It was pretty fun, being invisible.
The Sunday morning atmosphere was palpable on campus; the usual Sunday Market was on, with students selling unused textbooks, badly-baked confectionery, and art work that would be generous to describe as 'practice pieces'.
It was a shit-show, but it had its perks. Namely, the Sunday Market usually drew a bit of a crowd, including the stressed-out students who were working in the library just off the quad, taking a break from their panicked essay-writing to buy a brownie slice and browse the paintings.
The distance from my building to the University was, at most, about a ten-minute walk, and the experience of being
outside
whilst people were around, completely hidden from view - from
perception
- was... enthralling. I pushed past people near bus stops, and they just frowned and looked at the empty space behind them; I swore loudly at a guy drunkenly stumbling out of a pub at 1pm, and he didn't hear me; a gorgeous woman in yoga pants jogged past, and I was able to cop a feel of her
luscious
behind, and all she could do was look in confusion around for a culprit who wasn't there.
It was amazing.
For so long I had been the fearful little guy who did
nothing
- and now that I was no one, I could do whatever I wanted. And what I wanted was to do more of what this morning had given me.
I was still trying to keep my heart rate down, in all honesty - doing what I had to Brit, fucking her like a willing whore as she moaned and came on my cock... it was addictive. And, while it had been fun, I was planning something bigger next, and it would involve a little extra input.
As would surprise no one, the main target of my affections was Olivia - the beautiful girl who didn't know I existed, and yet whose pictures brought me to orgasm almost every night. As part of my, admittedly, obsessive behaviour, I knew where she lived, where she frequented to drink, and how to find her. I also knew that she had a paper due soon, and that she had been out last night - if I made my way to the library, she might not show up
yet
, but I knew she'd show up eventually. Between then and now, I would just have to kill some time.
The market was only just getting started when I rocked up, but there was already more than one fuckable artsy girl there, setting their clumsy stall of charcoal sketches. I set my eyes on a bottle-redhead, with a ring lip-piercing, headphones on and wearing black jeans and a t-shirt with a black cardigan over it, bobbing her head to whatever music she was listening to.
There were a few people around her, but she wasn't running the stall - not really. People wandered past, barely paying attention to her. Even the guy who seemed to be with her had wandered off a minute ago, maybe off to get a coffee or something, leaving her oh-so-alone. The early-afternoon air was crisp, but the sun was coming out, and I could feel opportunity was about to present itself.
I slipped between the stall tables, knocking slightly against one of the printed collages that were laid out on the table, next to the pricing list, and came up behind the artist. She was a bit older than maybe, at maybe 23, and there was something...
intriguing
about her. Maybe it was the baseless confidence, or the complete ignorance of the world around her as she went about adjusting paintings and replacing emptied spots - apparently they had managed to sell some of these things.
Maybe it was just the way those jeans hugged her arse, or the way her t-shirt clung to her chest as it strained for release.
Testing the waters, and if nothing else just to check the rules were as they had been with Brit, I tried to get her attention.
'Hello?' I said, my voice comically meek. I was annoyed at myself, but she didn't hear me; not that she would, with those headphones on, anyway. I followed the wire that travelled down her curves, attached to her phone in her back pocket, and with deft fingers I plucked the wire out.
'Shit,' she muttered, looking straight away for where the swinging bottom of the wire had escaped to.
'Hello?' I said again, this time making my voice strong. Dominant.
Again, she didn't notice.
For a moment, it stung, but I had to remind myself that this was the
point
. I didn't want to be noticed. I wanted to be invisible. Unseen.
And, I had my ideas of what I wanted to do with this power.
So, without further ado, I slid my hand across her hip, beneath her t-shirt, and felt the smoot of her skin.
For a moment, she jolted, and then she relaxed. 'Hey,' she purred, before turning to see no one was there. Her eyes widened as she turned, not seeing her boyfriend - or anyone else, for that matter.
'Janie?' she asked the air. Of course, there was no answer - even though she was now facing me, there was no one in front of her.
I watched the thoughts play out on her face - doubt, annoyance, fear, all of them scorching past in a moment of micro-expressions. She thought she was just imagining things, and went to turn around.
Couldn't have that, could we?'
So, I pressed my hand against her crotch - the soft, warm spot of denim. It was, honestly, really awkward. But I stayed there.
She froze, eyes wide. Her hand went to her phone, in her back pocket. So, I moved my hand, just shifting a finger against her.
I
very quickly
realised that, without it being an already-sexual situation, this was going to be hard to do. Getting Olivia
in the zone
, as it were. But, again, that's why I was here - to hone my skills, and to become the best sex-ghost there was.
I shifted in the tight space, positioning myself next to her, so my wrist had more room to move, and slid my hand up. My fingers were at her waistband when she moved, a shiver going through her, and she just made a move for the gap between the tables. It was a quick movement, one born of adrenaline and panic, and whether it was a conscious decision or not barely mattered - it was a 'do now, think later' kind of moment.
Which told me that she was, above anything else, scared of me. Which was a pretty shitty feeling.
Then
, after a moment where she seemed to dispel that fear. There was
no one
there - why should she be scared?
So, I watched as she convinced herself that it was fine. Took a breath. Plugged her headphones back in.
And then she joined me back in the stall.
I took a moment to let her relax, but it didn't seem to happen - she kept looking over her shoulder, and her once-bobbing head was now on a bit of a swivel.
Cute.
My goal, though, wasn't to scare her - not at all. What I
wanted
was to see if I could turn on this stranger with nothing but my actions. Not my
person
, not my charm or anything like that.
So, as a student approached with cash in-hand, and began chatting to the art student, I saw an in. She started to chat to the guy, loosening up as she allowed herself to forget about
whatever just happened