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"I always hated stories that ended poorly. I
always felt cheated. But you can't feel cheated
forever. And then she woke up...
I suppose there are worse endings."
--Rose Walker, Lost Hearts
http://www.erols.com/eda104/
I urge you to read this story and tell me
what you think!
Eric Adams Presents
Insignificant
Characters created by Rumiko Takahashi and are
not my own.
For my friend who I hope survives to find love.
Ukyou Kuonji sat at the bar and did her best
to drown herself in her drink. In her hand she
held a potent blend of Tequila, Whiskey and Iced
Tea, she had no idea what it was called, but it
soothed her sorrows.
So Ranma had married Akane, big surprise,
everyone knew it would happen. It had been
expected. In a surprising and bold move, Ranma
and Akane had run away to elope. In their way
they were defying their parents wishes and
following their own hearts, they had returned a
few days later and there had been a more formal
reception to which Ukyou had been invited.
She had gone to the reception and had smiled
numbly and offered hollow words of
congratulations all the while biting her lip to
keep from crying.
Shampoo had attended as well, Cologne and
Mousse were noticeably absent. Ukyou thought she
heard the same hollowness in Shampoo's voice but
kept her thoughts to herself. The two of them
had exchanged pleasantries and avoided each
other's eyes. Ukyou had wondered where Cologne
and Mousse were, but before she had a chance to
ask, Ranma asked for a single dance.
Her heart pounding she let him lead her onto
the dance floor, where under Akane's watchful eye
they had danced slowly, cheek to cheek. She held
back more tears, and let him lead, a false smile
on her face. As the song drew to a close, Ranma
kissed her on the forehead, and told her that he
would always consider her his friend and that she
would always be welcome as a guest. Her heart
breaking, Ukyou mumbled assurances that she would
stay in touch and always be his friend, before
returning to her place along the wall. She noted
with some disgust that Ranma repeated the dance
with Shampoo.
She had not noticed Akane approaching her
from across the room and was subsequently
surprised when the newlywed touched her shoulder.
Akane had smiled pleasantly and asked her if she
was all right. Ukyou merely nodded and went back
to her silent vigil.
She had thought to ask Shampoo if she wanted
to get together some night but Shampoo had
disappeared shortly afterwards. Cologne and
Mousse had no idea where the girl had run off.
That had been a month ago.
Since that night, she had yet to say one
word to Ranma and he kept his distance, out of
pity or respect she was not sure. Though she
heard rumors that things between him and his wife
were wonderful. Perhaps he could not be bothered
with a depressed friend.
But she had not come to this bar to focus on
the past. She was here to get piss drink, like
she had last night and the night before. Thank
god it was summer, so her grades would not slip,
not that she actually cared about something as
trivial as school.
She sipped some more on the foul tasting
concoction before her and scanned the room. Two
young lovers sat in a cozy booth drinking from
the same cup. She flicked her eyes quickly away.
That’s when she noticed the handsome man sitting
next to her. When he noticed her gaze on him he
smiled at her.
Quietly, she got up from her seat and made
her way to the bathroom. The full effects of the
alcohol had not set in yet and she felt very
sober.
Once in the bathroom Ukyou stood in front of
the mirror and adjusted the ribbon in her hair,
straightened her dress and made sure she was
real. She applied her best makeup and walked
back out to the seat next to the handsome man.
An idea already forming in her head.
"Hi," she smiled nervously, "I'm sorry if I
was rude, but I wanted to make myself look
presentable. My name is Ukyou."
The man grinned at her and stylishly slicked
back his hair, "I'm Toshi, it’s a pleasure to
meet her."
"I'm sorry if I'm being a bit forward,"
Ukyou began awkwardly, "but I was wondering if
you would like to dance." She indicated the
stairs to the second floor where loud music
drowned out all other sound.
"Sure," he nodded for emphasis. Toshi took
her hand and escorted her upstairs.
Ukyou danced recklessly, her mind far away.
She let the rhythm of the music carry her body,
her eyes closed most of the time. She moved
sexually her body sometimes coming in close
contact to his, her breasts brushing against his
chest, her crotch on his knees. He gripped her
waist at times and when her back was turned to
him he pressed his body close against hers till
she could feel his hard sex against her butt.
Ukyou had no problem seducing the man.
All the while, she let him lead, allowed him
to believe it his choice when their lips first
met. Later, as he bought her more drinks, she
let him gently rub her breasts. He grew bolder
as the night wore on until his hands slipped into
her skirt and caressed her thighs and her sex.
Inwardly she railed against him, outwardly she
smiled pleasantly as he grew surer of himself.
He leaned close to her, and Ukyou heard the
words she wanted to hear, "You want to come back
to my place?"
Grinning wildly, Ukyou nodded and let him
lead her out of the bar.
During the ride to his house he had
continued to rub her between her legs until she
was wet and aching for penetration. Barely able
to control herself until they arrived in his
apartment, Ukyou closed her eyes and held her
breath, silently she called the man every foul
name she could think of.
Once they arrived at his place, they quickly
retreated upstairs to his apartment where she
stripped naked and laid herself on his bed.
"You are beautiful," he complimented her.
"Thank you," Ukyou couldn't care less what
he thought of her. She had failed Ranma, and she
had failed herself. Maybe in some small way she
could bring a bit of happiness to this fool even
if the only thing he actually cared about was
what lay between her legs. She just wanted to
make someone happy and if she got a small amount
of pleasure out of it then so be it, but it was
not her goal.
The act of penetration was what she ached
and longed for. For years she had been saving
herself for Ranma, but his marriage to Akane had
removed any hope she had of him being her first.
Two weeks after the reception she decided relieve
herself of that burden and had masturbated
herself to a climax. Coldly and efficiently she
had pierced her own hymen, removing her
virginity. Every night since then she had
masturbated. Except for the first night, she
always stopped short of giving herself an orgasm;
as if she didn’t quite deserve it.
Tonight, though she wanted to be penetrated
and she pulled Toshi down on top of her. The act
of penetration almost brought to her orgasm, but
after he was firmly inside her, she once again
buried her lust and lay still. She responded when
expected but gave no more of herself than she had
already given.
To say that Ukyou and Toshi were making love
or even having sex was a grossly over
romanticizing what she was doing. If she had
thought that there was any hint of love in this
act she would not be letting him fuck her. But
she knew better, the look in his eyes spoke of
where his interest in her lay. If anyone had
suggested to her that she was doing anything
other than fucking she would've laughed out loud.
He came suddenly and Ukyou reacted by faking
her own orgasm. She had to fake because she was
no where near being excited, her juices having
run dry shortly after penetration. His movement
during the whole affair had only hurt her.
Spent he lay on top of her until she pushed
him off.
She realized with some trepidation that they
had not used protection and hoped that the idiot
had not gotten her pregnant. Standing up she
gathered her clothes and went to the bathroom to
get dressed.
From the bedroom she could hear him talking
inanely, "That was great,"
Ukyou rolled her eyes at his stupidity.
"Was it good for you?"
Ukyou said that the sex had been great and
that he was the best lover she had ever had. She
pulled on her skirt and adjusted it. A quick
glance in the mirror confirmed that she was still
real.
"Maybe we could do it again later tonight?"
Toshi sounded like he had gotten up and was now
moving around the bedroom, "What do you think?"
She opened the door and stepped out fully
dressed, "I think that if you want to come again
tonight you are going to have to do it yourself."
"Hey what the hell?" Toshi looked at her,
surprise on his face, "You don't have to go."
She stopped him with a glare, then shrugged.
"I'm not staying."
She walked to the door and opened it. He
caught her arm and she hoped that he would so
something that would give her an excuse to hurt
him.
"Don't I even get your number or something,"
he asked petulantly.
She smiled her practiced false smile at him,
"Sorry." She pulled free of his grasp and shut
the door quietly behind her. She held her breath
until she reached the elevator. He apparently
was not coming after her.
The cool night air felt good on her face
after the hot fever of the apartment. Once she
was far enough away from Toshi's apartment she
leaned over and puked. Grasping the lightpost
near her she heaved until her stomach was empty
then continued on her way home.
She quietly slipped inside and shut the door
behind her. Konatsu was at the counter, having
fallen asleep waiting up for her. She smiled
fondly at him and ran her hand through his hair,
waking him up.
"Ukyou, I'm glad you are home. I was
beginning to get worried about you it's getting
late." He looked up at her the concern clearly
etched on his face.
"I'm alright," she started to make her way
up the stairs, "I'm tired, are you going to sleep
now?"
He nodded and followed her upstairs. Ukyou
wished him a good night and retired to her own
room. Her legs hurt and she felt raw between
them.
The single mirror in the room anchored her
to reality. Tomorrow she would have to get
another one or maybe two more, there were to many
bare walls in her room already. She crawled
quietly into bed, curled herself into a ball and
cried herself to sleep.
Afterword:
This story isn't quite done yet, but I
wanted to release it first to see what the
readers thought of it. Thanks for any comments
that may be forthcoming, any suggestions on the
story or improvements or general complaints on
whether Ukyou would end up like this will be
answered and thoughtfully considered. Thanks.