part 45

They make their way home, they stop before the door. Anna has taken off of her quick privacy clothes at iku’s car. iku asks Anna to go in first to distract Jimmy as she quickly makes her way into the bathroom. They do that. As iku rushes by she notices the news channel on the tv.

She takes a nice big shower to get the odor off of her. Meanwhile Anna and Jimmy talk and she can hear Jimmy even laughing at Anna’s jokes.

She gets out of the shower and puts on the comfy clothes she put in the bathroom earlier that day. She walks out of the bathroom and plops down on the couch next to Jimmy. However Jimmy slides away from her a bit and only really respond in short sentences. She puts two and two together and figures out that he must’ve seen her on the channel when that reporter came up to her.

She starts closing in on Jimmy, he keeps scooching further, eventually there’s no more couch to scooch on and iku just stands up. Anna is just looking with confusion.

iku: (“Hey Jim.“)

Jimmy is looking up at iku and slowly gets up from the couch. iku starts walking towards him, and he keeps backing away, eventually it turns into a full on chase, iku end up putting the fear of god into him. iku is much faster than he is and she ends up catching him and lifting him into a hug.

Jimmy: (“Please!! Please!! Don’t hurt me, like the way you hurt them!! Please!!“)

Jimmy’s eyes tear up. iku wipes them off.

iku: (“Don’t say that… That’s silly. I’d never hurt you. Never ever ever.”)

iku hugs him tighter.

iku: (“There’s just things I have to do, It’s complicated. They were big bullies, hurt a lot of people. I was given the job of making sure they learn their lesson.“)

Jimmy: (“But what does that make you? Are you a bad person? Is this why everyone was afraid of you in school?”)

iku: (“Well, being a bad person is subjective Jimmy, for some I am the worst person they could see in their life, and to some I’m a great friend, or a nice girl who takes care for you.”)

iku: (“All people have different sides, all you need to care about is how I am with you. hmm?”)

iku: (“I didn’t want you finding out, but, I guess the cat’s out of the bag now.”)

iku puts Jimmy down.

Jimmy: (“So… So… So you do this to get money?”)

iku: (“That and the resort is making me money. I have to make a living somehow.”)

iku: (“Just come siddown’ we’ll play some games, order pizzas. It’ll be like it never happened. What do you say?“)

Jimmy: (“… Okay.”)

iku and Jimmy sit down on the sofa, and Anna sits down next to Jimmy to continue comforting him. iku makes damn sure to make Jimmy laugh, she doesn’t want him to be always afraid of her.

After a while of gaming together 3 pizzas arrive. Anna goes and grabs them.

iku: (“Yo Jimmy.“)

Jimmy: (“Y-yes?”)

iku: (“Pools are gonna be done on the weekend. You wanna come play in the water when they’re done?“)

Jimmy: (“YEAH!!!!”)

iku: (“Haha, I like your enthusiasm.“)

Jimmy: (“I loooove pools!!!”)

iku: (“Well then you’ll love Sunday, that’s when construction is going to end, or so they’ve said.”)

iku pats Jimmy’s head.

Anna: (“I might go need to buy new swimwear then.”)

iku: (“Who said you’re coming?“)

Anna gets a shocked expression.

iku: (“Bwahaha, just messing with you. I also need to pick up new swimwear.“)

The night goes by fine. Everyone is relieved and mood is great.