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Chapter 23: Sunday, A Star's Choice
"Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck? What are you doing here? And what do you mean it's about Kurara?" Rukia asked, shocked to see an idol in front of the door.
"I'm sorry about the inconvenience but could I please come in. I don't know whether my boss sent any of his guards to follow me." Nel said and they let her in.
"Please have a seat." Kuchiki sensei said as she sat on the couch. "So what is this about Kurara?"
"I know why she chose to be an idol and believe me it wasn't an easy choice." Nel answered as she sipped the tea Rukia just gave to her.
At the stage, Kurara POV:
"Cut! Good job you two. Let's take a break." Mr Kogayashi said before getting off his chair. We've been doing half of the movie scenes since yesterday and I have to say, it was really tiring. I was in the hallway, buying a soda from the vending machine when I spotted a familiar figure.
"Aoi?" I was surprised to see him walking towards me. He told me he was busy at this time, making his new album.
"Kurara. Nice to see you here." He said and I nodded in agreement. "Heard you're acting in a movie. Congrats."
"Thanks." I replied. Then I noticed his eyes turned a bit concerned.
"Is something bothering you?" he asked in a soft voice.
"Huh? Nothing, nothing's wrong. I'm just really tired." I answered. To be honest, I'm still bothered by not being able to see my friends.
"I may have not been with you for the past years but I can still remember how you looked when you were bothered that you couldn't play the flute. And you're making that face now." He said in a gentle tone. Should I tell him? "You know. I still have a few minutes before my rehearsal. Wanna sit and take a drink?" he must have known what I was thinking to tell me that. I couldn't help but nod and I told him about my deal with Aizen.
At home:
"What?! So you're telling me that Kurara was forced into becoming an idol by threatening her of all the horrible things he could have done to us." Ichigo exclaimed after Nel told them about the deal Aizen made with Kurara. Nel nodded.
"But why would he go to such lengths to get her?" Rukia asked.
"Aizen is a very ambitious man. He wants to become one of the best directors in all of Japan. At first he was interested in her since she knew Kurusu Aoi so he thought he'll take the chance. When he saw how many sales Kurara got by just one photo shoot, he knew that he had to have her at any cost." Nel explained.
"That damn man!" Ichigo muttered. "We got to get her back!"
"Even if we did, she may never agree. After all you know how caring she is." Rangiku said. That was the time when she was bullied in school and refused to let anyone know about it.
"But still, we can't just let be in there. She'll be working in fear if we did." Ichigo complained.
"What I want to know is, why are you telling us this? Didn't you say that you see her as a sister?" Hitsugaya asked Nel.
"It's because I see her as my younger sister that I want her to help her. I can't just let her work because of a deal like that. Besides I know how much she misses you guys. She's always been talking about how much she wanted to talk to you guys about her being an idol. That's why, for her sake, I'm ready to let her go." Nel answered.
"But that's only one of you. What about the rest of the espada? And that Aizen." Rukia stated.
"That's why, I have a plan." Nel said.
At the building hallway, Kurara's POV:
"I see. So you're here because of that." I ended up telling Aoi the whole story of how I got in here. "So, what are you gonna do about it?"
"I don't know. Like I really want to get out, but I'm afraid of the consequences. And I made so many new friends here. I just don't know what to do." I said.
"Well, to tell you the truth, I also felt like that when I came into the idol business. I didn't want to leave my school friends and I knew I would have less time with my family if I did this. But then, when I heard how much happiness I gave to the people who listened to my music I realized one thing. That my goal here in life was to make the people around me smile. So that's why I took the job." Aoi said. Then he stood up. "Just remember this Kurara. Do what makes you happy. If you feel that this isn't your thing, then it's time to find something which makes you special in your own way." And he left. What makes me happy?
Few hours later:
"Mmm, it's so good to be finally out of there." I stretched my arms after hours of practice. I never knew actors had it this rough.
"Kurara." I flinched at that familiar voice. It can't be. I slowly turned around and saw two faces I thought I would never be able to see at all.
"Ichigo? Hitsugaya?" I stammered, staring at the two boys in front of me. "What…What are you guys doing here?"
"To take you back." Hitsugaya answered. What?! "We know all about your deal with Aizen." That sentence almost made my legs shake. How did they know?!
"But we don't blame you for it." Ichigo reassured. "We remember how you always want to avoid harming us, so we know you were forced to do this."Hitsugaya nodded. Ichigo. Hitsugaya. Why? "That's why. Come back with us." Ichigo then held out his hand. "Don't worry. We'll figure something out. Just trust us." Looking at their calm smiles, my feet couldn't help but walk over.
But I was suddenly tugged on my arm and pulled back with great strength. I could see Ichigo's and Hitsugaya's shocked faces for a second before falling towards someone's chest.
"Sorry, but she's not going anywhere near the likes of you." That voice.
"Ulqiorra?!" I said in shock as I found myself in Ulqiorra's arms, my face against his chest.
"I'm going to ask you two to leave this building before I send in my guards to take you out." He demanded in a calm but stern tone.
"Who are you to talk to us like that?! Even if you're popular doesn't make you a better person to boss us around." Even when Ulqiorra has me tightly against him, I could guess that there are many tick marks forming on Ichigo's forehead. "I bet you guys know the real reason she's here. Give me one good reason why she should stay!" he demanded.
"That's because, I love her."…Eh?
"EEEHHH?!" Ichigo screamed in shock and Hitsugaya just stood there eyes wide in shock. "That…That's your reason?!"
"Yes." Ulqiorra calmly replied like nothing was wrong. "That's why I won't let you have her." He then hugged me even tighter. OMG! He's like the first guy who's ever confessed to me! I could feel my face turning red all over.
"That's right." Another familiar voice came out. Grimmjow? I was right. "Other than the fact that there's a love connection here. She's an important part of our team so we're not letting you have her strawberry." That must be the first ever nice thing he said about me. I could see Ichigo forming tick marks on his forehead.
"Strawberry?! How dare you call me that you little kitty!" Ichigo exclaimed as he was being pulled back by Hitsugaya. Now Grimmjow has tick marks on his forehead.
"What?! Kitty! How dare you call me that!" he screamed and being pulled back by Harribel who came with him. I could see lightning coming out of their eyes as they glared at each other.
"What is going on here?" Oh no. Ulqiorra finally let me go and we all turned to see Aizen standing before us. Then he looked towards Ichigo and Hitsugaya. "Oh, I see. A little reunion. But I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut it short. It's time for you all to get back to work. I'm disappointed Kurara, I thought I made it clear of the consequences of your actions." I flinched and set my eyes away from him.
"We already know what you forced her to do Aizen." Hitsugaya said.
"Then it would make you more prepared of what's going to happen to you in a couple of days." Aizen gave an evil chuckle.
"Then I also hope you are prepared for the consequences you're going to receive." I turned around and saw Principal Yamamoto will Kuchiki sensei, Nel, Rukia and Rangiku.
"And what do you mean?" Aizen asked.
"Aizen, when Haruno said she would leave to work for you, I thought it was from her own desire. But after what Nel told me, I just can't believe you threatened one of my students for your own gains." Principal Yamamoto said. So it was Nel who told them about it. "Now I demand that you let her go and leave the deal aside."
"And what makes you think I'll do that?" Aizen kept his evil grin.
"If I remember correctly, I'm am one of your major supporters in money. If you refuse to let Haruno off, I will immediately cut lines with you." This caused Aizen to flinch. Oh yeah, Principal Yamamoto is a billionaire.
"Even if you do that, I still have Espada to provide for me." I could feel his tone getting a bit softer.
"I'm afraid that won't be so. I've spoken with another star agency and they are more than willing to take these young ones in as their own. They are also willing to pay a higher salary and they seem to be able to get more job offers for them. And regarding the movie, Mr Kogayashi has agreed to postpone it to a later date with the other agency." Principal Yamamoto said in a steady voice.
"How much more?" Grimmjow asked.
"About double of what you're getting now."
"Sold! I'm in." Grimmjow said. That was too easy!
"Looks like your idols have turned their backs on you Aizen."
"Damn it! Fine you get what you want. The girl goes free." Aizen muttered before rushing back to the building. That means…
"Kurara!" Rangiku and Rukia, coming out of nowhere, hugged me like I would be gone if they let go.
"Ran…giku…Ru…kia! Can't…breathe!" I gasped from their tight squeeze.
"Who cares about that?! We haven't hugged you for days! You owe us that!" Rangiku cried out.
"You guys helped me get out right? Thanks." I said. Then I felt a pat on the head.
"Ichigo?" I said.
"Glad to have you back." He smiled along with Hitsugaya. Without thinking, I hugged them.
"Thank you so much!" I said. I could feel the two boys' faces heating up.
"Whatever." Hitsugaya averted his eyes as he blushed. Then I ran up to Principal Yamamoto and Kuchiki sensei.
"Thank you so much for helping me." I said and bowed in thanks.
"It's alright dear. I'm glad that I was able to help. In fact Kuchiki sensei was the one who suggested this." Principal Yamamoto said. I then jumped to hug Kuchiki sensei.
"Thank you so much sensei!" I said.
"Yes…yes of course. Now would you be so kind as to let me go." Kuchiki sensei stammered. When I let go, I could see him blush a bit. Then I ran to meet the Espada.
"Nel, thank you so much." I said.
"It's quite alright. I'm just glad that you're back to that happy you again." Nel smiled.
"Since you're going back with them, I guess this is goodbye." Harribel said.
"I guess. But I'll still text you and all. Plus, I still have to finish up that movie for Mr Kogayashi." I said.
"Well, don't miss us too much." Grimmjow smirked.
"Oh don't worry Grimmjow." I sarcastically commeneted. Then I turned around and looked at Ulqiorra. I blushed when remembering that confession he made.
"Well then, I guess I'll see you at the set later this year." Before I could say anything else, he pulled me and kissed me on the cheek. EEEHHH?!
"EEEEEHHHHH!" I could hear everyone screaming in shock at Ulqiorra's sudden move. When he pulled back, I could feel my whole face heating up.
"Yeah, see you then." Ulqiorra then left to the building.
"Hey…Hey! Ulqiorra! What the heck was that all about?!" Grimmjow exclaimed and followed him back along with the other two.
"Man, am I gonna pulverize him!" Ichigo cried out as he clenched his fist, ready to go after him.
"Idiot! Ichigo! You will do no such thing!" Rukia slapped him on the head.
As I looked at everyone standing there before me, I realized what Aoi meant. To make myself happy, it is to be with my family.
And that's the end of the Idol saga. Now we're getting closer and closer to the love scenes between Kurara and the three princes. So excited. Pls continue to follow and review. Spread the word of this fanfic and pls provide more ideas. Thx!