Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
The two walked inside and Jacky instantly noticed about 6 heads spun around to look at the beauty beside him. Annie was oblivious to the eyeballs that seem to linger on her. They went straight for the bar and Jacky ordered two mixed drinks. Nothing too strong, the last thing he wanted was for her to be drunk. His eyes wandered to a table with three guys who were gawking at Annie.
He smiled flirtatiously at one guy and blew him a kiss. He tried to scare off the guy but to his dismay, the guy blew back a kiss and added a wink. Jacky turned away shyly as he scolded himself. He still can't tell if a guy was gay or straight. Annie took a sip of her drink "Hey, Im going over there. You stay here okay?"
"Wait! You're not leaving me here alone are you?" her voice couldn't cover the desperation.
He put his hands on his hips "How do you expect me to pick up guys if I got a girl on my side?" she nodded slowly "Besides, I'll just be over there." he pointed to the table with the three guys. "Just sit back and prepare yourself to fight off the guys." he gave her a final wink before rushing towards one guy.
Annie sighed to herself 'That is if one guy approaches me.' she thought. Jacky was already working the floor and no one even looked at her. She stared aimlessly into her drink.
Jacky approached the guy that was walking towards Annie "Hey, I saw you looking at that girl." he said casually.
"Yeah, you know her? Can you introduce us?" the guy asked eagerly.
Jacky shook his head "I don't think its a good idea." he looked around slowly and motioned for the guy to come closer "She's a cop." he whispered.
"What?!"
"Shhh!! She's working undercover to catch the sleezes in the bar that pick up innocent women." Jacky lied.
"How do you know?" the guy looked suspicious.
"She almost caught me, but then I told her I was gay so she left me alone." he let out a sigh of relief.
The guy seem to buy his fib as he hastily thanked Jacky and left the bar. He stood back smiling to himself, that was easier than he thought. He found his next target eying Annie seductively. Jacky walked over and sat next to him at an empty table. "Hey, I saw you talking to that girl. Boy I would love to get into her panties." he was a complete pervert.
"Oh, I've been there, not worth it." Jacky shook his head knowingly. "With at least 100 partners before me? Who knows what disease she could have. Or should I say what she doesn't have?"
"She's a hooker?" the guy asked with more interest.
Jacky wrinkled his forehead "I don't think so. But she might as well be." he squirmed in his seat uncomfortably as he groaned "Gosh, I just went to the doctor today and he said I caught something...down there."
The guy jumped from his seat "Hey, buddy. I just got over one of mine....I don't need another one." he walked off quickly, never looking back at Annie or Jacky.
His little lies were working out very well. 'Sorry Annie', he knew that making her reputation look bad was wrong. He had to control himself from not flipping out when they first walked in and he saw the many eyes that stared at Annie. He was so busy thinking that he didn't see a guy holding a drink as he walked closer to Annie. Luckily, she wasn't paying any attention. "Hey." Jacky tapped the guy on the shoulder "You interested?" he nodded his head towards Annie.
"Yeah, she's cute." the guy shrugged his shoulders carelessly.
Jacky tried the cop routine but it didn't work, the guy didn't seem to buy anything Jacky was saying. In the end, he pulled out his wallet and gave him a $1000. The guy turned out to have a little greed so he took the money and left.
Annie glanced at her watch, its been an hour and still no guy has approached her. She took the last gulp of her drink as she ordered something stronger from the bartender. He gave her a long island ice tea, one of the strongest drinks. She took a sip and almost threw it up, but she swallowed it whole. The taste was awful, yet it was satisfying somehow. Her ego was being crushed to the floor, even with the dress it was useless. She took a longer gulp of her drink as she looked around for Jacky. She found him across the room talking to another guy and it made her feel more depressed.
They always said that you shouldn't drink when you're sad because you'll get drunk even faster. Well, it has been proven with Annie who got hit pretty hard after she finished that drink. She suddenly felt dizzy and was stumbling to get off the stool. She was ready to go home. Her eyes tried to focus on the people around her but it was useless. Suddenly a guy walked up to her "Miss, are you okay?" he sounded so concerned.
"Yeah, Im okay...where's Jacky?" she asked absentmindedly.
"Jacky? I know him, let me take you to him." he put his arms around her shoulders and walked her towards the exit. She was too drunk to argue so she leaned on his shoulder for support.
Jacky was busy negotiating with another guy who wanted $2000. for not approaching Annie. "Come on, the last guy got $1000., why should you get twice as much?"
The guy was preoccupied as he stared after Annie and another guy "Looks like you don't have to pay me anything, she's already got a suitor." he nodded towards the exit.
Jacky turned his head in time to see a guy with his arms wrapped around her tightly as they disappeared through the door. Like a bullet, he ran after them at lightning speed.
Outside, the guy had called a cab. Annie didn't recognize the car as she pointed to the yellow cab "Isn't Jacky's car red? Why?....." she looked up at the guy "Who are you?" she tried to push him away but his grip on her tightened.
"Me? I'm Jacky's friend. He told me to take you home." he tried to convince her.
She was drunk but not stupid "No!" she said loudly as she stumbled backwards and fell to the ground. The guy reached down and pulled her back up next to him. "Where's Jacky?"
"He's home." the guy tried again. He was determined to take the girl home.
"Actually, he's right here." Jacky appeared a few feet away with his hands on his hips, he was out of breath from running so fast "I believe, she belongs to me." he reached out and pulled Annie to his side.
The guy was still holding onto Annie's other arm "Hey, there's enough of her to share. Come on, how about we take her?" his perverted face leered at Jacky.
Jacky chuckled as he nodded "Sure..." he yanked Annie to his side and reached back with his free hand and swung hard at the guy's face. He hit him so hard that his knuckles were aching. He wrung out his fingers as he looked disgustedly at the guy "You dare come near her, I'll kill you!" he yelled before the guy crawled into the open cab.
"Jacky..." Annie mumbled.
Jacky's red car was driven up by the valet guy, he payed the guy. Reaching his arm behind her knees and waist as he picked her up with ease. Placing her gently on the passenger seat as he jumped over the door to his own seat. He drove off quickly, speeding down the empty street. The only time he drove like that was when he's upset. And he was mad at himself for almost causing Annie her safety. His car screeched to a stop in the parking lot of his apartment structure.
He took her out of the car and supported her up to his apartment. She was beginning to wake up a little as she looked around at the familiarity of the place. She's only been to his place a few times but she remembers exactly what it looks like.
Inside, Jacky poured her a hot cup of tea to take out the alcohol in her blood. She took the cup thankfully. She smiled weakly at him "Thanks, Jacky." she was talking about his heroic deed earlier.
"Anytime." he said guiltily but she didn't seem to notice.
She took a few sips of the tea and put the cup on the coffe table "Im such an idiot!" she yelled at herself. She leaned back on the couch and rubbed her eyes roughly.
He shook his head "No, you're not. Don't say that...its all my fault."
She laughed awkwardly "Yeah, you're right. It is your fault!" she turned to him abruptly "I was very content with my own life! I was happy, very happy and then you had to come along and give me false hope! What with all the 'you'll be fighting off the guys' and 'you look great'. What was that? Trying to push my ego up and then take me to a bar to crush it?? Did you even see one guy try to approach me, except for that pervert??!"
"Im sorry, Annie. I just wanted to give you a little confidence." he said gently, trying to calm her down.
"Well next time try harder!" she said harshly. "Why do you even bother, Jacky? Look at me!" she yanked at his face with her hands "Im ugly! It'll never change!" she let go of his face as her face fell to her hands on her lap. She was crying.
"Annie, you're not ugly." he tone was serious. He put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her face up with his other hand. "Have you looked in the mirror today? You, my dear, are breathtakingly beautiful. I thought you looked amazing! And Im not just saying that." he wiped her tears with his thumb as he smiled at her.
Annie shook her head "You are just saying that. Anyways, this is coming from a gay guy. Maybe the straight guys find me disgusting? You are my friend, you're obligated to tell me that I look good eventhough we both know that I don't." she wiped the rest of her tears away as she got up "Just don't pull any more stunts like tonight again."
He sat there motionless, what else can he say? He was guilty. Jacky didn't even try to stop her from leaving, he leaned on his hands as he heard the door slamming shut. She was too upset at him, he couldn't blame her. He knew what he did earlier was wrong but he still did it.
The thought of having to face her tomorrow while he did his speech was too much for him to handle. It took him a few hours to actually pull himself away from the couch and return to his room to sleep. He was going to need the rest. He had to go to Jamie's place and get his hair back to normal for tomorrow's speech.