Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara

Author:Hitomi Kanehara [Kanehara, Hitomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-08-26T02:28:59+00:00

ready to leap over the dragon. A pair of exquisite companions inseparable from each other, and from my life.

"Okay," said Shiba-san with a smile.

"That's great, Lui," cried Ama, taking my hands in his. I couldn't believe that the most beautiful tattoo design I'd ever seen would soon belong to me. Immediately we moved on to deciding on the size and exacdy where it would go, setding on a scale of fifteen centimeters by thirty—a little smaller than Ama's—and a location extending across my back from my left shoulder toward my spine. We also decided when to begin—in just three clays' time.

"Don't drink any alcohol the night before. And get to bed as early as possible. Having a tattoo like this can take a lot out of you," said Shiba-san, with Ama nodding in experienced agreement.

"Don't worry. I'll take care of her," said Ama, putting his arm around Shiba-san's shoulders, and for a split second Shiba-san glared at me the way he did when we were fucking. I glanced back at him with a smile, and I saw him struggle to suppress a smile of his own.

Afterward Ama suggested we should all go get some food.

Shiba-san closed the store a little earlier than usual and the three of us stepped outside. Strangers moved out of our way as we walked along the street.

"Everyone's staring at us because of you, Shiba-san," said Ama.

"Me? What about you? Decked out like some out-of- place gangster!"

"I look more normal as a gangster than you do as a punk!"

"Don't worry, you both look scary," I said, and they both shut up.

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