Cash Only
By Misster Cackles

Chapter One

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The low thrumming mixed tempo of something rock and possibly popish with the lyric “but if you pay me I can play the fool” got Lavi’s attention first since it was like his dog whistle, amazing hearing like a rabbit made it so people wouldn’t have to be too loud and gather other unwanted attention. His business was his alone and his fellow co-workers knew that, so when Lavi broke away from his circle of friends and strode to the silver Lexus no one paid too much mind to it; not saying that they didn’t care – a couple glances following him just to be sure that this person who had pulled up wasn’t trouble – but Lavi set bounds on everything.

‘Prostitution is the World’s Oldest Profession (and I Dear Madam, am a Professional)’ was turned down as barely noticeable background music as the tinted window lowered, and Lavi bent his knees, stuffing his hands in his jacket pockets and smiled warmly at the dark, handsome driver then the cute, brunette passenger, not recognizing them as his regulars. “New faces, I see! Nice to meet you; I’m Lavi. What can I call you by?”

The passenger spoke first, returning Lavi’s expression with a grin of his own, canine teeth protruding slightly. “I’m Daisya and this is my friend Marie.” At the mention of his name, Marie gave a warming smile and a small wave of his hand. Lavi shook his head and stuck out his hand, officially acquainting them both with a handshake. “Word on the street says you’re good at what you do, pricy but one of the best.”

“Very nice to meet you then, Daisya and Marie,” Lavi pulled out from their car and turned to Daisya, glancing at Marie ever so often to make sure he didn’t feel left out, and nodded an affirmative and became the business man he was, “So, where’d you hear of this word? You knew my call, so I’m guessing you know one of my regs, and I don’t just accept anyone; I like info clean and in the open. Got it?”

Marie answered this time, “Kanda Yu, he’s a good friend of ours; he recommended you.” Lavi immediately looked at him, loving how this man’s voice rolled deeply smooth, but the name mentioned made him open his green eyes in surprise.

“Yu-baby?”

Daisya laughed out loud at the pet name and Lavi chuckled with him, understanding the joke for Kanda liked no one using his first name and definitely not with a suffix like that, and after calming himself Daisya nodded eagerly, “Yeah, do you need a confirmation? We can call him, if you want.”

Lavi stood straight, rubbing a hand through his red hair and humming thoughtfully, even though he knew he was going to have them do that anyway – Yu-baby was not a very sociable guy, so he didn’t know if these two would be lying or not – “Yeah, call him up – speaker it, please?” Marie fished out his cell phone, thumb moving over the button on the side and they were answered by a beep to let the trio know they were on speakerphone. Within a moment, the ringing came through and with almost no wait, a voice came through. Marie held the phone closer towards the passenger window.

“Mushi, mushi,” Kanda answered, the Japanese greeting probably coming naturally to him.

“Yu-baby!” Lavi squealed before the other two could speak up. There was a curse and a full two seconds of silence.

“Rabbit, don’t call me by my first name.” Kanda growled, “What do you want?”

Lavi chuckled, “You’re quicker to bite my head off, so Allen must be there. Tell Allen hi for me!” After a string of curses was sent to him, Lavi hushed him quick, Kanda being too loud that it would hardly be called Lavi’s business anymore, “Hey, I’ve think I’ve got two of your buds here – Daisya and Marie. Did ya send them my way, you know, just to be sure?”

There was an affirmative noise, “Yeah. They’re cool. Daisya is a dumbass, but Marie will knock him straight if he’s not abiding by anything you set up.” The brunette called out on Kanda, but he was left ignored.

“Great, thanks Yu!” That was all Lavi needed, these two were alright; seriously, if Kanda of all people recommended someone, then they knew their stuff.

“Oi, are they there?”

Marie and Daisya called out to Kanda, confusion coming over their expressions, “What’s up?” And the threat that came from the phone towards the two new customers sent chills down Lavi’s spine even.

“If you make me regret sending you to him, I’ll castrate you both with Mugen.” The click on the other line told them that Kanda cut the conversation short. Lavi pouted; right when he was about to tell him of his day, too… Marie closed the phone with a, alright, then, I think we’ve got the message. Daisya nodded, a soft, no kidding making him very aware of the threat. The redhead grinned at the two in the car, squatting again to make business.

Lavi folded his arms on the window, resting his chin on his arms, “Do you wanna hear my options, or do you have a few ideas of your own?”

The friends exchanged looks, before answering in unison, “You go first.”

Like always, Lavi noted idly. Most of the time new arrivals asked Lavi to give out his open and closes just in case Lavi rejected their ideas. “Alrighty,” he said, holding up one finger from the side with a grin, “Before the money...” He saw that they were reaching for their wallets so he quickly stopped them, “Not so fast, boys. You’ll wanna hear this before you even think of the dough.”

“I’m pretty much open to anything; role play, toys, most of whatever else you have in mind, and definitely any position you can think of.” He winked at them, but his expression turned absolute serious, no smile or even hint of one, “I will stop you if I don’t like what’s going on. I will stop you if you won’t listen to me. I will stop you if something seems fishy, and believe me when I say that I will know that something’s up, pun unintended. I will stop you if you plan on hurting me, but I think you already got that message from Yu-baby.” They both nodded once more, following on his word.

Lavi held up two fingers now, “No drugs; I’m clean and straight – pun also unintended – and I plan to keep it that way. In addition to what more is clean is my health; I will not accept anyone who is even unsure if they or do not have an STD. Too make sure this stays put, cause there’s always some liars along the way, everyone – including myself – uses a condom.” Marie agreed automatically but it seemed as if Daisya was used of riding bare, but at the end he also gave in. Lavi grinned encouragingly at him before continuing with his boundaries. “No weapons like guns or knives or anything else sharp, not even in the role play. If you do want to bring in a substitute, you can, in exchange for a gun, use a water pistol, for example, but consult with me first before you bring anything in.”

“I like to ensure this no weapon policy by using my location of choice, complete with metal detectors and high standard security guards.” He smirked inwardly at Daisya’s dropped jaw, but Lavi played safe and he wasn’t going to take chances he was completely serious on.

Marie obviously couldn’t believe his extremity either because he raised his hand to ask, “Where is your location of choice exactly?”

“Millennium Crosses.”

Daisya’s mouth didn’t seem to be working properly because it hung even wider, but even Marie’s mouth slacked opened and he stammered, “T-that’s on the Strip, a world famous hotel!”

Lavi frowned though on the inside he was laughing at their expressions too used of this reaction to be laughing right out, “I’m a reg there and I pay for the room myself. They know what I’m there for and they’re fine with it as long as the drugs and weapons and such stay out. I advertise for them sometimes, and when I’m really up to it they have this really nice exotic strip bar that brings in a lot of customers…” He smirked, “And it doesn’t hurt to have a bit of connections, ne?” Together, they nodded slowly and Lavi congratulated them mentally for standing out this far; a lot of the men he’d met with had run away once they learned that there were rules to follow. The women that picked him weren’t all too bad, able to understand why he placed rules and standards, but some were turned away because they rubbed him the wrong way.

“Now,” the redhead said in finality, the third finger flicking up to join the first two, “we get to the money.” He held up his hand when they went for their billfolds again. He stared each of them down, before saying, “I am not cheap. You cannot haggle for me if you don’t like my price. I won’t take it offensively if you want to find someone else, but that’s just the way I do things.” Lavi paused for a moment to make sure they understood this and when it seemed like they had, their hands inching away from their wallets, Lavi gave his average price, “If you want a solo night to yourself, I pleasure you and all that jazz without you doing anything to me, then that’s around twelve to thirteen hundred. If you try to get me to come that’s nine to ten hundred. And…” an impish smirk graced his lips.

“And if you manage to get me to come that’s the cheapest: seven to eight hundred.” The two men in the car shared another look, probably wondering if it was worth that much, but then again Kanda had recommended him… “Oh, and boys?” Lavi said, sounding coy, a finger playing on the locking mechanism for the car.

“Cash only.”

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MC: The song at the beginning is by Cobra Starship.