[Closed] I need you now!

[misono_soup]

Title: I need you now!
Characters: Misono & Ryo
Location: Come Again
Date/Month: Friday, July 22nd, afternoon
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Misono, Ryo, and a sex shop.

It was hot outside. WAY too hot. Misono had expected Come Again to be dead. It was too hot for her to even hold hands with Yesung. The idea that people would want to have sex with

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[misono_soup]

"I love you forever and ever," Misono promised fervently as she hung up. She smiled at the nice couple behind the counter who were staring at her. "I'm sure he's not going to be naked!" she said enthusiastically. "But he's handsome so you can stick around anyhow!"

The next fifteen minutes were a blur of dildos, magazines, videos, handcuffs, and lube. "Do you really need lube?" she asked skeptically as she showed a man the display rack, leaning over a bit to show off her own. The sweat she thought, but... "I'm sure you're just looking for some lube to make it more exciting!" If he couldn't put in the work to NOT need lube, he was going to shell out for the pricey stuff that tingled.

"I'm not--" the man started when he saw the prices.

Misono nearly rolled her eyes but hid it by opening a bottle of water and-- "Osaka!" Instead of drinking she dumped it over herself and darted in to hug him. "I made myself a little bit more cool to hug because I seriously love and need you right now!" There was a line at the counter. "Talk this guy into tingly lube," she whispered in his ear before letting go.

[osakasfinest]

Fifteen minutes of travel via subway and walking in heat like that was nearly torture. Not that he could complain, but the subway was packed and people smelled terrible. Ryo was just wiping the sweat of a random stranger off his shoulder when he stepped inside and found an armful of Misono.

It was a lot cooler in here than in the heat, and the water dampening his shirt was refreshing. Misono could be clever sometimes. "I love and need you always, but especially when you make me new cucumber-based meals." There was her hint for repaying him. But before she let go, Ryo grinned and lowered his voice. "Tingly lube and condoms," he promised. "Now, go make people leave but still want to come back."

Left to his own devices, Ryo turned to face the man Misono had been trying to goad into buying tingly lube and offered up a sly smile. He was still new to his part as a salesman. "Listen, man. You gotta take it from someone who's seen it in action. The price is pretty crazy just for a slick-up, I get that." He paused to push the hair out of his face. "But trust me when I say this lube is more than worth it."

By the time Ryo finished giving the guy a (fake) summary of what happened when he'd tried it out on his girl and the magic it brought, he'd talked him into two bottles and some ribbed condoms. There was just something about one man offering mind-blowing sex tips and regaling him with graphic tales that others found hard to resist. Ryo slapped him a high-five, told him to have a blast, and then slipped off to throw his spare bag in the back room.

The minute he stepped back out, there were two women eyeing him and giggling. He smiled. Today was going to be a long, suggestive day. Might as well have fun with it.

[misono_soup]

Misono lifted her hair off her neck and wished she could take off her monarch wings--anything felt like wearing too much today--and sold another feather boa as well as a pair of leather panties. "Come again~~!" she said sweetly, waving cutely. She turned to find the guy she'd set Ryo on standing there, holding two bottles of lube and some condoms. Yay! "Hi~!" she chirped.

Oh, oh, they were the HIGH END tingly lube. "You made a good choice," she told the man, "Osaka-kun is never, ever wrong about something like this." She flashed a secretive smile in Ryo's direction. "He's kind of a little bit brilliant." At suckering people into buying things. Handsome men were usually talented that way. "I adore him."

Change made and chump sent on his way, Misono sidled out from behind the counter and approached an older woman who was giving Ryo the Eye from a distance. Ahh, the vibrator aisle. An old favorite. "You know, he and I once had a looooong talk about these," she beamed, tipping her head in his direction. "It got pretty heated." She gave a little bit of a shiver, wiggling herself back into the breeze from the oscillating fan. "I'm not sure who enjoyed that time more--me or him." But she DID remember that they'd sold a lot of vibrators that day.

Having Ryo around was so useful!

[osakasfinest]

Ryo wasn't too sure what these two came in for. After he'd wandered over and got through the basic script, things had taken an interesting turn. Despite standing around the video aisle, they didn't seem very interested in anything. They willingly followed him as he listed their more popular videos, laying the suggestion on thick, but Ryo hadn't popped in today so he could snag a couple of bedwarmers. God knew he didn't need it in this heat.

Still, Ryo gave them both a once-over. They were young, probably only just old enough to get in on their own, but held themselves high. Probably trying to appear more mature. Maybe even had a thing for older guys.

"Ladies, I think we've got just what you're looking for," he whispered, twisting his smile into something less Boy Next Door and more Bad Boy. The two exchanged a glance, suddenly giddy, and that really told him all he needed to know. He was definitely making a sale.

Without much coaxing, they stepped up and took an arm so he could guide them out of the video section and towards the lighter side of the bondage section. As much as body heat pained him right now, Ryo would never turn down the chance to have a beautiful woman on each arm. That would just be rude.

By the time he was done, the girls had a set of cuffs (fuzzy and regular) and blindfolds each. They smiled and giggled as he rang up their purchases, whispering back and forth; the two scraps of paper slipped between the bills was expected, and Ryo made sure he held their gazes when he tucked both pieces into his pocket.

"Why can't this be my real job?" Ryo sighed after he'd waved them out and rung up another customer. When no one stepped up, he glanced around, finally catching sight of Misono talking with an older woman. He waited until they both looked back before offering up a wide grin, already prepared to hop the counter and head over if Misono called him out.

[misono_soup]

When the lady made a kind of appreciative hum, Misono handed her a vibrator. "Please look all you like!" she trilled. "I'm going to go see what he...wants." She did not want Ryo to come over. She was kind of afraid of this lady jumping him. The heat made people crazy. She hustled behind the counter.

"What about your real job?" she asked. "And also: thank you for coming today! I will make you so many cucumber foods." She would. She would DO RESEARCH to pay him back. "I would even hug you again, right this second, but I don't want those girls to come back and claw my face off and also, I'm not wet anymore." She wasn't going to hug somebody without being cooled down, first. It was way, way too hot. "It just works better when I'm wet, right?"

WHY was that guy giving her looks? "I'm going to see what that guy by the blow up dolls is after," she sighed, lifting her hair away from her neck again. "You stand her and be hot and don't let that lady with the vibrators eat you, okay?" Thankfully he could always defend himself, being half Kappa. "It's okay if you eat her, if you have to."

[osakasfinest]

"It sucks compared to this one," he replied without hesitation. "No one can say my name right." His job at the Fat Cat wasn't terrible, no matter how much he complained, and it did have a pretty good payoff; dealing with drunk, grabby idiots on a daily basis was hard, though. Back home, he hadn't even been able to do it when wasted himself. "And you pay me in delicious meals."

At the mention of those girls, Ryo snorted. "You could take both at once, no problem. They're all talk."

He did appreciate that Misono was restraining herself from hugging him, though. As much as he adored her, it was just too hot to have her clinging to him without being soaking wet first. It might work if they hugged in front of the fan, but then he'd be down one wet Misono and that was always less fun for the eyes.

"Yes, ma'am." Ryo grinned. He loved when Misono gave him permission to eat people. "Feel free to call me over if Blow Up Man gets handsy and I need to give him a warning nibble."

[misono_soup]

"...they can't say your NAME?" How hard was 'Ryo'? Unless it was the Nishikido part, which wasn't hard either. "I have to go there one day and see how they're messing up!" And then she could yell at them and teach them to say it right because while 'Ryo' wasn't a cute name, it was IMPORTANT. "But you wouldn't want to work here-work here," she told him. "I'd have to make you watch the sexual harassment video and then we couldn't share condoms anymore. Because you'd work here and that's sexual harassment." It was a crying shame was what it was. "And I really LIKE experimenting with you!"

And she was really, really getting some looks. Time to go use that! "I will let you know!" Shoot, customer at the counter. "You want me or him?" she asked the guy holding the spanking paddle.

He smiled at Ryo.

"Okay!" she skipped off to deal with Blow Up Man, wings fluttering. "Hi~~!" she said.

The guy leered at her. "Which one of these is most like you."

Yesung would eat this guy in two seconds, Misono thought. And possibly Osaka would help him. "None of them!" she said forcefully. She beamed. "I'm much, much more fun. Ask Osaka!" she nodded in Ryo's direction. "But mostly only with him. He's very special!" She narrowed her eyes at the guy. "He likes leather," she said rashly. "Isn't that the best? I love that about him!" She actually wasn't SURE he did. She kind of assumed. He seemed the type. "Yup, definitely I'm the type who likes that type!" If by 'that type' she meant 'Kansai guys'. "You want to see the leather stuff?" It was much more expensive than the blow up dolls and if he was going to be creepy, she was going to make him pay for it.

"Osaka-kun~~" she wiggled her fingers at him as she brought Creepy Blow Up Man across the store. "Want to drag out the free sample condoms for our guests~~~?" They could all pay for it today. The free sample box was nothing but mint and cola and dud-flavored.

[osakasfinest]

Nishikido was a mouthful and Ryo was just difficult for Americans to pronounce. Something about how Rs and Ys didn't normally go together to start a name, if he remembered his co-workers words right. Hence, so long as he was tending the bar, he was known as 'Roy'. To everyone. "I can't handle dealing with another sexual harassment tape," Ryo grimaced in agreement. They were so ridiculous and boring.

...But apparently today's customers weren't going to be boring, even if they did turn out to be creepy as hell. Like this guy. Ryo had plenty of experience with things, but the amount of times he'd been smiled at like that by a man holding a paddle could be counted on one hand.

To be honest, it was a bit unnerving.

"Hey. I take it you found everything okay?" Ryo said with a small smile.

The man's expression remained the same as he set the paddle on the counter. "Perfectly. The rest of my equipment is at home; had to run out and buy a new paddle, though. Who knew they could be ruined so easily?"

...Okay then. Quickly, Ryo rang up the purchase and shoved it into a bag despite the man's assurance that he was fine carrying it home himself. To be honest, Ryo wasn't sure he wanted to see it in this guy's hands again. These things were sturdy, so god only knew how he'd managed to break his last one.

The bag was just slipping into Paddle Man's waiting fingers when he heard Misono call out about the free samples and Ryo jerked the bag back. God, he adored Misono. "Got it, boss!"

In answer to Paddle Man's suspicious look, Ryo smiled sweetly and dropped a mint into his bag. "My favorite flavor," he confided. Back over the counter went the bag.

"Can I expect to find your number taped to the back of that one?" Paddle Man chuckled.

Ryo smiled sweetly. "You can expect that I'll be here when you come back for a new gag." The man's expression turned a bit darker, and yeah, Ryo definitely didn't want Misono to have to deal with this psycho. He'd skip work if it meant being around when this guy inevitably came skulking back in. Some nasty condoms wouldn't scare him off so easily.

Still, Ryo had an image to upkeep for the store. He pasted on his best smile and waved the man off, even managing a cheerful "Come again~!" before whipping back around to fish for more condoms. The older woman Misono had warned him about was making her way to the counter and Misono was right. That woman DID look like she wanted to eat him.

They were definitely going to need lots of disgusting condoms. A LOT more.

[misono_soup]

Misono finally managed to talk Blow Up Man into a leather vest for himself and a pair of assless leather chaps before leading him back to the blow-up bin. Then she escaped to flirt mildly with a woman who was sorting through silk stalkings. "You know," she said, blushing cutely as the woman told her she'd look cute in purple, "We're kinda the same size..." The woman dimpled at her. "But I love, love, love being tall," she told her, pointing at a pair of shoes she had her own eyes on for 'shop use'. "Those are even pretty comfy."

"I'll have to see," her new friend said with a wink, "I wouldn't want you to be too big for me."

Then she escaped to the counter. "The heat is killing brain cells," she told Ryo, opening the OTHER box of flavored condoms and handing him a banana one before taking a grape for herself. "All the creepy people are out today. And some nice ones," she amended, "but normally I don't get hit on so much. You think I should show THEM the sexual harassment video?"

She hid a scowl as Blow Up Man came to the counter. "Bite this guy," she pleasantly in Japanese. "Totally bite his hand right off if he touches me." And then she would ask about Paddle Man and Cougar Lady and figure out if she had to do something nasty to somebody. "Your honor is important to me," she said without thinking before smiling at B.U.M. "Did you find the right girl?"

[osakasfinest]

For all that the woman had been eyeing him, she really didn't cause that much of a stir. The entire time that he'd rung up her purchase (just a vibrator, but Ryo figured it was Misono's win) Cougar Lady had just stared him down. Like she wanted to eat him. And maybe that's what it really was. It was entirely possible that she was some kind of magical being that feasted on attractive men-- like a succubus or something-- because Ryo hadn't even gotten a phone number from the woman.

To be honest, Ryo was kind of disappointed.

"Showing isn't good enough. You should shove it down this creepy bastard's throat." Ryo grumbled in Japanese as BUM stepped up. She didn't even need to ask him to bit this guy; even if it gave him some terrible disease, Ryo would gladly chomp this lesser bitch in two just for the way he was looking at Misono.

In case the underlying threat was missed, Ryo gave the man a very shark-like smile from his comfortable spot behind Misono. He had a mouthful of teeth just waiting for the opportunity and, though he'd never eaten anyone before, Ryo wasn't afraid to use them.

Still, he had to keep the peace so Misono wouldn't miss out on a sale. "Nice choice on the leather, man. Some quality work there."

[misono_soup]

It was really too hot but Misono leaned back into Ryo just a little bit. He was such a sweetheart. She could hear the 'I will bite you' in his voice and it was nice to know that he would eat this creepy guy for her if he had to. "Maybe it's a magic heat that makes people sexual deviants," she said to Ryo in Japanese. She pasted on a smile for the creep with the doll as she processed his credit card. "Thanks for the business! Come again!" Now go away, she thought.

Thankfully the next person in line was somebody she knew--shy and quiet Sullivan who usually came every Monday for magazines. "Hi, Sully!" she sparkled at him. Oooh, rope! "Rope!" She leaned across the counter a little, letting him see down her corset a little better. "I wanna see the burn marks on Monday!" she giggled at him as he blushed and swiped his bank card.

"'d say you could see them up close but you've got that guy today," Sullivan muttered, smiled at her without looking directly at her. "Don't wanna get punched."

Misono giggled again. "Osaka-kun is a pussycat," she assured him. "He's here 'cause he's super cute!" Which wasn't true--she needed the help and she liked that creepy guys were less creepy with Ryo around. Still, he also really WAS super cute. "But I don't want him to punch you, either so I'll just see you then. Bye-bye~~!" she caroled after him as he waved a little and left.

"We need more Sully and less that other guy," she told Ryo. Twisting a bit to offer him a smile. A throat cleared politely. "Oh! My new girl friend! Did you get the shoes?"

[osakasfinest]

If magic heat could cause people to lose their minds, maybe it could grant wishes too. Once BUM vanished, Ryo spoke his wish aloud, just in case thinking it wasn't enough. "I hope it chafes him and the doll pops."

Ryo didn't know who Sully was, but he did know who he wasn't, and it wasn't BUM so that was an immediate step up. He also seemed like a regular rather than a crazy person swept up by insane heat, so Ryo put away the shark-teeth. No sense in frightening off one of the good guys, right?

"Meow," Ryo said in agreement, to both the cat statement and the less perverts comment. Technically, he was part fish thanks to the Kappa half, but whatever. They could use more entertainment after dealing with so many creepers in such a short amount of time.

Oh. And their next customer was a cute new girlfriend of Misono's. For that, Ryo offered the woman a soft purr in greeting.

[misono_soup]

"I'm saving up for the shoes--I have to have a reason to come back," the woman assured Misono, handing over several pairs of silk stockings. "Who's the cat?"

Misono grinned at the woman and than at Ryo. "Osaka-kun is my condom-friend," she said cheerfully, ringing through the purchases. "He's here to save me from today, too, so he's also a little bit hero."

She paused, her hand hovering over the free condoms. "Well, these won't do," she said. She flashed her another grin. "You got a favor preference? I like grape--in part because it's purple--and he likes cucumber. But they don't have cucumber." Sad, but possibly a good thing, too. "Osaka-kun~~~you want one?" She was leaning over the counter fully now, trying to fish a box of flavored condoms from the shelf on the far side.

[osakasfinest]

It was almost a sad thing that the condom company didn't make cucumber flavored. Sad because it meant Ryo didn't get his favorite, and also because it would've been highly entertaining even if it tasted like shit. He'd be heartbroken, yeah, but then they could give it to creepy people like BUM and it'd almost be like Ryo himself was ruining their sex lives. That was what really mattered, right?

...And if they had a good-tasting cucumber flavor, taking Ryo to bed would be a lot easier. So maybe it was for the best that these things didn't exist. Ryo didn't want to become a complete slut.

Misono's cheerful voice tugged him away from his internal monologue, but when he glanced at her all he saw was her shapely behind. That was when the idea struck. It was too hot for it, definitely too hot, but it would be fun. Misono liked fun things, and Ryo was willing to bet that Cute Regular did too.

By the time he'd reached a decision, Misono already had the new box in hand. Quickly, Ryo slid in behind her and plastered himself to her back, careful not to squish her butterfly wings too badly. "I'd love one!" He slid his hands up her body, up and up and up until he got to her hands and could snag the box away. His mission now accomplished, Ryo peeled himself away and fished out what he hoped was banana.

He beamed. "Thanks for the treat."

Condom-friend and part-time hero, reporting for duty.

[misono_soup]

Humming under her breath, box in hand and a smile on her face, Misono was completely unprepared to have Ryo draped over her. He was heavy and warm and touching her. He was touching her right in front of everybody! Unexpectedly! She felt her mouth drop open in a perfect 'o' of surprise. Her eyes felt like the size of dinner plates as he took the box from her hand.

She stayed still for a moment, blinking at her new friend as Ryo thanked her. Everybody in the store was staring. The woman laughed. "Nice work, if you can get it," she said. "And I'll take a grape."

Misono blinked until the woman touched her chin and pushed her mouth closed.

Like a reset switch had been flipped, Misono slid back to her feet and laughed, head tipped back. "Osaka-kun! What am I going to DO with you?" she meant to sound scolding but couldn't help the pure delight in her voice. She waved her hands, "Good things! Good things, I promise!" She dipped into the box and pulled out a grape and a chocolate. The grape she handed over. "Wanna stick around and watch me steal a taste off the banana?" she asked conversationally, still laughing a little.

"Another time," her new friend smiled. "Have fun with it."

"Don't lick the spermicide side!" she called as the woman stepped away. "If you do, Osaka laughs at you!" She slid a smile around the shop. "We love these condoms," she said. She decided to go for broke and boosted herself to sit on the counter, short skirt barely over her thighs. "Hurry up! I want a taste!" she told Ryo.

Yeah, he was such a hero.

[osakasfinest]

This was why Misono was his best friend. He just felt her up in public, in her store, in front of customers, and her only reaction was to laugh and beam. No matter how sexual, it was still them fooling around, being stupid friends that just so happened to appreciate each other's attractiveness. Really, it was probably because she was nearly an Osakan herself; no one played like the Kansai did.

"My laughter is filled with love!" Ryo chimed in, letting his smile linger just for the nice woman. He even threw in a wave before turning attention back to his condom and the task of rolling it down two fingers. It was a damn good thing they did such a great job on the flavor; feeling lube squish between his fingers had never been very fun.

Just for rushing him, Ryo took his time tasting it. His tongue slid from base to tip slowly, pausing at the top to glance at a fidgeting customer before taking both fingers in his mouth.

"Really is too bad they don't have cucumber," he sighed. After making sure the condom wasn't too covered in spit, he offered his fingers to Misono. Ryo smiled. "Here. Enjoy."