RE:START
RYUTARO'S POV:
She was...I don't know...the most beautiful girl I've ever seen? Nah, that can't be true. I mean, she is pretty enough to make glance at her but then again, she is still a bit...childish? Or is it childlike? She's not like the other girls who try to act all mature and sexy, wearing their clothes to the shortest way possible. She's simple. And yep. She has caught my attention.
"Oi, Ryutaro! Who're looking at?" Takaki Yuya, one of my co-members, called. "What's taking you so long?"
"I'm coming!" I replied.
Today is actually January 2012. It's a new start for JUMP since I've come back after a 7-month hiatus. Our new single is entitled RE:START, which is, obviously enough, means our restart as a 10-member group. And right now, as Takaki called me, we are having our photo shoot for the CD jacket.
"Where've you been?" Yabu demanded, slightly angry. Well, you all know that Yabu is the leader of the group, [and kinda like my mother] so I can say he's really worried especially now that I've just come back.
"I was just getting refreshments!" I said defensively.
"Refreshments come after work," Yamada Ryosuke, our ichiban, stated. Jeez, this guy is workaholic. And I hate him for that.
"Saa, saa...Let's get to work!" Hikaru, our blonde ikemen, butted in.
The photographer went to his work. "Smile in 3, 2, 1! That's good! A little closer Inoo-san, yes that's it! Flex those muscles, Okamoto-san! Perfect! Morimoto-san, that's great!"
It's actually the first time I've been praised during a photo shoot before. A year ago, I was always scolded for not smiling. But, curiously, I feel such in a good mood today. Especially she's standing right in front of me. Not actually that close, but I think about...5 meters away? Either way, I think she was looking at me. I glanced at her and caught her eye and started to show off with my poses.
"Yes! That's cool, Yamada-san! Oh, Morimoto-san, that's fabulous!"
"What's gotten into you?" Daiki whispered between his teeth as he smiled.
I glanced at her again. "I just got some inspiration."
HER POV:
Yo. I'm Oburi Masashi. I'm a student in Horikoshi Gakuen. My mom works as JUMP's costume designer and make-up artist so whenever I don't have classes, I come with her to work. I get to see real idols just meters away from me! Although of course, I don't mention it to anyone in Horikoshi since I don't want to die so young. If I did, I can already see the headlines of tomorrow's paper:
STUDENT DIES OF FAN-GIRL HARASSMENT
Uggh. The thought just sends shivers to my spine.
Anyway, I know this may sound weird, but...I'm actually being courted by JUMP's own ichiban, Yamada Ryosuke. Even my mom doesn't know about it. I kinda want to keep it as a secret. So please, don't tell anyone, ok? Seems that Ryo--I mean, Yamada-kun wants to keep it a secret too, being an idol and all. Of course, being the prince of JUMP, I know you're expecting me to say "Yes! I'll be your girlfriend!" immediately, but you can count me to be different. Actually, I think I have my eyes on someone else...
"Oburi, can you get my make-up kit from my bag? It's on that table," my mom said. She pointed towards the refreshments table.
"Okay." I walked towards the table and tried to keep my eyes on my path instead of glancing at JUMP who are currently having their CD jacket shoot. They are having turns, and I think, it's the BEST's turn now.
I stopped before I reached the refreshments table. Morimoto Ryutaro was there, drinking water and looking at his teammates. I saw the bag behind him.
Oh great! I thought. I'm trying to avoid the members and I end up facing one. I was about to turn around but then my mom spoke up again. "Oburi, my bag?"
She shouted so obviously, Morimoto-kun heard her. He stared at me and looked behind him. "Oh," he said. "It this it?" he asked, handing me my mom's black bag.
"Yes..." I said, careful not to stammer. Look, I'm not afraid of him. I'm just trying to not to talk to members so my mom wouldn't mistake me for flirting and I can still come to work with her. I love watching her work, you see. I'm thinking of being like her too.
"Sorry for covering it," Morimoto said.
"Oh, that's fine," I said, turning around and walking away.
I could feel his eyes on me as I hurried back to my mom.
AUTHOR'S POV:
Finally, Hey! Say! JUMP's photo shoot finished after three hours. Being their costume designer, Masahi-san helped the assistants arrange JUMP's costume the way it was supposed to be arranged. Oburi, meanwhile, was reading a book in one corner.
"The Borrowers?" Yamada Ryosuke suddenly said. Oburi was startled and stood up. "Isn't that the book which Studio Ghilbi made a film out of?"
"Ahh...yes," Oburi replied. She looked at him worriedly and you can tell that he knew what she meant. Yamada was about to leave when his JUMP members butted in.
"You must be Masashi-san's daughter!" Inoo Kei said joyfully. "Hajimemashite! I'm Inoo Kei! But you can call me Kei-neesan!"
"Baka!" Hikaru said, slapping Inoo's head. "Do you think she'll be comfortable with that? Stop acting so close!" He then faced Oburi. "Boku wa Hikaru Yaotome desu. Yoroshiku!"
After that, everyone from JUMP introduced themselves.
"Ah, sou da! We're having a simple dinner after this in our building. Would you like to come?" Yabu offered. "It'll just be the JUMP members. It's a great time for us to get to know each other."
Oburi blushed. Being the only girl in a gathering?! Not so sweet. "Anou, I think it's--"
"I think it's great," Masashi-san said for her daughter.
"It's settled then," Daiki said with a smile. "Ja, ne!"
The JUMP members each said their goodbyes, Ryosuke to be the last. "See you later," he whispered to her.
As soon as HSJ left, Oburi confronted her mother. "Mom! Why did you let me? It'll be so awkward!"
"It's all right. Besides, you need to get to know Ryosuke-kun, better right?" Her mom winked.
"Huh? How did you--?"
"I know everything."
AT THE GATHERING....
"Masahi-san! So nice of you to come!" Yabu greeted as he led her to her chair. Don't feel uncomfortable, just party with us!"
It was truly a simple dinner. There was just a karaoke and a table filled with foods and snacks. Takaki and Keito are harassing the microphones and kept belting out out-of-tune notes and just goofing at each other. But they are not drunk. ;)
"Here," Ryosuke handed a plate of snacks to Oburi and sat beside her.
Ryutaro, meanwhile, was observing the two of them from across the table. Yamada was already sending off signals that he would put his arm behind Oburi, and that's one thing Ryutaro doesn't feel comfortable with, so he stands up and sits between them, squishing Yamada.
"What the--? Oi, Ryutaro, what are you doing?" Yamada complained.
"So, Oburi-san, how are you doing?" he asked, completely ignoring Yamada. Yamada meanwhile, just said "Oburi?" in astonishment to Ryutaro's sudden closeness.
"I'm fine, Morimoto-san," she replied.
"No need to be so formal," Morimoto said with a laugh. "You can just call me Ryutaro."
"Ryutaro?" Yamada and Oburi echoed.
"Yep." Ryutaro smiled.
"CHOTTO!" Yamada screamed, pushing Ryutaro.
Now everything happened in slow motion.
The moment Yamada pushed Ryu, Ryutaro was talking face-to-face with Oburi. Well, you can guess that Ryutaro fell on top of Oburi, making Oburi lie down [Ryutaro's not light for a girl, you know] and....
Takaki and Keito stopped singing. Chinen and Nakajima looked up from the buffet table. Yabu, Hikaru, and Inoo stopped playing darts, and Daiki, who was sleeping, got up.
...Ryutaro and Oburi ended up kissing each other.
"Na...nani?" Yamada could only stutter.
"Uso..." Hikaru gasped.
Oburi sat up immediately and touched her lips. Ryutaro was speechless and could only look at her helplessly. Suddenly, Oburi started to cry.
"Ah, gomen, Oburi-san, I didn't mean to! Yamada pushed me and---"
"It was my first kiss!" Oburi wailed.
"EH?!?!" All of JUMP, except Ryutaro, exclaimed.
"How unfortunate! Your first kiss is wasted on him!" Inoo said, pointing at Ryutaro.
"Huh?" Ryutaro raised an eyebrow.
"That's very un-gentleman-like," Chinen commented.
Ryutaro turned to him. "What?"
"Oi, Ryutaro," a yakuza voice said. It was Yamada. He walked dangerously towards him, and poor Ryu could only gulp. Ryosuke grabbed Ryu's shirt and looked at him with blazing eyes. "How dare you kiss her?! HUH?! How dare you!"
"What are you so angry about?"
"I'm courting her!" Yamada screamed. "So how come you get the first kiss, huh?!"
"What?" All of JUMP said.
"There's been a lot going on today," Yuto said. "It's making me dizzy."
"Let him go, Ryosuke," Yabu ordered, putting his hand on Yamada. When he didn't budge, it took Yabu, HIkaru, Keito, and Takaki to separate the two of them.
Oburi stood up. "I think I...I need to go." With that, she hurriedly went out of the room.
Ryutaro followed her.
AND SO...
"OBURI-SAN! WAIT!" Ryutaro called. But Oburi kept on walking.
"PLEASE! JUST LET ME APOLOGIZE!"
Oburi stopped. She turned around. "Please, do it fast."
"All right." Ryutaro took a deep breath and approached her. "Sorry for that, I...I didn't mean to..." He paused. "I didn't mean our first kiss to be that way."
Oburi looked up. "Na-nani?"
Ryutaro took her hand. "Ever since I saw you that day we debuted as a group, I know that you're special for me. I just...couldn't say it on words. And when I was suspended, I thought that that feeling would go away but, no...it didn't. Then I just learned that Yamada was courting you. So I guess I've just let my chance pass by. There's no way I would win against that stuck-up."
Oburi giggled and sniffed. "I really liked you a lot too."
Ryutaro smiled. "Really?"
"Mm-hmm. It took a while though. I guess it was in...Your Seed did I start falling for you. Then you got suspended and Yamada-kun entered the picture. But I've already got my eyes on you, so..."
Ryutaro hugged her suddenly. "This is, perhaps, the perfect day of my life. Nothing's better than to restart, huh?"
Oburi smiled. "Are you promoting your single?"
"No," replied Ryutaro. "I'm just...suggesting that we could restart."
"Restart what?"
"Our kiss."
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