A/N: Okay, here's the second chappie! I tried to update asap, honest! Hope you all like it! ;D

GOLDEN MELODY

Chapter 1

Oishi felt all of his breath leaving his lungs at the first personal sight he ever had of the red-haired superstar.

Eiji didn't seem to be one of those models and singers who looked better on magazine covers. Instead, he seemed to look better close-up without the use of professional aids.

Sapphire orbs met his green ones and he was able to detect a flicker of something that passed before he was able to identify it. He started to feel worried.

Was Eiji thinking he looked too ordinary or ugly? What if he didn't want Oishi to work for him?

Calming himself from his panic, he put on his professional face. Smiling, he lightly bowed towards the young man standing on the staircase. It was necessary for him to make a good first impression, after all.

"How do you do, Kikumaru-san. My name is Oishi Shuichiro. I thank you for having me here."

His words seemed to have brought Eiji from his stupor.

"A-ah...It's nothing at all. You're welcome here as long as you need."

It seemed as if the singer was coming back into his usual self, for he smiled his bright smile and continued in a cheery tone,

"And you don't need to call me Kikumaru-san! Just call me Eiji."

"Ah, but-"

"You better do as he says, Oishi. When Eiji says that, he actually meant it," Ryuzaki-sensei quipped suddenly.

"Um, okay then, Eiji."

Eiji beamed and asked,

"Ne, is it okay if I call you Oishi? We're not that different age-wise, are we?"

"Of course it's okay. Well, I'm nineteen at the moment, so I suppose we're pretty much the same age," Oishi replied.

"Great! That would make it so much easier to talk to you! Some of my other managers aside from Ryuzaki-sensei are so old and I couldn't talk to them properly at all!" Complained the red-haired.

Oishi couldn't help but chuckled at the other male's words. Eiji seemed to be naturally sincere, unlike some other people who had different personalities in and out of the camera.

Breathing a sigh of relief at finding his crush to be what people had told him, Oishi's thoughts were interrupted from the calling of Sumire.

"Oishi, now that Eiji's here, I'm sure he'd be happy to show you and give you a tour around the house. I have an appointment in half an hour and I need to go now. I hope you're okay without me here?" The red-haired lady asked kindly.

"Ah, of course, Sumire-sensei. Have a good trip. I shall see you tomorrow morning, then," replied Oishi politely.

Sumire smiled and nodded, before walking off and shouting from the entryway,

"I better see you awake bright and early tomorrow morning, Eiji!"

Oishi was startled at the sudden shout and Eiji chuckled.

"I always managed to get up late, so I seem to piss her off on daily basis," the singer said as a way of explanation. Oishi merely nodded in reply.

Now that the whole situation was sinking into him, he realised just how nervous he was feeling. After all, he was going to live under the same roof as his crush! It wasn't as if Eiji would notice him because of this, but this was a natural reaction that he couldn't fight.

"Then, Oishi, would you like me to show you to your room first?" Eiji asked, unconsciously calming the other male's quickly-beating heart.

"Um, yes, please. Thank you once again for allowing me to stay here, Eiji," this thank was quickly waved off by the cheery male. Smiling in genuine happiness, the singer replied,

"Don't worry about it; there are too many rooms in this place, its making me lonely. If anything, you're actually helping me feel better about living here."

Oishi could do nothing but nod his head in understanding. He had been living alone for awhile too, after all. Though he knew his small apartment cannot begin to compare to this magnificent building. He had a feeling that due to its sheer size, Eiji was probably feeling even lonelier than he was.

They walked up the stairs and were soon standing in front of a tall mahogany door. Eiji gestured for him to open the door and he did, slowly and carefully. He stopped himself from gasping at the room design.

The room was beautiful. Spacious with big windows, it was exactly the way he liked his room to be. He'd never thought that his dream bedroom (so what if he was a guy? He still had dreams!) was going to be present in someone else's house.

"So? Do you like it?"

Eiji's question brought him back to the present and he turned to reply,

"It's a very nice bedroom, exactly just like how I've always wanted my bedroom to be. But, are you sure? Giving me such a big bedroom? I really don't mind even if the bedroom was small!"

Eiji looked surprised, before smiling and said,

"Of course it is! You don't need to sleep in a small bedroom, Oishi. There are empty rooms in this house, what use would they be if not for my guests to sleep in?"

Oishi smiled and felt an immense joy at having Eiji showing kindness towards him. He'd been used to people treating him normally, if not coldly, due to his somewhat quiet nature.

To have someone treating him familiarly with a friendly air was a nice change. He'd been rather worried and afraid the first time he stepped foot in Tokyo. The big city had such an impersonal atmosphere that it took him awhile to adjust; having come from a smaller city that was filled with familiar faces.

His colleague had been nice to him once they opened up to each other, but Eiji and Sumire-sensei was from a different level altogether. They treated him as one would treat someone they knew well and were friends with even from the first moment they met him.

"Thank you, Eiji," he replied with the most genuine smile that he'd ever shown ever since the time he'd stepped foot in Tokyo.

Eiji seemed to pause and suddenly exclaimed,

"Ne, Oishi, I need to go back to my room quickly. You can drop your things and look around the room. I'll get back to you in ten minutes!"

Eiji had run off before he could even form a reply.

Kikumaru Eiji, the infamous Tokyo superstar, the youngest ever millionaire, the owner of the smile that everyone dubbed as 'the cutest smile' found himself feeling a great amount of attraction towards a person for the first time.

Eiji had been expecting an old, stiff-looking man when he was told that a new assistant manager was coming. After all, Sumire-sensei had always employed those types of people for a short term whenever she needed extra hands.

That was why he had been shocked when he found himself face to face with the raven-haired young man who has the most beautiful eyes he'd ever seen. He'd been mesmerised and he couldn't help but studied the young man standing in front of him.

After coming out of his stupor and replying to the other male's polite greeting, he found himself liking the humble and polite nature of his new manager.

When he was shown that smile, he could feel himself losing breath; a tell-tale sign of a blush appearing on his cheeks from the way his neck was starting to feel warm. Quickly excusing himself, he walked into his room and slid onto a sitting position on the floor as soon as he closed the door behind him.

God, what was wrong with him?

Deciding that he might very well feel better if he wash his face to cool down, he stepped into the en suite of his room.

Oishi was in the process of unpacking his clothes when he heard a knock on the door. Somehow knowing that it was Eiji, he moved to open the door and was face to face with the red-haired once more. Eiji smiled at him before telling him to follow him for the tour around the house. Oishi nodded before closing the bedroom door and followed his host moving down the stairs.

Eiji showed him where the living room and the kitchen was, the guest bedrooms that are located downstairs, the gym and the indoor pool, before bringing him outside into the garden and the outside pool with the tennis court.

"Us Seigaku loves tennis, you see. That was why I had a tennis court made when this house was built," Eiji explained at Oishi's pause when looked at the tennis court.

"Really? What a surprise, I used to play tennis a lot too before I moved here," said Oishi with a pleased tone.

"That's great! We should play together sometime soon and you should also play with my friends and me during our free times," Eiji exclaimed excitedly.

"Of course, Eiji," Oishi replied with a chuckle at seeing the other's excitement. It seemed like it was safe to consider tennis as one of Eiji's passions.

"Ok, now that you'd seen practically most of downstairs, let's go upstairs," Eiji suggested.

Once they were upstairs, Eiji showed him what appear to be endless amounts of guest rooms to Oishi's eyes, followed by the library that he adored due to his love of reading, and also the family/game room that had the main use to relax the house's occupants. Then, they stopped in front of a room located near their two bedrooms. Stepping into the room, Oishi realised right away what it was.

The baby grand piano sitting in at one corner of the room was magnificent. It was black in colour and shone magnificently. There was also a cello, a violin, and different types of guitars; with a percussion set sitting on the other end of the room corner. Several bookcases lined up against the wall, filled with all sorts of music books, and Oishi couldn't help but admire it all.

This room was probably Eiji's and Seigaku's safe haven. They could do what they all love the most here, as well as rest when they're tired (there were comfortable lounges all around) and eat whenever they're hungry (due to the small but sleek modern kitchenette that was located at another room corner.)

"It's...this room is amazing, Eiji," breathless tone accompanied his sincere compliment.

Eiji smiled in happiness at his approval, before stating,

"I designed this room myself. I wanted to make this the perfect room for all of us and with ideas from the others; I decided to design it this way."

"Good at singing, modeling and now interior designing? No wonder the girls flocked all around you," teased Oishi. Eiji merely laughed and rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment.

"Oishi, you're making my head bigger than it already is!" Complained Eiji in a joking manner.

They both laughed; the easy familiarity between the two didn't fail to surprise them both. Silently, they couldn't help but think that this was a meeting that was fated.

They were on their way to walk back downstairs towards the kitchen to get some snacks when they heard the doorbell ring.

"Sorry, I need to go down and get that," Eiji said before quickly walking towards the door. He opened the door and from his position on the middle of the stairs, Oishi could see a capped head entering the house.

He quickly moved down, not wanting to seem rude if he didn't also greet the new guest. He was surprised when he saw the youngest member of Seigaku standing in front of Eiji, Echizen Ryoma. Oishi had heard about him; his singing and guitar skills were to be envied. Eiji and he were the two main singers of Seigaku. It was a well-known fact that his father, Echizen Nanjirou, was a world-class guitarist and tennis player.

Two sharp, hazel orbs suddenly met his own. He was startled at the sudden attention that the other, shorter male paid towards him. He did what he usually best at in these type of situations; by smiling.

"Hello, how do you do, Echizen-kun. My name is Oishi Shuchiro and starting from today, I'll be helping around," he introduced himself. The other male merely smirked and nodded at him in reply. After memorising Seigaku members' profiles, Oishi had been expecting this rather quiet treatment and didn't take it as a cause of bad attitude.

"Ne, now that ochibi is here, let's all go snacking!"

The other two couldn't do anything but followed the chirpy red-haired. Oishi couldn't help but smiled in amusement at the other's antics.

He was completely oblivious towards the watching gaze that followed his form all the way towards the kitchen.

TBC

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