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Audition Day

biruno suki made kiju kare juni saite ita namo nai hana
koto shimo kise chuga me gutte wa shiroi yuki mai oriru
ichuma demo sorao miage chujuke teta
yureru komo rebi sagashiteta
te o nobasu hodo sechuna kute
hurueru yumeo chuchumu yoni yasashii kajega hukinu keru
umareta wake sae wa kara juni jawamekini umoreteru
konomama kareyuku sada metado shiri nagara mo shinji teta
dareka garyute o sotto sashinobeta
ahureru namida ko boreru hodoni kagayaku asuga matteiru
akirame nagara ikiteru yorimo shinjiru kotode chuku wareru
umareta kiseki hokore ruyoni donna kakodemo dakishimeru
kumono sukimaga hirogaruyoni kokoro no mayoi hareteyuku
yureru ko morebi sagashiteta
te o nobasu hodo sechu nakute
hurueru yumeo chuchumu yoni yasashii kajega huki nukeru Yeah

"Hey! What's that noise?!" Momoshiro's mom whined angrily because of the loud noise Momo was making inside his room.

Though he was locked up inside his four-sided room, he still managed to entertain himself by practicing the song he was going to sing in the audition tomorrow. Despite of his mom kept on complaining, he will still sing his practice song. In fact, he really had a good voice, perfect for live performances. He already prepared himself for tomorrow. The clothes he will going to wear, his performance, his song, his dance and even a way of sneaking out to reach for the auditions.

Later on, he finished practicing his song and decided to take a rest. He cleared and touched his throat. It was kind of achy but he just eased the pain. He had to do it all just for him being casted in Sidus SM Entertainment's new pop group. He turned off the lights and flopped into his bed because he was really tired of practicing his song.

I better go to sleep early so that I can go there earlier. Early birds always catch the early worms…

He snickered and fell himself asleep.

The following day, it's the most awaited coming of Sidus SM Entertainment's Audition for male youngsters. Momo was already dressed up in his finest clothes and before sneaking out, he looked himself at the mirror.

"You can do it Momo!" he pointed his self at the mirror and he was really determined to join the auditions. After he repressed a sigh, he heard footsteps coming towards his room so he rushed to the window and jumped over it to get out of the house. He hurt his butt again after the jump from his room upstairs to the garden. He stood from his fall and brushed off dirt in his fine clothes.

"Takeshi!"

He can hear his mom's call from his room and quickly stepped out of the house, riding on his bike on the way to the audition venue. He was sure that he left everything fine. He placed a big pillow about his size in his bed and tucked a blanket on it so that his mom will think that he's still asleep. Also, he left a note hanging on his door saying:

Mom,

I'm sick and I can't rise from bed. Everything will be fine so you can leave me alone here. I will only be a bother to you so don't worry about me. That's all.

Takeshi

Mrs. Momoshiro sniffled as she read the concerned letter of her sick son but she didn't know that her son was really fine and out there in the auditions.

Momo had finally arrived in Sidus SM Entertainment's building. He parked his bike nearby and noticed that many youngsters were already waiting for the doors to open for the most awaited auditions. As he expected he wasn't late. He rushed to the swamp of aspiring boys and fell in line.

"My senpais will be proud if they saw me on TV." He snickered and looked around, finding boys about his age forcing themselves to enter the building. "Those guys will never beat me."

He examined the whole place and got shocked when he saw a familiar face.

"Except for one." He continued his sentence. He can't believe that this person will also try his luck in the audition like him. "Eiji-senpai!"

"Hoi." Eiji was looking for the guy who just called his name. His voice was sort of familiar to him, thus recognizing who owns that voice. He shifted his look to the right and found a waving Momo running towards him. "You're also here!"

He flashed a grin being glad that his kouhai will also join the audition.

"What are you doing here?" Momo asked him an annoying question.

"Me?" Eiji gaped as he pointed himself. "I'm going to audition just like you."

"My plans had turned bad!" Momo grumbled.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing." Momo waved a hand dismissively and flashed a smile on his face.

"Oh, let's enter the building together."

"Eiji-senpai, what's your audition piece?"

"Me? I'm going to sing Utada Hikaru's First love!" He informed his kouhai exultantly, punching his fist on the air. "How about you?"

"Se7en's Hikari."

"That's a good song!"

"That's one of my favorite songs." Oishi piped up making the two surprised.

"Nya! Oishi, you'll also join!" Eiji jumped and hugged his friend warmly. He was happy to see his partner also going to the audition except for Momo.

OMG! Another One! Momo slapped his forehead and shook his head in discontent because his plans had turned bad.

Suddenly, a red car stopped in front of them. Fuji stepped out of the car and bade goodbye to his sister.

"Good luck Syusuke." She reminded him and drove away.

"Hi guys." Fuji was glad to see his friends also going to the auditions.

"Oh, you're also joining the auditions." Oishi said as he tapped Fuji's shoulder. "Nice clothes."

"Thank you. My sister forced me to join here."

"Really? Me, I just decided to try my luck here."

"How about you Eiji?" Fuji switched conversation to Eiji.

"Well, just like Oishi. I didn't really expect that you'll also join."

'And you Momo?" Fuji shifted his look to Momo and found him kneeling to death. "What's with you?"

"Nothing." Momo returned being normal and faced his senpai happily.

As minutes passed by, Kawamura, Inui and Kaidoh also joined them. They were also there to join the auditions.

There was an evil gleam on Inui's eyes and he showed them his newly discovered Inui drink.

"I will let the judges to taste my new creation, Inui Hyper super duper remix juice." Inui even convinced them to try out his drink but they refused even Fuji.

"That would be great but I'll let the judges taste that first." Fuji asserted as he gazed at the purple-colored drink that Inui was holding.

"No, were fine." Oishi and the others trembled as they had first caught a glimpse of his new Inui juice. "Besides that, it would be a bad idea if the judges will drink that."

"Oh thanks, I finally made it." Ryoma was catching his breath. His hands were on his knees. He finally reached the audition place after all the long runs and lines he got through. He woke up almost late and quickly rushed to the audition place before the door closes. "Good, the door isn't still open for audition."

"Ryoma?!" Everyone turned their heads to him seemed surprised to see him in the audition.

"What?" Ryoma gaped, looking at every Seigaku regular who was also joining the audition.

"We'd never thought that you'll also join."

"Mada mada dane."

"The Audition doors will about to open within 30 minutes." Announced over the speakers outside Sidus SM Entertainment's building.

"Let's go together." Oishi reminded everyone being their fuku-buchou.

"One more person, Seigaku regulars will be completed." Eiji noticed that if that person arrives, Seigaku regulars will be completed.

"Do you think he'll join?" Fuji asked him showing his dazzling blue eyes.

"Probability that he will join the audition is: 10." Inui recorded in his data notebook.

"How are you guys?" A familiar voice came out from their backs.

Fuji, Eiji, Oishi, Ryoma, Momo, Kawamura, Kaidoh and Inui quivered simultaneously and turned their heads slowly. They screamed when they saw him standing in front of them. They really didn't expect that he will come and join the auditions. Being the stoic captain of Seigaku, it's really unbelievable that he'll join such audition.

"What's into you?" Tezuka wondered as he stared at the frozen faces of his co-members. His face was still expressionless.

"No-nothing." Ryoma stammered.

"What are you doing here buchou?" Eiji asked happily and grinned.

"My mom was the one who put me into this audition." Tezuka replied seriously and pointed a waving lady beside the tree near the building. "She's over there."

"Oh. So what's your audition piece?" Fuji asked him. He was already teasing him.

"I'm going to sing 東方神起's song, One."

"Wow, that's a great song."

A video camera interrupted their conversation. The Seigaku regulars waved their hand on it well, except for Tezuka. The camera was for a TV show that will feature the ongoing auditions at Sidus SM Entertainment. A female reporter was also at the location, interviewing some hopefuls that will join the auditions.

The Seigaku regulars got surprised when the reporter was interviewing a very familiar face to them.

"Horio-kun?!?!"

"Well after my two years experience of playing tennis, I had already decided to join auditions like this trying out my luck. I'm studying at Seishun Gakuen." Horio replied the reporter had asked him. The reporter was already tired of him saying "two years of tennis experience" also the cameraman so they left him babbling.

Horio noticed that the reporter and the cameraman were already gone and he just gave out an exasperated sigh.

"Poor Horio-kun." Momo snickered and Eiji joined him in his laughing galore.

"Fhss…" Kaidoh hissed and Momo thought that he was insulting him.

"Hey Mamushi! Why did you just react like that?" Momo fumed and gripped Kaidoh's collar.

"You don't care!"

Oishi was trying to calm them both so that no injuries will appear before the audition starts.

"Here they go again…" Ryoma shrugged.

The reporter was interviewing a yet, another familiar face to them.

"So, Mr. Atobe why did decide to join the auditions despite of your family being one of the biggest stockholders of S.SM Entertainment?"

"Well, I'm just trying to test my charms in this audition." Atobe smirked after saying his answer. "Isn't it, Kabaji?"

"Yes." Kabaji, his huge servant replied.

The Seigaku regulars looked at them as Atobe was being interviewed.

"He will join this audition?" Tezuka gave him a serious look.

"He's with that huge guy again." Eiji said.

After seeing Atobe, many guys from their rival schools had also arrived to join the audition. Even they're away from Tokyo, they still managed to get into the famous audition.

Momo clutched his head because his plan turned out worst. He didn't expect that they'll also join the audition.

"As expected, many aspiring male youngsters were here to join this audition. Even they're from far-away places, they still did their best to get here to join SSM Entertainment's audition. From these thousands of boys, some of them will be chosen, some are not. But we all know that they'll do their best to pass the tastes of judges and let their fame begins here! SSM Entertainment is going to open doors for aspiring stars!"

The newscaster had reported that was broadcasted all over Japan.

The doors got open and youngsters were getting through it. The Seigaku regulars also joined them.

AN: Thanks for the review guys! See you and next chapter! And guess who will gain the five slots for the new pop group!