Chapter 7: Occupied
It smelled and looked good but I couldn't get over the fact that it was raw. It didn't help that my mom was staring at me as I looked at the piece of sashimi.
"I don't think I can do this," I said, putting the chopsticks down. She frowned slightly at my comment.
"Please give it a try. I know the idea is a little exotic, but I promise you'll like it," she said with a smile. She continued eating her sushi, smiling and saying 'mmm' excessively.
I streched my stiff collar with my hand, it was choking me. I hated dressing up.
Ever since my mom set out to make a "bonding night" every month, we've been going to some of the flashiest and fanciest restaurants around the DC area. She felt we needed to expand our horizens while bonding and talking about stuff.
All it meant to me was it was just a stiff and uncomfortable night while I ate strange food. Plus the bonding was usually exchanging awkward pleasentries more than anything. I knew my mom barely paid attention to what I said, but I guess it's good that she at least tried to make an effort.
The restaurant was pretty muted with hushed talking and soft piano music. Nice elegant people with nice dress clothes and nice pricy food.
I wasn't very comfortable.
"Honey, I heard from Mrs. Kawada that your test is tomorrow," she said.
"Yea it's no big deal but I really hope to pass. You know, you can attend the test. It's not mandetory or anything you know,"
"Of course honey, I'll be there. I know you'll pass with flying colors!" she smiled.
I poked at the food and talked some more when my mom's cell phone went off.
She looked surprised when she looked at it. My mom excused herself and went towards a secluted corner. I went back to poking my food some more. I drank some more coke while I waited for my mom to return.
Some time passed when I suddently heard my mom say something, loudly. I looked up and saw my mom looking irate.
"PLEASE STOP THIS. YOUR SON NEEDS YOU. NO...NO... I KNOW YOU JUST WANT MONEY." she screamed at the phone. The restaurant went silent and the piano stopped. Everyone looked towards my mom. She realized she was talking too loudly. She looked at me and frowned even more so. She looked so upset. She turned away and went towards the bathroom.
The restaurant went back to normal after she left the main dining room. I looked back at my plate and decided to try some of the food.
It was good. I ate some more until I noticed my mom return from the bathroom.
"Are you okay mom?"
She smiled faintly and nodded. We spent the rest of the time in silence. She finally called the check when I told her I was finished. Her food was barely touched.
The ride home was quiet, with my questions met with terse answers. All I knew was my dad called. I didn't know why he called but the reaction my mom had was apparent.
My mom went up to her room as soon as we entered our how, without a word exchanged.
I sighed as I went up to my room myself. I logged into my computer and checked my facebook.
Liam popped up almost instantly on chat. I smiled.
'whats up keith?'
'nothin much just got home'
'date night? lol'
I groaned. Liam liked to make fun ever since I told him about it.
'sick man'
'lol jk bro. How was it?'
'alright got to try sushi for the first time...'
'nice how did u like it?'
'it was alright but eating something raw is weird'
'lol u get used to it.'
'yea man idk about that... its raw lol'
'lol'
'u ready for tomorrow?'
'fuck yea im ready for the belt u?'
'idk man, maybe'
'seriously? ur like the best in the class. well second best, im the best lol'
'no im not'
'yea you are man. youll def pass bro'
'alright im gonna go to bed way too tired'
'from date night?'
'yes date night sicko'
'lol night bro'
'night liam'
I logged off, yawning.
I laid in bed thinking about the phone call.
I haven't seen him for years, ever since I was little. This was the first time he ever tried to call. I wonder what he wanted...
My mom has always been quiet about my dad. She never really talked about him. All I knew was that he was hispanic and a deadbeat.
No use thinking about it anyways. Maybe I'll ask my mom about it in the morning.
I opened my eyes, hearing the knock on my window. I looked over and saw Liam. I went over to the window and unlocked it. He came in, smiling.
Before I knew it, he pushed me against the wall.
I was shocked as he pushed himself close to me. He leaned his mouth close to my ear.
"Mmm. You smell good," he said in a whisper. His warm breath on my ear excited me. He gave my neck a lick and before long, he was sucking a sensative spot.
"Holy shit. Please sto...p Li...am," I groaned out. That caused him to go harder.
"Fuck," I whispered as he stopped. He looked into my eyes and shook his head.
"I want you so bad and I know you want me," he said huskily, the lust practaclly dripping in his voice.
He kissed me so hard, so warmly, that I almost fell to my knees in pleasure. His tongue almost brought me over the edge. Liam carried me over to my bed while he was still kissing me.
God damm, he was so fucking strong.
He laid on top of me, kissing me. My tongue met his, and we both groaned. He sucked on my tongue, causing my dick to grow harder. Fuck....
Before I knew it, Liam stopped kissing and moved his mouth down, slowly before he went to one of my nipples. He licked at it, teasing at it. I groaned and closed my eyes as he kept going.
Suddently, I felt something warm and hard over my face. I opened my eyes to see Jason's hard dick on my face.
"Holy shit!" I said, attempting to move. Jason smiled and slapped me with his dick.
"Shut the fuck up and suck my dick," he said with a laugh. I did the only thing I could, I sucked his dick. Fuck it felt so good in my mouth.
"Ahhh. That feels good, cocksucker," Jason said as he rubbed my hair. Liam looked at Jason as he lowered my pajama bottoms. They both smiled as they saw my dick spring up hard. Liam practically dived bombed on my dick, sucking on it. I groaned with Jason's hard dick filling my mouth.
We both sucked hard, Liam with me and me with Jason.
It didn't take long before Jason started to twitch.
"Shit I'm about to cum," Jason said with a shiver. I sucked harder, knowing that Jason was about give me his jizz.
"Fuck," Jason muttered. His dick thickened, twitched as I felt the first shot spurt inside my mouth. Saltiness spurted all over my mouth. More and more came out. I swallowed as much as I could but it was too much. Some fell out of my mouth from the sheer amount.
All of it threw me over the top. Liam sucked harder, wanting to eat my cum. That's it. Almost!
I groaned and...
I opened my eyes and shuddered as my hand moved over my cock. I felt my cock thicken and I gave myself one last jerk as I shuttered. I came thick ropes of cum. I came alot.
"Fuck it's been a while," I said as I looked at the pools of cum on my stomach. I grabbed some tissues and cleaned up as best I could. I threw them in the trash and stretched in the morning sun light.
Nothing like a morning jackoff session to bring me out of my sleep.
I fidgeted, shivering a bit. I took off my seatbelt and looked outside. The familiar faces of my classmates and the unfamilar faces of their families. God there was so many people.
This is it. The test. Where a bunch of strangers watch you either pass or fail. To see if you have what it takes get a belt. I was so nervous.
"Don't worry Keith, you'll do fine," my mom said as she turned off the car. I nodded as I got out of the car. I appriaciated my mom's words of comfort but she had no idea what that test will be like.
I really didn't either.
I walked into the classroom, filled to capacity with people. Chairs were set out and surronded the sparring area. The test area.
I saw the Sensai Kawada approach the microphone stand.
"Students. Please proceed to the locker room to change into your uniforms. Parents, if you will, please sit down. I will start with a few words before the students come back out,"
My mom smiled as she sat down, shooing me towards the locker room.
"Go ahead honey, I'll be fine" she called out.
I went into the locker room and changed fairly quickly. The room was much quieter than usual. I guess I'm not the only one nervous.
Liam was absent, surprisingly. I asked a few people but they hadn't seen him. This wasn't right. Where could he be?
I walked out of the locker room and walked back towards the classroom. Before I could, I saw a hand wave from a door down the hall. I walked towards the door, slowly. I wasn't sure who's hand that was. I looked into the crack of the door and the hand pulled me into the room.
I gasped, surprised. I was in a broom closet of some sort and Liam had pulled me in.
"What are you doing, you jerk. You scared me!" I said. He frowned slightly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to wish you luck, discreetly,"
"Why discreetly? You can wish me luck out there,"
"Not like this,"
Liam put his hand on my chin, lifting my head up slightly and kissed me.
I felt lightheaded and happy all at the same time. I kissed back.
He pulled back and laughed.
"You're gonna kick ass man," he said.
"You have a way with words," I said dryly.
With a smile, of course.
I stood there with everyone. The tests were over. The hard part was over. Now came the ceremony.
Everyone who participated in the class, passed. However, those who passed their tests would be getting belts. Otherwise, the others would get a ribbon of participation.
I guess they did that so no one would feel left out.
The belt meant you could proceed out of the beginner class and start earning other belts.
I think I did well enough for a belt. But I won't know until Sensei hands me a belt or a ribbon.
To be honest, I thought everyone did well but the table next to the sensei's assistant said otherwise.
There were a few belts, and much more ribbons. I didn't like those odds.
We all stood in front of the crowd, waiting. Sensei spoke about the class, about the hard work and about how everyone succeded in completing the class.
I looked around and saw my mom meet my eyes. She gave me a thumbs up and I smiled. I saw Mrs. Kawada and I said Mr. and Mrs. Horner. It literally was a full house.
"And now. The ceremony," Sensei said. People clapped, looking over at their kids.
Everyone was excited and nervous.
It was quiet for a moment.
The tension was there.
Everyone could feel it.
Sensei went over to the table and stood next to it. The assistant went up to the microphone and held up a clipboard.
This was it.
"Lisa Anderson,"
Lisa went out of line and walked over to the sensei. We all followed her with our eyes.
The sensei looked at her and bowed.
She bowed back.
The sensei picked up a belt and handed it to her with both hands. She received it with both hands.
"Thank you," she said. She bowed and the sensei bowed back. The room erupted with applause.
I smiled, knowing Lisa deserved her belt. She was pretty good in class, and she did really well in her test. I calmed down a bit after seeing the first belt given away.
"Yasir Bashir,"
He went up to the sensei. Unfortunatly, he got a ribbon instead of a belt.
I was nervous again.
Name after name went up, mostly getting ribbons. Only a few got belts.
"Jason Horner,"
Jason went up to the table, stiff and obivously nervous. He looked over to me as he passed me down the line. I smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up.
He went up to the sensei.
The sensei bowed like he did for everyone else. Jason bowed back.
Jason smiled as he was handed a belt.
Everyone clapped. I looked over and saw Mr. and Mrs. Horner stand up and clap loudly for Jason.
More names and more ribbons.
"Liam Kawada,"
Liam walked over and bowed before his dad. His dad bowed back.
I knew full well that he passed. He had been the last one tested and the one with the hardest set of tests. But he did them well. He tripped up a few times but he was clearly very skilled. Much more than any us.
That's why I gasped in surprise as Liam was handed a ribbon.
The whole class did.
Liam bowed stiffly and Sensei bowed back. A round of applause.
I was shocked and surprised, watching Liam sit down with the other students who recieved their awards. Chris just shook his head when I met his eyes.
The ceremomy resumed without a pause.
Names were called out and mostly ribbons were handed out.
"Keith Rodriguez,"
I didn't know what to expect. Liam got a ribbon. I don't know what my chances were in getting a belt. Once I got to the Sensei, my hopes were dashed.
There was only one belt left on the table and a bunch of people still left. There was no way that I was going to get a belt.
I bowed before Sensei and he bowed back. I waited nervously.
He turned to the table and picked it up.
He picked up a belt.
I gasped as he handed me the belt with both hands.
"Thank you," I said, with my voice catching a little bit. I couldn't believe it. I had to stop myself from tearing up by shutting my eyes tightly.
I bowed deeply to the Sensei. The Sensei smiled and he bowed just as deeply.
Everyone applauded. I looked over at my mom and she smiled at me, waving very hard. I laughed and smiled back.
I went towards the seating area and looked for Liam. He was no where to be seen. I ended up sitting down next to Jason.
The moment was over. I was still happy but I was still shocked that Liam didn't get a belt.
I looked over to where Mrs. Kawada was and she was gone as well.
I sighed. What had happened?
I came out of the locker room, solumm. Liam was gone. I didn't know where he went. I really felt for Liam. So much so, that I felt I had to talk to him. To make sense of it with him.
"You alright bro?"
I turned around and saw Landon standing there, my belt in hand.
I had dropped it on the way out of the locker room. I sheepishly took it back.
"Thanks. Yea I'm alright," I said with a half smile.
"So Jason's parents are having a pizza party for everyone over at Lorenzo's. Want to join us?" he asked
"Nah I'm alright. I'm probably gonna head back home with my mom,"
"No problem bro, see ya around man. Probably at school since this is the last class and all," he said.
"Oh yea, I forgot!" I said, surprised. It had slipped my mind that this was the last class and I probably not see most of my classmates again.
"Hopefully we do see each other. You got my number, feel free to use it," I said. Landon gave me a look and hugged me. I certainly didn't expect that.
"Definetly man. I'll talk to you soon!" Landon said. He saw his parents and went over to them. He gave a wave as they left.
One by one, I said goodbye to most of my classmates. A lot of them congradualted me and hoped to see me again.
It was strange that I probably wouldn't encounter them again. But I was happy that I was able to be friends with most of them.
"It sucks that Liam didn't get a belt," Jason said as he went up to me.
"I can't really believe it. Why would the Sensei do that? I mean Liam is probably the most skilled out of all of us. It just doesn't make any sense,"
"It doesn't. Too bad Liam left so we can talk to him about it," Jason said with a shrug.
"I guess he left for home, huh?" I said. Jason shrugged again.
He invited me to the pizza party but I declined. We said our goodbyes, knowing that we would see each other again before the summer was over.
I went over to my mom, where she hugged me and congradulated me on the belt.
We went home, with my mom talking about how impressive my moves were and how complex my training was. I silently nodded, with my thought on Liam.
"Is something wrong honey? You are awfully quiet," my mom asked after a while.
"No. I'm fine. I was just thinking about how Liam didn't get a belt," I said.
"Oh yes. He looked very skilled while he did his test. But I was curious as to why it was much harder than everyone else's test. I actually asked Mr. Kawada about it while you were changing back. He mentioned that his son had much more training from him, so he tested him on a higher skill level,"
That made sense. I guess. Still though...
"Liam looked so sullen when he left with Mrs. Kawada. My heart goes out to him," my mom said.