Justin's Bittersweet Vacation

Weeaboo Redemption

"Hi, Sarah." he said. Yeah, good start, Justin. You upset her a couple of days ago and all you can say is "hi". What an idiot.

"Oh, hey Justin." she replied. Her tone seemed very off. She didn't even say "Konichiwa". Usually, she's so happy and peppy but today, she sounded sad, almost scared.

"Look, Suki. About what happened the other day-"

"Yeah, yeah. I know. I'm an annoying skank. I'm sorry and I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. And you can tell your Japanese friend I'm sorry as well."

He paused. Sarah was not her usual self. She's gone from being overly happy and annoying to being... depressed. This was very surreal.

"Sarah, you don't need to apologize. I need to apologize. I was mean to you and I just wanted to say I'm sorry and I'm sure Aiko will apologize too whenever the time comes. You're not that annoying, honestly. The only problem I really had with you is your hygiene."

She was still upset. But, she had something to tell Justin.

"Well, do you notice anything different?" she asked.

What was different? She still had her pink dress on, that fake tan stuff on her skin, everything seemed normal.

"Uh... can you give me a hint?" he asked. Now, he looked like a dumbass. This was the same as when he asked her if she noticed anything about Aiko.

"Yeah, check your nose." she told him.

Check his nose? Oh... He knew what was different: Sarah didn't smell bad. In fact, she smelled great. She smelled like strawberries and whipped cream.

"You showered?" he asked, seeming surprised.

"Yep. I started showering every day just for you. Now, I don't have such a stupid, smelly pussy."

"Sarah, I'm glad you're showering more now. But, you didn't have to do it for me. You should've done it for you."

"No, I did it for you and you only. I feel like I may have been too much for you to handle. I'm like a child. So, I'm gonna try and keep myself clean from now on, even if I have to buy more of my tan stuff than I usually do."

He frowned. This didn't seem right. It was because of him that her innocence was fading away. Since the group home stripped his innocence, he didn't want to do the same to Sarah because he knew what that was like.

"Sarah, I am so sorry about what me and Aiko did. I don't care what you do. If you want to be annoying, be annoying. If you want to smell, smell. If you want to watch hentai, WATCH HENTAI. I shouldn't force you to change your lifestyle. I had the same crap happen to me when I lived in the group home. My innocence was taken and now I'm corrupted by society."

Her face lit up. Even if she was treated like a punching bag, he was right. She was still innocent in her mind and wasn't tainted by the horrible people in the world.

"Senpai, can I ask you something?"

"Yes. You can."

"Do you really like me?" she asked.

What a question. But, what was the answer? Did he really like her or was him doing three-ways with her just an obligation to stop the Nymphojinn? She was an annoying weeb with bad hygiene. But, was there actually some feeling in there?

"Suki... I-I do like you. You're a sweet girl. Yeah, you can be annoying at times but you remind me of myself when I was younger. Nora was right: I should be nicer to you. You're 20 years old and still have your innocence. Me? I lost what was left of it last year. I was only 21 and wanted revenge on society and the government for what happened to me. I care about you."

She smiled. Some tears started coming out of her eyes. He saw it and figured it was a good opportunity to hug her. Hey, she didn't stink today so it was perfectly fine.

"Thank you, JD-senpai." she said in his arms, still tearing up.

"You're welcome, Suki. And I'll try to start calling you that from now on instead of your real name."

They hugged for a while. Lailani started crying too. Yeah, she was at the front desk during this. She just didn't say anything.

"So, am I invited to spend Thanksgiving with you?" she asked.

"Suki, you are more than welcome to spend it with us. Me and Brooke are planning a big dinner for all of us and it would be mean to not invite you."

She smiled. This is one of the very few Thanksgiving dinners she's ever been invited to. Of course, being a pudgy girl, she'd definitely pig out that day.

"I appreciate it, Justin. If you want me to help with it, I can."

"And I appreciate the thought. But, I think me and Brooke have it handled. I hope you like pumpkin pie because that's the main dessert."

She licked her lips. It all seemed good. Looks like Thanksgiving was going to be good this year.

He left and headed back to his hotel room. However, he got a text message from an unknown number.

"Hey, Hun. Meet me at the Surf Shack. I need to see you."

Who the heck was this? Kind of sketchy but whatever. If they wanted to meet at the Surf Shack, which was in public as opposed to the alleyway (where Candace gave blowjobs), it was OK. Still sketchy. He wondered who it was...