“Not my problem, I can put her on a table soon enough.” I reply smiling with confidence.
I can see Kyle shaking his head and sitting back down in his chair. Hao is whispering something into his ear. I let them talk when a faint memory hits me and gives
me a smile as I sit my chair right and start talking behind me.
“Hey Kori, you’ve met Rachael. Doesn’t she smell like strawberries?” I ask like Kyle’s not there.
“Yeah, a little bit, I don’t know if it’s body wash or perfume,” Kori answers me not hiding our conversation.
“You two stop talking about her,” Kyle snaps getting a hush from the crowd,” The bike ride home you gave her was as close as you’re going to get to ever touching her.”
“Really? You really think that, Kyle? Would you look behind me at the three girls here? Or, maybe outside at the hot Latina biker waiting for us? You really think I have a
problem getting women?” I say smirking. ”Let me prove my point; Miss President, you must see how attractive you are in that sweater top.”
“Ummm, I didn’t think it was much of a fashion statement,” Yano stammers getting a giggle from the crowd that I silence with a raise of my hand.
“Oh it’s not the top as much as the person who fills it out, and I wish you’d get contacts but the librarian glasses work for you,” I tell her like nobody else is there.
Kyle's confused, my girls are almost purring behind me, and the crowd is a hush, but, I drown all that out and focus on Yano. She’s a little flushed and definitely turned on when I take her hand and calm her down a little before giving her a wink.
“Yeah, I don’t lie to women or keep secrets. I treat them like the goddesses they are when they need it and the women they pretend they’re not when we’re alone. Oh yeah, I’ll ‘never’ touch her again… until she wants me to,” I explain to Kyle plainly.
I got him. He’d never admit it, but, it’s like when you’re playing a game with someone and they realize they just lost after your turn. Kyle’s angry, a little confused and I know he’s hurting after yesterday with Rachael. Not to mention that everyone around him in his group is watching him to see if he’s going to get them hurt, now. I’m waiting for him to make his move or accept the challenge when he starts to get up from the table and tries to walk out. A level of disgust comes from the crowd, but, I hear something that almost makes me cringe come from Kyle’s pocket; ‘Hey handsome, your Princess is calling’. Kyle freezes in place and calmly answers his phone.
“Hey, Rachael… No, I’m still at school... Are you home...? You’re here at school now…? Yes, I did like you said but he said no… No, he didn’t like my terms and he has his own, but, I said no,” I listen as Kyle start to answer to ‘his’ better half. ”We’re in the cafeteria, honey. I’ll come out and meet you.”
I watch him hang up and start to try to reach the door when I see people turning away from the conference and part to let Rachael through. Kyle starts to try to lead her
out, but, she moves towards the table. I watch as one of the crowd gives her a chair to sit in. Quietly, Kyle moves back to his chair and sits back down across from me.
“Hi, Rachael,” I say smiling from my seat.
“Hello, Guy, What’s wrong with you two just duking it out once and for all,” Rachael asks politely.
“Honestly, I just don’t get anything out of his terms. Now, MY terms are much more interesting,” I reply with a casual smile.
“Honey, he wants to fight me for you,” Kyle tells Rachael who seems a little put off at the idea.
“Okay, but what do you get if you win,” Rachael asks confused.
“We’d be fighting for you,” Kyle tells her quietly.
“Well, I think you need to,” Rachael says dropping the bomb on the room hard. ”You’ve been hiding and keeping secrets from me for over a year and I think either I should start looking at a new relationship or maybe you need to do something to show me that I’m more important to you than some club.”
“I like you,” I say standing up from the chair and staring down at Rachael.” But here’s what you don’t get, girl. I don’t want a fight, I want to hurt him. IF he gets into a fight with me I will not stop until I’m dead or he’s broken and bleeding in at my feet. And when I’m done ‘princess’, I want to fuck you like an animal.”
Kyle bolts up from his chair and slaps me right across my face with more speed than I thought he had and the whole crowd start to erupt. I am still standing and my head is turned from the slap but I simply raise my hand again and they start to calm down before turning my face back towards Kyle and smile. I can almost taste his rage but I watch as Rachael pulls him back into his seat. I am still standing as Kiante motions me to sit down but I’m not in a mood to listen.
“This will come to order, Guy you need to sit down,” Yano says regaining control of the situation.
“I’m done here unless Kyle’s answer is 'yes',” I tell them. I turn from the table and I'm being led out from the cafeteria by Kori, Matty and Katy, but, I don’t get far.
“YOU WANT HIM, YOU BASTARD?!?!” Rachael screams over everyone.
I turn and see her standing up. She's really pulling out all the acting chops for me. I turn back to the table and stare her down as Kyle stands up to face me.
“I’ll fight you. Name the time and place, and my girlfriend will get to watch me kick your head off,” Kyle says with more determination than I’ve seen from him, today.
I start to laugh; it’s a laugh that I’ve become known for when something really bad is about to happen and I can hear the cafeteria get silent as my laughter dies and I turn to leave.
“Time…Is on my side…,” I sing while being lead out by my three girls.
I get to my bike and watch as students pile out in droves and start talking about the fight. I sit back and come to terms with the fact that I don’t have a time or place yet, but, he agreed and that’s what is most important. My girls, on the other hand, seem to be handling the logistics as I listen to Katy on the phone with Johnny about a spot to use. As I watch, I shake my head as Devin and Ben go on alert; someone is approaching our group. I step off my bike and see Yano being held back. I nod to Ben, and they let her through.
“What the hell was that display there all about,” Yano asks a little flustered.
“I was making my point to him and her about what I really am and what is going to happen once I get a hold of the both of them,” I tell Yano as Katy moves over to us.
“No, not that, I mean the flirting,” Yano says a little put off,” Were you just making fun of me in there or were you serious?”
“Oh, girl he was serious, I think he left you with a bug,” Rachael tells her coyly,” You want us to come by today and help you out with that?”
“Wait, 'us'? What do you mean 'us',” Yano asks a little embarrassed.
“See, he told us about you, and while the others thought it was hot,” Katy says with a quiet dominance,” I thought that sometime soon we need to fuck us a little slut. Now, take my number, and you call me when your free today. Yes?”
I watch as Yano calmly takes Katy’s number into her phone and slowly walks away towards her vehicle. Once Katy turns back towards me, I get Kori’s attention from her call, and listen as she’s talking to Johnny.
“No, I don’t know what the odds are but apparently the guy studies martial arts or something.” Kori says before turning her attention to us. ”What? I’m trying to work the details out.”
“Katy wants to take me away to make the Class President our bitch,” I tell Katy getting a wide eyed response” ...Can we go when she calls, please?”
“Oh, and can we grab a few toys from the chest?” Katy asks cuddling up to Kori like a child.
“No, not for you, Johnny; Guy would kill you,” Kori says in the phone, ”I want a ride home and Guy you need to talk with your Dad about the fight, we got a window for Saturday night and Johnny has a few spots for you to look at.”
“Okay, but, look at Katy...she really wants to go have some fuuuuun.” I cuddle up on the other side of Kori.
“You can go when she calls, but, for now, can we please attend to the fact that you are going to be fighting for our new sister in less than a week,” Kori admonishes me.
“Look in my eyes, Kori. He’s a martial artist in America. He fights in soft-striking tournaments at best. What is he going to do to me?” I ask with a little more sarcasm than expected.
“He slapped you, and you didn’t stop it. You can play it off like you wanted him to slap you, but, you didn’t stop it.” Kori's retort gets some seriousness from everyone. ”You need to talk with your father about a plan.”
I got to admit it when she’s right, and she is. I didn’t quite see that shot coming and that *is* a problem. He’s fast. Very fast. While I have some speed and power, my only real trait is how well I can take abuse and keep from tiring out under normal circumstances. It gives me pause for thought as everyone heads out.
I take my bike back home; as soon as I’m inside the door, I start to go over what I know in my head about this fight, almost immediately I find myself in workout gear in Dad’s gym working on my striking. Liz is the first one to come in and try to break me out of my mindset.
“Hey, bro? Aren’t you jumping the gun a little?” Liz asks taking a seat.
“Nope, Kyle might not fight like I do, but, he can fight, and that means getting myself ready,” I reply without breaking my concentration.
“Okay, but, I think you should wait for Dad to get home and have him run you through this,” Liz says trying to break my mindset with words.
“If I’m not busy when he gets here, I will,” I reply putting my fists to the bag.
I can hear her thinking. Something is up and I’m pretty sure I know what it is, but, I’m figuring she’ll either tell me or she’ll just explode it all over me when it becomes too big to hold inside. I’m working out for what feels like another thirty minutes when Katy comes bounding in with a purpose.
“Hey, Sexy, we got a date and I got what we need,” Katy says almost chipper,” You ready?”
I stop my workout and back Katy up against the wall and start to sniff up her neck, I can see the goose bumps forming on her neck and shoulder. I back up and see it in her face; she’s almost considering not heading out and keeping me here. I towel off and get jeans and a tank top on before putting my leather jacket on and we head out on my bike with her hauling a small backpack. We pull up to Yano’s house and I see an overweight white woman about to get into the only car out front.
“Are you the kids from school my daughter is waiting for,” She yells getting into the car.
“Yes, ma’am; is she home?” Katy asks politely.
“She’s inside, just go on in. I’m glad to see she’s having friends over.” She closes the car door and Katy and I smile and wave at Yano’s mom as she pulls away from the house before heading inside. I’m greeted with the familiar clutter and don’t waste time heading upstairs to Yano’s room. It’s the same as when I was last here except Yano is sitting at her desk and jumps a little as we enter.
“How did you get in?” Yano asks confused.
“Your Mom said for us to go on in,” I tell her closing the door after Katy.
“Okay, well why did you bring a bag?” She asks Katy.
