Authors Note: I do not own Oshi No Ko, all rights belong to their original copyright holder.
I fully admit that I rewrote parts of this chapter a few times over, but I think I finally have a decent enough draft to publish. I like the idea I had going for it, but the execution still felt a bit off to me at points. Still, I think I got to a pretty reasonable point for it.
Also Season 1 of the anime finally ended, thought it was a really good adaptation. Tokyo Blade is next in Season 2, so where this story is currently taking place. Actually not the biggest fan of Tokyo Blade myself, just chose it for the setting of this story since it was after introductions but before everything hit the fan.
As always, come join the Aqua/Ruby Shippers subreddit at r/Church_Of_AquaxRuby
Hope you guys enjoy.
"Hmmm, what do you think about this, Kana-Chan?"
"Oh that looks really pretty Mem-Chan, I think it would fit well with our shoot for next week, the green and yellow go well with one another." Kana and Mem-Cho talked back and forth between one another, discussing outfit ideas, potential events the group could take part in, and other things that could assist their idol career. Although the girls usually had Mondays off, they had begun meeting up recently in cafe's across Tokyo, notably ones that offered a bit more privacy than the standard ones.
As they discussed however, Ruby just sat by herself barely talking, her eyes a bit downtrodden as she looked over her phone. Last night, she had attempted to go all in on Aqua, to see where each of them stood.
For her, she had any lingering questions answered. In that moment, she knew she wanted Aqua to take her, to truly make her his…
Yet Aqua continued to send mixed signals, he was aroused by her that much was clear, but his refusal to do anything with her until he was certain that he truly loved her…It was commendable, she knew that and it was part of the reason why she loved him…But it still hurt all the same, because it was still a different way to say no.
She gave a small sigh to herself as she scrolled through TikTok, ignoring the other two as she just watched various videos on romance and other things that were currently on her mind.
Of course, the bubbly and talkative Ruby being downtrodden and silent did not go unnoticed, as the other two girls finally turned their attention towards her, with worry on their face. "H-Hey Ruby-Chan, is everything alright?"
Mem-Cho was the one to speak, as Ruby seemed to break out of her trance as she looked up and gave a small smile and waved her hand. "A-Ah it's nothing, just…Alot is on my mind is all."
"Ohhh?" Mem-Cho said with a hint of playfulness in her voice, as she scooted closer to Ruby and poked at her shoulder. "Does this have something to do with that Gouro boy?"
Ruby blushed at Mem-Cho's words, as she looked away and just gave a small nod. "K-Kinda, yeah…"
"Hehe, you're down quite bad, aren't you Ruby?" Mem-Cho said with more playfulness in her voice, as Ruby's face only brightened up even more from the offhand comments. Kana however, just gave a small smile in response as she also scooted closer.
"Hey Ruby, I know it's a bit embarrassing, but I think it's great you have a boyfriend and you think about him all the time. Especially since…" Kana trailed off, images of Aqua flashing through her mind that made her smile crack for a moment, before she regained it back. "Well, I'm just happy for you! Just remember that as an idol you have to keep it secret! The media would have a field day with you if it got public."
"Yeah I know…" In more ways than one, Ruby thought. "H-Hey Kana-chan, can I ask a question?"
"Hm? What's up?"
"...Have you ever had a boyfriend before?"
"E-Eh?" It was Kana's turn for her face to turn a tint of red, as she looked to the side awkwardly. "A-Ah of course I have, boys were just…Throwing themselves to my feet when I was younger and all…"
Despite the lack of confidence in that statement, so much so that Mem-Cho just looked at her with a blank look, Ruby seemed to buy it as she gave a small nod. "I-I see…What about you Mem-Chan?"
"Hm? Yeah I've had a few, though I guess I've not had one since me and my boyfriend of three years broke up last year." Kana looked over at Mem-Cho in disbelief, yet Ruby once again just gave a small nod.
"T-Then I have an important question to ask both of you…." Her voice got low, as she sucked in a breath and then let it escape. "W-What does it mean when your boyfriend is clearly aroused by you, but turns down sex?"
"E-Ehhhh!?" Kana let out a loud yelp, her face flushing a deep red, as even Mem-Cho was taken aback by Ruby's comment, a small blush appearing on her face. "R-R-Ruby…D-Did you…"
"...Last night, I went into se-...G-Gouro's room, and…Exposed my body to him and sat in his lap! I-I could feel him aroused, it pressed against me and all but…H-He told me we should wait to do anything!" Ruby's boldness caught Kana even more off guard, as it felt like an invisible arrow suddenly slammed deep into her gut, with the words 'virgin' written on it.
"T-T-T-That just means…Um…" Kana's face was as red as her hair, as she tried to explain it the best she could so as not to show off her own ignorance. "T-That just means he's uh…A-Asexual…?"
"He's not though! I know he's slept with plenty of other girls!"
"W-Who the hell are you dating!?" Kana said as she was taken even more aback, her deep red only growing hotter as all sorts of lewd thoughts began to run through Kana's head.
Mem-Cho however, other than a slight blush, collected herself as she interjected into the conversation. "Well, in my experience, there are two possibilities Ruby."
"T-Two?" Mem-Cho nodded, as she crossed her arms.
"One is that he's a Moralist, not wanting to do anything with you until marriage, very old man kinda thoughts."
"Old man huh…" Ruby could believe that, considering that if Gouro was still alive and not reincarnated, he would be in his fifties at this point.
"Or the second option is…He wants you to take control, and his refusal to do anything is because he wants you to completely take charge!"
"T-Take charge?" Mem-Cho nodded, closing her eyes as she did so.
"My boyfriend of three years was the same way! If you just asked him if he wanted to make love, he would always make some sort of excuse! That's when I did research by looking through his browser history, and I found out exactly the type of guy he was! After that, I went and bought handcuffs, rope, gags, flavored lube, and a whip. That same night, I didn't hear any complaints from him as he was singing my praise!"
Throughout Mem-Cho's entire explanation, Kana thought she was going to pass out, as a horrified look took over her face as she stared at her friend, learning things about her that she never wanted to know.
Ruby however, seemed to be sucking in every single detail, her own blush deeping as well, but for different reasons. "S-So does Sen…G-Gouro want me to handcuff him, tie him up, gag him, peg him and whip him!?"
"If he's anything like my Ex, then I do think you're on the right track, Ruby-Chan." As the two girl's conversation suddenly turned into a topic of BDSM, Kana suddenly pushed herself up from the table with a deep red face and bowed.
"I-I'll be right back!" Without waiting for them to say anything, Kana rushed away from the table and to the restroom, as she pushed the door open and slammed her head against the wall. "Mem-Chan! What the hell are you teaching Ruby!?"
As Kana screamed into the wall, all sorts of lewd thoughts still running through her mind, she didn't notice someone else was in the restroom as they tilted their head at her. "Arima…?"
"Huh?" Kana turned her head towards the source, before her eyes narrowed at the blue haired girl in front of her. "Oh…Kurokawa…"
Also standing in the restroom was Akane Kurokawa, Kana's rival in the world of acting, and former rival in the world of love. The two girls stared at each other for several seconds, before Akane finally spoke. "Is everything alright? Can't say I've ever seen you worked up…"
"I-It's…Nothing just…Stupid love stuff with Ruby…" Kana said with her blush still intact as she looked to the side, yet Akane seemed particularly interested in what she just said.
"Love stuff? What kind of love stuff?"
"Tch, why don't you get your boyfriend Aqua to tell you about it?" Kana said with a mock tone, yet Akane's eyes just looked down to the ground with a hint of sadness.
"Um…Aqua-kun…Has made it very clear recently that…Our relationship is a work related one, nothing more." Silence followed for a few seconds after, as Kana turned her attention towards her before scratching the side of her head.
"You too huh? Aqua also told me to give up my feelings for him, which is easier said than done I guess."
"Did he now…" Akane looked to the side as she thought for a moment, biting down on her lip before she brought her eyes back to focusing on Kana. "Arima, if you don't mind me asking…Can you please tell me what love stuff Ruby is currently going through?"
"Blugh, I'm sure if I say no, you'll just pester me." Kana said with a hint of annoyance, as she turned around and laid her back against the wall as she turned her head towards Akane. "She has herself a boyfriend now, some guy trying to go to medical school, and her and Mem-Chan were…Discussing bedroom activities, if you will."
Though Kana blushed once again from the comment, Akane only gave a nod as she raised a hand up to her chest. "Do you know…Her boyfriend's name?"
"What, so you can leak it to the media?"
"You know I wouldn't do that, even if Aqua and I are just in a work relationship, I still consider Ruby a friend from the few times I've been able to talk to her." Kana looked at Akane with a bit of distrust, before she shrugged her shoulders.
"I've never heard of him, but someone by the name of Gouro Amamiya. Mem-Cho and the president haven't heard of this guy either, though Aqua has so maybe ask him if you want more details."
"Gouro Amamiya?...I've not heard of him either, and Aqua has never brought him up. When did they start dating?"
"I guess a week ago? Maybe a little bit more? I didn't find out about him until our photo shoot with that tabloid print, that was on…" Kana gave the date and time to Akane, whose eyes went even wider, as she just nodded.
"That was the day of rehearsal, yet you and Aqua-kun both missed. I know you missed because of your photo shoot, but Aqua-kun said he had something to take care of with Ruby is why he missed."
"Huh? Oh yeah, he came on the shoot with us, before heading to the Directors after that. I didn't see him for the rest of the day, I just went back to the studio and stayed with Mem-Chan and Ruby until heading home a bit later."
"...What about Ruby? How was she the rest of the day?"
"What are you, a detective?" Kana once again smarted off, though she gave the answer Akane had asked for. "She was fine I guess, though she got a text message while we were walking and though she wouldn't tell us what it was about…She did eventually say she had a date that night."
"...T-That night?" Akane's eyes went wide, as she took out her phone, quickly scanning through her photos before landing on the one that Yuuki had sent her. "D-Did she say with who?"
"Huh? She said it was with Gouro Amamiya, obviously."
Akane's eyes stayed wide as she looked at the photo, shaking her head as a persistent thought began to enter her head. "A-Arima when did…Aqua-kun tell you not to have feelings for him?"
"..." Kana went quiet as she looked down at the ground, before raising her foot and kicking at dust. "The next day…Why…"
"...There's no way…" Akane said as she brought a hand up to her mouth and bit down onto her nail, shaking her head back and forth. "Not only would it be a relationship for an idol, but it would be…I need more evidence…"
"Hey, what are you whispering about?" Kana questioned Akane, who just kept shaking her head before she looked back at Kana with eyes of disbelief.
"I…I have to go, Arima!" Suddenly saying that, Akane rushed past Kana and out of the restroom, as the former child actress just watched her the entire time with a confused expression.
"What…Was that about?" Unsure what the hell had just happened, Kana gave a small sigh, grateful she had now recovered from that conversation with Ruby and Mem-Cho, as she turned towards the door herself. "Oh well, maybe they're done talking about that stuff."
With that, Kana walked forward and pushed the door open as she left the women's restroom and entered back into the cafe.
Once Kana had returned to the other two, and the conversations drifted away from sexual encounters, the three of them began to converse on topics more so connected to their lives as Idols and what promotional stunts they could do next. As they conversed however, a woman made their way over to their table as she waved a hand. "Sorry for interrupting your conversation, but I heard you were the new B-Komechi?"
The three girls turned their heads towards the woman who had appeared as they took in her appearance. She seemed relatively middle aged, no clear wrinkles on her face and any gray hairs she had seemed to be dyed out. Her hair seemed naturally black, with green highlights mixed in. Bright red Lipstick adorned her lips, along with black eyeliner and nails that were covered in a hot pink. As they looked her over, Kana tilted her head and addressed her. "Huh? Who are you?"
"Oh, where are my manners, I'm sorry. My name is Yuko Hata, a producer in the film industry. I'm looking for background dancers at a club scene, and was wondering if you girls might be interested? It's currently for the movie 'First Stage', I'm sure you all have heard of the web novel?"
"Uh…I think I read it once…?" Kana spoke as she rattled her mind, though nothing concrete came out, and the same was true for Mem-Cho and Ruby also, as neither of them seemed to have heard of it either.
"Ah a shame, it's quite popular online, especially with teenagers. In any case, the role isn't anything huge, we'll just need you all to do a few one off dancing scenes so we can splice them into the movie. Shouldn't take more than an hour at most, all of you will be paid about five-thousand yen each, and you'll have your name in the credits…What do you say?"
The three girls looked at each other, both curiosity but also unsure sprinkled on each of their faces. While the offer seemed easy enough, both their lack of knowledge of the source material, as well as never even hearing about this producer before, put them a little on edge.
As they all looked at each other, an idea suddenly seemed to hit Ruby as she pulled out her phone and began dialing a number on it. "Ruby, who are you calling?"
Kana asked with a raised eyebrow, as Ruby didn't move her face up. "...Onnichan knows a producer, I bet he would know."
Mem-Cho and Kana tilted their heads in more confusion before Ruby raised the phone to her ear, as even the self proclaimed producer Yuko didn't say anything as she just watched the young girl.
After a moment, she spoke. "Se-...A-Aqua, I have a question! That producer of yours for your play, you have his number right!?...What do you mean you only have his work number!? Ok fine, then tell me, have you heard of a Yuko Hata?...Yes! Yes, the producer of 'First Stage' or whatever its called…Well she's offering us background dancer roles…Yes…Huh, alright…"
Ruby turned towards Yuko, as she held the phone out towards her.
"He wants to talk to you." Yuko raised an eyebrow as she gingerly reached her hand out and grabbed the phone from Ruby as she raised it up to her own ear.
"Yuko Hata Speaking…Ohhh yes I know you Aquamarine Hoshino, you're in Kaburagi's show, or were should I say…Yes, me and him go quite the ways back, I consider him a…Mentor of sorts I guess you could say…Yes…Don't worry, I'll make sure the contract is sent and signed by Strawberry Productions…Hm? Medical personnel? I can assure you they won't be doing anything that-...Fine fine, if it worries you that much, I can assure you a doctor will be on set if anything happens…Yes, I see, thank you for your cooperation."
Yuko pressed the end call button before hanging the phone back to Ruby, who looked down at it before pocketing it back. "I guess everything was fine with him?"
"I admit, I didn't know your brother worked for Kaburagi, but it should make everything easier. I'll get in contact with him and have the contract sent to Strawberry Productions…Assuming you girls are interested, that is."
The three of them once again looked amongst each other with uncertainty, before they all gave a small nod to each other. "Well, if Aqua is fine with it, then sure I guess."
Kana spoke a bit hesitant, though neither Ruby or Mem spoke up in opposition, as Yuko clasped her hands together. "Perfect! The contract should arrive in a couple of days at most! Once it's signed, the first Rehearsal is a week from now, but we can have a meetup in about three days at my studio to have a personal rehearsal so we can go ahead and get the static shots. Does that sound good? Here is my card also."
Yuko pulled out a card from her breast pocket as she handed it to Kana as the three of them looked at it, noticing the card had her number, the address of her studio, along with the name of said company she worked for.
Said studio was 'Stray Sheep Productions'.
"I'll see you girls then, I'll text your president the exact time." Yuko said with a wink and a wave as she slowly left the girls alone to themselves, the three of them still looking at one another, unsure about this entire thing.
Still, it would be their first movie role, even if it was a background sort of thing, so it shouldn't be too bad…
Right?
Later That Night
The night sky covered Tokyo in a dark veil, as Ruby silently drifted in the bath, her body covered by warm water and bubbles as she was lost in thought. Her mind was currently occupied by two thoughts, both of them gnawing at her though for different reasons.
One was still the struggle she had with her intimate relationship with Aqua, about how she knew exactly how far she wanted to go with him, yet how unsure he still was about how far he wanted to go with her…
The other was about the Yuko woman who had offered her a position as a background dancer on some sort of movie, wondering exactly if this was the right move for her and the group to take her up.
The entire thing just seemed shady, from how she had come and scouted them at a cafe of all places, to how none of them had even heard of the web novel she was attempting to adapt to a movie. All three of them read their fair share of Web Novels, Light Novels and Manga so for not a single one of them to even hear of this piece…It was suspicious to some degree.
She just had a bad feeling in her gut, and while she wasn't an expert at reading people like her brother was, it still bothered her.
Letting herself sink into the bath water, Ruby sighed through her nose as she went to close her eyes, hoping that the water would just cleanse her of her worries, and she could move on with her life and everything would just be alright.
As she rested in the water, a knock suddenly came at the door as she opened her eyes back and pushed herself up some. "Y-Yeah?"
"Ruby, it's me." Ruby's eyes went wide at the voice, easily recognizing it. "I know you're busy, but I wanted to ask you something. You said that woman worked for Stray Sheep Productions, right?"
"..." Ruby didn't anything for a moment, before her eyes halfway closed as she looked towards the side. "S-Sensei…Y-You can come in, you don't have to talk through the door."
The voice behind the door was indeed Aqua's, and after she replied, he was silent for several seconds before the door slowly opened as he stepped inside, his gaze landing on her for a second before he sighed through his nose and closed the door behind him before he locked eyes with her. "...You said it was Stray Sheep Productions?"
Ruby blushed as she locked eyes with Aqua in the bath, before her gaze averted as she nodded. "Y-Yeah, I've never heard of them before…"
"Well, there's a good reason for that it seems. I searched high and low online, and the only thing I found relating to them was an archived website from a few years ago and some forum posts promoting their services…Nothing more, nothing less."
"That…Sounds suspicious…"
"Well, it's not unusual for Indie production companies to promote themselves online, but to fall completely off? Now, it could be because they got this movie deal so they didn't have any reason to keep promoting themselves…But I don't entirely trust them, even if Kaburagi knows this woman."
"S-Should we not do it then? We haven't signed the contract yet after all, we could still get out of all this."
"Sure, and then they'll just go after the next idol group instead and prey on them." Ruby's eyes widened a bit, before she sank back down into the water again.
"Then…What do we do?"
"Well, I will say that it's possible they are legit and I'm worrying for nothing, so I do think you should sign the contract and go through with it. But if they try anything exploitive, then you get the Hell out and let me know."
"B-But the contract-"
"You're a minor, alongside Kana, so, if they try anything with you all then the courts will rip that to pieces. Still, I expect that's all the courts will do, doubt the police will get involved, other than maybe handing out some fines. Still, might be enough to dissuade them from doing anything in the future. The most important thing is if you feel even a little uncomfortable, you get out of there or call me…Or both." Aqua gave a small smile to Ruby, who smiled back as she nodded.
"O-Ok I promise sensei…"
"Good, thank you, Ruby." Aqua gave a nod towards her as he turned around to leave the bathroom…
However…
"S-Sensei…?" Ruby suddenly spoke up, as Aqua turned his head back around. "Um…When we're alone…C-Can you call me Sarina…?"
"Huh? How come?"
"...Because it reminds me…Of our past time together…" Ruby said with a blush as she dipped her head into the water to hide her tinted cheeks, as Aqua just stared at her for a moment, before letting a breath out as he gave another small smile.
"Sure thing…Sarina-Chan."
"...!" Ruby went wide eyed as he added the honorific he used to call her by, as she sank her head even further into the water and shook it in embarrassment. Taking that as his cue to leave, Aqua wished her goodbye as he left the bathroom, as Ruby was once again all alone in the water.
After a moment, Ruby raised her face from the water, a blush still covering her face as she whispered to herself. "Thank you…Sensei…"
3 Days Later
It was only a day later that Strawberry Productions received a contract from Stray Sheep Productions, and while Miyako was against signing any sort of contract with a company she had never even heard of, she eventually relented due to the persistence of Ruby. After it was signed and submitted, the two studios stayed in contact before finally Miyako was told a date and time for their initial pre-production meeting.
Once that was set in stone, the group finally made their way to the studio, located in the more rural parts of the city. It was set up in some kind of apartment complex, one that looked a bit cheap from the outside which didn't improve their image to the young girls, but they persisted on as they made their ways through the doors and to the room that the studio was set up in.
As they walked through the hallway, the girls all noticed how different parts of it seemed to be worn down, as even a hole was in one of the walls as Kana sneered. "Why are we even going through with this!? This is sketchy as hell!"
"Well…Onnichan said that if not us, some other idol group would be targeted by them…"
"S-So!? Does that mean we should go along with it and have something happen to us!? What if we're kidnapped, or worse!" Despite Kana's worrying attitude, it was Mem-Cho who attempted to raise her spirit as she raised up her bag,
"Don't worry Arima! I brought my Whip, alongside high heels if we need to use them!"
"W-Why are you using your kinks as self defense!?" Kana thought the conversation around Mem-Cho's sexual activities was over, but it seemed even in a situation as shady as this, she was willing to bring it up…Even if she was joking.
…Likely Joking.
….Kana really hoped she was joking and didn't actually have a whip.
Eventually the trio arrived upon the door that was printed on the card as they all looked at each other, before taking in deep breaths as it was Mem-Cho who knocked on the door, since she was the oldest one of them all. After a moment, the door opened, as Yuko was standing on the other side. "Ah, glad to see you all made it! Come in, come in!"
Giving each other one last cautious look, the three of them walked inside the surprisingly spacious room and looked around.
Though it could hardly be called professional, it did at the very least look like something an indie film could be shot at.
There was a stage in the very back of the room with a few high quality cameras set up around it, with a single man looking them all over.
There was a Vanity in the corner of the room with various makeup palettes and wigs, as an old woman stood beside it on her phone.
A PC which seemed to be connected to the cameras, as they were all loaded up on said PC.
Finally, on the other side of the room seemed to be a medical station of such. There was a bed, a table with various medicines and a first aid kit on it, as a black haired man in a white coat stood with his back away from the group, as he seemed to be typing something on his phone.
Ruby eyed the likely doctor for a moment, a strange feeling in her chest, before she turned her attention back to Yuko and forced a smile. "S-So, what exactly are going to be doing?"
"Ah nothing much tonight darling, just going over the dance moves and making sure you all look fantastic on camera. If everything goes well, we can even record some solo sequences of each one of you individually dancing that we can splice in! Any questions?"
"Um…" Mem-Cho spoke up, looking around in confusion as she scratched the side of her face. "Where are the costumes at? We'll need them if we're going to be dancing right?"
"Hm? Why would you need costumes?"
"E=Eh? I mean, we didn't bring our idol outfits because we thought you might have costumes for us to wear and everything…" Yuko raised an eyebrow at Mem-Cho, before she reached inside her pocket and pulled out a cigar and lighter as she lit it.
"You don't need anything like that, this is a club scene after all, so you'll be dancing naked." As soon as the words left her mouth, the three girls took a step back in shock, as Kana yelled out.
"N-Naked!? What do you mean naked!?"
"Why are you making a big deal about this? You want to get your name out there right? What better way to expose some skin? Guys will eat it up, and they'll come to your concerts, hoping that you put on a good show, it's a win win, right?"
"T-That's not what being an idol is about…" Ruby spoke with shock in her voice, taking a step forward as she clenched her hands. "Being an idol…Is about bringing light to people, and…And giving them a reason to live! It's not about entertaining perverts!"
Yuko gave a small chuckle as she shook her head, giving a puff to her cigar before taking it out of her mouth. "What are you on kid? Perverts make up the majority of idol fans, don't you know that? For every 'light' you give out, you're giving ten other people a wet dream of the century. If you don't know that, then you're pretty ignorant on not only this industry, but the very name you inherited. Back when the first B-Komechi was big, all of those girls were always sexualized by guys, you should of seen the forum posts that were made, especially when it came to their lead idol, Ai."
"...Shut up…" Ruby spoke softly, her hands clenched and shaking as Yuko raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I said….Shut Up!" Ruby looked up directly at Yuko, locking eyes with her, as a deep darkness suddenly burned in both of Ruby's eyes. "W-What do you know about Ai!? Did she have some fans like that? Maybe but…But…She gave light to more people than you'll ever know, so just shut up about stuff you don't know what you're talking about!"
Ruby yelled with more emotion than Kana and Mem-Cho had ever seen from her, causing both girls to be caught off guard as they looked at her with wide eyes. "R-Ruby-Chan…"
Mem-Cho whispered as she reached a hand over and placed it on Ruby's shoulder, as Yuko just rolled her eyes and shook her head. "You really are a dumbass kid, but whatever…I don't have time to keep arguring with you, just get undressed and get on stage."
"N-No! W-We're not going to do that!" Ruby said firmly, her dark eyes staying locked on Ruby, more confidence rising in her voice with each word.
"Did you forget about the contract? If you don't do what you're told, then I'm suing Strawberry Productions for everything it has…You mom Miyako runs it right? I'm sure you don't want to disappoint her, now do you?" Yuko said, a hint of manipulation in her voice as she tried to goat them on.
Yet…
"Contract? So what…S-Sensei told me…He told me that contract won't stand a chance in court! We're minors so if you try to do anything…The courts will throw it out!"
"Tch, you friends with a lawyer or something? Well even if you are kid, what are you going to prove? All I'm asking of you is to go on stage and dance, you can't prove that I told you to do it nude, now can you? I'm not an idiot kid, I've been in this particular industry long enough, and I know for a fact that you can't do shit, and that my clients have been begging to see B-Komechi nude…So get to it before I get really mad."
"C-Clients? I thought this was for a movie…"
"Oh it is, but it's a movie ordered by certain clientail you see…Clientail that will be very angry if you three don't be good little girls, and get on stage." Despite her words, the group stood in place, with Ruby placing herself in front of Kana and Mem-Cho, almost as if she was protecting them. "Dammit, I said to-"
"I figured as much." Suddenly, a new voice entered the discussion as the four of them turned their heads…Over to the doctor on his phone. They just stared at him as he placed a button on it, before placing it into his pocket. "Once I did my research on exactly what 'First Stage' and Stray Sheep Productions were, I was able to put the pieces together…Though I also have to thank a certain actress for helping me as well."
The doctor chuckled to himself, as Yuko stared daggers into him. "What are you talking about? Your job is to make sure-"
"That the sleeping pills are ready for their 'photo shoots' later? Trust me, I heard you the first time." As the Doctor spoke, Ruby turned her attention fully to him, the darkness leaving her eyes as she whispered.
"T-That voice…"
After a moment, the doctor turned fully around, his face in full view as Ruby's eyes went wide, shining brightly as her mouth went slightly agape.
"To think, running a child pornography string in Tokyo, you're quite bold, Producer Hata….Thought you would have learned your lesson after your first prison stint, but I guess not." Yuko narrowed her eyes at the doctor, as Mem-Cho and Kana looked at him with confusion, while Ruby was still star struck.
"You…Who are you?" Yuko spat out, as the Doctor cracked his neck.
"Who am I?" The doctor raised a hand and adjusted his glasses, as he spoke softly. "Just a small time doctor…You can call me Gouro… Gouro Amamiya."
