Ohayo! MJDuwady (Previously Vongola23) here! Sooo some of you might have noticed my infrequent update schedules, which I sincerely apologize. Looking back on my previous work, I was not impressed. I decided to reboot it. Same concepts and plot, mostly, but a better and more detailed one. To appease you though, I finished the backstory before posting so the next update will be the first episode of season one. I decided to change James Black's name into Ryder Knight. James Black is Black James in Japanese culture and it might be considered a bit racist. So, without further ado, here's the new chapter!
Chapter One
"One, Two, Three Four, Repeat!"
That phrase was on repeat the whole morning. Our producer, Oscar Murray or Doc as we fondly call him, was dead set on making us perfect the routine for our debut at the end of the year.
"Come on, Doc! We're just 12 years old!" "Yeah! We're too young to die of exhaustion!" William and Philip Drake said in their mysterious twin synchronization.
You might be asking, why are 12 year olds practicing for their debut? Well, the answer is simple… Idols.
There are currently 11 of us. I guess I should introduce them. I'll start with the oldest.
Logan Reede is the eldest by a couple of months. Regardless of his age, he is one of the most immature one in the group. He is probably the childish grandfather you find both funny and annoying
Shiro Roka is the 2nd eldest. He is mature one of the group. The father figure if you will. He is very strict with us but we know he's a big softie inside.
Ishida Toru is 3rd eldest. He is also mature but kind of spoils the younger ones. If Shiro's the father, then Ishida's the motherly one.
Daisuke Mito is 4th eldest. He's pretty quiet and not very cheerful. We consider him the strict uncle.
Kenji Satoshi is the 5th eldest. He is the complete opposite of Daisuke. He is very loud and always cheerful. The fun uncle that everyone likes.
All of them are 13 years old. According to our family structure, the rest of us are the pesky kids they have to take care of.
Kazuya Takeo is the 6th eldest. He is pretty average. He is not very cheerful but not gloomy like Daisuke is.
William and Philip Drake, or Will and Phil as they like to be called, are the 7th and 8th eldest. They are identical twins. We don't know who's older. They are the troublemakers of our group. Though I can't complain since I am a frequent co-conspirator of their pranks.
They are 12 years old. Sigh… Introducing everyone sure is tiring!
Kai Biganko, my cousin by the way, is the Idol who is not very idol-like. He is a bookworm and hates crowds. We were kind of worried about him since he is very shy. He is the 9th eldest.
I, Ryder Knight, is the 2nd youngest. Ironically, I'm the leader of the group. I don't really do a lot except sing a lot of solos and be in the middle. According to everyone, I'm the 'Go to Guy'. Need voice lessons? Go to Ryder. Need dance lesson? Go to Ryder. Even though I argue a lot with Doc about our group, I still manage to avoid getting kicked out or atleast replaced as the leader.
I think more of myself as 'The Rebel With a Voice". Yes, I like a certain movie about Bellas. In fact, I even named our group after it. No, we are not called Bellas. Treblemakers is just too cool to pass up, and think of all the puns! No matter what they say, BeChloe is cannon! I will go down with this ship!
Ehem. Back to the introductions, Kai and I are both 11 years old.
Lastly, Charlie Smyth, is the youngest at 10 years old. He is the baby of our group. We tend to be more sensitive around him. We have a nasty habit of spoiling him a bit though. He is kind of short for his age, it makes him seem much younger.
Since we are a pretty big group, we were split into two. I was in a group called Treble-X with Logan, Phil and Will, Charlie and Shiro. The other group, Treble-Z, is Ishi, Daisuke, Kazuya, Daisuke and Kai.
Introductions aside, Doc is trying miserably to force us through our last practice before our summer break. It was all in vain though. Even Shiro, Ishi and Daisuke can't be controlled. Finally, he gave up and decided to dismiss us for our summer break.
"Finally! I feel like we're in Idol School!" Logan said to the other members of Treble-X.
"That would be kind of cool though!" I exclaimed.
"But that would mean I'm alone in class!" said a suddenly terrified Charlie.
"Phil, Ryder and I together in class?" "The best recipe for disaster!" chorused the twins.
"And Shiro will be the student council president!" I told the others.
"I'm pretty sure that would be you since you're the leader" I made a face at him. "I'll be the vice president who does all the work while you avoid getting caught doing your pranks!" joked Shiro.
"Would that mean we have to study?" I questioned.
As one, we shivered at the thought of studying. Well, except Shiro who actually likes studying. With that terrifying though, we went our own ways. I remained in the studio, waiting for Kai. I remained out of their sight though, I didn't want to get involve with their arguing. While Treble-X was relatively a fun and carefree group, I couldn't say the same about Treble-Z. A few moments later, I heard a set of footsteps approaching me.
"So… How's practice?" I asked Kai.
A glare was all I received. "Come on, Kai! It can't be that bad!" Still nothing. Weird…
I kept asking about on our way home until finally, he snapped.
"I can't take it anymore, Ryder! All the power play and the arguments! Wasn't this supposed to be fun! I kept thinking about this for weeks but I finally decided. I quit!" He full out lashed on me. I opened my mouth to change his mind but he cut me off. "I already submitted the papers to Doc. Maybe I'll return in a few years though."
He then dramatically ran straight into the night. I don't know what to say or think. I didn't know anything happening in Treble-Z. I thought they were having as much fun as X. I didn't think much of it after that. We were only 11 years old. We change our minds a lot. He'll get bored and go back to being a Treblemaker. But, he never came back… Well, to the group. I would still see him since he's my cousin.