"And that's a wrap." called the director.

Luka sighed, glad the camera was out of her face. Her cheeks hurt from smiling so much.

She thanked an assistant who handed her a water bottle. She returned to her actor's chair where she twisted the cap off her bottle, drinking a generous amount of water to replenish her dehydrated self. As she drank, she watched the film crew start to pack up and leave.

From the corner of her eye she saw the director approach her. "Luka! That was great. You really have a talent. Ever think of joining the filming industry?"

She smiled politely, which again, were hell on her cheeks. "No, I'm happy where I am thanks."

"That's too bad. Well if you ever change your mind let me know." He said as he walked off.

Luka frowned, staring emptily at her bottle. Things weren't going as well as she'd hoped. Luka had started auditions in hopes of finding her next star. Many had showed up for the audition, but the auditioners mainly consisted of wannabes, tone-deaf brats, and mediocre singers. There was no one with that it factor. She needed to find someone with a voice that could make anyone spellbound, so she decided to publicize the audition in hopes of reaching out to a talented singer out here in japan. The commercial was set to air in a week, until then would she have to go through more hopeless auditions.

Luka felt exhausted once she reached her office. She sat in her chair simply staring off into space. She was a feeling a lot of things; depressed, tired, anxious, happy was not one of them. She clenched her fists, she had to get it together. Nobody said fulfilling your dreams would be easy. Besides, in the end she knew it'd all be worth it.

"Luka."

She rolled her eyes. Not again.

"Luuka!"

Did he honestly think calling her name was going to make her stop?

"Luka!"

She stopped. Did she sense urgency in his voice? Feeling a bit worried, she to go see if everything was alright. She walked over to the back gate of the dojo where she had a full view of the backyard. Gakupo was leaning by the gate instead of sitting by the patio where he usually sat to greet her.

"What is it?" She asked.

Gakupo blinked, shocked Luka didn't ignore him like she usually did. He cleared his throat, masking his surprise as he spoke. "I saw your commercial recently."

Luka nodded. It was no surprise. The commercial was to air on every channel across Japan. It had been a little over a week since it's release, since then more people had come to audition, but things still weren't looking up. She still hadn't found that person. "What about it?"

"Uh, well you see..."

"Don't tell me you want to audition."

He shook his head. "No, but I know someone that'd be perfect. I know she's what you're looking for."

Luka sighed a tired sigh. "Look there is a long wait for auditions. I can't just see someone just because you want me to. Besides if this girl your suggesting really wants a chance to audition tell her━"

Gakupo made a swift movement that made Luka flinch. Looking again she saw that he had pulled both his lose sleeves up to his elbows revealing heavily freckled━no━heavily scarred arms.

"Wha..."

"This is what happened when I listened to that person's voice."

"You...you hurt yourself?"

"No. These were goosebumps. They were so intense they bled and later scarred."

Luka observed the scars with unhidden shock registered onto her face. "Just by listening to a voice." She breathed. "Who is the person?"

"You've seen her before. The pigtailed girl that's usually with me."

"Oh, yes." She said remembering the girl. "Who is she you're little sister?"

He laughed. "No, but she's like a sister to me. Her name is Hatsune Miku."

Her eyes widened. Meiko's student? "But she's━" She clamped her hand over her mouth before she could finish. "Do...do you know about that girl?"

He gave her a puzzled look. "Hm? What do you mean?"

"Never mind." After a pause she said, "Well I guess I can squeeze her in for tomorrow's schedule, that is if she wants to audition."

Gakupo smiled. He looked so child-like. It was kind of cute. "Thank you."

Luka couldn't help but smile back. "Well I guess I'll be going."

"Wait. Let me at least offer you some tea."

"Sorry I don't have time."

Gakupo raised a brow. "But aren't you going home?"

"Yes, but I'm going on a date with my boyfriend."

His face fell. "B-boyfriend? You have a boyfriend? Who?"

She started to walk away. "It's a secret." She chimed.

Luka bit down on her bottom lip to suppress her laughter, but it was no use. She ended up laughing like a crazy person as she recalled Gakupo's face. It was fun to tease Gakupo. She should do it more often. Still, she wasn't kidding about her date with Kiyoteru. It had been ages since their last date. Luka had to cancel several of their previous dates because of her work, but now that she was free, Kiyoteru had planned to take her out to a high-end restaurant.

Once Luka reached her her apartment, she stripped off her clothing and jumped into the shower. She needed to hurry and get ready. It was only six-o'clock, but their date was scheduled at nine. It seemed like she had plenty of time to get ready, but she knew polishing herself up was always a long process.

After thoroughly shaving, scrubbing, and washing herself clean, she got out of the shower with a towel wrapped around herself. She walked into her room and sat on her bed, her phone beside her. Turning it on, she saw that she had a new text message from Meiko.

Luka smiled sheepishly as she remembered their previous fight. Luka had been so angry at Meiko and even declared for them to be temporally distant for a while, but they both ended up reconciling almost immediately. Luka couldn't stay mad at her, and Meiko had also realised her mistake. So it was all good, until they decided to go out drinking. Though Luka had told her to take it easy, Meiko had ended up drowning her sorrows with beer. She continued to mumble something about being a failure as a teacher, and being a cold-hearted demon towards her students for the rest of the night.

Luka was feeling a bit of guilt towards her friend. Luka had refrained from telling Meiko the rest of what she was going to say that day. There was still something she didn't tell her about that Miku girl. Luka had also set her heart against telling her about Kaito, she knew if she did, Meiko's insides would be torn apart from guilt. Though as a teacher, Meiko did have the right to know, but Kiyoteru said he would take of the issues himself, so she decided to take his word for it.

Luka shook her head. She didn't have time to think of such things. She needed to hurry and get ready. Luka sat in front of her dresser where she blow dried her hair and used a curling iron to give herself loose-curl styled hair.

She started on her makeup next. She used little to no foundation on her blessed flawless face. She moved on to her eyes. She grabbed her eyeliner and swiftly lined her eyes before covering her lids with simmering black eye shadow. She spread clear lip gloss on her lips to finish it off.

Luka got up and walked over to her closet searching for her dress she bought specifically for their date. It was a simple yet beautiful black knee-length dress. She slipped into it after changing into clean bra and panties. She then walked back to her dresser and opened her jewelry box. She searched for the perfect accessories when she found a large silver bracelet and diamond studded earrings.

Time seemed to fly as she prepared herself to get ready. It was almost eight-thirty when she was finished. It was not long before she received a text from Kiyoteru. He was waiting outside for her. Luka quickly looked in the mirror smiling approvingly at her reflection. She was beautiful and she knew it.

Luka grabbed her purse and slipped into black high heels before she left her apartment. She took the elevator down to the ground floor. Outside she found Kiyoteru waiting for her by a fancy looking car. Her heart beat at the sight of him. He looked different than usual. Changed out of his teaching attire, he wore a stripped black suit and silver wristwatch. His hair was slicked back and he wasn't wearing his glasses. Kiyoteru looked good, better than good. He was breath taking.

"Luka." He said kissing her forehead. "You look beautiful."

"So do you━I mean you look handsome."

He laughed. "Thank you." Motioning towards the car he said, "Shall we go?"

She nodded. Kiyoteru opened the back door for her, where they both sat. It was then did Luka realize that they had their own personal driver.

Once they were both inside, the chauffeur drove without a word. The were driven deep into the city. Fifteen minutes past when the car stopped in front of a tall building. Kiyoteru announced that this was infact their stop. They both exited the car and entered the building where they were greeted by a parton. They then took a large elevator up to the top floor where Kiyoteru lead her to the entrance of the restaurant.

A man behind a counter confirmed their reservation and lead them to their table which was seated by a window. Luka was impressed. The restaurant itself was very beautiful, and they had an amazing view of the city.

They both sat in their seats looking over their menus. Luka cringed at the heavily priced items on the menu. There wasn't anything under one thousand yen. She glanced over at Kiyoteru who also looked over at his menu. He didn't look all that surprised. He actually seemed to be quite nonchalant about it.

"Wow this is all so expensive. Meiko says she struggles on a teacher's salary. I don't think she'd be able to afford this." Luka said hinting Kiyoteru.

He cringed by the sound of her name. Luka noticed, but decided to ignore it. "Yes, well I may be a teacher, I also play a role in running Crypton records, so I get my salary from there." He said answering her.

No wonder he isn't surprised by the ridiculous prices, she thought.

When a waiter approached them, they ordered their food. They didn't have to wait long for their food. When it came, Luka immediately dug in. She didn't want to seem glutinous, but the food was too delicious for her not to gorge herself in it. The unreasonable high prices suddenly seemed very reasonable to her.

As they ate, they filled themselves in both their lives in the time they spent away from each other. Luka was enjoying herself. Kiyoteru was funny, talkative, and a good listener who actually wanted to hear what she had to say. It was a nice change from the other losers she dated who only wanted one thing. As happy as she was, she felt something was wrong. Maybe she was being delusional, still she sensed something was off, but what? Was it Kiyoteru?

"Luka?"

"Yes?"

"I asked you how auditions were going for you."

She took a sip of her wine. "It's going okay, I guess. I'm actually going to judge that Hatsune Miku girl tomorrow."

He furrowed his brows. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yes. A source told me she's amazing. The audition should be interesting."

"Hm. Who would have guessed." He said wiping his mouth with a handkerchief. "Well be careful, you know about her background."

She nodded. "Right."

They continued to eat. Luka was in the middle of eating her scallop when she noticed Kiyoteru nervously fumbling through his pockets. Luka looked at him suspiciously. "Kiyo? Is everything alright?"

He nervously cleared his throat. "Um, I wanted to give this to you before I forgot." He said sliding a rectangular black box her way.

She opened the box gasping at the pure silver necklace inside. "Kiyo." She said touched. "It's beautiful."

The two of them held hands on the way back to her apartment. They stopped by the door. Meeting his eyes Luka said, "I had a great time tonight."

He smiled softly. "I'm glad I got to spend it with you."

Luka used her free hand to play with her necklace. She simply adored the gift. Swallowing a lump in her throat she spoke in the smallest of voices. "Do-do you want to come inside?"

Kiyoteru's body stiffened. "As much as I'd like to I can't. I...I have to go." He said letting go of her hand. "I'll see you soon."

Luka watched as he left, disappointment heavily weighing on her chest. Kicking off her heels, she entered her apartment. Luka walked into her room and flopped onto her bed. She laid there for who knows how long until she grabbed a pillow and rolled around the mattress in frustration. What was that all that about? Had Kiyoteru rejected her?

Luka screamed into her pillow as she recalled the awkward look on his face when she invited him in. He really had rejected her. Was he losing interest in her? Maybe he found the thought of being with her disgusting. Was that it? Was he going to break up with her? Luka paused analysing her own thoughts. She blushed in embarrassment. Luka had really changed ever since she started dating Kiyoteru. She used to be the calm and collected one in the relationship, but now...well look at her.

She would have found the situation hilarious if this change wasn't happening to her.

Turning to face the ceiling, Luka wondered if this feeling of anxiousness was apart of being in a real relationship. It wasn't like Luka was inexperienced when it came to relationships, but it was her first time having such feelings. Who knows, maybe that was a good thing.

But the knot in her stomach told her otherwise.