Best Her to Help Her (for steedman)
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:02 pm
"Brrr."
Elle tucked the fur collar of her jacket closer to her neck to fight against the cold that tried to sneak in and make her shiver. California had never been truly cold (Elle had believed it cold when a few leaves fell off the trees), so Japan's consistent nighttime chilliness at this time of year hit her harder than some. With Elle leaving the warm gym for the night, it hit her hard.
Even with her poor constitution for the cold, Elle couldn't be bothered to pull out her toasty woolen hat and gloves for the short walk to her ride, so her hand got achy and stiff as soon as she stopped under the entrance awning to grab her phone out of her pocket and stare at its screen to see if her mom wanted her for anything. Her mom had not sent anything, but Elle was glad to know that both of them had warm places to live here in Japan. Back home, this would have been a miserably cold night with too few blankets.
She tucked away her phone and started to cross the parking lot when the presence of someone standing on the other side of the lobby got her attention.
It was a woman Elle had noticed around the gym for maybe days? Elle was always at the gym in the morning and pretty often at night, and she had spotted this woman every time she had passed in and out. She had blue hair (very noticeable!), she was not dressed for the cold but definitely for the gym, and until now the flower girl had not thought much about her constant presence. But now, Elle started to wonder about her. Lots of people had stayed around her gym in California at night when there was nowhere else to go, and this woman was standing out here barely dressed for the fall chill, much less a snowy night. And her clothes looked wet, which was even worse.
Elle didn't want to embarrass the stranger, but she could not live with herself without asking. "Hey, are you.. okay? It's way cold to be stuck out here without a jacket."
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An hour later
Kay had not been okay.
After some patented Elle coaxing, 'Drifter' had told Elle that she had been living with another wrestler who had left town for a while, but Kay had locked herself out of the other woman's apartment. That she didn't have anywhere to go because she did not have the money for a place to live, and Tokyo was so crowded. After Elle dropped the last of Kay's clothes into the washer, she peered down at them in the wash tank with a sad smile. Elle had lived her life a few dollars from having no place to go, so of course she had offered for Kay to come back and get a warm shower. It was the right thing to do, the human thing to do, and she was happy to have the chance to do it.
Elle stripped bare in front of the washer and dumped all of her clothes into the tank along with Kay's clothing before she turned it on to start washing. Then she quietly slipped (she was not a fantastically quiet person) past the bathroom where Kay was taking her shower so she could grab herself a coral crop top and some white booty shorts because it might be a little much for Kay to walk out and find a naked Elle. Especially when Elle was already planning to surprise her with something. And Elle had possibly stolen all of Kay's clothes but her underwear to make sure they got a good washing. Elle grimace-grinned at the bathroom door. She wasn't sure how Kay would react.
But Elle had to help Kay as much as she could, and that meant doing more than offering the woman a shower and a couple hours of warmth in her apartment. Kay needed a place to stay, and Elle wanted to provide it for tonight and for all the nights until Kay's other friend returned. With her little scheme in mind, she sat down on her bed across from the bathroom door and plotted how persuasive she could be with a finger tapping on her painted lips.
Elle tucked the fur collar of her jacket closer to her neck to fight against the cold that tried to sneak in and make her shiver. California had never been truly cold (Elle had believed it cold when a few leaves fell off the trees), so Japan's consistent nighttime chilliness at this time of year hit her harder than some. With Elle leaving the warm gym for the night, it hit her hard.
Even with her poor constitution for the cold, Elle couldn't be bothered to pull out her toasty woolen hat and gloves for the short walk to her ride, so her hand got achy and stiff as soon as she stopped under the entrance awning to grab her phone out of her pocket and stare at its screen to see if her mom wanted her for anything. Her mom had not sent anything, but Elle was glad to know that both of them had warm places to live here in Japan. Back home, this would have been a miserably cold night with too few blankets.
She tucked away her phone and started to cross the parking lot when the presence of someone standing on the other side of the lobby got her attention.
It was a woman Elle had noticed around the gym for maybe days? Elle was always at the gym in the morning and pretty often at night, and she had spotted this woman every time she had passed in and out. She had blue hair (very noticeable!), she was not dressed for the cold but definitely for the gym, and until now the flower girl had not thought much about her constant presence. But now, Elle started to wonder about her. Lots of people had stayed around her gym in California at night when there was nowhere else to go, and this woman was standing out here barely dressed for the fall chill, much less a snowy night. And her clothes looked wet, which was even worse.
Elle didn't want to embarrass the stranger, but she could not live with herself without asking. "Hey, are you.. okay? It's way cold to be stuck out here without a jacket."
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An hour later
Kay had not been okay.
After some patented Elle coaxing, 'Drifter' had told Elle that she had been living with another wrestler who had left town for a while, but Kay had locked herself out of the other woman's apartment. That she didn't have anywhere to go because she did not have the money for a place to live, and Tokyo was so crowded. After Elle dropped the last of Kay's clothes into the washer, she peered down at them in the wash tank with a sad smile. Elle had lived her life a few dollars from having no place to go, so of course she had offered for Kay to come back and get a warm shower. It was the right thing to do, the human thing to do, and she was happy to have the chance to do it.
Elle stripped bare in front of the washer and dumped all of her clothes into the tank along with Kay's clothing before she turned it on to start washing. Then she quietly slipped (she was not a fantastically quiet person) past the bathroom where Kay was taking her shower so she could grab herself a coral crop top and some white booty shorts because it might be a little much for Kay to walk out and find a naked Elle. Especially when Elle was already planning to surprise her with something. And Elle had possibly stolen all of Kay's clothes but her underwear to make sure they got a good washing. Elle grimace-grinned at the bathroom door. She wasn't sure how Kay would react.
But Elle had to help Kay as much as she could, and that meant doing more than offering the woman a shower and a couple hours of warmth in her apartment. Kay needed a place to stay, and Elle wanted to provide it for tonight and for all the nights until Kay's other friend returned. With her little scheme in mind, she sat down on her bed across from the bathroom door and plotted how persuasive she could be with a finger tapping on her painted lips.