Babysitting the Fire Priestess

Chapter 5

"Actually, I'm now bored. I want to go out" Mandy told me while closing her laptop.

We were sitting across each other on the couch.

"It's almost midnight" I reminded her.

"So?" she asked me, raising a brow.

I rolled my eyes.

"I want to go to the beach and drink beer" she said and stood up.

"Wait, what? It’s almost midnight Mandy, it’s too late to go beaching. No, we’re not going anywhere” I protested

She turned to me.

"Who said you’re coming with me? I can go alone" she said.

I stood up.

Unbelievable!

I followed her and I didn’t notice she went inside the bedroom.

Without a word, she took off her shirt in front of me.

She’s now wearing a black sports bra.

 "What the f--" I said and immediately turned away.

She laughed at me.

"What's wrong Ryan? Is it the first time you see a girl in her bra? I’m pretty sure you and your ex Andrea already had s*x, no?” she asked.

God, she is such a tease!

I can feel my cheeks burning. I’m sure I’m red as a tomato right now.

Thank God I’m not facing her. She would definitely laugh at my face.

"It's none of your business if we had s*x or not. I don't think it's appropriate for you to undress in front of me" I scolded her.

Again, she only laughed at me.

This girl is not taking me seriously.

"You can face me now" she said.

I sighed with relief.

I turned to face her but only to be surprise again!

"Mandy! Stop teasing me!" I said, exasperated.

She’s still not wearing a shirt. Clearly, she’s playing with me right now.

 I turned away from her again.

Maybe, she just wanted to flaunt her body to me.

"Stop acting like a naive person Ryan. Face me” she demanded.

I faced her but my eyes were on the ceiling.

"Look at me" she said.

I reluctantly shifted my gaze toward her.

Damn, she looked hot in her jeans and bra.

Her body has the right curves.

Her breasts looked firm and supple. I think her chest is just around size 34 but it’s perfect for her frame.  

My eyes go wide when she started walking towards me. She’s walking in a very seductive manner. I feel like a prey and she’s the predator.

"What did you say awhile ago? I’m afraid of you? I’m uncomfortable with your presence?” she said while a playful smile is on her lips.

I didn’t notice that while she was advancing towards me, I’m backing towards the wall behind me. My back touched the concrete wall.

I'm trapped.

She moved closer and closer, until her breasts touched my chest.

Jeez.

A warm desire coursed through my veins and my heart started to thump faster.

"Stop looking at me like I'm a child. I'm a full grown woman and I can do things to you, things that you are not even aware of. So careful" she said in a whisper.

I didn’t answer. I didn’t know what to say.

I’m tongue tied!

The beating of my own heart is deafening and I can’t think straight.

My brain stopped working.

We stayed like that for a couple of minutes when suddenly she started to laugh. Her shoulders were shaking from laughter.

"Oh my god! I am messing with you! You should see your face man!" she said.

Her face was red and she’s crying from laughter. I can’t believe she’s laughing at my poor expense right now.

I don’t know if I should get offended or just laugh along.

I sighed out of relief and exasperation.

How could she do this to me?

That was so tempting!

She shook her head while getting her black racer back shirt and wore it.

"So, are you coming with me or not?” she asked.

"Do I have a choice?" I asked her back instead.

I picked my jacket and wore it too.

"Good" she said and went out of the room.

I followed her.

"Where do you want us to go? I don’t think there’s a beach near this area” I told her while driving.

The highway was quite deserted right now since it’s already past midnight.

"First things first, let’s buy a can of beers at the convenience store” she said.

We stopped at 7/11 to grab some canned beers and then we continue on the road.

"Seriously, where are we going?” I asked her again.

"Just follow my direction. Turn left" she said.

I followed her direction and turned left.

"Now turn left again"

So I did.

"And...we're here" she said in an enthusiastic voice.

I’m shocked when we stopped in front of a screened fence with a big word “No Trespassing”

 "What?! No, we are not going in there" I protested.

"Yes we are. If you don’t want to you can just stay here” she said.

My mouth was agape with amusement.

"How many times did you do this?” I asked her.

"Mmm?"

She was busy getting the canned beers from the compartment

"How many times did you trespass in this property?" I asked again.

"I don’t know I lost count" she answered.

"You mean, you never get caught?"

She shook her head and went out from the car.

"Unbelievable" I muttered before getting out.

"We need to be stealthy, just follow my lead" she whispered.

I rolled my eyes and followed her lead.

I silently cursed when she started climbing the fence. Her movements were fluid and she’s like a ninja.

"Mandy, careful" I whispered.

When she finally crossed over the other side of the fence, she gestured me to climb. She’s crouching on the ground right now.

I effortlessly climbed over the fence. My feet made a thud sound when I landed on the ground.

"Shh! Be quiet man!" she scolded me.

We were both in a crouching position to avoid the searchlights.

"What is this place?" I asked her.

I can see a guardhouse few meters from us but the lights were turn off which could be mean that the security guard was asleep right now or there’s no one guarding this place at the moment. I looked around and the searchlight was located at the middle of the sea.

"This place is like a private port or dock. There are small cargos coming in and going out from this place. Come on, faster" she said.

We were practically running but keeping our heads low whenever the searchlights hit our way. We constantly hid behind the delivery trucks that were parked in that area.

I can say this tryst made my adrenaline rushing. My mind is so alert and my heart is racing with excitement.

I didn’t notice that we’ve finally came to the spot she wanted us to be.

We were standing in that part of the port wherein we’re surrounded with lots of tall grasses, a huge rock and a couple of trees. We can see the city lights glinting across the sea.

I think this is the edge of that private port. We’re in an elevated ground right now. I admit, the view is beautiful. I looked up and the sky is full of stars. It seems we’re seeing Milky Way and it must be new moon as I can’t find the moon right now. The place was just illuminated by the stars and the city lights nearby. The searchlights can’t reach this corner.

Mandy was standing in front of me and she’s facing the ocean. She’s quiet and I don’t know what she’s thinking right now.

"Is this what you called 'beaching'?" I asked her.

"Ssh! Just listen to the waves" she scolded me.

I can’t hear anything except the sound of the waves.

Why is she acting like this?

She's radiating serenity.

This is a complete opposite of her personality that she’d shown me so far.

I guessed this lady has many sides.

And I already unlocked her two sides.

A few minutes had passed and no one wanted to talk.

"Okay! Let's drink this s**t!" she suddenly said.

She picked up the canned beers from the plastic bag and threw one at me.

I quickly caught it.

We sat on the ground facing the ocean. She opened up her beer and started drinking.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

She looked at me with a fake smile. I can tell it’s fake. Her smile didn’t get to her eyes. It doesn’t reflect happiness.

"Of course!" she said.

I just shrugged.

I know there’s something bothering her and she just doesn’t want to tell me about it.

I respect her decision though.

We still don’t know each other that well.

"I want to tell you a secret" she said suddenly.

She’s still looking at the ocean.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I already know I have a death threat. They want something from me, Ryan. They’re not doing this just because they’re angry at my father. They want something else" she said.

I looked at her, confused.

I don’t know what she’s talking about right now.

"I am the key to my mother's wealth" she whispered.

Okay, I’m more confused now.

"W-what do you mean?" I asked.

"My mother was a stow away yakuza princess. She came from a very well known Yakuza clan and she’s the only remaining heir to their chain of businesses and stuff. However, she didn’t want that life. When my dad went to Japan for a vacation, he met my mom. She said they eloped and she was kicked out from their clan, like the whole family clan. She was never happy with her family. She was introduced to a lot of illegal business at such a young age. So she bailed from it. Her family never knew she was transferring their money into her own account until it came to the point that the Ashitara clan was flat broke. All their riches and money fell into my mom’s hands. When the clan knew about this, they were so ashamed of themselves and what my mom did to them was unforgivable. She was a traitor. After that, the Ashitara clan killed themselves”

"What?!" I asked.

"They killed themselves by organizing a 'meeting' and setting their house on fire. No one survived. So, Ashitara clan was erased and my mom was the last Ashitara. But she also died, and that made me the last Ashitara” she explained.

My mouth was agape with disbelief and horror.

"That is horrible!" I exclaimed after a few moments.

She just nodded and sipped from her beer.

"But, but...how was that made you the key to your mother's wealth? I don't understand" I said.

She stood up and without any noticed, she took off her shirt.

Again.

"Jeez! Mandy, stop doing---" I protested but cut short when I saw the tattoo on her back.

It was inked vertically on her back in alphanumeric. The tattoo started on her nape down to her lower back and stopped between her dimples of Venus. It looks like a damn barcode.

"This...made me the key to my mother's wealth" she said.

"Who did this to you?" I asked, amused and confused at the same time.

"My mom gave this to me when I was 15 years old. Until now, dad never knew about it. He never knew about my mom’s wealth. We hid it from him” she said.

"I still don’t get it why your mom did that to you. Did she ever think that your life might be at risk?” I asked.

She wore her shirt and let out a sighed.

"And that, I don't know. Before she died, she said I need to read her diary but I don’t know where it is right now. I’m pretty sure it’s still in our mansion”

"How did you know that these guys that were threatening you were after your mom’s wealth? Maybe your dad was right and that his enemies—“

"I investigated" she said, cutting me short.

"What?" I asked, confused again.

"I investigated before you did. The first time I had the threat for kidnap for ransom, I investigated. I had my own ways. Trust me”

My jaw dropped to the ground.

"Seriously?" I squeaked.

"Long story short, a syndicate is interested to the missing treasures of the Ashitara clan. Obviously, they made a research about my mom that’s why they’ve found me” she said.

I’m speechless. I think my mind was blown.

My mind was hardly processing all the information this young woman had given me.

She's not just a pretty face, indeed.

There is so much more I need to know.