ITS CRAWLING UP MY URETHRA

  It had been another day at work, I had just come home to my apartment in the city. The small 5 room 1 Bedroom 1 bath place was all I could afford on my limited budget.Making my way to the entrance to the complex I headed inside and up to the third floor of the four floor building to where my apartment was situated. Digging through my pockets I fumbled a bit for my keys, finding it hiding behind what I assumed was my ID and partially eaten by a receipt to the local sub shop. With a few brief motions I unlocked the door and headed inside, a voice that had become common place in the last two weeks greeting me, "Welcome home Anon" it said. Seemingly having waited for my return, a woman stood on inside my home. Her height I guessed to be five foot eight, with a slender figure hidden by her baggy clothing, the only real indicator of her gender being the two large marshmallowy breasts. Her tea coloured hair flowed smoothly down to her shoulders, a soft sheen emanating from it. She looked like a normal woman except until you saw the small pointed animal ears that jutted from her head, their colouration matching her hair as well as a large bushy tail of similar colour that poked out from behind her.

 

 "It's kinda weird that you do that Tsubaki" I replied as I entered the apartment, closing the door behind me. Tsubaki looked at me, rather plainly "I just thought you'd like someone to welcome you home as you got through the door". Her words made me smile, it was true I did enjoy it a bit. Putting a hand on her shoulder I told her "It is, but you don't have to wait for me by the door like that". I watched as Tsubaki puffed her cheeks slightly in annoyance at my comment, "I was just trying to be nice Anon". "And I thank you for that Tsu, it's just a bit weird ya know?" replying as politely as I possibly could. I smiled a bit to myself, conversations like this had become almost common place now. Remembering back it had been three whole weeks since I had my meeting, scratch that, my ENCOUNTER with Tsubaki. Our original exchange I still remember, the dialogue far less pleasant than what we had just done. The day had been rather normal, aside from the forecast calling for rain, everything looked to be just a plain day. On my way home however I passed by an alleyway and saw her for the first time. She wore rather grungy and baggy looking street clothes that had worn down, her hair matted with dirt hid the truth of her soft hair, her face slightly smudged with dirt as well. At the time part of me had wanted to just ignore the poor sod and move on, but my more compassionate side won that day. "You look like dogshit, hows about coming back to my place and getting to shower and a bed for the night?" I had asked, extending a hand. The woman slapped my hand away, a rather indignant look in her eyes as she said "I'm not some stupid homeless woman you can fuck if you promise her a hot meal". I was taken aback at this, at the time not fully understanding where her mind had come up with such an idea. "Christ almighty, I'm doing you a favor and I never asked for you sex in exchange, I'm just trying to be nice." I retorted hotly. The woman's eyes narrowed in a suspecting and doubtful manner "I bet you were thinking it." she said. The next few things we said streamed together in one long conversation.

 

  "What the hell is a Danuki doing in the gutter anyways? I thought your kind was good with money?" I said raising an eyebrow.

The woman's expression changed again, a look of defeat in her eye. "I came here from Japan to start a business out here with my own money, but a rival company used some under handed tricks and forced me into bankruptcy."

"That's a load if I ever heard one lady."

"I-it's true, my company going under even made it to the news when it happened."

I wracked my brain, the gears finally clicking, she was right there had been a recent rather prosperous company that had gone under not that long ago. "So wait, DanDan Trading Co. was YOUR company?" I said looking at her with surprise. The woman nodded, she seemed to be holding back tears as she admitted this, "This is all I have left now." she said in a despairing voice.

"Why not just go home then?"

"I didn't want to be an embarrassment to my family...I-I felt like it would be better if I disappeared."

I looked at her with a bit of pity, at that moment I came to a decision.

"Well listen...umm I never quite caught your name." I said admitting to the fact.

"It's none of your business." She said, that haughty expression once again creeping across her face.

"Nice to meet you nunya, I'm Anon…Now if you want to stop rolling in the gutter I'd be more than happy to offer you something."

"I-I don't want to."

"Listen, I have more to lose than you, you could empty part of my house while I'm asleep or worse. I'm willing to trust you, so trust me."

The woman and I for what I had thought the first time in the entirety of the conversation looked on another in the eyes. Even now I can recall those soft emerald green eyes staring back at me, contemplating my offer. After a brief silence between the two of us the woman finally spoke.

"Ok..." she said.

"Don't look so down cast Nunya, it beats being outside tonight, it's supposed to rain."

"Could you please stop calling me Nunya..I-I have a name you know."

"Of course you do, it's Nunya, right?"

"No…M-My name is Tsubaki."

"Well Tsubaki, I'm extremely hungry so let's get back to my place and I'll see what I can whip up."

 

Looking back at our first meeting, it was a mere shadow of what our relationship had become. One night had turned into two, which turned into three, less at Tsubaki's request and more at my own volition. Eventually Tsubaki had made my home hers, a mutual trust built slowly and gradually over the days that came. Coming back to the present I listened as a sound echoed from the kitchen. "You started dinner Tsuba?" I asked.