Fast Food Love
Hi, here's another chapter of Fast Food Love! Note to TheImaginator: I'm aware that my characters are OOC, only because you pointed it out last chapter, I tried making them a bit more in character. Don't worry, I don't hate you for it. I never get enough constructive criticism. Although I'm not sure if I will be able to build their relationship, I'm planning on ending the story in the coming chapters. Thank you very much, now, on with the story.
Chapter 7
Sana found herself working at NcDonalds again. She was scrubbing the tables when her manager told her that her shift was over. She looked at the clock. She didn't realize that she'd been there an hour over her hours. She cleaned up the supplies and hung up her apron.
On her way home, she reflected on what had happened in the past month. Akito broke up with Fuka, which caused Fuka to be mad at her. And then Akito asked her out which she replied with a no. And ever since that day, Akito hasn't bothered her once.
She soon found out why. It was a rainy Monday morning, about two weeks after the incident, when she talked to Tsuyoshi.
"I haven't seen Akito around lately. I wonder how he's been."
"Oh, Sana, didn't you hear?"
"What? What didn't I hear? Tell me or else… or else you'll get it!" Finished Sana lamely.
"He moved last Wednesday. I guess he didn't tell you. He probably couldn't stand saying good bye."
"Where… Where did he move?" Asked Sana in almost a whisper.
"He moved to the USA. He didn't tell Fuka ether, she found out yesterday when she was with Aya. He said he's going to come back later. It's just temporary. Aki said that he only moved because of his dad's job." Sana nodded. So he will be back.
Sana arrived home to find an ecstatic Rei. When she asked about his mood, he replied.
"You go a job offer! It's from Mikio Ono. You remember, Mansion of Water. He loved working with you, so he's offered you another job. You're going to be the lead in his new movie, The Haunted Hut."
"I'll only be the lead if I accept." Said Sana, still stunned by the news she heard earlier involving Akito.
"Of course you'll accept, right Sana?"
Sana thought about it a minute before bursting out, "Yeah! I want to work with Mickey again!"
Mickey? Rei thought to himself, but said, "Good, I'll tell them that you accept." Rei was almost skipping as he made his way to the phone.
When they were having dinner, Rei made an announcement. Sana would start working again tomorrow, for tomorrow was a press meeting for the movie, The Haunted Hut. His dining companions weren't really paying attention though.
Mariko was concentrating on her new book and eating. Sana was in a daze, her mind thinking about the Akito incident.
The next day, Sana skipped school to go to the press meeting. When she was there, she found out that most of the people from last year's production, Mansion of Water, were also in the movie. But this time She has the lead, no one else. Nao had the part of her friend, while Asako was her older sister.
After the press meeting, Sana was back stage with Nao for a while, talking.
"Sana, are you alright? I mean, what happened a few months ago can't be taken lightly. Sana?"
"I'm fine Nao. I am still alive. No hurt!" Chirped Sana. Nao could only stare longingly as Sana bounded of towards Rei.
"Sana... I'm sorry I hurt you." Whispered Nao, in a voice that only he could hear.
A few days had passed, the actors got their script, they meet who they'd be working with, and by now, have hopefully learned some lines. In their meeting, Mikio announced that they would be working on set in the upcoming month. That's when Sana asked, "Where are we going?"
"We are going to the USA." Replied Mikio. There were whispers of, "Wow, I've never been there." "This is going to be fun", and "I've been, it's really nice".
Sana sat in her seat, unmoving, oblivious to the noise around her. America is big, there's no guarantee that I'll see Akito… But I want to see him. Why do I care? Why do I think about him so much? Do I like him? I think… I do like him. When Sana was thinking, her face kept changing, causing the people around her to worry, when she wouldn't answer their cries of are you ok, they started to panic.
But Sana came out of her thoughts only to notice them panicking. "What's going on? Where's the fire?" She asked, screaming at the top of her lungs. The people stopped and looked at her. They resumed to their seats and went back to discussing the trip to America.
After a week of planning, the crew finally arrived in America.
"Wow! This is a big place!" Yelled Sana when they exited the airport and into the waiting cars that would take them to their destination. Their fans were lined up on one side of a rope. Sana waved and signed a few autographs. She was about so shake a fan's hand when Rei dragged her into the car.
The car sped onto a ramp and they were headed towards their hotel. When they got to their hotel, there were hundreds of fans waiting for them, swarming the parking lot and the lobby. The hotel staff was unsure of what to do. But when the cast entered, the lobby exploded with cheers.
"Wow, I never knew that they had this many fans in America." Rei remarked to a cameraman.
"I know, it's scary how popular they are, especially Mikio."
"Yea yea," Joined in the costume designer, "I heard that some people idolize him." The three were pulled out of their conversation when the crowd trampled them to see Mikio, Sana, and Naozumi.
When they finally made it out of the lobby and into the safety of their rooms, they poked around. They found out that Mikio reserved the whole floor for them so that they would not be bothered while filming.
When they got settled in, they all gathered in the elevator area of the floor. That's where Mikio was assigning stations and jobs to the crew. He wanted to start filming right away. When he finished, the crew got into the elevators and left to go to the location.
He started to address the actors and actresses.
"I need you to give it your all. I've worked with each and every one of you at a time. The only reason you are here now is because I loved working with you; your dedication, your devotion, and most of all, your charisma. That is what set you apart from all other actors that I've worked with. Please, don't let me down."
Every one was silent after this speech. They were staring at him, too moved to say anything. Their silence was ruined by the ding of the elevator.
"Lets go!" Said Mikio. They all boarded the elevators and they were off.
When they got to the woody areas, the cars had to drop them off due to the density of the forest.
Sana got off and exclaimed, "Wow! It's warm here!" The whole crew sweat dropped and got back to work unloading the equipment.
They hiked through the rough terrain, only stopping to take breaks when the crew switched who carried the equipment. During the hike, they saw a boy running in the woods.
"Dedicated, isn't he?" Asked a cameraman, grabbing every ones attention.
"Yea, he is." Replied Mr. Maeda. They were about to continue on their way up the mountain when Sana screamed, "Akito!" Rei and Naozumi looked around, looking for the brown haired boy. When they saw no sign of him, they looked back at Sana.
Sana broke into a run, running through the woods.
"Akito!" The boy that ran by them a few minutes ago stopped and turned around.
"Akito! Wait!" Yelled Sana. When she finally got to where he was standing, she was winded. Catching her breath before speaking, she chose her words wisely.
"How are you? Why didn't you tell me you were leaving for the USA?" She immediately questioned him.
"I'm sorry, do I have to tell you everything? It's not like you're my girlfriend. How do you think I felt when you said no? It hurt." Said Akito.
"But, you broke up with Fuka for me, she is my best friend. Do you know how much that hurts?" Said Sana in a meek voice.
"Yea, but you rejected me, you didn't deserve to know that I was moving." He turned on his heel and started running again.
"Don't you dare run way from me Akito. I-i… I LOVE YOU!" Yelled Sana, but Akito never stopped to look back. He never stopped to see the crying girl he left behind, but she in turn never saw his tears.
Notes: How do you like it? I think the next chapter might be the last one, maybe. I'm not sure. This chapter is longer then usual. Remember to Read and review.