Bzzzzzzzzzt
The vibration coming the left side of the bed, followed by sound of a guitar riff. The trumpet and saxophone soon fill the air as well.
The pop melody is my my cue to get up.
I open my eyes to the light of the sun passing through my window. Since it's cloudy, it's not terribly bright outside. This makes it harder to want to leave the warm comfort of my bed.
But the buzzing phone to my left beckons.
"You got yourself, behind a door,
deep inside your heart again~" a very familiar voice serenades the room.
When I try to get up and reach the phone, I feel a squeeze around my arm.
I try to break free, but the grip tightens every time I resist.
"You want to hide, you want to come out,
going round and round~" the song continues.
I glance over to my right and find the source of my problem.
A slender young woman whose voice is currently ringing from the cell phone.
The famous pop idol, Rise Kujikawa, known by her fans as Risette.
"Senpai…...five more minutes" the idol pleaded.
"But the phone…"
"It'll go to voicemail eventually….."
It was at this point that Rise's arm constricted mine. It was almost as though she, was the dangerous python; while I, Yu Narukami, was her helpless prey. She was determined to keep me in bed as long as possible.
"Thinking hard about it, doesn't help you one bit," Rise's voice raises in a crescendo as she reaches the chorus, "Say hello, you gotta say goodbye, a thousand lies yeah~!"
I've learned through experience that getting Rise out of bed through struggling would only end up pointless.. So, like the cornered animal I was, I did something bold, and bit risky.
I grabbed the sheets with my free hand, and I yanked at them as hard as possible.
Rise's now exposed body was in full view; her petite figure draped with light pink lingerie. The material was sheer, but had just enough opaqueness to cover where it needed to. The top was frilly and cute, the bottom adorned with a horizontal stripe pattern. The design suited Rise's adorable fashion, all the while making her look particularly sexy and seductive. I could tell she spent a considerable amount of time choosing this particular pair. It simply looked good on her. Almost too good.
No. It was not good to get this worked up so early in the morning.
When the cold morning air touched her skin, Rise instantly released my arm and began to shiver. This gave me the opportunity to finally grab the phone from the side table.
"Shout friends! A-" I flipped open the phone, but the silence did not last long.
"Hello?" a man's voice inquired through the phone's speakers.
"Oh…. hello," I answered back, quickly putting the phone to my ear.
"Huh? This isn't Rise…. Yu-san, why do you have Rise's phone?" I finally recognized the voice as Rise's manager, Inoue.
Rise had not yet told Inoue about our relationship and had sworn me to secrecy. She explained that she had been afraid of him "flipping out."
From the corner of my eye, I saw Rise sitting upright on the bed. She puffed her cheeks and pouted, still a bit sore from my last transgression.
Her eyes seemed to say, "Senpai, you're so cruel to me!"
I focused on answering the phone, "Oh…. Rise dropped it yesterday when we met on campus for lunch, I forgot to give it back to her..."
This was half true, she did have a habit of dropping her phone,.We also did indeed meet for lunch yesterday, I just didn't mention how we left together.
"I see…" Inoue replied. "Well as soon as you see her today, would you mind reminding her of her schedule for today?"
"Yes, of course."
I look over to Rise, who had a very dangerous look on her face.
"Well, after classes, make sure she knows that she has a recording session at 2:30, and dance rehearsal soon after….." Inoue continued.
I nodded, "Recording at 2:30 and dance after, got IIIIIIIT!"
I instinctively covered my right ear. While I was not looking, my girlfriend had just blown warm air onto my ear.
"Yu-san… are you ok?" the manager responded, noting my tenseness.
I felt Rise's arms wrap around my body. She pressed her chest against my ribs. I could feel her heat, and the beating of her heart.
"Y-Yeah…" I began to stutter, "Please go on."
"Ok, well after dance rehearsal, she has three hours to do whatever she needs to before the photoshoot."
"Three hours, understood."
Rise's fingers started to move, I made an uncharistic squeal, and perked up. Had I always been ticklish?
"By the 10:00 she should be done. Do you think you can relay that to her?" Inoue finished.
"Yeah, I'll let her know….. Thanks Inoueeeeee!" I had lost control once again.
Rise's teeth nibbled on my clavicle. My mind went blank in pleasure as I gasped for air. This was most definitely payback for pulling the sheets.
"Yu-san…." Inoue had started to catch on. "...are you sure that you're well today?"
I was brought back to earth, "Yes! Of course! Just….. spilled some tea on myself…. I'm okay now. I'll be sure to tell Rise."
I closed the phone and looked to the auburn haired beauty clinging on to me.
"Did you get a kick out of that?" I shuddered.
She looked up and grinned, "Don't tell me that you weren't excited too, Senpai."
Well… Now that you mention it…. No, that's beside the point.
"It was risky."
"Well yeah, but that's what makes it exciting!" Rise giggled, "Is there a problem with that Senpai?"
"Well…" I tried to explain, "You're the one that told me to keep us a secret."
"I did. Inoue isn't gonna know that I spent the night here. I'm careful to make sure we're not seen together." she reassured me.
"I'm just not sure why we have to leave Inoue out in the dark."
She frowned, "Senpai….you know why…"
Yes I did. If people had found out that the pop idol Rissette had been dating someone, much more spending nights with them, there'd be a horrendous scandal. Rise would be disgraced as an idol. Her CD sales would plummet almost instantaneously. If she wasn't fired outright, then she'd probably face a heavy fine for breaking her contract.
Indeed, just by being with me, Rise is playing with fire.
I quickly apologize for this.
"No… it's ok Senpai!" Rise responds, a bit flustered. "It's just… being with you, while being an idol; it's so perilous, but I love it."
She buried her forehead into my chest. "I just… don't want to slip up. I don't want to lose this."
Sometimes I wonder if I'm really all that worth it. If just being near me is worth the risk of all that drama and grief.
Rise sighed "So, what did Inoue want?"
"He just wanted to remind you of your schedule today."
She nodded,"Oh, like I have a recording session at 3:00-"
"2:30."
"Right."
I looked over at the clock, it was a quarter to seven. My first class at college starts at 7:30; Rise's starts at 8. I had yet to take a shower, or make breakfast.
"Can't we just stay here for five minutes?" Rise nuzzled my arm.
I motioned to the clock. "We have to be ready to leave in 30 minutes…."
She gave me THAT look again….
"Yknow…. we can do plenty in five minutes...Senpai…." she teased.
A tempting thought. I patted her on the head and got off the bed.
"Anything that can be done in five minutes won't be enough for either one of us"
I head out the door, but not before glancing back at Rise, who was now covering her crimson face with a pillow.
