The 4 girls walked in through the doorway and gasped. The immensely popular teen idols that formed the band Catfight were standing in their signature poses. Yaya's mouth refused to close as she stared at the tallest boy. He had midnight blue hair and gorgeous azure eyes. Utau couldn't tear her gaze away from the one with green hair and a samurai sword looped on his belt. Amu studied at the boy with long purple hair and chocolate colored eyes and Rima gazed at the messy (but cute) soccer player. All of them , including the loner to the left looked bored. "Ahem… so, starting from the right, everyone, this is Catfight members Ikuto Tsukiyomi, Kairi Sanjo, Naghiko Fujisaki, Kukai Souma, and myself, Tadase Hotori. Congratulations on winning a chance to meet us. Would you like to take photos first or introduce yourself first?" droned Tadase in a monotone with a well-rehearsed voice.
Amu's knees wobbled as she stared at Naghiko. Could it really be him? It had to be; he looked almost exactly the same! Papers flew to the ground as Amu practically barreled up to Naghiko screaming 'Nadeshiko!'. All the band members moved back in shock as a competition contestant with pink hair jumped one of their members. Kairi almost jumped in shock when he realized there was recognition in Naghiko's eyes.
Amu POV
Was it him? I couldn't really be sure but I ran up to him anyway, thinking that if he recognized me, I could finally show him everything I've wanted to tell him since he moved away. I simply couldn't contain my excitement and hugged him. And at that moment, I knew I was correct! He had the same shape and feel as Naghiko/Nadeshiko once had, back when we were kids. I wanted to shout at him for leaving me but I wasn't sure if he had recognized me…yet. Not a moment too soon, I felt his arms around my back, hugging me with the same amount of force. Then he whispered in my ear 'Amu-chan' like he used to. And that's all it took for me to break down. I started sobbing into his shoulder, mumbling something like, "how could you leave me and please become Nadeshiko, I need her." Ignoring stares from his band mates and my friends, he kissed my cheek like we used to do as children, and like they do in movies, carried me princess-style to another room to talk, presumably catch up on memories, and for me to scream at him some more.
Ikuto POV (outside in the meeting room)
…The heck? My friend just had a heart-to-heart with a gorgeous girl within a few seconds and whisked her off to another room without even asking her name. Even I can't do that and I am like the best playboy in the world! Nagi isn't even a playboy! Not that I really care, obviously, but that girl had the prettiest strawberry smelling hair and really great curves and fair skin and was so cute… wait never mind I shouldn't be thinking about Nagi's girl…but still… She had a strong voice so maybe I could get her to join the band and then mess with her. I mean, compared to Nagi, any girl would choose me right? After thinking about this, I turned around expecting the other girls to be fawning over us. To my surprise, they were in a group, huddling and talking very seriously.
3rd person POV
"Was that Amu's Nagi? The one she always talks about? No wonder she's so excited – I mean he went from childhood friend to a member of a hot band and he still remembers her." Utau whispered. Rima nodded and said, "wouldn't it be so cute if he dumped that ugly supermodel girlfriend Yuki or whatever and asked Amu out instead… it would be like her dream come true." "Yes! Like Cinderella," Yaya called out loud and covered her mouth, "Anyway…"
"Hey! Don't assume we can't hear you over there. Since you obviously know what's going on, how about you tell us why our friend carried your friend into the only sound-proofed room in the entire building?" Kukai grinned mischievously and motioned the girls to sit down on the only couch.
Utau said, "Amu Hinamori is a very close friend of ours. She often told us about her childhood. Some of her clearest memories have to do with a boy called Naghiko and his twin sister Nadeshiko who either died or never actually existed. We believe your Naghiko is Amu's Nagi as well. And as for the soundproof room, I'd assume she wants to yell at him for disappearing for 'so long.' Its simple really."
Yaya butted in, "Yaya thinks Amu-chi is in looooooove with Nagi," she sang out. Rima covered Yaya's mouth and glared at the boys. "If you tell anyone this, you're dead," she mouthed and then smirked fiercely. Ikuto smirked right back and cooed, "Oh don't worry, I won't tell anyone." He moved closer to where Rima sat and whispered in her ear, "but only if you go out with me… Rima-koi." Rima gazed up into his expectant eyes and leaned in. In a split second, she brought her knee up and smashed Ikuto's sensitive part and kicked him across the room. "Idiot," Rima sighed and crossed her legs.
Hopping back over to the rest of the people, Ikuto motioned them to follow him into the room next door, which had a huge flat screen TV. Steering clear of Rima, he said, "I hooked this up to a camera in the soundproof room, so – who wants to see what's going on right now. I mean if Amu 'loooooooves' Nagi and he clearly acknowledges her and they are in that room catching up… sort of get my drift people? Utau and Kukai's hand flew straight up in the air. They both screamed, "Turn it on now!" She turned to glare at Kukai and then focused her gaze at Kairi, "don't you want to see what will happen, Kairi?" Kairi stared and slowly said, "no." Utau looked away, disappointed. Ikuto meanwhile, had turned on the TV and a picture flickered into view. Everyone was staring at the screen, waiting for something spectacular and something to tease their friends about. What they actually saw was not even close to what they imagined. As the grainy screen faded to top quality, all their mouths dropped open. Were those people Nagi and Amu?