GEISHA... Life Behind the Mask@ Story by Hikari Rated: PG Genre: Alt.Reality Part: Chapter 2 AN (10/08/00)-> OH MY GOSH!!! I'M SO HAPPY! I WROTE CHAPTER TWO IN TWO WEEKS TIME!! I'M BACK TO MY OLD ROUTINE. (But don't count this as a usuall occurance, k?) Well, I worked really hard to get this chapter out, so I hope to get A LOT of feed back. K? PS: More AN'S at the bottom!! (Read them, ONEGAI?) Chapter 2: Her proud posture, her white porcelain-like face, her cherry-red lips, her beautiful blue eyes; it was like she had been called to arrive at the exact time that the music reached its pinnacle point... and Darien, the poor spellbound fool, could only stare with his jaw a-gape as the girl made eye contact with him. She gave him a coy smile as she turned to the woman playing the samisen and bowed saying, "Gomen- nasai." She then bowed to the men and, while hiking up her kimono just enough so she could walk without tripping, looked for a placed to sit down. Luckily for Darien, there was room at both sides to where he was seated and he was almost sure that she would sit next to him. As he saw her move in his direction, his heat began to beat faster with every step she took. He turned his face away, trying to avoid making eye contact as she sat next to him. Slowly, he glanced to his right side, where he had seen her head, and was surprised when he found her not there! Now, turning his face fully to the side, he saw that she had chosen to sit in between Max and some other guy from the company. As he looked, his eyes caught hers and she gave him a secretive knowing smile before laughing at something Max whispered in her ear. It was in that instance that he realized she had purposely chosen not to sit next to him. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* As the night progressed, Darien saw the geisha move around the party entertaining each guest personally for short periods of time. He had gotten to talk to some of them, but not the one he wanted. Currently, a very pretty geisha whose name was Rei, was charming him with her silly stories. "Gomen. Demo-" Darien interrupted. "What does your name mean?" Rei gave a small laugh. "It means soul." She answered as she touched her chest pointing to her heart in order to further explain herself. "And..." Darien ventured on. "Do you know the names of the rest of the geisha present?" "Hai." "Could you- " Darien said as he began to blush. "Could you tell me the name of the girl in blue?" "Aoi?" She repeated. "Kanojo wa doko ni imasu ka?" "The one with the blue eyes." Rei's eyes widened at Darien's comment. "Is she the one laughing with the man in gray?" "Hai," Darien smiled. "That's her." "That's Usagi." Rei said while smiling with longing. And before Darien knew it, Rei had stood up and walked towards the porcelain doll he had been admiring all night. She said something to the girl and then... Darien saw her walk his way. As she sat down next to him, her sweet lips broke into a smile and she bowed her head saying "Konbanwa," in the most delicate manner he had ever heard. "K- Konbanwa." He replied as he was once again being smitten by her charms. "My friend Rei told me that you wanted to speak with me?" She asked as she began to pour him a cup of sake. "Uh, yeah. I did." He said as he accepted the cup. "Arigatou." "So," she smiled. "What did you wish to speak to me about?" "I- I was wondering what your name meant." Darien said without thinking, while cursing himself for an idiot. He already knew what the girl's name meant. There was only one thing it could mean because usagi stood for rabbit and no other word. Usagi raised her left hand to cover her lips as she giggled. "It means rabbit." She answered. "But that wasn't what you really wished to ask me, ne?" "Un." Darien said. "That was." "Usotsuki." Usagi called him. "Nani?" "I say you are liar." She said in English. Darien was astounded. "You know English!" "Small little." She continued. "My danna teach me." "Your what?" He asked. Then he saw her face change. "Tomodachi." She answered in response. "Oh." "But you're still a liar." She now went on in Japanese. "I know that what you really met to ask me was why I hadn't talked to you all night." He grew serious as he stared into her eyes. "And why was that?" She gave him once again that coy smile that had charmed him the first time. Then, nearing her lips to his ear, she whispered softly. "Because you're always supposed to save the best for last." Darien nearly choked as he heard her. He was beginning to believe that he had had enough sake for the night. But new very well that that wasn't true... so, in his mind, maybe what he needed was actually MORE sake. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The night had ended and Darien, drunk on sake, was back at his apartment. As he rested on his bed, he remembered how he had joined in the geisha games and cheered with the men as the geisha danced once again for their enjoyment. But, as he placed his hand inside his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper, he gazed at the greatest accomplishment of the night... Usagi's business card. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "ARE YOU TRYING TO GET IN TROUBLE?" Rei yelled at Usagi once they where inside their hotel room. "What are you talking about?" "I saw how you were acting with that American man." Rei said as she began pacing the room. "Do you know what could happen to you if your danna found out?" "I couldn't care less." Usagi said in an annoyed tone as she discarded her wig. "And besides, I was just flirting with him. Isn't that part of my job?" "I know, but I also know that your danna is a very jealous man. If he were to find out he could brake the arrangement and then with what face would you see Mama-san?" "Rei... you worry too much." Usagi said as she began to remove her make-up. "Do you really believe that I'll ever see that man again?" To be continued... +~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~++~+ BA-BA-BA-BAM.... So, are you guys wondering what will happen next? You're gonna have to email me and prove that you want it. Show me how much you want me to write the next chapter up! EMAIL ME! -> JYA NE! ATT: */^.^\* HIKA-CHU */^.^\*