Reila
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Hiro, happy birthday to you!"
Reila looked at her elder brother, Hiroshi (Hiro for short), with such fierce pride one could mistake her for her mother. That is, if his mother was 5 foot 4, with long, soft curls that have been dyed black with red streaks and had a face that belonged on the cover of Vogue.
Reila dabbed dramatically at her kohl-lined eyes, smudging it slightly, with a paper napkin and sniffed loudly. "Oh my! My Onii-chan has all grown up now! I could still distinctly remember the days where you still wet your bed. Ah… How fast time flies…"
Hiro scowled at her and turned to Kai. "I don't know how you can stand her! She's so irritating!" exasperated Hiro. Kai, being the goody-two-shoes and loyal boyfriend, jumped to Reila's rescue. "She's not. And I have my ways…" winked Kai with a huge and oh-so-cute grin. "Besides, she's cute, caring, wonderful and the best girlfriend ever!"
Upon hearing that, Reila's face turned a delicate shade of pink and progressed steadily to scarlet when Mika, her best friend, nudged her while giggling madly. "Ah… Young, innocent love! Could it get any better?" Mika mused. "Although I won't say it's very innocent, right Reila?"
Reila shot Mika a look that could kill and fake-whispered loudly. "My parents and not to mention my brother are all here! Are you trying to get me killed?" "You know I love you too much to do that! Aww… Don't be angry. Look! It's your turn to go on stage! Better not disappoint your fans!" Mika said with a grin.
-Up on stage-
"Thank you Onii-chan!" With that, Reila ended the song that was written by her especially for this occasion and executed a neat bow. "Arigatou" is the title of the song and it is to thank her brother for all his care and concern. She had written the song with drums, an acoustic guitar and a bass guitar in mind but had managed to pull the song off with only her trusty guitar (acoustic of course!). Her soulful and rich voice together with her guitar was already enough to rock the stage.
As she exited the stage, she could feel her eyes being drawn to a man unfamiliar to her waiting beside the steps from the stage. He was tall, about 5 foot 9 and looked to be in his mid-forties. He was blessed with a face that aged gracefully and stood with an air of authority. However, all that was not why she had been drawn to him. The reason was relatively simple: he was dressed in a smart suit when everyone else just wore T-shirt and jeans.
The man took a look at her and broke into a huge grin. "My name is Nakamura Tamayo and I'm Kai's agent. I work for PS Company and I'm very impressed by your performance. Kai has always told me about your talents but I regret to say that I never took him seriously. One tends to exaggerate about one's girlfriend. Would you like to go for an audition?"
"Me? You want me?" Reila's usual spunk had all but deserted her. Her voice had turned squeaky and she flinched slightly at it. God, she felt like a five-year-old. "Yes. You are very talented. Is the song self-written?" asked Mr. Nakamura. Reila nodded. "And it just got better. Are you for real?" the agent joked and it made Reila felt slightly at ease.
"I'll arrange for an audition and I'll let you know the details through Kai. That is, if you are agreeing to the audition." Of course she agreed to it! It's an once in a lifetime opportunity! The agent then bided her good-bye and went off, presumably to look for more hidden talents. "Wait. Did I just call myself a hidden talent? So all this is real? Yippee!" she thought excitedly.
-The end of the party-
"Mika-chan! Have a safe trip home!" Reila said to her friend. From the corner of her eye, she could see Hiro walking uneasily towards Mika. "I'll like to call you. May I have your number?" Hiro blurted out, blushing madly.
"I guess I'll just go away now…" Reila said in a sing-song voice and went off, whistling nonchalantly. "Ignore my sis. Can I call you?" Hiro asked after Mika gave him her number. "Well, you have my number. So of course you can call me! Didn't I just gave it to you?" reasoned Mika. "Oh, never mind. Bye! I'll be waiting for your call!" Mika waved and got to her car. Hiro stood there grinning like an idiot until Mika's car, a cute Toyota Camry, turned and disappeared out of sight. Ah… Love is in the air!
-End of Chapter ONE-
Disclaimer: I do not own Kai, the GazettE or Miyavi (which means the non-fictional characters)! The fictional characters? They're all mine! The name Reila belongs to the GazettE but the girl is still mine, I hope...
Author's note: Please feel free to give CONSTRUCTIVE comments on how I can improve. Thank-yous and praises are also accepted. :D
