NTM: Konichi-wa! NTM he—

Ryuichi: Can Ryu do it now?

NTM: Not yet…let me finish…

Ryuichi: Awww…but Ryu wanna do it now!

NTM: I said for you to wait Ryuichi! As I was saying—

Ryuichi: Miyoko-chan doesn't own Gravitation na no da!

NTM: Ryu…

Ryuichi: She does own Sarai, Kiyuri, and Taiko na no da!

NTM: Ryu…

Ryuichi: And now…on with the fic!

NTM: RYU!

Ryuichi: What?

NTM: Nevermind…

Ryuichi: holds Kumagoro NTM is grumpy na no da!

NTM: Grrrr…

Track 2- Shining Star

The President of NG Tohma Seguchi, has just revealed the opening act for Bad Luck's "Revolution" Tour. A group called One Desire, consisting of three girls with a love for music. Mr. Seguchi has signed their contract, and the band will begin working tomorrow. Tohma thinks that these girls will become the next big thing.

NG Label HQ

"WAI WAI WAI WAI!"

Sarai, Kiyuri, and Taiko were walking down the hallway. Sarai was chewing on a piece of Pocky, which she had got from a box in her pocket. Kiyuri was bouncing up and down, more hyper than usual, and Taiko was trying to restrain her.

"Calm down Kiyuri!" said Taiko. "You're bouncing off the walls!"

Sarai rolled her eyes, Pocky still in her mouth.

"Knock it off you guys…" she said. "We have to act mature here…"

"And eating your Pocky is mature…"

Sarai rolled her eyes and chewed on the sweet stick.

"C'mon you two…we have to get to Tohma's office…"

The three girls headed upstairs.

Tohma Seguchi's Office

The three finally arrived at the office, out of breath.

"Who thought…that there be that many stairs to climb?" said Taiko.

"I'm tired Tai-Tai…" said Kiyuri.

Sarai shrugged her shoulders and chewed on her Pocky.

"Not that bad…" she said.

Tohma smiled.

"Ladies…welcome…" he said. "Please have a seat…"

The three of them sat down in chairs.

"I see that you have made it to my office…" he said. "Looks like you took the stairs…there is an elevator you know…"

Sarai took the Pocky out of her mouth.

"Okay Seguchi-san…" she said. "Why did you call us up here?"

Tohma smiled.

"Sarai-sama, Kiyuri-sama, and Taiko-sama…" he said. "You're here to meet your new manager…"

"Manager?" said Kiyuri. "What's that?"

The other girls sweatdropped.

"Kiyuri…" said Taiko. "You're an idiot…"

Kiyuri's lip began to quiver.

"Tai-Tai doesn't like me anymore…"she said.

"I didn't say that…" said Taiko. "…and stop calling me Tai-Tai!"

Tohma cleared his throat.

"Anyways…" he said. "I've chosen someone that I know will treat you with the respect you deserve…"

"It's not that creepy American is it?" said Taiko.

"No no…" he said. "He's in charge of Bad Luck…besides, he has trouble dealing with girls…"

Kiyuri began to giggle.

"I've chosen a female manager for you three…" he said. "One that I've known personally for years…"

"Hey Tohma-kun! Aren't you going to introduce me?"

They turned around to see a woman with lilac hair in two swirly ponytails and amber eyes. She wore a white tank top with khaki shorts and blue tennis shoes.

"Ladies…" said Tohma. "I'd like you to meet Noriko Ukai…your manager…"

Kiyuri squealed.

"AIEEEEE!"

She jumped up and ran to Noriko, carrying her notebook.

"Can I have your autograph Ukai-sama?" she said.

Taiko stood up and grabbed Kiyuri.

"Not now Kiyu…"

"Ow! Tai-Tai lemme go!"

Sarai sweatdropped.

"Sorry about that…" she said.

Noriko smiled.

"No big deal!" she said. "I have a feeling were going to get along just fine!"

BANG!

The five people in the office jumped up at the sound of the gunshot.

"What the heck!" said Taiko.

"WAAAAH! What was that?" said Kiyuri.

"Oh…that's just K-san…" said Noriko. "He must be having trouble with Bad Luck again…"

Tohma sweatdropped.

"I told K not to shoot his guns in the building…"

Sarai gasped.

"Shouldn't you go check out and see if they're okay?"

Tohma smiled.
"Thank you for volunteering Sarai…"

"NANI!"

Sarai stood straight up.

"You've got to be kidding! I'm not going in there alone!"

"Then take the others with you…you should meet Bad Luck anyways…Noriko…"

"Right away Tohma-kun! C'mon girls!"

The four of them walked out of the office.

"KUMAGORO BEAM!"

Noriko gasped.

"Hit the deck!" she said.

Sarai opened her mouth to ask a question, but was hit in the head by a flying object.

"Aiyaaa…" she said, rubbing her head. "What just hit me?"

She picked up the object: It was a pink bunny with a red bow.

"Kumagoro! There you are!"

A boy with greenish-brown hair ran towards the four girls. He had a red headband tied across his forehead, and was smiling cheesily. He had a bandage on his right cheek.

"Ryuichi!" said Noriko. "Watch where you throw your bunny rabbit! You hit Sarai-sama in the head."

Ryuichi looked at Sarai, and smiled.

"I remember you!" he said. "I met you on the street na no da!"

Kiyuri squealed.

"You saw Ryuichi Sakuma and you didn't even tell me!" she said to Sarai.

"R-R-Ryuichi Sakuma?"

Sarai fainted.

"WAAAH!" said Ryuichi, beginning to cry. "She's dead!"

"No she's not!" said Taiko. "She just passed out!"

Noriko noticed the bandage on his cheek.

"Where did you get that bandage?"

Ryuichi smiled.

"I fell down!" he said. "I tripped on the sidewalk and fell down!"

Kiyuri held out her notebook.

"Can I have an autograph?" she said.

"Yay!" said Ryuichi. "A notebook!"

He grabbed it and took a pen out of his pocket. He started to scribble on it, a smile on his face.

"There! Look what I drew!"

Kiyuri squealed.

"SO KAWAII!" she said. "I LOVE IT!"

Ryuichi and Kiyuri both squealed in delight. Taiko sweatdropped.

"Great…" she said. "Now there's two of them…"

Sarai opened her eyes.

"Ne? What happened?"

"Yay! You're alive!"

Ryuichi glomped the pink-haired girl, who turned red with embarrassment. She stood up and began bowing, tearing up.

"I'm so sorry Sakuma-san! I didn't mean to hit you! I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!"

Ryuichi cocked his head, confused.

"Sarai-chan didn't hurt Ryu na no da!" he said. "Sarai-chan no need to cry, Ryu okay!"

Sarai opened her eyes and smiled. Ryuichi smiled cheekily and held out Kumagoro.

"You can have Kumagoro if you want until you feel better…"

Sarai shook her head.

"No thank you…" she said. "I'll be okay…"

Ryuichi smiled again.

"Sarai-chan have very good punch! Knock Ryu out cold na no da!"

Sarai began to giggle.

"Yay!" said Ryuichi. "Sarai-chan happy! Ryu happy!"

Noriko sighed.

"Sorry Ryuichi, but we have to go…the girls are going to meet Bad Luck…"

"Ryu come too! Ryu want to see Shu-chan!"

"Fine…You can come, but you have to behave…"

"Okay Nori-chan!"

The five of them headed for the elevator.

NG Studio

"Waaah! Why did you do that K-san?"

"I told you to be here on time Shindou!"

The American had his gun out, and was shooting at the pink-haired male, who was tearing up.

"I'm sorry K-san! Yuki kept me at home!" he said.

"Knock it off K-san…"

A man with long auburn hair ran in front of the sobbing pink-haired male.

"Sakano-san…out of my way…"

A young male sitting at a keyboard sighed.

"Why does this have to happen every day?" he said.

The door slammed open, and Noriko and the others walked in.

"Hello K-san!" she said. "Are you in here?"

The American holstered his gun and walked over to Noriko.

"Noriko…who are these three girls? Oh, Hello Ryuichi."

"Hi K-san!" the hyper boy said. "How are you doing today na no da?"

K growled.

"Sakuma-san?"

The pink-haired male stood up and smiled.

"SHU-CHAN!"

Ryuichi glomped the male happily. The male blushed and smiled.

"Hey Ryu!"

He spotted the three girls.

"Hey, who are the three girls at the front door?" he asked.

Noriko smiled.

"This is One Desire…your new opening act. Bad Luck, I'd like you to meet Sarai, Kiyuri, and Taiko. Ladies, this is Hiroshi, Suguru, and Shuichi."

Kiyuri held out her red notebook.

"Can I have your autographs?" she said with stars in her eyes.

K had his gun out, pointed at Kiyuri.

"No free autographs…"

Kiyuri squeaked and ran behind Taiko.

Hiroshi smirked and held a hand out.

"Nice to meet you…Tohma said that the band was very impressive…but he didn't say they were cute…"

Taiko scoffed.

"Oh that's a great line…" she said. "You're a regular actor…"

Kiyuri laughed.

"Good one Tai-Tai…" she said.

Hiroshi scowled.

"Great…another sarcastic band member…"

Kiyuri walked over to Suguru.

"Uh…" she said. "That's a nice keyboard…"

He smiled.

"Yep, It's one of the best…you play?"

"Yeah…"

They smiled at each other.

Ryuichi, Sarai, and Shuichi were talking; well actually, Ryuichi was doing most of the talking and the other two were just listening.

"It's so good to see you again Shu-chan! It's been a while na no da!"

Shuichi smiled.

"It's good to see you too…" he said. "I would have sent you an email, but Yuki said I'm not allowed to touch his laptop after last time…"

Sarai took a piece of Pocky and put it in her mouth, sucking on the end.

"POCKY!"

Shuichi stared at Sarai with sparkling eyes.

"I want some! Gimme!"

He lunged out at Sarai, who backed up.

"Gimme Pocky!" said Shuichi.

"I don't like to share my Pocky…" said Sarai.

"GIMME!"

Sarai backed up against the wall.

"Please! Just one piece!" he said.

Sarai stared at him with fear in his eyes. Her face began dripping with sweat, and she began to shorten her breath.

"Stop…Don't come any closer…"

"Not until I get some Pocky…"

Sarai pushed him down and stared at him.

"Leave me alone! Why do you have to always look at me like that? Why can't you just leave me alone!"
Sarai looked up, tears in her eyes. She ran out the room, sobbing.

"What just happened?" said Shuichi. "All I wanted was some Pocky…"

Kiyuri sighed.

"Man, I knew this would happen…" said Taiko. "She still hasn't forgotten him…"

"Ne?" said Noriko. "Who's him?"

"It's a long story…"

"Hey!" said Shuichi. "Where's Sakuma-san?"

Outside the Studio

"Why? Why can't I forget you?"

Sarai kept running, tears in her eyes.

"Why do you still haunt me?"

She ran into a vacant studio, and fell to the floor, sobbing heavily.

"WHY CAN'T I FORGET YOU!"

She took off the orange cap and stared at it.

"Why did you have to leave me Atsushi? You promised to be here with me…"

She took out a picture from her pocket. It showed two people smiling and posing for the camera: One of a girl wearing a lavender jacket, and the other a boy wearing an orange jacket and cap. The boy was embracing the girl, and they were both smiling. A small note was attached to it:

Atsushi Iwakura and Ahiru Surimata: Friends Forever

Sarai cried again, tears falling delicately onto the picture.

"I tried to forget you…change my name…live a new life…but you still haunt me…"

She clutched the picture to her chest.

Flashback-

"Atsushi-kun! Atsushi-kun! Look!"

Ahiru pointed to a photo booth.

"Let's get our picture taken Atsushi-kun!"

Atsushi smiled and adjusted his cap.

"Okay Ahiru-chan…" he said. "We'll get a picture."

Ahiru smiled and hugged him.

"Thank you Atsushi-kun!" she said.

Atsushi smiled.

"Anything for you Ahiru…"

Ahiru looked up.

"I'm glad you're my friend Atsushi-kun. You won't leave me will you?"

Atsushi smiled, and ruffled Ahiru's hair.

"Never…because I'll always be here for you Ahiru-chan…"

End Flashback-

Sarai traced a finger around the image.

"Atsushi-kun…" she said.

"Sarai-chan! There you are!"

She turned around to see Ryuichi, holding Kumagoro in his arms.

"Kumagoro was worried about you Sarai-chan!" he said.

He noticed a tear on Sarai's cheek.

"Why is Sarai-chan crying?"

Sarai hid the photo behind her back.

"No reason…got something in my eye…" she lied.

Ryuichi walked up to Sarai.

"Sarai-chan is a bad liar…" he said.

Sarai turned around, clutching the photo to her chest.

"Why Sarai-chan crying?" he asked, a little softer.

Sarai held out a photo.

"Sarai-chan crying because of a photo?"

She shook her head.

"No…"

She looked up at him, and noticed that his eyes changed. They looked sincere and caring.

"I…" she said. "I had this friend in Kyoto. He was my best friend, and he was the main reason I wanted to be big. His name was Atsushi Iwakura, and we were friends since kindergarten."

"Atsushi?" said Ryu. "Then who is the other girl?"

"That's me…you see, my name is Ahiru Surimata…I had my name changed…"

"Why?"

Sarai looked down and clutched the cap in her hands.

"A few years ago…there was a fire…They tried to do everything in their power to save him…but he died…all that was left of him was this cap…The grief was so much, that I tried to forget…"

She looked up at him.

"I'm sorry…" she said. "We've hardly met and I'm giving you my life story…"

Ryuichi smiled.

"Sarai-chan…"

Sarai-looked up, a tear gently falling down her face.

"Shu-chan looks so much like him…that I got scared when he got too close to me…"

Ryuichi wiped a tear from her face with his thumb.

"Ryu…"

Ryuichi looked different, more mature and his eyes got shorter.

"Sarai-chan…I don't like to see you cry…"

"My name's Ahiru…"

"Ahiru-chan…I don't want you to cry anymore…"

"Ryu…"

Ryuichi placed a hand delicately on her cheek.

"No more tears Ahiru…"

He placed his lips to hers, pulling her into a delicate kiss. Sarai blushed deep pink, surprised at this kiss. Ryuichi embraced the girl, deepening the kiss. He ran his fingers through her hair. He softly pulled away, and Sarai blushed.

"Ryu…"

He smiled cheekily.

"YAY! Sarai-chan happy now!"

She began to laugh.

"Ryu-chan…"

"Come on Sarai-chan…"

"It's Ahiru…"

"Okay! Come on Ahiru-chan!
The two of them walked out together.

End Track 2

There's Track 2! Awesome ne? I just love this laptop! Anyways, please read and review!

Next up: Track 3- Echo Harmony