“Hi, Priscilla,” I say on the phone. I'm
on break and I got the chance to call.
“Whaaaaaazzzzuuuuuuuuuuup?” Priscilla
asks. I imagine her tongue hanging out of her mouth as she says it. I giggle.
“Not a lot,” I simply reply. I don't want
to tell her just yet. I want to build up to it.
“Any weirdos in the store today?”
“Not
anymore than usual, besides we already agreed if there was anyone particularly
peculiar then I would take a picture and send it to you.”
“It's been a while since you sent one.”
Priscilla sounds slightly disappointed. “Oh, you know our neighbor?”
“Which one?”
“Lavern.”
“Yeah, what about her.”
“She came up to the door today.”
“What happened this time?”
“She pounded on the door, I opened it and
there she was; stark. Naked.” I could hear the emphases on the last two words
and the amusement in Priscilla's voice.
“No way,” I whispered.
“Yes way, she said she stepped outside of
her apartment for a second and the guy she had over shut the door and locked
it.” Priscilla burst in to giggles.
“Wait, she went outside while naked?”
“This is Lavern we're talking about I
wouldn't put it past her.”
“What happened after that?”
“She asked me if I had an ax.” Priscilla
said matter-of-factly.
“What was she planning to do with the ax?”
“She was going to break into her apartment
all Jack Nicholas, in The Shining style.”
“HAHAHAHAHA,” I laughed “Did she?”
“We don't have an ax, unfortunately”
Priscilla said sadly. “She went on to the next neighbor. He was able to break
into the door, I didn't stick around to see what happened after that.”
“And she was naked the whole time,” I
chuckled “I would have paid money to have seen that.”
“You should have been here it was great.”
Priscilla laughed.
“I wish I was.” I said jealously.
“Why
did you call anyway?”
“I was wondering how your article on Mr.
Kawaii is going?”
“It's going great! I'm almost done with
it,” Priscilla said excitedly.
“Well I have something important to tell
you.” I say drawing the words out slowly.
“What? You got fired?” Priscilla said. I
could hear the horror in her voice.
“No, Mr. Kawaii stopped by.”
“WHAT?!?” Priscilla yells into the phone.
I had to hold the phone away from my ear.
“He said he'll let you, us take pictures
of him.” I say calmly.
“NO WAY, WHEN DID HE STOP BY? WHAT DID HE
SAY? DID HE BUY ANYTHING? I
MUST
KNOW EVERYTHING SHANNON. PLEASE TELL ME ALL THAT HAPPENED!!!” Priscilla yells.
I hold the phone as far away from my face as possible. I was wrong when I
thought she would be excited, she's beyond excited. She's either obsessed, or
ecstatic. I'm not sure which, maybe both. I bet she's kicking herself over the
fact that she missed the meeting with him.
“I can't tell you everything right now. My
break is almost over”
“You can't leave me hanging like this,
Shannon. Did you get his phone number?”
“Yeah, he gave me his card it has his number on it.”
“SQUEEEEEEEE, His business card with his
number?” Priscilla squeals excitedly.
“Yeah, he told me to call him and he'll let us know when and where.”
“Oh my! I'll have to get my camera, and I
need to find an extra battery for it, make sure its charged, get a memory stick
and... what will I wear? Oh my goodness, What am I going to wear?” Priscilla
rambles.
“Priscilla?” I ask not sure if I'll get
through to her or not.
“Yeah?” Priscilla says pausing for a
second.
“I have to go. My break is over and I need
to finish my shift. I'll talk to you about it some more when I get home.”
“Oh, ok,” Priscilla says sounding
distracted.
“Bye Nay Nay.”
“Bye Shay Shay,”She says distantly. I hand
up the phone and clock back in at the computer.
I pull up to the apartment and there are
three police cars. I see a couple of police standing by Lavern's apartment, I
also see a couple of guys holding cameras with COPS written diagonally across
their shirts. Looks like we'll get to find out what happened to Lavern after
all, amused I think to myself.
I
walk up to my apartment and let myself in.
“Tell me what happened, what did Yoshi
say? What was he wearing? You must give me every single detail!” Priscilla said
practically attacking me at the door.
“Did you see the police outside?” I ask
avoiding her questions.
“Yeah, yeah I saw, tell me about Yoshi,”
Priscilla said hurriedly.
“Did you know they're filming for the cops
show? Lavern is going to be a local celebrity after it airs.” I say smiling,
knowing it's driving Priscilla crazy.
“I honestly don't care right now. I WANT
to know about Yoshi!” She almost yells at me.
“Fine,” I say relenting. “He walked in he
asked for fuzzy, furry things, he bought fuzzy handcuff, dice, and a lingerie
outfit with faux fur around the edges. He asked if you were feeling better and
he asked how the article was going. He said he was glad I got to interview him
and I told him you were fine, that you were almost done with the article and
that you wish you could have gotten pictures of him. He gave me his card and
told me to call him. Then he left. That was it in a nutshell.”
“He asked about me?” Priscilla said with a
dreamy look on her face.
“Yeah, he did, I think he was just being
polite.” I say dragging her back to reality.
“You should call him, I want to know when
and where we're meeting him.” She says enthusiastically.
“Okay,” I say as I pull out his card and
dial the number on my phone.
The phone on the other end rings once,
twice, three, four, five times and then goes to voice mail typical, I
think to myself. What was I expecting? Him to pick up the phone in the first
couple of rings? How unrealistic. I hear a beep signaling for me to leave a
message. I quickly leave my name, number and what I'm calling about and hang
up.
“Well?” Priscilla asks excitement and
anticipation on her face.
“He didn't answer, I left a voice
message.” I say and walk past her to my room. I close the door to my room and
think about my meeting with Yoshi and when I saw him at the store. I think of
his smile and how dazzling it was. I smile at the memory. He really wasn't bad
looking. He's sort of attractive and that smile is so dazzling. I feel myself
getting heated. I lock my door and then reach between the box spring and the mattress
and retrieve my vibrator. I smile at my vibrator as if it's an old friend, and
really it kind of is. It has never let me down. I run my finger down the side
of my neon pink screaming O 3500 with realistic movement. I giggle just a
little bit anticipating the feel of it around and inside of me. I take off my
pants and underwear, then pull the covers up over my exposed legs. I turn it on
to the lowest setting of vibration and gently place it on my clitoris. I close
my eyes as I enjoy the vibration letting it become the only sensation that I
feel. I turn the vibration up a little bit more and slide the vibrator into my
wet vagina, I leave it there for a minute getting used to the pulse and
vibration, then I turn the vibration up more and slide the vibrator in and out.
I revel in the feel letting the stress go. I slide the vibrator up to my
clitoris and rub my clitoris for a little bit. I then angle the vibrator where
it is stimulating my clitoris and sliding in and out of me at the same time. I
feel myself being to let go and I move my hips in rhythm, I'm about to unleash
when my phone rings next to me. I recognize the number from the one time I
dialed it. It's Yoshiyuki Kawaii. Crap, I was so close! I think My hands
are shaking and I turn the vibrator off. “Hello?” I say almost breathless.
“Hi, Ms. Bubble?” He asks uncertainly.
“Yeah,” I say still trying to regain my
breath, my hands still shaking.
“Did I interrupt something?” He says
sounding amused.
“Um, N-no you didn’t,” I say trying to
hide my embarrassment.
“I would have hated to have interrupted you
masturbating or something.” I can hear the smile behind his voice.
“What are you doing stalking me?” I ask
before thinking giving myself away completely.
“No, I was just joking, I didn't
actually... you weren't actually...? He trails off
“I was joking too, come on, do you really
think?”
“No, no, um, wow this is awkward, You
wanted to know about the pictures right?” He says sounding relived, and
embarrassed all at once.
“Yeah, Priscilla is ecstatic and wants to
know all the details.” Good, I think, the conversation is moving
forward.
“Can you both meet me tomorrow, my
office building, at 1pm come up to floor 'M' please.” He says business like.
“Sure, that sounds great,” I say smiling.
“Wonderful, I'll see you then.” He says
and hangs up. I hang up the phone on my end. I'm too startled to pick up where
I left off. I look at my vibrator disappointed that I didn't get to finish.
Perhaps another time I say to it. I take it into the bathroom, clean it off
then replace it back in between the mattresses. I put my underwear and pants
back on, then straighten my hair. I double check that I look somewhat
presentable then go into the living room. I still feel odd that I was caught
mid masturbation, I hope it doesn't show on my face. I would hate to give that
detail away to Priscilla.
Priscilla is sitting on the couch watching
TV. I sit down next to her. “Mr. Kawaii, just called.” I say causally.
Priscilla's eyes widen, “He did? What did
he say?” She says beginning to bounce up and down.
“He says that he wants us to meet him at
his building tomorrow at one on floor 'm.'” I say simply.
“Floor 'M?'” Priscilla asks confused.
“Yeah, the floors go by the alphabet and not
numbers.”
“How weird,” She says. “What should I
wear?”
“Wear something cute,” I say giving her a
little smile.
“But I don't have anything cute.” She says
frowning.
“I'm sure you do. C'mon I'll help you
look.” I get up and she smiles up at me.
“Thanks,” She says and we head off to her
closet.
We look though her clothes. She has way
more than I do and we find a green tutu skirt, white leggins with yellow and
pink going up the sides in an argyle design, a white top with red and blue
polka dots, the sleeves are three quarter and her shirt shows a little of her
tummy between her skirt and the hem of her shirt. We found rainbow suspenders
for her to wear with her outfit and bright orange chucks.
“I look so cute,” Priscilla says walking
back and forth in front of her floor length mirror. “I hope Mr. Kawaii likes my
outfit.” She says wistfully.
“I'm sure he will, I give her a grin.” Owe,
my eyes, I think to myself. Is this really considered cute? I
wonder.
“What are you going to wear?” She asks
me pausing for a moment to play with her hair, holding it up in various ways
trying to figure out which way looks best.
“The same thing I wore for the meeting.” I
say simply. There was no use in getting flustered trying to find something
better to wear, I thought to myself. Besides he thought I was cute.
I smile.
I leave Priscilla to parade in front of
the mirror and work out the rest of her outfit. I go to the computer and turn
it on and resume my studies for my GED.
The next day I wake up two hours before
the photo shoot. It's my day off and I took advantage by sleeping in. Bleary
eyed, I stumble out of bed and walk into my bathroom, jump at my image in the
mirror again, and turn on the lights. I undress, shower, put on my old school
uniform, pull my hair into pig tails and go to the kitchen. Priscilla is
already up and dressed. She is cooking pancakes and eggs. She's somehow managed
to put rainbows on her eyelids complete with clouds and little rain drops
splashing down the sides of her face. Her lips are purple and her hair is
pulled up to the very top of her head and spills down around her head like a
hair fountain.
“What do you think,” She asks me wearing a
proud smile.
Like a clown, my inner bitch
chuckles, “You look, um interesting,” I say out loud giving a reassuring smile.
“Oh, no! Do you think it’s too much?” She
says with disappointment.
Yes! In fact it's so much I don't want
to be seen with you in public, my inner bitch says. “No,” I say out loud.
“You look fantastic. I'm sure Mr. Kawaii won't be able to keep his eyes off of
you.” Because you look like a freak! My inner bitch adds.
“You think so?” She asks looking hopeful.
“I know so.” I reassure.
We arrive outside of “All Things Kawaii”
Shortly before 1pm. At least we're on time, I think to myself. We walk
into the lobby, Priscilla wobbles a little on the squishy floors. She looks
around. “I see what you mean about the walls.” I nod back at her. “May I help
you?” The receptionist asks in her incredibly high voice. “No, we know where
we're going.'' I say as we stride towards the elevator. I push the button, it
lights up pink and the doors open. We walk inside and I press the 'm' button,
it lights up yellow. The elevator rides smoothly up, the doors open with a ding
and we step out. On the walls are paintings of a clown with red hair, a purple
monster, a person with a mask on and black and white strips cover his body, and
a hand burger wearing a police uniform.
“What in the world?” I ask as I walk
through the hallway.
“Mr. Kawaii, collects things.” Priscilla
says in awe. A room opens up to our right and there is Mr. Kawaii standing
between a life size plastic clown and a life size plastic purple monster.
“Welcome,” He says looking me up and down
and glancing at Priscilla.
“Hi,” I reply shyly.
“Hi Mr. Kawaii,” Priscilla says
enthusiastically. “It's so great to meet you, I listened to your interview over
and over, and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to take some pictures.” She
says bubbling.
“The pleasure is all mine,” Mr. Kawaii
says grinning. “Where do you want me?” He asks Priscilla.
“Over here,” Says Priscilla indicating a purple
chaise, set up at the end of the room.
I watch Priscilla take picture after
picture of Yoshi. He poses in a different way each time. In a couple of the
shots he stands next to the clown and the purple monster. He's definitely odd,
I think to myself, but he's cute, maybe even hot, but definitely cute. He give
Priscilla his dazzling smile, I smile as I look at him. Priscilla ends the
shoot and starts to put up her camera. Mr. Kawaii walks towards me.
“I was wondering if you would like to have
a bite to eat?” He asks in a hushed voice.
“Um, sure,” I say uncertainly.
“Yes!” He says while making a fist and
bringing his arm towards him. He turns and walks towards Priscilla. “I was just
talking to Ms. Bubble about going to lunch. I hope you don't mind.” He says
grinning at her.
“I don't mind at all where are we going for
lunch?” She asks smiling big.
“Um, well, er,” Mr. Kawaii shifts
uncomfortably. “A little quite
restaurant that I know of, my treat.” He says sounding slightly defeated.
“Oh wonderful!” Priscilla says delighted.
“My stuff is all safe and secure, you ready?” She looks over at me.
“Uh, yeah,” I say slightly confused.
Mr. Kawaii calls his assistant, asks him
to bring his car around, and we get in. Mr. Kawaii opens the back passenger
door for me. “Ms Bubble” He says presenting the empty seat. “Thank you” I say
as I sit.
Mr.
Kawaii then opens the front passenger door “Ms. McKormic.” He says presenting
the open front seat next to his assistant who's driving us. Confused, Priscilla
mumbles “Thank you” and takes her seat.
Mr.
Kawaii walks around the back of the car and hops into the seat next to me. We
put on our seat belts, Mr. Kawaii gives his assistant an address and we're on
our way. Awkward silence fills the cabin of the car. No one seems to want to
break the silence. A few moments later we pull up outside of a restaurant. The
outside has the same odd characters from floor 'm.' Mr. Kawaii's assistant
pulls up the car by the door. Mr. Kawaii gets out then opens both mine and
Priscilla's doors and we step out. We go inside the restaurant and order our
food.
I manage to keep my inner fatty under
control. I ordered a salad, and a water. We eat quickly in
silence.
The dining area is fairly empty and there's an arcade in another room. Once we
all finish Mr. Kawaii looks at us. “Want to go to the arcade?” He asks.
“Sure,” I say with a grin
“I'd love to,” Priscilla bubbles. We get
up and walk over to the arcade.
“OOOH!” Squeals Priscilla “A dancing game!
I haven't seen one of these in a while!” My Kawaii takes out his wallet,
inserts two five dollar bills into a token exchange machine and hands Priscilla
the tokens. “Go as many time as you like.” He says to her. Priscilla bounces up
and down excitedly and rushes over to the dancing game.
“I've never seen her like this,” I say to
Yoshi.
“She's excitable.” He says
“Usually she's not, I think she likes
you.” I say truthfully.
“A lot of people like me, You know I never
did ask you your name.” He says changing the subject.
What
does that mean, I wonder. He doesn't like her? I wonder if he like me.
“My name is Shannon.” I say after I process his question.
“Shannon,” he says a warm smile crossing
his face. “My name is Yoshiyuki, but you
can call me Yoshi, or Yuki whichever you prefer.” I liked the way he said my
name. Hmm, I wonder, Yoshi or Yuki, which do I like more.
“Yoshi? Thank you for lunch.” I say using
the name I prefer.
Yoshi smiles at me. “You're very welcome,
Shannon, I didn't mean for Priscilla to come along. I wanted it to be just me
and you.” He says carefully.
“Oh?” I say.
“I think you're cute, Shannon.” He says
plainly.
“Thank you, I think you're cute too.” I
say blushing.
“You do?” He asks raising his eyebrow.
“Yeah, I do, I say looking down at the
floor. I can feel Yoshi's eyes on me.
“You don't like admitting it?” He asks.
“I'm surprised I admitted it to you. I
don't always say things like this so soon.” I say.
“I like you, Shannon, but I don't know if
you can like me.”
“What do you mean?” I ask, looking into
his eyes.
“I'm not an easy person to like,” He says
simply.
“Priscilla seems to like you just fine,
besides you said lots of people like you.”
“Shannon, they like the idea of me, they
don't like the real me. If they knew the real me, they wouldn't like me.” He
says.
“What's so bad about the real you?” I ask
“Nothing, in my opinion, just not a lot of
people understand.” He said sounding strained.
“I can try to understand,” I offer.
“No, not right now, Shannon, but maybe
I'll tell you, maybe soon. I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't like you, maybe I
shouldn't think you're cute.” I didn't know how to respond. I like Yoshi, but
he's pushing me away, I'm temporarily lost in my thoughts.
“I used up all the tokens,” Priscilla says
out of breath.
“Did you have fun?” Mr. Kawaii asks
plastering a smile on his face that doesn't reach his eyes.
“Yes!” Priscilla says “Thank you so much
Mr. Kawaii!” She says giving him a big hug. I turn and start walking to the
door. “I'm ready to go," I say coldly. Mr. Kawaii and Priscilla follow behind me.
