Her thoughts break of upon spotting blonde. Lila hurries over."Koutkun!"
"Oh, it"s you..." Kouta trails of, he walks over, "Ah, gee, what are you doing? It"s still cold out. You catch colds easily, you should wrap up warmly. Take this." He drapes his jacket around her shoulders.
Ah...
Lila laughs softly, "Um, I think it"s a bit short."
"Geh, take this too. "he murmurs taking out a blanket from his bag.
"Koutkun, did you just finish work?"
"Hm? Yeah."
"I see, how come you"re not going to sleep? It"s late."
"I took on another job tomorrow, a magazine interview. It"s an important one, so I"m practicing." she spots the notebook he was carrying. As well as various materials scattered on the steps.
"Koutkun, you practice?"
"Huh, isn"t that only n-don"t tell me." Kouta trails of before scolding her. "Are you an idiot?"
"?"
"There"s a reason why they tell you the questions beforehand you know?"
"They do that?"
"...Wait for you...could it be.."
Since when did they give you question beforehand.
"Don"t you ever receive mail/doc.u.ments?"
"Kiryu always checks my mail for me! And he makes sure I don"t read doc.u.ments until he"s seen it."
Kouta looks at her in disbelief.
"That"s too protective."
"Um, I don"t get it!"
He exhales deeply and hands her the sheets of papers, "Here, look. It"s usually like this."
Ah!
"Thank you!"
Lila looks at the sheets with curious eyes. To think that they give you questions beforehand. Kiryu must have been checking them for her and decided that her answering honestly and openly, would be the best way to mislead them. En, it"s like him to be so kind and caring. But, ah, if Kiryu has been protecting her that much, then maybe she shouldn"t look. No, no, it won"t do her any good if she keeps that up. She must change her lifestyle. To live as Kiku Ari for a while. Something must change, this should be the first step.
"Tell me something."
"Yes?"
"The guy"s in the G.o.d5, are they that good?"
"? Didn"t you see them perform before?"
"Those guys weren"t taking us seriously, no, not just us. They seemed to be genuinely holding something back. In contrast, the guys in seven stars showed that individually they have the ability to s.h.i.+ne and portray a stage of seven. Even when they are alone."
"I agree. They love singing, I love all their smiles, too ... Also..."
Before she knew it, she found herself rambling on.
"You, you"re getting way too excited."
"Will you ask me about Kiryu?"
"I"d pa.s.s, I have a feeling it would get you even more excited."
"How mean."
"But, if that"s how you view seven stars. Then, I think I have my answer. Why the guys in the G.o.d5 held themselves back?"
"Koutkun, you have nice hair!"
"Bwaaah, what?"
"Ah-huh, it looks really soft! I want to touch it."
"..."
Why did he suddenly go quietly? Before she could ask, he bends over slightly, and her eyes light up.
"It"s soft!"
"You know, I"ll say this now. But, don"t be so defenseless around Mikami and that idiot."
"Why?"
"Mikami"s a wolf, and the other easily misunderstand."
"A wolf, ah, Kiryu is like that too! He told me. Does that mean Hamano-kun is a good person?"
"Your way too oblivious. But I don"t think your that innocent. You"re a hanyou purebred, haven"t you seen dangers?"
Dangers.
Throb.
Throb.
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Ah, it"s red.
Red. The grey walls have all become red.
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"What"s wrong? You suddenly went p-" Koutkun pauses and tosses his jacket over her head.
"Sorry, I shouldn"t have said it that way."
"Koutkun."
"It"s just a bit overwhelming for me, you being here."
"Um, what does that mean?"
"Well, it"s exactly as it sounds. I think it"s overwhelming yours here. Last year, you did whatever you could to avoid us. Even if the guys in the G.o.d5 weren"t being overprotective, it doesn"t change the fact that we couldn"t get near you. Kouta pauses, "Mikami was the one who mentioned you and brought up that suggestion, however. I already knew about you a long time ago."
"You"re my fan Koutkun?"
"I guess? I wouldn"t put it that way because of my stupid sister. But, your music has always captivated me."
"Koutkun."
"That"s why, I"m glad. To have this chance to work with you."
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Yumeko was awake the moment Ari-chan left. She didn"t want to pretend to sleep, but she really can"t get rid of her suspicions. The easiest way was to look through the girls" belongings, but the moment she was about to. A hand clasped against her mouth. In the darkness of the night, she couldn"t see who the figure was but this warmth...
"Mikami-kun!"
Yumeko immediately switches on the lights, indeed to confirm her suspicions. The wet patch she felt was indeed blood. There"s so much.
"Your injured."
"Where is she?"
She noticed that there was a hint of fear lingering in those words, and was a bit taken back
"You mean Ari-chan? She snuck of."
At that comment, he immediately gets up, only to stumble. Yumeko quickly helps him up, "What are you doing? Your hurt?"
"I have to tell--"
"Aaargh, sit down. I"ll be quick, you won"t be much help being like this."
Mikami reluctantly does so, and Yumeko quickly pulls out the med kit.
"Honestly, you"re so reckless. What would Kasumi-san say if she saw this? Yumeko realizes a second too late what she said and covers her mouth, but the midnight blue hair man simply laughs.
"You don"t have to be so considerate, I knew she would eventually get a boyfriend again. Kasumi is very fragile. She needs someone to be there for her. With Teras.h.i.+ma Lila missing, it"s only natural."
The news of Kasumi-san having a boyfriend only came a week ago. Not much news either, aside from that the girl"s boyfriend was older, and a photographer. Simply put a normal guy, so the media can"t publish any photos, even if they are seen together. She"s curious who Kasumi-san"s boyfriend is though. If she was going to date anyone again, Yumeko was pretty sure it would be Igaras.h.i.+ Wataru.
"It was bound to happen, after that time. I stopped contacting her and even ignored s.h.i.+chiro"s messages."
At that, she drops the bandages she was taking out of the med kit. !!
"Why did you do that?!!" Yumeko exclaims.
Yumeko looks at him in disbelief, eyes wide. Is he serious? It was already bad enough that he was busy that time and thus couldn"t talk to her. But when he did send a message about calling, Yumeko remembers how dressed up Kasumi-san was. The two of them were so happy, when she heard the news, she was the first person to confront Mikami-kun about it.
"I"ve always thought that Kasumi doesn"t deserve me. A person like me."
At that comment she could no longer be angry, no, she"s still mad. But, Yumeko pulls him into her arms.
"Yumeko-chan, your still angry at me, aren"t you?"
"For, what?"
"Everything."
"That"s too vague."
"Haha, I guess it is."
She isn"t angry, she never was. Even towards that person. But, she simply doesn"t want to be affected by sad emotions.