🌹🖤THE PICKPOCKET TOMBOY 🖤🌹
[She’s Sassy…]
THEME: The Grand Hottie’s Kissmate
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CHAPTER 47&48
The atmosphere turned quiet after that.
Still. Peaceful.
Like it was rapture and everyone is eager and at the same time scared to know if they’re worthy.
The said Sharmer King— handsome and cute. Too perfect to be real, still too perfect.
Eric immediately thought of Alex. If she sees this guy, will she be mesmerized?
Will she wanna be his Kissmate? Will she wanna suck this one?
Never.
Tomboy is his… ALONE.
“Dude, you’re speechless. Is this him?”Derek asked impatiently.
Thomas and Joanne drew closer, expecting a word from Eric but nothing came out.
He isn’t thinking about the Sharmer King at this point. He’s thinking about how this robot will enchant Alex.
“Eric,”Thomas said.
The Sharmer King took casual steps to him and stretched his hand for a handshake.
“Hi Eric, I’m Jay. The Sharmer King”he said.
Eric didn’t look away from him, he didn’t accept the gesture too. His eyes are far from nice. They’re filled with hostility.
“So, this is what you came up with dad?”he asked, without breaking contact with JAY.
“Eric?”Joanne blinked.
“Even you Joanne, aren’t you a mother to me? You connived with Dad to build a robot to impersonate the Sharmer King! Whoa, it’s your first human robot and you made him this perfect, awesome”he faced them with red eyes, clapping and laughing sarcastically.
“Oww, man”Derek widened his eyes looking at Jay.
Says why he’s too cute and handsome.
Jay remained blank.
Thomas sighed and walked forward.
“Eric… son. Your concern for Sharmer King was outta hand and he wasn’t helping, with all the open promises made, he didn’t come. So I decided to go with a robot”Thomas explained.
“It was for your mental health, I’m sorry”Joanne looked down.
“My mental health? Seriously?! You’re ruining it if you don’t know! You’re making me damn sick already. I told you I didn’t trust your intelligence and I was right, dad. I only told you the Sharmer King has a rose tattoo. I didn’t tell you how it was. Colored? Plain? Drawn in vertical or horizontal? I didn’t say all of that. But you did it. You drew the tattoo flawlessly”he said and pointed at Jay’s neck.
“Straight, black ink, three leaves at the branch, deep and fúcking bright! The tattoo of the Sharmer King! I only have prosopagnosia but I’m not stupid, dad. Why’d you even think of creating a robot to fool me?”Eric yelled.
Not just a robot, a perfect human-like robot.
Shit.
“Eric, fine you know Jay was built. Can you be calm about Sharmer King? I’ll take the search slowly and we’ll find him. I promise to do it right, I only rushed it up since you were bent on finding him quickly. I’m sorry,”Thomas apologized.
“Nevermind, I don’t want you finding him. Who knows? You’ll build another cute, heavenly adored human. This time, a full human. Just be the next god dad, create people,”Eric scoffed and walked away.
Derek looked at the elders and followed after him.
“He’s mad at us, CEO. What do we do?”Joanne muttered in concern.
“I’ll talk to him tomorrow, You know his mood swings”Thomas replied, walking away.
Joanne palmed her forehead, suddenly getting heated. She heaved a deep sigh to calm herself.
Someone tapped her and she jerked.
“Ahh, Jay”she touched her chest.
“It’s found out that I’m a robot. What’s my next service?”he asked.
“I don’t know, CEO knows. Just go to sleep”she said.
“Sleep? I literally slept all my life. I wanna know what humans do. Looking at the outside view earlier, I was impressed”he said.
“You’re literally Grande R, the company’s robot. Don’t think anything impresses you. You have no feeling, Jay,”Joanne said.
“I don’t have, but I was created with human qualities. I know things, Joanne”he blandly replied and pocketed his hands in his expensive jeans pocket.
He turned back to his view, from there, he could see the statue of liberty.
Joanne stood by his side, she watched him. He’s interested in the world and that’s weirdly interesting.
Well, he’s a robot so duh. She touched his tattoo and pressed a hidden button.
“Jo…”he muttered in shock. But too late, he shut down, falling to the ground.
“Tomorrow, CEO is going to assign you a new job. Rest, our first handsome human robot.”she smiled.
Two hefty guards entered.
“Take Jay to the machine room”she ordered and walked out. Jay was taken out too.
•Morning~Stars High•
Cathy came to school pretty early and she kinda regretted it.
Water from two pails poured over her immediately she entered the hallway.
She gasped.
The culprits— two rich girls burst into laughter, throwing away the pails.
“Isn’t it Catherine Shawn?”the first girl mocked.
“Yeah, the girl who was bullied night and day before Alex and Rhapsody became her friend. Now she thinks she can do whatever she wants? You even slapped DR because his çøvk was in my mouth? What audacity!”the second girl glared.
Ahh, Cathy remembered where she had seen the big mouth before.
At the party. The bítch who sucked Derek.
“I ask again. Who gave you the right to slap MY DR, MY own DR?”she continued.
Cathy remained silent.
“We’ve been waiting for this day when you’ll be alone. Now we’re here with you, why don’t you start talking to reduce your punishment?”the first girl asked.
Still no response from Cathy.
“Have you suddenly turned deaf?!”the slut screamed.
“No. I have no words to say to you both”she replied.
The girls exchanged surprised looks. If looks were a surprise.
The slut moved first, she picked the pail and lunged forward, almost hitting Cathy with it when someone coughed.
She looked to the direction and gasped, the pail fell from her hand, breaking on the floor.
The other girl dropped her pail gently and they both looked down.
Cathy looked up slowly to see her new friend— Andrea.
Seems like he’s just coming since he’s got his backpack on. Bold and Blank.
“We weren’t burying, Andrea. I swear,”the slut muttered.
Andrea squinted. “Burying?”
“She meant Bullying. Your presence made her misuse her words”the second girl said.
“Just disperse,”he rolled his eyes. They picked to their heels, running away.
Andrea looked at Cathy and started walking, she quickly followed him.
“Thanks, Andrea,”she smiled.
“Nothing much,”he replied.
“You’ve never interfered in people’s business. Alex is your only friend and that’s even strange. You drove us yesterday in your car and I had so much fun and now you’re helping me. That’s a lot. Thanks a bunch”she smiled wider.
“Wow, I never knew you to be the talkative one”he looked at her.
She only chuckled.
“I’m just surprised,”she muttered, looking down.
“Alex forced me into friendship. You’re her friend so I’m forced to be your friend too. Remember Rhapsody’s words?”he asked. She nodded.
“Go to the washroom, someone will meet you with a new set of uniform, change into those”he said.
She gleamed.
•Eric’s Residence•
Jay stood by the large door, scanning it with his eyes. Robotic eyes.
“CEO, I’m at his place now. I’ve connected our pre-communication to you. You’ll hear everything we’ll say”he said.
“Okay,”Thomas replied.
Jay has a plug in his system that connects him to Thomas alone. It’s turned on anytime Thomas needs something from him.
The door was opened like it’s been waiting and he walked in.
Eric stopped on his tracks, recognizing him.
“Dad, don’t think sending this little robot will make me change my mind. I didn’t pick your call for a reason”he said.
“Eric, I asserted a new move to Jay. He senses through people’s skin. We did that because it seems like Sharmer King may be intentionally hiding from us. Maybe he covers the tattoo, or maybe he conceals it. Jay is programmed to decipher silicone, plastic skins and concealed skins. We’ll check every teenager secretly,”Thomas explained through Jay.
“You wanna bribe me?”Eric said. Jay shook his head, smiling a little.
“No, Eric. I just wanna be a good father”Thomas replied.
“Blah, disconnect,”Eric rolled his eyes. Thomas went off.
“Hi, Eric. You’re ready to shake hands with me now?”Jay walked forward.
“I don’t talk with impersonators and connivers”Eric scoffed.
“I didn’t do any of those. I was programmed to be the Sharmer King to you. I was just doing my job. But now, I’m re-programmed. I’m your new buddy and personal AI. And I’ll help you find The Sharmer King”Jay replied.
“Senitel?”Eric called, without breaking eye contact with Jay.
“Yes, Master Eric,”Senitel answered.
“Who’s my personal AI buddy?”he asked.
“It’s Senitel. Senitel AI is right on service for Master Eric anytime, anyday”the robot replied.
“Urrg, but Senitel can’t shake hands with you. Senitel got not feature. Senitel can’t race on foot, I can”Jay argued.
“I may not do all those you mentioned but I am Master Eric’s favorite.”Senitel replied.
“Horrible way to start my Tuesday morning. Two robots on my neck?”Eric rolled his eyes, walking to the door.
“Can I follow you?”Jay pocketed his hands in his jacket pocket. He loves doing that. One human fond.
“No,”
“You obviously detest me. What can I do to reduce the hate?”he asked.
“Pound your face to pieces,”Eric replied and disappeared.
“Ouu, brutal,”Jay chuckled and turned around, touching anything he saw.
“Senitel?”he called.
No response.
He rolled his eyes and cracked his neck.
“Senitel,”he called.
“Senitel, here. Master Eric has the right to access me, but you did by connecting the robotic shoreline, that’s cheating”Senitel replied.
“That’s because I’m a robot like you with a big difference. I’m human, bro. I cannot hack you because Eric created you himself after you were hacked earlier, you can’t be hacked anymore even with the smartest hacker, but I can make you talk to me”Jay said.
“You talk too much,”Senitel replied.
“Hmm, humans talk a lot,”Jay said, lifting a crystal orb. Round, colorless and beautiful.
“Senitel, what does Eric love doing as a human?”he asked.
“Take a pen and paper, I’ll explain everything,”Senitel replied.
“I have a full storage of space in my memory. Tell me the things humans do. This human journey for me is gonna be lit”Jay smiled at the orb.
•Back to Stars High•
Rhapsody suddenly stood up and put down her headphones.
“Bye Bye,”she muttered.
“Not like you two have a thing, yet”Alex raised a brow.
“I know. I know. I ain’t doing nothing ’bout love. She’s straight anyway,”she shrugged and picked her backpack, walking to Winter who’s alone on her desk.
Her head is bowed.
“Good luck,”Alex and Cathy waved.
Rhapsody sat beside Winter and she looked up, conscious of her presence.
“What’s up with you?”Rhapsody asked.
“Nothing, just kinda stressed out”Winter smiled shortly.
“It’s literally crazy not seeing him— my project partner— linger around you like your body guard”Rhapsody looked at Dennis.
He’s far from them, doesn’t look in their direction, acting like he doesn’t care. His attention stayed on Noah who he was talking with.
“He doesn’t wanna be my bodyguard again, I guess,”Winter shrugged.
“Not now that he’s to serve Belles with Noah this week. He’ll be too occupied and he’s doing it for me”she added.
“Did you two quarrel?”Rhapsody asked.
“Something like that,”she nodded. “But I’m at fault, Dennis was just trying to protect me. And I wanted to protect him too. I like him very much that a scratch on his skin is like a big blow to my face but he wouldn’t just understand. He always wants to be hurt for me”Winter explained.
Rhapsody felt a sting in her chest and she had to grasp it to feel better.
“Are you okay?”Winter asked in concern.
“I’m fine,”she nodded and smiled at her. “You could just explain this to him, bet he’ll understand. You both like each other afterall”she raised her hand to stroke Winter’s hair but she just hang it there.
Contemplating.
“Yeah, he’s like a big brother to me”Winter replied.
“Just big bro?”Rhapsody whispered.
“We grew up at the orphanage together, and did things together. He knows everything about me and our bond grew inseparable. So I guess he’s more than JUST a friend, he’s a brother”Winter smiled.
Rhapsody only nodded, she brought her hand down at her hair and stroked it.
“Nothing special, okay? I just felt like touching your short, braided hair.”she said.
Winter nodded, relaxing.
“I’m really sorry for kissing you. And I promise I won’t do it again now I know you’re fully straight and not bi. Meaning you can’t fall for the other gender”Rhapsody said.
Winter didn’t react.
“But can we be friends? At least I can’t run away from you, you’re working in my house”Rhapsody asked.
“Hmm, I always wished for you to like me. You hated me like mad”Winter looked at her, she took her hand down.
“Well I didn’t, I was only trying to push you away from me”Rhapsody replied.
“Why? You… you liked me?”Winter grasped it.
“I still do, Sierra. BUT don’t worry, I’m a friend. I’ll do nothing to make you feel uncomfortable with me, okay? I promise again, nothing silly”she said.
Winter smiled and raised her pinky finger.
“Friends?”she asked.
Rhapsody frowned. She looked at the little finger and back at the girl.
“What’s that?”
“It’s a pinky promise. That we’ll be more of friends than the boss and her employee”Winter explained.
“Dummy, you were the one calling me boss all the time”Rhapsody rolled her eyes.
“Just do it,”Winter pouted. Rhapsody let out her pinky finger too and they intertwined, laughing.
“Let’s watch a movie. Culpa mia?”Winter asked, unlocking her phone.
“What’s that one too?”Rhapsody asked.
“It’s a Spanish movie. The English version is ‘My Fault’. It tells the story of Noah and Nick…”
“Is it BL?”
“No! Noah is a girl!”Winter laughed.
“Noah is a girl’s name?”Rhapsody blinked.
“WTF!”she exclaimed.
“Wait, you haven’t seen the film before? What have you been doing with your time?”Winter gasped playfully.
“Thinking about you?”Rhapsody joked. “Okay fine. I’m not a fan of romance…”
Meanwhile, Dennis folded the rough sheet with him till it disappeared into his hand.
That is the paper Winter drew him with a few weeks to a month ago.
“When you ah guh tell her?”Noah asked.
“I don’t know. Look at her laughing with Rhapsody. I intentionally didn’t talk to her so she could feel what I’m talking about… so she’ll know I’m upset about her siding with Rhapsody. But nah, she became her best friend all of a sudden”Dennis said.
“So, where you at?”Noah raised his brows.
“I can’t tell Win now, I’ll just make her know who Rhapsody Morozov is. I’ll bring out the panda in her since Winter clearly can’t see it. Not like I hate Rhapsody, in fact I liked her because she was never in support of bullying. But now, I don’t know”he replied, unfolding the paper, folding it and folding it again.
“Her attitude was rather demeaning to us. But suddenly, she wants to be close to Win? Whenever I greeted her, she replied oddly, whenever Win tried talking to her, it was worse. But now, after everything, she’s suddenly interested in Win. That makes me feel this strange dislike for her already. Being her partner made it worse, I feel nothing but doing everything to make Win hate her”he added, eyes glowing in something stronger than jealousy.
“Bro, Rhapsody a girl— dead that. You bugging. Go tell Winter how you feel right now. Stop moving scary. At least then you’ll know what it is. Rhapsody might just be ya mans for real, or she just like you—dragging her feet, scared to say something, Tell Winter before Rhapsody tell her, tripping you,” Noah said.
Dennis folded the paper again and looked at Winter, her head is already on Rhapsody’s shoulder as they watched something on Winter’s phone.
He looked away.
“I will. But I have to get Rhapsody outta the way first”he muttered. He sounds bold, but inside, he’s unsure.
Ana walked past them, waving. “Henchman, I need iced americano, quick”she smiled and slammed a dollar note on Noah’s locker.
She waved at them and walked to Isa’s seat..
“Telling you this again? Not me doin that. You freaking stubborn”Noah rolled his eyes at Dennis and stood up, grabbing the note. He walked out.
Dennis closed his eyes, chest heaving.
“Who’re you talking with?”Ana settled down beside Isa. The latter quickly switched off her phone screen.
“Isa-bitch, are you blocking your chat from me?”Ana widened her eyes.
Isa scoffed.
*
Alex blinked at her phone.
Who just sent her a message? The proudie!
Grand Hottie: COME TO MY HAVEN.
Not going… will be a big, freaking problem.
Going… that’s worse.
“I’ll say you go. You know why… it’s Grand Hottie calling you,”Cathy said.
“That jerk. Why does he want me? I thought… damn”Alex lost her tongue when she remembered… the party night.
“Just go,”Cathy pouted.
Alex sighed and stood up. She frowned when Mira walked in, straight to her seat.
“I’m challenging you for another dance. This time, it’s one against one. You and me, this Friday”she said.
“What is the winner’s award?”Alex sighed, boringly.
“You win, you get the title of the school queen bee for the remaining few months we’ll be graduating. I win, you serve me till we graduate”Mira said.
Now, almost everyone in the class is interested.
“Do I look like I’m interested in being a queen?”Alex blinked.
“What do you want? Name your price,”Mira asked.
“You got a billion in our account, Mira?”Rhapsody chipped in, laughing.
Mira gave her the middle finger and looked back at Alex whose eyes were on Cathy.
“No cheating, we’ll dance fairly. I win, you sign Cat in your group. She’s a dancer too”Alex looked up at Mira.
Cathy widened her eyes and looked up.
“What?”she and Mira chorused.
•Cathy? The shy squirrel?
•Can baby dance.
•I’d love to see her join Belles. She’s too pretty.
•And bouncy too.
“Alex!”Cathy widened her eyes, Alex picked her backpack and winked at her.
“I told you before, Dude. With your talent, you’ll go far in life”she whispered.
“But…”
“No need to thank me, you’re welcome, babe”Alex jumped over her locker, walking out.
“Hey, Tomboy…”Mira tried chasing after her but her phone chimed. She checked it to see a message from the already annoying guy, Andrea.
Big Head: Yield to it.
She darted her burning gaze at Andrea. He wasn’t even looking, instead he’s reading a book, ears deaf to the sudden crazy class.
She typed back immediately.
Mirabelle: A low life can’t be one of us! It’s so belittling!
She pressed ‘send’, almost breaking her screen with her thumb. She watched him look at his phone and typed on it.
Big Head: Announce it Mimi, or should I announce mine?
“Fine!”she screamed. The class’ noise died down immediately.
“I mean, Catherine Scholarship Shawn. IF Alex, the Tomboy wins, Welcome to Belles group. But know this, she’ll NEVER win, that last dance challenge was complicated!”she yelled at Cathy’s face, the shaky girl only nodded, closing her eyes.
Mira’s eyes found Andrea and he winked.
She angrily stormed out, pulling her hair.
“My Echo is gonna win, y’all need to watch Cathy dance. She’s fantastic”Rhapsody walked to Cathy and held her shoulders.
“Really, I’d like to watch you,”she whispered, Cathy opened her eyes.
“But, it’s not easy… I’ll face the crowd..”Cathy muttered.
“When you have fans, you’ll know the crowd is peanuts,”Rhapsody tapped her shoulders. “I believe you, Cat”she smiled and walked out.
“You’re partly welcome to come watch us practice, Cathy,”Ana waved from her seat.
She just said that to be nice before her fans.
•Oh my gawd, Ana is the nicest human so far
•I wanna marry you, Anabelle!
Other students ran to Cathy, screaming her name.
•I can’t wait to call you, Catbelle!
•Or is it Catherine Belle!
•How do you feel hearing this? Alex is so nice!
Cathy couldn’t say anything, her cheeks flushed. From light pink, to a shade of darker pink. Then to red… till she turned completely red.
“Let go of her, insane titties. Let her breathe”Derek entered.
“I’m dead!”Cathy looked down.
Her space was cleared like a flash and Derek walked to sit beside her.
“Hey,”he called. That tone? Séxy. Cúnt dripping. Harsh.
“Hi,”she looked up with her red face.
“You’re not looking at me, now? Or was it the slap?”he teased.
“No!”she looked at him.
“Then let’s stay this way, staring at our eyes,”he said.
Cathy blew up right there.
•Eric’s Haven•
Alex stood before the Haven’s door and tightened her eyes shut.
“Gawd, I dunno how you gon’ do it but erase the jackass— weakie’s memory”she mumbled.
Now what’s the essence of praying when gawd will never hear that. Gawd is partial! Always on that motherfúcker’s side!
“Welcome, High Bítch,”the door opened.
She took a step in only to inhale a strong rose scent— strong enough to block her nostrils.
She didn’t look up at the face, instead she looked down… at the mid-section.
His crotch.
Imagining everything that happened that night and the next morning.
Suck, swallow, puke, BUM SHORT…
Gawd, this is too much for Alex.
“You wanna suck my dick again? I mean Medulla?”he asked. Her head snapped up at his handsome face.
“Wrong code!”she snarled, raising a leg to kick him in the middle, he moved away.
The thought was seeing her, acting a bit nice… But not Eric. He’s pride himself.
So he just pulled her insanely harsh by the wrist, Alex caged her anger and followed like an obedient lamb..
He threw her on the couch and she bounced, glaring hard into his life.
Eric didn’t mind the glare, he loves it anyway. He pulled a chair closer to him and sat down before her.
Since the backrest is facing Alex, his hands folded on it. He lowered his jaw on his hands, eyes locked on her.
“What? These few hours to days we haven’t talked has given me nothing but peace. I don’t know much about peace, coz Ion like it but I guess peace is staying away from a motherfúcker who gives you nothing but migraine”she muttered, eyes glowing with uncultured hate.
“You had wanted to talk with me, right Tomboy? You’ve literally voiced out everything you couldn’t say for a while now”he replied and moved closer to her to get a better view of her face.
He doesn’t know if she’s pretty? How he wishes he could see her ugly face to laugh at her? füç? those.
Of course he recognizes pretty faces and he just knows she is.
She’s pretty. He was just lying to himself.
The thing is, faces don’t stay with him.
After seeing her pretty face, when he looks away, he doesn’t recognize her. He doesn’t recognize anyone with faces.
But seeing a pretty face, he can… for a moment.
Now, he wants to watch her like never before. If only beauty didn’t vanish the moment he looked away.
He doesn’t wanna look away. Not for once. How on Earth will this be possible?
As his eyes stayed on hers, they went down to her pink, soft lips.
Damn. He suddenly got hungry for those wicked, tempting, bad lips.
That’s the number two part of her he’s obsessed with.
Number one? HER.
Alex’s eyes drowsed down to his lips and she looked up at his eyes.
“You didn’t call for this, did you?”she asked.
“No. But I can’t?”he childishly asked.
“You can’t Weakie,”she shifted. He raised his head, tilting it to her side.
“We’re Kissmates,”he said.
“Funny how you sound, Weakie. But hell no. No way I’m allowing my lips on yours”she stood up.
Eric’s hungry eyes followed her.
“From the look of things, you called me here to play stunts, as you always do. You’re the Proudie anyway, ‘My owner”she said and walked out.
The door wasn’t locked.
Eric’s lips curled into a semi smile.
If he forces her, she’ll give in. That’s a sure plug. But why didn’t he stop her, then kiss her like hell?
Kiss her till they both bleed?
“Senitel, lock the door,”he stood up from the chair and kicked it away.
“The high bítch is gone, Master Eric?”Senitel asked.
“She’s not a high bítch,”Eric replied.
“But you said she was, Master Eric,”Senitel argued.
“She. Is. Not”Eric glared at nothing, his phone buzzed.
He took it out to see a message from ‘My Thing’.
My Thing: füç? you (middle finger)
His eyes stayed bland as he read and read it over again.
He thought of changing her saved contact from ‘My Thing’ to something nicer.
My Witch? My insane Tomboy? Are those even nice?
A strange number called him, distracting his wild thoughts.
He picked the call with only two digits. 09.
“Hi, Eric. It’s Jay,”Jay said over the phone.
“Have you pounded your face?”Eric asked.
“I took a stroll in the streets and I was gathered by humans called females, I was told I was handsome so no, my face is special. Can I come to your school? To chill?”Jay asked.
Eric scoffed and hung up.
Coming to school with that face? Then Alex sees him and…
Eric shoved the thoughts aside, walking to his private room.
•Night~A Casino•
The casino has two public suites. The one above for entertainment— strip show, bar, clubbing and chilling.
That’s where the normal, fun lovers know.
Then under is the real deal. Where gambling takes place, stealing, cheating and fighting.
The entrance to both is the one large door which leads to the entertainment suite.
Eric and Derek parked their car among others in the lot. They both walked to the entrance where two hefty bouncers stood with demanding eyes behind their glasses.
Derek showed them a pass card and they were let in.
This is where they visited yesterday and Eric made them come here again. Just to calm his mind off something since drumming at home or soaking himself in champagne did no good.
After they had both disappeared further into the suite, someone in black appeared standing before the bouncers.
Black from head to toe. From the black face cap, covering her blue eyes to the nose masks to the black shirt on black, plain jeans. Black sneakers and gloves.
After showing them another pass card, she was let in immediately.
She entered the entertainment suite. On the stage, there are strippers showing their not so impressive bodies on the strip poles.
Interested eyes on them, smokes curling on every corner, smell of strong alcohol and hint beers. Sin.
She— Alex ignored all those, walking to a door, she was let in again and she took the staircase down to the underground suit.
Now here is crazier, sounds of arrogant men, hailing voices, strong cigarette smell, dangerous looking bodies and crawling tattoos on every skin.
Nah this place is scarier than the places she visits. She got this info yesterday night about the huge gain that’ll be made.
Somehow, she stole the access card from the guy who wasn’t even talking to her and here she is.
Ready to make CASH.
She took a deep breath and mixed herself in the crowd, her rose tattoo catching the light.
*
The room Eric and Derek is a gaming room— one of the rooms in the suit. Quiet and relaxing.
Both are behind their VR masks, sitting on the couch, wrists clutched on the hand rests.
Playing games.
Well, the game was over minutes later and they were free. Eric stood up, touching his hair. It’s dry.
He started walking out.
“Dude, where?”Derek set his VR mask for another game. A combat.
“The washroom,”he replied and disappeared.
He was fast to get out of the main suite, covering his ears from the blast, noisy place. The smell of fresh cúm reminded him of something that he took to a short run, entering the washroom.
The lever was turned on in no sec and he washed his face and hair to calm himself.
After a few seconds of doing that, he looked up at his image in the mirror. His hair literally covered his eyes… the way he likes it.
Eric stood there for another five minutes before going out. Someone snuck past him. He wouldn’t have cared if the human didn’t smell familiar— rose.
Not only that, there’s a tattoo on the left side of the guy’s neck.
Eric squinted and followed after him, he made sure he was far behind, but still close enough to watch him.
The tattoo guy got out of the casino and Eric followed closely.
They got into the street when the tattoo guy turned back to him.
“Fine, you got me,”he… she said. A girl’s voice.
Eric paused. The girl(Alex) assumed to be a guy paused too.
Wait, what’s Eric doing here? What’s the proudie doing here?
The street lights were suddenly turned on and her tattoo came into view, a part of the rose was covered by her black nose mask.
Eric has prosopagnosia so he wouldn’t recognize her. But she has to stay far away to avoid him getting her scent.
“That… tattoo. You’re the Sharmer King,”Eric said.
“I am. And neither of us give no füç? about it”she replied, moving back without him noticing.
“You’re suddenly harsh on me, Sharmer. And I’ve been searching, you knew about it but yet, you never showed up. Why?”Eric said.
This is Sharmer.
The height? Clear.
The Feature? Correct.
The voice? This is getting more interesting.
“Because you’re known, Eric Grande. You’re the Proudie, the son of Thomas Grande. Why’d you want me to come bowing myself to you after you announced the riches in the world to The Sharmer King. I didn’t appear for a reason and you’re saved, enjoy your life”Alex scoffed and turned to walk away.
“Now I’ve seen you, I really wanna show my gratitude. You saved my life Sharmer and I can’t let it slide”Eric said.
“Use your money for something else. Give out, Ion need it,”she replied and started walking.
“Can I at least touch your tattoo?”Eric asked after her. No reply.
She just disappeared.
If Eric hadn’t been too wounded that day that he couldn’t inhale, he’d have recognized her for long.
But then, it’s fair now.
He’s seen his Sharmer King. His savior. And there’s no need searching anymore since Sharmer King doesn’t wanna expose himself… okay, herself.
“Thank you…”he muttered, before he knew it, he let out a sweet smile.
“Alex,”he added.
TBC…
