Volume 1, Chapter 2
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Hana emerged from the dressing room, amazed. She had cut her hair so it hung to her shoulders, tied back into an edgy ponytail. And her hair was violet instead of blonde. She put in contacts, ditching the 'specks, and wore more body-hugging clothes. She had to admit, this was the image of a singer. She ran her hands down her abdomen, still shocked. "Lordy Lordy." someone said behind her. She turned, startled. A blonde man was looking her over. "You must be Tsuki. I'm Ichihara Kazurou. You can call me Kazu-kun. ♥" he said, winking. "A-ah, okay." she said, bowing. "You don't have to be so formal." he said, pulling her up. "I'm also in your section, and I'm supposed to greet you. Mission accomplished. Let me explain a few things, though. First off, our section is named Gakusetsu. There are four rooms in the Gakusetsu section. Each is like a level. At the lowest, there's newbies, like you. At the highest, there are geniuses such as Hosana-san. I'm somewhere in the middle. Second level, to be exact." he said, shrugging. "To help you level up as quickly as possible, you're assigned a partner. The first level gets the last level, the second gets the forth level. Basically, you get to work with a singer/actor who's already made it big. You'll improve as much as possible. Nice, huh? Cool little system we got going. You level up by getting more and more popular. If you mentioned the name 'Tsuki' in front of someone, obviously no one would know who that was. Mention the name 'Natsumi Hosana' in front of someone and they'd know the person, right?" he said brightly. Hana nodded, frowning. "So when your popularity increases, your level does! Pretty nice." Kazurou said, holding his index finger up. "W-Wow. . ." Hana said. "By the way. . .what's your real name?" he asked. "Masumoto Hana. . .?" she murmured, frowning. "When you introduce yourself, you'll say your real name, and then your stage name. In this case, you'll say,'Masumoto Hana, stage name: Tsuki'." he explained. "Okay." Hana said, nodding. "Everyone will call you Tsuki, unless they're too polite and stuff." he said. Hana, who will now be referred to as Tsuki, nodded. "Tsuki?" a female asked behind them. Tsuki turned, looking around. Hikaru was approaching them, staring her in the eye. There was a girl holding his hand, barely reaching his waist. "You're Tsuki?" she asked, staring lifelessly ahead. She didn't even make eye-contact. Just stared ahead. "Y-yea." Tsuki managed, staring down at the little girl. Tsuki glanced up to see Hikaru checking her out, scratching his chin. "Hmm. An improvement, I must admit." he said, smiling smugly. "Takumi. . ." Tsuki hissed, glaring at him. "My name is Sugisaka Yukina. Stage name: Dol. With one 'l'." the girl said dully. "M-Masumoto Hana, stage name: Tsuki. D-O-L?" Tsuki asked. "Yes, that's right. This is Takumi Hika—" she started, before Hikaru waved her off. "I can introduce myself, Dol. My name is Takumi Hikaru, stage name: Sidus." he said seductively, giving a small bow. "You already know Takumi-kun?" Kazurou whispered, blinking. "To our displeasure, yes, we're acquainted." Hikaru said, frowning. "Displeasure?" Kazurou wondered, but then Dol spoke up. "Tsuki." was all she said. "A-ah, yes?" Tsuki stuttered, unnerved by such a dull voice. "Are you offended?" Dol asked, staring ahead. "Offended? Why would I be? SHOULD I be?!" Tsuki demanded. "I'm not looking into your eyes." Dol said in her monotone. "E-eh, I'm sure you have your reasons." Tsuki said, shivering. "If I look into someone's eyes, they always end up avoiding me. I wonder why." Dol murmured. "Except for Karu-chan." she added. She raised her gaze to Hikaru, and he tilted his head towards her. "Karu-chan." she murmured. "Mmm?" he mumbled, scratching his neck. "I love you." Dol droned. Hikaru grinned. Tsuki had to admit, it was cute. "Dol-chan is just like a doll, with your big, brown eyes and curly blonde hair." she cooed, looking Dol over. "Arigato gozaimasu.*" Dol said, bowing. (*-Very polite way to say thank you.) "My, my, don't be so polite, Dol-chan!" Tsuki mooned, waving her off, her face red. "A-arigato." Dol managed. "Kawaii. . ." Tsuki said, ruffling her hair. There was a beeping noise then, and Hikaru checked his watch. "Nngh. Well well. I've got a schedule to keep. Play with Tsuki and. . ." Hikaru paused, frowning. "Kazurou," Kazurou filled in. "Yea. Him. Kazu-kun. Bye bye." he said, walking away. "What a jerk." Tsuki muttered. "Karu-chan's just kinda lonely." Dol said, her voice airy. Kazurou frowned. "Oh well. Dol, you're in the singer/actress section too, aren't you?" he asked. "Yes, that's right." Dol confirmed, nodding. "Good. Let's show Tsuki around."
"Ah, by the way, did I tell you about odd jobs?" Kazurou asked. He was showing Tsuki their section. "No." Tsuki said, shaking her head. Dol, holding Tsuki's hand, said softly,"If you do odd jobs for other sections or other celebrities, KWI will advertise you more." Kazurou nodded. "Yea. Based on how well you do on an odd job, the more points you will get. The more important the job, the more points it's worth. So, if you're picking up a bento* for someone, you'll get five points or something max." he said. (*-Lunch box.) "If you do something like help the actor or actress rehearse, you can get up to a hundred points." Dol put in. "Each hundred points is thirty seconds of advertisement." Kazurou explained. "If you're lucky, one of the already famous actors or actresses will take a liking to you and talk about you at interviews or concerts or just plain to the media." Dol said quietly. "So you must befriend the famous people here and do odd jobs. The more points or relationships you get, the more popular you get." she finished. Tsuki frowned. "I'll do my best." she said. "I'll talk about you, neesan." Dol said. "You're the sweetest." Tsuki murmured, hugging Dol. "But you'll have to at least be on the third level. If I talk about you too soon, you'll have little experience, and it'll ruin you. It'll also make ME look bad, and they'll know I was just helping you out." she informed Tsuki. Tsuki nodded, understanding. "Okay, newbies, line up!" someone declared. About five people lined up, shoulder to shoulder. "If you were chosen, you have potential. However, you don't know how to USE it." the girl said, hands on hips. "I'm Nagashima Tama. I'm here to enforce things, give you your schedule, and lots of other crud. No, I don't care if you overslept. No, I don't care if you are new. You play by my rules. I've trained greats like Takumi Hikaru, Hosana Natsumi, Fugisaka Shinsuke, et cetera." Tama paced the room, examining the newbies. "I'm disappointed. You look plain to me." she said, sighing. All of them (including Tsuki) stiffened. They just went through makeover Hell to be told they were plain. "Anyways. . ." she said, taking a jar off of the counter and holding it out. "Take a slip of paper. Come on, come on, don't be shy." Tama said, shaking the jar. Tsuki retrieved hers, then stood back. She opened it, curious. A number was on it, number Ten to be exact. "We let people choose who they wanted to work with in the past, but there's always two people who want the same person. So you'll be working with someone at random. Meet your trainers. Hosana Natsumi-san!" Applause rung out, followed by cheers. Hosana-san stepped forward, bowing and blushing. She took a slip of paper from the jar. "My name is Hosana Natsumi. Stage name: Nikkou." she said, bowing. "Takumi Hikaru-san!" Tama said, and Hikaru came forward. Girls screamed, guys cheered. Wow, he was really popular. . .Hikaru gave a small smile and waved. He took a paper. "I pray for mercy on whoever-gets-him's soul." Tsuki muttered to herself. "Takumi Hikaru. Stage name: Sidus." he introduced himself, bowing. He stood back by Hosana-san. "Sugisaka Yukina-san!" Tama announced, smiling. Dol stepped forward, staring past the line of people. "Sugisaka Yukina-san. Stage name: Dol." she said softly. Some shivered, but others cheered and clapped. "She's usually in scary movies." a male next to Tsuki whispered. She took her slip an stood by Hikaru. Two more remained not introduced. "Fugisaka Shinsuke!!" Tama called. Shinsuke stepped up. On television or at concerts, he was emo, void of emotion. His songs were harshly true, and his movies were always tragic. But Shinsuke was smiling. "Hey, Fugisaka Shinsuke here! Stage name: Raven!" he said, winking. Tsuki's jaw dropped. So it was an act. Awesome. He pulled a number out, embarrassed at the loud cheers and applause. "And last but not least, we have Hirasawa Ritsu!" Tama finished, clapping along. The last girl stepped forward, smiling. Tsuki almost gushed. She not only knew all of the people introduced, but she loved them too. Except for Hikaru. "Yup yup. I'm Hirasawa Ritsu! Stage name: Ro-zu." she quipped, pulling a number out. "Okay, okay, shush. Now that you know who you can get, it's time to find out who you DID get. Look at your numbers." Tama said.
"Number 20's, raise your hand!" she said when everyone peered down at their numbers. Raven and some girl raised their hands. Raven grinned, and the girl squealed. She ran over to him and glomped him. He was cracking up, shaking her hand and introducing himself. "Okay, numbers. . .30!" Tama said. Nikkou and a male raised their hands. The male high-fived the person next to him and walked over to Nikkou. Now Tsuki was nervous. Only Dol, Hikaru (she refused to call him his stage name), and Ro-zu remained. "Numbers. . .40!" Tama said. Ro-zu held her paper up, and a girl ran over to her, squealing. "Numbers 50." Tama called. Dol raised her hand slowly. The guy shivered and wandered over to her. Tsuki stared at the only person left. "No. . ." she whispered. "Yes." Hikaru mouthed, grinning sadistically. "Tsu-ki-chan~," he called. He trotted over to her. Tsuki glared up at him. He held his hand out, and she peered down into it. His number was ten, just as Tsuki's. "So numbers 10 already got it, huh?" Tama said, pursing her lips. "Okay, get to know each other." she said, walking into another room. Tsuki stared at the number in his hand, biting her lip. He moved closer, smiling. His metallic eyes shone. "I'm going to enjoy~ this." he whispered, making Tsuki blush. "Karu-chan, if you bother Tsuki-neechan too much, you'll make me cross." Dol murmured. Hikaru frowned, but pushed his face closer to Tsuki's. Pleased by her reaction (her face went red and she gritted her teeth), he stood up straight. "Well, it's apparent you don't want to spend time with me. . ." he said, making Tsuki hopeful he'd just leave. "So I'll spend all day with you." he said, grinning. He whipped his cell out. When someone answered, he said simply,"Cancel anything I have planned for today." He hung up. "Let's go~. From here on out, I'm training YOU." Hikaru quipped. He swung his foot against Tsuki's leg, making her fall over. He caught her before she hit the ground and tossed her over his shoulder. Everyone was now watching, laughing or blushing. "Shoot. Me." Tsuki stuttered, red. "Bye bye~," Hikaru said, waving to everyone and closing the door. "PUT ME DOWN!! THIS IS HARASSMENT!!" Tsuki shrieked. "Exactly. So no, I will continue carrying you. But jus' so you know, you weigh a ton." he said. Tsuki got even redder. "L-Let me down!!" she managed. "Why~?" he wondered, bouncing her. "DON'T DROP ME—" she started, before someone almost ran into Hikaru. So Tsuki wasn't alone in the world of running into people. Hikaru stiffened, and stepped to the side. "I'm sorry, please forgive me." he said hoarsely, bowing slightly. Tsuki gaped, craning to see who it was. She didn't see, however, but the girl cooed,"Don't worry, Karu-chan! Eheheheh." She was gone before Tsuki saw her. "That woman is scary. . ." he muttered. "What?! YOU'RE scared of a girl?!" Tsuki said, laughing. He dropped his arm from her waist and she almost fell. He caught her. "Say sorry~ or I'll drop you again~," he crooned. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she hissed. "So, you're scared of falling?" he asked. "No, I'm scared of h—" she started, before she clamped her hand over her mouth. "Heights, huh? Okay, I'll remember that." he said. Tsuki gritted her teeth. "I'M NOT SCARED!!"
Tsuki collapsed on her bed that night, exhausted. "He's surprisingly childlike for a man." she muttered. And he NEVER ran out of energy. Halfway through the day, he was dragging her around by hand. Literally. Dragging. Her. She sighed. Although he found a way to ACT mean when he was doing something nice. The explanation for that sentence is this: He was giving her a tour of KWI, but he was trying to make it seem like he was only teasing her. "That's kinda cute." she found herself saying, then burst laughing. "I guess he isn't so bad." She sat up, stretching. He even walked her home. He lived farther away than she did, but he accompanied her home, claiming that if he was going to stalk her, he might as well know where she lives. But she heard him whispering to Dol that "it wasn't safe for a girl to walk home alone at night, so you better not grow up and walk home by yourself like that idiot Tsuki". Once they reached her house, he waved and turned the other way. "I have a feeling, however, that tomorrow will be rough. . ." she muttered. She jumped up and walked out of her room. She went into another room at the far back, then kneeled in front of a small shrine. She clapped twice. "Sorry it took so long to tell you, father! I got into KWI~!" she said. "Stupid Io— no, Miyoshi. Miyoshi deceived me! She told me our audition was canceled, then she went by herself! God, it makes me angry just thinking about it! Luckily, she didn't make it and I did! So ha, Miyoshi. Oh, by the way, everyone's calling me Tsuki now. It's my stage name. And, about college. . .I'll find a way to balance my new career AND school, okay? Don't worry." she said, laughing. "I hope you're proud of me, daddy. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Good night." she said, bowing. She closed the shrine up, covering the picture of her smiling father. Tsuki stretched, yawning. "A bath and then bed. . .I gotta big day ahead of me, I'm sure. . ."
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Hana emerged from the dressing room, amazed. She had cut her hair so it hung to her shoulders, tied back into an edgy ponytail. And her hair was violet instead of blonde. She put in contacts, ditching the 'specks, and wore more body-hugging clothes. She had to admit, this was the image of a singer. She ran her hands down her abdomen, still shocked. "Lordy Lordy." someone said behind her. She turned, startled. A blonde man was looking her over. "You must be Tsuki. I'm Ichihara Kazurou. You can call me Kazu-kun. ♥" he said, winking. "A-ah, okay." she said, bowing. "You don't have to be so formal." he said, pulling her up. "I'm also in your section, and I'm supposed to greet you. Mission accomplished. Let me explain a few things, though. First off, our section is named Gakusetsu. There are four rooms in the Gakusetsu section. Each is like a level. At the lowest, there's newbies, like you. At the highest, there are geniuses such as Hosana-san. I'm somewhere in the middle. Second level, to be exact." he said, shrugging. "To help you level up as quickly as possible, you're assigned a partner. The first level gets the last level, the second gets the forth level. Basically, you get to work with a singer/actor who's already made it big. You'll improve as much as possible. Nice, huh? Cool little system we got going. You level up by getting more and more popular. If you mentioned the name 'Tsuki' in front of someone, obviously no one would know who that was. Mention the name 'Natsumi Hosana' in front of someone and they'd know the person, right?" he said brightly. Hana nodded, frowning. "So when your popularity increases, your level does! Pretty nice." Kazurou said, holding his index finger up. "W-Wow. . ." Hana said. "By the way. . .what's your real name?" he asked. "Masumoto Hana. . .?" she murmured, frowning. "When you introduce yourself, you'll say your real name, and then your stage name. In this case, you'll say,'Masumoto Hana, stage name: Tsuki'." he explained. "Okay." Hana said, nodding. "Everyone will call you Tsuki, unless they're too polite and stuff." he said. Hana, who will now be referred to as Tsuki, nodded. "Tsuki?" a female asked behind them. Tsuki turned, looking around. Hikaru was approaching them, staring her in the eye. There was a girl holding his hand, barely reaching his waist. "You're Tsuki?" she asked, staring lifelessly ahead. She didn't even make eye-contact. Just stared ahead. "Y-yea." Tsuki managed, staring down at the little girl. Tsuki glanced up to see Hikaru checking her out, scratching his chin. "Hmm. An improvement, I must admit." he said, smiling smugly. "Takumi. . ." Tsuki hissed, glaring at him. "My name is Sugisaka Yukina. Stage name: Dol. With one 'l'." the girl said dully. "M-Masumoto Hana, stage name: Tsuki. D-O-L?" Tsuki asked. "Yes, that's right. This is Takumi Hika—" she started, before Hikaru waved her off. "I can introduce myself, Dol. My name is Takumi Hikaru, stage name: Sidus." he said seductively, giving a small bow. "You already know Takumi-kun?" Kazurou whispered, blinking. "To our displeasure, yes, we're acquainted." Hikaru said, frowning. "Displeasure?" Kazurou wondered, but then Dol spoke up. "Tsuki." was all she said. "A-ah, yes?" Tsuki stuttered, unnerved by such a dull voice. "Are you offended?" Dol asked, staring ahead. "Offended? Why would I be? SHOULD I be?!" Tsuki demanded. "I'm not looking into your eyes." Dol said in her monotone. "E-eh, I'm sure you have your reasons." Tsuki said, shivering. "If I look into someone's eyes, they always end up avoiding me. I wonder why." Dol murmured. "Except for Karu-chan." she added. She raised her gaze to Hikaru, and he tilted his head towards her. "Karu-chan." she murmured. "Mmm?" he mumbled, scratching his neck. "I love you." Dol droned. Hikaru grinned. Tsuki had to admit, it was cute. "Dol-chan is just like a doll, with your big, brown eyes and curly blonde hair." she cooed, looking Dol over. "Arigato gozaimasu.*" Dol said, bowing. (*-Very polite way to say thank you.) "My, my, don't be so polite, Dol-chan!" Tsuki mooned, waving her off, her face red. "A-arigato." Dol managed. "Kawaii. . ." Tsuki said, ruffling her hair. There was a beeping noise then, and Hikaru checked his watch. "Nngh. Well well. I've got a schedule to keep. Play with Tsuki and. . ." Hikaru paused, frowning. "Kazurou," Kazurou filled in. "Yea. Him. Kazu-kun. Bye bye." he said, walking away. "What a jerk." Tsuki muttered. "Karu-chan's just kinda lonely." Dol said, her voice airy. Kazurou frowned. "Oh well. Dol, you're in the singer/actress section too, aren't you?" he asked. "Yes, that's right." Dol confirmed, nodding. "Good. Let's show Tsuki around."
"Ah, by the way, did I tell you about odd jobs?" Kazurou asked. He was showing Tsuki their section. "No." Tsuki said, shaking her head. Dol, holding Tsuki's hand, said softly,"If you do odd jobs for other sections or other celebrities, KWI will advertise you more." Kazurou nodded. "Yea. Based on how well you do on an odd job, the more points you will get. The more important the job, the more points it's worth. So, if you're picking up a bento* for someone, you'll get five points or something max." he said. (*-Lunch box.) "If you do something like help the actor or actress rehearse, you can get up to a hundred points." Dol put in. "Each hundred points is thirty seconds of advertisement." Kazurou explained. "If you're lucky, one of the already famous actors or actresses will take a liking to you and talk about you at interviews or concerts or just plain to the media." Dol said quietly. "So you must befriend the famous people here and do odd jobs. The more points or relationships you get, the more popular you get." she finished. Tsuki frowned. "I'll do my best." she said. "I'll talk about you, neesan." Dol said. "You're the sweetest." Tsuki murmured, hugging Dol. "But you'll have to at least be on the third level. If I talk about you too soon, you'll have little experience, and it'll ruin you. It'll also make ME look bad, and they'll know I was just helping you out." she informed Tsuki. Tsuki nodded, understanding. "Okay, newbies, line up!" someone declared. About five people lined up, shoulder to shoulder. "If you were chosen, you have potential. However, you don't know how to USE it." the girl said, hands on hips. "I'm Nagashima Tama. I'm here to enforce things, give you your schedule, and lots of other crud. No, I don't care if you overslept. No, I don't care if you are new. You play by my rules. I've trained greats like Takumi Hikaru, Hosana Natsumi, Fugisaka Shinsuke, et cetera." Tama paced the room, examining the newbies. "I'm disappointed. You look plain to me." she said, sighing. All of them (including Tsuki) stiffened. They just went through makeover Hell to be told they were plain. "Anyways. . ." she said, taking a jar off of the counter and holding it out. "Take a slip of paper. Come on, come on, don't be shy." Tama said, shaking the jar. Tsuki retrieved hers, then stood back. She opened it, curious. A number was on it, number Ten to be exact. "We let people choose who they wanted to work with in the past, but there's always two people who want the same person. So you'll be working with someone at random. Meet your trainers. Hosana Natsumi-san!" Applause rung out, followed by cheers. Hosana-san stepped forward, bowing and blushing. She took a slip of paper from the jar. "My name is Hosana Natsumi. Stage name: Nikkou." she said, bowing. "Takumi Hikaru-san!" Tama said, and Hikaru came forward. Girls screamed, guys cheered. Wow, he was really popular. . .Hikaru gave a small smile and waved. He took a paper. "I pray for mercy on whoever-gets-him's soul." Tsuki muttered to herself. "Takumi Hikaru. Stage name: Sidus." he introduced himself, bowing. He stood back by Hosana-san. "Sugisaka Yukina-san!" Tama announced, smiling. Dol stepped forward, staring past the line of people. "Sugisaka Yukina-san. Stage name: Dol." she said softly. Some shivered, but others cheered and clapped. "She's usually in scary movies." a male next to Tsuki whispered. She took her slip an stood by Hikaru. Two more remained not introduced. "Fugisaka Shinsuke!!" Tama called. Shinsuke stepped up. On television or at concerts, he was emo, void of emotion. His songs were harshly true, and his movies were always tragic. But Shinsuke was smiling. "Hey, Fugisaka Shinsuke here! Stage name: Raven!" he said, winking. Tsuki's jaw dropped. So it was an act. Awesome. He pulled a number out, embarrassed at the loud cheers and applause. "And last but not least, we have Hirasawa Ritsu!" Tama finished, clapping along. The last girl stepped forward, smiling. Tsuki almost gushed. She not only knew all of the people introduced, but she loved them too. Except for Hikaru. "Yup yup. I'm Hirasawa Ritsu! Stage name: Ro-zu." she quipped, pulling a number out. "Okay, okay, shush. Now that you know who you can get, it's time to find out who you DID get. Look at your numbers." Tama said.
"Number 20's, raise your hand!" she said when everyone peered down at their numbers. Raven and some girl raised their hands. Raven grinned, and the girl squealed. She ran over to him and glomped him. He was cracking up, shaking her hand and introducing himself. "Okay, numbers. . .30!" Tama said. Nikkou and a male raised their hands. The male high-fived the person next to him and walked over to Nikkou. Now Tsuki was nervous. Only Dol, Hikaru (she refused to call him his stage name), and Ro-zu remained. "Numbers. . .40!" Tama said. Ro-zu held her paper up, and a girl ran over to her, squealing. "Numbers 50." Tama called. Dol raised her hand slowly. The guy shivered and wandered over to her. Tsuki stared at the only person left. "No. . ." she whispered. "Yes." Hikaru mouthed, grinning sadistically. "Tsu-ki-chan~," he called. He trotted over to her. Tsuki glared up at him. He held his hand out, and she peered down into it. His number was ten, just as Tsuki's. "So numbers 10 already got it, huh?" Tama said, pursing her lips. "Okay, get to know each other." she said, walking into another room. Tsuki stared at the number in his hand, biting her lip. He moved closer, smiling. His metallic eyes shone. "I'm going to enjoy~ this." he whispered, making Tsuki blush. "Karu-chan, if you bother Tsuki-neechan too much, you'll make me cross." Dol murmured. Hikaru frowned, but pushed his face closer to Tsuki's. Pleased by her reaction (her face went red and she gritted her teeth), he stood up straight. "Well, it's apparent you don't want to spend time with me. . ." he said, making Tsuki hopeful he'd just leave. "So I'll spend all day with you." he said, grinning. He whipped his cell out. When someone answered, he said simply,"Cancel anything I have planned for today." He hung up. "Let's go~. From here on out, I'm training YOU." Hikaru quipped. He swung his foot against Tsuki's leg, making her fall over. He caught her before she hit the ground and tossed her over his shoulder. Everyone was now watching, laughing or blushing. "Shoot. Me." Tsuki stuttered, red. "Bye bye~," Hikaru said, waving to everyone and closing the door. "PUT ME DOWN!! THIS IS HARASSMENT!!" Tsuki shrieked. "Exactly. So no, I will continue carrying you. But jus' so you know, you weigh a ton." he said. Tsuki got even redder. "L-Let me down!!" she managed. "Why~?" he wondered, bouncing her. "DON'T DROP ME—" she started, before someone almost ran into Hikaru. So Tsuki wasn't alone in the world of running into people. Hikaru stiffened, and stepped to the side. "I'm sorry, please forgive me." he said hoarsely, bowing slightly. Tsuki gaped, craning to see who it was. She didn't see, however, but the girl cooed,"Don't worry, Karu-chan! Eheheheh." She was gone before Tsuki saw her. "That woman is scary. . ." he muttered. "What?! YOU'RE scared of a girl?!" Tsuki said, laughing. He dropped his arm from her waist and she almost fell. He caught her. "Say sorry~ or I'll drop you again~," he crooned. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she hissed. "So, you're scared of falling?" he asked. "No, I'm scared of h—" she started, before she clamped her hand over her mouth. "Heights, huh? Okay, I'll remember that." he said. Tsuki gritted her teeth. "I'M NOT SCARED!!"
Tsuki collapsed on her bed that night, exhausted. "He's surprisingly childlike for a man." she muttered. And he NEVER ran out of energy. Halfway through the day, he was dragging her around by hand. Literally. Dragging. Her. She sighed. Although he found a way to ACT mean when he was doing something nice. The explanation for that sentence is this: He was giving her a tour of KWI, but he was trying to make it seem like he was only teasing her. "That's kinda cute." she found herself saying, then burst laughing. "I guess he isn't so bad." She sat up, stretching. He even walked her home. He lived farther away than she did, but he accompanied her home, claiming that if he was going to stalk her, he might as well know where she lives. But she heard him whispering to Dol that "it wasn't safe for a girl to walk home alone at night, so you better not grow up and walk home by yourself like that idiot Tsuki". Once they reached her house, he waved and turned the other way. "I have a feeling, however, that tomorrow will be rough. . ." she muttered. She jumped up and walked out of her room. She went into another room at the far back, then kneeled in front of a small shrine. She clapped twice. "Sorry it took so long to tell you, father! I got into KWI~!" she said. "Stupid Io— no, Miyoshi. Miyoshi deceived me! She told me our audition was canceled, then she went by herself! God, it makes me angry just thinking about it! Luckily, she didn't make it and I did! So ha, Miyoshi. Oh, by the way, everyone's calling me Tsuki now. It's my stage name. And, about college. . .I'll find a way to balance my new career AND school, okay? Don't worry." she said, laughing. "I hope you're proud of me, daddy. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Good night." she said, bowing. She closed the shrine up, covering the picture of her smiling father. Tsuki stretched, yawning. "A bath and then bed. . .I gotta big day ahead of me, I'm sure. . ."
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Ten points to whoever can guess what the ONE similarity between LAW and Hana x Tsuki is. >:)
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