Dream Star

"Press conference?"

"Yeah. Will the princess here enlighten us on the details?"

Mikami turned to the girl who was flicking through the latest jump issue. Senpai had left for a bit, so it was okay for him to bring it up.

"Our new song," Lila stated calmly.

"New song?!"

"Yes."

"But haven"t you..." Mikami trailed off puzzled.

"I was working on it before I left, so it"s natural it"s finished by now."

He supposed that makes sense, it"s still slightly surprising. Releasing a new single during this time, perhaps, "You intend to crush X momentum?"

"Devil wouldn"t gain anything--"

Lila cuts Kouta of, "Yes."

Woaaah, she"s so blunt. The other two seemed genuinely surprised.

"Is there any use letting your personal feelings get in the way now of all times? You have other things to focus on."

That"s true.

With the way things are now, Lilchan should focus on her status in the international market. Then again, she"s already starting off with a new ident.i.ty, so things are already more complex than it"s supposed to be.

"And I"m focusing on them, becoming famous internationally, and defeating X is...the same thing."

In other words, she doesn"t want to give them even a single chance. Devil breaking into the international market? It"s completely doable. But being famous individually internationally takes a lot more effort.

Before Mikami could say anything more, senpai reentered the room with a stack of manga, "Hey, I got some more."

"Lucky!! I haven"t had time to read lately. Thank you, Haruka."

Mikami watched as senpai bends down to kiss the girl, her cool demeanour vanished slightly. Cheeks tinted red, as she laughed softly, "Read with me Haruka?"

"Yeah."

...For real, why don"t these two just start dating? He made a promise to Kasumi-chan yes. But, he can"t control something that"s happening naturally.

"Shouldn"t you two be busy with the screening?"

"Well yeah we were but..."

"There"s been issues. For a while, it"s on hold till the second round. It"s fine, there"s plenty of work lined up for her now. " Haruka explained.

Someone"s interfering then...

"Still, aren"t you pus.h.i.+ng her too much? She just had a fever.." Kouta brought up.

"She needs to adapt. The Dream stars won"t be easy."

So harsh. But, it"s true that the training system is harsh.

"Haruka, next page."

...

And Lilchan really seems chill about it. She must have faith in her abilities. No, maybe she has faith in senpai"s management. Either way, "A sudden interview at the school. Wonder what"s up."

"..."

"Huh? Is it weird?" Takahiro said.

"You"re as clueless as ever," Mikami said with a deep sigh.

"Ehh."

It"s unusual to have interviews done in school. After all, this involves their private lives. While the media love to snoop around their private lives, those hiring for a job know better than not to maintain their professionalism.

"They"re after me."

"Oh?"

"Lately, those girls have been spreading things in the circle. One of them probably decided to sell it...."

Well, that explains it.

But still, even after that explanation ...

"Haruka, I"m getting hungry."

"Right, we had no time to pack food. I"ll send for some take out, what do you want?"

"Pastries!"

Their way too laid back aren"t they?

But, maybe it"s better this way.

They really do make a good couple though... He really feels conflicted.

"Kouta? Who have you been texting this whole time?"

"My stupid sister. I told her not to leave the dorm, and she"s being stubborn." Kouta said.

"Ah, it can"t

"Why does Yumeko have to stay inside?"

At that comment Haruka puts the manga down, and pulled the girl into his arms, pressing her against the couch, "All of you leave."

.

.

"And so?"

"I"m working on it," Kouta said.

"I can tell from your eye bags."

"Even Kouta can"t sort it out. Are they that troublesome?" Takahiro asked.

Mikami nodded, "Normal reporters don"t have such power. But these ones are backed with strong support."

Or rather, it"s strange how even now they still don"t know who that strong support is. Even using his families influence, they don"t know. His thoughts broke of catching a glimpse of grey hair. Ah.

"Kouta, over there."

"Mai." Kouta greeted.

"I"ll distract the reporters, I"d send your sister out of school. She won"t be safe here."

"...Thanks."

The girl simply nodded before walking away.

Mikami whistled, "Doesn"t she still like you?"

"Please, she never liked me."

You could have fooled him.

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"Wow! So much food."

"I figured pastries weren"t enough, and you"ve already been eating loads of restaurant food."

Lila laughed, "That"s because you keep treating me to dinner."

...

If not, then he would always be touching her. A s.e.xual relations.h.i.+p with her doesn"t sound bad. But, that"s not what he wants with her. He wanted something different.

"There"s so much food, we should share it with the others..."Lila turned to the door, "I"ll get everyone."

...

Haruka pulled her back into his arms and inhaled her scent.

"Haruka?" Lila said, puzzled.

"I only want to eat with you."

More laughter, as she replied happily, "Aha..that"s kinda cheesy.."

It really is. It"s not like him.

"Then, I"ll start preparing."

Haruka nodded.

His thoughts broke of hearing the sound of his phone.

From: Mikami

_____________________________

Me and Takahiro going to get

Yumeko-chan out.

Kouta will be out on watch.

Have fun.

_____________________________

Is that last line supposed to be sarcastic? Have fun huh? Haruka thinks to what happened earlier and exhaled deeply. It"s getting harder and harder to control now. He wants her. He wants her more than anyone he"s ever wanted anyone before.

"Ah, meat bun spotted! I love these." Lila said happily taking them out of the bag.

"Not really the season for it though."

"True, but they"re yummy! Oh, there"s only one."

Lila splits it half and extended it towards him, "One for Haruka."

"...I"m fine. Just eat it."

"It"s no fun eating by myself," Lila commented.

He reluctantly takes it and she smiled happily. He really doesn"t understand her.

.

.

He thought so before. But she really is a weird girl. Even though she should have been cautious around him after that kiss, she still pointed him out to her boyfriend. She still looked for him. Now that he thinks it through, perhaps she had a little crush on him from the beginning. But even then, that little crush wouldn"t have compelled her to be intimate with him.

When he feels light contact on his lips, he blinked and the girl shyly draws back, "What..?"

"You seemed to be in a daze."

That"s why she kissed him?

How helpless. Still, Haruka uses this chance to kiss her properly.

"Ugh..nnmmgh."

"If you"re going to kiss, you use your tongue."

"Wah."

.... Really, this girl...he just wants....he just wants to... Before he could do anything else, he heard a familiar ring tone and draws back from her.

"h.e.l.lo? Haruka speaking?"

"It"s m-me~"

!!!

d.a.m.n. He forgot about this guy coming.

His gaze landed on the blue hair girl. It still isn"t time yet.

.

.

"Ari-senpai, can we please take a picture?"

"Ah? Sure!!"

"So lucky!"

"Aha, it"s just a photo."

"We"re big fans."

...

"So that"s her?" Mikado said.

"Mikado," Haruka said, his tone filled with malice.

"Only take a look. Relax."

... That"s what he"s worried about.

With Mikado back, he can"t deny his job anymore. Even though, he really has been very happy with her. Seeing Mikado, he understands that he has to be serious. The two of them, are on opposing sides.

"Hey, enough photos."

"Ah, right. Koutkun, this is for you!"

Seeing her give a box to Kanehera Kouta, his eyes twitches in annoyance. He wondered why she was packing food away like that.

"That one is an eyesore," Mikado commented.

"...You can"t get rid of him."

"I know, I know. But he"s in the way,"

"...has he interfere with the plan?" Haruka asked.

"No."

"Then, leave him."

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"I"m Yumeko! This is my brother!"

…..

"Even though we act this way, he"s my precious brother."

. ...

"Yumeko, she-- towards you. Don"t you know?"

. .

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d.a.m.n.

"Al--also Koutkun, I wanted to ask you...do you think Haruka likes me?" Lila stammered.

?!!

He turned his attention back to the scene.

Kanehera exhaled deeply and flicked the girl"s forehead, "Don"t ask such an obvious question."

"But--but you said..."

"Well, I really do want to discourage you. But, since the guy actually likes you. Maybe something can change. I"m not really sure myself."

.. . . .

"But I.." Lila protested.

Kanehara patted the girls head.

"For now, don"t mind it. You have other things to focus on."

"That"s right. It"s very important to me, the upcoming song."

. . .

A deep sigh escaped his lips. You"re not supposed to agree. But, something is different with her right now. Something did change. Will she be willing to accept that?