February 28, 1976 (Present Day)
The House of the Crowleys
(Yamir's POV)
"Thanks for the food!~" Via shouted a little out loud towards the cashier while waving.
"No problem, boss! Come back again!~" Dazai replied, showing some more hospitality.
After leaving behind a handsome tip on the counter, we began walking towards the doors to leave.
On our way out, my eyes met with Yamato yet again, if only for the briefest of moments.
As I expected, she stared at me with certain suspicion, as if judging me to be friend or foe.
In response I returned the gaze with an equally serious expression telling her that I wasn't lying.
After that small yet crucial moment, the two of us would never talk again till many, many months later.
Sometime later though, after walking out of the building with stuffed bellies, we entered the foot traffic outside and began walking around for a while.
"You know that Yamato woman seemed kind of familiar to me." Via suddenly commented.
"Have you met her before?" I asked.
She shrugged her shoulders before thinking.
"Hmm, maybe? I don't know. Probably?" She replied being a little unsure of herself.
"I wonder..."
"Hmm?"
"Hey, did you sense anything strange about her?"
I shook my head.
"Nah, I doubt she's the one we're looking for."
"Tch, that's unfortunate."
Well, it's not like you're going to find her that easily...
"Don't worry, we'll find her one day. I'm sure of it." I replied, trying to reassure her.
"Oh, you better~.....Because if not…..Oh, the things Riad would do to you~....."
Yeah, well, Riad had made that abundantly clear. I don't know what exactly know what will happen to me, but I'm well aware that it won't be pretty if I fail.
That's why I don't intend on fucking this up in the first place....
"Well, in any case, it's going to be some time before we see Riad again, so let's take some time to look around~" Via politely commanded.
"That's fine by me." I replied.
When we first arrived here in Cheshire, Riad said that he had some business he needed to attend to so he had to go his separate ways.
According to him, it was too "boring" for us to worry about, so instead he insisted on taking some money with us and have some fun here.
"Hey, Yamir! Let's go shopping!~"
"What?"
But before I could ask why, Via suddenly grabbed my hand and took off, dragging me in her wake.
"Hey, wait!!"
And before I even realized what was going on, several hours had already passed.
During that time frame, Via had dragged me around all over the entire city, going to and fro from whatever shop caught her eye.
Going in no particular direction, we had visited numerous shops and boutiques where she tried on different clothes and expensive dresses.
At one point, Via had got bored doing all of this by herself and eventually convinced me to play along.
And by "convince", I clearly mean by force.
The amount of the times she tried to put in naughty lingerie and seductive dresses was utterly insane….
Some time later, we decided to catch a break at a nearby neighborhood to unwind and relax.
Although it was small in nature, it definitely was spacious enough for a classic jog around.
Children were busy having fun at the local playgrounds and adults were walking their dogs about. It was nice and pleasant. And most importantly, it was relatively quiet.
It was the perfect place to sit back and chill for a while.
Getting a little bothered by the heat, Via and I decided to get in line by a nearby ice cream vendor.
"Ah~....Today was fun, don't you think?~" She asked.
"Eh, it was okay." I replied, shrugging my shoulders.
"Jeez, you really are no fun, you know that?"
"Well excuse me for not finding the joy in window shopping. Where did you even get all that energy to run around from anyways?"
"I mean can you really blame me? We've been on the road for nearly a week. I was pretty pent up."
"Oh really? I thought Riad would have fixed that by now." I replied sarcastically.
Via chuckled.
"Well, the things he does are indeed "magical"~, but I don't mean unwinding in that type of way. A good outing in a big city also does the trick~"
I see. So she knows how important it is to spend some time outside too, huh. Guess she isn't always thinking about sex. Good to know.
"Still, it's kind of unfortunate...."
"What is?"
"I haven't been getting my fair share of violence, lately."
I'm pretty sure that's not something to be disappointed about...
"Oh look! We're next!~"
As she said, it was our turn to take our order.
After ordering a popsicle and frosted milkshake respectively, the two of us walked off to a nearby bench that sat underneath some trees.
Once we found ourselves a seat, I made sure to keep a close eye on our surroundings.
There's no telling who is watching us these days.
In any case, as we took the time to relax and unwind, I decided to do a bit of reminiscing.
Dazai and Dazrael.....
Now that I think about it, I noticed that there was something extremely suspicious about the two of them.
Somewhere deep down inside them, there was something so terrifying, they themselves knew about it and tried to desperately conceal it from others.
And that "something" was.....
.....?
But before I could finish my thought, I suddenly noticed a particular group of boys hanging out in one corner of the park.
And every so often, that same group would stare often in our direction. It wasn't till long until I began to sense ill intentions from them.
I wonder why....
Curious as to why they kept staring at us, I glanced back to Via, thinking it would be wise to warn her about them beforehand.
But that was when I realized why they were paying such attention to us in the first place.
Via was sucking that popsicle as if she was giving it a blowjob.
She was licking the shaft of it like some sort of dog before inserting the "tip" back and forth within her mouth.
Her display of skill was utterly shameful.
"Via! What the hell are you doing!? There are kids around here! Are you trying to get us in trouble!?" Surprised, I asked her in anger.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" She replied, looking at me with an unsure gaze.
"Stop making out with the popsicle and just eat the damn thing!" I politely demanded.
"What? But then how would I savor the taste?"
After she asked that, she slid it back into her mouth before pushing it deep into her throat.
Then, the gag reflex happened.
"Bleh!~ I shouldn't have done that…." She replied, being a little unprepared for that accident.
I could practically feel the sharp eyes of disapproval coming from the people around us. Onlooking parents began to cover the eyes of the poor children who walked by.
We were clearly drawing the wrong type of attention…..
Unsure what to do, I could only facepalm myself.
Regardless, that last incident was what tipped us over from the frying pan and into the fire.
By that I mean, the boys from before got seduced enough to finally come over and make a move.
"Hello, ladies~ I see you two are alone~ Are you by chance waiting around for somebody?" One of them asked.
One by one, the crowd of boys approached us with glistening smiles while gawking at us with their perverted gazes. I could practically feel them undressing me with their eyes.
Subconsciously counting them up into nine or ten people in total, they seemed no different than your typical blond delinquents and gang punks whose taste in clothing was utterly terrible, if not, cliché.
"Nah, we're just out here trying to kill some time." Via replied, completely unfazed.
"Well, why don't you two lovely ladies come hang out with me and my friends? I'm sure we can find something fun to pass the time~..."
Bad breath, yellow teeth, unkempt hair, dirty shirts, stained pants, and terrible hygiene over all. If you're going to try to pick up some "chicks", atleast make yourself look presentable….
Tch, just them being here is ruining my mood.
"We appreciate the offer, but I think you're better off runnin—"
"We'll be glad too~" Via suddenly interrupted me.
W-what?
"Oh shit, seriously!?~"
Even the boys were surprised as to how quick she reacted.
"Mhm~ But let's cut the cheap talk and skip to the fun parts, okay?~ I've been feeling pretty "pent up" lately and I really need to let loose~....."
"Ayo!?~ Yo, guys! We really hit the jackpot!~" The boys celebrated, some even high fived the other.
Holy shit, I cannot be hearing this right now.
I think I might need to talk to Riad about this later…..
Suddenly, Via stood back up and began dusting off her attire.
"Anywho, it's too busy around here~ So why don't we go somewhere more…"private"~...."
"Sure! Oh, and I'm assuming your friend is coming along too, right?~" One guy asked while looking at me with seductive eyes.
"Of course she is!~ The more the merrier, right?~"
What the fuck, Via!?
Aggravated by what she was doing, I threw her an accusatory look.
But that's when Via looked back at me and threw me a subtle yet rather striking wink.
Oh, now I see.
So "that's" what we're doing, huh…