"So...what are we doing here again?"
"Heath-kun said he needed our help."
"So...why are we at a huge corporation building?"
Haruka stared up at the building in awe as Masami's car pulled up to the curb. The chauffeur parked and he got out to open the door for the girls.
"I'll text you when we're done," Masami said to the chauffeur; she turned to Masami and looped her arm under Haruka's, "C'mon, let's go! They're waiting for us."
"They?"
Haruka had no idea what was going on. Masami had showed up unexpectedly at her house early that morning and kidnapped her with the permission of Haruka's parents. Haruka protested because she and Kyosuke had made plans for the day but with a simple phone call, Masami persuaded Kyosuke to postpone the plans until the evening.
Masami grinned when she saw Haruka pouting.
"Are you still angry at me for delaying your date with Kyosuke? Well, in case you're wondering, I'm not going to apologize."
"I'm not angry," Haruka huffed, "I was just...looking forward to seeing Kyosuke."
"Of course you were."
The building seemed large and spacious from the outside but once they were inside, Haruka was unimpressed by how small the hallway was.
"So...where are we?"
"This is a studio building-"
"Studio building?! So that means artists are here? Like Girls' Generation? And Arashi?"
"Yup! And Galaxy Standard!"
"Galaxy Standard? Oh-"
"There you guys are. I was wondering why it was so loud outside!"
Heath stepped out from a room and the girls were surprised to see him dressed in a white suit with his hair down and swept to the side.
"Loud? Excuse you, but-"
Masami was cut off as Heath ushered the girls into the studio.
The studio was large and spacious and Masami squeaked when she spotted Tomoe lounging on a couch while a photographer snapped away with his camera.
"Tomoe-kun!"
"I thought you knew he was here?"
"O-of course!"
Masami blushed brightly as Heath escorted the girls down the stairs from the walkway.
"Ooh, are these the friends you were telling me about, Heath?"
Haruka and Masami were stunned by the tall woman in front of them. She had luscious brown hair and glowing green eyes, and silky smooth skin. In short, she was the most beautiful woman Haruka and Masami had ever seen.
"Oh, I know you! You're Kureno-san's daughter, Masami-chan, right? He talks about you a lot during business meetings."
"It's such an honor to meet you in person, Hasekura-san! This is my friend Watanabe Haruka; we go to school with Heath-kun."
"I see. Thank you so much for coming out to help with the photoshoot. Off you go, girls!"
Everything happened in a flash and before she knew it, Haruka was ushered into a dressing room and a female assistant came in to help Haruka change into the outfit. Haruka was embarrassed but the assistant assured her that everything would be all right. All eyes were on Haruka when she stepped out of the dressing room and she blushed at the attention.
"You look...amazing!" Masami gasped, instantly whipping out her phone and taking pictures from all angles.
Heath and Tomoe were also amazed and they blushed slightly while Diane was ecstatic with the look.
"Yes! This is what I was going for! I'm so glad Heath was able to convince you to come! Now, time for the photoshoot!"
Haruka was awkward on the set but she did her best to follow the photographer's directions.
"Relax, Haruka-chan!" Diane said loudly, "Just have fun with it!"
Haruka took a deep breath and relaxed her shoulders as she tuned out from all the eyes that were staring at her.
At the end of the day, Diane was very pleased with the pictures. She even joined in on with the photographer in taking pictures from the various photoshoots. There were different themes that were portrayed that day and Diane announced that everyone was able to bring her visions to life. Haruka's photoshoot was elegant and graceful while Masami's photoshoot was sexy and playful. Heath's photoshoot was manly and sophisticated and Tomoe's photoshoot was cool and mysterious. They also paired up with each other and Diane was happy with how the couple pictures turned out, noting that the chemistry in between the pairs was very realistic.
As the teenagers left the studio, they were greeted by Kyosuke, who was waiting for them outside. Haruka was surprised to see him.
"Kyosuke! What are you doing here?"
"Tomoe called me and said you were here so I thought I'd pick you up."
"Do the two of you have plans tonight?" Heath asked, curious.
Tomoe and Masami rolled their eyes, wondering if Heath was teasing or if he really didn't know. Tomoe patted Heath's shoulder and suggested that it was time for them to go home while Masami hugged Haruka and got into her car.
Kyosuke and Haruka ate dinner at an okonomiyaki restaurant.
"So what did you do today?" Kyosuke asked.
"I was a model for Heath-kun's sister. I had no idea that it was so tiring being a model...but I had fun!"
"That's good. I'm glad to see that you're still so energetic. You must be hungry."
"I am; I haven't eaten since breakfast and we only had snacks during the photoshoot."
"Photoshoot, huh? Sounds like a lot of work."
"Oh yeah! I have some pictures from the photoshoot. Masami texted them to me."
Haruka handed her phone to Kyosuke and he looked through the pictures while Haruka tended to the food that was cooking on the table. She noted that Kyosuke's phone buzzed rhythmically.
"Why aren't you answering your phone, Kyosuke?" she asked.
"Hm? It's nothing."
When Kyosuke handed Haruka's phone back to her, she looked at him suspiciously.
"You didn't send the pictures to yourself, did you?"
Kyosuke smiled sheepishly and fiddled with his phone.
"You caught me."
"Kyosuke!"
Kyosuke laughed as Haruka pouted when he showed her the picture he had set as his background. It was a picture of Haruka in a bold blue tank top and smoky eyes paired with a nude lip.
"I think you look quite stunning in this picture."
"Can't you use a more normal picture?"
"But I don't have any."
Haruka sighed,
"You have a point. That means we need to take one."
Haruka moved over to Kyosuke's side and she sat beside him, taking his phone and positioning it to take a picture of them both.
"Ready?" she asked.
Haruka took a few pictures but Kyosuke wasn't smiling in any of them.
"Kyosuke! The point of a picture is to smile," she scolded, "Let's take some more."
Haruka posed and she counted down from three and just as she snapped the picture, Kyosuke leaned in and kissed her cheek.
Haruka couldn't believe what had just happened; she covered her burning cheeks but she couldn't stop smiling.
"This is a nice picture. I like it."
Haruka shyly send a copy to herself and she handed the phone back to Kyosuke, who set it aside. She moved back to her seat across from Kyosuke and they resumed the conversation as they ate their food.