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5 nights in Guam
Next month
"So here is what's going on:" Lory started once the two actors and their manager were seated "I received bad news from director Konoe. It seems some of the material you filmed in April was destroyed."
"Destroyed?" Yashiro interjected. The three of them were giving him interrogative looks. "What… How does something like that even happen?"
"Apparently, there was a fire."
"Oh my god!" Kyouko exclaimed, bringing her hands to her face.
"Nobody was hurt Mogami kun, the fire happened on a parking where one of the editor left his car. The recordings from Guam were in its trunk."
"So." Kuon was impassible, as usual "I expect they will need to re-shoot some scenes?"
"Yes."
"Ok." Yashiro spoke, looking in his folders "Freeing some time for a trip then… How many days worth of shooting does that make and when will it be?"
"They have a 2 weeks window next month, but I doubt you will need to find more than a few days." Yashiro nodded and took notes as he spoke. "How many days was the trip last time?"
"No more than a week."
"That's what I thought."
"I think we can make it work…" Yashiro fumbled through the pages of his organizer. " I can move things around…" he thought out loud "Yes. One week I can do."
"I expected no less from Yashiro san." the extravagant man smiled. "Check the dates with Konoe san's assistant and let me know."
"I suppose you will be taking care of Ren's plane tickets as usual?"
"Yes, Ruto will book his flight and his room. You will still need to take care of those for Mogami kun."
"Do you want Kyouko chan to be there for the whole trip?"
"Is it complicated?"
"It's doable."
"What do you think Mogami kun? I believe you are done with your finals?"
All eyes turned to Kyouko who nodded timidly.
"Yes, I passed all of them." she blushed from the smile her sempai gave her. "It is terrible that Tragic Marker met such a setback, of course I will do anything that's in my power to help." she spoke with her expected enthusiasm, but frowned. "Though… I thought you said Cain didn't really need Setsu anymore…" she blushed, staring at her knees.
"Ren?" Lory prompted as the man staid silent.
"This is absurd." he said "Cain will always need Setsu." he said softly and a smile ghosted on the girl's face.
"Then that's settled, Yashiro san. We're sending them both to Guam for as long as needed and can be arranged."
"Hum." Yashiro cleared his throat in embarrassment as he looked over his notes "Just to be sure… You want me to book a separate room for Setsu?"
His question weighed on the mood and Lory smiled internally.
"Why," he answered "yes, they were in different rooms last time. Plus I know how much Ren hated their previous living situation." He was shot with a death glare and shrugged "Come on, you're the one who yelled at me." he teased "Since it's so terrible to share a room with a teenage girl." he finished in a mocking voice.
"You damn… You know very well that's-"
"Good." Lory cut him. "You two, next month, Guam. Yashiro will confirm the dates."
"This is really too bad for the movie." Kyouko mused as they entered the elevator. "To think the work has to be done twice!"
"It really was unexpected" Yashiro agreed "this is the first time I heard about something like that happening. That's bad luck, huh." He said in a forced dejected tone. He was actually pretty excited to send his favorite pairing back to a dream destination for a week, but he couldn't show it.
"Well" Ren said "from my experience, and though nothing that big has happened to me before, I think re-shooting scenes can be something good." Kyouko turned shining eyes to him, ready to receive whatever wisdom she expected him to deliver "Sometimes, you grow with the work you do. The scenes, the character, they mature as time goes, and the job can be better the second time around." she nodded as he continued to explain that re-doing things in general is also a way to make you see what's essential in them and become more effective.
Yashiro smiled as he watched them talk. Kyouko was so oblivious to the softness in Ren's voice and gaze. She was blushing so cutely. He was convinced there was something there. Why separate rooms? He deplored, before he went back into their conversation.
"And Guam is such a magic place!" she said passionately "It's a shame for the crew, but I'm actually happy to go back." she confessed shyly.
"Ah." Ren said "If I remember correctly, you met an old friend of yours in Guam, didn't you?" her blush made him smile "Are you maybe hoping…"
Her only answer was a goofy smile.
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It would be so wonderful if I met Corn again! She chanced a look at her sempai who was now going over his schedule with Yashiro san. I'll make sure he takes someone else's face and voice this time, she remembered, wondering if seeing Corn as someone else would make her attracted to that someone else. Who else could she have him look like? The best choice would be Moko san, but that might not be possible, her being a girl and all. Maybe the president? Humpf she chocked inside, it would be so incongruous to see Corn as president san! What if he took Taisho's face? No, Corn couldn't be an old man! Yashiro could do… Or maybe, Father sama! She bit her lip as her eyes met Tsuruga san's and she looked away. No matter how she tried, there was no one better fitted for the role of Corn than him.
So he told president san that he hated living with her. It broke her heart, but it made sense. Setsu was very intrusive, he probably preferred to be alone. But he said… "Cain will always need Setsu" he said. He had needed her once… What if he did need her, and she wasn't there? He would know to come and find her in her room if that happened again, right?
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Kuon wondered what was going on inside her head. She was looking absentmindedly in one direction after the other, frowning and averting her eyes whenever they met his. He hoped she wasn't thinking about what that annoying old man had said.
Yashiro closed his folders as the elevator dinged and they exited.
"Ok so I will try to fit everything in 5 to 7 days, then, depending on what is possible for the Tragic Marker crew."
"Perfect. Just let me know."
"Is there anything you need to see with me before you go to the Love Me section?" he asked turning to Kyouko who blatantly ignored him. "Kyouko chan?"
"Ah!" she jumped "I'm sorry, what..."
"Can I help you with anything before we go our separate ways?"
"No! Thank you Yashiro san. I will let you get back to me when you have the time." she bowed politely.
"Then, I guess that's goodbye." Kuon said softly.
"Hum… Tsuruga san…" she called, looking at him timidly. "I just wanted to make sure…" she blushed "I'll be there, if you ever need someone…" she looked away. "I know it's just me, but..."
She looked so lovely. He knew what she meant. He remembered the night she was thinking of. She was telling him it was ok to do it again.
"Mogami san." he interrupted her uncomfortable rumbling "Please forgive my audacity, but in all honesty, I'm sorry." Measuring each word carefully, he whispered the rest slowly in her ear "If I was lucky enough to ever have you in my bed again, I would sincerely wish for things to go a very different way." He winked at her when he moved back, and she gulped. "Goodbye, then, Mogami san."
"Goo- goodbye!" she stuttered.
He could tell his manager was dying to know what had been said and what it was all about. Oh well, Kuon thought with a squeeze on his heart, separate rooms is for the best.
A.N. - Dear readers, thank you for clicking on this story! There will be a total of 8 chapters, and it will be naughty. I left out everything about White Day from the recent chapters, cause it's so depressing that if I used it, it would be even longer to justify and explain everything... Their thoughts are complicated enough to work with while keeping it believable as it is!
Anyway, thank you for reading, enjoy!