Three days had passed since the shooting of Box R and Kyoko was looking forward for to going shopping with her sister and Itsumi that she could hardly contain her excitement.
"I have never known you to be this excited about shopping before so why all the excitement now?" asked Kanae.
"I have no idea. Maybe its because Airi has told me that her elusive cousin who I have worked with on Dark Moon though not as much as Itsumi is going to be at the awards ceremony," replied Kyoko.
"Wait your saying that the elusive Tsuraga Ren is actually attending an awards ceremony after being here in Japan for two years" inquired Itsumi.
"Yes I was surprised when Airi told me and Chiori, I mean he his the number one actor in Japan however no one ever sees him at the awards ceremonies even more rare his premiers when he's been in movies," replied Kyoko.
Even Kanae was surprised by this news. As the girls continued to look for their dresses they were still discussing the elusive actor. Then Kyoko spotted a dress designed by her aunt that she knew would look perfect on Itsumi.
"Itsumi you have to try this dress on," pleaded Kyoko.
"Are you sure its been designed by the famous Julie Hizuri and most actresses would die if they could have a dress by Julie Hizuri," replied Itsumi.
"You do realize she is our aunt and I agree with Kyoko this dress would look stunning on you," said Kanae.
Itsumi was a bit gobsmacked by what Kanae just said but willing tried on the dress at the behest of her friends. Once Itsumi stepped out of the dressing room in the ballroom style dress with a sweetheart neckline the upper bodice was decorated with pearls and diamonds designed as flowers throughout the bodice with lace intertwined around the flowers and then the bodice flowed into a flowing skirt that had flower's throughout the lovely tulle lace of the skirt. Both Kyoko and Kanae said she looked absolutely beautiful.
"I couldn't agree more with my wonderful niece's Itsumi you look absolutely gorgeous in that dress, one of my favourites that I had the joy of designing," said Julie Hizuri.
"Oh my god aunty Julie what are you doing here of all place's," Asked Kyoko who had turned around when she heard her aunt then hugged which Julie returned affectionately.
"Well I wanted to surprise you and Kanae as I heard from your mother that you girls had gone shopping for dresses. Also I wanted tell you that your uncle has been asked to be the emcee for the awards ceremony by your boss personally and you know your uncle he can't pass up an opportunity to come to his home country not mention spoil his niece's," replied Julie.
"That's true uncle Kuu loves every chance he gets to come home to Japan even if it means coming to see us to spoil us," replied Kanae who had also come to hug her aunt after Kyoko did so.
As the girls conversed with their aunt Itsumi went back into the dressing room and changed back into her clothes. She had decided to take the dress she had tried on after she got such a praise from the designer herself. When Itsumi stepped out of the dressing room she joined her friends.
"Hizuri-sama thanks so much for what you said I am definitely getting the dress it's perfect the awards ceremony."
"Itsumi, you will definitely knock the sock's off some lucky guy at the awards ceremony in that dress and your welcome," replied Julie. "Now for my nieces I have an even bigger surprise for you girls I have designed dresses not only for you but for your sister's as well though I have a feeling Mimori will not my design of dress for her, that she will end up choosing something else. So why don't we go shopping for the accessories to go with your dresses Itsumi your included in the invitation as well," said Julie.
Much to her delight her nieces and friend wholeheartedly agreed so the four women after Itsumi paid for her dress, left the store and continued to shop for what they needed to complete their outfits. Once finished Kyoko and Kanae bade Itsumi goodbye and joined their aunt Julie on the return trip home to the Takara house which was not actually above the Darayuma that the girls parents ran but was on the outskirts of Tokyo. When they arrived home they were not surprised to see that their father and uncle, brother in-law and husband were cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Kyoko and Kanae took their purchases up to their room that they shared then returned downstairs to the living room where the rest of the family was.
"Aunty Julie these dresses are absolutely exquisite and I cannot wait to wear mine. Thank you," exclaimed an overly excited Chiori. Kanae, Kyoko, and Yuka had the same reactions to their dresses as well. As predicted Mimori put up a fuss.
"Aunt Julie this is so not me I am a model and I do not wear dresses like this. It is a good thing I already got my dress for the ceremony even though I have know idea why I have to go I am not an actress."
"Well you are going to support your sister's and you are in the same industry so take the ceremony as chance to do more networking for more possible job opportunities," replied Asuka who was in fact Kuu Hizuri's sister and loved her family and knew all about the being in the limelight because of her famous brother so she stressed the importance of supporting a family member's decision of profession no matter the industry. Mimori decided to go to her room to sulk, her sister's would have tried to cheer her up but they knew Mimori would not accept their attempts to help her.
"I do not know what I am going to do with that girl she chose to be a model like you Julie however she refuses to openly encourage her sister's in their endeavours not mention she is being nominated for an award that she got for acting in a pv for a singer," said Asuka.
"Hey mom is that the same pv were I acted alongside Mimori that she is being nominated for," inquired Kyoko. Her mother replied that yes it was.
"Well hopefully she will calm down and forget all about the ceremony until it comes to the actual day of the ceremony. By the way is it true that the elusive # one actor in Japan will actaully make an appearance at the awards ceremony," said Julie.
Her nieces replied in kind that is what they had heard but won't get their hopes up until they actually see him at the awards ceremony which would happen in a weeks time.