Drifting to Tokyo

Johnny was in a circling pattern near the ticket booth as he waited for Talia. Just as he was about to turn he heard the buzz of a text. But before he could even read it, he was being hugged by Talia. He turned and hugged herfully, blushing deeply as he felt her petit frame press against his own. He grinned widely. "Hell yeah! I'm fuckin stoked!" He beamed. Talia took his hand and tugged. His heart was racing. Talia was so ute. She made him feel so good! He saw her modest skirt bouncing around. She was a tasteful girl, aalmost prudish. Not at all like Taylor who knew exactly what to show off and how to get maximum effect from it witout looking like she was slutty. But, his thoughts were no where near that at the moment.

"It's cool, Talia-chan! I already had a few matches and if I didn't spend my money on you, I'd just buy more weights or something. Eheh..."

Johnny took the seat next to her aand smiled at her. "Hope ou won't get too bored. We got like a two hour ride an junk." He sid as he blushed and looked over Talia, finally getting a moment to see her in her all dolled up. She was really cute!

Talia smiled at Johnny from the seat next to him, leaning her head back against the seat cushion. She raised an eyebrow and with a playful grin asked "Why are you looking at me like that?" The look on his face meant her makeup was more than enough to conceal her battle wounds. "I feel like a cheapskate here Johnny." He once again had paid for her. It was a nice gesture, a very nice one actually, but Talia wasn't sure what to think of it. Generosity and giving were two different things. If he kept paying for her, she felt that it would have to mean something. She promised herself to pay for him the next time an opportunity came up, at least to see how he would react.

Talia yawned. "Don't worry, I won't get bored," she assured him. Two hours was quite some time, but Talia had planned to spend some of it doing something she knew she would enjoy. "Johnny..." she muttered quietly. "I have a confession..." Talia leaned her head into his shoulder and closed her eyes. "I didn't sleep last night. I was too busy thinking about stuff...and junk." she added that last part on just for him. "Want to sleep with me?" she asked quietly. After two seconds though, her eyes opened up and she blushed. "I-I meant...I meant would it be okay if we just rested? W-We're going to be walking around a lot, staying out late, spending energy all day...so...so maybe a nap is in order?" Talia had trailed off in her words towards the end of her sentence, rambling as she always did when she was nervous.

Johnny was snapped out of slight daze when Talia spoke. "Eh? What? No! Noting, I! Uh.... You look nice... And stuff..." He said and smiled at her. He then furrowed his brow. "Why? Maan, it's just some money,Talia-chaan. Don't bother me at all. You got better things to spend it on!" He ginned. "Man, don't worry about it B-" Johnny stopped and lowered his head. "It's cool, man. No worries, and junk."

Johnny yawned in turn when Talia did but he soon blushed when Talia sid se had something to confess. Mybe he did as well? He lened in and his heart began to beat.

Johnny was not prepared for her words t first, he smiled and nodded wit a goofy smile. He was glad she couldn't sleep either. "Yeah, me too I- HERE!? I mean! T-Talia-chan!" But then he realized what she was saying and he began to laugh. Nervously at first but it picked up. "Haha... Yeah... I like... Didn't sleep and junk either. Shit on my mind and stuff. You know."

Johny sighed. He then slid his arm around Talia's back and pulled her so he was leaning against the window with her leaning against him. He probably should have asked, but it... Just felt right. He knew she wouldn't protest.

Talia smiled and leaned into Johnny. Even with her extremely fumbled statement, he smiled and pulled her in anyways. He didn't seem to mind at all when she misspoke. Being tired meant the train seat was the most comfortable seat she had ever sat in. It didn't hurt at all that she could use Johnny as a pillow. Still, for the first few seconds, her heart was beating very fast. The first half of Talia was nervous of what all this physical interaction meant. Was it now implied that they were suppose to be in a relationship soon if this continued? The second half of her was more worried about that it could mean for them. Being not only friends but possibly more with another Tension wrestler could have consequences in the league. And finally the third half of her was so tired that she couldn't even count how many halves there were in a whole. She was just too comfortable at that moment to think everything through. Her eyelids forced themselves shut and the girl fell asleep.

The girl could've sworn it was only five minutes later that the intercom rang out saying they were in Tokyo. Sure enough when she checked her phone, it said it was noon. "We're here," she whispered to Johnny. "We'll have to sleep some other time," she added jokingly. "Alright Mr. Tour guide, why don't you show me your favorite places here?" Talia asked him as she sat up straight in her seat to get up. Though she knew his mother still lived in Tokyo, she really wasn't sure if he knew anything else. Maybe she was asking too much to assume he knew every great place in the city to go. "Unless...we should get a map or something of places to go? She really hadn't thought the trip through to this point, never imagining to come to Tokyo so soon. Talia got to her feet and grabbed Johnny's hand again, pulling on him to leave the compartment. She was still a little drowsy but was eager to see the city.

She dragged Johnny off the train and out of the station. Once outside, Talia couldn't help but look around at all the skyscrapers above her. They seemed to go on forever, and in every direction too. "We should go to the Shinjuku district! And then shop at Ginza! Or...or whatever you think we should do!" Talia finally released his hand so that she could get out her cellphone and start taking pictures of things around her. "Oh! We should go to the Friction arena too, just to see what it is like there."

Johnny frowned at the shortness of the ride. Talia's soft body draaped peacefully against him was better than the fluffiest down comforter money ould buy. The abrupt realization that their silent embrace would end made him grouchy until he saw Talia's cute face.

He let her lead him out until they were out of the station and Talia was snapping pictures of the busy streets. He smiled as she rttled off somethings she wanted to do. He didn't want to tell her that he spent most of his time in clubs trying to get with chicks. Until he haad met Taylor and even they did a fair amount of clubbing.

"Yeah, man. We can do all that junk. There's Budokan and NHK and Tokyo Tower and the Sumida Brewing Compaany too if you're into touristy stuff. I don't know what you're into but if you're excited abut Shinjuku, why don't we go there, first? And maybe when we're finished sight seein, we could cath a match or somethin at the Friction stadium. Get there early and tour the inside and junk?" Johnny raised his eyebrows and grinned at Talia. "Whatever you wanna do, Talia-chan!"

Talia put down her phone and nodded to Johnny. "Okay, that sounds like fun! I've seen it on television enough, but I've never actually been to a Friction match, even though we both work for the same company." Talia grabbed hold of Johnny's hand once more and started pulling him in the direction of a bus that had just stopped. "Maybe we'll run into Akashi, or Cecilia, or Cassie while there. You could introduce me to them," she suggested with a smile. "I want to see the skyscraper district first though. While its still light outside." She dragged him aboard the bus heading to the Shinjuku part of the city, excited beyond measure to be in good company.

A couple hours later they had seen the sights of the district, and Talia had taken to visiting some of the shops. She had plenty of picture souvenirs, but she also wanted something physical to bring home as well. "One second..." she reassured Johnny from behind a fitting room door. One whole minute later, Talia finally opened the door and stepped out wearing a dark blue blouse and light blue skirt. She had an unsure look on her face as she stepped in front of the mirror. "What do you think?" She was unsold, not believing blue to be her color. She even spun around, her hair flying with her. "Something about it feels off," she admitted, then returned to the dressing room.

"Have you ever been clothes shopping before?" she asked while changing once more. "I guess guys don't do this, do they?" She picked up a dress then put it back down the moment she noticed the price tag. "...no thank you..." She changed into an outfit that was somewhat similar to the one she walked in with. The door opened up again and Talia emerged wearing a long dark purple skirt and a pink tanktop. "How about this one?" she asked him, once again giving a spin in front of the mirror. "Well how about girls? Ever taken any girls clothes shopping like this?" she asked as she made small adjustments to how the top fit on her. "...The skirt may be too long for summer..." she muttered to herself.

Johnny smiled at Talia's enthusiasm. It was like everyday was a new experience for her and that sort of innocent joy she was taking in was refreshing. Johnny nodded as she took his hand. He didn't even blush anymore. Not tht the feeling wasn't there, but holding hands with Talia felt kind of... Natural, right. He laughed when she said hey might meet someone. The first two might be a litte awkward... But Cassie migt be fun! Then he suddenly remembered the Taylor thing. No. He hoped he didn't run into any of them.

After a bus ride and a long fternon of sightseeing and shopping, Johnny found himself in a clothes shop where Talia had taken a pile of cothes into a changing room. Seeing Tokyo through the eyes of tourist was a little different than what he was used to, even if he didn't actally spend his money on kitsch. Mostly street vendor food, which was pretty decent.

He had drifted off in his mind, staring absently at a rack of clothes when he heard her speak. "Uh... Wha? No...um not really." Taylor had never really taken him shopping before she seemed to have quite a collection of clothes too. She wondered why she never did. He ignored the thought.

Johnny smiled. "My brrother kinda does. He'll spend a lot of time shoppin and then i'll grab shirt like, the first one I see and then they will more or less be the sme ting. It's weird but... He's drfinitely that kinda guy." Johnn scratched his head and looked at Talia when she walked out. "B-blueberry..." He said when she came out in blue. It really didn't suit her, but it still looked good.

the next outfit was even better, but the skirt was too long. He smiled at her and blushed before turning around. "uhhh....." Johnnyy searched the racks until he found a top/skirt combination piece. It was light pink with a cherry red kaanji embroidered on the left breast. The top part was a tank/halter top style the transitioned perfectly into a thigh-length pleated skirt. The whole thing looked light and breezy and sort of looked like a fancy dress version of what a tennis player might wear. Johnny thought it would look great on her and yet still be very comfortable. He was just wary of how she would react to the skirt length. He wanted to see her in shorter, but he wouldn't push it. If a vreeze caugt it just right, he may see something anyway, though he wasn't considering that.

Johnny felt that Talia's neck, shoulders and legs were the assets she needed to show off. He hnded her the dress nd smiled at her. "This?" He asked. He was hopeful she'd at least try it on. If she did, he'd run off while she was changing so that when she came out, he wasn't in sight.