Time is Gold
Uhm.. I hope you can forgive me if ever this bores you out, but I hope you'll be
patient with me… It's my first time writing a fanfic... I'm sorry if some are OOC…
also, please let me know what I can do to improve my stories….. I would appreciate
it a lot… thanks!! ^_^
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SKIP BEAT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS
(though I do own, Nobuo-san and Ueda-san --made-up characters.. yay!!… ^_^)
Chapter 1: The Begonia
It was a bright morning, and Kyoko was happily riding her bicycle in the street. Today was the day her Moko-san was coming back from Hong Kong, since she left for a job offer. She decided to go to the airport to welcome her best friend back. She was really excited and happy to see her again, since she wasn't able to do so for the past few days; she became lonely for not being able to eat ice cream with her for some time. Since she was daydreaming the whole way to the airport, she didn't notice that she was already there. She placed her bike near a pole, locked it there, then went inside. She was deciding on whether or not she should've bought a welcome home present for Moko-san, when someone called up to her.
"Kyoko-chan!"
She turned around to where she heard the voice, and saw Yashiro-san with Tsuruga-san. They just arrived from a job outside Tokyo, and they were carrying bags, "Tsuruga-san, Yashiro-san, good morning!"
"Good Morning" both replied.
Kyoko wondered why they were here, but suddenly noticed their bags, and asked, "Uhm, did you arrive from somewhere, Tsuruga-san?"
"Yes, we went to Hokkaido for a photo shoot three days ago, we just arrived from our trip. I guess I forgot to mention it to you before." Ren said
"oh" she said, and then she suddenly remembered something important "So Yashiro-san, has Tsuruga-san been eating properly during your stay in Hokkaido?" She asked with suspicious eyes. "Or did he prefer to eat food with no nutrients that are sold at the convenient stores?" she said, and then stole a glance at Tsuruga-san.
"Actually, Kyoko-chan" Yashiro-san said, while looking mischievously at Ren, returning him a warning look, "Ren always skipped his lunch, and during dinner, he only ate rice balls from the convenient stores."
With a horrified look, Kyoko looked at Ren saying, "Tsuruga-san, you should really take your health seriously, because if your body fails you, you won't be able to act out your roles properly, and Yashiro-san might have some difficulties taking care of you when you're sick. I know that you prioritize your acting very much, but that doesn't mean that you should forget about your health."
Yashiro, who suddenly though of a plan, said, "I know, Kyoko-chan! Why don't you cook for Ren tonight? Because I'm sure that he would just skip dinner after his job later. It would really be a great help for Ren, right Ren?"
Ren, throwing a gentlemanly smile at Yashiro-san, said, "You really don't need to, Mogami-san. It's fine, and I'm sure that you're busy with your new acting roles right now."
"No, it's okay Tsuruga-san, plus I'm sure Yashiro-san is telling the truth. And, it's the least I could do, because you always helped me out when I had troubles, so I guess it's only right for me to help you with yours. You and your bad eating habits." She sighed
Ren, despite knowing that she didn't do this out of what he wanted her to do this out of(love, to be straight to the point), was happy that Kyoko was keeping her company during the night and that she was going to cook for him. But, it still hurt him that she felt like it was her duty to do this to him. Suddenly feeling quite annoyed, he smiled a bright, high-voltage, gentlemanly smile at Kyoko, causing her to cringe in fright.
She thought that she must have done something to make Ren mad, for her to receive such a smile full of anger. Then, she realized that he must've been offended that she lectured her. 'For a kohai to lecture her senpai about his eating habits…It's certainly not right!' Jumping to the floor, and doing a dogeza, she cried, "waaaaaaaaaah!! I'M SORRY TSURUGA-SAN!! I didn't mean to make you mad, I was just really concerned about your health!! I didn't mean to offend you!! I'M REALLY SORRY!!!" she said, with her nose touching the floor.
Ren, seeing such a sight, almost wasn't able to suppress his laughter. Unfortunately, Yashiro-san wasn't so controlled. "Mogami-san, I'm not mad. Please stop bowing on the floor, people are already having suspicions." Ren said with a genuine, comforting smile. "Really, I'm not mad." Kyoko, realizing that he's telling the truth, stood up.
"By the way, Kyoko-chan, why are you here at the airport?" asked Yashiro-san.
"Oh, I'm here to welcome Moko-san back!" she said with a happy smile. "She came from a job in Hong Kong, and I'm hoping that I can wait for her here." Feeling a lot more excited than before.
"I see." Yashiro-san said while looking at his watch. "Anyways, Kyoko-chan, Ren and I have to get going. Ren still has to rest and prepare for his work later. We have to go. I hope you don't mind." He said.
"I understand. I'll just go wait here for Moko-san." She said to Yashiro-san, then she turned to Ren, her voice grave, "Tsuruga-san, please don't forget to eat your lunch. And have a good day" she finished with a smile and a bow. Both men left afterwards. Then when she turned her head, she saw... "Moooooookooooooo-saaaaaaaan, welcoooome baaaaaack!!!!" Kyoko said, and went running towards Moko-san, ready to hug her tightly.
"Mo! Stop that!" moko-san said, avoiding her hug, but upon seeing Kyoko make a sad face with puppy-dog-eyes, she gave up'This is why I don't like having friends', "Fine", she said. Kyoko's expression suddenly brightened, and hugged her best friend. Moko feeling happy to actually see her friend again.
After a few hours, arriving at LME…
"So, how was the shoot, Moko-san?" Kyoko asked, feeling overly happy to be reunited with her friend again. They were walking along the hallways of LME, wearing their striking, pink overalls.
"Fine, I guess" Moko-san answered calmly and indifferently. "Anyway, why are we heading to Sawara-san's office right now?"
"He said he had something to tell me, though he did sound very happy when he called me. I wonder what it is about?" She said while thinking, with her pointer finger tapping her chin.
Moko-san stopped on her tracks. "To tell YOU?! Then why am I coming along with you??!!" She said with annoyance, and turned her head around in the other direction.
"Eh?!" Kyoko said and, realizing her friend had stopped, she turned around to see her friend annoyed. Then, while pointing her two pointer fingers towards each other, she said sadly, "Mokooo-san, I wanted you to come with me because I was hoping we can go shopping afterwards, and to c-catch up w-with each o-other(voice starts trembling) because I-I missed y-y-you. I'm s-s-sorry."
Moko-san, hearing her friend's voice tremble, slowly turned her head around with a face full of terror, and saw her friend nearly crying. 'Oh no! What should I do?!' Then she suddenly said, while walking, "Oi! What're you doing, moping there? We have to hurry up or else we won't have time to go shopping! I still have a drama to shoot later!"
Kyoko, quickly recovering, skipped beside her best friend, and made their way into Sawara-san's office.
Meanwhile…
Ren and Yashiro were heading for the place where their job will be.
"Oh, Ren, I just remembered, have you already picked out the roles you wanted to take?" Yashiro-san said.
"Yes. I choose those two handed to us yesterday morning, and the one we just received." Ren replied.
"Okay then. I'll make the necessary calls when we reach the studio." Yashiro said, while smiling to himself, 'Ren will totally be surprised and happy about this, I'm sure of it! I know he would be able to thank me later' he thought.
Ren, suddenly sensing that there was something not right with Yashiro's actions, decided to let it pass, since he had to thank him for letting Kyoko cook dinner for him tonight.
At the studio…
When they reached the studio, Yashiro told him that he needed to do some paperwork, and so he left immediately, and then Ren's eyes suddenly caught something very familiar. Neon pink overalls. He was surprised to see her, so when he approached her, he asked, "What are you doing here, Mogami-san?"
Kyoko looked up, also surprised to see him, but she still bowed respectfully, "Uhm, I'm here to meet the cast for this movie. Actually, I just got informed about it this morning, when Moko-san and I went to see Sawara-san. He told me to go here this afternoon because I was going to be in this movie, and he said that I can't refuse." She explained.
'So that's why Yashiro-san was so happy in the car a while ago. He was expecting this!' He mentally sighed. "Oh, which part are you going to play, then?" he asked.
"Um, I'm not exactly sure, but Sawara-san said that I would be playing the lead female role, but I doubt that, since I've only just started in my acting career." She said.
"Well, whatever your role is, let's just do our best, right, Mogami-san?" Ren asked, feeling quite happy to work with her again.
"Hai!" she answered enthusiastically. 'It's so nice that I get to witness his acting first-hand again. I can't wait for the shooting to start!'
(Translation: "Hai!" means "yes" in English)
"Alright, everyone, please proceed in the meeting room!" Said Director Ueda Kazuhiro, the director for the movie.
The director was a tall man, with a fine figure. He looked like he was only in his late twenties or early thirties. He had a fair skin, blue eyes, and dark brown hair in a spiky hairstyle. He was wearing some plain jeans and a t-shirt. Although he was wearing plain clothes, he looked really handsome, and you wouldn't expect him to be a director, a well-known one at that.
"Good Afternoon everyone, I'm glad that all of you are present at this meeting for this movie, 'The Apricot Blossom: A timid Love'. It's a romantic movie, about a rich family's daughter that has never experienced life outside the house, which will be played by Mogami-san. She was forbidden to go beyond their gates. She only had one friend who also belonged in a rich family, played by Nobuo Takashi, but then he would only treat her like a servant and make fun of her so she always cried, until she met a boy who once sneaked into their house, and became friends with him, which will be played by Tsuruga-san." He paused, seeming to recollect his thoughts, "I expect a lot from everyone here today. I wish to make this movie a success, so I won't tolerate anyone slacking off. We would start filming tomorrow at 8 am in TBM studios. Please arrive early for your make-ups and costumes."
Kyoko, who had been quiet most of the time, was looking at the actor beside her, Nobuo Takashi. He had blond hair, blue, mesmerizing eyes, fair skin, a fit body, and a certain aura around him. He looked like he was just in his late teens (like 18 or 19), and he looked very handsome. Kyoko thought that there was something familiar about this guy so she kept on staring, but before she was able to wake up from her stupor, the said actor noticed her staring at him so he turned to look at her with a questioning and annoyed look. 'Oh no! What do I do?!'
I guess that's it for now!! Takashi has a really annoying personality, eh?? ^^.Oh, yea, and I kind ofdecided to put names of flowers (with certain meanings) as the titles for the chapters!! And I'vedecided to give out the meaning of the flower after each chapter so that it won't reveal the content ofthe story… This chapter's tile, "The Begonia" means "Beware! I am fanciful!".. I just figured thatTakashi really gave off that kind of vibe… ^_^
I'm sorry if there weren't much things that happened, but don't worry, I'll do it on the next chapter!!^^..Anyways, please feel free to tell me what you think about this chapter, and what youwould like me to add… I would really like that!! ^.^. Also, please tell me if I spelled somethingwrong…Thanks..
I hope you would continue to support and be patient with me, and please look forward to the nextchapter, though I'm not sure when I would be able to post that… Maybe next week, depends on themotivation I get and the time I have, I guess… ^_^
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