Asami’s Assertations #2

(Why am I apologizing for a private blog being so far between entries? Only I can see it!)

Yea, my blog is private now. I can’t very well be having what I do and what I know out there for the public to see, can I? I’d be branded as crazy, investigated, or worse!

But anyway, here’s the rundown of the past week….

Jenica finally got introduced to Christian. Of course he hit on her – who wouldn’t? We hung out with him until others started showing up as school let out or whatnot, until we were all together and just hanging out, being us and having fun. We were on our way out to David’s family restaurant when a disheveled guy flagged Jenica and I down. Cautiously we headed over to hi,, and though we didn’t know him, he was looking for us. Apparently Donovan asked him to find us for him though he didn’t know why or what to do once he had found us. 

The man’s name is Ben, and because he looks so down on his luck I invite him to dinner with us, introducing him as a co-worker. While we are eating, Donovan calls, and Ben swears at him over speaker. So as not to cause a scene I take the phone from him, take it off speaker, and speak to Donovan. He wants Jenica and I to meet up with him, to tag along and check in on some of his business investments, though it can wait until we have finished eating. 

Jen, Ben and I leave to head over to Donovan’s, where we then leave with him, Ben staying at the house, to see what this collection route entails that we’ll have to take over soon. To sum things up briefly, there was a travel agency for money laundering, a pub that ran a hidden illegal casino, and your typical asian massage parlor, though it wasn’t located in Little Asia. It’s a legitimate massage parlor that offers your oft joked about happy endings – human trafficking and prostitution all in one. 

I can’t believe I’m okay with it. But Jen and I talked to one of the girls and she was very forthcoming about how they were treated, and that nothing was done against their will – they were well taken care of. Curiosity more or less satisfied, we head back to the office and are informed that there is another stop to make – it just came up, and it’s a matter that needs attending to. Saying goodbye to the Madam, we head to our next destination – a house in suburbia, about a mile from campus in a better area of town. 

Johnathan, the man who lives there, is afraid. It seems he borrowed a hefty sum, and hasn’t been able to pay it back yet, though from words passed back and forth between he and Donovan, he had opportunity to at least pay some back. Donovan takes issue, not because of lack of repayment, but because he was lied to. He talks calmly, threateningly, and offers to renegotiate. Apparently prepared, he hands over to Johnathan a folded piece of paper from his picket, one he is reluctant to sign, but does so anyway, trading monies owed for favors. 

And I’m okay with this too! No one got hurt, and the job got done. So it’s fine, right? On the way back to Donovan’s place, I inquire about Ben, and this is where Jen and I learn that he is a demon, summoned by Donovan to do his bidding, though he insists things aren’t exactly like the stories. I also remind him about the realtor information, which he’d completely forgotten about and apologizes for, and gets me the information I need. 

Deciding to have fun for the rest of the evening, Jen and I head back to the dorms to get changed into something fun and flirty, then head over to David’s place to tease the boys a little – just a little. Tony and I are very into each other and hardly notice Jenica and David leave. Sometime after the soft click of a closing door is heard, Tony carries me over to David’s bed where he proceeds to ravish me. Ravage me? You get the idea.

I had no idea how loud we were being until round three, when Mr. Lin, David’s father, started pounding on the door and yelling in Cantonese. When he sees Tony and I he yells for David, and once he arrives they have an argument in Cantonese. He leaves, allowing me to finally get dressed, as well as Tony, and we do the walk of shame out of the house. The four of us decide then to head to McDonald’s, because it’s just about the only place open for ice cream. Of all things, once we arrive there we find Vince, sitting with four large fries in front of him.

Jen ends up talking to David, and then leaving us to go hang out with Vince. Her prerogative, but I think David was a little hurt, so I tried to make it up to him by being a little playful. While we’re eating, I email the realtor, and get a response back within minutes, asking if he can call me. The phone call follows a few short minutes later, I give him my criteria and we set up an appointment to meet at his office at eleven the following morning. 

Bored, we decide to mess with Simone’s game, and head out to their little clubhouse in the woods, and destroy their mascot. We head back to the dorms quick first, so that I can get out of my skirt and into some jeans, and head out that way. No one is there, but none of us brought tools to destroy the mascot either way. I was kind of reluctant to, as it was a statue of Amaterasu. Still, Simone’s a nasty person and tends to include the same kind of people in her gang.

David says we can just use our fists to break it, and I say I’d like to see that. Somehow, the conversation devolves into me offering to make his bedtime imagery extra worthwhile, and Tony isn’t fond of this. So the boys pull off a rock, paper, scissors match, and David wins for once. I smile, whisper the image to him (Jen and I, tending to his needs), and then back off, watching the grin spread across his face. 

David breaks the concrete block the statue is sitting on, barefisted, but his knuckles are bleeding. We head back to David’s place, and I help bandage his knuckles before taking off. Tony has to work the following day so he heads home for sleep, and I am left to my own devices. Unsure of what to do with myself, and unwilling to call it a night, I head to one of the all-night cafe’s around campus, and text Donovan, inquiring as to how to get ahold of Ben.

See, one of Donovan’s requests was that we get Ben up to speed on modern times, so I figured that I could get a head start on that. I receive a call back, informing me that Ben destroyed the phone Donovan gave him, but told me where he might be found. Apparently, the poor guy has been living at the homeless shelter. Upon arrival, the minister that met me at the door leads me to him, but gestures for me to be quiet, as Ben is reading to a group of children.

It’s a very sweet sight to behold and hear, and a very different side of him than what I have seen. So I have some hope that he can improve. We head outside to talk, and he relaxes once he learns I am not there to give him an order from Donovan. I explain why I am there, and show him the basics of a smartphone, including how to access and browse the internet. We talk, a little bit about him, and a little bit about me, albeit not much, and he makes a comment about not having much. Feeling bad for him, I offer to take him to Walmart and get  him a few things he can keep in a knapsack, so that he can have more than the clothes on his back. He seems grateful for this. 

He asks about driving, and I say I could show him, but since all I have handy right now is the bike, that’s what I would have to start with. So just like with Jenica, I show him the basics, and grow from there, based on how well he picks up on things. He seems to pick up on them really well, and asks for a test drive. A little hesitantly, I let him drive my bike, riding behind him, holding on as he gradually picks up speed, heading into familiar territory. Ultimately, we end up at Donovan’s – and rather than stop he pulls the bike up and crashes it through the large front window!

I apologize to Donovan and check my bike over, then drag Ben out of the house so that our mutual boss can take care of the mess and not go off on us all angry. If he does that sort of thing, I don’t know. Once outside, Ben scans the skyline, and asks to be taken to one of the taller buildings in the city. It just so happens to be an older, historical hotel. We sneak inside and go up a floor before getting the elevator to the top floor. He has an apology for me, he says, and asks me to wait once we get off the elevator. He then heads down the hallway, proceeding to check each door until he finds one that is open, and heads inside, gesturing for me to follow him.

I do, being a little more wary, and he slides open the door to a balcony and heads out, gesturing for me to go with him. The view is wonderful. He moves behind me, wrapping his arms around me and then I hear a sudden fwoosh!. Looking back I catch a glimpse of wings – but not the leathery, bat-like wings expected of your typical demon. They were feathered – more angelic seeming than demonic.

Before I know it he’s jumped off the balcony, soaring twenty stories above the city, at roughly 60  miles per hour. It’s exhilarating. Driving at sixty is nothing like flying at sixty…such a rush! We land behind my dormitory (side note: how did he know where I live?) and his wings disappear. AS a thank you, I give him a peck on the cheek and bid him a good night, heading inside and upstairs to relax as I wait for sleep to overtake me. While waiting, I get a cryptic email from Dad, asking me to dinner the following evening at seven – that he and Jessica have an announcement they would like to make. Nothing more was said about it, other than to dress formal. And then I know, that Dad is doing this so that I don’t make any sort of scene.

Come morning, I text David, Jenica and Tony to make sure they’re coming with me to meet the realtor, and after I get responses, we all agree to meet for breakfast somewhere. We chat for a while, and I make the promise to call Michael to look into my stepmother to be more. It never occurred to me to even try and ask him, as it seemed like too much of an imposition. Due to Tony’s hints, and my and Jen’s prodding, David tells a story from his childhood that’s truly an embarrassment. Poor David. Since there isn’t time to get into any other stories, we head out to meet the realtor.

We greet each other, and he express that financing for the place isn’t going to be a problem in the least, as Donovan has agreed to help, with the stipulation that he may request to move in. tony is unsure of things, but he and I talk, and then the group of us agree to look at this place. It’s amazing, and he mentions that he and his company are willing to make any necessary modifications or do anything else that we require or request. They are very eager to please, as they cater to a rather high class clientele.

I fall in love with the place, so after talking to Tony, who is going to be living with me, as well as Jen, we agree on it. We’re handed keys – apparently the realtor was given any instructions to have the place we chose be purchased outright, and put in my name – no strings attached. The guys then race off to explore, while Jen and I talk a little before exploring. And she mentioned something I’ll have to inquire more about later – something about a blood bond.

The guys stay behind to get a better feel for the house while Jenica and I go shopping for formal wear, ultimately deciding to just wear what Donovan had purchased for us. Prior to this, however, I surprised Dad at work to ask if I could bring Jen for moral support, and he agreed (since it wouldn’t be Tony). She and I get picked up by my Dad’s people around seven, and then head to the restaurant. It’s during dinner that I learn that Jessica has a son. A young emo man by the name of Tommy, a little older than myself. Who’s been “away to boarding school”.

Offer to go spend time with my stepbrother-to-be, and they’re too happy to hear that. Frankly, he dislikes Jessica every bit as much as I do – maybe more. Go back to the dorms to change, then head to the new house, whereupon I learn that the guys went out for pizza and Tony is getting ready for work, and then Jen and David disappear to the pool.

Deciding to mischievous, I hunt up Jenica’s phone, pretending to be her and inviting Vince over to the house. I know she’s torn between him and David, and thought this might help. I know she’ll get back at me for it though. Probably the guys, too. A short time later, the gang shows up with the pizza and we chill, hanging out and having fun, introducing them to Tommy. Not long after that, Vince arrives, and I direct him to David and Jen, then promptly hide behind somebody.

Jen ends up finding me several minutes later, and just shakes me a little – doesn’t seem to be too upset – or upset at all, really. I depart from the group as a whole to talk with Michael about my stepmonster-to-be after that, and that’s when things get a little worrying. He got the typical superficial stuff, but when he went deeper that’s when red flags started popping up. Men in black suits went to his house – they didn’t trace him, he was sure of that – but they somehow knew about him and where he lived, which is spooky. The suits weren’t cops or feds, but seem to have been private security – possibly Dad’s people.

Jessica herself has never been married, has a kid, and has been working for the company for forty years – always in research and development, eventually managing the department. Her age as a whole is somewhere around fifty. She doesn’t seem to be marrying Dad for the money, as she has plenty of her own. I thank him and tell him not to worry about checking in to anything else, and head back to the main room of the house, where everyone is.

We talk a bit, and the pool comes up – most everyone leaves for the pool, having fun with it. Only myself, Tommy, Vince, David and Jessica are left. There’s a little bit of one-upmanship between David and Vince, but nothing aggressive. While they talk, (because Vince and Jenica talk for a while after the manly display), I spin a phone on the floor out of some measure of boredom and feeling like I shouldn’t be there.

As I am fiddling with music on my phone while doing this, Tommy pulls out an mp3 player and speaker from his pocket for me to play, so I hit shuffle and let it play in the background. It’s a lot of emo style music but hey, it’s at least noise, right? It’s around this time that Vince makes a comment concerning my spinning of the phone, saying that in his day, they used to use a bottle. Jen get a grin and runs off, returning shortly thereafter with a bottle. We’re just getting started to play when Mai comes in and sits down to join us.

E;even rounds in total, and it went like this:

Round 1 Jenica to Mai