I guess I'd been going out with my boyfriend Ryosuke for a couple of years by this point. I was still studying at Oceanview U. in California, but Ryosuke had graduated, and was now working full time in the sushi bar in town. He worked evenings quite a bit, but one night he had off, he took me to this pub called Hernando's. There is a big neon palm tree sign out front. It's kind of dark inside with red brick walls, but there is a stage where they sometimes have live bands.
At first, I wasn't quite sure what we were doing here, but I invited my friend Fujiko, the buff tennis instructor, and she brought her frat house mates, Winston, the tall Chinese swimmer, and Gus. Ryosuke knew a couple of people too - the East Indian pick up artist, Margas, and Sven, a big blonde guy, whom I kind of knew from the Halloween party. I don't think Sven is actually Swedish, but he just dyes his hair blonde trying to look as if he is. Sven is pretty friendly I guess. He seemed really glad to see me, and lifted me up over his shoulder spinning me around. It was kind of embarrassing, but that's just the way he is.
Anyway, we settled in at our table, ordered some drinks, and took a look around. Ryosuke pointed out a poster on the wall: 'Skin Thursdays. Go bare as you dare. Show the most skin to win $$$.' At first, I didn't know what it was, but later in the evening, they called women up on stage, and the judges chose who was the most daring, and gave her a prize.
"You should enter," Ryosuke suggested, nudging my shoulder. I wasn't really dressed for it that day. I was just wearing ripped white jeans and a white t-shirt.
"Maybe some day," I told him.
Anyway, the next week, Ryosuke wanted to go to Hernando's again. This time I dressed up, going in my black faux leather dress with the lace up sides, vaguely toying with the idea of entering the contest. Sven and them cheered me on, saying I should go for it, but I felt shy about putting myself out there like that. I did work on my dance moves, imitating some girl dancers I'd seen in a K-pop video, shaking my 'booty,' just to get a rise out of the guys. They seemed to like it.
One week, I finally decided to just go for it. I still wanted to keep up my good girl image though, so I got out this frilly white mini-dress that I'd picked up recently. It was an interesting design actually. It had two spaghetti straps that tie in bows on each shoulder. It was kind of open at the sides just under my arms, and the bottom part was a billowing flirt skirt, a bit higher at the back than the front. I also put on a pair of colorful open toe platform sandals just to keep with the summery theme. I didn't wear a bra, but I did pull on some white cotton panties I'd bought in Japan. Oh and for the trip there, I wore a jacket, just to keep my outfit a surprise. I guess this contest wasn't that important, but if I was going to enter, I did want to look my best.
I met Ryosuke at the bus station, and he smirked when he saw how short my dress was. I knew he wanted me to enter in the contest, and I was glad he liked my outfit.
We took a bus to the club, and got in line. The bouncer didn't say anything about my outfit, but I think some of the guys in line were kind of checking me out. Once we got inside, I checked my jacket, and looked around only then realizing that Daniel Francis was there. Daniel is the handsome son in the mansion where Ryosuke is staying. I'd had a few run-ins with Daniel before, nights I'd slept over in Ryosuke's room. I suddenly began to worry about how indecent I looked. Because I wasn't wearing a bra, you could kind of see the sides of my breasts, not to mention my panties from the back. I fretted that Daniel might tell his parents, making it harder for me to visit Ryosuke at their house.
To hide while I thought this through, I went straight to the back of the club, and sat down at a table in the corner. Sven and them saw me, and came over. It looked like Sven was going to pick me up again, but I motioned for him to behave, worried about Daniel. The waitress came, and I ordered an apple cider. Margas was kind of staring at me, peering through the side holes at my breasts. I covered up as best I could, but I felt terribly exposed. I kept hoping that Daniel would leave, but he and his friends seemed to have settled in for the night.
Ryosuke eventually came over to see what I was up to.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" he asked. I pointed over at Daniel. "Oh, don't worry about him. He's an okay guy once you get to know him." Ryosuke had been living with the Francis family for quite a while, so I guess he knew Daniel pretty well. I'd only met Daniel the times I'd gone over to their house. I'd kept this a secret from Ryosuke, but I kind of thought Daniel was cute. He has a swirl of brown hair that falls over his intense eyes, and kind of bad boy lips. I didn't know if I wanted Daniel to see me like this, all dressed up like a tart.
"You're making a big deal over nothing," Ryosuke insisted. "Why don't you just scoot over to the judges' table, and see what they make of your outfit?"
I just sat there looking at Ryosuke for a while, but eventually I stood up, trying to get up my nerve. I finally went over to the judges' table to ask about the contest. There were a whole bunch of girls there that night, bleached blonde beach bunnies in all kinds of get ups. They flocked around the judges making it hard for me to get close. I didn't want to intrude, so I just asked the clerk when the deadline was for applying. He said I still had time. Giving up on the judges, I trudged back to Ryosuke. He could see I looked dejected, so he pulled me down onto his lap.
"What'd they say?"
"I didn't get talking to the judges. There were too many girls there," I moped. Ryosuke peered over at these girls, scrunching up his nose to show he thought I was cuter than them.
"You could win this, you know," he said.
"How?"
"Just take off your panties," he smiled, patting me on my rear end.
"Yeah, right," I laughed, thinking he was joking. He kept nodding though, and ran his finger down the crack of my rear making me squeal. I stood up to get away from him, but it was kind of an intriguing idea. The club was dark, but there were an awful lot of people around. That might get the judges' attention, though. I pinched Ryosuke's cheek to punish him for goosing me, and then stalked off.
"Where are you going?" he called after me.
"Nowhere. I'm just going to get some air."
I headed over to the entrance showing the bouncer the stamp on my hand, and stepped out onto the patio in front. There were still a few people sitting at the outdoor tables, but it was a lot quieter out here. I was still shivering a bit from Ryosuke's goosing. I have to admit I was a bit excited by then, parading around in this skimpy white dress in front of all these people. Daniel being here was a point against, but maybe Ryosuke is right that he'd be cool with whatever. If I am going to give this contest a try, maybe I should just go for it. If I keep putting it off, I'll never do it.
I glanced back and forth to make sure no one was coming, and then hid off to the side in the entranceway. I reached up inside my skirt, slid my thumbs into the waistband of my panties, got up my nerve, and finally yanked them down. It felt so weird stripping out here right in the middle of the entranceway. I was so nervous that my panties got tangled around my ankles. I frantically tried to shake them loose before someone came. I finally got my panties off, and tucked them away in my purse, just as a few new partiers arrived. Phew! That was close!
I tried to act like nothing was wrong, but some of the guys outside were kind of gawking in at me, all excited about something. I wondered if they could see through the thin white material of my dress, but I think it was more the breeze was making my skirt billow up, giving them a peek at my bare backside. I could definitely feel the air on my pussy, getting me all excited. Oh god. Maybe this isn't such a good idea after all.
Anyway, I bit my lip, showed my stamp to the bouncer, and scurried back inside. I made a beeline for the judges' table, intending to just nip in, flirt with them a bit, and then go pull my panties back on.
Before I could make it to the judges though, I ran into Daniel, who'd come over to say hi. He was looking straight at me. My heart started beating a mile a minute, my hello kitty was tingling like crazy.
"Hey, Emi! What are you doing here?" he smiled. I turned to look to Ryosuke for support, but Sven and them were all squinting over at me, clearly noticing that something was different. I felt for the hem of my skirt, and it had floated up at the back, exposing my bare bottom. I tried to push it back down, but I think that Sven and Margas had already figured out that I was pantiless. My face was getting all hot from the embarrassment.
Ryosuke finally noticed me, and came over - to rescue me I was hoping. Instead he just shook Daniel's hand, and started talking with him. Here I was out in the middle of the dance floor surrounded by all these guys looking on. I moved a hand around trying to hide my butt crack at least, but even Daniel was looking at me suspiciously now.
"Who are you here with?" Daniel asked. I turned to point to Sven and them, but when I did, Daniel's eyes darted down checking out my behind. I was kind of shocked. Ryosuke was standing right here, but I guess Daniel was maybe a bit drunk. I turned back towards him, but he kept on asking.
"Which one is Margas?"
"That one," I pointed, turning away again.
"And which one is Gus?"
Was he doing this on purpose, getting me to turn away, so he could ogle my bottom? I tried to smooth my skirt down at the back, but the hem was apparently too short. From the way Daniel was grinning, you could tell he had figured out my secret.
"That tall one is Gus," I pointed. Daniel was too fascinated by my body to even pretend to look where I was pointing. I was kind of surprised actually. He'd never shown that much interest in me before. Maybe he likes me!
Suddenly, we heard a burst of laughter from the judges' table. At first, I thought they might be laughing about me, but it seemed to be about something else.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Were you on your way somewhere?" Daniel asked, noting my interest in the judges.
"Oh I... uh...," I stammered. "I heard there is a contest going on..."
"Oh, the bare as you dare contest. That is quite the outfit you have on," he smiled nodding towards my bare ass. I blushed at the compliment. He motioned for me to do a little pirouette, and show him. I felt embarrassed enough standing here. I made a vain effort to fluff down my skirt, and then twirled around. The skirt wouldn't stay though, and spinning around just made it worse.
"You look... Wow! You look great!" Daniel gushed. I felt embarrassed of course, but I was glad that he seemed so impressed. "Are you wearing a thong?" he asked point blank. I pulled my skirt back down over my behind, but quite a few guys had turned to look at me now. There were plenty of women there that night, but it felt like everyone was looking at me.
"Something like that. Anyway, I'd better go over, and ask about this contest thing. Talk to you later?"
Daniel nodded. I squeezed Ryosuke's hand, trying to signal him to cover for me, but he seemed as shocked as anyone that I'd actually taken off my panties. I guess he didn't think I'd actually do it. I certainly hadn't planned to.
As I walked away, both Daniel and Ryosuke stared down at my ass. I felt so embarrassed, but what could I do? I'll just try to get this over with as quickly as possible.