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So, apparently Kise can't draw but in this story, he can.

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Chapter 20

Of Photoshoots and Logo designs

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With the start of the new week, Kasamatsu, Kise and Takao were preparing for the graduation of their Senpai, in addition for Kise, Reiko's graduation. And luckily for the blond, Kaijou's graduation was in the evening, while Reiko's was in the morning. He had wanted to bring Kasamatsu along but the raven-haired captain found every excuse under the sun not to attend. However, Kasamatsu later found out that the Kise family were a dangerous bunch.

Either Ryouhei has the power of foresight or Kise predicted that his captain would decline, but one evening after school, Kasamatsu's father phoned his son, asking him the reason for his declination. The older male even encouraged his son to attend Reiko's graduation in order to get rid of his shyness (around females, that is) and to familiarize himself with her before he takes her to the ball.

Of course, Kasamatsu countered and said that he'd met her that time when they were going to shoot for the competition but, his father quickly quipped saying: "That was only once".

Kasamatsu knew he couldn't win against Mitsurou so quickly, he surrendered, much to Kise's pleasure. Kasamatsu swore that Kise was planning on setting up him and Reiko. There was no other reason for the blond to be trying this hard.

When Tuesday came around, they got their song —both music and lyrics and liked its upbeat tempo. Kise, however, was appalled at his high notes, and wondered if he could really sing it. But, Akamine and Nobuzane reassured him saying that he has a higher range than he thinks. Hearing this, the boys were excited but their spirit fell immediately when Kenji told them Hikaru was the choreographer.

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It was now Wednesday, and Kaijou high was the usual. For once, Kise didn't get harassed by schoolmates about whether he was "Sunn" or not, and his fangirls were strangely inactive (for the most part). His classes ran smoothly until lunch came around, and swiftly, he packed his bag and bolted through the classroom door.

"Her whisper is the lucifer~" Kise sang one of his lines of the new song as he skipped towards the clubroom. The blond boy didn't even realize that fellow students were staring at him. The reason? He seemed far more radiant today than anything else. Upon reaching, he slid open the door and beamed, "Hello!"

"Kise...you're too bright today..." Nakamura half-joked while shielding his face from the blond.

"I'm just in a good mood, that's all." Kise said as he sat.

Kasamatsu made a face. "I wonder why?" he said with sarcasm. He had a feeling that it was something pertaining to him and Reiko.

"You're in a good mood when we'll be graduating?! How awful of you!" Moriyama said while pretending to wipe the non-existent tears.

"Moriyama-senpai, that's not the reason why I'm so happy..." Kise said softly. "...we'll be going on a photoshoot. I'm just super excited!"

Kaijou's eyebrows rose.

"But, it isn't the first time that you'll be doing this, so why…?" Kobori asked, confused at the blond's statement.

"Because I'm always alone or shooting with a stranger. But now, I'm shooting with Senpai, Kagamicchi, Kurokocchi and Takaocchi! It's bound to be fun! Plus, I can actually relax while shooting with the guys."

Kasamatsu let out a sigh. "I understand. I mean, I don't think I'd be able to take a decent photo if I was on the set or wherever by myself."

Kaijou paused before they erupted in laughter.

"I'd like to see that!" Moriyama howled with laughter. "Can't we come on set when you're shooting?!"

"Yeah!" the others nodded in agreement.

"We can ask Ken―"

"NO!" Kasamatsu shouted, covering Kise's mouth while he was at it. "My life will end if they come!"

"Don't be like that, Kasamatsu," Nakamura said, throwing an arm over his shoulder. "We'll try our best to not laugh."

"That means you will!" he shrieked.

Kobori whistled. "Hitting those high notes quite well." he nodded. "I see someone's been paying attention in Akamine-sensei's music class."

The clubroom once again erupted with laughter. Kise decided that this was the best time to take a picture, and had everyone bunch up before his phone to take a selfie. When the shutter sound went off and they looked at the picture, all they saw were bright smiles and funny looking faces.

"Hey, guys, do you want to hear a little piece of our new song?!" Kise then perked. "It's called Lucifer!"

"Of course we wanna hear it!" the regulars roared.

Kasamatsu let out a groan as he chewed on his rice. Kise looked at him with a playful smile, the captain placed his chopsticks neatly across his bento box, cleared his throat after which he began singing.

xxxx

Before the boys knew it, the day for their photoshoot arrived. It was a Friday evening, they were pardoned by their respective coaches to miss practice. But strangely, Catal Rhythm were ready to go for their first on-location photoshoot. For some reason, they didn't feel flustered like they did the first time. Kenji had deduced that it could be because they've accepted that this was going to be a part of their lives from now on, or it was because Kise was there to guide them along the right path. Either way, they felt as though they could take on the whole world which Kenji was glad for.

Upon reaching the location, the boys looked on in awe at the scenery. They were in Osaka and was at the Sumiyoshi Park. There were beautiful flowers of purple, yellow and pink that adorned various rectangular metallic poles clustered neatly together. They continued on the path until they neared an opening with lush green grass and cherry blossoms were preparing to bloom.

When they reached where the photoshoot was going to be, they saw the crew getting things in order. The photographer was testing out his camera to ensure that all is well, there were others setting up various equipment while there were two who seemed to be overseeing everything.

Upon seeing one of the two, Kise made an indication to the others. The man was tall with bleached blond hair done in a sweep to the left. His piercing grey eyes were focused on the people before him, ever so often he glanced at his silver wristwatch. He was clothed in a light coloured dress shirt, jeans and shoes. He was none other than Takeda Yoshino, Kise's (other) manager.

Yoshino spotted the group coming and after saying something to the man he was standing beside, he made his way towards them. Alarm bells rang off in the five boys' heads as Ren told them to keep Yoshino away from Kenji at all times.

"Kenji-san, how about we take a look around the park?" Takao asked swiftly when he saw the danger approaching. "We're early anyway."

"Oh, that's not a bad idea. The Shrine is like right next door, we can go check it out." The manager said while tapping on his chin. "But it'll have to wait until after the shoot. Can't disappear the moment you arrive." The boys let out a groan of defeat since Kenji was clearly oblivious to their actions. By this time, Kise had dashed forwards to Yoshino, hoping to prevent a disaster.

But, as fast as the blond may be, Yoshino and Kenji's eyes made four, and it seemed that the temperature just dropped below zero. There was a deathly silence that hung in the air, almost as if the shuffling and the talking from the crew members were soft background music that could be deemed unnoticeable.

"Hello, Aihara." Yoshino greeted with a glare.

"Right back at you, Takeda." Kenji said with a (not so friendly) smile.

Yoshino then turned to the boys, "Nice to finally meet you all. Kise-kun talks a lot about you four."

"Nice to meet you." Catal Rhythm sans Kise returned the man's greeting.

"So what are you doing here?" Kenji asked, folding his arms in the process.

"Of course I'm here to see my model in action." Yoshino quipped. "I am Kise-kun's manager. Have you forgotten?"

Kenji made a dark chuckle. "I amCatal Rhythm's manager. It's their photoshoot, not only Kise-kun's."

Catal Rhythm began panicking, maybe because Ren was little dramatic but he made it clear that those two are like fire and water, they can go together but they don't and will never mix. Hoping for a miracle, Kise tried to drag away Yoshino but with his eyes locked onto Kenji and mouth seeming to be itching to say something, the blond failed miserably. But then he remembered, he had a powerful weapon in his arsenal.

Kise Ruiko.

If it's her, then she could turn a sour situation sweet. Whipping out his phone quickly, he message the eldest blond child of his family, knowing that she had to be here somewhere lurking. As a designer, she likes to style her models herself.

"Is it just me, or is the atmosphere here strangely suffocating? I can't breathe easy." Kasamatsu said, hoping that the two managers will take a hint.

"I agree." Takao, Kagami and Kuroko voiced out. Kenji and Yoshino's eyebrows rose in confusion but that was short lived as they heard a screech (that Catal Rhythm almost had to do a double take to see if Kise was still standing with them). Looking in the direction, they saw a blond-haired female, running ―sprinting towards them, the boys wondering how she was doing it in those stilettos.

"Ryoucchi!" Ruiko shrieked as she embraced her little brother in a bear hug after which she greeted everyone else in a frighteningly professional manner. "So, since you're already here, let's get you dressed!" she chirped. "And yes, I always style my own models." she said quickly as though she could hear the question hanging.

She ushered the five boys off, Kenji and Yoshino automatically following, however, none said anything. After minutes of chatting, styling and other preparation, Catal Rhythm were ready for their shoot. Of course, Kagami and Kasamatsu still not used to feeling make-up on their skin, Kise and Takao took (what seemed to be) endless selfies together, Kuroko sat and read the novel he brought along.

And strangely, although Kenji and Yoshino were outside together, they kept their arguments to a civil level.

The boys then emerged, looking dazzling. They all donned their dark shades as this time, they were shooting as Catal Rhythm and not themselves. Takao wore a mid wash denim jacket with folded sleeves over a white tee with red designs on the front. His pants were olive coloured. His sneakers matched his tee perfectly.

Behind him was Kasamatsu, who wore a thin dark coloured blazer jacket over a black and grey striped shirt and dark jeans. The foot of his pants were cuffed to reveal the style of his brown high-top shoes and lastly for an accessory, he wore a watch. He looked, like always, sophisticated and had an air of suave surrounding him.

Next to him was Kise, who was a beaming ball of sunshine. He was in a grey v-neck shirt with charcoal coloured ripped jeans, and white sneakers. For an accessory, he wore a necklace with a bird-like creature for the pendant. Kise was so simple yet at the same time, so hot. Being in dark clothing, somehow made his obnoxious yellow hair seem even brighter and blinding.

Behind them were Kuroko and Kagami, the smaller teen dressed in a black polo shirt with short white sleeves partially tucked into a white jeans pants and sherry shoes. When the crew spotted him, hoots were heard as due to the shirt, it emphasized his pale porcelain skin, almost making him seem doll-like.

Kagami had on a white cap turned backwards which matched the slim fit casual shirt he wore. It was buttoned all the way up to his neck to showcase the faded lion design on the front, his jeans were a light brown in colour with his Vans being black and white in the checkered pattern.

After doing janken, the order in which the boys went were ―Takao, Kasamatsu, Kuroko, Kagami, Kise. When the photographer was ready, Takao strolled into position with a grin on his face.

"I'm going to blow you all away." he grinned.

This ignited something within the other four, Kise especially. "Hoh? Let's see then." Kise smirked.

And this sparked warfare among the five boys, Kenji dragging a hand over his face as he knew where this would lead.

xxxx

On their way back, Kuroko was actually humming loudly, Takao was sulking, Kise and Kagami were revelling in teasing Takao, Kasamatsu didn't care about them but he burst with laughter every now and then.

Kuroko was the one whose pictures everyone chose to be the best, followed by Kise, then Kasamatsu and Kagami, Takao last. In fact, none of their photographs looked terrible, they were all stunning and beautiful, however, when the crew were asked by the boys, the adults had to deliberate for quite some time, Yoshino couldn't judge Kise because he was the blond's manager.

Kenji only drove while chuckling at their antics. He was sad that he couldn't video them but made a vow to install some hidden cameras, his boys were too crazy to not be videoed and watched at a later date.

After an hour or so of driving, the young manager pulled up into the Aihara Complex, and the group headed to their office. Upon entering, Ren grabbed them and dashed off to his cubicle, asking about the outcome of the meeting between Kenji and Yoshino. When the boys answered truthfully, he heaved a sigh of relief, mumbling to himself that things could have been worse as those two can get quite vicious.

"Well now that everything's fine and over with, let's get down to business." Ren smiled. "Now that your popularity is increasing, you'll need a logo."

"I want to design it!" both Takao and Kise screeched. The two boys looked at each other in surprise.

"You both can do it." Kenji said quickly before questions start to fly. "Though, I am quite worried how it will turn out." he added, "Are you two even a little bit artistically inclined?"

The two boys let out gasp. Kise drew back a little and placed a hand on his chest and said,

"I'll have you know that the only thing I cannot draw is people." Kise huffed. "You hurt me Kenji-san." he pouted.

"And the only things I can't draw are backgrounds." Takao said, folding his arms in the process.

Meanwhile, Kuroko, Kagami and Kasamatsu could only gape on in shock. Were the two boys being serious? Or did they actually think that their artistic skills are that great? But then again, neither of them have ever seen the two draw before, so they couldn't really judge.

"For some strange reason, I have a bad feeling about this." Kiyotaka said, Nobuzane nodding in agreement. "Couldn't we just get one of the designers to do it? After all, that's what they're here for."

"Never!"

Kiyotaka and Nobuzane cringed at their volume. They then let out a sigh and shook their heads. It seems that while Catal Rhythm are quirky good-natured boys, they can be quite stubborn. But, deciding to give them a chance, Kenji sighed and said,

"Alright, design a couple and decide amongst yourselves which is the better one." he smiled. "Sometimes, groups change their logos later on, after a few years."

"I still feel uneasy." Kasamatsu mumbled.

"Senpai, have you no faith in your ace?" Kise whined, pretending to cry. "We've been through so much and yet..."

"Or me?" Takao said batting his eyelashes.

In order to not be caught up in this as well, Kuroko brought his novel closer to his face, seeming to be hiding his expression, Kagami stared through the window in order not to laugh at Kise and Takao's expressions. Although he lived with them, their animated faces never ceases to make him laugh.

Relenting, Kasamatsu gave up, getting happy squeals from the ace and point guard. Kiyotaka and the others chuckled at their hilarious interactions before Kenji continued. The manager allowed the boys express what they felt about their experiences so far, and the four men in the room were a little shocked at their responses.

Kagami went first, and he mainly speaks about them living together. While it was no secret to the Dream Team that the redhead and Kise often quarrelled over many things, they found that Kagami didn't mind living with four other friends. He elaborated on his one-on-ones with Kise (of course), he complained about the blond's tendency to clean everywhere as soon as he saw a speck of dust and that Kise is always forcing them to use moisturizer ―all sorts of hair and skin products which he deems a pain.

This then caused Kise to interject, arguing that it was for the best interest of their hairs' and skins health. But apart from that, Kise chirped about how fun it is to live with his Senpai, Kurokocchi and Takaocchi… only adding in the bit that Kagami's cooking was so good that he thinks the redhead was a housewife in his previous life. He then calmed down and said that he's always looked forward to photoshoots with everyone being that he gets to have fun with friends and loosen up.

And of course, while Kagami appreciated the praise, he didn't want to be called a "housewife".

Jumping in before the two start arguing (again), Takao piped up that he found their experiences fun and eye opening ―in the sense that he never knew that there were so many things done for a music video. It had never once crossed his mind that idols had to dance the routine twice in different outfits and/or on different sets.

Kuroko only added in that he never knew his father could have been so evil.

What Kasamatsu talked about left the other four nodding fervently in agreement. Variety Shows. The eldest teen wasn't too fond of them, and while they behaved like themselves, he was concerned that they looked like a bunch of idiots who can sing and dance. Add wearing make-up into the mix (they never complained about the hairstyles), and it turned into a full blown "complaining" session.

Kagami stated that they made him look "pretty".

Takao stated that his skin is already flawless, what more did he need?

Kasamatsu just felt uncomfortable wearing it, as he didn't think it was "masculine" enough.

Kuroko hummed whenever anyone spoke as he was still reading his novel, and Kise…

...He laughed at them wholeheartedly.

Of course, Ren reassured them for the umpteenth time that there was nothing to worry about. That's what variety shows are all about. He even added that with their personalities, they'll have people hooked within no time. In addressing the make-up issue, he simply deadpanned:

"Get used to it."

After, Catal Rhythm had to leave because they had their lessons to go to. All five sulked at this, but Nobuzane quickly told them that if they wanted to achieve World Domination and to put D:FI (more so, Nakajima and others) in their places, they had to take their lessons.

Still sulking, they followed Nobuzane out, leaving the other three men to roar with laughter.

xxxx

By the time Catal Rhythm reached home, Kise and Takao dashed off to their room without a word to anyone. Kise rummaged through his drawers and found his sketch book and pencils, Takao did the same. However, both were so engrossed in what they were doing that they didn't pay attention to anything else.

Upon noticing that the two energetic boys weren't coming back to the living room, Kasamatsu decided to check on them, being that Kagami was in the kitchen and Kuroko was still reading a novel.

"Kise, Takao, are you alright?" He asked as he pushed open the door. The two stopped and stared at him, looking as though he spoke a different language.

"Yup!" Kise perked as he hopped off his bunk. He dashed over to Kasamatsu, pushing his sketchbook in the older teen's face. "Ha! Do you really believe that I can't design our logo?"

Kasamatsu's jaws dropped in awe. On the page was a pretty detailed drawing of outside the window and if they hadn't lived together, Kasamatsu wouldn't have believed that Kise was the one who drew the picture. He wanted to speak, but he couldn't. To think that his ace wasn't only good for basketball and singing.

Takao flew down from his bunk as well and looked at what Kise. He grinned and lunged for the taller male. "My brother!"he shouted in joy. He then showed the ace what he drew, at this point Kasamatsu's jaws dropped through the floor. On the page were all five of them (portraits only), but it looked damn realistic.

Kise's eyes tore up with joy. "Where have you been all my life!?" He embraced Takao and the two spun around, jumping and squealing like the hyperactive idiots they were.

"Do you have any idea how long I've been searching for someone who could draw backgrounds?" Takao shouted.

"Do you have any idea how long I've been searching for someone who could draw people?!" Kise shrieked.

Kasamatsu exited the room quickly, not wanting to be infected with their behaviour. He returned to his spot on the sofa and sighed. It seemed that Kagami and Kuroko heard the screeches, and wondered what the cause was.

"So what's new?" Kagami asked.

"They can draw." the Leader gave out. "They can actually do it." he sounded as though he still didn't believe it.

"Really?" the other two asked in unison. Kasamatsu nodded and just then, they heard a joyous screech:

"Let's make the world's best logo ever in existence!"

The three in the living room gave out an agonized groan. "This is going to be a long night."

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