Upside Down

Look, I know just how much of a s.e.xual creature I am. Apparently, he"s just like Chinatsu, able to arouse me with simply a look or a kiss. I admit it, my s.e.xual side is almost insatiable, with the right person that is. After all, I don"t want just anyone touching me. I might be a rather amorous girl, but I"m not, nor will I ever be, a s.l.u.t, no matter what I sound like.

My opinion of Ryo receives a ma.s.sive boost on the train ride home. Packed as usual, Chinatsu and Ryo get slightly separated from us by the crowd. I was happily leaning back against Ryu with his arms loosely wrapping around me while lost in thought, when Chinatsu"s angry shout snaps me out of my reverie. By the time I spot Ryo and Chinatsu, I see Ryo"s furious expression as he bounces a man"s skull off the side of the car.

With Honoka on one side of me and Ryu on the other, we apologize as we force our way through the crowd until we reach them. When we do, Chinatsu is curling up against his chest with his arms wrapping protectively around her. The man whose head Ryo bounced off the car is sitting on the floor holding his head while bleeding fairly heavily.

"What happened?" Honoka asks.

"This a.s.shole thought it was okay to lay his hands on Chinatsu." He says furiously.

I squat down to look him in the eye. "You"ve got two options here. One, give me your ID and we"ll take care of this quietly or two, I"ll have our boyfriends drag you off the train at the next stop while I call the police. You think think this is a minor case of s.e.xual hara.s.sment? Think again, you seriously screwed up when you laid a hand on my sister."

He glares at me, but he hands over his ID which I hand to Honoka.

Ryu speaks from over my shoulder, "I suggest you stop glaring at her like that before I crack open the other side of your skull."

"Glutton for punishment are we?" I ask the pervert sweetly. "Well, anyway, smart choice handing over your ID. I suggest you go to the ER, you"ll need to have that looked at."

Standing up, I wrap my arms around her waist from behind. "Are you okay?" I ask her apprehensively.

She nods. "I am. I"m more mad that he touched me than hurt."

I whisper in her ear, "Do you want to prosecute him or scare him?"

"I"d rather not have it known this happened."

I nod. I figured that is what she would want. It"s the same now as it was a hundred years ago. If a woman is s.e.xually a.s.saulted, well, she simply must have enticed the man into doing it somehow and from then on the poor woman has the stigma attached to her. Wrong? You bet it is.

"Okay." I look at Honoka. "Nee-chan, would you call Mitty to see if he can take care of this quietly for us?"

"Sure Sora, but you know we"re going to have to tell Dad too."

I nod. "I never planned to hide it from him. I"m sure between Dad and Mitty they can figure out an appropriate punishment for him without this going public or a trial."

A thought occurs to me and I turn back to the man who is now standing and leaning against the wall.

"Mister, here"s a little food for thought. What you did is nothing less than a.s.sault. If you do that to a woman who is fertile, I a.s.sume you know the penalty. You never know who is or isn"t. Is copping a feel worth you being hung? Next time you get an urge to do so, I suggest you think about that."

"f.u.c.k you." He tells me. I look over my shoulder at Ryu, then back to the man. I"m pretty sure Ryu will get where I"m going with this and play along.

"Ryu, be a dear, strip this pervert"s pants off, and play with him until he c.u.ms in front of everyone."

"Certainly, been a while since I forced a guy anyway. Ooh, I"m a little excited." He says with an s.a.d.i.s.tic grin.

The man"s look of absolute horror is everything I"m after. "Mister, that feeling you have right now, that"s what you do to girls when you touch them without permission. Ryu, thank you, but I"ve changed my mind, I"d rather you not dirty yourself by touching him."

He acts disappointed. "Aww, you always do this to me. You get me all worked up and then stop me."

I sigh dramatically. "I suppose if you absolutely must, but you"ll not be touching me with those hands afterward."

"Look, I"m sorry I touched your sister! I promise, I"ll never do this again!"

I look at him when he begins speaking. I know I shouldn"t get close to this pervert, but Honoka and Ryu are right behind me. Regardless, I step closer to him and hiss at him, "I know you won"t. Do you want to know why? Our uncle is a detective for Tokyo Police. We"ll be turning over your information to him and at the very least you can expect a visit from him." I nod at him when his eyes widen. "I guarantee your name will be on a watch list from now on."

Turning my back on this waste of skin, I hug Chinatsu again. "I"m sorry. I know nothing I did makes it any better, but I"ll always be here for you."

She turns around and hugs me tightly to her. "You have nothing to be sorry for, it"s that worthless piece of s.h.i.ts fault. Hopefully, Ryo cracking his skull open will teach him something, but I doubt it."

I whisper in her ear, "When we get home, I"m going to make it to where you"ll only be able to think about one person and one thing. Me and how good I"m making you feel."

"Good, I d.a.m.n sure don"t want to think about him." She whispers back.

"Ryo seems more upset about this than you do."

"I"m more angry than upset, but I want to take a bath when we get home."

Which honestly fires me right back up and I"m very tempted to stomp his nuts into paste. People like him shouldn"t be allowed pollute the gene pool.

"Then we"ll do that, I"ll wash every last trace of him off of you, but for now, Ryo looks a little more upset than you do." I raise my head to look at Ryo and gesture for him to bend down. When he does I give him a peck on the cheek. "Thank you very much for protecting her." He smiles sheepishly and nods at me.

Releasing Chinatsu, she goes back to Ryo where he wraps his arms around her protectively. Even though he and I got off to a rough start, this alone is enough for me to like him. Leaning back against Ryu, I wrap his arms around me.

Looking up at him over my shoulder. "Don"t be jealous, that was a thank you for protecting my sister, that"s all. Anyway, thank you Ryu. I knew you would get what I wanted you to say."

He chuckles softly. "No problem Sora. I almost wish you had asked Ryo and me to pound him into paste."

I shake my head. "No, that would have gotten you in trouble. My dad and Mitty will deal with him. You"re doing exactly what you should right now, just like Ryo is."

Soon, the train reaches our station and we get off to make our way home. No one says anything as we slowly walk, Chinatsu wraps her arm around Ryo"s as they walk along in front of us while Honoka trails behind Ryu and me. It"s apparent I"m going to have to talk to her, I can see her troubled look and she"s probably blaming herself for not protecting Chinatsu.

When we reach the gate for the house, Honoka turns around to look everywhere except at us. We know she can"t really leave us alone, but she does her best to give us a semblance of privacy while we say goodbye.

I turn to face Ryu while he wraps his arms around my waist after looking at Honoka.

"Thank you for today. I really had a lot of fun. The best part of today is I was with you."

He blushes slightly. "Sora, I"ve never met a girl like you. Do you always say what you"re thinking? Oh, whatever, I enjoyed being with you too, especially on the ferris wheel."

I giggle softly. "You better call me. Even if you"re busy and all you can do is spare a few minutes to do so. No more excuses, understand?"

"I will, I promise."

I give him a serious look. "Ryu, I"m a very simple girl. I don"t lie and promises are sacred to me. I never break a promise, so don"t lie to me or promise me something and not follow through. I"m serious when I say that I"d have a hard time trusting you again if you did. I"m not saying you will or anything, just saying don"t."

"Sora, I"m the same way. If I ever promise you something, I"ll do it. Believe it or not, Ryo is the same way. Parents or illnesses excluded of course." He gives me quirky smile which I find ever so s.e.xy and endearing.

"Good, I"m glad to hear that." I gesture for him to bend down and whisper in his ear, "Now, give me a hug, kiss me and say goodnight. We need to get inside before we"re late."

Wrapping my arms around his neck, I offer my lips to him for a kiss. He gives me a soft, lingering kiss that slowly becomes deeper the longer we kiss. Several minutes later, Honoka clears her throat. When I glance at her, she taps her watch.

Sighing, I let go of Ryu. "You heard, we have to go in now."

He nods. "Goodnight Sora, I promise I"ll call, and text, you soon." He kisses my forehead, then looks at his brother. "Come on Ryo, they need to get inside before they get into trouble."

We wave at each other as they leave and turn to go inside. "Yep, pantyliners are definitely something I"ll have to wear around him." I think while smiling.

"Honoka, thank you." I tell her when we reach the door.

"You"re welcome. I had fun today as well."

"Honoka, would you mind telling Mama and Dad what happened? I"m going to take Chinatsu and bathe her."

"I a.s.sumed you would, it"s fairly typical to want to after something like this happens. I"ll take care of Mom and Dad while you take care of our sister."

We announce ourselves as we enter and I poke my head into the living room to say hi and that we"re going to take a bath. Taking Chinatsu"s hand I lead the way upstairs where we get our nightgowns and then we head downstairs to bathe.

After undressing and winding my hair to put it up, I turn on the shower to allow the water to warm up. Going back into the dressing room, I find Chinatsu staring into the mirror lost in thought.

I hug her from behind and kiss her neck. "What are you thinking about?"

"I didn"t expect today. I"m not talking about the a.s.shole on the train either. I mean, I expected to be jealous and upset all day and I was at first. I never thought I would be attracted to Ryo, let alone kiss him. I like him. He"s a lot of fun to be with and easy on the eyes too. You"re not upset about it are you?"

I shake my head and smile. "Chinatsu, we talked about this. If you make room in your heart for him, I"m fine with it. I know first and foremost you"re mine and you"ll never leave me. Believe this, I"ll never let you go. Your everything is mine, now and forever until the day we die however long that might be. Just like my everything is yours. My virginity is yours to take when you want it."

"You"re right Sora, I"m yours and your mine, but not our virginity. I"m happy your willing to give it to me, but that is something we should give to our husbands."

I give her a soft kiss. "If you think that"s what we should do, then that"s what we"ll do. Now, let"s get you undressed, so I can wash you."

I didn"t use the sponge to wash her, I use my hands and every part of me as I slowly and gently wash her and myself, making certain to clean every millimeter. Kissing, cuddling and slowly arousing her to the point she"s looking at me hungrily and panting. I rinse us off and help her stand and lead her to the tub. Getting in first, I have her sit in my lap facing me. Kissing, teasing, and playing with her until she climaxes several times. The last one is big enough that she bit my shoulder causing me to bleed for a few minutes until it heals. Was it painful? Yes, but only for a short while. I don"t mind love bites from Chinatsu. She finally looks much more relaxed and like my normal Chinatsu. This is how I love to see her.

Smiling happily, she kisses me and then cuddles up against me. "Thank you Sora, that was wonderful."

"You don"t need to thank me, I love you, so I"m always happiest when you"re your normal happy, smiling self."

"Sora, I"m sorry."

Confused, I ask her, "Sorry for what?"

"For being so jealous of Ryu."

I give her a long, deep kiss and she presses herself closer to me. When I break our kiss, I quietly say, "Chinatsu, I"ve told you many times already. You mean more to me than anyone else in this world and you always will. If this is a problem, tell me. I"ll tell him I can"t see him anymore." I push her back far enough so I can look into her eyes. "I mean that, your happiness is far more important to me than Ryu is. There"s nothing I wouldn"t do for you."

She looks down, refusing to look me in the eyes. "I wish I was as secure in our relationship as you are. I know you love me. I know you"ll do anything for me, no matter what it is I ask of you. I also know you"ll never leave me, but there"s this little part of me that says if you fall in love with Ryu, you"ll end up staying with me out of obligation and not because you love me."

I lift her chin to make her look at me. "Chinatsu. Do you really believe that of me? I"ve been in love with you for as long as I can remember. That love hasn"t wavered for one microsecond in all of these years and it never will. You listen to me, no, hear me, not just in here," I touch her head, "but in here too." I touch above her heart.

"I"ve finally got the girl I"ve been in love with forever in my arms. I"ll never let you go, not because I feel obligated, but because I love and need you in my life. You know, if I was still a boy, we wouldn"t even be talking about this now because there would be one huge difference."

"What"s that?" She asks me curiously.

"We wouldn"t be together. No, seriously, think about it. I"d have never seen Airi and I"d have been too afraid to kiss you and take you to bed like I did. We would have coasted along as friends, both of us never telling each other how we felt since we were too afraid of losing what we had."

I sigh. "Chinatsu, you are literally the other half of me. I. Don"t. Exist. Without. You. I couldn"t, you"re my heart. Please, believe me. I may allow Ryu to take up residence in a small portion of my heart, but he"ll never, ever be able take it away from you. Does any of this penetrate through your anxiety?"

"I can"t help but think you"ll leave me for him." She tells me in a small voice.

Tears begin falling from my eyes because I"m so sad and frustrated right now. "Do I truly have no way to prove to you that I love you and I"ll never, ever leave you? My G.o.d Chinatsu, I"m going to take on the government so I can marry you. I"m willing to let them throw me in prison for refusing to marry a man if I can"t marry you."

My head and shoulders droop as I cry. I hate being so bad at getting my thoughts and feelings across to people. If I can"t even get the girl who knows me better than anyone else to understand, it really is a lost cause.

She lifts my chin, brushes away my tears and kisses me. "Sora, I"m so sorry. I think we crossed some wires somewhere. You don"t have anything to prove to me when it comes to your love. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you do. The problem is me. I"m jealous and anxious because of my own fears. I"m hurting you over something I know will never happen. All while I"m excited over meeting Ryo and basically denying you the same freedom to like a boy that you give me. How can you even love me when you see how selfish I am? I want you all to myself and just for good measure, lets add a helping of Ryo on my plate too."

She lets out a deep sigh. "I know very well just how big of a heart you have Sora. Even after all of the hurt and pain that you"ve been put through you"re still open to loving anyone. Mayumi and Honoka are two recent examples. They love you and you love them. Our friends really like you too. Given a bit of time, I"m sure they"ll love you too and you"ll love them right back. In a way, you even love Airi. You already would if she wasn"t the one having to dig that poison out of you and making you upset all the time. I know she loves you. Sora you don"t seem to understand just how special you are to so many people. Don"t take this wrong, because I"m not upset about it, but honestly, Mom and Dad love you more than they do me. You"re the daughter they always wanted, but I could never be. I"m brash, impulsive, not overly girly, I can"t cook, and I only wear skirts and dresses because Mom makes me. Well, not quite, I wear them for you since you love the way I look in them. You were the same at first, but you love wearing them now. Am I wrong?" I shake my head. "You are affectionate, polite, a genius, love to help around the house, love to cook, love to hang out with Mom and Dad and you love them spoiling you. Me? The only person want to spoil me is you and you do. Now, why did I say all of that? Do you know?"

I shake my head. "No."

"Because I forced you into doing what you always do. Hating and blaming yourself. I wanted to point out some of your many good qualities to show you that there"s no reason for you to hate or blame yourself for any of this. This... This is all on me. You give so much to so many people and ask for nothing in return because it makes you happy to make people you love happy. You"re the best person I know Sora. I"m so sorry I upset you. I promise you, I"ll work on my selfishness and jealousy."

"Chinatsu?"

"Yes?"

"I love you, but let"s get out of the tub. I"m getting lightheaded."