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Note 1: The Dog of the two tortas (tortas in Mexico are round baguettes with ham, cheese etc.) is one of my favorite tales, based on Aesop's Fable, The dog and his reflection. It tells the story of a dog who had a delicious torta on his snoot and when crossing a bridge, he saw in the river's mirror another dog with a delicious looking torta on his snoot, then he dropped his own torta into the river to dive in and snatch the other’s dog's torta, only to realize that the other dog was his own reflection and he was left with no torta to eat. For translation purposes, I will leave the title as the original story, but just to let you know that the torta looks way more delicious than a simple bone.
Rin and Kagura became best friends since high school.
Rin was in 1-A and Kagura in 1-B. Rin was one of the brightest students, and Kagura was one of the most popular.
Rin, a short and studious human girl, had come to Tokyo from Kumamoto because of her father, an excellent lawyer who, thanks to his efficiency, was specially hired by Yourouzoku, the most prestigious law firm in the country.
And Kagura was the daughter of youkai: of president of Onigumo Logistics, a reformed criminal man on the rise, and of Abi, a very famous high-fashion model.
The entire first year of school, the girls exchanged glances, as they had similar tastes. Their high school classmates said they were exactly alike and that if they ever talked, they would become best friends, but neither of them dared to. Besides, each of them already had their own group of friends: Rin hung out with the nerds Kohaku and Shippo, and Kagura with her siblings Byakuya and Kana.
When they moved up to second year, they had to work together, since for the school festival, the two second-year groups had to work together. They both give each other dirty looks, but were equally very interested in what the other was doing, until they showed their drawings that would be used as decorations in the haunted house. Their drawings featured a man with long golden hair; a vampire.
"So, you also like...?" Kagura began.
"... long-haired Nordic man?" Rin concluded.
The classroom fell silent for a few seconds, and then the high-pitched screams of both girls filled the school. They became engrossed in a conversation that lasted for hours, during which they shared photos of men they each had saved in their cellphone gallery.
That's how they became best friends. So much so that many believed they were lesbians. They both attended art school, Rin to learn singing and Kagura to learn dancing.
Whenever they went out on night hunts, Kagura got all the men. The few times Rin managed to catch someone's attention, as soon as she introduced them to Kagura, the men would ditch Rin to go out with her best friend.
And she couldn't be bothered; Kagura was everything Rin was and more. Rin was pretty and had tender features, Kagura was beautiful and had sharp features. Rin wear military-style boots, Kagura stiletto boots, Rin wore a black lingerie bra under her black T-shirt, Kagura wore red lingerie under black tanktop. Rin was 150cm, Kagura was 170. Rin had round, beautiful breasts, Kagura looked like a wet nurse; in short, Kagura was Rin 2.0.
It was obvious that any man, given both options, was going to go for the deluxe version, and Rin had no problem with that. Because if those men preferred her friend, that meant they weren't for her. Rin didn't want a man to stay with her out of mere commitment, so, in her view, Kagura was like a filter that removed the men who didn't really value Rin.
"So how did it go with the half-German guy?" Kagura asked, sipping from her glass of wine. They had arranged to meet at a small, hidden bar after Kagura's photoshoot and Rin's rehearsal. Outside, it was humid and infernal despite it being nighttime.
"He got angry, he was indignant, he almost cried..." she replied, bored, sipping her beer.
"What did you do to him? Don't tell me you pulled out a whip or something!"
"I pulled out the whip from the second date, which is why I thought we were on the same page. After playing Dungeons and Dragons, we would play tickle each other, and then he would bite my neck. He has a vampire fetish, which is why he tries so hard to present a very goth image, so I brought the mini whip as a game, but the guy really hit me hard with it. I didn't like that. Anyway, on the tenth date, after playing chess, we moved on to tickling and biting... and I gave him a peck.
“Oh... okay... and then?”
“He pushed me away like I was a cockroach and yelled that it was his first kiss and that he always wanted it to be with someone special...”
"Don't tell me that Lestat Tokyo version is a virgin!"
"He plays Dungeons and Dragons... what do you think..."
"Hahahahaha," Kagura laughed out loud, completely forgetting her refined and seductive image. Only with Rin did she show her true self. "But noooo, he's too beautiful! That man can't escape us just like that. Someone has to peel his shrimp for the first time!"
"Kagura! Hahahaha, well, it's definitely not going to be me. It's your turn. Do it for me, let him dry off, and give him a few good lashes in my honor."
And so, it was. Kagura was trouble, an expert at corrupting souls.
Kagura had been the first woman of many, among them, her friend Kohaku, who still couldn't forget her.
By the time they finished college, Kagura already had a collection of over 50 men, including famous musicians, and Rin... well, she'd been used by her solfège teacher during her first year of college, who said he loved her more than anything, he even showed no interest in Kagura, but in the end it turned out he was married and Rin had just been one of the many students who fell under the charm of that angelic Austrian man... with long hair.
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Two months after they met at the hidden bar, Rin invited her friend to meet her in a low-class alley. The cold but pleasant October air blew around them, carrying red Momiji and yellow ginkgo leaves.
"What are we doing here?" Kagura asked, dressed in sweatpants, a cap, sunglasses, and a sweatshirt. Now that she was a famous model, she couldn't go out without dressing up. Her dream was always to be a dancer like the ones in music videos, but her parents decided she would be a model, and Kagura did whatever her parents told her to do.
"We are here to search me a nice dildo," Rin replied, as if she were talking about buying flowers, and they entered the shabby building.
"Rin! Hahaha! Stop it! I'm going to introduce you to my new boyfriend's younger brother. He has long hair, plus he's a hanyou. You'll like him."
"Na." I know that in the end I'm going to be "the most wonderful woman I've ever met, but I'm not at your level so we have to break up" she repeated by heart what all the men who left her for Kagura told her.
"Osh, damn men," her friend exclaimed, grabbing a box of a clitoris sucker.
"What are you complaining about? Everyone likes you!"
"But that's just it, Rin. When they get bored of my body, they leave. Although Sesshoumaru is different, we've only been together a month, but I feel like he's special. He listens to me talk about everything I like, he goes to my runways and even my little dance performances, and the most incredible thing of all... he still hasn't taken me to bed."
"Are you sure he's not gay?"
"Hahahaha... I don't know, I'm afraid he's might be. It's too good to be true. No matter how much I make advances, he doesn't give in. We've even had fights over it."
"Wow... maybe he's got a little bit of a problem and doesn't want to do it until he's sure you won't make fun of him."
"Eww, if he's got a little bit of a problem, I think I'll leave him."
"Why!" Don't you say he is perfect? What does it matter a few centimeters less?
“Oh no, you know my policy is that they look like long-haired elves, have a big dick, be intelligent, work hard, and be faithful. He has short hair, but I plan to force him to grow it long once we're married, but if he doesn't meet the rest of the criteria, then... next! There are plenty of fish in the sea, Rin, don't settle for just anything.
"I'll settle for this one," she replied, showing her a dildo with a suction feature.
"Naughty girl!"
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Rin's band had gained immense popularity over the past year... at least on the dark side of the music world, since the most prized music in the country was mellow, repetitive pop. Even so, they were doing so well that they were opening for a very famous English rock band in March. She couldn't attend such a huge event without her best friend, so she invited her. Kagura, of course, brought her boyfriend.
Kagura had told her that her boyfriend had been reluctant since he didn't like crowds or noise, much less rubbing his skin against sweaty, unknown people. But since Rin was his girlfriend's best friend, he would make the enormous sacrifice to attend. Rin thought she already hated him without even knowing him. What a conceited person, she grumbled mentally before going up on stage.
However, she had to at least be kind. No one had lasted that long with Kagura. They were almost six months in, things seemed serious, and if this man was going to stay in Kagura's life forever, Rin had no choice but to be courteous to him, because no one interfered with their friendship; their friendship was unbreakable. No cock would ever be able to break that bond, no matter how unbearable and petulant the man was. Then her gaze collided with the incandescence of two suns.
She was about to enter out of phase in the song, but thank goodness She knew her own songs even in unconscious state, and she opened her mouth automatically, unleashing her soprano voice with that unique Middle Eastern vibrato that characterized her so much.
Normally, when she was on stage, the people in front of her disappeared, and Rin entered her fantasy world, taking on the role of each character in her songs. But this time, instead of going to that magical place, her mind remained there, facing the sea of people screaming and moving, singing the song around an immovable marble statue. The only one who didn't sing, who didn't move, didn't even blink. He looked into her eyes, impassive, as if her voice didn't provoke anything in him. As if Rin's singing was the sound of a microwave oven.
She had never had an audience like that man, who showed not the slightest hint of emotion when hearing her vibrato.
For the second song, she became a siren, bewitching the men to approach her so she could devour them. She was calling him, and the sailor wouldn't budge.
Rin's band's performance came to an end, and the English band prepared to enter the stage. The English singer congratulated her on her excellent voice and stage presence. They even took a photo together, making her momentarily forget about the only person in the room who didn't feel the same way.
When the concert was over, her friend Kagura came to see her backstage, and there she was finally introduced to the ice lord.
"Taisho Sesshoumaru, a pleasure," the man said, barely tilting his head down a micrometer. Under the LED lights from the ceiling, she got a better look at his face. He had two magenta tiger-like stripes on both cheeks and his eyelids were the same color. A violet crescent moon adorned his forehead, denoting his youkai origins from a very high lineage; a spoiled brat, no doubt. But that was the kind of people Kagura hung out with now; the rich, the elite. Rin hung out with the intellectual rats and geeks, whether they had money or not.
"Narumi Rin, nice to meet you." She did give a polite bow.
"You were amazing, Rin! I can't believe you opened for that band. I'm sure an album is next for you!" exclaimed her friend, who still held the marble statue's arm.
"I wish so! Thank you so much for coming. I hope you didn't have such a bad time, hehe.”
"Of course not, although it's a bit late... and Sesshy's driver is coming to pick us up. I just wanted to stop by and congratulate you. See you around!" The couple turned and disappeared behind the door.
"Driver... Kagura is never going to let him go," she said to herself and went back to celebrate with her band.
Note 2: you can get an idea of the Middle Eastern vibrato I'm talking about if you listen to "Arms of the Ocean" or "My Soul's Demise" by Blackbriar (yes, it's metal, but the singer Sora's voice is very cute).