Chapter 3: I Need You?
-Normal POV-
Upon entering the studio, the boys were taken aback by the sudden appearance from the girls of the Guardians. The girls, despite having scowls on their faces, looked stunningly beautiful. By the way they were positioned in regard to mood; it seemed that they were forced to look like the way they looked:
Rima, acting like she was trying to fix her makeup instead of acknowledging the Dark Knights, wore a white spaghetti strap dress with big red polka dots that ended mid-thigh. Along with that, she wore a black ruffle jacket and black knee-high stockings with simple black strapped heels. Her blond curly hair, which framed her face well, was being held back by a big black and red ribbon. Next to her was Amu who wore a black letterman jacket that had the words 'love' written in bold letters on the back with a white halter top to show off her perfectly toned abs, black leggings, and black ankle boots with little silver chains hanging on the sides. She also wore big, black and orange hooped earrings and her pink hair was in a high ponytail. Speaking to their manager about why they had to do this, was Yaya and Utau. Yaya wore a too big for her size black and silver shirt that ended mid thigh. She also wore black and white polka dotted leggings and black jazz heels. Her auburn hair was wavy and slightly curled and it framed her face making her even more innocent. Utau wore a white leather jacket and a white tank top that read 'Bad Girl' in red bold letters underneath. She also wore a short black skirt with fishnet stockings and knee-high boots. Her blond tresses were in the form of a long side braid that ended at her stomach. And lastly, Tamo, who was sitting directly looking at anything but the Dark Knights, wore a black vest with a white button down shirt and a loose neck tie. She also wore black skinny jeans and black and white Nike heels. Part of her brown hair was pulled into a side ponytail with the rest let out.
The boys were stunned at seeing them like this. They only meet the girls a few times during the duration of their careers and this was the closest they had been to them in years of being in the industry. Upon seeing their presence, Yukairi quickly greeted them and, while ignoring Kairi's onslaught of questions, had pushed them into the dressing room. Moments later the boys came out looking better than when they went in. Something the girls wouldn't state out loud.
Nagihiko, who had gotten a look at the revised version of the song for the music video, wore a white button down shirt, that was tucked into his loose fitted black jeans, a beige vest and a black bow tie. He also wore black fingerless gloves and black Nike sneakers, with his long violet hair in low ponytail. Ikuto stood next to him, wearing a loose white long sleeved shirt, and a grey scarf. He also wore black fingerless gloves, black skinny jeans, with grey and white Nike's and his navy blue haired was kept the same. Next to Yukairi, was a questioning Kairi who wore a beige turtle neck, black skinny jeans, and black and gold Nike sneakers. His emerald tresses were combed over, gelled, and spiked into an almost Mohawk fade. Kukai, who was asking the staff if there was any food, wore a plain white t-shirt with a black leather jacket and a beige NYC hat, black skinny jeans, and white Nike's. And finally, Kyo sat with his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping, was wearing a white button down shirt with a black tie and a black vest, black dress pants with a sliver chain hanging from the front pocket that connected to the back, and black sneakers. His black hair was aired out and his bangs were hiding his ruby-red eyes giving him an even more mysterious and mischievous look.
There was a continuous and mutual silence as the guys stared at the girls and vise versa.
Yaya was the first to break the tension with a whine that could match that of a baby's or a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. "Wah! Yaya doesn't wanna work with them." Yukairi desperately tried to calm her as to not let her ruin her makeup since everybody was on a very tight schedule and the video needed to be done by the end of the day.
"Yaya-chan," Tamo sighed, slightly embarrassed by the sudden outburst.
"Yaya's right," insisted Rima, "We don't want to work with them."
By now, the girls were glaring and shooting daggers at the guys; which didn't faze them in the slightest. If anything, it only made the boys laugh at the girls' pettiness and found that their glares were in some weird way, cute.
"Oh, are you mad that we beat your silly little song and won artist of the year?" Nagihiko mocked. Rima felt obligated to tell that pretentious purple-headed fool what's what.
"You know damn well that that was a miscounted vote!"
Nagihiko, along with the other guys, knew that this was a touchy topic for the girls, they were somewhat cheated out of a vote. However, Nagi only scoffed at how they continued to hate them over that issue. "Sure it was. If it really was then you should have just let it go and try to be better than us."
"You are such a pretentious douchebag." Rima hissed. Rima couldn't help but feel bitter towards the incident that occurred in their pre-teen days. There were many things that happened when they were younger including the fact that they had been nominated in Japan's Asian Music Awards or JAMA's when they were just 11 to 13 years old. They were one of the youngest acts to be nominated for artist of the year along with The Dark Knights. In the beginning, they didn't hate TDK, they were just acquaintances in the same industry. Neither groups had anything to do with one another other than suspicious rumors of the oldest group members secretly dating, which was never true. That changed when TDK won artist of the year. The voting process was done by fan voting and it was rumored and proven that TDK's fan base had bribed and paid for more votes. This led to an investigation that had several unnamed persons to serve prison sentences up to 5 years long. Fans of TDK accused the Guardians for the investigation, which wasn't true, and began to bash the girls and threaten them. Some fans, who disguised themselves as staff, even tried to poison Amu and Tamo which lead them to be hospitalized for two weeks. The other girls had things like rocks and sometimes glass bottles thrown at them when they performed outdoor concerts. Those events had been so traumatic that the girls had to take a short hiatus until the whole ordeal blew over.
Yukairi, who was there for the girls during those terrible times, noticed the rising tension, "Hey guys, shouldn't we try to get along? It's only a music video."
Tamo rose from her chair and huffed, "I will never get along with these fools."
There was a deep chuckle coming from the side, "I wouldn't want to give Miss Princess here a hard time." Tamo glanced over to Kyo who still had his eyes closed. Just the fact that he called her 'Princess' pissed her off.
"Don't you ever call me princess, you pansy."
Still with is eyes closed, Kyo smirked a simple "whatever," and continued to ignore the growing fury that was building. Nikaidou grew wary from the heated conversation that was taking place and wondered if the staff and more importantly the director took notice of the situation.
"All I know is that I sure don't want to work with this crazy psychopath." Kukai interjected as he pointed to the 'psychopath' in question. This struck a cord on Utau's nerve. "You freaking idiot!" Soon, a full blown argument was in progress and the only ones who weren't arguing were Kairi, Yaya, Amu, and Ikuto. It was already known that Kairi and Yaya were friends even when the incidents took place. They had a mutual understanding since they were the same age; so it was not at all surprising to see them not hate each other. Amu and Ikuto, however, always had a love hate relationship. It was also known by Rima and Tamo that Amu had a crush on Ikuto when they were younger.
"Let go of me, you pervert!" Amu screeched. She was in an awkward position. Ikuto had grab Amu and held onto her by the waist and nuzzled his head into her stomach causing her to blush furiously with embarrassment and anger. This predicament caused the other girls to giggle but they soon reverted back to the heated argument. The adults and staff and crew were perplexed by the raging storm of arguments.
Finally, Yukairi lost it. "Hey! You all are going to participate in this music video and make it the best damn music video of the year whether you like it or not. Or so help me I will ruin your career and your lives!"
Silence
"Good," she said as pushed her glasses up to the bridge of her nose.
-On Set-
After a few hours, everyone was preparing to begin filming. The staff was fixing and preparing the set. The set had just a simple white background and floor. There was going to be props used like a big black leather chair, a dozen red roses, and some other props. The video editing would be simple and easy and would probably be done in a day or two. The director of this video is one that has worked with big stars all around Asia and the US. Nikaidou and Yukairi were pleased to found out that he was interested in working with the groups as he and his family was their fans. The girls and guys were going over their lines and practicing their dance moves separately on separate sides of the set. The director took note of this, "Alright, let's do this. I want to do this all in one take. If it's not perfect, no one goes home until it is."
This brought panic into both groups and the staff. Everyone took their designated places and the camera started rolling.
*NOTE: italics for girls and guys; underlined and italicized for all (or groups)*
The camera panned over to Ikuto who sat in the black leather chair, smirking like a king would if he ruled the world, he said, "I'm tired of being alone; sick of being single. I think I need me a girl, I need a girl like,"
The camera then panned to the right where Kairi and Yaya where and their facial expressions showed that they looked to be arguing. Kairi then grabbed Yaya's wrist and sung, "Speaks without thinking and acting like a child is someone I don't need, yeah." He then pulled Yaya into a warm embrace.
The camera then panned to the right again, this time focusing on Kyo and Tamo, "Someone who doesn't play around when she's bored; I need someone who'll only love me." Kyo sang whilst grabbing Tamo by the waist and looking at her in the eyes. This move made her blush which she tried to suppress.
Nagihiko began to sing his verse as the camera came into focus on him and Rima. Nagi danced sexily around Rima making her look at him from side to side, "Even if she stays still in the club, and guys wanna talk to her,"
"The kind of girl that will proudly show my picture, to let you know I'm hers." Kukai sang cockily as he winked at Utau who perfectly rolled her eyes as the camera zoomed in on her face. She seemed pleased rather than peeved.
The music began to hit the chorus and the boys began their solo dance without the girls and sung, "Girl, I need a girl. Pretty no matter what you do and pretty body too." The girls came strutting in and danced with the boys, matching their steps perfectly. The girls became the echoes to the boys, "Girl, (Boy,) I need a girl (boy). Baby I need you. Girl, you need me too."
Tamo smirked and winked at the camera saying, "Okay,"
The camera panned over to Yaya and Kairi as Yaya sang, "The kind of boy who looks better in a V-neck than a regular t-shirt," Yaya cutely winked at Kairi while swaying to the music. Kairi smiled at her cuteness.
Amu strutted in front of the camera and then the camera followed her as she walked towards Ikuto was sitting, again, in the big chair. She sat on one of the arms and crossed her legs elegantly as she sung, "A boy that will eat those burnt pastries, just so I don't get hurt." Ikuto brought his hand on Amu's knee squeezing it lightly making her jump in surprise. She quickly gave him an annoyed look.
The camera than panned over to the left where Utau and Kukai were, swaying to the beat of the music, Utau grabbed Kukai by the collar of his jacket and sang "Uh huh, a boy who's cute at times, even though he's older. I like that in a boy (If you know what I mean)." Kukai sexily got into Utau's face as if he was asking her to kiss him. Utau quickly pushed him away and walked away with Kukai only a few steps behind her.
"A boy who acts tough when we're out in public," The camera focused on Tamo as she danced around Kyo stopping behind him. She then stood on her tippy toes and sung softly into his ear as the camera zoomed in on her lips that were touching his ear, "But knows when he needs to be sweet." Though to everyone else, it seemed Kyo was unfazed by this mere act; Tamo, surprisingly, noticed the slight shiver he gave as she breathed softly into his ear.
The camera then panned to the right to focus on a dancing couple, which turned out to be Nagihiko and Rima. They tangoed as Rima began her verse, "Acting cool when he's out with his homeboys," they continued to tango and then Nagi dipped Rima, whilst biting his lip trying not to smile at her cuteness, as she continued, "But when he's with me…" Rima giggled when Nagi brought her back up with a twirl and brought her into a hug and nuzzled his head into her neck. Rima looked at the camera and said, "Ya'll know what I'm talking about. (Aye!)."
The boys left to allow the girls' their solo dance. They sang, "Boy, I need a boy. Knows what he needs to do and a good body too." The guys came and danced with girls, again matching moves with ease, "Boy, (Girl,) I need a boy (girl). I need someone like that in my la, la, la, life."
The group left leaving only Kyo and Tamo; the camera then zoomed in on Kyo as he began to rap, "Looks are not an issue, but, I like a girl with confidence. The type of girl who knows that she got style, works with it, knowing she's making the men go wild. (Yes!) I love girls, girls I do adore. In front of people, she putting on that good girl act, when she's with me she's telling me that she don't know that fact." Kyo, during the rap, couldn't take his eyes off Tamo as if he were speaking about her. He felt her eyes on him and he strangely liked it.
The camera then focused on Tamo and zoomed in on her as she began to rap her verse, "That softness that wakes me up in the morning, (Morning kiss) want to start my days like this. Leaning on him as we sleep, every night, he'll hold me tight, when we're dreaming together tonight." Tamo gave a dazed look as she rapped because she was aware that Kyo had been looking at her. She felt like she was explaining what she was thinking when she rapped this predetermined verse.
The rest of the group came be into view, with Nagi and Rima singing the bridge, "Makes my heartbeat race even faster. Makes my love songs grow even deeper. You know, it's not about money or anything. It's just that you're the one I wanna give my heart to…"
The camera zoomed out and showed everyone singing, "Babe, I need you baby. Mm, yeah, yeah. Love like yours, gotta make it mine, I'ma treat you right, baby.
"Ooh, babe, I need you baby. Can't get enough of you, I need you; you know I do. Babe, I need you baby. Baby, I need you, know you need me too,"
Rima, Tamo, and Yaya grouped up as panned to the left and zoomed in on them as they sang, "Babe, I need you baby. (Yeah…) Babe, I need you baby. (Yeah…)"
"Boy, are you listening to me? Baby, I need you, know you need me too." The camera zoomed out and focused on the girls as they regrouped together and sung to the camera brightly. The guys also regrouped as they made their way towards the girls, singing, "Girl, I need a girl." The camera zoomed out to show the full bodies of the teens as the guys sneaked a quick peak on the ladies' cheeks, shocking everyone in the room, even the director. The camera was still rolling as they girls stood blushing, unable to comprehend what just happened.
"O-okay! That is a wrap; wonderful work, kids!" The director praised. He seemed very ecstatic at improved mood that the teens created with their overtly hormonal selves. The guys had left the girls, without a word or even a glance, leaving to change back into their normal clothes. Yukairi skipped her way towards the girls, "You did such a good job! Tonight, I'm gonna buy you all a nice dinner, so be ready." Despite such a great achievement of getting Yukairi to buy them dinner, the girls stood, completely stunned. "Oh my gosh…" was all that came to the girls' minds.
-To Be Continued-