AN: Sorry for the long wait. Here is chapter 5.
Disclaimer: Do I have to say it?
Chapter 5: Thank You
"Now that I feel slight more alive, let's get back to business," Aka says.
She grabs the to go box and throws it away.
"Wait. We never got to hear how you and Riku met," Otoya says.
"Oh. My family actually adopted them," Riku answers.
"That explains why you two left the orphanage."
"Yeah. It was last minute," Teresa says, "so we couldn't say goodbye properly."
For some reason, the way Teresa said that sounds weird to Otoya, but he lets it go.
"What business do you have besides the pairing," Tokiya asks.
"Modeling. I want you all to model for the Red brand. You'll have group, individual, and pairing photos. Speaking of photo, Teresa. Can you ask Jay to set up?"
"Sure."
Teresa sounds happy when she said that and skips out the room.
"While we wait for them to finish, I want to know if you have any preference on the outfit you might want to wear in the future," Aka asks.
"You want our option," Ren asks.
"Why not. I don't want to make outfits that dissatisfies the wearer. And if they are dissatisfied, then I'm dissatisfied."
"That's an interesting way of marketing," the long, orange haired man states.
"That's how I think. Anyways, what do you want on your outfits? Syo?"
"I want hats, of course. Also, I want my outfit to show how manly I look," Syo explains.
While he was talking, Aka grabs a different notebook and writes down what he was saying.
"That's what I want too," Mitsuki says. "Minus the hats."
Aka nods.
"Next," Aka says.
"Any outfit would good on me, but if you can make something with Kokona, I'll be happy," Nagi says.
"I agree that you would look good in anything, but I'll have to talk to the people to get the copyrights of Kokona. It's not a guarantee, but I'll try."
"Oh."
"I thought you can make any outfit we want," Yamato states.
"I would say I'll create something the wearer would like, but I never say I can make it happen."
"I want mine's to be cool," Iori says.
"Something cute? Got it."
Iori blushes.
"What. I say cool," Iori protests.
"I'm just kidding. Teresa did say you were fun to tease, or at least watching Tamaki teases you is fun."
"Tease? Yotsuba-san? Don't make me laugh."
"Moving on."
"Hey, don't ignore me."
But Iori was ignored anyway.
"I don't have any preference. Anything is fine with me," Tokiya says.
"Aka," Teresa calls as she walks into the room. "Everything is ready."
"Good. We'll continue this later. Right now, let's move to a different room."
Aka gets up and walks out the door. Teresa follows. One by one, everyone walks out the room.
"Where are we going," Riku asks.
Otoya and Riku walks right next to the two girls.
"To the studio," Aka answers.
"Why," Tokiya asks.
"To take some test shots. I want to see what I'll be working. You don't have to change your clothes. We're just taking pictures."
They reach to the elevators. Aka presses the down button.
"I'll go with Starish. You're with I7," Aka says as they wait.
All Teresa did was nod. The two girls split up and they all went down the elevator.
{Starish}
"Aka. How have you been? It's been like what," Otoya says.
"7 years," Aka finishes.
"That's a long time," Syo states.
"Yes. I'm glad you are doing well. You wouldn't believe how surprise Teresa and I were when you first debut," Aka chuckles. "We became instant fans."
"If it wasn't for Nanami, we would have gone solo," Otoya explains.
"Nanami? Is she your girlfriend?"
Aka elbows Otoya as she smirks. This made the red head blush.
"Aka!"
Aka laughs.
"What? I would have thought you would at least be interested in one girl. Or do you not swing that way?"
This made him blush even more.
"Stop."
"I'm not against it. So, who's the lucky guy? Tokiya," Aka asks.
Tokiya would have choked if he was drinking water.
"No! And please stop. I don't think I can take any more of this."
Otoya has his face cover in his hands. Tokiya shifts uncomfortably next to his partner. Ren and Natsuki were smiling at the two interactions. Well, Ren was smirking, and Natsuki was restraining himself from hugging them. Cecil, Syo and Masato didn't know what to do with the situation.
"Sorry. It's been too long since we've seen each other. I have to tease you a little," Aka says.
Otoya takes a deep breath before removing his hands. As he looks at Aka, he can see happiness, sadness, and regret(?) in her eyes.
{Idolish7}
"Can't believe you're classmate with Iori and Tamaki," Riku says.
"I didn't either. Though, I transferred a little bit after they were in rolled," Teresa explains.
"I think I remember," Iori says. "You were very shy. You didn't talk to anyone in the class until Valdez-san went up and talk to you."
"That's true. When I saw Iori-san and Tamaki-san, I try so hard not to fangirl in front of the class."
"Really? It didn't seem like it," Tamaki says.
"It's true. When you first blow up on the internet, I was your fan instantly," Teresa says.
"Thank you for the support. I hope Idolish7 bring even more happiness to their fans," Tsumugi says.
"I'm happy that I get to see you again, Teresa. It's been like 3 years since you left for America," Riku says.
"Me, too. But we did tell your parents that we were coming back. I guess you didn't get the message."
"So, what's it like there?"
"Pretty much like Tokyo, but a lot more cars and school there is a lot different," Teresa says.
"I heard that in America, the students don't go to school on Saturdays," Sogo states.
"It's true. We have a two day off from school. And they don't have the students clean the classrooms."
"What?! I want to go to America," Tamaki says.
"Me, too. I want to go," Riku agrees.
"Sounds interesting," Sogo says.
"Maybe we can have an international tour," Nagi suggests.
"That sounds like a great idea," Mitsuki says. "Can we do that, Manager?"
"I don't know, but if you keep up with the pace you're going at, I think we can do it," Tsumugi says with determination in her eyes.
"Going around the world, huh," Yamato says. "That sounds interesting but also troublesome. Isn't it better to just stick with Japan?"
"But there are international fans who would be really happy if you did a tour in their country," Teresa states. "When I heard about Idolish7 in America, I was sad that I can't come to the concerts you guys preform at. Plus, you don't know how many fans you have outside of Japan."
"You're very informative about the international fanbase," Iori points out.
"I have some friends in America who are interested in Japanese culture. I also know how it feels when you want to support something you like, but don't know how."
"Just hearing you cheer us on, even if we can't, is enough support," Tsumugi says. "So, thank you."
"No. I want to thank you for cheering us up when we are down. Even though you might think that you are not doing enough for us fans, we appreciate all the hard work you done to bring us happiness."
AN: That got real heavy at the end there. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Until the next, bye.
