Starstruck
Note: First, I put Goro in as Ui's bodyguard for a reason. (I like Goro, look for Sachi :3~) Second, I forgot to mention that there are technically a lot of pairings in this, Ui/Jun being the main, then Azusa/Yui, Mio/Ritsu, and Mugi/Sawako. That is all. ^_^
Jun couldn't believe how her luck had changed. What she thought was going to be a night of extremely bad luck and filing for getting mugged turned into a night of getting to meet one of the most famous people, other then the members of Houkago Teatime.
Hirasawa Ui.
Not only was Ui famous for being the sister of Yui, but the young sibling was very talented with an acoustic guitar and often played alongside Houkago Teatime at her sister's request.
Jun never thought in a million years that she would be riding a limo with Ui.
Of course, she thought there would be much less blood.
Her nose really hurt but thanks to Ui, everything was going to be just fine.
But Jun was a littler curious to know where exactly Ui was taking her. She could see them driving passed the crowds of fans waiting outside Budokan, through some gates around the back before coming to a stop inside the actual stadium.
Jun could feel her heart literally trying to escape from her chest from how excited she was.
I'm so close to Houkago Teatime, this is the closest I've ever been to someone famous. Wow, I'm so excited, why is it getting so hot in here?
"You might want to calm down. Being that excited and losing that much blood will probably cause you to pass out." Ui said as she giggled softly as the door was opened for her. "Come on Jun-chan, let's get you fixed up."
Jun-chan? She's calling me by my first name?
Jun slide out of the limo after Ui and quickly walked behind her while looking everywhere while they walked.
She witnessed crewmembers working to get lights in order, make-up artists putting the finishing touches on backup dancers, and she even saw…
"Oh god, a-are thobes Houkagoth's instumenths?" Jun asked when she noticed a rack that had the most beautiful instruments on them.
The Sunburst Heritage Cherry Les Paul Gibson.
The beautiful red Fender Mustang.
And of course, the bass of the person she most admired. 3-Colored Sunburst Fender Jazz Bass.
Beside the guitars was the set up drumming kit that belonged to Ritsu, the Rick Marotta Signature Yamaha Hipgig.
Then last, Tsumugi's beautiful Korg Triton Extreme 76-Key Keyboard.
Jun could almost feel herself drooling, or was that the blood? Either way, she felt Ui tug her more forcefully towards a room in the back that was labeled with her name.
"Stay in here, I'll be right back with some medical supplies. Oh, where is Sawako-san? I told Kanji-san to call her and tell her we'd be arriving…" Ui whispered to herself as she wandered out of the room.
Jun was now stuck in a room she never thought she'd find herself in.
I'm in Hirasawa Ui-san's dressing room. I'm backstage of a Houkago Teatime show. I think I really am going to pass out.
Jun began looking around the room curiously before her eyes fell onto Ui's acoustic guitar.
"Gibson Arlo Guthrie…" Jun whispered as she kept the cloth against her bleeding nose while kneeling down near the beautiful instrument.
It was in such good shape, no scratches, dents, or even dust.
"You seem to know your instruments pretty well."
A new voice startled Jun out of her thoughts as she quickly turned to look at who had wandered into the dressing room.
There, standing in the doorway with a rather tall looking lady with black hair that came down to her mid back with medical kit in her hands, was the serene and gorgeous Kotobuki Tsumugi. She was dressed in her sailor outfit, minus the hat, from the music video of Listen. Jun could recognize that outfit anywhere.
"A-Ah, K-Kotobukee-san!"
A soft giggle escaped those silky looking lips as she motioned the woman beside her towards the stunned Jun.
"This is Sachi-san; she'll be taking care of that poor nose of yours. Ui-chan told me that a cute girl got mugged and I just had to see for myself. My my, you look really hurt." Tsumugi said as she watched Sachi kneel down and pull Jun's hands away from her face.
"That person really got you didn't they?" Tsumugi asked as she tilted her head slightly to one side as she watched the medic very tenderly touch around Jun's nose.
The poor pig tailed girl whimpered out as she felt more blood run down her throat even from the gentle touches the woman was doing before she felt her nose get snapped back into place.
"ARGH! SON OF A-"
"Oi, no need for bad language." Sachi hissed disapprovingly as Jun quickly shut her mouth. "You didn't break your nose, but it wasn't in place. I just set it back for you. Now here, tilt your head back for me and hold still."
"Ah there you are Sachi-san, I was looking all over for you." Ui said as she walked back into her dressing room.
"Ui-chan, it seems you got yourself a nice little girl here. Forgive me for prodding Miss, but were you planning on seeing the show? Did you get mugged on your way over here?" Tsumugi asked.
Through Sachi pushing things into her nose and making her cringe, Jun shook her head while wincing.
"A-Ack, n-no, I-I w-was just g-going home!" Jun yelped out when she felt sudden pain from a wrong move she made.
"I said hold still." Sachi said sternly.
"Oh, the poor dear. Well, I'll have Himeko send something up that she can wear so we can get rid of that… blood strained shirt." Tsumugi said, making Jun blush in shame.
Here she was, sitting on the floor practically covered in her own blood while two of the most famous people looked on.
"I was just thinking that Mugi-san, could you do that for me real quick? Then you need to go get ready to go on stage with Onee-chan." Ui replied as she chuckled softly. Tsumugi nodded before giving Ui a kiss on the cheek, causing Jun to blush even more, before the blonde disappeared out of sight.
"Nuh! Y-You don't h-have to go through all this trouble Hirasawa-san-"
"Call me Ui, Jun-chan."
Jun gulped.
Someone famous wanted her to call her by her first name.
"A-Ah… alright… U-Ui-chan."
Ui smiled at this before she watched as Sachi finally pulled away after placing a medical tape across the bridge of Jun's nose, keeping it set so it could heal properly.
"Thank you Sachi-san, that'll be all." Ui said as Sachi got up and bowed her head towards the young musician before she disappeared out of the room as well.
Jun slowly picked herself up, feeling very self-conscious under the tender gaze of the youngest Hirasawa before she turned to look at the guitar once more.
"This guitar is in very good shape, Hira-I mean Ui-chan. It doesn't have a scratch or dent on it at all. Pretty nice for a Gibson Arlo Guthrie-" Jun said, trying to start up a conversation with the famous person who had saved her.
"Thank you, you know what type of guitar it is?" Ui asked as she walked over to pick up the guitar before placing it on her shoulders to strum absentmindedly.
"H-Hai, I play in a band… I have some musical knowledge and I happen to love guitars… so…"
The smile on Ui's face got wider.
"What instrument do you play in your band? If you don't mind me asking."
"A-Ah, of course not, you can ask me anything… I-I play bass, Yamaha SBV-500. Custom color." Jun whispered bashfully as she rubbed the back of her neck.
"Oh, that's amazing." Ui said happily before she looked straight into Jun's violet eyes. "Can I ask you another question Jun-chan?"
Jun nodded as she felt another blush spread across her cheeks.
"What were you doing out in the alleyways if you weren't going to the concert?"
"I-I was actually, hoping to just catch a glimpse of Houkago Teatime… I didn't expect to get… well you know." Jun whispered as she sighed softly.
I sound like a creeper.
Ui tilted her head slightly.
"You just want a glimpse? That's it?"
"Y-Yeah… I don't make enough to buy tickets… but they are amazing and I really admire them, but… I don't... I mean I want to… but I don't."
Ui seemed troubled by this before the door opened to her dressing room and a younger girl with long dirty blonde hair walked in with some clothing.
"Tsumugi-san sent me, I'm here to dress your new friend."
Jun blinked a couple of times at the young woman.
Friend?
"Oh thank you Himeko-san! I bet you're ready to get out of those dirty cloths, aren't you?" Ui said as she watched this 'Himeko' march up to Jun.
The pig tailed girl instantly back away as the clothing designer began tugging her cloths off.
"O-Oi! W-Waitaminute!" Jun yelped out as the woman began undressing her. "I can take off my own clothing! Stop! Ack!"
Ui giggled in amusement as she watched Jun struggle while Himeko tried to get her dressed in clean clothing.
After a few protests, Jun finally let the designer put the clothing on.
The new set of clothing consisted of a very nice green long sleeved shirt and tan pants that were a bit long for her, but were comfortable considering.
"Hmm, I guess Tsumugi-san had to guess on her measurements, but she isn't too far off from Yui-chan's measurements."
Jun froze.
I'm wearing Hirasawa-san's clothing!
"You're right, but it'll have to do, thank you Himeko-san." Ui said as Himeko took the bloodied clothing and walked out of the room.
Jun wanted to call after her, wondering where she was going with her work clothing, but realized she would just have to get new clothing since those were ruined.
"Ne Jun-chan, do you want to watch the concert?"
The sudden question made Jun stare at Ui with wide tear filled eyes.
The young musician giggled and handed her a little card on a string.
"Put this around your neck, it shows that you're allowed to be backstage. I don't want you getting thrown in jail after a night like you had now do I?" Ui said as she watched Jun put the thing around her neck like a necklace before realizing what it was.
"I-I can have this backstage pass? I mean… i-isn't it meant for… someone else?" Jun asked as she blinked over and over again, still shell shocked at how well her night was going so far, minus the bloody nose.
"Of course," Ui replied as she pushed Jun out of her dressing room, "now, why don't you have a look around? Goro-san shall accompany you while I get ready for the performance. It was nice meeting you, Jun-chan, and I hope to see you afterwards." Ui blew Jun a kiss giving her a shy wink before closing the door.
Jun's face was now bright red.
Hirasawa Ui just blew a kiss at me… and before that Kotobuki-san kissed her on the cheek… What's going on here?
Jun snapped out of her thoughts when a large shadow suddenly appeared next to her causing her to look up at the man that had tackled the mugger over.
His name is Goro right? Erm… I doubt it's okay for me to call him that, I don't wanna get punched again.
Jun gulped once more and smiled nervously up at the bodyguard.
"E-erm, what should I call you mister?" Jun asked.
"Goro." The man said plainly.
If Jun didn't know better, she could have sworn she had seen a crazed look in his eyes for a split second, but it was gone before she could look again.
"A-Ah, okay, G-Goro-san. Um… okay off to look around I guess." Jun said as she quickly began walking around. It was odd being backstage of one of the most famous bands in Japan.
Not only that, Hirasawa Ui personally picked her up and cared for her.
Not every celebrity was like that.
Before Jun could process anything else on the thought, her eyes caught movement behind a curtain. She turned her head and noticed that Goro wasn't really paying attention to her so she slowly and quietly walked over to the now rustling curtain.
When she got closer, she could distinctly hear two very familiar voices.
"M-Mou, Yui-senpai…"
"Shh, we're going to get caught again if you don't keep quiet, koneko-chan~"
"You know I don't like these little preshow make out sessions right? Akane-san worked hard on our make-up-mmph…"
Jun's face went an even deeper red when she heard quiet moans before she quickly made her way away from the noises back to the bodyguard before looking at the food table like it was the most interesting thing ever.
There was a loud buzzing noise and people began panicking.
"Where's Hirasawa-san and Nakano-san! They're not at their stations again!" One man yelled.
"Check everywhere!" Another yelled back.
Jun's eyes went to the spot where she heard the rather personal session and her eyes widened when she watched Hirasawa Yui and Nakano Azusa appear from behind the curtain, hand's intertwined before giving each other bashful smiles before parting.
Hirasawa-san and N-Nakano-san? Together? Whoa…
"Oi kid, we should head to the stage area so you can watch them perform. I'll show you where you can stand so you're not in the way." Goro said as he ushered the still stunned girl towards the stage. As she neared, she could hear the loud screams of the many fans in the stadium before Goro stopped pushing.
She was standing in a spot where she could easily see the stage. She could see the instruments and the microphones waiting for their respective musicians but most of all, Jun could feel her heart pounding away in her chest.
My first Houkago Teatime concert… and I'm backstage!
"Ladies and gentlemen! Now is the time for the return of our nations most famous band! Put your hands together for your Houkago Teatime!"
Jun could barely hear the announcement over the screams of the fans. Just as she was about to join them in the screaming she caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eyes.
Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio, Kotobuki Tsumugi, Nakano Azusa and Hirasawa Yui were walking past her, each one of them giving her a smile before taking their spots on the stage as the curtains rose.
"One, two, three!" Ritsu yelled out, smacking her sticks together before all five of them began their first song together.
Jun watched in awe as they began to play 'Fude Pen Ball Pen.'
"I can feel my brush pen
tremblin' once again
as I try to write to you my greeting card
with a fiery passion
overflowing action
I will burst and be a shining star
your smilin' face is all that I can see, now
baby I will show you all that I can be
gotta take this chance, it could be my last
gonna turn and face towards you
all this love that I feel, I will prove that it's real, I will write it down for you
in the hope that you will see, baby you and me, our love was meant to be
I will show you my dreams, filled with love so it seems, as the words dance in my heart
you can do it brush pen, you have come this far my brush pen
I'm being quite serious~"
"They are amazing in person aren't they?"
Jun turned to look as Ui appeared by her side dressed in what looked to be a similar looking outfit to Yui's Listen outfit, but it was a light orange shirt with a rose design on the front and her hair was still pulled up in a high ponytail.
Jun could feel her cheeks go red again as she turned to look back at the performance.
"Y-Yeah… I never thought I'd get to experience something like this. They really are so amazing." Jun admitted as she smiled while watching each member of the band. "Not only that, they look like they trust each other, not like some of those other bands you see…"
"Most people don't know this but all of them went to school together. They were best friends in high school, now they are famous together. I think that's what saved them from things that other bands had problems with." Ui replied as she strapped her guitar over her shoulder and gave Jun a reassuring smile.
"Ui-chan, get into position please." A tall beautiful woman with long brown hair and glasses said.
Jun briefly wondered who that was before she heard Ui giggle.
"Hai, Sawako-san. Enjoy the show, Jun-chan…" Ui turned to leave.
Jun watched the girl walk away before turning her attention back to the concert. She was a bit disappointed when she noticed the song was over, but then she realized that Ui was going to play something with them.
"We are Houkago Teatime, and we are happy to be back in Japan!" Ritsu yelled into her microphone giving the crowd a roguish smirk, which caused most of the girls in the stadium to scream loudly.
"As a special thanks for the sold out performance here at Budokan, we are going to do a few more songs, but first we want to allow one of the most special people we know to do a duet with her sister." Tsumugi said sweetly into her microphone.
"Please welcome to the stage, Yui's sister and our very good friend, Hirasawa Ui-chan!" Mio finished, causing the crowd to go wild as Ui walked out onto the stage standing beside her sister while bowing graciously towards the rows and rows of fans.
Jun watched as Yui whispered something to Ui before the two of them giggled and they looked back at Ritsu for the beat.
The drummer grinned once more and tapped her sticks together. The band started up the next song and Jun recognized the song instantly after a few beats.
It was a song called 'U&I.'
"If you're not around I can't do anything
I long for the taste of your cooking
So when you get back home
I'm gonna glomp you with a great big smile
If you're not around I can't take it anymore
I long for the sound of your voice
Just being able to see you smile that would mean everything to me
Simply being by my side you've always given me the courage
I wanna be with you forever and a day
I wanna tell you that this is how I feel
Whether under the sun or under the rain
You were always there when I needed you
Whenever I close my eyes I could see your smile shining brightly~ "
As the song came to an end, Jun was completely blown away.
She got to not only witness Houkago Teatime up close, but she seemed to have made friends with one of the closest people to the famous band. She thought this, because right after the song was done Ui shot Jun a glance and gave her a very pleasant smile; the type of smile Jun couldn't help but return.
The rest of the concert passed like a blur and it wasn't much time after that Ui came back to Jun, who was still rooted to her spot, and grabbed her hand.
Jun felt herself get pulled away from the diminishing crowds and flashing lights before being pulled to another room.
This room had 'HTT' written on it.
Oh gosh, I'm going to get to meet them! Ui-chan, what are you doing to me! I can't go in there like this-
But she had no choice, the brunette had already opened the door and the two of them just walked in like it was nothing.
"UI!" Jun felt Ui let go of her hand as the lead guitarist wrapped her arms tightly around her sister like she hadn't seen her in years. "Thank you for coming again! I'm so happy we got to see you!" Yui yelled as she bounced on the heels of her feet.
"Mou, Onee-chan, we've been practicing for this all day and you're still acting like we haven't seen each other for months."
"But we haven't! We've been overseas for the last few months…" Yui pouted before Ui gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm still glad you're back, you know." Ui replied. This seemed to calm Yui down before Tsumugi walked over with a plate of-
Is that strawberry cake?
Jun's stomach gave a loud growl and she blushed deeply as 6 pairs of eyes suddenly became trained on her.
"Uh…" Jun whispered out, as she suddenly felt very self-conscious.
"Who is this?" Ritsu asked as those sharp golden eyes stared the poor pigtailed girl down.
"One of Ui-chan's friends. This is the girl that was mugged." Tsumugi replied.
"Oh, you poor thing~" Yui purred as she instantly made her way over to Jun and gave her a tight hug.
Jun's eyes went even wider.
Hirasawa-san is hugging me! I-I'm getting hugged by a Houkago Teatime member!
"Mou, Yui-senpai, you shouldn't hug her, she looks like she is about to pass out from all the attention." Azusa said as she smirked, obviously amused by the continuously growing red blush on Jun's face.
"Aw, is my Azunyan getting jealous~"
"Maybe~" Azusa purred back causing Yui to pull away from Jun before she made her way back to the youngest guitar member to give her a firm hug, one that Azusa didn't return, but still looked pleased with.
"Can you two save it for the bedroom?" Ritsu asked as she stuck her tongue out at Yui.
"Oi, leave them alone, they don't get to do this often because of how much paparazzi we have swarming us most the time." Mio defended the two members as she smirked at the drummer. "Besides, you must be jealous yourself now since we haven't-"
"Okay, okay, I get the point let's not freak out our new friend now, right?" Ritsu quickly said once she noticed Jun's blank stare.
"Jun-chan?" Ui asked as she tilted her head at the unmoving girl.
THUNK!
Obviously the amount of awesome things happening to her in one day was way too much for Jun's already stressed out brain, so when she witnessed Houkago Teatime acting like normal people she couldn't take it. So she did the next best thing.
She passed out.
"Jun-chan!"
"Oh dear."
"A-Ah get Sachi-san quick!"
"Ew, her nose is bleeding."
"I CAN'T SEE IT!"
"Mou… how troublesome…"
Author Note: Yay, chapter two is done. Goro and Sachi both make an appearance~ Also I know this looks like it is turning out to be like Spiral, but really it isn't. It's not going to have twisty mind games everywhere and all the couples are straight forward and not stabbing each other in the back (I'm really not bashing Adrena's work, I love it, I'm just saying this isn't Spiral. XD Mine isn't as epically hot.)
Beta note: I hope you guys lawl. Cause I cracked up while reading this. Or maybe I should lay off on the caffeine. XD