Memoirs of a Gigolo Volume Five by Livia Ellis

Author:Livia Ellis
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Field Trip to Kyoto

Olga and I are up just past ten. She set the Dalvey travel alarm clock that I’m sure I left at home in my bedroom. I’m ready to leave for Kyoto just before noon. I need books and gifts for the family. Something for Mi Young and Elizabeth.

OIga already has a list. She puts books on it. We need a couple of e-book readers. She’ll get them when we’re back in London. It’s ridiculous that we still haul paperbacks around with us.

I begrudgingly agree. I never thought I’d give up paper, but she has a point. I finished the three books I bought in Heathrow before we landed in Japan. If we’re going to be traveling a lot I need a fully loaded e-book reader. It’s that or I might end up having to rely on Olga’s taste in “literature” to keep me occupied.

She needs to change her shoes. She is going to be miserable walking around in those shoes. I have every intention of seeing more of Kyoto than the inside of a bunch of boutiques.

She’s not going to change her shoes. She’ll be fine.

Unbelievable. I go to the suitcases of shoes she brought and pick out the most sensible pair I can find. Black ballet flats. I put them in my messenger bag. She’ll thank me later.

No she won’t because she won’t need them.

Fine. We’ll see.

We will see.

The door opens. The Servant. The Samurai wishes to see me. Olga is to go with the footman. The others are waiting on her at the vans.

But…

The Servant looks at me. Is there a problem?

I really wanted to go into Kyoto.

I am to be at the Samurai’s disposal during the length of my time in Kyoto. Was this not made clear to me?

It was. Fuck. I’m not in the mood for this. I reach inside of my messenger bag and give Olga the shoes. For me she is to take them with her.

She takes the shoes and puts them in her massive bag. She’ll get the things we were going shopping for. She’ll get me something to read.

Something good.

What’s good?

Probably anything that she would never read.

Nice.

No vampires, no werewolves, no dragons, no wizards, no spacemen, no bodice ripping pirates, no quirky but confused working girls that just want to fall in love and get married, no procedural crime…

Something boring.

Yes. Something boring. If it has a sticker on the cover that reads it’s somehow associated with the Booker Prize, then get it. She kisses me on the cheek at the door. We can stay in Kyoto for a few days when we’re done. She’ll have a poke around and see what looks like a nice hotel. Maybe something with a spa or a hot spring.

Do that. That sounds perfect. I kiss her on the mouth then let her go.

We go our own ways. I am brought to the Samurai.

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