Forgotten Melody
Chapter 11: Waves
"You called for me?" Fubuki said as she closed the door of a gigantic room in her house.
"Yes, I did. How's your friend?" a woman with dark purple hair said.
"She's okay, why?"
"Are you happy she's gotten sick?"
"Of course," Fubuki smirked.
"You surprise me so much," the woman said, turning her rotating seat around to face Fubuki.
"My lovely daughter," the woman continued with a sinister smile.
"I'm back, Kirari-chan," Seiji said, closing the door behind him.
Kirari didn't say anything, but she smiled. Her tears were gone and it seems that Seiji didn't realize that she was crying for he didn't ask right away.
"What did you and Fubuki-chan talk about?" Seiji asked, sitting down on the stool.
"She just told me to get better soon."
"Oh, okay. She's really nice, isn't she, Kirari-chan?"
Kirari nodded and smiled as she recalled Fubuki's getting mad for Kirari didn't take care of herself when Fubuki wanted her to.
"Seiji-kun, can we leave tomorrow?" asked Kirari, looking at the curtain to find out that the sun was starting to set.
"Yeah, but I heard from Kumoi-san that you don't have anywhere to stay in?"
"Oh, yeah. I didn't want to stay at the hotel because the paparazzi are still surrounding every hotel room. I stayed at Hikaru-chan's for a night, then at yours and then at Kazama-kun's and then I stayed at the lounge to write my song for a week."
"Isn't this too stressful?"
Kirari nodded, but smiled to keep Seiji from worrying too much.
"You can stay back at our house. The family's not back yet," Seiji offered.
"But, isn't that rude?"
"I already contacted my mother and she said that she wants you to stay at our house so she can get to know you more when they get home," Seiji smiled.
"I guess I have no choice," Kirari playfully sighed.
The two shared a good laugh together as they remembered that night when Kirari came into Seiji's bedroom for she had a nightmare.
"Seiji-kun, thank you so much for everything," Kirari said as soon as their laughs died down.
"I'll do everything to always see your smile, Kirari-chan," Seiji confidently said.
Kirari's face turned red for she thought that moments like these can only happen in movies and dramas, but Seiji turned it into reality.
After recovering, Kirari moved in with Seiji until she finds a place for herself. Seiji moved her room to the west wing of the house so she wouldn't feel alone. He also cooked dinner for her and they ate in the dining room together. They laughed and talked about the goofy happenings when they're working when suddenly, Kirari's phone started ringing.
"Hello?" Kirari answered.
"Kirari, where are you?" Kumoi-san asked.
"With Seiji-kun, why?"
"Good. I have something important to tell you so listen to me carefully."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Tomorrow, do not go to our building. Put on a disguise and go to the beach. Is that understood?"
"Why can't we go to the building tomorrow?"
"We're handling the matters about your passing out three days ago. Paparazzi are all around the building."
"What? But—"
"Just follow all my instructions, okay?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'll text you the updates, okay?"
"Okay."
Kumoi-san hung up, leaving Kirari full of worry and confusion. Kirari explained to Seiji what was happening and her manager's instructions to them. Seiji reassured Kirari that nothing bad will happen and that everything will be alright. Kirari felt a little relief in Seiji's words and decided to sleep early to get more rest. With the help of Seiji, she was able to sleep without any nightmares.
"Fubuki-chan?" asked Kirari, noticing the identity behind the disguise.
"It seems that all four of us received the news," Fubuki said, putting away her phone.
"So, what do we do now?" Seiji asked, looking out for paparazzi.
"How about we all go on a date? You know, double date?" suggested Kirari, her eyes twinkling.
"Double date? So, you and Seiji are…together now?" asked Fubuki, hoping a 'yes' for an answer.
Kirari and Seiji looked at each other and waited for the other to reply, but when Kirari noticed Seiji's face was so red in embarrassment, she decided to take the initiative to answer Fubuki's question.
"Yeah," Kirari nodded with a big smile on her face.
Seiji's eyes widen in surprise, not knowing when they started dating, but he didn't care for happiness built up in his heart. Fubuki was pleased to hear about the two's decision, but Hiroto didn't like the idea. He clenched his fist and didn't make eye contact with any of them.
"Let's go!" Kirari declared, holding Seiji's hand.
Seiji and Kirari walked together with their fingers interlocked. Fubuki and Hiroto, on the other hand, walked together with their arms interlocked. The three decided to have a picnic at the beach even if the waves send cold, winter breeze.
Hiroto and Seiji spread the big cloth on the sand and Kirari and Fubuki took the food that they bought from the nearby store out the plastic bag. All four of them sat on the cloth and enjoyed the food.
"Seiji-kun, 'aaahhh'," Kirari said, raising the spoon to Seiji's mouth.
Seiji opened his mouth and Kirari put the food into his mouth. Fubuki smiled when she saw this while Hiroto rolled his eyes. Out of nowhere, a gush of cold breeze blew Kirari's hat away.
"My hat!" she exclaimed as she stood up to catch it.
Hiroto got up to help her chase her hat. Surprisingly, the wind was still blowing, keeping the hat up in the air. Finally, when it was starting to die down, Kirari's hat was starting to descend to the ground, but unfortunately, the hat landed near the waves.
Kirari had no choice but to get it even if she was going to get wet, but Hiroto came to rescue and ran to the waves to get it. Half of his pants got wet due to the huge waves. Kirari ran over to Hiroto to help him, getting herself wet, too.
"I got it," Hiroto said, giving her the hat.
"Thank you," Kirari smiled, putting the hat back on.
As they walked back, Kirari's foot got stuck in the muddy sand, causing her to trip and fall, but luckily, Hiroto caught her right before her face almost flopped to the ground.
Kirari and Hiroto's eyes meet, seeing each other's reflection in their eyes. Suddenly, Hiroto started seeing things.
Memories.
He was seeing memories of the past. He saw Kirari's face and the beach. He saw her hugging Kirari while his hood covered his face. The pressure of the memories were hurting him, causing him to cower and let go of Kirari.
"What's going on? Why…am I seeing…this?" Hiroto thought, seeing Kirari's face in the flashbacks.
"Kazama-kun?" Kirari called out, seeing if he was okay.
Hiroto started screaming in pain, grasping his hair to make his headaches stop. His eyes were tightly shut and he was starting to lose his balance.
"What's happening to him?" Fubuki asked as she and Seiji approached the two.
"I don't know!" Kirari panicked, seeing Hiroto in pain.
"Hiroto! Hiroto!" Fubuki yelled in panic.
"Why are you in my memories?" Hiroto roared, his eyes still tightly shut.