Attractive Idiot [NaNoWriMo]

09

Alexia’s POV

I had barely managed to send Colin a quick reply, letting him know that I was in Japan and I wouldn’t be at school for the remainder of the week, before Lee dragged me off into the crowd of excited shoppers. 

It was a lot of fun; especially after the whole shrine thing went wrong. Lee appeared to have fun too, maybe even more fun than I did. 

He bought me a new dress yesterday, a simple rose dress that stopped at my knees and had floral patterns on it. 

I twirled in front of the mirror, my hair and makeup done, the rose dress simple yet flattering on my figure. Lee had convinced me that we should go out to a karaoke bar today as a date after he was finished with his morning meetings. 

“Lexi? You ready?” Lee’s voice carried through the door, and I gave one final look before exiting the room. 

“Yup.” 

Lee was doing something on his laptop, wearing a simple pair of khaki’s with a typical button down and blazer. As soon as he looked up however, his eyes widened, taking in my appearance. I fidgeted under his gaze. 

“Wow.. Lex, you look amazing.” 

My face bloomed into a smile, and I gingerly touched the curls of my hair. 

“You think so?” I mumbled. 

“Yeah, definitely. Now come on, the limo’s waiting downstairs.” Lee extended his arm out to me from where he had moved to the doorway, and I quickly made my way towards. 

I grabbed my black jacket and shoes, slipping both on as I walked with Lee down to the lobby and out of the hotel. 

I was a bit jittery ever since he mentioned the limo, and I felt a bit underdressed to be riding in one. I had always imagined the people in limos were always wearing suits and designer dresses that probably cost thousands of dollars. Not a fifty dollar dress that could be worn on an everyday basis. 

Although the ride was nice, when we got to the karaoke bar, I felt kind of agitated due to the number of people staring at the black limo pulling up. 

Lee got out, and offered his hand to me with a smile that any girl would swoon at. I took his hand, and he helped me out, before we walked inside, hand in hand. 

“Kushitsu matawa paburikku?” (Private room or public?) a lady in a kimono asked us when we entered. 

“Kokyo kudasai,” (public please) Lee answered, and in the meantime I was thoroughly confused. 

The lady nodded, motioning to a door. “Sugu soto o toshite.” (Right through there.)

“Arigato.” Lee took my hand, and lead me towards the door. We went in }} and immediately I saw that the room was bathed in a purple-y blue light, with everyone laughing and talking as someone sang up on a stage. The singer looked a bit tipsy, but still having a grand time under the spotlight they had places on him. 

We sat down at a table, our faces shadowed by the dim lighting of the bar. 

There was a touchscreen device on the table with all the food we could order programmed onto it with pictures. 

“What would you like?” Lee asked, tapping on the device as if this all came naturally to him. 

“Uhm, that looks good,” I said, pointing out what looked like miso soup and a platter of some sort of chicken dish. 

Lee nodded, and put our orders in. As soon as he hit another button, a message popped up that said, “Arigatogozaimasu! Go chumon ga oka rete imasu.” (Thank you! Your order has been placed.)