Dream Star

Lila said nothing more on that topic and asked, "What about my version?"

Haruka chuckled, "Since it"s for you, of course, it was good . But actually, you surprised me . You did better than I thought . Seems like you"re catching up to me, eh?"

High praise!! Oh, wait don"t get carried away . . . But she"s glad . She thought when she first heard that song that there was something odd about it . It felt like it was calling out to her . But Lila never would have imagined that it really was originally for her . "From the very start, it was all for you . "Recalling Misaki-san"s words, her cheeks turn red . Ah . . . that"s right . Haruka"s source of inspiration, everything he does - the origin, route is her .

He"s so silly . How much does he have to tell everyone he loves her? It"s embarra.s.sing . . . But this sort of thing maybe for the better . Even if it may seem a bit over the top, if Haruka didn"t show his love like this, she would have doubted him . That person said he would return soon, the matter with Rosalisenpai ought to be solved soon then .

Then . . . then . . . " You should tell him what you want . And do whatever you want too . I"m sure that"s the best reward he can get from you . "Wah wah, will it really be okay? She does not doubt that Haruka will be happy if she becomes more forward . But she really doesn"t want to mess it up . Maybe she should have asked for some pointers from Misaki-san . It wouldn"t be fair . . . R--rather discussing such a topic with someone is embarra.s.sing too .

"Ah um Haruka, why did you come to the roof?"

"Hm? Well, I just wanted to look at the scenery . "

"The scenery?"

"I really like the view from here," Haruka explained . Lila felt a different sort of strengthen than normal in his tone . Ah . . . Its been a while since she"s last seen Kiryu like this, "This school is in a convenient spot, it"s close to the town but not too close that it would cause havoc . From here, I can catch a glimpse of the whole town . "

Ah .   . now that he mentions it .   .   .   . Lila stared past the fence and stares at the scenery . It"s beautiful . Her thoughts break off when she feels herself being pulled in to an embrace . Waah wahh, "This scenery, with you, it"s better . "

Lila laughed softly as she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him back, "Haruka, that"s cheesy . "

"Seems like it"s contagious . "

Lila simply laughed .

"Lila, you really were amazing . You know, you always do these things that make me love you more . But you made it clear just now; I"ll never love anyone else but you . "

"En! Good," Lila beamed happily .

"Geez . . . But well, I guess we learned a lesson from this . Your not only my treasure but my muse too . You should take responsibility . "

Take responsibility? "Um then, is it okay if I kiss you?"

"You know . . . I wasn"t talking about that kind of responsibility . I just meant that we should do more work as partners . "

Uwaah, she got it wrong . Her thoughts broke off when Haruka pulled here away and cupped her cheeks . "But, I do recall promising you a reward if you were a good girl . I couldn"t give it to you properly earlier . My reward kiss . "

Lila doesn"t get a chance to say anything to that .

. . . .

After Haruka kissed her like that, Lila completely froze for awhile . "He"s such an idiot," she looked over at Haruka who was speaking with some producers . But, Lila played with a strand of her hair . The makeup artist was curling it, but there was no need for it really . She had natural curls at the bottom . Haruka is handsome; she wonders if it"s really okay for this person to become her husband . Wait, they are already technically married .

"That"s enough; she doesn"t need it," Haruka interrupted . The makeup artist paused, it looked like she wanted to say something, and after a few minutes, she did .

"The character has very curly hair," she insisted, "Teras.h.i.+msan"s hair is very amateurish, and unnatural . So we have to fix it . "

"That"s enough I said," Haruka"s tone is dangerous, "Rather, are you trying to damage her hair deliberately? And those skin products, damage a persons skin don"t they?"

Lila blinked and glanced at the table, she frowned . "How careless of her," Lila thought just because she got too caught up in her thoughts like that .

"Who sent you?" Lila asked the question before Haruka did . The woman remained quiet, and Lila sighed, she lifted her hand . Besides the ring Haruka gave her was another ring .

"I I"m sorry," the makeup artist immediately understood, "It was the other person that was supposed to come to the shoot today . "

It was right at this moment Aizawa entered the room, she immediately rushed over . The moment she did, however, Haruka hit her .

"HHaruka? Why did you," Mei was stunned .

"This shooting with Lila, your lucky I even gave it to you and yet you sabotaged her?"

"It wasn"t me!" Mei looked horrified, "I wouldn"t do this . . "

Lila saw Haruka ponder and sighed, "You"re too lenient," Lila interjected and walked over to Mei, "You know, I think you need a bit of a wake-up call . People keep using your left and right; you won"t survive in this industry if you keep this up . Your meek girl act won"t work on me, and I won"t be lenient on you just because your new . "

Right now Mei was trembling like a newborn fawn, and in the eyes of other people, it may look like she was bullying her . But Lila has had enough of these type of people .

"Your tears won"t work, stop crying . Stand up for yourself . Haruka is your manager, but all you do is cause problems for him . Learn to deal with things on your own; don"t just rely on him . Do you think he will clear up your mess forever?"

"Teras.h.i.+msan, you"re so cruel . I used to aspire to be like you but not anymore . "

Lila"s eyes twitched in annoyance . So what is this woman trying to get at?

"Since you"re so confident in yourself, you don"t need a manager, do you? Let"s see how long you can last without Haruka by your side, getting you opportunities . "

"This woman is so stupid," Lila thought . Even if Haruka didn"t get her job offers, she would still get them . She wasn"t being arrogant or anything, but that"s just how things are now . With her status in the entertainment industry, even if there are negative rumors about her . She will still get job offers . She worked hard to get to where she is now to achieve that .

"There"s no need to listen to your pointless chatter; I think somebody needs to remind you," Lila started, "Long before I met Haruka again, I didn"t have a manager, and I managed just fine alone . If you think my success today is because of Haruka, then your free to think so . But don"t belittle my hard work and effort, and the work of those dear to me too . "

Lila began to walk away; she knew she ought to take Haruka with her . But she felt a throbbing pain in her head . She has to get away, but her vision was going blurry .

Instead of hitting the ground though, somebody caught her .

"Kiryu!"

The man"s eyes turned cold towards where Aizawa Mei was, and she grabbed hold of his wrist, "Not worth it . "

"Are you sure? She keeps bullying you . "

Lila laughed, "I"m fine . Do you think I"m easy to bully?"

"No," Kiryu smiled, "I know your not . "

"Kiryu, why did you come here?"

"Yeah, I wanted to ask you about this part," Kiryu took out a music score from his bag, "Got a few minutes?"

"Ah-huh, I do now . "

. . . . .

No sooner had she sat down with Kiryu though . Haruka came over, he immediately pulled her into his arms, and Lila rolled her eyes, "Did you get rid of that?"

"Don"t be mad," Haruka kissed her cheeks, "She still has to do the shoot with you . "

Lila sighed, "I can do it alone . "

"They need two people . "

"Change it," Lila muttered, "If you can"t, I will . "

"Lila," Haruka sighed, "Don"t be like this . . . "

"I don"t want to work with her . "

Haruka started to kiss behind her ears, "I"ll handle it, do you mind?"

"Okay," Lila nodded, "But don"t be lenient, and don"t console her . She needs to learn her lesson . " Lila didn"t like how kind Haruka was towards Aizawa Mei, even if he tried to deny it .

"You know," Kiryu started, "If this is how you act as a couple . I can see why people talk badly about your relations.h.i.+p . "

Lila blushed, embarra.s.sed, and she coughed, "Were not always like this . "

Kiryu looked at her like he wasn"t convinced and Lila knew that he understood . Even now, this person understands everything about her .