The Escort Chapter 6
“How is Mrs. Oshimaru?” Hajime asked as Koji shut
the door to the guest bedroom.
“Sleeping finally, although she is
far from ok. Her father was the only family she had left, I imagine that
is why she came here as soon as she heard,” Koji said with a sigh moving
his fingers through his midnight hair.
“How did he die, if I may
ask?”
“Apparently he shoved a young girl out of the way of a
oncoming car and got hit. Aya will be staying here until the funeral at
least. If you would Hajime see to her comfort there is something I must
do,” Koji said with a determined air.
“You are going after Shinta,”
Hajime’s monotone voice stated with certainty.
Koji nodded and
started to walk away, only to feel a cool metallic hand on his arm
stopping him.
“He’s at the main inn of Black Heaven. I heard him
give instructions to the driver, and matched the directions to computer
files on your terminal,” Hajime stated.
“Thank you Hajime, I don’t
know what I would do without you,” Koji said with a slight smile before
striding down the hallway to the stairs.
Koji exited the house to
find Hajime had anticipated him and had his silver limo pulled out front
with his android driver waiting for him. He guessed that Hajime had
thought him in no condition to drive with so many different emotions and
thoughts swirling around inside of him and he really couldn’t
disagree.
The human looking android dressed in the finest clothes
fit for a chauffeur opened the door for Koji and before long was driving
towards Black Heaven’s main house. Koji stared at the window determined to
get the golden haired man back. It was all a misunderstanding that Koji
was sure could easily be solved if Shinta would only listen to him. The
trouble was that Koji didn’t know what to say or how to say it.
He
had never mentioned Aya to Shinta and had not even really thought about
her, yet now it seemed like a huge lapse. Aya right now need him and even
though he didn’t love her in that way he still cared for her. He wasn’t
sure exactly how to explain it all the Shinta without seeming like he was
choosing Aya over Shinta, or trying to hide her from the man.
Koji
played the conversation over and over again in his head trying to get it
right as the car sped its way toward the Black Heaven Inn. By the time the
car had pulled to a stop Koji’s mind was at a total blank but it didn’t
stop him from exiting the car when the chauffeur opened the
door.
Walking into the main inn of Black Heaven he was greeted by a
stunning ebony robot that Koji recognized as a customized sex android that
his own company produced in limited quantities.
“Mr. Oshimaru, I’m
sorry you were not expected tonight. What would you desire?” a soft sultry
feminine voice asked.
“Shinta, I require him,” Koji said
firmly.
“Unfortunately Shinta is unavailable. Come to the central
room where you can choose another,” the android said soothingly walking
out in front of Koji her white floor length dress swirling around her as
she glided down a red carpeted hallway.
“No, I have come here for
Shinta and no other,” Koji said firmly. “Reset value 987568
initialize.”
The android stopped suddenly and turned to Koji her
black eyes whirling with streaks of white.
“Where is
Shinta?”
“He is with Mr. Takamura,” came a monotone voice devoid of
any of the seductive properties it once held..
“Where?” Koji asked
impatiently.
“At the end of the hall in the central room. The first
door on the right,” the android answered as she stood perfectly
still.
Koji turned and sprinted down the lush hallway and pushed
into the central room to find a number of beautiful men and women engaged
in cards, drinking and quietly talking to one another in groups of twos or
threes. Scanning the large circular room he saw the first door and went to
it immediately to find it locked. Without thinking he began to pound on
the large black door drawing the curious stares of the people in the
room..
“Shinta come out of there. I know you are in there come
out,” called Koji through the thick wood totally ignoring the spectators
behind him.
The door was immediately opened to find a tall broad
man with large muscles and light brown eyes looking down at him with a
frown. He crossed he arms in front of him looking very formidable in his
black business suit and his shoulder length chestnut hair pulled back from
his strong square face.
“Shinta is unavailable. I believe Ebony
informed you of this. You of course will be issued a full refund for your
weekend plus the recompense fee as well. We are very sorry for this
horrible breech of contract and would be willing to provide another more
suitable escort for you to finish out the remainder of the weekend,” the
large man said pleasantly as he bared Koji from the door.
“No, I
wish to speak to Shinta,” Koji said trying to see passed the
man.
“As I have stated that is impossible.”
Koji looked up
at the polite but determined face knowing with absolute certainty he was
going to get nowhere this way. Clenching his fist he threw a straight
punch right into the square face in front of him. The man staggered
slightly total shock spreading a crossed his face as Koji slide passed him
into the room to see Shinta’s pale face staring at him.
“Are you
out of your mind?” Shinta said looking at Koji.
Before Koji could
reply he felt a hard hand grab his shoulder turning him around to see the
impassive face of the man he had just hit. Koji pulled away from hand
using his well built body and put his hands up preparing to fight. The
muscular business man knew that he was no match for the powerful man , but
he knew that he had to try. Before he could land a blow Shinta slipped in
between them.
“Stop it! Koji leave, there is nothing more to say
and Takamura isn’t someone you can beat,” Shinta said softly his green
eyes unreadable.
“No, not until you listen to me. We were going to
talk if I remember correctly,” Koji said firmly looking directly at
Shinta.
“I wasn’t thinking straight Koji. Your wife brought me back
to my senses,” Shinta said stiffly.
“Look you two, I’m not going to
get in between a lover’s spat,” the man said his light brown eyes
sparkling with humor as he looked between the two men. “Just tell me when
you two make up. Right?” the man said as he headed for the
door.
“Takamura, wait,” Shinta called only to see the man firmly
close the door behind his retreating back.
“Shinta,” Koji said
closing the distant between them only to feel the man’s open hand hit his
face hard.
“Leave now,” Shinta said firmly.
“No, I will not.
Aya is my EX-wife we haven’t been married for a year now,” Koji
said.
“Koji I was your escort nothing more you do not own me any
explanation,” Shinta said turning his back on the dark haired
man.
“Is it standard practice to slap your clients?” Koji asked
still feeling the burn of Shinta’s hand on his face. “You have already
admitted that I’m more than a client to you, and I have already told you
how I feel.”
“This is ridiculing Koji, You already have a life, you
don’t need me in it. You have a wife, a career that you love, and wealth
there is no room in your life for me,” Shinta said in a firm voice still
turned away from Koji.
Koji looked at the man frustrated at the
slim back firmly faced away from him. He had already told Shinta Aya
wasn’t his wife but the man seemed to ignore him. His wealth had nothing
to do with them being together and although he was a workaholic he could
already feel that part of him changing.
“Shinta what do you want
from me? What do I have to do to get you to look at me?” Koji said in a
tight voice.
“Leave that is all I want from you.”
Koji
quickly closed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around the
tense man from behind holding him tight despite his struggling. Leaning
his head against Shinta’s shoulders he could feel tears welling up inside
of him despite his resolve.
“I can’t leave and you know that. I
will never give up on you. I have never loved anyone before and I don’t
want to lose this,” Koji said softly.
“How can I believe that Koji?
How can I believe you when you lie to me so very easily? You are married,
you had to have loved her,” Shinta said still half heartedly
struggling.
“I’m not lying to you Shinta,” Koji said/
“Koji
just leave, I don’t want this pain,” Shinta said finally pulling away his
firm voice gone as his desperation began to crack through.
Shinta
stood before him anger and sadness warring on his face his usually calm
exterior gone. Koji cursed himself for the poor timing of Aya’s visit and
himself for not explaining more to the man. He saw no hint of forgiveness
in the man’s eyes and knew that he wasn’t going to believe Koji’s words,
he wasn’t ready to.
“Why won’t you believe me or even listen?” Koji
asked softly.
“Koji you aren’t the first to confess your love for
me and you will not be the last. I create a dream for my clients but no
dream can last forever. I almost got lost in that dream myself, your wife
brought me back to reality. There is nothing you can say that will make me
leave with you,” Shinta answered his voice soft looking past Koji.
“Come on,” Koji said sadly grabbing Shinta’s wrist.
“What
are you doing? I’m not going with you,” Shinta said trying to pull
away.
“You need to hear the truth Shinta but right now I don’t have
the words or your trust. There is only one person that can fix this and
since she was the one that started it, she should fix it,” Koji said
walking towards the door pulling the man.
“Koji stop! I’m not going
with you,” Shinta said pulling his hand away this a firm tug.
“Yes,
you are even if I have to carry you out of here,” Koji said turning to the
man. “You’re contract isn’t up.”
“Takamura already told you
that...”
Koji opened the door to find Takamura leaning against the
wall next to it. Looking up at the man he managed a polite
smile.
“I believe I would like to finish out my contract with
Shinta,” Koji said firmly. “I haven’t broken the contract in
anyway.”
“That is true but Shinta has and because of that. . . “
Takamura started looking through the door at Shinta would was shaking his
head no.
“Then it is still valid unless I chose to break it. I
believe there is a clause 26 b that says something along the lines of the
client is the one to determine if a contract shall be voided in the case
of a breach by the escort. I am not ready to void the contract,” Koji said
firmly.
“Well Shinta he has a point and honestly there is no reason
for you not to finish out your contract. You know the price of being an
escort after all,” Takamura said looking in at the pale man. “You need to
go with him unless you plan to quit Black Heaven and pay the forfeit fee
on your contract with Koji.”
“You know I can’t pay that Takamura,”
Shinta said coldly. “Fine, let’s go.” Shinta said looking at Koji with
angry eyes.
Koji followed the tense quiet man down the hall
wondering if he had done the right thing. It would have been better if
Koji had been able to convince the stubborn man to come with him of his
own will instead of forcing him with his contract. He knew with absolute
certainty this wasn’t a dream and that he would show Shinta that what Koji
felt for him was real. Walking pasted the now deactivated android Koji
stopped to reactivate her as Shinta looked at him coldly.
“So that
is how you knew where I was. I suppose Hajime was listening to me as
well?” Shinta asked.
“Yes, just a minute,” Koji said as he finished
speaking a long set of commands to the android who suddenly came alive
again. “Come on,”
Shinta looked in surprise at the limousine parked
out front and the chauffeur who opened the door for Koji. He gently pushed
the man towards the door and entered behind him. Looking across the car at
Shinta he felt a great sadness well up inside of him. Everything had gone
wrong in an instant and Koji was unsure if he could repair the damage.
Forcing Shinta to come with him had only angered the escort but he knew
that he needed to hear the truth. The silence between them stretched out
uncomfortably as Koji continued to stare at the ridged man sitting across
from him so much like a sculpture of amazing beauty and
anger.
“Shinta, I’m sorry. I should have said something about Aya,
but she isn’t a big part of my life anymore and I thought I would have
time. There is so much we don’t know about each other still,” Koji said
softly looking pleadingly at the man.
“Koji this isn’t going to
work,“ Shinta said stiffly looking out at the scenery that flew by the
window.
“Why are you so mad? Is it really about me being married
before I even meet you?” Koji asked confused by Shinta’s stubborn refusal
to listen to anything.
Shinta remained silent as Koji looked at the
slim golden man his face now unreadable as if he had slipped on a mask to
hide himself. Koji sighed softly at a loss of how to handle the angry
silent man. Shinta was an enigma to him always hiding behind a polite mask
of an escort. Koji was unsure if Aya was even the true cause of his silent
refusal to talk to him. He let his black eyes rest on the sullen blonde
deciding to remain silent knowing that first they must solve the very easy
problem of his relationship with Aya then go from there.
Finally
the uncomfortable journey ended when the car pulled into Koji’s estate.
Without waiting for the chauffeur to open the door Koji got out pulling
Shinta along with him. Silently they entered the house as Koji lead the
tense man up the stairs. He watched Shinta’s eyes widening in surprise as
they stopped in front of one of the guest rooms.
“Why are we here?”
Shinta asked in confusion.
“So you can hear the truth,” Koji said
knocking on the door to hear an instant reply asking them to
enter.
Shinta didn’t move as Koji opened the door and walked in. It
wasn’t until Koji went to him and pulled at his arm that Shinta moved
reluctantly into the room to see a delicate pale woman in a huge bed. Her
face was worn and looked tired as she looked at the two men that had
entered her room.
“Aya I sorry to ask this of you but . . .” Koji
started as he pulled Shinta along with him to the bedside.
“It’s ok
Koji. Hajime told me what is going on, I’m the one that should be
apologizing,” Aya said in a gentle voice as she looked up at Shinta with a
smile. “I have to admit I’m more than a little jealous of you, Shinta,
that’s your name right isn’t it?”
“Koji let go of me right now?”
Shinta said firmly.
“Are you going to run away?”
“Have you
lost your mind? Who in the world would want to speak with their lover’s
wife wether they are still married or not. Now let me go,” Shinta said
angrily.
“Shinta please sit down. I feel responsible for all of
this, please,” Aya said grabbing Shinta’s free hand in both of her small
ones.
Koji watched Shinta gaze into Aya’s eyes with a smile as he
let go of the man’s arm. The battle was already lost for the escort, Koji
himself knew the power of his wife’s pleading eyes. Shinta sat down
stiffly on a chair next to the bed as Aya let go of his
hand.
“Shinta, I must apologize for interrupting you and Koji.
Hajime told me that you are unsure of Koji’s intentions toward you but you
shouldn’t be. If anything Koji is to earnest and truthful to the point it
hurts. There is nothing between Koji and I but friendship of two people
who once lived together. I will not say share a life together since
neither one of us love each other or really spent time together,” Aya said
looking at the unreadable face in front of her.
“You expect me to
believe he married you without loving you. If it is true what does that
say about Koji?” Shinta said looking up at Koji.
Aya sighed as she
looked at the stubborn man in front of her. “It says that there can only
be one thing in this simple man’s heart. Only one passion that overrides
everything else. He needed a wife when he was starting his company. We
both went to the same college and our family’s were close. Arranged
marriage really don’t exist anymore but pressure from your family to marry
well is always there. I had hoped that one day, well that doesn’t matter.”
Aya said looking up at Koji wistfully.
“Shinta never once has Koji
ever taken time off of work to spend with me. I have never spent a full
weekend with him, never. It has been years since we even shared a bed. Yet
for you he has done all of this, and that is why I can say with absolute
certainty he loves you,” Aya said firmly looking once again at Shinta her
brown eyes boring into him.
“How can you say that so easily? I’m a
man, an escort, and your rival,” Shinta said looking at the beautiful
woman sitting next to him.
Aya laughed looking at Koji who was
blushing.”Because I don’t love Koji, but I do care for him. Although I
admit I’m a little jealous of the fact that you could enter his heart so
easily and turn him from his androids, yet I can’t help but feel happiness
that he isn’t going to be alone either. I have always felt guilty for
leaving him alone with nobody but a house full of androids. Now that I
know he has found someone that guilt is gone, I don’t have to worry about
him anymore. Strangely enough that you’re a man makes it easier,” Aya said
thinking for a moment. “I feel like I don’t have to compare myself to
you.”
Shinta looked between Koji and Aya with a perplexed look on
his face at the bizarre situation. Koji smiled down at him knowing fully
well that if he was in the beautiful man’s place he would be just as
confused. His relationship with Aya had never been a normal couple
relationship. Aya had found the words to explain their situations in
minutes where Koji could try all night and not succeed. Koji looked at Aya
with a sense of relief that she had so easily accepted Shinta, a man, as
part of his life and helped him once again.
“Unless you have any
questions Shinta why don’t you go with Koji and listen to him. He might
not be good with words but at least he is honest. Don’t deny yourself the
chance of being with him because of me,” Aya said after a few minutes of
silence.
“Come on she’s right. Thank you Aya, I’m sorry to bring
you into this with everything else,” Koji said walking up to the
bed.
“Get going Koji. I’ll be fine there are other things for you
to take care of besides me,” Aya said with a smile.
Koji lead
Shinta out of the guestroom and walked towards his own room and entered
with Shinta. Koji abruptly turned and look into Shinta’s beautifully
carved face. Koji stood still unable to say anything, the words he wanted
to say caught within him as he looked at the man who had upturned his
predictable life so easily. The reserved business man could not find the
words to make everything better and wished that he had Aya’s ability to
see into people.
Koji’s eyes widened when Shinta move forward to
embrace him slowly. The gentle embrace was the best thing Koji had ever
felt as he arms hesitantly went around the blonde’s body pulling him
close. Neither one of them said anything for a while as they both leaned
against each other.
“What made you change your mind?” Koji asked
softly.
“Your wife, she’s right. She reminded me of what I already
knew about you. She help me to make the connection between the reason I
loved you and the reason I loved Takumi. Both of you are idiots,” Shinta
replied leaning into Koji’s muscular body.
“What?” Koji said
surprised pulling away a little.
Shinta said nothing instead he
brushed his lips against Koji’s in a light soft kiss his fingers brushing
Koji’s hair of to the side as he looked up into the strong worried face.
Abruptly he let go of Koji and walked a little away from him. Perplexed
Koji looked at the man wondering what was wrong
now.
“Shinta?”
“Koji why do you continue to pursue me?”
Shinta asked going to the bed and sitting down.
“Why?” Koji asked
surprised.”I don’t suppose that I love you is a good enough
answer?”
“Then I would ask why you love me. Koji I need to know why
you feel so strongly. Is it my body?” Shinta asked softly looking up at
the muscular man.
“Yes, part of it is your body Shinta. How could
it not be? Never in my life have I feel such deep desire to be joined with
another. Just looking at you or even hearing you voice can well you know?”
Koji said with a blush as he nervously ran his hand through his short
hair.
Shinta couldn’t help but smile a little at the man’s
embarrassment of such a simple thing as Koji walked over to sit next to
him.
“But Shinta it isn’t just that, you make me feel at ease like
I can say anything to you. I’m always taking the lead in many parts of my
life but with you I can sit back and let you lead. I don’t know how to
explain it totally but it is like you add something to me that completes
me as a person,” Koji said taking Shinta’s hand.
Shinta looked down
at their joined hands for several moments as Koji remained silent hoping
his words meant something to the confusing man next to him. Shinta face
remained closed to Koji as he wondered if he had something wrong until
Shinta finally looked up from their hands.
“This isn’t really about
Aya is it? It never was. Just tell me Shinta, “ Koji asked when he saw the
sadness in the jade eyes that had entrapped him countless times
before.
“For not being good with people that is an astute
observation. I’m afraid Koji of letting go of the life I have right now.
People might look down at escorts or feel sorry for them but honestly I
like my job. I could do other things, I don’t even really need the money
when it comes down to it. I think I told you before I like it,” Shinta
said.
“More than me?” Koji asked bluntly.
“That’s the thing
Koji. I think I’m falling in love with you, and your wife help me to
realize why. Your passion, honesty and naivety draw me to you like I was
once drawn to Takumi. I could fall in love with you so easily but nothing
is permeant Koji. I will lose you like I lost Takumi one day and I don’t
want to face that emptiness again. You know so very little about me Koji
and when you do find out all my secrets I can’t help but think things will
change. My life with you would be filled with uncertainly and in return I
will be giving up a life that right now am content with,”Shinta
answered.
“Then tell me all your secrets now,’ Koji said
simply.
Shinta shook his head slightly. “No I must be able to trust
you Koji. I must be able to believe in you and I don’t know if I can. I
wouldn’t feel right being with you otherwise.”
“What can I
do?”
“Let me go Koji. Let me take the time to figure things out for
myself, and come to you when I feel ready to,” Shinta said
simply.
Koji stood up and walked away from Shinta as his thoughts
battled each other. He didn’t want Shinta to leave but he knew that he
should. He was very much afraid Shinta would never return if he walked out
of the door and was sure that he hadn’t convince Shinta of how much he
loved him. Yet he also knew that it would be unfair to force the man to be
with him. As each thought battled with the other his frown increased as he
wrapped his arms around himself.
“Will you stay the night with me?”
Koji asked hesitantly without turning. “We don’t have to do anything but
will you stay with me until then at least.”
“Yes, I would like
that,” Shinta said from behind him as he felt surprisingly strong thin
arms wrap around him. “But I could never lay beside you and not want to do
something to you.”
Koji leaned back against the man as he felt a
hand trace down his chest lightly. Koji turned to face the lovely man
surprise that even with all the mix emotions he was feeling lust could
still rise within him so very easily. Soft lips ran down the side of his
neck as he moaned softly at the feeling of Shinta next to him. Koji let
Shinta lead him over to the bed as the slim man slowly undress Koji before
stripping out of his own clothes.
Koji pulled Shinta into the bed
pulling the man’s supple body onto his own. Shinta quickly sought position
of Koji’s lips in a deep kiss that left the muscular man breathless at the
passion. Koji’s large hands ran down Shinta’s smooth back grabbing his
perfectly sculpted ass pulling the grinding body against Koji’s muscular
one.
When Koji felt Shinta pull away kissing his neck and starting
to go lower he stopped the seductive man with his hands.
“No stay
here with me. I want to see your face. I want to remember it always,” Koji
said guiding the man up to him kissing him again as he spread his legs
wider for the gorgeous man atop him. He felt Shinta’s hand move to the
night stand to the vial of oil. It wasn’t long before Koji felt Shinta’s
fingers probing his tight opening as seductive man looked intensely down
into Koji’s eyes. Koji gasped in pleasure at the long fingers exploring
his opening but even more at the look in his partner’s eyes.
“Fuck
me,” Koji cried unable to stand the intense look combined with the probing
fingers.
Shinta smiled down at him as he slowly guided himself into
Koji’s tight portal. Koji pulled the lithe body close to him as he felt
himself connected to the man. Shinta’s kisses grew more heated as he
continued to thrust into Koji’s body. Koji felt a warm tingling heat
spread over him as he clutched at the body above him afraid to let
go.
As their mutual passion built Koji couldn’t help but feel that
this was the last time he would be with the beautiful enigmatic man. He
felt an overwhelming sadness mix with the lust as long moan erupted from
deep within him. He felt Shinta whole body tense above him as he released
himself deep within Koji’s willing body as Koji felt his own passion flow
out of him.
Koji felt tears begin to leak out of his eyes as Shinta
gentle licked them from his face. Curling up to the man he cried silently
as Shinta held him. When he awoke in the morning he was alone, more alone
than he had ever been in his entire life.