Come with me to Japan. No, not the real Japan, but Japan of our favorite shows –JR and SiH.
Come with me and let's see together what happens when a fangril lends in her favorite anime…
Chapter 1 – waking up
"Are you ok?" I opened my eyes and saw Isaka-san in front of me. Well, it's not my first dream about JR, I thought, but I've never dreamt about this guy. Lets just say that he's not my favorite, but he's still cute in his own way… oh well.
My head hurt a little bit. "My head hurts a bit." I said. Shit, I spoke Japanese. Awesome.
"Maybe it's because you came out of nowhere and we almost ran you over." Asahina, Isaka-san secretary/lover said to me. Yes, definitely Japanese. "I'm terribly sorry, miss."
"it's ok, asahina san." I smiled at him, and he gave me a questioning look, as well as Isaka-san.
"you two know each other?" Isaka san asked the two of us.
"I know you too, Isaka san." I smiled at him. He put on a dry look.
"how?" wow, talking about menacing aura…
"I just love you two together!" I put my hands together with a big smile on my face. "I rooted for you from the minute I understood asahina san loved you too, Isaka san!" he looked startled.
"h- how do you know about us?" he asked, clearly shocked.
I opened my mouth, but nothing came out of it, although something else DID happened –
You need to help them, a small voice in my head whispered. All the couples. Tell each partner how the other one feels. Or else, a path of misery is to come.
Ok… creepy. But, what the hell, this is a dream. It's supposed to end in a few minutes, right?
"I need to talk to you about something." I said.
"Do you want to threaten me?" he raised one eyebrowon. his perfact, child-like face was calculates, cautious. I shook my head.
"No, but I do need your help." I said. He examined me for a few moments, and then said "come." And began to walk to…
"Oh My God!" I couldn't stop the smile that came on my face. "Marakawa!" the building was the same as in the anime – hell, everything was the same! Even my curvy body was drawn. Man, I loved this world!
"Please follow me, miss…?" Asahina asked.
"Shira." I said.
"Shi-ra." He had a funny accent. "And what is your surname, Miss?"
"Me-Na-He-Mo." I said. It's actually Menahem, but I had to add the O or else they won't be able to pronounce it.
"please, come with me miss Menahemo." Wow, he said it right. Creepy.
I followed Asahina san to the insides of Marakawa. Oh God, it looked the same as in the manga!
We took the elevator and went to the 3rd floor. Asahina san got me into a large office – Isaka office. The desks, the chairs – even their little plant was there!
It was all the same… but better 'cause I was in there, with them!
man, I love my brain and its ilusions!
I sat on Isaka san's desk.
"Listen," I asked my voice low and almost pleading. If Isaka san felt like he had the power, it would work better for my propose. "just like I know about you guys, I know about a few more gay couples in the office – but their relationship aren't as good as yours." I sighed, as Isaka san's eyes brightened.
"Who?" he asked, looking like a little kid in christmas.
"Not telling. But… I need to help those guys. I care a lot about them, as I care about you two." I said with a warm voice.
"whataya want?" Isaka san asked as he put both of his legs on his desk like usual.
"Isaka sama, I think that you should think about it." Asahina looked worried.
I ignored him. "I want you to recruit me to Emerald – the Shogo manga department."
"There are gays in Emerald?" Isaka was shocked and delighted at the same time.
"Yes, Sir, as well as there are in other departments."
He looked in his lover's eyes, smiling reassuringly at him. "Takano san is our best. If he'll guide her and then she'll run away to the other companies…" he looked at me. "Then what?"
I was about to bang my head hopelessly in the wall when an idea came into my mind. I got off of his desk, and bowed on the floor.
"ouh, no need to be this enthusiastic – stand up right now, you're embarrassing me." Isaka said in a rush.
"not until you'll get me into Emerald," I said to the floor. "I need to protect those guys' relationships."
He sighed. "What's in it to you? Protecting them?" Asahina asked.
"They're really important to me. I know all of them, although they don't know me." I answered mysteriously.
"And how is that?"
"onegaishimas!" ok, I was flat on the floor.
"Ok Ok, you're hired into Emerald. Just get up." Isaka san surrendered at long last. I jumped on my feet and hugged him happily.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" I jumped a bit and then stepped back, embarrassed. "Sorry." Isaka laughed, while rubbing his neck.
"'S ok. Now, let's go and present you to the guys! And tell me who's gay on the way, 'kay?" he got up from his chair and Asahina san rose right after him.
Them too, the whisper was gentle and pleading in my ears. Talk to them too. To Asahina…
"Asahina san – may I have a word with you beforehand?" I asked him. Both Isaka san and Asahina san looked shocked, but Isaka just nodded his head and said loudly.
"Jeez, I'll just wait outside. Asahina, decide whether to give her permission to stay or not. Good luck." He winked at me before he got out of the door.
He'll eavesdrop – that's for sure.
The second the door closed behind Isaka san, I looked right into Asahina san's eyes. "This guy loves you like crazy shit."
"do not curse him." Ok, that was a bad start.
"oopse… I curse a lot – sorry." I apologized. "But what I meant to say was that he loves you like crazy. He'd always loved you, and when he thought you were in love with his father, it broke his heart to pieces. Don't get him wrong – he can do anything in the house, cleaning – even cooking! But he keeps you close to him and makes you do all that stuff…" I drew in a deep breath, remembering the manga I read at least five times. "well, in the beginning it was just to keep you by his side, but now it's to be like a lovey-dovey married couple, when the husband's pampering the wife senselessly." We both smiled unconsciously. "Do you understand he'll do anything and everything for you?" I asked, looking up at him. "he'll give up everything if you'll say the word. So… if he'll do something to or for you, give you something – know that that's how he expresses his love towards you."
Asahina san was shocked by my speech. After a long pause he bowed his head. "Thank you so very much. I'll cherish him even more now." He rose back to his 185 centimeters height. "And I'll support you with helping the other couples in here." He said and I could breath again.
"Thank you." I bowed and then went to the door. Asahina san opened the door for me, and Isaka san fell to the floor.
"I knew you'll eavesdrop." I said with a smile.
"Don't I get a chat too?" Isaka asked with light in his eyes.
"When I'll be done with everyone else," I promised.
"Hey, I'm the boss of this company!" I laughed.
"And you need to put your employees before yourself." He pouted as we all went to the elevator and went one floor up.
Man, my heart was racing.
"Wait." I said when we got out of the elevator. "The cycle – in which stage are they… holy shit!" we entered the last opened door just to find a bunch of stinking corpses lying on top of three desks, and a pair of feet was peeping from takano san's desk. Hatori wasn't there – he's probably working with Chiaki's group, I thought as I tried to take in the stench without fainting or throw up.
"Everyone, listen up! This is a new worker in Emerald." Isaka san said, but no one really listened to him.
"hajime mashte," nice to meet you, I said. I bowed my head, trying really hard not to puke. "watashiba Menahem Shira. Yorashkunai." I'm Menahem Shira. Nice to meet you.