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Thanks for your patience:) Another chapter with The Clamp School Detectives and my OC-ness. -Toki


Unexpected Surprises

A large studio was located in the middle of a shopping district. Surrounded by the bustling people who were shopping, working people on break, and boys looking for girls (and vice versa); there lay the huge Imonoyama Studios. Known for it's capability in producingfamous small-time movies and documentaries, aswell as being available for student use and magazine shoots; this is the place to findon-the-rise stars...

Nokoru and Toki find themselves staring into the large sign that held the name of the studio. As they step inside and the door automatically opens, they find themselves in the middle of a bustling crowd, with people running in all directions.

A schedule on the board lists the people/companies using the different available rooms, and a map with directions included.

"There it is." Toki spotted the name of the magazine, andheads on to the room, following thedirections, with Nokoru trailing behind her. Different photographs adorned the bright blue walls, with pictures of famous movies and stars.

"So Hasegawa-san, you work here. That's very independent of you and at such a young age." Nokoru said as he and Toki entered the room.

Upon entering, Toki was rushed by the costume designer into her dressing room where she would change into the dress she would be modeling. Before leaving, she first made sure that Nokoru was well attended to before she was forcibly pushed away, laughing.

The room was filled with people bustling about as they prepared the set and the props. The bright lights shone unto the main set where a make-shift kitchen was prepared. Different cameras, lighting, and costumes were being brought around the room as each one was paying closely attention to their tasks at hand.

While Nokoru was waiting for Toki, he moved around the set quietly making sure that he disturbed no one. The main set was quite empty though, with a few baking materials lying about. And suddenly interrupting his thoughts was a figure that he suddenly bumped into.

"Gomenasai. I wasn't watching where I was going." the figure, holding a big cake in his hands muttered, as he slowly began walking to the counter of the kitchen. The cake towered over the boy, which must have been the reason why he didn't see him.

Nokoru was about to say that it was no problem but caught himself before he said it. The voice was very familiar, and as the boy put the cake on the counter, he was surprised to find out who the voice actually belonged to. It was Akira...

"Wah...Kaicho! What a surprise to see you here. What are you doing here? I thought you were out giving Hasegawa-san a tour. Did you leave her? What did you do..." replied Akira with so much enthusiasm, before he was cut-off with Nokoru's reply.

"Iijuin, slow down. Hasegawa-san is with me. I accompanied her for her photo shoot here. We were able to finish most of the tour before she found out that you can't tour the school in just an hour."

Akira replied with a dazzed look. "Hasegawa-san is here? Oh! Maybe she's the special guest that they were talking about!"

Nokoru gave a short laugh before he felt someone move behind him.

"Wah! Hasegawa-san. You look so kawaii. I didn't know you were the model that they were talking about." Akira said as Toki slowly emerged from behind Nokoru. Nokoru stood staring at her dress. She was dressed in a homemaker's dress that made her look a bit like a young wife. She looked very pretty.

Just as he was about to compliment her, the director called out...

"Iijuin-san and Hasegawa-san, please come here now. We are a bit undertime pressure today. So if you do not mind..."

Toki and Akira rushed over to the set, to Nokoru's surprise.

He didn't know that Akira was also going to be in the shoot. And before he knew it, Nokoru was saying to himself, It would be better if I was out there with her...He realized it too late. Am I feeling jealously over such a thing. Nah, I must be imagining it.

Nokoru sat in a chair that had a view of the set...too good a view if he would say so himself. Akira and Toki were being photographed together. Sort of like a young couple of tomorrow with the husband as a chef and the wife still a homemaker but very radiant and with no worries.

Though Nokoru wanted to deny it, he couldn't help but look at the couple closely, they actually looked good together. To apologize for feeling jealous about the photo shoot, Nokoru promised himself that he would treat Akira first thing tomorrow.


After numerous hours under the camera, and countless costume changes for Toki, they were finally allowed to go home.

Akira waved good-bye to the two as they left the building going in opposite directions. A limousine happened to be waiting outside for both of them. How his driver found out he was there, he didn't want to ask. His family had ways of knowing where he was and he didn't want to find out how much they were actually watching him.

"Imonoyama-san." Toki started...

"No, please call me Nokoru." Nokoru replied.

"Nokoru-san. Arigatou for today, I had so much fun. Sorry to drag you to my photo shoot though. It must have been very boring for you to watch"

'Au contraire' Nokoru was thinking to himself. He wanted to say more but declined against it, she might think he was a sort of pervert... "I actually had fun watching a day in a life of a model. I learned a lo-----

Toki kissed him on the cheek, said a short good-bye and retreated into the limousine before he realized it.

Her kiss was still on his cheek. He never wanted to wash his cheek again, he realized as he was walking to his limousine. His chauffeur noticed his light blush but didn't say anything as he got into the limousine and they drove off.


>3 Hey there viewers. I added a lot to this chapie...:) Hope ya like the ending I put in.