The chances of having a Mitsuki will be difficult. Natsume is still undercover manager. You guys are wondering why I have Natsume when Minami has Natsume on his surname. Honestly, I didn't know Minami would have Natsume in his name in the first place. Back then, I wasn't interested in Idolish7. Because, there's a reason why her name is Natsume. I'll keep it a secret. It will be revealed later in the chapter.
In the city, Shinobu was walking figuring out what to do. There was nothing to do in the city. He was thinking about NO_MAD for a while. He was curious what happened to them. Suddenly, he bumped into someone.
"Sorry! I didn't see where I was going." He apologized.
He looked to see who he bumped into and it was Toma. He was surprised to bump into him. He remembers something and smiles.
"Sorry." Toma apologized. "Are you Toma Inumaru from ZOOL?" The red-haired asked. He wants to confirm if it is him.
"Yeah. What about it?" Toma asked, blinking.
The red-haired shrugged. "I was curious."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Shinobu Fukito. Nice to meet you." Shinobu invited him for a handshake.
Toma looked at Shinobu, curious why he was inviting him for a handshake. He looks at Shinobu being suspicious of him. He doesn't know if he is a spy or not. He just has to play along until the truth is out.
Toma handshake Shinobu's hand. "Nice to meet you. You already know my name."
Shinobu chuckled. "Is it true you used to be in a band called NO_MAD?"
Toma huffed. "I don't know what you're talking about. It's the old me." He lied.
He didn't want to lie to Shinobu. He hates lying to someone even though he is forced to lie. What can he do? Tsukumo knows that Toma has been betraying him. He can't do anything about it, but to make up lies to his fans.
The red-haired was able to notice something strange. He feels something is off when Toma says that. He can't tell if he is lying or not, but his voice does give it away. He needs to figure out what is causing Toma to speak like that.
"Really? I was going to say something about NO_MAD, but since they disbanded four years ago. It's a shame." Shinobu sighed.
He was surprised. He can't tell if Shinobu is being sarcastic or rude, but the voice he did. It was sarcasm.
"If you are a fan of NO_MAD, you're wasting your time. There's no point talking about it."
"It's fine if you don't want to talk about it, but it sounds like you gave up." Shinobu frowned.
Toma flinched. "What do you mean?"
"I was watching it on TV. I noticed that the members left, but you stayed. You have the confidence to sing to the fans without your members. Even if the fans didn't cheer. They didn't notice your pride singing alone on stage. I respect that." Shinobu chuckled.
The Leader of ZOOL was shocked. He didn't know someone respects it, even though the fans didn't react to his pride. He was trying to hold to his tears in front of Shinobu. At least, he has someone who is still a fan of NO_MAD.
"The members gave up and left. I didn't want to sing for the fans." He lied again.
Shinobu sighed annoyingly. "You are really stupid. I don't know what made you act like this, but I can tell you want to sing again. You can't run away from the truth, Toma."
"Don't act like you know everything!" Toma frowned.
Shinobu crossed his arms. "Try to sing seriously next time. If you don't then the fans will be disappointed with your performances. They are the key to your success."
Toma couldn't find anything to counter back those words. He didn't want to lie to the fans, but he was forced too. He still has the hate of TRIGGER for winning Black or White. And Idolish7... he just hates them. He promised himself that he wouldn't sing seriously, but the words that Shinobu said to him are digging into him. He can't stop thinking about it from his past. Shinobu was right, but Toma can't let that go through him.
He nodded. "Y-Yeah... I'll try."
"Don't try! Do it like you mean it!" Shinobu frowned as he narrowed his brows.
Toma flinched from Shinobu's intimidation. "I'll show you my singing."
Shinobu scoffed. "Yeah... you're not trying when I heard you sing. It was more like you want to scare the fans with your loud songs, but you didn't see the fans excited when they saw ZOOL. It will hurt them dearly. If they disband, what are you guys going to do afterward when you are done? Are you going to regret everything you did? How are you going to fix it? That should run through that head of yours, Toma."
"You're acting like you know everything."
Shinobu shrugged. "Who knows. I'm giving advice to you and ZOOL. Not only that, I'm surprised you guys are individual groups instead of an actual group."
"How do you know that?" Toma was shocked.
"Shinobu, don't intimidate him. You're going to scare him." A voice from behind Shinobu.
"Oh... Tsukasa. You're finally here." Shinobu smiled.
Toma blinked as he was puzzled. Tsukasa had dark brown hair with yellow eyes. He is around 18 years old... taller than Toma. Toma was confused about why he has a jacket hanging on his shoulders. Not only that, Tsukasa has muscle. His muscles are well built. That tells him not to mess with Tsukasa. He can feel a warm aura around them. It's like Idolish7, but more kind and welcoming.
Tsukasa chuckled. "Sorry. I have some errors to run." He adverts to Toma. "You're Toma, am I right?"
The dark red-haired didn't know what to say. He just nods in response. The aura Tsukasa has is comfortable and warm like Natsume. It was making Toma unable to speak with them normally.
"Did I scare you with my intimidation?"
"N-No... I didn't know what to say." Toma replied nervously.
Tsukasa smirked. "Ooh, that's interesting."
Toma was puzzled. He didn't know what Tsukasa meant. He did follow Natsume last night to find out her secret. He didn't expect to run into them here on the streets. They are taller than him, but they are younger than him. He knows that Natsume told them everything. He had to play around them so they won't notice he was spying on them.
He wanted to know about Clash and Natsume, but with Ryo... he might be spot on for betraying him.
In the streets, Torao was walking around being bored. He doesn't know what to do. He could date a random girl that comes to him, but that would make him more bored. He sighs in boredom.
"Oh, Akatsuki. That was fun. I enjoy my day today. We can do it again next time." The young woman smiled.
Akatsuki has purple short hair, hot pink eyes on the left and navy blue eyes on the right. He has two rings on each hand, one on his right index finger and the other one on his left middle finger. He is attracted to women who will go with him to go on a date.
Akatsuki chuckled. "You're welcome, my lady. I don't know when I'm free, but I'll let you know when I am."
The young woman laughed. "You are one of a kind. I'll see you next time, Akatsuki." She leaves Akatsuki to go home.
As she left, Akatsuki sighed. "Honestly, she is so picky. I hate it so much. She is not like her," he turns around and sees Torao watching him. "Is there something wrong?"
Torao noticed that Akatsuki was like him in the past, but his attitude was more like he didn't want to date any women in the first place. Although, he still does it. For what? Is it to make him upset more or was it too regret the past? Those are the answers that are running Torao's mind.
"Why would you date her again if she is picky?" Torao asked, frowning.
Akatsuki turned around to Torao. "Picky girls don't understand your feelings. They only care about themselves."
Torao scoffed. "I don't like people who lie to their fans."
Akatsuki glared at Torao in the eyes. "If they have to lie to their fans to make them happy, then that's fine. I don't blame them. So don't compare me to anyone."
"Hmph! You remind me of someone who pretends to lie to his fans."
Akatsuki knows who Torao was referring to. "Ryunosuke. If he pretends to make his fans happy then he is happy. He knows his fans won't be happy, but he isn't going to give up on his fans."
"I hate people like you and him who pretend to lie to their fans. I don't lie to the fans."
Akatsuki shook his head. "You're here to scare the fans away. They are going to hate you forever if you keep it up. You're not going to try to get your fans back."
Torao didn't like Akatsuki's attitude. It was making him mad. "Maybe you should make them happy..."
"This is ridiculous. You're repeating yourself. You don't understand anything do you," Akatsuki facepalmed. "Once you make a mistake, they won't forgive you. But praise you for surpassing them."
Torao was quiet. He didn't understand what Akatsuki was saying to him. Maybe he needs to experience it himself, but he doesn't care about that. ZOOL is an individual group that doesn't need anyone to help.
"I'm out of here. I have no reason to talk to you if you keep lying forever." Torao walked past Akatsuki.
Akatsuki watched Torao leaves then chuckled. "We'll see about that, Torao."
"This is where you were, Akatsuki." A voice from behind.
The purple-haired turned behind. He sees a tall man with blonde hair, crimson with a tint yellow eyes, and a short cowlick. His bang was on the right side. Akatsuki smiled. "Hayate, I was talking to Torao. He is quite a fun guy but I hate it."
Hayate rolled his eyes. "You're so weird that I don't know you anymore."
"You don't have to be mean about it. Be honest."
The blond-haired walked away from Akatsuki. "Whatever. Let's get going. We still have a job to do."
Akatsuki sighed. "Yeah, yeah." He follows Hayate from behind.
Minami was looking at Zero Arena. He was thinking about Sakura. He chuckles.
"You're having fun." A voice from behind.
Minami turned around to the source of the voice. He sees a young man around his age. He had short blue hair with purple eyes with a tint of blue. Minami never saw this person. He has to figure out what he's up to. He starts to smile sarcastically. "My, you can say that. What's your name?"
The young man bowed to him. "My name is Takumi Shiroto. And you must be Minami Natsume from ZOOL, correct?"
"That's right. My, I got to say, you're the honest type. It disgusts me." Minami frowned.
Takumi chuckled. "I'll take that as a compliment, thank you so much."
Minami can't tell of Takumi is being dumb or what. He doesn't know much about him. So, he has to be careful.
"So, what brings you here? I'm sure it isn't to mock me."
Takumi raised his brows. "Me, mock you," he starts to laugh. Minami was confused, but stay aware. "You're a funny guy. Sorry, that was rude of me."
"Umm... sure." Minami was still confused.
Takumi stopped laughing and took a deep breath. "I was going to ask you the same question. So, why are you here?"
Minami frowned. "How about you answer yours first then I'll answer mine."
"Now, we are going backwards here. But if you want to know why I'm here. I just want to see Zero Arena." Takumi smiled.
"I guess you and I are here for the same thing. I don't appreciate it."
"Now that isn't nice. Can't we watch the view together?"
Minami was getting annoyed by Takumi being too honest. He wants to make Takumi dislike him. He needs to create something in order from him to stop being friendly.
"You know, we can watch the view together, but it will be interesting if you were more careful."
Takumi chuckled. "I was thinking the same thing, Minami. You should be careful about what you say to me. It will cost your will of what happened to Haruki Sakura."
Minami didn't flinch but was surprised. How does Takumi know Haruki? Now, he is getting concerned about his connection to Sakura.
"Fufu, so, you know Sakura-san. That is very interesting," Minami glared at Takumi. "How do you know him?"
Takumi shrugged. "Who knows. That is my secret. If you want to know then you have to find out yourself."
"Not one to talk it out. You know, this is a story behind that," Minami smiled sarcastically. "Do you want to know the story?"
The blue-haired understood what Minami was doing. "I would love to stay and hear your story, but I have some business to do," he bows to Minami. "It was nice to meet you. I'll see you next time." Takumi leaves the area.
Minami wasn't fond of Takumi. He was acting like he knows everything. It was bugging him. "Who is he? What makes him special about everything? It's not like I care about it." He scoffed.
Haruka was standing outside of the cafe staring at the sweets through the window. He wants some sweets, but he doesn't have anyone to go with. He doesn't like going alone to get some sweets. The sweets look so delicious that it was making him hungry for some. Haruka wants to leave, but can't help but to stare at the sweets.
"Oh, why are you standing here," a voice from behind. Haruka was too focused on the sweets that he didn't hear anyone around him. "Hey!? Are you there?!" The voice spoke a little louder from Haruka to hear.
Haruka didn't hear him. A party popper appears on his right side then it pops. It made Haruka jump scare.
"What the hell?! Don't do that! That scared the shit out of me," Haruka turned behind him. "Huh?"
He sees a person who is the same height as him. He has short silver hair with light blue eyes and left bangs are black. He does look cute for someone who is the height of him. Haruka was mad at the young boy for scaring him for no reason.
"I'm sorry. I was calling you, but you didn't hear me. So, I thought using this party popper will get your attention and it did!" He smiled.
Haruka frowned. "That was unnecessary to scare me!"
The young boy tilted his head. "You were scared? That's weird. I never have seen someone being scared of something like this."
Haruka shook his head. "I'm not scared!"
"But you said it scared you," he took another party popper. "Do you want me to do it again?"
"No! And who are you?" Haruka just met a random young boy, curious to know who is the boy.
He smiled. "I'm Minato Tesshiro! And you?"
Haruka was surprised that Minato doesn't know his name. He is part of ZOOL and has been seen through the tv shows. Maybe Minato is still young to understand. Of course, Haruka himself doesn't understand either.
"Are you serious? You don't know who I am? Have you not been listening through the tv?"
Minato tried to remember. "Hmm... Ohhh... you're Haru-chan from ZOOL!"
"D-Don't call me that! It sounds weird from you!" Haruka blushed softly.
"Eh? Why not?" Minato whined.
Haruka doesn't know what to do. Minato is acting more like a kid than his age. He has never dealt with a kid like him.
"Why do you sound like a kid?"
Minato frowned. "Why does it matter? It doesn't matter if I or anyone act like kids. No one doesn't know even though they act like adults. It's pretty annoying."
Now, Haruka was confused. He didn't understand what Minato meant.
"... Okay."
"You will understand once adults act like a child. It will happen, Haru-chan." Minato said as he looked at the sweets through the window.
Haruka looked back at the sweets. "Oh, you like sweets?"
Minato gives a big smile. "Of course! I love sweets! What about you?"
"No. They are gross." Haruka said as he lied. Knowing he does like sweets, but he doesn't want to be alone getting sweets.
Minato tilted his head. "Really? I saw you drawn into those sweets. You want some, do you?"
"I said, no! Hmph!" The youngest member turned his head away.
"Oh, stop lying and admit that you like sweets!"
"Shut up!"
"You're not nice. Sweets don't like you either." Minato pouted.
"That is stupid. Why would sweets dislike someone?" Haruka asked, frowning.
Minato turned his head away. "Not telling. You're mean. I'll go and get some sweets for myself," he enters the cafe.
Haruka watched as Minato went to the cafe himself to buy sweets. Now, he wants sweets too, but he didn't want to go in by himself. Minato came out of the cafe with a bag of sweets. He grabs a mochi from the bag and bites it. The young boy was enjoying the mochi. Haruka gulp. Watching Minato eating sweets is making him want some badly. The silver-haired boy looks at Haruka and sees that he does want it.
"You have extras in that bag, Minato?" Haruka asked.
Minato chuckled then nodded. "Of course," he grabs another mochi from the bag and gives it to him. "Here. It's good."
Haruka grabbed the mochi from Minato's hand. "Thanks," he glared at it for a little bit then bit it. He smiles from the sweet taste of the mochi. "Delicious!"
The young boy nodded. "See. You like it. You're smiling. Your smile is nice. I never saw someone smile like that from you. You were like the aggressive one on tv. It's not nice to be aggressive. What's the point of it?"
Haruka frowned. "That doesn't concern you. It's my business. So, don't jump in."
Minato smirked. "Ooh," he licks his lips. "It's going to be fun. It's going to cost your soul if you are going to be aggressive towards other idols."
Haruka was puzzled. He never has seen Minato act like a different person. That he doesn't know if he should be afraid or not to Minato. He doesn't know anything about the young boy.
"I'm doing this for revenge."
Minato frowned. "Really? Why would you become an idol just for revenge? That isn't right. You're going to destroy their title, but they won't give up even if they are going to be disbanded. They are going to try their hardest to be together and for their fans. You don't understand the facts. They won't forgive you for the terrible things you did to them. You will regret it once you realize it."
"You talk big for a young kid. You don't know anything. You don't know what I've been through!" Haruka hissed as he squashed the mochi from his hands.
"Hmph! Whatever! I'm going home now! You left a sour taste on my mouth." Minato walked past Haruka as he chewed his mochi.
The youngest member watched as Minato leaves. He looks at his hand and sees he squash his mochi. He sighs then leaves.
Natsume was in her apartment waiting for Momo to arrive. She started to make some tea before he arrived. Momo arrives at Natsume's apartment and knocks on the door. The empress heard the door knock and walked to the door. She opens the door for Momo. He walks into her apartment and smiles.
"Natsume-chan, how are you today?"
"I'm doing fine. Tea is about to be done. So, relax for the time being." She replied as she closed the door.
Momo gasped happily. "Tea from the empress herself? I can't wait to drink your tea." He sat down on the chair on the dining table.
Natsume walked into the kitchen to set up teacups for her and Momo. She grabs the teapot and pour on the teacup then places the teapot down. The tea smells really nice. She grabs both teacups and walks out of the kitchen to the dining table. Natsume placed them down one for Momo and sat across from him.
Natsume started to drink her tea. "This sencha tea is delicious. I miss drinking these."
"Oh, sencha. I can't believe you choose that." Momo grinned.
"It's perfect for anyone." She placed the teacup down then frowned. "We can now get into business. Were you able to talk to Tsukumo?"
Momo shook his head. "No. It was more that he was invading communication."
"Because of TRIGGER's concert... he was probably there at the Zero Arena." She crossed her arms.
"Yeah. He knew that we were going to be in the Tsukumo Company. We're too slow to stop him."
The empress sighed lightly. "There's nothing we can do now. TRIGGER will think of something soon to come back. If they can do that, their reputation will come back. We have to wait."
"I'm sure they have something in mind. After losing their reputation, we will see them grow once again." Momo continued. "How is your job as ZOOL's manager?"
"Boring. Tsukumo wants me to distract you guys. I can't do that to Re:vale, but I'm going to return to them this afternoon. Tsukumo won't know because he is going to be in Yaotome's Office." Natsume massages the bridge of her nose.
Momo grinned. "You will be fine! Hang on a little longer!"
Natsume frowned. "You know I can't."
"Sorry, sorry." He apologized.
"How are we going to tell Idolish7 about this?" She asked if they are going to tell them.
"You have Mitsuki. If you tell him the situation, he'll follow along." Momo picked up the teacup and sipped it. He moves the teacup away from his lips and places it down. "You can easily do it. If your boys can do it, Mitsuki can do it as well. He just needs to know the atmosphere."
She started to think about it. "Hmm, I can try it out. I heard that he is great at doing talk shows no matter what's the situation. I'm very interested in how he handles it." Natsume smiled softly.
Momo perked from Natsume's interests. "Oh, is Mitsuki catching your interest too?" Natsume was confused. Momo shouldn't know that she has other interesting boys on the menu. "I heard from Tsukasa that you have tasted Toma and Minami already."
"I don't think 'taste' is the correct word for that, but Toma maybe. Not Minami. He's more difficult to deal with." Natsume rubbed her temple. She didn't think Tsukasa would tell Momo about her taste in boys.
Momo stood up from his chair. "Well, I need to go. I'm going to be busy. So, our communication will be less frequent. Good luck taking care of ZOOL, Natsume-chan." He leaves her apartment to continue to do his job on Tsukumo.
"Bye Momo." She had the teacup on her lips and drank it all. "It's time for me to go to Music Fest. All of them will be there. The boys should have a little fun with ZOOL." The empress stood up from her chair and left her apartment.
The white empress arrived at Music Fest walking in the hallway to find ZOOL's dressing room. She turns to the corner of the hallway and bumps into someone.
"Sorry." She heard crying. Natsume looked up and Haruka was crying. She doesn't know why he was crying. "What happened, Haruka?"
Haruka didn't want to respond. He was still crying. She wanted to comfort him, but she needs to know what happens first.
"Tenn Kujo made fun of me. I'm better than him." He said as he sniffed. "Thanks to him. I feel like shit."
Natsume can't believe what she is hearing. He was crying because of Tenn. That sounds ridiculous. She wanted to slap Haruka, but she doesn't know what he did. Maybe talk a lot of shit to Tenn. Tenn isn't a fool.
"You're really a kid, but there's a better way to beat Tenn. Just not, what you're doing now." Natsume decided to calm him down. She walks to Haruka and starts petting his head gently.
"Why are you petting my head?" Haruka asked as he looked at Natsume with watery eyes. His eyes were red from crying too long.
"You just remind me of someone I know."
"What do you mean by beating Tenn Kujo in a better way?" Haruka spoke innocently, even though he doesn't trust her.
Natsume stopped petting Haruka. "Are you going to trust me if I told you?"
Haruka stood there quietly. It was true that he doesn't trust her. He stares at the ground thinking about what he can say to her. She waited for him to respond, but it was expected from ZOOL to be the bad guys of the idol world.
"No. I'm not going to trust you. I don't know who you are at all." He answered frowning.
"Isn't that the same with all of ZOOL too?" Natsume backfired as she glared. Haruka flinched as she locked her eyes on him. "You all are strangers to each other. You guys don't want to get along. You guys don't care about each other. It's quite funny that you guys are doing this together." She shook her head as she sighs deeply.
"So, what do you want me to do if I want to beat Tenn Kujo?" The young center decided to change the conversation.
"I think you already heard it, but you're just pushing it away. I can see it in your eyes. I don't know what Tenn told you, but he might be right." The empress walked past Haruka. He trailed his eyes on her as she left. "You can keep hating me. In a matter of time, you will understand how Tenn is strong."
The world is full of mystery. Haruka was confused about what she meant. His revenge on Tenn and Kujo is extreme. Maybe the world is being cruel to him.
Natsume arrives at ZOOL's dressing room, opens the door and sees Minami and Toma together. She thought they left. Toma feels a little sad about what happened. He didn't see the white-haired empress walk in. Minami was smiling as he saw Natsume come in.
"What brings you here, Hayabusa-chan?" Minami asked.
"I was planning to come and watch you guys, but I guess I missed it." She replied smiling.
Minami stayed aware of her. "Are you supposed to be watching Re:vale for Ryo-san?"
"I don't know where they are. They were nowhere to be found when I arrived. Maybe they have something else to do separately." Natsume shrugged as she's aware of Minami.
They are like two predators and prey to each other. A tiger and snake don't get along at first when they start striking. Toma didn't pay any attention to them. He was like in a different world.
Minami started to chuckle softly. "I should take my leave. If we keep talking, we'll be going in circles."
"I hate to say this, but I have to agree. We won't be able to agree on anything to each other."
The platinum blond-haired leaves the dressing room. He didn't want to stay around. It would cause a lot of problems between the tiger and snake relationship.
As Minami left, the empress turned to Toma who was daydreaming. She walks up to him then snaps her fingers three times to get his attention. Toma flinched from the snapping sound. He trailed his eyes from the arm to Natsume.
"Oh, Natsu. You're here? When did you get here?"
"What are you talking about? I have been here for 13 minutes. You were spacing out when I was talking with Minami. It wasn't pleasant as usual." Natsume answered as she curved her forehead.
Toma didn't know that Minami and Natsume were talking to each other when he was still here. "What did you guys talk about?"
"We have some disagreements. That's all. Now, you tell me what happened."
"What are you talking about?"
Natsume crossed her arms on her chest. She was curious to know what happened while she was gone. Toma is the only person who would tell her. "Why was Haruka crying? I saw him crying when I was coming here."
He rubbed the back of his head and sighs deeply. "Alright. I'll tell you everything that happened."
Toma told Natsume what happened. ZOOL and TRIGGER encounter each other in the hallway. Toma was trash-talking at the Leader of TRIGGER. Haruka also trash-talked Tenn with a lot of blurting. Haruka started to cry from Tenn's strong approach to his speech. Torao leaves to watch TRIGGER dance to make fun of them.
"That sounds like child play from ZOOL. I'm surprised Minami didn't join the party, but he isn't part of this revenge against TRIGGER." She frowned.
"I know, but I want them to feel how it is to lose a lot of fans."
Toma felt guilty for doing that. Natsume remembers something and walks up closer to Toma. He tilts his head wondering what she was doing. She reached her hand on his cheek to calm down him from being nervous. He already feels calm from her caressing his cheek. She is doing this to expose him to something.
"So, tell me this. Did you follow me to my boys' apartment?"
"Your boys'? You mean Cla- I mean what are you saying?" Toma thought Natsume didn't know he was following her last night. How did she know?
"Don't play games with me, Toma. I know you followed me. No point in lying to me." The empress pouted. Toma saw her pout for the first time. He tries not to laugh, but he chuckles softly. "What's so funny?" She tilts her head.
"Sorry, but you look cute there. I can't help but laugh." He apologized as he stopped laughing.
Toma is starting to be open and comfortable around Natsume. She was like a comfort zone for him. He loves her enthusiasm, strength of character, and vitality. Toma wants to build some relationships with the other ZOOL members. He won't give up getting to know his members.
"Be honest, Toma. Did you follow me?"
"Yeah. I did. Sorry. I was curious to know your secret, but I didn't tell anyone about it!"
She knows that Toma won't tell ZOOL and Tsukumo about her secret. She trusts Toma a little bit more than before. "Make sure you don't tell anyone about it. They will have my head if Tsukumo knows."
He nodded. "Right. I'll keep it a secret."
She nodded. "But enough talk with that. Since you are here, I'm going to have my fun." The empress licked her lips. Toma blushed furiously. She walks up to him, reaches her hand up to his cheek and caress once again. Toma felt calmer from her touch. "Good boy, I like an obedient dog. You get a treat for being a good boy."
"W-What is this treat?" Toma asked, curiously.
The empress leans closer to his ear. "It will be a tasty one. I'm going to enjoy this moment with you, Toma." This is when he can't stop blushing from her erotic voice.
Suddenly, the door starts to open. When the door opens wider, Torao walks in with his close eyes smiling. Torao closes the door from behind and opens his eyes to see who was still in the dressing room. He sees Toma and Natsume 4 feet away from each other. They were separated from each other when Torao came in. Toma was red like chill pepper. Natsume gives a small smile.
"Oh?! What's going on here?" Torao asked, curiously. He looked at Toma who was getting redder than his hair. Then he looks at Natsume who is giving a blunt smile to him.
"It's nothing. I was checking Toma if he was having a fever. I think he is getting a little hot." Natsume replied.
Torao looked back at Toma once again. "He does look like he is getting a fever. Should I take Toma back home?"
"That won't be necessary. I'll watch him. You go do your thing, Tora." The white empress grabbed Toma's hand and dragged him out of the dressing room. "Have a nice day."
Torao was confused about what is going on with those two or their connection. He was thinking something beyond that, but they can't be a... thing. Right? At the end of the day, he doesn't know anything.
Finally finished with the chapter.
I was doing some research about the compatibility of the Zodiac of Dog, Snake, Tiger, and Pig. Since Natsume's representative animal is a Tiger. Toma and Natsume have warmth, trust, and respect compatibility. Minami and Natsume have disagreement compatibility. Haruka and Natsume need to have supportive compatibility. And Torao and Natsume have passionate compatibility.
So, for Toma and Natsume. Natsume will love Toma and build his relationship and help others in need. Toma will love Natsume's enthusiasm, the strength of character, and vitality.
Minami and Natsume. Minami will keep secrets from Natsume which will annoy her. Natsume wants Minami to have a backbone and shows his possessiveness. But they will show their attraction.
Haruka and Natsume. Haruka needs to stand on his own two feet without having too much support from Natsume. Natsume will support and show affection towards Haruka.
Torao and Natsume. They are both tigers. Of course, they will show each other passionately. Their magnetic personalities will attract other people, being competitive with each other, blessed with many talents, and progress their relationship quickly. Although, Natsume isn't particularly faithful in bedroom time, but loyal in love.
It's pretty funny. Natsume has all of these personality traits. She respects, supports, passionate, and strong characters. I didn't think these would fix Natsume well with ZOOL.
Actually, Natsume has my personality, but I'm not a strong character. It was fun looking these up. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter.
