Romancing
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There was one thing Taiki apparently had in common with his character 'Kouga' – they both seemed to have their minds set to woo a certain female.
Luckily for Satsuki, though, Taiki's advances were not for 'Kagome', but for the cute and shy girl Noriko, the actress playing 'Kikyo'.
From day one, Taiki had outrageously flirted with the actress. She blushed often, and while she did not really discourage his attentions, she did not encourage them either.
Mitsuo shook his head when he noticed Taiki walking onto the set and presenting a bouquet of a dozen red roses to the dismayed girl.
"He should just give it up," Mitsuo huffed in a manner closely resembling that of 'Inuyasha's'. "Good girls like Noriko won't go for someone like him."
"I don't know," Satsuki said, amused. "That bad boy charm might work. Even the good girls have a thing for bad boys."
"Keh! She won't give him the light of the day! I bet you 2,000 yen!"
"And I bet you 3,000 that he'll succeed," Satsuki countered.
Mitsuo snorted.
"Deal!"
o~D~o
Their bet was surprisingly short lived, however.
In the evening when they were about to leave the studio, there was a couple cuddling near the entrance.
Satsuki had to do a double take, but soon she was snickering in mirth.
"Check the love birds," she chuckled while she playfully elbowed Mitsuo's ribs.
"Wench," he grumbled good-naturedly while rubbing his offended side. Then he turned to look where Satsuki was pointing. For a while, he had a hard time believing his eyes.
"The good girl is with the bad boy?" he blurted incredulously. "How the hell did that happen?"
"You didn't know?" piped up a feminine voice behind them.
Startled, Satsuki and Mitsuo turned around to see Himeko. The girly actress was again dressed according to the latest trends, though her usually carefully curled hair was now lying flat – obviously thanks to having worn 'Sango's' wig for the whole day.
"Today is their anniversary," the actress continued, enthusiastic to share her juicy piece of gossip. "I overheard Noriko telling Izumi about it this morning. You know, when Taiki gave her the roses and all. They've been dating for a year now!"
"What?" Mitsuo stammered, his eyes wide.
Satsuki, however, was grinning in triumph.
"I win!" she exclaimed smugly.
Chie: 2,000 yen is approximately 24$ (16€) and 3,000 yen is roughly 37$ (25€)