. They had a lot to talk about. "If you are coherent enough I need to tell you a few things." They spent about an hour talking and she soon noticed that he had to force himself to stay awake. The Pain Medication was starting to have it's effect on him. "Enough for now...you need to get some rest." He thought that meant she would leave, but instead she moved his right arm and laid down. Placing her head on the right side of his chest, sliding her right arm over him and rested her right leg over his. He stared at her in disbelief. "You don't mind this..do you?" He shook his head and she smiled at him. "Take a nap...I will be here when you wake up." She then closed her own eyes with the intent of doing the same. Smiling contently as she held onto him.
When Chizuku heard the light knocking on the door, she eased herself off Kazuya. Not wanting to wake him, though from what she could tell she could bang pots and pans together and he would not wake up. With a small smile, she lightly kissed his forehead a few inches away from his bandage. Then went to the door, peering out to see Mami standing outside. Opening the door, she slipped out and stood with her arms crossed over her chest glaring down at the Blonde Haired Girl. "He is resting...what do you want?" She demanded and Mami smirked at her.
"Did not really expect you to be here..thought you might be elsewhere." Mami said and Chizuku smiled.
"Why wouldn't I be here? I am his Girlfriend and as his Girlfriend I have to take care of him." Chizuku stated and Mami laughed, taking out her Cellphone.
"Doubt you will be his Girlfriend after I show him these." Mami held out her Phone towards her and Chizuku clearly saw a Picture of her with another Boy. Holding the Boys hand and smiling happily. "There are several shots of you cheating on Kazuya. Poor Kazuya. Here is Girlfriend is obviously cheating on him." She said cheerfully and Chizuku scowled at the other Girl. She could accuse Mami of faking those Pictures just to once more try to break her and Kazuya up. But in reality Kazuya knew about her going with other Boys. It was her Job as a Rental. So the Pictures were not really the problem. The problem was keeping her Job a Secret if Mami decided to press the issue. She would have to talk to Kazuya before trying to come up with a feasible explanation. She began to ponder a possible solution one that she would have to go over with Kazuya later. Then work out the details before Mami pressed the issue any further. "Nothing to say. Not going to deny that you are cheating on him?" The Blonde Girl asked and Chizuku simply smiled. Deciding to play it off and hope Mami would just go away.
"What does it matter if I did go out with someone else? He did as a favor to me. We are not married yet and nothing says that we cannot at least go out with anyone else." Chiizuku noticed Mami had winced when she had mentioned MARRIED and YET. She hoped it was enough to throw her off. Thankfully it did. Mami growled and then stomped away. Going back inside, Chizuku saw kazuya sitting up. He had heard everything. "You do know that I am not really cheating on you, right?" She asked with a minor bit of concern. He smiled and shook his head.
"About as much as me cheating on you when I was forced to go out with Ruka and then when you asked me to go on a Practice Date with Sumi." Kazuya said and she sat back down on the bed before him. Leaning closer she slipped her arms over his shoulders and kissed him. Staring into her extraordinary eyes. "So what do we do about Mami?" She smirked.
"Would killing her be a little to extreme?" Chizuku asked chuckling as she said it, he chuckled as well.
"How about we introduce her to Sumi...Maybe Sumi would do what she did me to her." Kazuya suggested and Chizuku shook her head.
"Would not work. Sumi only get nervous and shy around Boys." Chizuku looked slightly back at the door. "God that Mami needs to get laid. Maybe it would stop her from being such a royal bitch if she got fucked." She said and heard Kazuya gasp. Never thinking that a girl would ever say that, especially Chizuku. He began to sweat as he thought of the fact that if he and Chizuku were indeed together. At some point would they actually have sex. He wondered if he should ask, though he was a bit afraid of what she would say. Unfortunately she noticed his expression. "We will be doing that in time by the way. We will be having Sex. If that is what has gotten you so flustered all of the sudden." She told him and he felt like he was about to faint again. She giggled and then kissed him reassuringly. "It is alright Kazuya. It is something I also want to do, that is why I said that we will be having sex eventually. Just not for a couple of days or so." Thankfully at that moment Kazuya's Phone indicated a Text Message had been received. Picking up the Phone, he opened it and then shook his head.
"She did not waste any time did she." Kazuya showed her the attached Photos. Nine of them and all of them showed Chizuku with another Boy.
"Fucking Bitch!" Chizuku growled. "She can't stand it that you are happy." His hand that held the phone slowly began to droop and then she noticed that he seemed to be once more forcing his eyes to stay open. "Lie back down there Kazuya...you still need to rest." He nodded and after he laid down, she once more joined him. Pecking him on the lips, she smiled at him. "I do love you Kazuya. So do not think for a second that Boy in those Pictures mean a thing to me. He was just a Client and nothing more then that." He smiled at her.
"I know and I love you too Chizuku." Kazuya said and she kissed him again, this time not a light peck on the lips. It did not take long for the two to drift back asleep.
Shopping and a Special Surprise:
Walking on Crutches sucked, the only thing that made it even bearable for Kazuya was that he finally was with the most incredible Girl that he ever hoped to be with. Chizuku Mizuhara. Who at the moment was once more being gawked at by every Boy and Men that they passed. He could not actually blame them, there were cute and pretty girls there at the Mall. But Chizuku surpassed them all. He believed she was Beautiful incarnate. A virtual goddess. He had told her that earlier as they slowly made their way to the Mall and ended up spending a good half hour within a secluded spot kissing and holding each other. He found out that when he said endearing things like that now, it had some really awesome results. "Okay we are here. Now will you tell me what my Surprise is. You only told me that we will be spending the day at the Mall and then you had something special for me." Chizuku said in mock frustration, with her right hand on his forearm. Since he could not actually hold her hand, not with having to have it to walk with Crutches. He smiled at her.
"Not yet. At the Food Court and then I will let you know." Kazuya said and Chizuku pretended to be impatient. She really did not care whether he actually told her or not. She was delighted that she could spend the day with her Real Boyfriend on a Real Date. Finally arriving at the Food Court, she sat next to him and he removed a medium sized yellow folding Envelop from his pocket. Opening it he removed a Letter and handed it to her. She read it.
"KAZUYA. BY NOW I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NEGLECTING CHIZUKU. SO I AM MAKING SURE THAT YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU LOSE HER. I WANT YOU TO TAKE HER SHOPPING AND SPEND THE WHOLE DAY DOING WHAT SHE WANTS. SHOW HER THAT YOU ARE NOT NEGLECTING HER. GRAN." Chizuku had read the note out loud and then noticed that there was some different writing on the bottom. She could tell it was her Grandmother's handwriting.
"P.S. THERE IS MORE THEN ENOUGH IF YOU WANT TO RENT A NICE HOTEL ROOM AND PERHAPS FINALLY YOU TWO COULD STOP BEING SO RESERVED."
"Oh those two. You would think that they have been conspiring together for years." Chizuku commented and watched as Kazuya removed a bundle of Money from the Envelope. She gasped.
"They sent 60 Thousand Yen for me to do that. You know I intended to surprise you on Wednesday during our scheduled booking. I was going to schedule you for 7 hours with some of this and then give you the Special Surprise that after talking to your Grandmother to arrange." Kazuya said and Chizuku smiled over at him. Taking the Money and then noticed that about 10 thousand Yen was already gone. "Oh I had to use 11 thousand Yen for your Special Surprise." He told her and she gazed at him fondly.
"So what is this Special Surprise?" Chizuku asked not willing to wait all day to find out. He chuckled and reached into his Pocket removing a small white Envelope. Handing it to her. She opened it and then gasped audibly. Removing two tickets to the Hoshinogi Dinner Theater. She lunged towards him and kissed him hard. "Oh my God...you...you darling...If I did not love you before this...this definitely makes me love you!" She declared kissing him again with enthusiastic gusto. "How...oh yeah my Grandmother. She must have told you before the Hoshinogi Theater became Posh. My Grandfather took me there at least once a Month. Then it became popular and the Tickets were really expensive. So we had to limit our visits to just my Birthday." He nodded.
"Yep she told me when I asked her for something to take you to that was extra special to you." Kazuya informed her and Chizuku held the tickets like they were gold.
"You are so getting laid tonight." Chizuku whispered to him. "Make sure you keep enough of the Money for us to do exactly what my Grandmother had suggested." He gulped and paled. Standing they went shopping and then went home to change so they could look presentable for their dinner at the Theater. After that she almost dragged him into a Local Hotel Room. Slamming the door shut right before she placed a DO NOT DISTURB Sign on the door.
The End