Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Jacky was patient and sneaky because he waited for the perfect day to give her the surprising news. When she walked in that morning with her flower print shirt and comfortable black pants, he knew it was perfect. She even tied her hair back in a pony tail. It was frizzy at the ends and her baby hair were flying all over the contour of her face.
After that Friday of work, he approached her "Come on." he waved.
Annie looked confused, her mind had totally forgotten about their little bet. "Where to? Dinner?" She had made plans with Tia.
"No, the club." he said with emphasis. Her eyes widened with fear, she wished and prayed that he would forget. As if reading her mind, he giggled and said "I would NEVER forget about that." he smiled while she dragged her feet when he pulled at her hand.
"Aww...Jacky." she complained and whined the whole way there. "Im not even dressed appropriate! Out of all days you had to choose today...ohh!! I know, you did that on purpose, you waited for the day that I'd come dressing like a freak...." Suddenly her cell phone rang in the car. She saw Tia's name pop up on the screen, she glanced at Jacky but he was staring at the road. A goofy smile plastered on his face. "Hello?" she picked it up as she turned her head towards the window.
"Hey, I called your home and you weren't there, you forget about our dinner plans tonight?" Tia complained, she had something important to ask Annie.
"Sorry, I have to take a rain check, I have some business to do." Annie whispered back, she didn't notice Jacky leaning towards her, trying to evesdrop.
"Well, fine, but you owe me." she warned.
"Okay, I know. Sorry." she whispered softer. When she hung up she turned in time to find Jacky's head whip back to his side of the seat. "Nosy." she scolded.
He chuckled "You know, we don't have to go to the club if you have a boyfriend. I know how jealous they get and stuff."
She laughed "I told you so many times, I don't have a boyfriend. That was my...female friend" she remembered his tantrum the last time she mentioned the girl. She braced herself for another outburst.
"Well, I'll tell you what, they're even worse than a boyfriend!" he flicked his hand in the air "thats why I stopped making female friends." he saw her give him a dirty look "Besides you, okay? Are you happy now?" he said sarcastically.
They got to the club within 15 minutes, when they got out of the car, Annie could hear the pounding sound of the music coming from inside. "Are they all this loud?" she asked.
"Of course, thats the best part!" he started to bob his head to the music as he led her to the entrance.
She looked around but there were barely any people outside, most of them were men. As a matter of fact all of them were guys. "Jacky, why are they all men?" she felt odd being around so many males. When she looked up, he was way ahead of her.
She rushed to his side, glancing around like a scared cat. The parking lot was huge and was barely lit. When she heard noises from behind her, she grabbed onto Jacky's arms in fear. A few of the guys around looked at them strangely. Jacky quickly pushed her hands away as he scolded "How many times do I have to tell you not to hold on to me?! People will think we're together." he gave her a frustrated look while she pouted. He had to fight the urge to smile, she looked so cute.
They got to the front door and he payed the entrance fee for both of them. The bouncer was a very overweight man, when he saw Annie, he blocked her way. "Im sorry, no women allowed." his voice firm as he looked at her up and down.
Jacky let out a high pitched laugh "Oh, he's not a woman. He's just in drag clothing."
His explanation seemed to work as the bouncer let them in, he looked interested as he asked Annie "Wow, that's pretty good. How do you stay so thin?"
Annie was glaring at Jacky as she answered him sarcastically "I do ballet." the guy seemed intrigued as he nodded his head.
When they were in the club, the music was like a pounding headache. There were only men around and Jacky was already busy making eyes at the crowd. He turned in time to see her fuming with anger as she grabbed his arm harshly "Jacky, this is a gay club!!" she screamed over the noise.
He didn't say anything instead he stared at where her hands were touching him. She quickly let go remembering what he had told her earler "I know!" he yelled back. "This way, if one of us hits on you then that means you really past the test."
She wrinkled her forehead "That didn't make any sense whatsoever!"
He rolled his eyes "Oh, don't be such a party pooper!!" he rushed over to the bar like a thirsty dog. Ordering a drink for himself and then turning to Annie "What do you want?"
She looked around, feeling really out of place. "I want to go home." she said.
He tilted his head "Come on. We're here, might as well have some fun!" he put his hand up in the air and waved them frantically.
Jacky's wild antics made her laugh as she nodded, giving in as she also ordered a drink. She took a few sips of the drink and felt a buzz coming on. For about an hour, he was stuck to her like glue. She knew what he was up to "Jacky, if you keep following me around, no one will approach me." she narrowed her eyes "I know what you're trying to do and it won't work. Now if you don't mind, Im going over there." she pointed across the room. "You stay here." she said sternly as she turned her heels and walked off.
He smiled after her but yelled out "Im not your dog!!!"
After another hour of wandering around, Jacky was restless as he looked around for Annie, he was ready to go home. He found her on the stool at the bar. Suddenly he saw a guy approach her. He got closer enough to hear the guy "So, you come here often?"
Annie smiled shyly, as she pushed up her glasses. "Oh get lost, she's a girl!!!" Jacky yelled loud enough for the guy to hear.
He seemed to be embarrassed as he quickly walked away. Annie didn't seem upset, instead she was grinning from ear to ear "I won." she said shortly.
"No you didn't." he shook his head.
"You said if a guy hits on me then I win. So, is he not a guy?" she crossed her arms daring him.
"He's gay!" Jacky reasoned.
"This is a gay bar!!" she argued back. She gulped the rest of her drink "Anyways, I won. Lets go home." she yawned tirelessly.
"No!" he yelled back. "Im not done. I didn't even get one number!!" he had a sudden urge to stay there.
She leaned in to his ear "Must I remind you that you already have a boyfriend!!" her tone rising at the end.
Jacky smiled slyly as he answered "What he doesn't know won't hurt him." He got off the stool "Don't go anywhere, Im gonna work the floor." he shook his body awkwardly as he danced to the floor. She laughed as she watched him dance with the other guys. Most of them were just looking for someone to dance with because none of them gave Jacky their phone numbers.
He was tired after half an hour and went back to Annie. She was sitting in the same place "Wooh!! That was a workout!" he wiped the sweat off his forehead "Come on, Im pooped. We're going home."
She gave him an exasperated look "Sure, we go home when YOU'RE ready."
"Of course, Im driving." he walked out of the club with Annie. He dropped her at her apartment, she waved goodbye as she walked up her stairs. He made sure she was out of sight before he drove off.
She covered a yawn as she got to her door, her eyes focused as she noticed a person leaning on the front door. "Tia?"
Tia looked up and saw Annie, she smiled "I've been waiting for you."
"What's wrong?" she wondered what it was that made her friend wait up for her.
"I need a huge favor!"
Annie narrowed her eyes suspiciously "The last time you said that I ended up collecting doggy poop in the park!" she remembered that day so clearly. Tia was out of town and she had promised one of the volunteers at the 'Help Clean Up the Parks Association' that she would help. Being that she didn't want to look bad, she begged Annie for help. Annie was reluctant but it was for a good cause so she agreed. Although she smelled like litter for the next week.
Tia shook her head "No no, nothing that disgusting. My roommate is out of town this weekend and I have a sudden business trip I have to make to Shanghai. I also took boxes of new shipment of materials home to look at. Its very expensive silk, wool and fur. I don't want it to be stolen since my apartment had a few burglery attempts in the past few weeks. I want you to house sit for me." she smiled angeletically at her friend.
"Im not sure..." she was reluctant.
"Pretty please?? I will clean your house for a week." she offered.
Annie smiled micheviously "Make it a month and I'll do it!"
Tia dropped her jaw in shock "What?!" Annie showed a firm head as she nodded "Oh, okay! I'll do it. At least your place is small."
"Oh don't worry Tia. I will be living VERY comfortably when you return and start your duty." She winked at her friend before opening her apartment door "Payback, baby!" she laughed when Tia gave her a dirty look.
"Hey, where did you go tonight?" she asked nochalently.
Annie quickly avoided her eyes "No where fun." she lied.
"By the way, you said you wanted me to meet your co-worker. Im free next week." she offered.
"Nah, we're not friends anymore." she hated lying to her friend but she knew Jacky would have a fit if he had to meet another female.
"Wow, that was fast. Well, its getting late, I have to go to the airport at six in the morning tomorrow. I'll see you when I get back."
"You need a ride?" Annie asked.
"Nah, I got one." she waved goodbye to her friend before shutting the door behind her.
Annie leaned her head back, the music was still lingering inside her head. She didn't have that much alcohol but it was enough to give her a tiny migraine. She took an aspirin before she went to sleep.