I, Ache Vol. III

Obsession | Bite

Written by mjcathy24

"Hey babe, just calling to let you know that I have work tonight. I'm filling in for one of the girls who had to leave due to an emergency. Sorry if our weekend together gets cut by a day.

"Don't wait up for me, okay? I'm sure I'll find ways to let you know that I'm home. See you tomorrow. I love you."

Colin played the message on his machine again. He was supposed to take his girlfriend out tonight as a surprise. After months of hard work, the team he leads recently won a campaign for their design firm and the boss is having a féte to celebrate their success.

Yeah, yeah, he knew he should have given her at least a day's warning so she could go shop for a dress and be prepared, but stupid him, he decided to surprise her instead since weekend nights were usually theirs to spend together. And look where it got him - dateless for the night.

He sighed. Oh well, there is nothing for him to do except to suck it up and try to enjoy the party without her.

He smirked. They can always celebrate in their own way later.

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"Everyone! May I have your attention please!" Mr. Robbins announced over the microphone. Everybody stopped what they were doing in the glitzy function room that was designed with a Japanese theme in mind.

As soon as the voices died down, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of water falling into a sieve, courtesy of the mini bamboo fountain that was set up at the side of the room.

"Thank you for being here to celebrate this major win for our firm! This is our biggest account as of yet and it wouldn't be possible without Mr. Colin Reed and his team."

Everyone cheered and shouted Colin's name. "Wait a minute, wait a minute! This new restaurant aims to encourage sensuality, hedonism. Our clients have sent us a little something to... inspire us, if you may." Mr. Robbins paused and smiled mischievously at the entire group. "Waiters, please bring the tables in!"

With a bang of the gong, the waiters piled in and brought out 3 long tables, each covered in a white sheet.

What could that be, he wondered.

The three tables were soon put in place. One was placed horizontally, and the other two flanked each end of the first table diagonally. As soon as the waiters left, their boss positioned himself at the first table, held onto the cloth and slowly uncovered the gift underneath.

"Presenting to you! Nyotaimori and Nantaimori!" he exclaimed to gasps of the group. Underneath the sheets were a man and two women who had masks on, with a variety of raw food placed on top of their naked bodies.

"Nyotaimori and Nantaimori, also called 'body sushi', is the Japanese practice of serving sashimi or sushi on the naked body of a woman or a man, respectively. The models are expected neither to move nor speak as they act as your serving table. Well then! Enjoy the food and be inspired!" Mr. Robbins ended his speech to the boisterous laughter of his team.

He and his girlfriend loved to "play" with their food but this is something on a whole new level. Excited to see how it was set up and taste the smorgasbord before him, he approached the "table" in excitement.

Each human sushi board had their vitals covered with scallop shells and a strategically-placed leaf. Strips of clear plastic were laid over the body parts where the sushi and sashimi are served, for sanitary purposes, yet the body is still exposed for the customers.