Cherry Lips

-Mai-

I’m not as innocent as I look. I have had some experience, thank you. I have known about sex since I was fourteen. I remember when I first encountered sex.

Like I said, I was fourteen at the time. Our parents weren’t home at the time. Takako was the one watching over me. She wasn’t interested in babysitting, though. She would rather be with her boyfriend. I didn’t care. I just had my Final Fantasy game and I was happy. Takako only took care of the meals and made sure I was still in the house.

One night, I was up playing FF on my computer. (I forgot what number.) Takako already went to bed or so I thought. It just going to be me and a couple of friends online. Our parents were strict with bedtime. This weekend was going to be a dream.

Close to midnight, I was getting pretty hungry. Nothing like a little snack to keep the all-night gaming session going. I typed that I was going to be right back and got up from my computer. I crept down to the kitchen. It was just going to be a quick little bite to eat and then rush back to my room. Takako drew the line at snacking around midnight. She caught me at the fridge a couple of times.

“No. Remember what mom said,” she said two nights before. I just rolled my eyes and went back to my room. She let me do whatever I wanted. Why was this an exception?

That night, I grabbed a couple of rice balls and headed back to my room. I had just stepped into the hallway when something caught my ear. Huh? What was that? I strained my ears for a listen. It sounded like… moaning? Was my sister moaning? I became more confused. Why was she moaning? Was she hurt? Was she okay?

I crept down to her bedroom. Now, we had sliding doors. There was no way to easily peek through the cracks so easily. But Takako had a small hole in the corner of her door. I remembered that I made that hole when I was four years old. Dad hadn’t fixed it since. Good for me. I got down onto my stomach and took a peek. Takako was lying on her back with her boyfriend on top of her. They were both naked. He was moving up and down on her. She had her eyes closed and her head back, moaning. I didn’t know what I was looking at. What were they doing? I couldn’t look away. Something about seemed off but it fascinated me. I covered my mouth to keep quiet. I had more questions the whole time. How did she manage to get her boyfriend past me? When did he get in here? Why were they covered in sweat?

I came back to reality when Takako’s boyfriend shouted, “I’m coming!” He grunted before he collapsed on my sister. They lay on her futon, panting. She turned and kissed him on the lips. I quietly slipped away to my room. I wasn’t hungry anymore. I couldn’t get those images out of my head. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was my first experience with sex.

I lost my virginity at age seventeen. I was at a party at the time. My friends dragged me along. I was still into video games. By then, I moved on from Final Fantasy and got into racing games. This was Kimi’s idea.

“Come on!” she said. “You barely get out, Mai-chan.” I gave her an odd look.

“Why?” I asked. She shrugged at me. I narrowed my eyes. She wasn’t going to give up on this. I threw up my hands.

“Fine, whatever,” I said. So, here I was at this party at a karaoke place. I stood in a corner with my drink, watching everyone else. They looked like they were having fun. I didn’t want to be here. I didn’t do parties. I decided to only stay for a short while. Then I would make my escape. I just needed to find an exit.

That’s when I noticed that someone was standing next to me. I turned and saw a cute-looking boy with his own drink. I didn’t want to pay any attention to him at first.

“Lame party, huh?” he said. I glanced over at him.

“Yeah,” I said. By then, I got a better look at this boy. His deep brown eyes could make me faint. I wanted to kiss him on the lips. Even with his hair gelled and combed over, it looked perfect. Not even the prettiest idol at the time could compete. My heart pounded in my chest. I think I was blushing. This boy gave me a confused look.

“Are you okay?” he asked. His question floated over my head. I must have looked like an idiot with a dazed look on my face.

“Hello? Hello?” he asked. I smacked myself on the cheek.

“Sure!” I shouted. That beautiful boy blinked at me for a second. Oh shit. I fucked it up, didn’t I? I cleared my throat.

“Yes,” I said. “This is a lame party. I got dragged here by my friends. You?”

“Yeah,” this beautiful boy said. I looked back and forth for a moment.

“Listen, I am about to make a break for it,” I said boldly. “You can come with me. Or don’t.”

“Where are you going to go?” he asked. I finished my drink.

“I will manage,” I said. I took one more look before I made my way to the door. The whole time, I glanced over my shoulder. I hoped that he would follow me.

To my delight, I wasn’t disappointed. He was right behind me. I smiled to myself once I got into the hall. He grabbed me by the wrist. I had a big smile on my face as he pulled me in closer. His lips were inches from my ear.

“Actually, I have a better idea,” he whispered. I looked out of the corner of my eye. He didn’t give me a chance to ask. The next thing I knew, he was pulling me into the bathroom. He pinned me against a wall in a stall. I couldn’t help but giggle.

“So what do you plan to do with me now?” I asked. This boy leaned and kissed me on the lips. He wasn’t my first kiss. I already had that last year. I kissed him back.

“I’m Taro,” he said.

“Mai,” I said. He kissed me again. I kissed him back. His hands moved down to my sides and unzipped my shorts. I just let it happen. I was the only one in my group of friends who was still a virgin. I wasn’t waiting for “the one” or anything like that. Until that night, I just wasn’t really looking to hook up with anyone. Taro changed the game for me.

The first time wasn’t that great. Taro looked like a fish struggling on dry land on top of me. Halfway through it, I wanted it to be over. Why didn’t I stop him? Honestly, I have no idea. I think I about hit my head against the bathroom wall at one point. Yes, it hurt. But he was good at kissing though. We ran into each other two more times after that but we didn’t try to have sex again. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t that great either. Taro didn’t come to me and I didn’t come to him. Guess he really didn’t like it either. That wasn’t my last sexual encounter.

At last, I come to my dear Nikita. We met in my house country of Japan. He was on a business trip at the time. We met at a bar/strip club. Honestly, I thought he was pretty lame when we first met. Nikita was the one to pursue me. I don’t know what he saw in me. Maybe he had yellow fever or something. Still, we kept running into each other as the night wore on. He just wore me down without even trying. His attempts were corny. I think it might have been the language better. (My Russian has been getting better lately.) I was impressed that he could keep up with my drinking. Before the night was over, we ended up leaving together for his hotel room. The first time we slept together wasn’t that great. But he still wouldn’t give up on me. I just let him come to me after that. I don’t know. Maybe I just thought his efforts were cute at the time. So I gave him a chance and within weeks, we ended up married.

And the rest is history.