CHAPTER 37

It takes Natty a second to realize what I said before she vaults over the 'desk' to me and I'm getting a couple light kisses and some nice groping when the class bell rings and she pouts before grabbing her bag and heading off to her class. I spent the rest of the day in the library working on an essay for my English Lit class online. When I'm finally done I join the latter half of the study period and my crew. We chat a bit about a lot of nothing and I let Kori and Matty know that I'll be busy after school and probably tomorrow night as I have a new task. I explain how Natsuko roped me into a fundraising dinner with a couple businesses, they are supportive of me getting the school some extra funding for the non athletic groups and I figure worst case I'll come home and tighten the budget. Taking Natsuko home on Pale Horse is easy enough and I can tell her Father isn't home because of the lack of a car in the driveway. We get inside and Natty calls her Mother in Japanese and sure enough Kimiko appears from the kitchen in all her Japanese milf housewife glory. I sit down in a chair separating me from the two which Natty doesn't notice but Kimiko does before sitting next to her daughter.

"Guy thank you for coming by, it's been a while but there is a problem I think you might be more than suited to help with," Kimiko tells me playing up my skill in the opening volley.

"Well I'm not making any promises here, I'm doing part of this for my school's funding as well," I reply, trying to keep it neutral.

"My friend that needs the help is Cassandra Goddard ne Konklin soon if her divorce goes through. She's a VP at Boeing in the marketing and she's the one that needs the help," Kimiko explains laying out everything for me," Her ex husband is using a loophole in the prenup to keep his money but that's not the problem, he works at Boeing as well in the Engineering department. He got mad when she didn't get him promoted and they separated. That's when he started sleeping around and began his slander campaign."

"Okay so he's talking shit and he's an asshole, I don't need to go to dinner for this. I can drag him into an alley and kick the shit out of him," I state but Kimiko's expression sours.

"Violence is no good with this. People are wondering about her and her reputation with her job is suffering since she won't take part is his slander campaign," She continues," I need you to help her out a little by going with her to this benefit, some charities will be there as well but you can do some of your talented talking and even if you don't get anything Cassandra will be grateful for someone helping to improve her image and hurting her husband's if possible."

"So I go there, eat dinner and talk with a bunch of suits to get money and make her feel better in the eyes of her societal peers," I ask and get a nod in response," Fine but is this a suit and tie thing or do I need to rent another tuxedo?"

"Suit and tie will be fine. I told Cassandra you might be able to help and she said that if you did Boeing would make a donation at the end of the night for one thousand dollars," Kimiko informs me and I almost choke.

I've been in the budget, we're losing money fast and there is no straight source. I get that feeling again about my mysterious friend but thanks to Jun there are no accounts with my name on them and no new added money to what I do have to frame me. Five grand will put five clubs back on track and even let the dance committee, aka Tania, have a bonfire party at the school. I agree, I'm not sure about it but I agree nevertheless.

Friday is a bit on the official side, plenty of clubs asking me about their funding and whether or not I've got anyone looking to help out our school. It gets to the point that after my classes I'm hiding in the library with my coat off and in a back computer cubicle working on my college classes. When school finally ends I meet my crew who are wondering about my absence during the study period.

"Baby you aren't even coming around to see us now," Kori asks, poking a little.

"All day it's money money money, the only thing anyone asks me about is money," I tell her grumpily.

"Well the girls basketball team needs some new uniforms," Matty jokes a little.

I rush in and scoop her up, putting her over my shoulder and start playfully spanking her. She's laughing and I finally put her down when I see Ben staring out at something. I follow his gaze and see Vicki watching something out of our sight and her hand goes up in a signal.

"What is it," Hideo asks as everyone is looking at Ben and me funny.

"Ben, Isaac with me. Devin, Masha and Matty stay here and keep everyone together," I state rushing off with my people in tow.

Do the rest stay where they are, yes and thank god. Is there already a crowd and a fight going on, sadly yes. I part the crowd forcibly and put myself in between Lou and Donny, great football and basketball teams fighting. Lou is so enraged he doesn't even see me and tries to bum rush past me. One palm shot to the throat to knock the wind out of him and a step in hip takedown has him on his back and working more in his ability to breathe than fighting someone. I hear another commotion and see Donny on the ground in a face down arm bar with Ben holding him down.

"Disperse now or there will be trouble," I yell out, causing people to back up.

I let Lou catch his breath and sit him up, Donny is up as well but they're staring a hole into each other. I finally get them on a bench at opposite ends and it's just down to the five of us.

"This isn't over with you and your boys fucking Courtney," Donny growls.

"After the shit you did with Amy I'm going to end your fucking season early," Lou barks back and I stomp the bench in between them stopping all arguments.

"Phones now," I order them and begrudgingly hand them off.

Well the pictures are pretty damn accurate, girls in various states of undress with a couple shots of some sex. I check the sent messages and times between phones and that's where I see the first problem. I pull the numbers and see the same one sent both sets of pictures, and it's neither phone I'm holding.

"Isaac, I need Hideo now and his laptop. Bring the rest of the crew as well," I tell my spy and off he goes.

It isn't long that he comes back with everyone in tow and I sit Kori right in between both jocks. Everyone is looking confused by that one as I hand Hideo the phones and show him the pictures, then the sending number. He smiles and starts hooking up the phones.

"If you two still want to fight you have to go through Kori. And I swear to god if you touch her I will bury you both in a shallow grave across the Canadian border," I state as they both look at Kori who's relishing her new power.

I watch Hideo go through everything, it's really basic two sets of pictures from the same number but when he starts undoing parts of the pictures and takes the faces off I start laughing. Hideo takes maybe ten minutes to finish and shows both Donny and Lou the unedited pictures.

"Now does that look like either girlfriend," He asks and both shake their heads no.

I hand them the other's phone and show them no pictures on the phones matching what they had, no sent messages either. Both trade phones back after a bit and while Donny is sorry Lou is pissed.

"Who is fucking causing this bullshit," He growls.

"Someone who wants me to suffer," I state and now they both look at me," It's more than just this but the dance was rigged, remember Kori and the dumbass? Now you two are going to war and who is supposed to stop it?"

"But why you," Donny asks, trying to figure it out.

"Look at my life these past years, just what you've heard," I ask and both kind of think for a second," You don't get to this point without pissing off some people. Jealousy, revenge, just wanting to make a name for themselves I don't know but it's pissing me off."

"We're sorry about that Guy," Lou says and Donny nods in agreement.

"Well a little more thinking on your part next time or hell, just come to one of us and we'll help figure it out," I tell them and they finally agree.