Notes:
Sorry if you find any mistakes, I repeat, English is not my main language and I am still learning.
Although you can also read this fic in its original language, Spanish
03. Songs
Two days later.
Friday, 02:50 p.m.
"Son of a bitch! Agh!" Maki growled as she hit that punching bag hard.
"Teacher..." whispered a brown-haired girl named Akiko.
"I don't even know why you came back!" Maki kept hitting that punching bag.
"Te-teacher Maki..." said a blonde-haired girl named Kimi.
"HOW DARE YOU ALMOST KISS ME!" growled Maki very angrily as she continued to bang on that sack.
"Sensei..." said a black-haired girl named Hayami.
"FUCK!" shouted Maki after kicking the punching bag. It shook so violently that even the chains that held it shook.
The woman paused to catch her breath.
A shy finger tapped Maki's shoulder, bringing her back to reality and reminding her that she was not alone in that small GYM, which was her business.
"Teacher, are you all right?" asked the black-haired girl.
Maki turned to look at her self-defense students, who were three girls younger than her by a few years and who were dressed in sportswear, just like her.
Maki began to regain her breath and composure, wiped her sweat with her hand.
The thought of everything that had happened to her two nights before, at that concert, had made her angry and even more so when she remembered what Yuta had said and done in that alley.
"Why?" She cleared her throat.
"We were just saying that because you were too busy fighting against the punching bag " said the blonde-haired girl as she handed her a towel to wipe off the sweat.
"I'm fine girls" she smiled slightly as she wiped her sweat with that towel "As I told you once, in this boxing thing you can sometimes take out all your frustrations by hitting the punching bag " she tapped the bag a little more, which rocked gently back and forth.
"All right"
"OK"
"If you say so…"
The three girls only nodded their heads as she said that. They had never seen their teacher so annoyed, let alone hitting that bag in that way, and by the words she grunted as she gave those blows, they thought that perhaps something very bad must have happened to her to retaliate in that way.
"So, are you done with the training I left you with today? Do you have any questions?" asked Maki, rubbing her hands a little because of the bandages she had on them.
"Yes, I'm done with my cardio session" commented Kimi, who was sitting on the bench while resting.
"For today, yes!" answered Akiko, stopping jumping rope, "I'm dead!" she caught her breath.
"Besides, it's almost time to go to lunch and then go home!" said Hayami, who also took a seat on the bench.
"They're right, it's almost time to close for the day" said Maki, giving a few more light taps to the bag and watched as two of her other clients said goodbye to them before leaving.
"Thank you for today's training!" said a tall orange-haired girl, who was about to open the door of the gym.
"Have a good rest, girls!" Hayami said goodbye.
¡Bye!" Kimi waved her hand in farewell.
¡Bye! Be careful Girls!" said Maki, waving goodbye with a raised hand.
"Don't worry, teacher, you've taught us self-defense perfectly, and any pervert who tries to get close to us will get a punch or two in the face!" replied the orange-haired girl with a big smile, "See you!" she said goodbye.
That place was small but comfortable, but above all it was a safe place for girls since it was a GYM exclusively for women.
Maki had managed to open that small GYM with a lot of effort and maintaining it wasn't easy either.
She definitely did not like office work or agencies like her sister Mai and Nobara, but Maki tried to make the most of what she did best and that was exercise.
Her place had only a few machines such as bicycles, treadmills, weight machines, stair climbers, etc.
In addition to having a small ring where he taught the girls to defend themselves with some hand-to-hand defense or he also taught them some boxing, which was her specialty.
That place remained open in the mornings and until just before lunchtime, the earliest it closing was around 4 p.m. and the latest it could expand was until 6 p.m. for the safety and comfort of some of the girls.
One way or another, it could be said that Maki had also succeeded in fulfilling her dream.
Although lately she felt that the number of clients was decreasing.
But at that moment, Maki was still amazed by Yuta's dream, the one who had appeared out of nowhere as a singer and, by the way, seemed to have all the girls in her social circle, including her clients, in love with him. They were also fans of this singer.
"Teacher, do you mind if we play some music while we rest a little?" asked Akiko with her cell phone in hand.
Maki gave them a quick glance and smiled "Go ahead, no problem," then continued to hit the punching bag some more.
The brown-haired girl smiled and played a song that Maki was all too familiar with, having heard it live two days ago.
Maki stopped suddenly, as that voice began to sound through the speakers they had in that GYM, it caught her attention because she recognized it perfectly.
"Shit..." Maki mumbled
"Doesn't he look gorgeous in these pictures?" asked the blonde girl as she looked at her cell phone.
At the time they were looking at a certain singer's Instagram.
"Too much! And by the way, how envious that girl that caught his jacket at the concert two days ago! sighed Hayami bringing her hands to her chest "And more that at that concert he looked super sexy!"
All this caught Maki's attention, and she turned to the girls.
"Who are they talking about?" she ask, feigning curiosity.
"From Yuta Okkotsu, haven't you listened to his songs, teacher?" asked Kimi showing a picture of that idol from the album that was playing on that cell phone "This is my favorite song!
Maki caught a glimpse of the name of the song... "Will, Sexy & Lie"... her song.
"He is the singer of the moment!" replied Hayami very excited.
"Everyone is talking about him, especially since he was such a revelation!" Akiko replied with a big smile.
"Have you heard it before, teacher?" Kimi asked, replaying the song.
Maki shrugged slightly "Just the day before yesterday for the first time I heard something about him from my best friend" she sighed a little before mumbling as she approached the bag again.
"Isn't he a handsome? What do you say, teacher?" Kimi asked curiously.
Maki shook her head disinterestedly "A little, but he's not my type," she lied.
Those girls kept smiling and talking about that singer.
"You should have seen it at his concert, it was simply spectacular!" Hayami bit her lower lip slightly as she described him. "He looked so sexy!"
"SERIOUSLY, WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THAT GUY?!" asked Maki almost instantly and with an annoyed voice "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YUTA TURNED INTO THAT MAN WITH THAT KIND OF BODY!" She said, punching the bag with too much annoyance, "I REMEMBER HIM AS A STUPID SCRAWNY GUY, I GUESS HE HAD TO BE TRAINED BY SOMEONE VERY GOOD TO BE IN THAT SHAPE IN A VERY SHORT TIME!" she sounded too annoyed.
Those words came as too much of a surprise to her students.
"Teacher, what are you talking about?" Hayami asked curiously.
"Do you know him?" asked Akiko with raised eyebrows.
"Shit!" shouted Maki's mind as she turned to them and faked a smile.
"What? No, of course not, I don't know him! As I said I just heard about him the day before yesterday" She lied with a smile.
"What I was referring to, is that it takes several years of training to have his physique hehe" she took her hand to the back of her neck "And more than that, singers also need special training to endure that kind of shows hehe, that's what I was referring to"
"Oh!, I get it!" Kimi said, "You're right, but you can't deny that it's too sexy!
Maki shook her head disinterestedly and shrugged her shoulders "Yes something, but I repeat he is not my type!" she lied as she went back to hitting that bag some more.
"Changing the subject, have you seen what he uploaded on his Instagram?" said Hayami showing that post to her friends.
"What is it?" answered Akiko curiously.
"It's this picture he uploaded with this mysterious copper-haired girl!" Hayami replied.
"Let me see!" Kimi almost snatched her cell phone to see the photo, "Who could she be?!"
"Isn't she the girl who won the backstage pass?" asked Akiko, looking too closely at the photo.
Which already had thousands of likes and by the way, there were too many comments asking "Who was she?"
"It's that same girl!" Hayami answered quickly, "I wonder who she is? Because here in the post it doesn't even say her name, much less is she labeled, but they look very lovey-dovey... What envy."
"Do you think she is his girlfriend?" asked Akiko with too much curiosity.
"I don't know, but I must admit that I'm jealous of her right now. Just imagine being Yuta Okkotsu's girlfriend right now! I would kill to be her! Who wouldn't want to be with that guy?" Hayami replied.
"True!" Kimi let out a chuckle.
"Is she the one to whom he wrote and dedicated his entire album?" asked Hayami with surprise.
"I don't think so, or maybe yes? Well, maybe it would make sense with the love songs that are on this album that Oh my god! They are too beautiful!" Akiko replied, holding her hands to her chest.
"It must be flattering to be this man's muse!" Kimi replied with a big smile.
¡Definitely!
The other girls nodded in agreement and continued talking about Yuta.
Maki felt strange about the whole conversation.
Especially since she knew who thats mysterious girl was.
Moreover, she felt mixed feelings at those words, as she felt that those songs, both of love and heartbreak were for her.
At that moment, Maki recalled a bit of the conversation she had with Yuta that night.
Flashback
"Those songs were made for me?" she questioned again.
"Are you sure those songs are about you?" Yuta question, taking a few steps back towards her.
"Well, when you described "that girl"... I felt it very personal... I felt like you were talking about me..."
Yuta looked at the ceiling and took a breath. "Why don't you find out for yourself?"
"What?" she yelled, somewhat annoyed by his change of attitude. "Seriously, your acting as a fuckboy is bad"
Yuta smiled a Little "Why don't you listen to those songs and find out for yourself to know if I'm really talking about you" he replied without getting too close to her.
End of flashback
"What did he mean by all that? What else did he write about me?" Maki wondered quietly.
She had not yet had the courage to listen to that album.
Maki was pulled out of her thoughts. She even noticed that the music was no longer playing in that place.
"Teacher, we are going to retire for today!" commented Hayami, touching her shoulder "Before we go, do you need us to help you with the place?" she asked.
"Do you need us to bring you or order you something to eat?" Kimi asked with a smile.
Maki came out of that memory and turned to see them off.
"It won't be necessary!, I brought my lunch and everything is fine. Now I'm just going to stay a few more hours to see if any other client comes to train and from there I'll go home, you go quietly!" she replied with a slight smile so as not to worry them.
"Okay, see you Monday, teacher!" replied Kimi with a smile as she grabbed her things.
"See you soon, girls, be careful!" replied Maki, escorting them to the exit.
"Bye teacher!" commented Hayami with her bag on her shoulder.
"Goodbye!" Akiko waved goodbye.
So the three of them left and Maki put up the "Closed" sign.
She let out an annoyed sigh. "Damn Yuta!" she grumbled as she went to sit on the bench.
"Should I listen to their stupid songs and see what they say about me?" she asked herself as she picked up her cell phone.
"I don't know Agh!" she was undecided about whether to look up those songs on YouTube, when suddenly her cell phone started ringing from an incoming call.
It was Mai.
This surprised Maki, since her twin did not call her often, and only did so when there was either an emergency or some "gossip".
And on that occasion it was the second option.
"Mai!" asked Maki answering the call, "What's wrong?
"Why didn't you tell me this news? When did he return?" She asked hurriedly from the other end of the phone.
Mai at that time was in her apartment.
As on Fridays she could work from home. At that moment she was in her living room finishing some work stuff on her laptop when suddenly she got curious to check Instagram, where a post caught her attention and using the gifts that any girl develops as if she were a detective, she started to dig more until she got the answer on YouTube.
"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Maki in confusion.
"Do you have a TV with internet at hand or your laptop?" Mai asked hurriedly.
"But what kind of questions are those?" asked Maki, reaching for the remote control she had on the bench to control one of the TVs in front of the treadmills.
"I'm talking about that idiot Okkotsu!" Mai replied with annoyance, "They just uploaded a special program on a famous YouTube channel and that idiot and his band are singing there! HOW IS THAT GUY NOW A FAMOUS SINGER?!
"What?" came from Maki's throat.
She quickly entered YouTube and indeed, there in the first video that came up by recommendation, there was a thumbnail of Yuta, that video was titled as "Yuta Okkotsu. The guy prodigy"
That program was hosted by one of the most popular influences in Japan today. He was in charge of interviewing famous actors and singers.
Maki quickly started playing that video.
"Good morning, afternoon or evening to all those who tune in!" the presenter greeted the camera very animatedly. "I must admit that it is a privilege for me to introduce this singer, who has been a revelation in recent years and his hits are at the top of the current playlists both in this country and internationally!" he waved his hands animatedly.
"My dear audience that watches this channel dedicated to shows, with you in this your favorite program and podcast of the week, I have the honor to present YUTA OKKOTSU!" said the young man while the music began to play, as well as the shouts and applause of the small audience in that place, which was a small but exclusive studio in one of the most important buildings in Tokyo, since the view behind them was beautiful.
That video of only 30 minutes was already very close to reach one million views and more than 200k likes. It was also getting a lot of comments.
All this came as too much of a surprise to Maki.
"Are you still there, you idiot?" asked Mai over the loudspeaker, since Maki was speechless with shock when she saw that boy start to sing.
"Yes, I'm still here..." said Maki, shaking her head a little to get out of the trance that seeing Yuta.
"Wow! This loser became famous overnight!" said Mai from the other side of the speaker as she turned down the volume of her TV. "Did you already know?" she questioned.
Maki sat on the bench while watching the spectacle.
The lights on him, his black hair falling on his forehead, his movements together with his voice. It was indeed somewhat hypnotic to see him like that. And it hurt Maki too much to admit it.
"Unfortunately yes. I didn't know that the concert Nobara dragged me to two nights ago was exactly him!," commented the older twin as she continued watching TV.
"Oh!" said Mai from the other side of the speaker, "I also admit that I am shocked to see him like this."
"SAME! I got to see it live and in the front row... Agh!" replied Maki remembering how close she was to him. She even tapped the bench as she remembered how close she was to his lips.
"Why didn't you tell me anything?" Mai asked, sounding a bit offended from the other end of the phone. But her voice quickly changed to one of surprise.
"WAIT! SO THE GIRL IN THE PHOTO WITH YUTA AT THAT DINNER IS NOBARA?" asked Mai with too much surprise. She was still looking at photos on Instagram from her laptop and it seemed that she was shocked.
"I just didn't consider it necessary or important to tell you" Maki shrugged as she said that. "Besides I expected to NEVER see him again or expected to never hear from him again and just let it go, that's why I didn't tell you! WAIT!" Maki's eyebrows drew together a bit. And more that she still hadn't told Mai that they went out to dinner with him after they won the Backstage pass.
Mai quickly sent him a screenshot of that photo her clients were talking about earlier.
The photo in question showed a little bit of Nobara's face, as Yuta's advertising team wanted to leave the public intrigued as to who that girl was.
For that very reason, the photo in question did show those two together, but with Nobara in a certain pose where part of her hair covered her face a bit, but her hand was holding Yuta's hand.
"How do you know it's Nobara? She's not even labeled in the picture and her face is barely there! What's more, how did you realize that this singer was Yuta!" asked Maki, looking at the screenshot her sister had sent her.
"Well, I just now realized that because I was snooping around on Instagram. I came across a post from Nobara two days ago about you two going to a concert, so I started looking into who you had gone to see!" explained Mai from the other side of the speaker, the click of her fingers on her keyboard still audible.
"And suddenly when I saw the artist's name I said Yuta? Ha! that's impossible, I only know a guy with that name who disappeared years ago. But my curiosity kept guiding me as I searched for more information on whether it was "the Yuta" we knew and then I turned on the TV to look for something to watch and oh surprise! The first video that came up was of him and I said let's see what else is on Instagram and the internet about him and Bingo!" commented Mai as she continued to snoop on Instagram.
"You do have detective skills" Maki said sarcastically, as she took her lunch out of her bag to eat while the TV was on in the background and her sister was on the phone."
"That's not all!" Mai spoke as if she had discovered something super important.
"And looking at the clothes Nobara was wearing that day at the concert, I could tell that it's the same one 'this mysterious girl' who's with him in that picture!" Mai held her phone between her face and shoulder while typing something else on her laptop, "You know, luckily Nobara has his Instagram on private, otherwise I imagine that they would have already found it and more than that fans of singers like him can sometimes be very 'extreme' but not to say 'psychos'" she commented as she took her phone back in her hands.
"So you two were the lucky ones to go backstage? Huh? How was your night with him?" she had a big smile on her lips, she wanted to know everything.
Maki rolled her eyes at such questioning. Although she was amazed at her sister's ability to seek information in this manner.
"Don't even remind me of that night, the truth is that Yuta did change too much" Maki remembered his behavior with her, "Although in general the evening wasn't that bad if you mean the restaurant he took us to" she replied, taking a first bite.
"And you?"could hear the intrigue and curiosity in Mai's voice "How did you feel when you saw him again? I mean because you and he had their 'dates" in the past, didn't you?"
Maki made an effort not to choke on her food. She even beat her chest and even drank some water. Those words made her super red, but she was thankful that no one was looking at her at that moment.
When Mai heard all that racket over the horn, she burst out laughing.
"OF COURSE NOT!" Maki answered annoyed and even coughing a little on her phone. "I always hated him and you know it perfectly well Mai, PLUS, you also bothered him, do you forget it?"
"And I don't deny it, I did bother him once or twice, but unlike you, I only bothered him with one or two jokes, but you, on the other hand, after 'using' him, you ended up destroying him, or should I remind you of all the bad treatment you gave him? Or should I remind you of the jokes you played on him and the humiliations? I really guess you wanted to keep getting his attention after you two "broke up". Although I guess your relationship was never formal, was it?" Mai commented looking at that singer on TV.
"Even so, I suppose that when you saw him you had some feelings, didn't you?" questioned Mai with curiosity "What did you feel when you saw him one more time? Did they kiss? Or is he going to put a restraining order on you?" she had a big smile on her face.
"OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KISS!" Maki shouted into her phone, "And he's not going to put a restraining order on me! That same night, he and I were on good terms and without grudges" She sighed as she remembered everything that happened in the alley "But nothing else happened either and the truth is that even I couldn't explain what I felt when I saw him very close to me" she said quietly, also looking at the TV.
"Mmmm!" That answer only made Mai hold back the urge to laugh loudly, because she knew that her sister still had feelings for that boy. But she kept silent.
Both twins continued to watch the show Yuta was giving in that program.
In that show, the musical part and the part where they did some games and challenges with Yuta and his band was already over.
And as part of their last minutes of the program, they now showed Yuta sitting next to the host, who was doing a mini interview with him.
Both sisters were watching it at the same time.
"Thank you very much for being here Okkotsu kun!" said the presenter with a big smile.
Yuta smiled a little, it was amazing how that smile made the fans scream with excitement.
"Thank you for inviting us, it is a great pleasure to be in this program"
"And tell us about, How it feels to be back in this city?" asked the presenter looking at his guest.
Yuta let the air out with excitement. He had a big smile on his face.
"Well.. I'm really happy to be back here in Tokyo. This feeling I have at this moment can only be compared to when you come back to see a person you loved very much and you keep that hope of seeing them once again. That's how I feel coming back to this city and even more so with such a wonderful audience that has given me a chance with my music"
That response made people applaud him. As an artist, he had to win the public's affection.
He moved so naturally that he knew exactly which camera to turn to.
"And tell us Okkotsu kun Do you have any other music projects?"
"The truth is, I do have several projects that will gradually come to light, including new music, but for that, keep an eye on my social networks" He answer kindly.
"Oh!, speaking of your social media!" commented the host as they showed his Instagram photo on a panel, "Who is the mysterious girl in this photo with you? This photo and that girl have really caused a stir, Is she the owner of your heart?, is there someone already occupying your heart?" asked the presenter curiously.
Maki watched the scene with her heart pounding in her chest.
Yuta looked at the audience and then at the presenter, he moved so naturally in front of the camera that he really didn't seem to be the same Yuta Okkotsu that those twins had known in their high school years.
"For the moment and out of respect for her I can't reveal to you who this girl is" he put a hand to his chest "And about your second question" it seemed that Yuta was remembering someone special as a big smile appeared on his lips as he spoke "Yes there is someone in my heart. THERE ARE ALL MY FANS!"
That answer made the girls present there let out shouts of excitement and applause.
"And tell us Yuta, what or who inspired you to write your songs? Because with this album you are sweeping all the charts. Tell us what inspired you to write this whole álbum?" asked the presenter.
Yuta took a deep breath. He looked so serene at such a question.
"The truth is, I am inspired by so many things that it is difficult to name just one, but, I can tell you that this album is mostly inspired by some things I lived in my high school days hehe, you know, that is a time where you live so many things, where there are so many ups and downs, but above all it is a time where you live love and heartbreak in such a way that it can be captured in this form " He answered naturally.
"Talking about love" commented the presenter "There are several songs in your album that are very beautiful and even more because you seem to talk about a 'special person'" the intrigue could be heard in the presenter's voice "Do those songs talk about a special person? Does Yuta Okkotsu's heart already have a mistress?" he said that question with intrigue.
That question made Maki very uncomfortable. She even swallowed her food, making some noise.
Yuta smiled at that question, looked up at the camera where he was being filmed.
Maki could feel her heart beating out of her chest as she could feel that that singer would name her or something like that. It was as if her blue gaze could pierce through the TV.
"Only that special person knows, I know he has already listened to my songs" answered Yuta kindly, "And about who has my heart!" he looked at the audience, "That answer is very easy, my fans have it!" he stood up.
This again caused the audience to shout with excitement.
The presenter also stood up and applauded several times.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!, the prodigy Yuta Okkotsu! Would you like to say goodbye to this program with a few words?"
"I just want to say thanks!, first I want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to present in this program of yours" He turned to the presenter and then pointed to a part of the studio where the staff is.
"I would also like to thank my manager Geto, for trusting in my talent and as well as trusting in these talented guys that make up the band, I also thank them for following me because without them this could not become a reality" He pointed to his musicians, who responded by playing drums and guitars with excitement.
"I also want to thank everyone who trusted in my music, especially my fans for giving us the opportunity to be heard and finally I want to thank that special person, for having inspired me to create all my songs, That person knows what I mean!"He commented with a big smile.
"And with that we say goodbye! Could you sing one last song for us?" asked the presenter in high spirits.
"It will be a pleasure!" commented Yuta approaching his band to start singing.
Maki and Mai had seen the whole show.
"I think he's talking about you" commented Mai from the other side of the phone.
"Agh! Of course not, he's probably talking about someone else!" commented Maki, turning off the TV.
"Are you sure? Because it seems he is indeed talking about you!" Mei commented with a mocking chuckle, "Wow!, Yes he described you very well!"
"What are you talking about? Mai, are you reading what his songs say?" asked Maki with surprise.
"Of course!, while I was finishing the show I was reading his lyrics and wow, I can confirm that he did write you in one of them!" Mei commented teasingly, "Haven't you read or listened to what he wrote about you yet?"
"No, and I don't intend to!" replied Maki with too much annoyance.
"Are you afraid to know what she wrote about you?" Mai asked tartly, "Besides, don't you think this could be like karma for you?" she asked curiously.
"What the hell are you trying to say?" Maki raised her eyebrows at that odd question.
"What I'm trying to say is that if he came back like way, it must be like karma for you, I mean for everything you did to him in the past! Maybe now it's your turn to pay for the dirty dishes!" commented Mai typing some more.
"You sound like the crazy one who believes in that zodiac bullshit and stuff, and no, I don't think it's Karma!" replied Maki super annoyed.
"They say that we all must pay for our sins, anyway, I'll leave you because I'm going to go eat. I just hope you keep updating me with everything that happens between the two of you," commented Mai with a big smile.
That stupid grin Maki could feel through the phone.
"I don't think anything more will happen between me and him!" Maki commented angrily.
"Whatever you say! Bye!" Mai ended the call.
"DAMN IT!" Maki shouted with too much annoyance.
She put her cell phone aside, tried to eat a little, but after everything she saw in that program, even her hunger was gone. So she just put her food aside.
"Damn Mai, you made even my hunger go away! She put her elbows on her knees "Also that damned Yuta! What does he think he is!"
Maki sighed at the silence inside that place at that moment. She stood up and went directly to change the sign to "open" once again because her lunch hour had already passed.
"What if he's really talking about me?" she asked herself.
Everything she had seen in that program made her even more curious.
"Why don't you find out for yourself? Why don't you listen to those songs and find out for yourself to see if I'm really talking about you?
Maki remembered those words again.
"Let's get it over with!" said Maki, putting aside her pride and went straight to the bench to pick up her cell phone once again.
She unlocked it and searched in her music app the name "Yuta Okkotsu" and there appeared that album that everyone was talking about.
Maki wrinkled her nose a little and pursed her lips. She didn't know where she was getting the courage to listen to that, but the doubt was eating her from the inside, so it was better to remove that thorn from her heart to know whether or not she had really been the muse that had taken Yuta to the top.
She looked at the total number of songs, there were twelve and they made an approximate of one hour.
"Should I start in the order it comes in or should it be randomized?" she wondered too hesitantly as she read the title of those songs.
"Okay, let's start with this one"
She clicked on the first song that opened that playlist, entitled "To be somebody".
The music began to play, the electric guitar set the rhythm.
"This song has a good rhythm" Maki said, moving her foot a little to the rhythm of that guitar solo, until Yuta's voice began to sing.
There were several paragraphs that caught his attention.
"Everyone thought I was the loser. The one who was destined to fail and fall a thousand and one times, but no one but you, you repeated it to me every chance you got, you just had me at your feet, on my knees."
That verse made Maki swallow saliva, that simple verse made her remember all the times she called Yuta "loser" or the times she intentionally made him fall down.
"I was simply the guy inside the man, exactly who you mistakenly thought who I was, you were just that black hole in my head, that your perfect victim."
"Tsk! I think that hint really hurt me" said Maki as she continued listening to the song.
That song kept playing, she could notice the feeling with which he sang and expressed himself.
"We all want to be somebody, so sometimes we just need a taste of who we are.
We all want to be somebody and sometimes all it takes is a shot of reality to draw the starting line."
That song left a feeling of pain for searching for an identity of their own.
Maki was speechless with shock. She realized that maybe if was she the one who had really inspired this artist.
"And to think that this is the first song…" She commented quietly as she plucked up the courage to continue listening to the other songs that remained on the disc.
" Let's see what else you have written!" commented Maki, taking some food to get up the courage to start reproduce the other songs.
And so, while another client arrived, Maki took advantage of the time and continued listening to those songs one by one. She even took the opportunity to eat and clean up the place a bit.
Truly, Yuta's voice was able to transmit those feelings and emotions that very few people manage to do.
Those songs had a nice rhythm, some stood out more than others, but they were still hard to forget.
After almost an hour of listening to that album, Maki understood why many identified with those lyrics, but above all, Yuta's voice managed to transmit too much in just minutes and with a drum and guitar in the background.
She felt that all those songs she had already listened to could be discarded since none of them talked about her so explicitly and none of those songs she could identify with.
That is until Maki finally got to the famous song that was a favorite of many girls, including Nobara's.
That one titled "Wild, Sexy & Liar" was song number eleven on that album.
"Okay, let's hear what you say about me in this song" she said to herself, giving it a play.
That melody started with the electric guitar. This instrumental quickly became super recognizable for those who listened to it.
That rhythm did not fall completely into the slow, but it was so perfect that in a way it sounded with a certain passion.
Yuta's voice began to sing soon after, Maki hated to admit that when he put his mind to it he could sound so seductive.
"From the moment I saw you, I knew you were special.
A bit out of the ordinary. With every step you took, you were stealing glances, that was your specialty besides creating the best plays."
"Your gaze is simply seductive. You are enchanting as well as dangerous.
From your lips I want to taste honey once more and from your body I want to explore once more every mark and mole beyond what you let me see."
Maki's face turned red at that verse that reminded her perfectly of what had happened between those two. That was something very intimate that she had never told anyone else.
She quickly recalled the words exchanged two nights ago in that alley.
"Especially because I kept thinking about everything that happened between..." She whispered but she couldn't finish speaking, since she felt how Yuta brought his lips closer to hers.
They really were very close to each other.
"Between us? Oh... " his lips were very close to hers, touching them very slowly. Maki could feel his stupid smile on her mouth "Do you mean that that no one else knows and what happened between us before you decided to humiliate me and plunge me into the most terrible depression of my life?"
Maki felt her breath catch as she remembered the kiss they were almost going to give each other that night.
But her body also tingled slightly as she remembered what once happened between the two of them, that afternoon after their high school classes.
"Idiot" She shouted to herself to stop remembering that and tried to concentrate on finding out what else "her song" was saying.
"Sexy and wild, so is your nature
A contradiction that awakens in me, feelings never before experienced.
The more I entwine myself with your lips, the more I feel I lose myself.
But still, I can't resist falling under your spell."
"Your lips whisper tantalizing verses
Your curves awaken my hunting instincts. You're simply the rebel that no one can control.
Just wild, sexy and a liar."
"You are a complete mystery even to yourself.
Your voice and style hold me prisoner to your charms. Have you bewitched me?
You are a prodigy at lying and by the way you have a mastery in seduction.
You, my most dangerous muse, You, my venus incarnated in woman."
"You lie to yourself saying you hate me.
But your caresses show me otherwise.
From your lips I tasted honey and from your body I ran all over your skin, in search of the absolute truth.
You deny yourself,
do you really not believe in love or just torturing me is your way of getting amusement?"
"Sexy and wild, such is your nature
A contradiction that awakens my sadness
The more I entwine myself with your lips, the more I feel I lose myself.
But still, I can't resist falling under your spell."
"Your lips whisper tantalizing verses
Your curves awaken my hunting instincts. You're simply the rebel that no one can control.
Just wild, sexy and a liar."
That song ended and Maki felt breathless. She even felt her skin bristle because she had listened attentively to how Yuta described her with those words that in one way or another hurt her.
That time at the concert she hadn't paid attention to those verses because her only desire at that moment was to run away from there. But now, she felt that he had told the world in such a seductive way what she was like.
"Damn Yuta!" she said with too much annoyance. She was furious with that song, but she was even more furious with herself.
How was it possible for that man to sound so sexy? Was she really all that?
Maki stopped the music player and got up from the bench, she needed to calm her emotions.
She did a light breathing exercise that she recommended her clients to do before any practice and walked around the empty GYM for a while.
Maki quickly realized the time. Was almost 05:00 pm.
It wasn't until that moment that Maki noticed that none of her clients, who sometimes went on the afternoon shift, seemed to be arriving that day.
She tried to take that as a sign to go home early, although sometimes she worried about running out of customers because she had to pay the rent for the place and a place like that was not easy to maintain, especially since she had both services to pay and personal expenses to cover.
And getting another job was not in his plans at the time.
Maki tried not to get discouraged and to find the "good" side of the matter.
Perhaps because it was Friday, many of her clients preferred to go home to rest and others simply preferred to relax or go for a drink after a hectic day.
Maki looked at her cell phone once more. She wondered, somewhat annoyed, if she should listen to the last song of that album. The one that Yuta said was supposed to be the continuation of Wild, Sexy & Liar.
"Well, it looks like no one else is coming this day" she said to herself as she went back to the bench to grab her cell phone.
"Let's get this over with so I can go home" she said, annoyed, reproducing on the last song entitled "Until my last breath".
The melody started slowly, it seemed to be a guitar solo accompanying Yuta's voice.
Again, a stanza caught his attention.
"You have me between a rock and a hard place.
I want to escape from your thorny love, but I can't free myself.
You have me tied to you.
I feel you like a noose around my neck..."
At that moment, the music stopped playing because a call had come in on her cell phone, interrupting the song.
Maki looked at the name and to her surprise it was Nobara.
She knew that when Nobara dialed her, any plan could emerge.
But Maki began to have a strange feeling once she answered that call.
"Hello Maki!" Nobara's voice was heard cheerfully. "Hey, aren't you busy with a client at the moment? I'm not interrupting you?" asked her friend over the loudspeaker.
"Not at all!" she smiled at the sound of her friend's voice.
"On the contrary! I was alone here in the store since it seems that no one else is coming this shift, so I was thinking of going home already, and you? is everything all right?" asked Maki going back to the front door to put the closed sign.
"I'm fine!, thank you!, and by the way I'd say everything is going great" Nobara paused slightly before continuing to speak. "Maki, sorry to ask but do you have any plans for later tonight?" She asked curiously.
Maki was thinking that maybe her best friend wanted to meet with her because she wanted to talk and vent about her day.
"Later? I'm free. Why?" Maki's foreboding seemed to grow stronger and stronger as she continued to listen to her friend on the phone.
Nobara let the air out enthusiastically. "I just wanted to ask you if you would like to join Yuta and me for dinner tonight? Yuta is asking us out!" she sounded very happy that her favorite singer asked her out.
Maki was speechless as Nobara continued to explain what was happening.
Nobara let out a sigh of immense happiness "OH Maki!, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! Are you listening to me?" she asked.
"I hear you, loud and clear!" commented Maki coming out of her trance.
"haha You see! It's just that a while ago Yuta called me from his personal number. My God, I have my favorite singer's personal number!" Nobara sounded really excited.
Maki could swear she could even hear her jumping up and down with happiness.
"And what did Yuta tell you?" asked feeling her heart jumping into her throat.
"That's where I was going!" Nobara was heard to thunder her fingers.
"That's what I was dialing you for! The thing is that he told me that this afternoon-evening, he had some free time and said he would like to go out and have some fun. So he's inviting both of us to go with him to dinner and to have fun in the city. Isn't it exciting?!"
"Really? And who else will be joining us besides Yuta?" asked Maki with difficulty. She didn't want to be near that singer but she didn't want to leave her best friend alone in this either.
"Well, he said that his drummer, the pink-haired boy named Yuji, would also come with us. So the four of us would go to dinner and have fun. Sure, if you want to join us" Nobara answered with a big smile.
"I don't know why it sounds like a double date to me..." replied Maki, clicking her tongue.
"I'm not going to lie to you, I thought so too! haha!" said Nobara sighing.
"Although we still don't know if someone else will join us or if it will just be the four of us. And well, what better for me than to go out and have fun with my best friend and my favorite singer, don't you think? I feel like the luckiest girl in the universe" commented Nobara all excited as she plopped down on her bed.
Maki could sense that illusion in Nobara's voice and I really didn't want to leave her alone in this, much less disappoint her.
"What do you say Maki? Do you want to join us?" asked Nobara.
Maki turned away from the horn to let the air out in resignation.
"I'll come with you! At what time and place will we meet?"
And so began the double date for Maki.
I hope you liked this third chapter ️
An apology for the lyrics haha I'm bad at songwriting.
What do you think about this story, are you liking it?
Sorry if it's taking me a while to update this fic, it's just that I was looking for inspiration and I've been finding it little by little, as well as the playlist for this fic. I've also been changing and reorganizing the main idea of the fic.
Although I must confess that I'm in doubt whether to leave or change the title of this fic, what do you think? Should it stay with the name "Karma is my boyfriend" or just "Karma"?
We'll keep reading ️