Ryu was having a nice evening

Ryu had been about to go home when he realised that he had no errands to run. No one at home to demand his presence. He was free, and that was both reliving and a bit daunting. He decided to explore the area. As the sunlight faded out the stores came to life flickering neon signs and people walking the street from passersby going into red and purple lit stores to women in fishnet and high heels approaching lonely looking people.

Turning around his eyes landed on a glass wall of designs, so many intricate designs all different but done the same way like the loop of handwriting that is familiar to those who read it. Curious Ryu walked into the store.

The glass door was coverd in a black tint and ones he walked through it he realised that maybe he was in a bit over his head. This was the tattoo store as was evident by the chairs and tattoo guns in the back of the room and the girl with a purple undercut and a beautiful tattoo framing her chest and the under clevage that showed from her tight tube top, the tattoo looked like intricate jewelry made of black metal with sapphire gems at the end and one of the ends lead into a blue gem on her belly button.

Ryu was a bit mesmerised by her and the confidence that she moved with, she turned to him and gave him a casual nod.

"Hey, how can I help you?"

"Umm hi! I just walked in, I'd didn't know what the store was, i saw the beautiful designs on the front tho it was really interesting." He said speaking a bit too fast.

The girl smiled "I see, those are my designs I'm glad they're appreciated, I haven't seen you around you new here?"

"Just moved in, I'm working at the salon up the street"

"Ohh it's nice to have someone new to the neighborhood, everyone knows everyone here so it's good to have fresh faces otherwise it would only be Me, Syd, Jack and Stan around our age here."

"Oh you know Sydney?"

"We've been friends since elementary, we all have, Stan is my brother and Jack is the son of the pharmacist. "

"Ah that's good to know, and what's your name by the way"

She smiles a slightly sheepish smile "it's Rachel, forgot about introducing myself huh?"

Ryu smiled a little more, he liked Rachel, she was fun to get along with. Rachel leaned in,

"Hey since your new here how about be I give you a discount on anything?"

"Oh I don't know about a tattoo"

"We have piercings too if you want"

"Umm"