Chapter 55: 'Scene of the crime'

"Just how far is this going to go Mihoshi?" Kiyone suddenly asked.

She and her partner had been walking along the service road away from the lights of Butto. Even dark as it was, the starlight still favored her friends smile as she turned and regarded her.

"I'm not sure what you mean?" Mihoshi asked with a laugh, batting those vicious baby blue's.

"Ok, then I'll spell it out for you," Kiyone sighed, wondering if she should even try. "You took that job as a waitress, so you could have some spending cash and help out with household expenses?"

"Uh huh." Mihoshi nodded, looking on as key, used her fingers as a visual aid.

"Then, you started hostessing, about two months ago?" She ventured. "Because it would mean a raise in pay and tips?"

"Right?"

"And so naturally Mr. Migi, your boss bought you several nice sets of clothes so you could look the part while using your natural gift of gab to woo his clientèle, thus making bigger tips and drawing even more customers?"

"Roger." Mihoshi said with a nod.
"Now, he's told you, there have been several requests wanting you for private parties in a special reserved dinning room?" Mihoshi sighed, coming to a halt beside the road.

"I thought we'd been over this?" She almost wined. Kiyone turned and regarded her, hands on hips.

"We have!" She snapped. "Well, I'm still unclear about why you have to wear a bikini!"

Shaking her head Mihoshi extended her own hand and began counting off fingers.

"Because, it fits in with a Polynesian theme." She told Kiyone. "And Mr. Migi said it's a good excuse to show me off in as little as possible?" Mihoshi wasn't sure but somehow it looked like her partners eyes were somehow suddenly glowing.

"Are you insane?" Kiyone stammered. "Good god! Mihoshi what's next?"

"Well, Mr. Migi said he wanted to do Something call Shotgun karioke..."

"I mean with you and your stripping!" Key demanded.

"Well, now Kiyone I've never actually done that!" She huffed, slightly indignant. "Publicly." Miho added to herself.

"Dancing topless for the customers?" Kiyone almost swore.

"Well..." Mihoshi shrugged helplessly.

"TOTALLY NUDE?" Kiyone demanded.

"I don't know?" Came the small replied as Mihoshi glance nervously sideways. "Maybe."

She said it, mostly because Key seemed to be slipping back in to her over protective mode. While She'd never considered herself remotely body shy. However Mihoshi considered the chances of her doing ... Something like 'that' highly unlikely. Yesterday, the moments and the emotions had taken her to places undreamed of. While She didn't regret what had happened, she was adamant that wasn't the sort of thing she wanted be.

"So!" Her partner challenged. "I suppose giving some slob a 'blow job' in the back room would be out of the question!"

"NOW HOLD THE HELL ON HERE!" Mihoshi drew herself up, angrily glaring at Kiyone. That was more than enough to soften the harsh expression her friend wore. Enough to urge Kiyone forward to place her hands upon Mihoshi's shoulders.

"Can't you see?" Kiyone asked with tears brimming in her eyes. "I'm worried to death about you?"