Hello, all! This is just a bit of a story I was thinking of writing. I'm not sure how it came to me, and no one familiar shows up in this prologue-type chapter, but this is just a quick test to see if I should continue to write it. So... onward!


Tall. Confident. Intimidating. Brooding. He was every bit as perfect as his agency made him out to be. Every girl wanted to be with him. Every guy wanted to be him. He was the Sterling Boy, the pride of Phantom Heights. He wasn't the naïve little twit he used to be. He wasn't the useless shrimp of a coward he knew himself to have been. No, he'd thrown that all away for his current identity, for the person he knew was worth something.

That's why he became Kobayashi Jun.


Shiroyama Megumi was always the kind of girl that stood out even when she tried her best to blend in. She was always noticed without any effort on her part. In truth, it was immensely annoying. Because she stood out, people seemed to think that she stood above. Choosing to ignore the views of others, she grew up to be a person completely different than what they had imagined her to be.

However, her attitude didn't make her stand out less. If anything, her unique personality made her shine with a brilliance unmatched by any other. Thus, her charming beauty somehow landed her in a predicament she would have gladly given up her past fifteen years not to be in.

"Shiroyama-san, here is his schedule," a young woman in semi-formal wear prompted, handing Megumi a folder and clipboard. Lifelessly, Megumi forced herself to reach out and take them, going against every gut feeling screaming out, "Don't accept those!"

The young woman smiled at her and extended a hand. "Hi. My name is Yuri. I'm fourteen, but I'm a talent scout here at the agency." Snapping herself out of her depressing state, Megumi shifted her new cargo to a black Phantom Heights tote she was given and attempted a polite smile. Hand twitching, she shared a handshake.

"Er, thanks, Yuri-chan. Buy why did you choose me to be...?"

Yuri gave her a knowing smile. "Because I know your kind. You're one of those girls who would get noticed even if you were invisible. And I can tell by your attitude and clothing style that you'd rather go on unnoticed. Right? And don't say I'm wrong or mistaken; I'm like that, too." Megumi raised an eyebrow, searching for a way to get out of the situation.

"Well," she retorted, "If I stand out so much, then why pick me? Wouldn't it be the obvious choice to pick someone who blends in?"

"Ah, but if everyone thought that way, then the plainest person is clearly the most important one. That's why we have someone who stands out to blend in." Yuri motioned with her index finger for Megumi to follow her, which the latter begrudgingly did. Her solemn snow-booted footsteps echoed across the expanse of sleek marble within Phantom Heights. The recording label was prestigious, home to only the top artists on the Japanese Pop scene. That being said, every one of their contracts was signed to a male.

Megumi sighed, dark chocolate and chestnut locks curling around her shoulders. Her sky blue orbs settled on the familiar faces of passersby; the six members of the famous boy band RIVET were lounging around on plush leather couches, drinking soda and aiming edible projectiles at each others' faces. The cool and collected Tadashi of 9teeN was casually waiting for his manager and band mates, perhaps a girlfriend. A quick scan around the rest of the building told Megumi that the boy-girl ratio was about 5:1. She rolled her eyes and prayed that none would approach her, but she shivered as she caught quite a few glancing her way.

"By the way," Megumi ventured, "where are we going?" She skipped a little in her steps to catch up to Yuri. The fourteen-year-old looked inexplicably mature and poised with her childish side-ponied ebony hair and her large, relaxed bright caramel eyes.

"To start your new job!" Yuri chirped. Megumi paused out of sheer disbelief, then trailed after Yuri with curses under her breath.

"But I only met you half an hour ago! I can't start a new job right now! I don't even have parental consent or a contract or anything!"

With a Cheshire grin, Yuri's previously innocent face was ghosted by an intense commanding aura. "Don't worry; it's all taken care of. But don't think you can just blow this off and run away." Silently, she made her way to the elevator and motioned for Megumi to stand next to her. The enclosed space soon filled up and eventually, they made their way to the eighth floor of Phantom Heights' main building.


Yes, like I told you, no one familiar yet. But trust me, Dan Taichi will show up! (I mean, this is a TaichiXOC story after all...)

Anyway, leave me your feedback and let me know what you think!