Peter looked about the surroundings with an inevitable touch of envy. All the land within the walls, and the house ahead, belonged to one eighteen-year-old girl. Other girls Kodachi's age were saving for college and getting their own apartments, not splurging on an estate.
He shook his head clear of the emotion, however, as he walked through to the house, checking his camera. As soon as he walked in the door, his spider-sense again began that strange, low-key buzzing that had been bothering him recently. Instantly he was on alert and waiting for danger.
"Parker!" a gruff voice shouted out. "It's about time you showed up!"
Peter turned around and was dismayed to see his boss, Jameson bearing down on him, a cigar chomped tightly in his mouth.
"I got here as fast as I could Mr. Jameson," Peter said.
"Next time start earlier," Jameson insisted. "And what are you doing just hanging around here, get to work and snap some pictures. There's a lot of big wigs around here."
"Right away, Mr. Jameson," Peter said, partially tuning out the cranking older man.
"And be sure to get some pictures of that Kodachi girl," Jameson said. "She should be easy to spot. Damn strange sense of fashion if you ask me."
Jameson's eyes bulged angrily as he looked around the room and then suddenly slackened as he was walking forward to genially shake some man's hand.
Peter shook his head in frustration as the bear of an editor proceeded to go about the business of making connections in the town. Peter did have to admit one thing that he agreed with Jameson on. Kodachi was easy to find, but it wasn't due to a strange fashion sense, unless kimonos worn by Japanese aristocracy could be considered strange.
The high, shrill laugh that she produced was something that was anything but easy to ignore and forget, and it drew Peter right to the girl, making what the rich probably considered polite conversation.
Kodachi carried herself proudly, almost arrogantly, and seemed to have a cavalier manner towards everyone that she was presented with. As for the caterers and waiters that had been hired for the night, she barely seemed aware of their presence at all as they passed through the crowd.
Kodachi kept her gaze scanning as she talked, probably seeing that the guests were properly cared form. For a moment, Peter thought that she looked at him, but her gaze passed on almost immediately, and he was certain that he was mistaken.
The buzzing in his head, however, was still there, and Peter was still on the look out for something strange. And despite the appearance as a basic dilletante, Kodachi still seemed to be the one who would most likely fall into that category.
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(Posted Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:24)
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