Junko Enoshima, The Ultimate Fashionista!

It was a slow Sunday evening, so it didn’t take Kaito long to find a space to park. He was never that good with directions, though, so he wandered around lost for a few minutes before he finally found his real destination.

It was store located in one of the newer buildings in the red light district, made out of snow white bricks instead of the usual grey stone, dull wood, or faded plaster. In the storefront window, Kaito could see mannequins of various sizes wearing a variety of sultry outfits, ranging from sexy dresses that clung like skin to lacy lingerie that left almost nothing to the imagination. Sitting above the front entrance, Kaito could see a buzzing white and red neon sign that let him know he was in the right place; The Wilting Rose.

Kaito walked inside and was greeted by the sight of even more clothing. The room was stuffed so full of it on shelves and hanging from racks that he doubted he could walk through the aisles without brushing his shoulders against some of the erotic cloth. He could also see that there were about a dozen women in the store browsing through the clothing, including a few women that he recognized as sex workers from the streets. He wasn’t here for them, however, and instead carefully made his way around them so he could get to the checkout counter.

There, he found two similarly dressed women running the cash registers. The one on the left had long red hair, a tight black dress shirt, a bowtie made from red string, and one of the shortest black mini-skirts Kaito had ever seen in his life. The other had blonde hair tied into pigtails and accessorized with a red and white bow and a bunny hairclip, a black shirt unbuttoned to show off her expensive black bra, a loose white tie, a short grey skirt, and freckles dotting her face underneath her silver eyes. The redheaded cashier seemed to be busy writing something in a small notebook, so Kaito approached the freckled one instead.

“Like, good afternoon! Welcome to the Wilted Rose!” The cashier greeted Kaito with a wide smile and an exaggerated ‘gal’ accent. “Do you need help finding something?”

“Uh, yeah, I do actually.” Kaito swallowed, anxiety poking through his jovial personality a little. “I was hoping I could, uh, speak to your manager. In a good way, of course!”

“Oh.” The smile from the cashier’s face fell instantly and was replaced by a cold stare. “If you want to speak with her, then it will be 800 yen for ten minutes.”

“Heh, no problem!” Kaito let out a sigh of relief and handed the money to the cashier, who he noticed had some kind of wolf tattoo on her hand. “Don’t worry, I won’t take long.”

“Alright then.” The freckled girl deposited Kaito’s bills and walked over to the other cashier. “Excuse me, Ryu. Do you think you can watch the store for me for a few minutes while I’m gone?

“Huh?” The redhead put the book down and smiled. “Oh, yeah, I can totally do that! But, uh… where am I again?”

Kaito raised an eyebrow at the odd question, but the freckled woman didn’t even bat an eye. Instead, she just picked the girl’s book back up, flipped to one of the front pages, and showed it to her fellow cashier.

“Hmm… ah, right! Sorry!” The redhead gave an apologetic bow. “I’ll keep an eye on things, I promise!”

“Very good.” The freckled woman walked to a nearby door, unlocked it, and held it open. “Right this way, sir.”

Kaito smiled and followed the fashionable woman through a short hallway, the thuds of her heavy leather boots drowning out the sound of his footsteps the whole way. After passing through another door, Kaito found himself in what looked to be a tailor’s workshop, with spools of thread, bolts of cloth, and spare clothes everywhere. And, at the center of it all was a woman who looked very similar to the woman who led him back there, only she had black and white bear pins in her pigtails, she had blue eyes with no freckles, and her breasts were at least a cup size larger. She didn’t turn to look at Kaito when he walked in, however, as her attention was placed firmly on adjusting the outfit of the mannequin in front of her. The left half of the outfit appeared to be a long, regal white dress while the right half seemed to be comprised of nothing but raunchy black underwear.

“I’m sorry to interrupt you, Pandora, but this man is here to see you,” the cashier spoke up as she closed the door to the room behind her.

“Hmm?” Pandora turned towards Kaito with a mouth full of sewing needles. “So he is, so he is.” The busty blonde woman stuck her needles into a nearby pincushion and sat onto a nearby stool, crossing her legs. “My, my, what a surprise. I don’t get very many male visitors around here. Are you looking for one of my special custom outfits, or do you need help finding some company? I know almost every sex worker in this city, so I can help you find someone to scratch any ‘itch’ you might have.”

“Thanks for the offer, but I’m actually here to ask about something different.” Kaito replied. “Is it okay if I hire you as an escort?”

Pandora grinned and crossed her legs again.

“Heh, so you really think you can handle me?” Pandora looked the office worker up and down. “Your balls must be bigger than they look.”

“Actually, I wasn’t planning on hiring you for me,” Kaito corrected. “You see, I’ve got this friend who’s been really down in the dumps lately. He’s got no girlfriend, no social life, and I’m pretty sure he’s still a virgin too. I was hoping you could help boost his confidence by, you know, pretending to be into him. You don’t have to have sex with him or anything if you don’t want to, but I want you to at least make him feel good about himself for once.”

“Really?” Pandora’s smile widened further than Kaito thought possible. “I could do that… but out of curiosity, why are you hiring me of all people to do this for you? Do you know me by reputation?”

“Actually, I hadn’t even heard of you before today, but I knew I needed to get my friend the best, most beautiful escort in town to help him out.” Kaito smiled and gave her a thumbs-up. “So, I asked another buddy who the most expensive escort in town was, and they pointed me to you. I mean, if you cost that much, that means you have to be the best, right?”

Pandora raised her chin proudly, puffed out her chest, and put on a small red crown that had been sitting on a nearby shelf.

“That is correct, my dear!” Pandora’s voice shifted to a playful regal tone. “My skills as an escort are unmatched in this or any other kingdom! However, you’ll find that your friend was not exaggerating about my prices.”

She nimbly reached between her breasts, pulled out a small blue card, and tossed it like a knife in Kaito’s direction. He caught the card and his face sunk as he read its text.

“Wow, uh, that really is a lot!” Kaito said with a nervous laugh. “Do I really have to pay that much per hour?”

“I’m sorry, but my prices are nonnegotiable!” Pandora smirked and flipped her hair, letting it sparkle like gold in the light of the room. “The Ultimate Fashionista’s time is worth a lot, after all.”

“Alright… uh, two hours should be enough for you to show my friend a good time, right?” Kaito pulled out his wallet and handed Pandora every bill he had on him.

“Trust me, that will be more than enough time, darling~” Pandora replied as she counted the money. “Just give me a picture of the boy and tell me when and where to meet him, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Awesome! This is going to work out great, I can already feel it!” Kaito took out his phone and showed Pandora a picture of Shuichi in his business suit and signature black baseball cap as he walked into their office building. “His name is Shuichi Saihara, and we both work at CO Inc. He usually leaves work at about 5 PM. You should be able catch him when he heads back to his car.”

“Sounds to me like we have a plan then! And a masterful one if I do say so myself!” Pandora pocketed her payment and puffed her chest out once more. “I promise you, good sir, that I’ll give your friend a time he will never forget!”

“Great! Thank you so much for you help, Pans!” Kaito smiled. “I can’t wait to see the look on Shuichi’s face when he meets you!”

“It is our pleasure to work with you,” the cashier spoke up, breaking her silence. “Please see yourself out now.”

Kaito nodded and left the room the way he came, closing the door behind him.

“So, are you actually going to do this job, Junko?” the freckled woman asked as she took off her blonde wig, revealing the short black hair that was hidden underneath.

“Of course I am, Mukuro,” Junko replied playfully as she tossed her crown off to the side. “You know how much I hate to leave boys disappointed~”

Mukuro cracked a light smile at the joke, but her stoic demeanor quickly returned.

“Well then, I’ll have Ryoko and the American girl to run the store while we’re away,” Mukuro replied as she made sure there weren’t any knots in her hairpiece.

“Oooh, so you’re coming with me again, are you?” Junko teased before bursting out into exaggerated tears. “S-so you really do care about me a-after all!”

“Of course I care about you, sis!” Mukuro replied, a hint of emotion showing through her voice. “And I can’t let you be alone with a client we know almost nothing about. I don’t know what I’d do if you were hurt.”

“Fiiine, you can come along if you want.” Junko rolled her eyes and got back to work putting together he new dress. “But you should know by now that my toys need protection a lot more than I do~”