Chapter 3
Shotaro was sitting on his mattress with his head in his hands, thinking about Kyoko, soon minutes passed by in silence and he yelled out in frustration and threw a bed pillow across the room. He then got up and paced around the apartment he was sharing with his manager.
'I should've asked where Kyoko moved to. She probably is roaming around the streets looking like a sad puppy, waiting for somebody to care.' Sho thought.
"That's it! No more lying around, I need to find Kyoko or I am never going to get a break!" Sho yelled out, running his hands through his hair in frustration.
He grabbed his jacket as he opened the door and slammed it shut, locking it in the process, leaving the building for the girl that's been with him since the beginning. He went about roaming the city and wracked his brain for places she might go to, but realized in the deep part of himself, that he didn't really know what she did when it didn't concern him.
Hell, he didn't know the jobs she did to keep the apartment up and running and it made a disgusting feeling of guilt well up in his throat, but swallowed it and pushed those thoughts to the back of his head. He needed to find her and he was going to, she would still welcome him back with open arms, when he got through with her and everything will be back to normal.
Soon, the day is now noon and the rumbling of his stomach Sho decided to go somewhere to eat, however, he did not feel like being mobbed by his adoring fans so he randomly decided to pick a small-time restaurant. He was given a table and looked around the restaurant as he ate his meal, however, his eyes caught onto two people in a booth away from his own.
A pair of beautiful girls, one had blood red hair and the other had orange hair with black tips.
'I wonder if she is a natural orange?' Sho thought.
He watched the pair of them for awhile until his eyes caught onto the eye color of the orange haired girl. There was only one person he knew that golden brown eyes like those from the orange haired girl.
'Man, what a lucky break. Finding Kyoko and snagging a cute red headed at the same time.' He thought as he inwardly rubbed his hands together.
Sho wiped his mouth with his napkin and placed it on the table. He finished his meal and paid the waiter, but instead of leaving he went straight to the table where Kyoko was at and hearing a part of their conversation as they got closer, but as he walked towards them, a fan girl of Sho noticed him and the conversation around the restaurant grew quieter until it became silent.
"How do they make it so good?"
"That's their secret, don't bother, I've been trying to find out for years!"
The pair giggled and talked a bit more, however, an unwelcome voice from earlier today made itself known.
"Kyoko?"
Kyoko bit hard into her fork and slowly turned her head towards the mop of bleached blonde hair and tight leather.
"Shotaro, what do you want?" Kyoko said, neutrally. The cold indifference was back in full force.
"What do you think, I am here to take you back." He said, with his hands on his hips.
'Oh my, this is not going to end well.' Hiroka thought, her hamburger steak not tasting as good as before.
"What do you mean 'take me back' I am not going anywhere with you!" Kyoko said, glaring at the arrogant boy.
"Of course, you are. I know you're mad about what happened in the office and so I want to say I am sorry, there. I said it, now let's go, I've run out of beer and I need you get me some more." He said, walking away from the table, but didn't hear footsteps following behind him and was shocked at seeing her glare at him from her seat unmoving.
"Do you really think, I would go back with you, just like that? The bleach in your hair must have affected what little brain cells you have." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"Dammit, Kyoko!"
"Are you done harassing my friend?" Hiroka said, finally fed up the blonde male.
"Listen, this isn't any of your business so stay out of it."
"Actually, it is considering that you are harassing Kyoko who happens to be my friend and also considering that I know your manager who's been begging me to write a song for you."
"And you would be?"
"The name is Hiroka, Hiroka Free and the one that's going to kick your ass out of this restaurant if you don't leave my friend alone."
Sho turned a sickly white as his flashed back to the meeting he had with his manager and she has been trying to hire this songwriter and recording specialist, who was right in front of him.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you. Hiroka Free, but this is between Kyoko and I, you see we have been childhood friends and I made a stupid mistake and so I have come to take her back."
"She is not a possession that you can use and toss away, Fuwa-san. I suggest you get your head checked." Hiroka said.
Sho wanted Kyoko back, but figured he would have to wait a bit until she would warm up to him again He knew when he lost a battle when he saw it, he always won but the sting and bitterness of loss was deep in his chest and made him swallow down a bit of his arrogance and decided to lay off for the moment until another opportunity came.
"Okay, okay. Another day then. You need to remember Kyoko, you would not be here if it wasn't for me."
"And you Shotaro need to remember the person who saved you from crashing time and time again." She said, plainly.
Sho repressed the will to flinch and walked away as they both knew what she said was true. He crashed so many times during the beginning, he wanted to give up and go back, but she was the one who was always there to pick him up, even when he smashed her down to raise himself up again. He would make it up to her soon, but not now.
He exited the restaurant and disappeared into the crowd.
Kyoko put her head in her hands and tried to calm her racing her at standing up for herself, her chest hurt but the gentle smile of the woman in front of her made her feel better.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah. Thanks for standing up for me."
"No problem, let me pay and then we can leave."
The pair soon left the restaurant but didn't recognize a journalist who had a cameraman film the entire spat between the two and Sho and writing down a juicy story to be the lead story in her magazine.
'I wonder how Tsuruga Ren will react to his one-sided rival with a childhood friend spat and a famous recording artist/ songwriter?'
"Well, that was interesting wasn't it?"
"I guess but I don't want to see him anytime soon."
"Well, he doesn't matter. Let's head back to the studio, do you want to sing another song?"
"I would like that but I have to ask, why do you want me to? You barely know me and help me a lot more than others have done."
"Because I was in your position once."
Kyoko was shocked at the woman in front of her, she would have never imagined it.
Hiroka just smiled and led her back to the car.
Ending it! Alright, Sho vs. Hiroka and Kyoko is done, I may redo this one as I tried my best, also you have to consider Sho's personality I really don't think it is that far a stretch that he crashed so much in the beginning and Kyoko was always by his side. Kyoko no longer tolerates his B.S. moving on from that will be the next chapter, Kyoko's singing gets uploaded onto the internet and a certain famous actor recognizes the voice, but he doesn't have a name. What oh, what is the name of the voice that endears and haunts him so? Find out later. Sho is not going to stand down and will try his damnest to get Kyoko back. He deep down he realizes he's a douche but he needs to be it will a mallet named reality in the center of his face for him to get it. I will leave for later chapters. Goodbye.
~Kourtney Uzu Yato.
