Chapter Thirty-Seven: Choose your style…- select my colors
Date: May 13th, 2012
Location: Hijirikawa household
Time: 7:50 AM
[Asami's P.O.V]
A stylish blonde wig and a layer of baby pink lipstick. Oh dear. I wonder if I should wear the black vest over my red t-shirt, along with my black denim shorts. Hmm. Maybe I'll just choose my blue jeans, instead wearing my black denim shorts. Much better. Black, blue, or red socks? I can go with the first color. Whoa…- totally 4.5 stars on the mix of colors. I'll just add my black fedora…- totally stylish. Surprise. Surprise. I could almost pass as an older sister to Syo. But the white bandage wrapped around my right arm, clashes with the style of my outfit. Bummer. I'm still in the healing process. Only a few more weeks, then I can go back to attending my gym classes. Damn. I'm way behind in my archery and fencing lessons. I quickly folded up the futon, before placing it in the closet of the guest room. Well...- at least I had a lovely rest. I exited the guest room, almost bumping into one of the male servants, who were carrying a breakfast tray.
"Good morning," I chirped, giving a friendly wave.
"A-ah…- yes, good morning," Stuttered the young male, before looking sideways, "Umm…- if you follow me to the main room…- breakfast will be served."
Oh. Wow. He's incredibly shy. How adorable. Actually, thinking back to the past, Masato used to act like this.
EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS
Time: 8:35 AM
"Oniichama, what's a date?" Asked Mai Hijirikawa, mainly out of curiosity. She had recently finished her second bowl of miso soup.
"W-what?!" Masato blurted out, almost choking on his matcha tea.
"Masa, calm down…- you know there is a difference," Asami smiled, before setting her chopsticks down on a platter, "After all she could be asking about the fruit, or just curious…- about the whole process."
Masato sighed, "Mai, where did you learn…- pick up such a word?"
"One of the boys at school," Mai smiled, "His name is Jiro. He asked me out on a date."
Oh. Boy. Asami had to slap Masato on the back a couple of times. Who knew that choking on matcha tea, could be so dangerous?! As soon as Masato caught his breath, he left the main room. Asami giggled, she could tell that Masato was shocked from the news.
"Is my Oniichama going to be alright?" Asked Mai, already seated comfortably in Asami's lap.
Asami smiled, "Of course. But at the moment, he's just absorbing the surprising news that you've got an admirer."
EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS
Location: K.X Blaze department store; somewhere in downtown Tokyo
Time: 10:30 AM
Ringo Tsukimiya and Hyuuga Ryuuga, along with the rest of STARISH, entered the popular department store, which was well known throughout Tokyo for sponsoring elite and very fashionable accessories and clothing, mainly towards international celebrities. Once identification cards were presented from the teachers, a young female salesclerk led the group to one of the V.I.P change rooms. Oh. Wow. Eyes were wide open, once everyone entered. Well…- almost everyone. Hyuuga sighed, he felt like he had just walked into a diva's dream closet. Organized by the detail of color and price range. There were seven separate tables displaying the latest trends. Name cards were attached to each table.
S: Natsuki Shinomiya
T: Tokiya Ichinose
A: Cecil Aijima
R: Ren Jinguji
I: Otoya Ittoki
S: Syo Kurusu
H: Masato Hijirikawa
"There are a few articles of clothing and accessories, which you might recognize," Said the young salesclerk, "For example…- this silver studded choker has been previously sponsored by BIGBANG'S, Kwon Ji Yong. While this black leather jacket over here, has been sponsored by all of the members in ARASHI."
Ren eyed the black leather jacket, since it was displayed on the table, which was reserved for Masato. Somehow, Ren couldn't visualize Masato wearing the jacket. Odd. What kind of fashion style was Yuudai trying to apply on STARISH? Ittoki slipped on a silver skull ring, finding that it perfectly fit. However, the price tag that was attached to the jewelry box…-
"25,000 yen?!" Exclaimed Ittoki.
The salesclerk raised an eyebrow, "That item is the least expensive in the store."
Ittoki sweat dropped. Oh. Wow. The salesclerk was right. For sure, the ring was the least expensive item in the store. Everything else was ranged between 50,000 – 957, 550 yen. Money. Money. Money. Ittoki now fully understood as to why Asami never threw out her old clothes.
EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS
Location: TEMPOxBLAST Department Store; A few blocks away from K.X Blaze
Time: 12:40 PM
"Oh my god!" Chi exclaimed, holding up a red leather jacket from one of the coat racks, "Damn…- I wish I was wearing this for the commercial film!"
"Wow. Bold color choice for the enchanting siren," Said Tomochika, handing over a pair of black sunglasses to Alexander, who was trying on a pair of black converse sneakers.
Chi sighed, "Too bad that I'm not on the A-list of stars in this store."
"I'm curious," Tomochika eyed an orange leather handbag on one of the tables, "Is everything being paid by Yuudai?"
"Of course," Chi smiled, "After all, he is one of the many sponsors for most of the collaborations projects. I know that once EKSTASIS and STARISH start on more projects together, Yuudai will select a few accessories and articles of clothing to auction off on the Saotome website."
"What will happen to the money that is raised from the online auction?" Asked Tomochika.
"All the profit made will be split three ways," Alexander said, placing a white fedora on Tomochika's head.
"Yuudai has everything calculated," Chi held up three fingers, "The money raised will go towards the academy cafeteria, year end concerts, and the academy daycare."
Money. Money. Money. Tomochika sighed, clearly knowing that Alexander and Chi were on a different level than she was on in the entertainment business, even when it came down to fashion brands and spending money. Tomochika glanced at the price tag that was attached to the white fedora. The total: 47, 978 yen. Damn. She couldn't afford it. The fedora was expensive, since it was adorned with a black ribbon, which had a lovely white gemstone in the front. If she waited until next week, maybe she could afford the fedora. Oh. Well. Tomochika placed the fedora back to its rightful place, before heading over to the necktie section, where Nanami was with the twins.
"What do you think?" Asked Chi, holding up a blue leather shoulder bag, "Do you think that I should buy it, since it blends well with my blue high heels?"
"Hmm…- guess so," Alexander picked up the white fedora, before comparing it to a white summer dress that was displayed on a store mannequin, "Wow. White is a great color for this year."
Chi rolled her eyes, "Oh god, that's not what I was asking about."
Alexander motioned for a salesclerk. Service in the department store was always pleasant.
"How may I be of service, Sir?"
"I would like to purchase this dress and fedora," Alexander pulled out his credit card from his lavender wallet, before handing it over to the salesclerk.
EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS
Location: Somewhere in Kyoto
Time: 2:35 PM
Asami smirked. Oh. Yes. She was clearly satisfied with wardrobe selection number one. The BxR department store was the second choice for shopping. Damn. Masato sure looked hot, decked out in that bold black t-shirt and black jeans. However, the black combat boots made him appear a bit taller than his usual height. Masato snapped on one of the braided leather bracelets that Asami had picked out for him.
"What do you think?" Asked Masato.
"Very sexy," Asami slightly smirked before stepping closer to the pianist, slowly tracing her finger across his abdomen, "But I think that the low collar shirt was better."
Oh. Dear. God. The enchanting siren was teasing him. Oh. Boy. He couldn't afford to lose his composure. Breathe in. Breathe out.
"A-asami, please stop it." Masato blushed instantly when he felt her pull at the hem of his black t-shirt.
"Silly," She giggled, "You don't always have to tuck the shirt into your jeans."
Masato looked sideways, clearly embarrassed. Breathe in. Breathe out. He still needed to get used to the level of skin ship that Asami was on. He quickly headed back to the change room to try on another outfit. Asami was already picking out various accessories; after all he would need to catch the attention of his fans worldwide.
EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS
Location: S.S.A Conference room
Time: 4:10 PM
The teasers for the music videos were released a few minutes ago. Yuudai checked out one of the teasers on Tokyo STARDOM'S website. Surprise. Surprise. 985,000 likes and 3 dislikes so far. But a few of the comments were more of the main interest to Yuudai.
STARGAZER101: Holy Snap, Akai SIREN has done it again!
IheartMH: Totally spotted Masa-kun at the 0:15 mark
OhSoSEXY: Who is the actor?! He's so hawt!
CrazyLover651: The song is alright…- wish there was more of STARISH
BitchUrLover: Damn, I wish I had those red heels!
PervertTeddy256: Totally shipping those two!