I think that went...surprisingly well.
Sure, I still don't LIKE Gumi, but I don't think I hate her. And I'm pretty sure the jealousy thing is over, too.
You see, we met up at the studio, as I had arranged. She was wearing her school uniform, which made her look at least half decent. After putting her stuff away I immediately told her to follow me, and we found an unused recording room to talk.
Obviously, she started. We talked. How are you, how was your day, etc...absolutely disgusting. She got into a rant about school, I retaliated with a personal experience...
I think it's called bonding. I remember it happened a bit like that between Luka and I, except with books.
Long story short, we only left when the band who had reserved the recording room came in. We parted, worked, crossed paths every once and a while, managed to actually talk during dinner...
What she said though, was interesting. She had mentioned many, many problems of her own, and damn that made her look a lot less cheery. Her daily smile was just a mask, and that probably explains those drugged-out songs she sings. And, apparently, her fame gets in the way of a lot of things. One of her examples was that she couldn't get a single date, as she lacked time and (here comes my favorite part) there were mysterious other things she wouldn't continue talking about.
Five words: jealousy was replaced by curiosity.
I didn't want to really get to know her, as my goal has been achieved; kill the jealousy. Now that Gumi was just another face at work and at home among others, I could forget the entire thing and go back to being silently...apathetic. But curiosity is cruel. Gumi started talking about something which sounded very private and interesting and I'd be damned if I didn't go to find out what it was.