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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Kaen Hoteru (Flame Hotel)
Date: September 18th
Time: Afternoon of 3:46
Elena sat down on a sofa with Chrome who is holding a tablet against her chest. They are facing the famous models/idols group from Vongola Entertainment. They are known as the 'Guardians'. A young fifteen years old teenage boy of the average height, long silver hair that reached above his shoulders, narrow green eyes, fair skin and he is a half-Italian and half-Japanese. He wears a black tank top with dark red overshirt, ripped skinny jeans with silver chain attached his left side of the hip. He wears multiplies different leather bracelets around his right wrist, a black wristband on his left, silver left thumb ring and silver right index finger. He also has wireless black with red storm headphone hang around his neck. His name is Gokudera, Hayato.
Next to Hayato, is a fairly tall fifteen years old teenager boy with short spiky black hair, large brown eyes, and sun-kissed tan. He is full Japanese, he wears a light blue v-neck shirt with short sleeves, dark jeans with a blue belt, and dark blue wristband on his left wrist. His name is Yamamoto, Takeshi. Next to him, is a sixteen years old teenage Japanese boy who has short white hair, gray eyes, tanned skin, and a scar on his left temple. He wears a white tank top, dark yellow sport shorts, and white sports tape around his arms to his fingertips, and adhesive bandage on his nose. His name is Sasagawa, Ryohei.
In another sofa, is a late eighteen years old teenage Italian boy, black hair that reached his shoulder blades, with a few braids, hazel eyes except that he favors his right eye closed, hashtag birthmark underneath his left eye, and fair skin. He wears a black necklace with a shark tooth, v-neck dark grey shirt with rolled-up sleeves to his elbows, black jeans, and a shark tooth dangling earring on his left ear. His name is Bovino, Lambo Junior/Lambo II. On the other side of the sofa, is a sixteen years old teenage Italian boy who is fairly tall and slender. He has blue pineapple-shaped hair, heterochromatic eyes as his left eye is blue and his right eye is red, and fair skin. He wears small silver earrings, silver ear cuff on top of his right ear, and he has unusual numbers one through six in kanji character tattoos on his left inner forearm. He wears black and white misty design shirt with short-sleeves, black skinny jeans, and black ribbon tied on his right wrist. His name is Rokudo, Mukuro.
Behind the sofa, where another sixteen years old Japanese teenage boy leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. He is of average height, short black hair with nose-length bangs, sharp grey eyes, and fair skin. He wears a white dress shirt with buttons with loose black tie, black jeans, and silver-gold index ring finger on his right. His name is Hibari, Kyoya. All these gentlemen wore indoor slippers.
"…so that's why we are now having Sora to be part of this project." Elena finished her explanation. Chrome has double taps on the tablet and showed the boys of a photo of a petite model, Sora. "It will only take three days to complete this project if, IF we get along." The manager said with a warning tone as she is eyeing on certain boys. "Understand?" the Guardians understood.
Mukuro leaned forward with interested in the photo that Chrome showed. "Kufufufu, she's the one who did the Elementi project with Arcobaleno?" Elena nodded her head. "Interesting, kufufufu." He smirked.
Hayato clicked his tongue as he crossed his arms with irritated. "Better not be another one of those idiotic banshees." He grumbled.
Takeshi laughed. "She seems like a nice person." Hayato snorted and glared at the moron baseball-lover.
"This is EXTREME!" Ryohei fist pumped with a grinned.
The only silence heard are both Hibari and Lambo. Elena and Chrome glanced at each other. "For the sake of Vongola Entertainment. Please learn to get along and work well with her, alright?" Elena repeated, she really wanted to make sure the Guardians understands that the project is a good deal for the Vongola Company.
Hayato furrowed his eyebrows. "Is it a good idea to bring an amateur model work with us? Isn't Vongola Gems a good deal of a project?"
The manager nodded her head. "Hai, I'm aware that she is still an amateur model, but…" she glanced at her assistant from the corner of her eyes.
Chrome noticed this and bit her lip shyly. "W-well, Sora-san doesn't look like an amateur at these photos with Arcobaleno." She quickly taps a few times on her tablet then handed to her older half-brother, Mukuro.
"Kufufufu. She does look like she has experienced." Mukuro's eyes twinkle with intrigue. He examined the pictures of Sora in the Sky theme of Elementi. He hummed as his lips quirked into a large smirk. "This is a nice photo." He gently taps the photo on the screen with his fingertip. The photo that he is genuinely interested was Sora in a dress ball gown. The position she posed was that she sat on the ground, sideways with her chin tilted on the side as her eyes are half-way, directly to the camera. It showed her being slightly seductive and chanting. The blue-hair boy handed the tablet to Lambo who not unkindly took it and observed it.
Then he handed to Ryohei. "She looks EXTREME!" he hands it to Takeshi.
"Wow, she looks so cool!" Takeshi laughed while Hayato glanced at the photo and clicked his tongue harshly. "When will we start with the project?" Takeshi asked with curious.
"This Friday." Elena replied easily.
Hayato tilted his head. "Who's the photographer?"
"Bluebell." Which surprises most of the Guardians.
Lambo frowned. "How did Vongola got her to become the photographer for this project?"
Elena just shrugged her shoulders with a mysterious smile. "I don't know how the boss got her to be part of this project, but at least we got Bluebell to work on her magic for Vongola Gems."
"That explains why you said we can complete this project in three days." Hayato said with an understanding face. "Since Bluebell is known for quick and satisfied with her skill in photos."
The manager nodded her head. "So, you all ready for the project?"
"Hai! We'll all be EXTREME!"
"Hahaha, this'll be fun!"
"Tch."
"Kufufufu, this will be entertaining."
"As long as there's no trouble."
A silence from a certain person is his response.
"Good." Elena said with a smile.
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Dietro Le Quinte
Chapter Twelve
"New Project"
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Location: Namimori, Japan
Sawada Resident
Time: Afternoon of 4:33
Tsuna blinked at his mother with surprise. "Eh? Another offer for Sora?" as he is sitting on the pillow with his homework on the coffee table. His mother is on the couch with a laptop on her lap with a pillow underneath.
Nana has been checking over many emails for Sora with a bunch of offers but most of them are spams. Except a few emails are worth to look at. The mother nodded her head. "Hai, I've been looking through a bunch of emails but most of them are just spams and useless. However, when I saw this email, I was surprised to read it. It's from Vongola Entertainment Company. One of the best companies." She explained as Tsuna's eyes wide in astonished. "It's not a huge deal like the Elementi project. But it's still a good deal, and the place is in Tokyo."
The petite model couldn't help but feel like his mother already accepted the offer. "…we're going to Tokyo, are we?"
Nana beamed at her son. "Hai! It's only for this weekend!"
Tsuna sweatdropped. 'Oh well, I won't miss any more of school since it's the weekend.'
"We won't meet the CEO of Vongola, but we will meet the Guardians' manager in the hotel's lobby." Nana said. "We'll be leaving in a couple of days, so make sure you are prepared by then, okay?"
The petite model nodded his head. "Hai, mama." 'I wonder if they are friendly? Will I get another new friend?' Tsuna mused with hope.
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Location: Italy
Arcobaleno Apartment
Meanwhile…
Skull sighed heavily as he leaned back against the couch in the living room. He wasn't focused on the television as he was busy thinking about his new friend and wondering what she's doing right now. He wanted to call her, but he forgets they live in a different time zone.
The punk model pouted as his eyes trailed to the large balcony where Fon is meditating on the yoga mat. Then his eyes traveled to Bermuda sitting on a sofa alone with a book in hands. The rest of others are either in their bedrooms or out doing their jobs.
Skull took out his smartphone and stared at his home-screen photo that he saved a while ago. He has taken like this photo from the Elementi project. It's a picture of him and Sora hugging in the 'park' set and he could see Sora's blushing when she pressed her forehead on his chest. A warm smile appeared on his face. 'I wonder what's Sora-chan is doing right now? Is she taking a break? Or maybe she has another offer in modeling job?' he mused, he'll have to figure it out when he can call her soon.
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Couple Days Later…
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Middle of the Road
Time: Afternoon of 3:03
Tsuna and his mother are sitting in a cab backseat in their disguises. The petite model wears a hat to prevent anyone to recognize him easily, luckily, Sora isn't too famous enough in Japan. However, in Italy, definably well-known new model. It has been a quiet journey for Tsuna and Nana but it was a comfortable atmosphere since there's no need for them to chat.
When the cab driver finally arrived at the hotel. He told Nana's the cost of the fare which she easily paid for and thanked the driver. Nana and Tsuna climbed out of the cab as the driver left his seat and went to the trunk, take out the luggage and placed on the ground. Then, the driver went back to his cab and drive away.
Nana and Tsuna picked up their luggage and went inside of Kaen Hoteru, one of the expensive hotels. Luckily, the Vongola Entertainment Company covered the bills for "Sora and her manager".
"Now… I believe the manager, Elena-san told me we'll see her in the lobby area." Nana whispered to her son as she observed her surroundings. Tsuna was awed by the fancy hotel, once his caramel eyes landed on a beautiful blonde-hair woman in semi-professional clothes and holding a tablet. Something tells Tsuna that the woman must be the one his mother is looking for.
"Is that her?" Tsuna leaned to his mother as he tipped his head at the blonde-hair woman's direction.
Nana turned around and saw her. "It's possible." She walked to the blonde-hair woman and Tsuna follows behind quietly and curious.
"Are you Elena-san?" Nana asked when they both arrived close to the beautiful woman. Elena glanced up from her tablet and blinked.
Elena nodded her head. "Hai, I am Elena. Are you Yun-san, Sora-chan's manager?" she asked politely. Nana nodded her head and they both exchanged their smiles and bowed. Elena glanced at the petite model, "Hello, Sora-chan. Thank you both for accepted the project." She said with gratifies.
"Please thank the Vongola for the offer!" Nana said with a smile.
Elena smiles wide. She took out two card keys from her pocket and handed to the manager. "Here, this is your hotel room. Everything is already paid and prepared for you both to be comfortable. Your room is number one hundred and seventy-two on the tenth floor." Nana took one card key and give another one to her son who accepted it. "We're on the tenth floor as well, there are two different rooms where the Guardians are staying and where I and my assistant stays. We're in room number one hundred and sixty-seven. In case if you have any concerns or questions." She informed.
Tsuna noticed Elena withhold the information of what room where the Guardians' are staying, but he doesn't need to know since he wasn't interested. 'She is a good manager.' He mused.
"Thank you." Nana bowed and Tsuna followed. Elena beckoned the tiny model and the manager to the elevator. Once the elevator closed, Elena starts speaking about schedules while Nana listens carefully. "Tomorrow, we will be at Nimaigai Sutajio at six in the morning. We'll do two stages since there won't be a lot of costumes to change. We'll stick with one costume; however, we'll have to do a few poses until it meets the photographer's expectations and satisfies. She is a little strict when it comes to perfect photos, but she has some patient."
Nana hummed with understanding while Tsuna was amazed by the fancy mirror above them. "When you said two stages…?"
"Oh, I mean two different models." Elena clarified. "And of course, you knew this project is Vongola Gems, right?" Nana nodded her head. "So, we'll mainly focus on the jewelry. Your model isn't allergic to any of them? Silver sterling, pure gold, metals, or anything like that?" Elena asked with concerned.
"Iie, Sora-chan isn't allergic to anything at all." Nana answered, and Elena smiles with relief.
Then the ding heard from the elevator. Nana, Tsuna, and Elena walked out of the elevator and walked down the hallway. "If you have any questions, you are welcome to see me in my room, it's one hundred and sixty-seven or you can call me." Elena said as they arrived at Nana and Tsuna's room. "See you both tomorrow." Elena smiles at them and walked the opposite direction to where her room is.
The model and his manager walked into their room and shut the door. Nana locked the door and walked to one of the beds and placed her luggage on top. "Are you excited for tomorrow, Tsu-kun?" the mother asked happily.
"Kind of. I'm also nervous." Tsuna said with a soft smile as he set his luggage on the ground and lay on the other bed.
Nana grabbed her toiletries. "I'm sure you'll do wonderfully. I'm going to take a shower." She walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her.
Tsuna closed his eyes and took a deep breath and released it. It has been almost a month and a half since his modeling with Arcobaleno models. 'And now, I'm going to modeling with Vongola's models. I hope they are all nice.' He mused. Then he heard his familiar ringtone from his phone.
The petite model sat up, grabbed his phone from the luggage. [Skull's Calling]
Tsuna accepted the call. "Hello, Skull." He greeted his friend.
"Hey Sora-chan! How are you?"
"I'm good, how are you?"
"Fine, a little bit boring but I'll live. So, what are you doing?"
"I'm resting for today since tomorrow I will be busy." Tsuna lay back on his bed and curled on his side.
"Oh? You have a job?" Tsuna hummed. "Cool! What kind of job is it?"
"Jewelry, I will be modeling with that along with models."
"Which models?"
"Guardians."
"Ah, I know them. They're from Vongola Entertainment Company. They have talents, started to become famous about two years ago."
Tsuna raised his eyebrows. "Really? I didn't know that." He mumbled.
"Somehow, I'm not surprised." He can hear Skull's chuckle. "Since you never heard of Gelaro-sempai, I would be surprised if you heard of other famous. You don't usually pay attention to stardom news? Or anything like that?"
"Not really. Since I am busy with my life that I can't just stop and watch films or pictures. Whenever there's a break, I would play video games." Tsuna blurted it out then blushes hard. He didn't mean to say that as one of 'Tsuna's Hobbies', instead of 'Sora's Hobbies'.
"Eh? I didn't know you play video games, I don't think I have met any girls who actually play video games!"
Tsuna clears his throat. "Well, I mean… it's been a while since I've played the game. So…yeah." He mumbled shyly.
"That's interesting. Tell me more about you, I want to get to know you, Sora-chan."
The petite model didn't expect that, but he thought there's nothing wrong with that since friends do want to learn things about each other, that's normal, right? "That's fine. Umm, what do you want to know?" Tsuna asked with curious.
"Then, will you tell me what's your greatest memory?"
Tsuna hummed. His greatest memory, he doesn't have a lot in his childhood but when he and his mother reconnected and made deep bond was one of his wonderful memories. "That I reconnected my bond with my mama. Before, we don't usually sit down and chat, or hang out, or even try to learn anything about each other. Mama cares about me, she loves me very much, but there's a wall between us. She used to call me Dame-Ts-Sora. Dame-Sora, it's what everyone called me. One day, when my father divorced my mama… Mama was so upset, she cried every night and I couldn't stand it any longer. So, I thought, why not, we both go out together and be away from a while. Just to live in the illusion world." He smiles softly, "And it made my mama smile. She is happy again, and we reconnected our bonds and ever since then, we're a lot stronger now." He whispered the last part fondly as he remembered how happy his mother was when she pretended to be someone else and be herself.
"That sounds very nice…"
During that time, Tsuna and Skull continued chatting, unnoticed that Nana has heard the entire thing from her son. A warm lovely smile appeared on her face as her eyes soften. 'I'm happy because of you, Tsu-kun. I'm so, so lucky to have such wonderful, selfless son.' She mused with proudly and pride.
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Next Day…
Location: Nimaigai Sutajio (Clams Studio)
Time: Morning of 5:58
Tsuna yawned softly while Nana sipped her warm coffee and sighed in heavenly. They both just arrived at the studio, thanks to Vongola's provided of a driver in a van. They both walked inside of the fancy, large studio with a bunch of staffs working and busy. "Yun-kun, Sora-chan!" a familiar voice called out that caught their attention.
Elena waved at them beamingly with a young girl followed behind. "Just in time, we'll introduce you both to the photographer and our models." Then she glanced at her assistant. "By the way, this is my assistant, Dokuro, Chrome."
Chrome blushes softly as she bowed to Tsuna and Nana. "N-nice to meet you." She said politely.
"Nice to meet you, Chrome-chan. My name is Yun, and I'm her manager, Sora-chan." Nana placed her hands on her son's shoulders with a big smile.
Tsuna gives Chrome a friendly shy smile. "Hello."
Elena nods her head. "Good, now… hold on, I need to find our photographer…" she glanced over to search for a certain photographer.
The petite model noticed something from the corner of his eyes. He tilted his head and stared with curious.
Wide caramels eyes met narrow green eyes.