The Amazing World of Background People
Summary: Have you ever wonder about the life of those who only showed up to add to the setting's and scenery, surrounding the supporting characters and main? Well, a certain guy was about to get a front row seat whether he likes it or not. But he does have to wonder, was there a way to break the boundary between the two worlds?
I do not own Skip Beat.
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Life was boring.
Well, to him, anyway.
He was frequently, dragged to the hospital, every month for medication for his illness.
Who know Apathy, was an actual illness?
He certainly did not, until his parents realized there was actually something wrong with him as a child and it wasn't laziness kicking him and actually had him checked by a doctor.
They thought it was a joke when he was finally checked and were told, by the doctor, that he had an illness that preventing him from getting interested in anything.
From that moment on, he had to take some pills just to get him through life, when all he wanted to do was lay down and sleep, his life away.
He wasn't surprised that his lack of care ended up being the death of him.
On the morning, he had once again ran out of his pills, he got run over by a speeding motorbike.
He really should have moved out of the way and ran for his life like a normal person, instead he just didn't care and stood there like an idiot.
One moment, all he could feel was pain, the next, he was staring at a wooden ceiling, his back was feeling the texture of a lush carpet and he was being dragged by somebody or something.
The story of his life.
He turned his head, to find small chubby hands gripping him.
Who?
"Jake, come and play with me. You can't be lazy again." a little girl said.
Jake?
And...
He lost interest.
He let the child drag him to who know's where without a single compliant, she had forced him to play tea party and dress up with her, but with his pills, it was kind of sad to watch.
He found out later that her name was Meco, and they were in America, he had become this boy named Jake, well, those around him called him Jake, nobody around him know what his real name was.
He had sea blue eyes and blond hair, his eyes lash's were so long that would think, he was a girl.
Huh.
He had never been mistaken for a girl before, that was certainly new.
The children around, never interacted with him and even the care taker's eventually were disturbed by his lack of reaction's, the only one who was willing come near him was Meco.
And she dragged him, everywhere.
And he meant EVERYWHERE.
Breakfast?
She dragged him out of bed, brush his teeth for him before dragging him to the dinning table.
Going toilet?
She would drag him there and make sure he peed correctly.
Going to shower?
She would drag him to the bathroom and dumping him inside the tub full of hot water.
It was because of this, that they bathed a lot together.
If it wasn't for Meco, he would have long since died.
Years, flow by and before he know it, he was 13 and Meco was 12, she had gotten to that phase of chasing after any guy in skinny tight jeans.
She had become obsessed with the entertainment world.
Years ago, she had practically moved into the bed on top of him and half of the room was filled with perfumes and pictures of celebrities.
She was currently sitting at the side of his bed, flipping through a celebrity magazine and said. "Juliena Hizuri, is so pretty!" She was a big fan of the model. "And to think, she's got a kid that's seven's old! How does she stay so pretty even through she's a parent? When I have children, one day, I'm going to be fabulous like her."
And he was trying unsuccessfully to sleep through the noise, he didn't know that if Meco had ever bothered to put that magazine up to his face, she would see something that would make her speechless and have the Hizuri family, running after him.
Jake was dressed in gray vest and green boxer's.
"That's it!" Meco said.
Oh, she decided on something? He couldn't help but think, fluffing his pillow to make it more comfortable.
"I'm going to be a famous model, just like my idol!" She said.
Well, good luck with that...
"So what are you going to be when your adult?" She said, suddenly turning to him, surprising with the question.
"Huh?" He said.
"We both know, once were adults in the law, we'll be kicked out and have to find a place to live" Meco said, raising a good point before she pursed her lips and said. "Don't tell me, you plan on sleeping on the streets and doing nothing?"
Yes.
His silence was enough for her.
"Well, I'm not letting you do that!" She said, as expected of her. "You've got to join LME with me, Juliena Hizuri husband went there before hitting it big time!"
"And what do you expect me to do?" He dared to ask, she was so annoying.
"Well at first, I would say being a model since you got the looks but that would go downhill fast" She said and it was true, he had a pretty face nobody could deny that but a model, also had to rely on expression and he couldn't do that if he looked bored in all his picture's. "Hm, you strike me as a Director, for some reason"
"Director?" He said, he clearly didn't expect that.
"But you'll probably be terrible at that, since you have to be focused and the building would probably burn down if you become an engineer or a DIY person" She said, who knows how dangerous he would be with tools in his hands? "You can't be an actor either for obvious reason. What about being a graphic designer? Your not really supposed to focus and being one, what ever you produce can be claimed as art. There should be plenty of work, if you chose to accept, request that come from outside the company, as well and you wouldn't have to move out of your chair to do it."
"You had me, when you said, I don't need to leave my seat." He said, turning around and Meco couldn't help but worry, what kind of work would come out such a mind that couldn't focus?
Maybe, she should get him working as a foot model, instead?
#7 years later#
The years had been hard, that was all she could say.
Especially when she had to somehow motivate Jake enough to actually complete tests, and through trial and error, she found sweets was the thing that gave him little burst of energy, the more he sucked.
The teacher's were more than aware of his condition, after somebody had finally taken him to a doctor and allowed him to have piles of sweets near him, if that meant, he had the energy to lift up his pen or pencil, in class or in exam time.
But when it came to art, even she was surprised by what came out of such a brain, it made her realize Jake saw the world in a completely different way than she did.
Just a few submits online and Jake had been offered to do several book covers and even designs for clothes!
It was hard work, dragging Jake back to the computer every couple of minutes, because he always seemed to wonder and lose interest.
They had got themselves a run-down apartment in japan, from all the money they had saved.
Today, they were finally joining LME together, she didn't let the beautiful also aspiring model's around her, distract her from her goal of finally going down the path to meeting Juliena Hizuri.
The people surrounding her, couldn't help but sweat dropped seeing her dragged a slender looking male with long blond hair overshadowing his eyes, before practically throwing him into the group of nerds who weren't good looking enough or talented enough to be with people like her.
Her blond hair was long and curled, on her head was a blue bow, she was going for that cute vibe.
Meanwhile Jake, had to get a bag of sweets out of his pocket, take one and start sucking on it, he managed to pull himself on a chair, not caring about the strange looks sent his way, Meco than throw his Cv at him, almost forgetting to give it to him which hit his head.
He had to wait for 30 minutes, before being called, he popped two more sweets, enough energy to get him through the door, he shoved some more, to get him to appointed seat.
Three people looked at him some kind of interest, clearly they had never seen someone like him walk through the door.
He sat down, almost looking exhausted before placing his CV on the table for one of them to look through.
"So, Mr Jake?" The middle person said, as his colleague's inspected his exam results and work. "What do you want to apply for?" They especially took interest in the doctor form in it, that told them all about his medical condition.
He popped more sweets in his mouth before replying.
"The truth is, I want to help a friend, I didn't really have any interest in graphic design." He confessed, they would be amazed if he was interested in anything after reading his doctor form. "Unfortunately this is the only thing I'm good at. I can't be a model and I cannot be an actor because of my condition." eating more sweets. "But if I don't, at least try. She won't leave me alone for a week and I wouldn't be able to sleep"
"Sleep?" The man couldn't help but say.
"I want to sleep but my friend keeps dragging me out of bed because she knows I would waste my life away just by sleeping, if a had a choice." He said, making all three of them sweat drop.
Well, there wasn't many people in the graphic department...
That's why, they relay on freelance graphic designers so heavily, it would be nice to add another person to tiny department.
Plus, these design's were very good and unique.
"When, you can start?" The person on the left said.
#A week Later#
"I can't believe I'm walking down the same halls that Kuu and Juliena Hizuri used to, before they got married!" Meco said, her eyes were shining, as she made sure to touch everything including the walls.
"Meco, people are starting stare." He said, in a bored tone.
"If their staring, it's because you're a twenty year old man who needs to carry several packs of sweets, everywhere just for an hour." Meco said, she refused to believe it was her staring and touching the walls that caused people to stare. "Beside's, aren't you supposed to be doing something, right now?"
Drat.
He debated on using his own two feet or being dragged there.
He didn't feel like being stared at like a newly discovered animal, so he filled his mouth with sweets and using their power, he powered his own feet, ready for the long journey to his department, without a second thought.
He must have looked strange having his mouth stuffed like a chipmunk walking down the corridors, but he didn't care.
In a way, they were like the original Ren and Kyoko before they both came to LME.
He entered in a small room, filled with paper, coloring pencils, pens, paint, computer's and scanners.
It was a bit jammed in here.
"Hello?" The person said, noticing him.
"Hi, I'm new here" He said, swallowing a bit more, before he talked, some of his energy was sapped the moment he swallowed.
"Oh, new guy" the person said, they had heard, that they would be joined by another person.
They couldn't believe it at first, since people didn't join LME for the graphic department and more to get famous.
"The rest have gone out for a bit, they would be back soon" The guy said.
Nobody know at that time, that three years later, Ren Tsuruga would join LME.
And scene!
Should I continue? Review! If yes, the next chapter will be Jake realizing that he's a background character.