"Coming through! Popcorn! Popcorn! It's drooling time for sister Haruhi!!!" Holding a bowl of freshly microwaved popcorn with his cute little hands, he skipped happily towards the sala set.
"Ooooh! Hot! Hot! Hot!" Golden strands of hair played with the wind as he tiptoed with his left, then with his right foot. Few popped kernels dropped from the bowl. He was already unbalanced, almost falling in his front fast.
Seeing this, the lady on a blue tee stretched her hands to grab the bowl to prevent a what-could-have –been disaster.
"Honey!"
That was her initial reaction as her slender arms tightly secured the bowl. She was Indian-seated on the floor, a pillow rested on her legs. Haruhi held the bowl immediately up, as Honey fell face forward towards the pillow.
"How many times I have told you don't be that excited? It's still the commercial, and why do pot holders exists if you are not to use them anyway?"
"Eh? I guess to hold pots, not bowls?" He hoisted his face up from the pillow, his eyes blinking. He then sat up straight and faced Haruhi. He flashed a bigger smile.
Haruhi made a tsking sound. "The point is, you should have used something that could have sipped the bowl's heat." She then smiled as well and messed the little guy's hair. "Good thing our popcorns are still intact. They are a must for---"
"Little love castle watching time!!!!!" Honey shouted, pointing on the television screen. Haruhi was immediately glued on the TV, already turning red. She just couldn't hide the feeling. It was evident that she was turning giddy. The television show's theme music played on the airwaves….
"Little love castle, little love castle, hustle the bustle of the love airing whistle… stam, stam, stadidam, the story of you and me inside the love castle, like a fairy tale come true when you my princess wore the mantle…"
Haruhi was readying herself to shriek even before her favorite character appeared on the show's opening song. During the part where the princess was walking in the garden, three gardeners where doing the plants from afar. That was the time when Haruhi shrieked and became redder.
"Stam, stadidam damm… I'll take care of you and love you well… stamstam…"
Because of being too excited, the bowl that she secured toppled down from the pillow. Now, the three seemed to be unimportant characters where out of the scene. The scene was already showing a medium close up of the princess with a knight hugging her.
"… if it's only a dream, then let's put it to extremes… Little love castle, little love castle…" After that last word, the opening song of the show ended and immediately went back to commercials.
"Uhm, teehee Haruhi, getting back, what was it that supposed to be intact and secured for the Little love castle watching time?"
Haruhi then looked on the floor around her. Popcorn was scattered around the place. She just scratched her head and blushed again. "Ah, Uhm… Ehehehe" She laughed weakly. She then ran towards the refrigerator, grabbed something and looked shyly to Honey.
"Hehe, I think I am better off with this potato chips…" She said giving off a weak laugh.
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"That wasn't fun at all. Kyouya only appeared by a matter of seconds today. And on a flashback! Not even on a new scene!" Honey said to Haruhi as he digged in his hands on the potato chips.
Haruhi just took a deep breath. She then stood up and started to clean the scattered popcorns. "Would you just help me here Honey??"
"Nah, I don't like to, big sister, it was your mess anyway… Don't pass to me your negative mood. I know you are sad and all that Kyouya's appearance was for a tiny-winy bit, but it's not a reason for you to boss me around."
Haruhi just gave a soft laugh. "I'm not bossing you around little guy. Just because your cute doesn't mean you are excused on dirty work. And, let me correct you. I'm not in a bad mood." Haruhi smiled as he picked some popcorn and placed it back on the bowl.
"Yes you are. I know you wanted more of Kyouya." Honey teased. "Look, you are even wearing a print of his face on your blue shirt."
Again, Haruhi blushed. "I just can't help it. There's something with that supporting actor I really like. Maybe his mysterious characteristics I suppose? Or his lonely looks? It just makes me wanna make him happy." She dreamily hugged the bowl she is holding.
"Yea, I had been wondering why of all the characters, you fell for that small-roled personality. I don't even get it why a gardener is wearing glasses, that's so weird for me. I know he used to be famous during his childhood days, but now, he's loosing his charm. I guess it's really the glasses, he has to take it out. Yes that's it!" Honey said as-a-matter-of-factly.
"Well, at least he is acting his age. And hot for the kind, with or without the glasses. Unlike you who remains popular in school because you are trying to look young! Ha!"
"Am not trying! This is all me! Naturally me, Haruhi." Honey blinked.
"Fine. Just help me here and maybe later I treat you some ice cream and maybe a lot of cakes if you are good. And please, stop calling me big sister. Not that I despise to be your friend, but people might think we are blood related. And besides, you are older than me."
"Ok. But promise me the ice cream ok? And the cakes! You know how I love cakes! Then maybe later we'll bump in to Kyouya on the street."
"Yeah right whatever. Like the bumping is to happen." And so, Haruhi went back on picking up popcorns.
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Three guys are walking on the street. Two identical redheads are sandwiching a tall lean black haired guy who is wearing glasses. To how composed the man in the middle is, was to the opposition of the other two.
"Why are there no people looking in to us? Aren't we actors? Haven't they recognized us?" One of the red haired asked. He was talking to an identical face of his, passing his eyes through the handsome man between them.
"Hikaru, we are only gardeners on the Little Love castle show. Although it is nailing down the ratings, how could they possibly recognize us with the little exposure we have? And it's not you who supposed to be asking that. Kyouya should. He had been in the business for more than ten years now, stressing the fact that he was once the child superstar." Kaoru, Hikaru's twin brother said. It was confusing seeing them talk to each other. There's no point of trying on telling who's who.
"Hmmm, so what's your say Kyouya?" Hikaru asked.
"I don't know. I guess this town is best for our manager's plan."
"I was not asking about that, but yes, this town is great. They don't recognize us. We could start our careers here. And your father, where is he?"
"In line with work, I call him manager. He is busy talking with the producers about our new show." Kyouya said blankly. "They'll be meeting with us around 4 oclock to talk about this place, whether or not we think we could shoot here for our new show." Kyouya said, with no feelings at all. He pushed his eyeglasses higher to his nose bridge.
"Hey, hey what's the matter big guy. I know you are the mysterious kind, but I can't see through your eyes that you are bothered by something. Right Hikaru?" Hikaru just nodded back lazily.
"It's this reality show is it? Are you afraid of loosing your privacy now Kyouya? Your brothers are popular actors, you should at least try leveling with them. You should be thankful your father is doing all this stuffs for you. If we could push through with this project, we'll be leaving that damn show and be famous! People will be watching our every move. Who knows? They might even imitate how we urinate or something." Hikaru jokefully said. He looked excited. With his loud spoken words, people started to look on them. Not because of recall, but rather, because of irritation.
"I wonder what would we name our show? The adventures of the three gardeners used to be? Whatcha think? Whatcha think? The revenge of the supporting actors? What? What? Hmmm……" Kaoru insisted on asking.
Just then, amidst the brainstorming of the three, a little guy was running, not looking to where he is going in to. He was holding an ice cream on his hand, and in spite the unattentiveness, the little guy stopped as he recognized the colossal shadow he is stepping in to. Lifting up his head, he was shocked to see what he saw.
"Haruhi! Haruhi!" Honey shouted ecstatically.
Haruhi, carrying a pile of cake boxes walked without seeing what's in front of her. Her sight was blocked by the mountainous pile, but in spite this, he continued walking.
"Haruhi! Haruhi!" Honey shouted nervously this time.
But it was too late, as Haruhi bumped herself with the man in front of him. And so for the cakes? Just like the popcorn. They all fell on the floor, scattered.