Author Note: This story is fiction only. Since I haven't written anything in a while, feedback is highly encouraged.
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The last couple of months, after the break up had been life changing. Suddenly I wasn't with someone I was going to marry (I bought the ring but hadn't given it). Everything was up in the air now. I was 25 and decided to get my shit together as it were. I suddenly had options, money, time. I was more or less a free man. I knew I wanted to travel but I couldn't afford it yet. I knew I wanted a couple more tattoos and decided that was first. I still needed a design. Something oriental. I had an idea for a half sleeve Japanese dragon and had been pretty stoked on the idea for a while but I needed a design, so off to the reference library.
The library was downtown in the University area and it was big. Six floors of all kinds of books. For a Saturday, it was quite busy. A lot of college students, few adults and elderly. I went to the information desk. There was a cute red headed girl with glasses reading a book. Her short hair was clipped back to keep it out of her face. I stepped up to the desk.
I could see she was very immersed in her book because she totally ignored me. I gave this chance to check her out. She was young. Probably a college student and dressed very proper. She wore a knee-high business type skirt and white shirt that was slightly see through. I could tell the colour of her bra through the shirt. I could also tell she had nice sized breast under that shirt. After a minute or two, I coughed. Her blues eyes looked up.
"Geez, I'm sorry." She said. "How can I help you?" She smiled. She was beautiful. I smiled back.
"I'm looking for Japanese artwork." I said.
"Okay." She typed something into the computer beside her. "Here it is. Sixth floor. Take the elevator to the top and turn left." She said.
"Great, thanks." I left for the elevators. Halfway, I looked back to the info desk. I expected the girl to be reading her book again, but saw her hide behind her book as I looked at her. I chuckled and went to the elevator.
The top floor was like a barren land. There was only a small group of students looking over a pile of books, but that was all. I got off the elevator and went left. I found the section with little trouble. The trouble was finding what I needed. I started to look.
"Are you looking for something specific?" I jumped from the voice behind me and turned. It was the girl from the desk. " I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." She smiled again.
"It's okay. I'm looking for Japanese artwork. Dragons especially." She nodded and went to one of the shelves and started to pull out books. I skinned through five or six after she finished. "This is great. I'll take all of them." I said.
"I'm sorry, but your not allowed to take books from the library. They have to remain here." She said.