Bar and hotel lights illuminated the area with not too bright but also not a quite dark lighting, which made the view around the area become romantic and shot anyone desire to sky-rocket in the instant.

A young woman happily stood in front of one of the building, she wore black cheongsam clothes that didn't go so tight but good enough to reveal her smoking hot figure. Albeit her make up was thin, her face was glowing and her skin was l.u.s.ter white. Every man that pa.s.sed by this building would sometimes glanced at her, one of them even caught staring but none of them would dare to approach her. Maybe they thought it would be required a high price if they wanted to get services from her. After all, such a woman if not for exclusive use, probably available only to those who had a deeper pocket.

The young woman was just enjoying her chat with other women when a familiar voice came into contact with her ears.

"Busy time, Mei?" said the owner of the voice.

The young woman startled before she turned around and pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the man she had been dying to meet since their last meeting from several days ago.

"Naruto?! Oh my gosh, here I thought I might never see you again!" Mei Mei exclaimed

Naruto chuckled after saw her reaction, he said, "Do you need to be that surprised? It just a couple of days..."

Mei Mei nodded excitedly,"Oh, you had no idea how this is such a pleasant surprised for me." She giggled.

The other women curiously stared at the handsome man that casually greeted Mei Mei, one of them spoke, "Hey Mei, who is this? a customer?"

"No, he's my friend, his name is Naruto," Mei Mei laughed.

"Ouuuh a 'friend'..." they said with an ambiguous tone.

Mei Mei who seemed notice what her coworkers hinted at, turned red. With a slightly nervous tone, she said, "I am serious, he is really... a friend..."

Listened to Mei Mei unconvincing word, they decided to ignore her and sized up Naruto instead.

These women had seen many types of men and could be said a little bit expert in knowledge regarding men, just by doing a brief observation, they knew that Naruto easily belongs to those high-cla.s.s type of men. The type that usually consists of handsome and hunk men, the one that can be said a real charmer. Though if they took a little bit deeper observation, they would discover that Naruto actually surpa.s.sed those type and easily become one of the tops.

Such a man even if he is not a rich one, he could still manage to attract several women, the women that dream to be embraced by a man strong arm and capabled of satisfying their desire.

"Hey handsome, what if you become a 'friend' with me instead of Mei? I know a lot of technique that Mei couldn't do, I even give you half of the price," one of them spoke amorously.

"No, no, don't listen to her! She is not even half as good as I am, how about accompanied me instead?" another one said.

"She's lying, I'm the one here that can be provided best services to you!"

"No, It's me!"

"No! Me!"

Mei Mei expression became ugly when her coworkers started to fight over Naruto, she grumbled, "Really bunch of vixens!"

She turned around facing Naruto, with an apologetic expression she said: "Sorry, just ignored them, anyway, what can I do for you?"

Naruto shook his head, expressing that he's not bothered, he said: "It's alright, it's fun sometimes being with such a crowd of beautiful ladies, besides, I'm come here just to see you, that's all..."

Mei Mei wrinkled her brows, she could feel that something was amiss from the looks of Naruto's face, "You sure? You know us girl like juicy gossips, so I don't mind if you share a little bit..."

"Sorry, better luck next time," Naruto comforting her with a faint smile.

"You're no fun!" Mei Mei said, pretend to be angry.

Naruto laughed a bit at her act, "Alright, don't pout. How about a drink? My treat this time."

Mei Mei smiled, it was good if he felt a little better now, she knew that Naruto was not in a good mood before, she nodded, "Sure, why not? You can get a bad luck for rejecting a free drink!"

Then both Mei Mei and Naruto started walking to the inside of the building.

"Oh, they're getting a room!"

"That was quick!"

"Mei Mei so unfair despite she was the youngest!"

"Yeah! How dare she would hog him for herself!"

"How about we secretly disturbed them?!"

Hearing a protesting word from them, Mei Mei almost staggered to the floor, she yelled: "Shut up you vixens! I already said we weren't like that!"

"Yeah right!" all of them spoke at the same time.

Mei Mei expression became helpless as she decided to ignore them and continue walking inside together with the secretly-holding-laughter Naruto.

The area inside the bar wasn't that much difference from the last time he visited, except for several empty spots, the atmosphere and state were still the same.

Naruto unknowingly became absent-minded when his eyes darted to the most corner of the room. The scene from several days ago being played inside his mind like a movie in the theater.

Mei Mei who seems noticed this didn't disturb him, she also followed his eyes direction, upon seeing his eyes fixed to where he save Lin Ruoxi, Mei Mei became suspicious as she starts guessing,

Could it be...

Not for a long time, Naruto recovered and realized that he had been lost inside his mind and made other people wait for him.

"Sorry Mei, we can carry on now," Naruto apologized

Mei Mei shook her head, with a hint of worried, she asked, "Are you sure you're OK? I don't really mind if you want to share something..."

"Nah, I'm alright, just a bit tired," Naruto comfortably said.

"If you said so..." Mei Mei nodded, since he didn't want to tell then she won't asked again.

They finally arrived at the bartender place, the guy who manned it also the same guy from before.

"Boss, order for two!" Mei Mei cheerfully said

The bartender glanced at her and startled when he saw a person who accompanied her was the mysterious blondie guy who previously hypnotized Tiger and his underlings.

"Oh, you're the magician guy!" the bartender excitedly said,

"Hey, how have you been?" Naruto faintly smiled, he neither acknowledged nor denied his 'magician' t.i.tle bestowed by this bartender.

"Ah, same old same old," the bartender nodded, he looked at Mei Mei and Naruto then remembered that both of them went home together, though there was another person too at that time, he somehow cannot help but wondered, he asked, "So what? You kinda like Mei regular now?"

Being asked about this again, Mei Mei became annoyed but blushed at the same time, without waiting Naruto answered the bartender, she beat him to it by saying, "Boss, it's not like that, He just a friend!"

Naruto looked at the flus.h.i.+ng and nervous Mei Mei, he laughed and added: "Ahaha, yes boss you misunderstand, we just a friend..."

Mei Mei lips twitch when she heard him saying that, didn't know why she felt a little upset when he was the one who say it.

Whether it was unconsciously or not, Mei Mei's hand reached Naruto side and pinched his waist. Of course, it wasn't hurt for Naruto, he wrinkled his brows and stared weirdly at Mei Mei, "Why the heck did you pinch me?"

Mei Mei already took back her hand, she closed her eyes and turned her face away from him, with hands crossed over her front she said: "Humph, nothing!"

Both the bartender and Naruto stared at this young woman childish behavior with a sweat drop, the bartender chuckled, "Mister, just for your information, Mei Mei is our youngest here, so sometimes she still acts adorable and spiteful."

"Oh, you soo right about that!" Naruto also gets laughed, not deny what the bartender just said.

Mei Mei pouted when both of them laughed at her, she wailed, "You both bullied me!"

Too bad, her complaining didn't make them stop, instead they laughter was getting louder.

After done playing with them, the bartender proceeded on his task preparing their drinks. While waiting, Naruto and Mei Mei chatted like usual, Mei Mei became relief when seeing Naruto's mood had gotten better but she somewhat became curious about the issues that affecting his mood, remembering his absent-minded look before, Mei Mei decided to probe him.

"Ah, I remember now!" Mei Mei exclaimed.

"Remember what?" Naruto got surprise by her sudden outburst.

"About the woman you save before!" Mei Mei said while looking at the change of his expression.

Sure enough, his face became a little bit gloomy and distressed sign starts appearing. Albeit it wasn't obvious, but it still got seen by Mei Mei.

"Oh, you mean Ruoxi? What about her?" Naruto faintly said.

I was right! This is must have something to do with her, Mei Mei thought, she inquiry much further, "Oh you guys already met? Then I guess she succeeded in finding you..."

Naruto chuckled as he said, "Yeah, she did, though it wasn't in the best circ.u.mstances."

Mei Mei startled, "What do you mean?"

Naruto pondered whether he should told her about the event when Lin Ruoxi helped him out of the jail at the police department, though it wasn't necessary.

In the end, Naruto just shrugged and said: "Nothing."

Mei Mei felt disappointed for not getting more answer from him, didn't give up, she asked again but also teased him at the same time, "So what do you think of Sister Lin? Aah, she is so beautiful wasn't it? I bet you must be staring at her while drooling all over hahaha!"

She was expecting Naruto to became red from embarra.s.sment or nodded excitedly and started spouting every word of praise for Lin Ruoxi yet, on the contrary, Naruto just smiled, there was no excitement could be seen, his eyes revealed a rare gentleness she never see in anyone, not even in her parent eyes.

"Yes, she is," Naruto softly said.

What is a gentle word? A word that was spoken filled with loved and care, A mother would be spoken this to her kid, A father would be spoken this to his kid, The grandparents to their grandchildren, A lover to his/her significant one, A wife to her husband and vice versa.

Was Naruto spoke a gentle word? Yes and no, he spoke filled with mysteriousness, talked like a lover yet not at the same time. When someone spoke about their lover, their eyes would reveal an infatuation, their faces would reveal an excitement, but Naruto? He didn't.

Mei Mei upon hearing how Naruto spoke like that, she didn't know why she felt jealousy and envy toward Lin Ruoxi, she started to regret teasing him, true what they said that curiosity would be the end of the cat's life.

None of them spoke again, not until their drinks finally arrived and Mei Mei took a mouth full of it to erased her bad ill toward Lin Ruoxi, she wasn't supposed to be like this, no, she had no right to be like this.

"Well, she's indeed possessed a beauty that can make anyone jealous," She said in a sour tone. Naruto seemed to realize the sudden gloom inside his friend's mood, he thought that indeed every woman wanted to be beautiful, so it's normal for her to be jealous of Lin Ruoxi, h.e.l.l even Hollywood actress would also be jealous to her. Little did he know that wasn't the only reason for her gloomy mood.

"Mei doesn't have to be worry, I believe Mei is not that far from her," Naruto said, trying to comfort his feeling down friend.

"Really?" Mei Mei asked, her eyes filled with excitement and hope.

"Yeah! Ahem, I swear to the whatever almighty being that existed in the universe, I have been spoken an honest word, if It was a lie, then I shall receive thy divine punishment which is eating twenty bowls of ramen at once!" Naruto said while raising his hand, making a pledge gesture.

Mei Mei laughed as her feeling become better, she said, "OK, Mr. Sweet Talker, I believe your word. By the way, speaking about beautiful, your last treatment was wonderful, it gave me a light spot and I got customer more than usual, everybody around asked me how can I become such pretty, what skin care I used, where I went, and whom I looked."

"Glad that I could be a help, you don't spoil them about me right?" Naruto said while pretend to be scarred

Mei Mei threw a crafty look before laughed, "Of course not, you're like my private ma.s.seur and free!"

Naruto rolled his eyes at Mei Mei, "Don't say it was free, I will ask for a charge if you did it again."

Mei Mei didn't back down, instead, she giggled mischievously and glanced at Naruto, her eyes reflected a flirty expression that couldn't be hiddenm "Oh? And what sort of pay that Mr. Naruto might demand from me, you know I'm just a side road girl, right?"

Naruto stunned before he let out a chuckle.

Two can play this game.

He gave Mei Mei a wicked smiled, "Oh you have no idea what I got in store for you Mei..."

Mei Mei sat closer to Naruto, her intoxicating fragrant smell and body heat entered Naruto's senses which made him couldn't help but got affected. When Naruto said Mei Mei wasn't far from Lin Ruoxi, he wasn't exaggerating. If Lin Ruoxi had a G.o.ddess like beauty, Mei Mei was like a fairy, especially after the treatment, her smooth white skin, oval-like face, and figure somehow rose several grades from before.

Noticing Naruto heated gaze made Mei Mei felt shy and pride at the same time. she had to feel admired gaze recently from other men but it felt different when it was Naruto.

Her body got closer then she said in a low voice, almost like a whisper, "You know, we never really got into the base before, so, I wouldn't mind if we hijack a car and got there right now, like immediately..."

Tempted by her offer, Naruto almost agreed with her but unfortunately, his eyes wandered again at the spot in the most corner room, his previously flame quick had been extinguished by the tools called 'distress' or 'sadness. With a bitter expression, he said: "Sorry Mei, I can't..."

Mei Mei who heard him said that honestly feels disappointed, she was expecting a hot and steamy night with Naruto, at least she thought she could expel Naruto gloomy mood and her sour taste of jealousy toward Lin Ruoxi by rolling in with him, alas, looked like her charm still couldn't compare to Lin Ruoxi's.

Trying to hide her painful expression, she backed away and laughed awkwardly, "Hahaha, why do you apologize for all of the sudden? I'm just kidding, I only want to tease you before, ehehe, look at your serious face almost made me laugh on the floor, hahaha!"

Her voice tried to be cheerful but fail miserably, anyone including Naruto could notice that she was in hurt but pretend to be OK. Naruto knew he just did a bad thing but he also didn't know the best way to comfort her except by doing an attempt he was about to do.

Naruto quickly crossed over to her side, and reached out her waist. Mei Mei felt a strong arm grasped her waist but before she managed to react, her face had been turned around by her chin, in the instant, a warm also soft texture touched her lips.

Her eyes went wide at the intimate contact that had been initiated by Naruto, the kiss was not fiery or full of l.u.s.t like her customer usually did, it was gentle and sweet.

Her eyes became blurry as she looked at Naruto who was closing his eyes and enjoying the sweet kiss. Slowly but surely she followed his lead as she closed her eyes to feel the taste of his lips between hers.

For her, that had been living a life as a hooker and treated like this, like she was living a dream where she just a young woman, had a normal life, went to college, fooling around with friends, skipped cla.s.s and had a stupid crush.

Naruto lips were warm and soft, it was masculine yet gentle at the same time. she was suffocating, not because of the lack of air, but she got drown by his dominating influence.

After a long time, Naruto finally backed off, he looked at Mei Mei who still had her eyes shut, being in the dreamy state. He smiled then went to her ears, he whispered something and left as soon as he finished.

Mei Mei opened her eyes and gazed at his fading back figure, the corner of her mouth slowly crept upward, meanwhile, a single drop of water fell from her eyes. His word struck deeply into her heart and carved strongly at her mind.

"A broken wing angel, would still be called an angel, who doesn't want to have an angel watch over his shoulder?"