UPDATE: OH MY GOD I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CHAPTER MASSIVE THANKS TO NESSQUEELY FOR LETTING ME KNOW!
Chiyo threw the closest thing she had at the stranger, which unfortunately for her happened to be her cellphone "GET BACK!" she wailed
The man let out a yelp, jumping back cradling his now swollen head "wait, wait! I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you!" he apologized lest the woman throw something else at him. Haruka, having calmed down enough to look at the stranger let out a gasp as she recognized him.
"Ittoki kun!" she gasped, rushing over to the boy who smiled sheepishly, Chiyo was debating on whether or not she should remove her shoe to use as a weapon when she heard the exchange "you... know this.. person" she glared in a suspicious manner at the red haired man who seemed to shift his position so that he was behind Haruka.
"yes! Ittoki kun and I were in the same Class in Satome Acadamy" Haruka smiled before turning to the boy "he is also a member of STARISH" the boy let out an awkward chuckle rubbing the back of his head.
Chiyo blinked, her mind flashing to the debut performance of STARISH last month, the confident men who took up the stage with an impressive presence, she blinked once more at the man who seemed to now be completely occupied with Haruka... He is a member of STARISH? she would compare him more to a lost puppy than an idol..
She cleared her throat, cheeks reddening slightly as she realized she attacked a famous idol "apologies... I may have over reacted.." Haruka let out an awkward giggle, apparently she was in agreement, hmph! well she didn't seem to be doing anything to help!.
"It's alright, I shouldn't have surprised you both!" he waved his hands before catching himself, clearing his throat "I'm Ittoki Otoya" he bowed "Suzuki Chiyo" she replied, bowing quickly "Suzuki?" he hummed crossing his arms and looking thoughtful for a moment "That name sounds familiar"
Chiyo swallowed looking from him to Haruka before letting out a loud "AHEM" causing the two red heads to look at her in confusion "we were looking for the dormitories so if you would be so kind as to show us the way" she asked placing her hands on her hips "ah! yes Ittoki kun we got a bit lost" Haruka admitted with an awkward smile. Chiyo rolled her eyes, that much was obvious.
"Eh? you aren't lost the dormitories are just at the end of this path" Ittoki answered pointing to the path at their feet "huh?" both girls looked at the ground, Harkua let out a sigh of relief whilst Chiyo blanched at her own stupidity.
"That's good we weren't lost after all then" The red haired girl grinned clasping her hands together "Nanami" Ittoki spoke causing both girls to look at him "I'm really looking forward to this" he smiled "huh? forward to what" came the confused reply "I'm going to get the chance to sing lots of your songs as a professional from now on... and on top of that we'll... we'll be living in the same dorm"
Chiyo blinked.
Haruka stared
Ittoki realized the implications of his words and quickly took on a scandalous shade of scarlet "NOT THAT I MEANT ANYTHING WEIRD BY THAT IT'S JUST IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE YOU EVERY DAY!"
Haruka continued to stare whilst Chiyo sweatdropped in the background 'oh dear.. throw the puppy a bone Haruka this is getting painful to watch' She winced, however a look of puzzlement took over as Ittoki seemingly took on a new resolve, a fierce look of determination shining in his eyes "I'm going to do my best, I'm going to sing even better than I ever have before!" he suddenly looked at Haruka "Nanami. Let's both work hard together!"
Hakura smiled, nodding "yes we'll both do our best"
"ALL RIGHT!" he jumped making a fist and jumping in the air "I'm getting pumped up!" Haruka giggled at his antics before turning to Chiyo who was beginning to feel as though she were a third wheel of some sort "and you Chiyo chan? are you going to work hard also?" she asked with an innocent smile.
Chiyo almost frowned, pulling a strand of hair from her face "of course" she calmly replied "in order to make it in the industry you have to work tirelessly to produce the best of your abilities" Both redheads nodded at this response before one of them let out a panicked gasp "Oh no! I've got business at the agency! I should have been there ten minutes ago!" he paled before breaking out into a sprint "I'll see you at the dorms Nanami! Chiyo Chan it was nice to meet you!"
Haruka waved whilst Chiyo arched a brow "what a strange one.." she murmured, Haruka let out a giggle "Ittoki kun is very sweet" she agreed "hmm.. he seems to be quite sweet on you at least" the black haired girl observed "eh?" her companion tilted her head in confusion.
"... never mind"
After another ten minutes of following the path, which apparently they were unintentionally doing in the first place, the girls came into view of the dormitory. An elaborate mansion with from what Chiyo could see had a very impressive garden, many rose bushes, cherry blossom trees and there was apparently a lake as well. Probably to encourage inspiration she supposed.
"Ohhh it's like a castle!" Haruka sighed wistfully, Chiyo let out a non committal 'hm' it was obvious that this girl was not brought up in the same upper class bringing as she was, and Chiyo found that she didn't want to dash her dreams completely "It would be more appropriate to say it would resemble a palace rather than a castle" she commented "from an architectural standpoint at least" Haruka didn't appear to be listing as she skipped ahead to the door.
Chiyo was glancing around, squinting as she saw a figure by a tree seemingly asleep. "odd.. place for a nap" she murmured, looking up as the door opened and Haruka took a startled step back.
"Nanami!"
She blinked at the appearance of a short blond in a fedora looking wide eyed at Haruka... 'again?'
"Syo Kun!" she gasped in surprise, the bond boy or 'Syo' as Hakura called him, closed his eyes and smirked, evidently trying to seem cool "you look like you're doing well" he commented, stepping outside, Chiyo followed him with her eyes to see that he was lifting boxes, she blinked... OH this must be Haruka's belongings... of course, she obviously didn't have the means to have delivery personnel assemble her items to her room.
"So did you watch that DVD?" He asked in a nonchalant manner as he lifted one of the boxes, Haruka's face lit up in excitement "YES!" she grinned "The Prince of Fighting was great Syo Kun!" she praised, Syo's face flushed for a second before he finally took notice of the pale black haired girl who seemed to be analyzing him. "u-uh.."
Haruka blinked "hm? OH Sorry Syo Kun this is Chiyo chan!" she introduced her new friend to her old one "she's doing the master course with us!" Chiyo glanced at Haruka during the introduction, an unreadable expression on her face before turning her attention to Syo "a pleasure" she commented "are you two also former classmates?" she asked already presuming the answer. "No, Syo Kun was in class S" Haruka explained in a tone that Chiyo presumed was meant to convey that this should be obvious.
'class S...'
"I... See"
"Nanami and I met through a friend" Syo explained further, looking at Chiyo as if he was trying to decide what sort of person she was. Chiyo nodded "I see" she repeated with less confusion than before.
Syo and her continued to stare at one another until Haruka broke the silence "Oh! Syo kun I will get that DVD back to you as soon as I can!" The blond looked at her with a fond smile and shook his head "you keep it", "what! but.. but Syo kun" she protested with a worried expression "I want you to keep it, Nanami" his smile broadened.
Chiyo watched the exchange with wide eyes, feeling as though she was witnessing one of those 'romantic love triangles' she had never seen such blatant and sincere affection before, and now twice on the same day?
such a pity that both efforts are wasted, Haruka seemed to be oblivious to it all...
"I... want you to keep what I love the most.." he ducked his head bashfully, a faint pink staining his face. Harkua could only stare, evidently unsure what to make of this. It seemed that Syo could sense this and he perked up once more "There's actually a lot more and they're amazing! it's about Hyuga-sensei as the fighting prince-!"
That caught Chiyo's attention
"I apologize for interrupting but did you say Hyuga?" she questioned, taking a few steps toward the pair Syo blinked, almost frowning "yes.." he was waiting to see what comment this new girl would make on his beloved sensei. "Hyuuga Ryuuya?" she repeated making sure the name was correct, Syo nodded.
Chiyo smiled "I met him whilst he was recording Samarui swordfighter" she explained "I had never seen someone as dedicated and hardworking" she crossed her arms, smiling. She was 6 when she had met the young and upcoming actor, it was his first breakthrough and he was playing the lead role. Chiyo was with her parents who were interested in getting two of her older brothers cameos on the show, she had wandered off and somehow found her way into his dressing room.
Instead of scolding her or complaining he talked to her and helped her find her way back to her parents...
Then the scolding and complaining happened.
"Whaaaa!" Syo gasped "you met him when he was filming Samurai Sword! That was the tv show that made him famous! You have to tell me what he was like!" He forgot the box he was holding and rushed forward gripping both of Chiyo's arms in an earnest manner.
Chiyo felt her stomach drop at the closeness and the grip, she paled glancing to Haruka who seemed to be oblivious to her distress "I... uh..." she awkwardly cleared her throat "y-...you need to... to le-"
Syo frowned at her for a moment.
"FAIRY!"
All three teenagers blinked and then Chiyo found herself falling.