Cupid Comes Home

Ivy

Finally this is my big break, Kent is counting on me to do a excellent job, i cant screw this up I got sent with Toni who is the writer for the fashion section of the magazine, he's super gay granted he's only been out a year his gay-dar only work half go the time, but he says its fine an that he just hits on all men just in case they want to try it.

He's loving this trip being in the Harajuku district of Japan, i am to its so pretty an colorful here an everyone is super friendly an all willing to talk to us it was the quickest article i had ever seen someone bust out as Toni took notes an asked questions a lot of the people posed for me an it was just so wonderful.

one group of girls pulled me into a store an started to redo my make up an hair for me putting what felt like a million bobby pins an colorful hairlip in my hair an making my make up super bright an bold i can see toni out of the corner of my eye laughing as the guy start to make over Toni.

we both walk out of a store looking like one of the locals

"omg you should really see yourself." he says

"me look at you!"

"i make this look good please chika." he says snapping his fingers as i just stand their shaking my head laughing, i pull out my phone an we start taking some selfies. oh man if Sky could see me like this she would laugh till she was blue in he face

"I dont mean to be a party pooper but i want to get back an start editing the photos Toni what are you going to do?"

"im gonna go live it up while im here maybe get some." he says winking at me

"you go to that but remember no glove no love."

"same goes for you." he says as he walks away with the group as i make my way back to the hotel.

i head up to my room an change out of the clothes the girls got me an into my normal clothes an took off all the make up i wasn't a big fan of the stares i got on my way back.

It been a few hours since i stared to work an my stomach is telling me its time to eat an what better to have in japan than authentic sushi, so i pull up my phone an search for a place close an that was silly of me theirs a sushi place on every corner but their one with a 5 star rating so thats the place for me.

i hail a cab an show them where i want to go because i cant speak Japanese so i take the short 10 minute drive to the restaurant, its nice not to busy but enough people to make me want to eat here.

as i walk in i it at the bar an the service here is so much better than it is back home in the city

"Kon'nichiwa" the man says to me from behind the counter an i respond with the same phrase but then he goes an starts to speak fluent japanese but stopes an asks me if im an american an i shake my head yes

"sorry sorry how can help you? drink?"

"a vodka an sprite please"

"ok" he says as he walks away an makes me my drink, i take a few moment an look around theirs a lot of locals an some japanese pop songs playing quietly in the background.

"what you like to eat?"

"Salmon roll an tuna roll an 2 ikura" i say an he bows his head an walks away an start to make my order, i pull out my phone to send sky a text but im only at 2% battery an i don't know how im going to get back to the hotel, i quickly grab a pen an jot down the address on a napkin an shove it in my pocket so i have a something to show the cab driver so i can get back.

a few minuets later my my food is in front of me an im ready to eat.

"that looks good whats the one with the orange things on top of it?" i hear a guy with a deep voice with a sorta strong accent i cant place where it is but i dont want him to stop talking.

never mind the accent just look at those arms! it takes all that i have in me to keep my eyes from bulging out of their sockets but fuck me from the size of his arms he looks like he could pick me up an pin me to the wall an just have his way with me an honestly i would let him, add the tattoos on his tanned arms that are popping out from the bottom of his sleeve an his intense chocolate brown eyes an that beard i would just love to play he has all the things that would drive a sane woman mad, he is the perfect specimen of a man an god i would give anything to find a guy like him.

"oh its salmon roe on a bed of rice with seaweed wrapped around their salty an delicious." i say

"i never tried that before..but if you say its good i just might have to try it."

"you really should if you like salty stuff this is the thing for you." an just as i say that his food shows up

"ok what is that? because it looks good." an so do you god what he must feel like i bet his abs are rock solid an like you could wash a shirt on t

"its eel an avocado with an eel sauce its so good..do you want to try one?"

"only if you try one of these." i say as i move over one seat

"ok ready on the count of 3 we eat them together deal?" he says

"deal." i say

"1..2..3" he counts an i pop the sushi in my mouth an omg its so good i now have a new thing to order back home

"mmm oh my god thats so good." i say as the tip of my tongue licks my lips

"an yours is..odd im not sure how i feel about little balls filled with a salty goo bursting in my mouth." he says just as im taking a drink im laughing so hard that i end up choking on my drink.

"im so sorry i didnt mean to make you choke sunshine."

"its fine, i should be use to people saying random inappropriate things at a moments notice thats literally all my best friend does."

"by the way my name Ryder"

"my names Ivy, its nice to meet you."

"an you, so what brings you to Japan?" he asks in that deep voice mixed with a boston accent maybe I don't know what it is but god i just love it

"well i actually got sent here by my place of work, im going to be a photographer im just an intern right now but the big boss is givin me my shot so im determined to make the best of it as i can."

"thats pretty amazing, im a Marine but right now im on leave so i thought why not check out Japan while im on this side of the world but when i go home i go to Boston."

so thats what it is the bostonian accent i like it.

"I was going to ask you about your accent its not one im use to hearin."

"i was actually going to ask you the same but I've heard the southern accent for a while now some of my buddies are from the south an theirs a difference, but theirs a little bit of what new york in their i think?"

"wow your pretty good."

"its my job" he says with a wink an with that my cheeks flush

This has to be the craziest thing i have ever done, no man have ever made me laugh this hard ever not even Carson i mean sure I've dated since i move to NY but this is something entirely different.

Most of the time its awkward an i just want to leave 5 minutes after talking to the person but this guy theirs something about him that draws me to him i don't know what it is but i want to know.