Chapter 5: Gay vs Straight
Title: The Mister Mask
Author: YINGxsquare
Pairing: Ryosuke/OC (currently)
Hidden Pairing: Yes
Appearance of other members: HSJ
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fluff, Gender Bender, Mild Angst, Romance, Slight Comedy(?)
Disclaimer: Only the plot and OCs are mine, others belong to Johnny.
Summary: A girl was forced to change her identity and gender due to her family problem. On the other hand, Chinen Yuuri of the famous boy band 'Hey! Say! JUMP' injured himself in one of their rehearsals for the upcoming winter concert. A temporary replacement was found to replace him. Will the other members, especially his good friend - Yamada Ryosuke, be able to accept the fact about his injury and the new member? And who exactly is this mysterious replacer with an unknown past?
Note: Links of the dresses are below.
Previous Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
That day after Ryoko had talked some sense into him, Ryosuke apologized to all the other members upon arriving at the dance studio. They were very surprised by Ryosuke's action, especially Yuuri. Ryosuke went to hug him and even cried. Ryoko smiled at the sight of it.
Finally he has understood.
Just then, she felt a pat on her shoulder.
"Good job, Ryo-chan."
She turned around to find Daiki standing beside her. She shook her head and blushed lightly.
"No. All of you played a part in it too," she said softly.
Ryosuke, on the other hand, saw the pair and walked towards them. He squeezed himself between them and threw both his arms around their shoulders.
"What were the both of you talking about?" Ryosuke asked, eyeing them suspiciously.
"Nothing much,” Daiki replied with a grin and looked away.
Ryosuke caught him grinning and pouted.
"Mou Dai-chan! Tell me!" he whined while shaking Daiki's shoulders and Ryoko giggled at them.
"Well, it's great to see that you're back to your old self, Yamada-kun," Ryoko said, folding her arms across her chest while looking at him with a smile.
Ryosuke stopped whining and Daiki ruffled his hair. Suddenly, Ryoko’s face lit up.
"Ah! So that means you won't be strict with my dance moves anymore ne? Hooray!" Ryoko squealed happily and skipped towards the rest of the members.
Daiki and Ryosuke blinked at her.
"Oi! I didn't say that!" Ryosuke yelled and shrugged off Daiki's hand.
"Hey! Stop there! Get back here!” Ryosuke shouted at her.
And the rest of the members watched as Ryosuke chased after Ryoko in the dance studio. Yuya chuckled and ruffled his hair lightly.
"Yama-chan really likes to run about ne?"
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Three weeks after Ryoko had started to get along well with the members, Johnny made them appeared on "Ousama no Brunch" to announce Yuuri's injury and also introduced Ryoko as his temporary replacement. Luckily, most of their fans were able to understand and didn't cause uproar. Since Ryoko was so-called 'The New Member', many magazines like 'Duet', 'Myojo', 'Potato' and 'Winkup' were chasing after them for an exclusive interview.
After JUMP had finished their appearance on 'Ousama no Brunch', they headed to the 'Duet' studio quickly. Once they had reached, one of the staffs went over and explained to them what they would be doing for that day.
"Minna, today there will be a photo-shoot for all of you. In pairs and as the whole group," the staff informed. Everyone nodded their head and was brought to the JUMP's preparation room. The stylists started to give out the members' own respective clothing. When Ryoko received her costume, she was surprised.
"Why is mine a female clothing?" she blurted out, gaining the attention of the other members.
"Ours too!"
Then everyone shifted their gaze to the source of the voice. It was from Hikaru, Kei, Keito and Ryutaro. Suddenly, all the JUMP members burst out in laughter.
"R-ryuu..yo-your..ex-expres-sion..." Daiki managed to say between his hic of laughter.
Ryutaro was showing a face full of disgust.
"What the hell!" Ryutaro cursed under his breath.
Kota walked over and put his arm around Ryutaro's shoulders.
"Let's quickly change, Ryu-chan," he teased while placing his finger under Ryutaro’s chin to tilt his face up and Ryutaro shot him a glare.
Ryoko sighed as she walked towards the door.
"Ryo-chan, where are you going? You can change here you know, since we’re all guys," Kei said and everyone stared at her.
Ryoko bit her lips. She felt a sudden impulse to strangle Kei.
"A-ah, I need to pick up a phone call and use the toilet. Excuse me," she said quickly and ran towards the toilet.
The other members began to change except Daiki, Ryosuke and Yuuri who were exchanging glances. Somehow, they found it really weird because that was not the first time Ryoko had ran to the toilet to change. Daiki was deep in his thoughts when he felt someone shaking his arm.
“Dai-chan, let's start changing," Ryosuke said and Daiki nodded his head.
Despite having a weird feeling, he decided to shrug it off.
"Yuya, can you help me with this ribbon?" Kei asked while trying to fix it by himself.
Yuya rolled his eyes and stood up from his seat. Without warning, he grabbed the ribbon and pulled it with all his strength.
"Yu-yu..ya..I c-can't br-breathe...," Kei gasped while panting for air and Yuya held back his laughter.
He loosened the ribbon and started tying again.
"Done," Yuya replied and went back to his seat while Kei approached his stylist.
Yuuri saw the scene and wondered if Ryoko might need any help.
"Erm, guys..," Yuuri started while standing up and the JUMP members looked at him, he continued, "I will head over to the changing room and see if Ryo-chan need any help."
They nodded their heads and Yuuri went out.
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"Must I really wear this?" Ryoko thought while staring at the dress.
It had been years since the last time she wore a dress or rather, a skirt. She let out a heavy sigh.
"I guess I've no way out. It's a photo-shoot after all," she mumbled softly to herself.
Since nobody was in the changing room when she arrived, she decided to change outside the cubicle. Just as she took off her shirt, the door opened and Yuuri came in.
"Ryo-chan, do you ne-"
Yuuri's mouth was left wide opened. Since Ryoko's back was facing him, she didn't realize that Yuuri had entered and he couldn't believe what he had just seen.
"Why is Ryo-chan wearing that?!" Yuuri thought in disbelief.
When Ryoko turned around to pick up the dress, she felt someone staring at her near the door and looked up. Her eyes widened.
"Chi-chinen-kun..." she stuttered while holding the dress firmly to her chest, covering herself.
Yuuri didn't know what to do or say. His mind was completely blank. He had never guessed that Ryoko would be a girl.
"Ryo-chan…you're a girl?" Yuuri asked calmly but his heart was beating abnormally fast.
Ryoko bit her lips and nodded her head slowly. Then she suddenly remembered what Yuusuke had told her.
"But Chinen-kun, please don't tell the members about this. If they get to know about my real gender, I will be kick out of the company," she said quickly and Yuuri looked at her in shocked.
"She will be kicked out?" he thought in shocked.
Realizing that Ryoko wasn't fully-clothed, Yuuri let out a fake cough.
"Ryo-chan, w-wear your dress. I-I will turn around and I-I promise I won't look until you're done," Yuuri stammered in embarrassment and turned around to face the wall.
Hearing that, Ryoko looked at herself and blushed. She quickly put on her dress and took off her jeans.
"You can turn around now," Ryoko said quietly with her cheeks still tinted with a light shade of pink.
Yuuri turned around and saw her fully-clothed.
"I’m sorry, Ryo-chan. I won't tell anyone about it and I will forget what I had seen earlier," Yuuri reassured her.
Ryoko nodded and finally faced him. Then he stared at her in awe.
"You look stunning," Yuuri blurted out.
Ryoko blushed and looked away. Noticing the time on his watch, Yuuri realized that they needed to head back soon.
"Ryo-chan, we need to go back now. The stylist still need to help you put on the wig and makeup," Yuuri said and without waiting for Ryoko's reply, he pulled her back to the room.
"We're back!" he exclaimed cheerfully while walking in with Ryoko following closely behind.
One of the stylists spotted her and dragged her towards the seat before pushing her down. Yuuri's gaze was fixed on her.
"So Ryo-chan is a girl? Why she would want to join us despite being a girl," he wondered.
Half an hour later, almost all the members were done, except for Ryoko. Since the photographer wanted to arrange them in pairs, the rest of the members went out first.
"Done!" the stylist said and placed the brush on the makeup kit.
Ryoko opened her eyes. She was totally left speechless.
"You know, it's such a waste that you aren't a girl. You looked so pretty and stunning!" the stylist complimented and Ryoko just flashed a small smile.
"Alright, you should go now. They are waiting for you outside," the stylist reminded again while packing her makeup kit.
Ryoko nodded her head.
"Thank you," she thanked and headed out of the room.
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As she walked into the studio, nobody noticed her yet. She saw Daiki playing with the fur collar of Ryutaro's dress while Ryutaro was busy sulking and complaining. Kota and Yuya were teasing Kei's dress and Hikaru was playing around with his dress, making the trio laugh. Keito seemed to be fine with his dress and continued to play with Yuto.
Just as she was hesitating to walk towards them or head back, she heard Daiki calling her pet name.
"Ryo-chan, we're here!"
"Oh, crap!" she cursed under her breath and slowly walked towards them.
She wanted to be unnoticed by them but it failed. When she came into their view, all the members were totally stupefied.
"Whoa! Ryo-chan really looks like a girl!" Hikaru exclaimed, running to her side.
The other members nodded and continued to stare at her.
"I thought that Inoo-chan would be the one that looks most like a girl. But it turns out that Ryo-chan is the one! Inoo-chan, you've a rival now!" Kota said with a chuckle.
Kei looked at her and gave her a thumbs-up sign which she merely returned a smile. Hearing the conversation, Ryosuke turned around and his eyes widened. Suddenly, his heart wasn't listening to his command anymore and it was pounding so hard against his ribcage that he had difficulty breathing.
"He is...very pretty and cute...," Ryosuke muttered while being fully mesmerized by Ryoko.
"What is it, Yama-chan?" Yuuri asked and Ryosuke immediately turned around.
"A-ah, it’s nothing," he said while shaking his head.
After waiting for a few more minutes, the photographer walked towards them.
"Guys, I see all of you are ready. I will start reading the name for the pairings," the photographer said and took out a list.
Ryosuke, on the other hand, wasn't listening. His gaze was fixed on Ryoko. Ryoko felt someone staring at her and turned around. It was Ryosuke and she noticed that his cheeks were slightly flushed red.
"Yamada-kun, are you not feeling well? Your face is red," she said and placed her palm on his forehead.
His heart pounded even faster and he looked away.
"I-I’m fine…," he replied, avoiding her stare.
Ryoko nodded and continued talking to Yuuri.
"The first pairing is Nakajima with Okamoto, next is Inoo with Takaki, followed by Yabu with Yaotome, then Arioka with Morimoto and finally, Nakano with Yamada," the photographer announced.
Ryosuke immediately looked up then their eyes met again.
"I'm with him?" he thought in disbelief.
"This month's theme is 'Love and Dating'. So, I'm sure some of you will understand why you need to wear those dresses," the photographer said, stretching out his right hand at the background and continued, “The first pair please prepare."
Yuto and Keito went up while the others headed over to the resting area. Ryoko was feeling very uneasy with her dress and kept tugging it. Yuya spotted it and chuckled.
"Ryo-chan, stop tugging on your dress already. It's going to tear if you continue to pull," Yuya said and the others laughed.
Ryoko flashed them an embarrassed smile.
"But Ryo-chan really looks like a girl in this dress," Daiki said, checking her out from head to toe.
Ryoko blushed under his stare and Ryosuke saw it. He felt a tug on his heart and a pang of jealousy washed over him. Daiki started to comb the hair of Ryoko with his fingers and smoothed the sleeves of her dress. At the corner of her eyes, she saw Ryutaro giving a very irritated look and started laughing. Everyone at the table stared at her weirdly.
"Ryo-chan? Why are you laughing?" Kei asked in confusion.
Unable to speak, Ryoko pointed at Ryutaro, who looked very confused as well.
"Me?" Ryutaro asked with raised eyebrows and Ryoko nodded her head while laughing.
"Ryo-chan, why are you laughing at Ryutaro?" Kota asked, after taking a sip of the water.
"Morimoto-kun was giving that irritated look which was so funny," Ryoko answered after she had calm down slightly and the image appeared in her mind again.
Unable to control herself, she was thrown into fit of laughter again. This time round, everyone at the table, including Ryutaro himself, started laughing. Soon, it was Ryosuke's and Ryoko's turn. As they went to the set together, the photographer told them to stand still while he thought of the poses for them.
"Since Nakano-kun really looks very feminine and on the other hand, Yamada-kun looks really manly, I would suggest a more intimidated poses for the both of you. Firstly, can Yamada-kun carry Nakano-kun in princess-style?" the photographer asked.
The both of them eyed each other. Although neither of them talked, they could feel each other being very uncomfortable with the idea. However, it was for photo-shoot and they couldn't possibly say no. They nodded and proceeded with the request.
Ryoko walked in front of Ryosuke and turned to her side. Ryosuke took in a deep breath and scooped her up without warning. Ryoko was surprised and almost let out a shriek. Luckily, she forced it to the back of her throat. When she looked up, she found herself staring at the side of Ryosuke's face. Her gaze traced his obvious jawline and unknowingly, her heart started to beat faster and heat was creeping up her cheeks. She looked away, slightly flustered.
"Okay, this is good! Perfect! Now I want the both of you to give me different shots of looking into the camera, staring intently at each other and finally, playing around," the photographer instructed and lowered his head to see through the viewer lens of the camera.
"Yamada-kun, we'll start with the one that looks into the camera," Ryoko suggested and Ryosuke nodded his head in agreement.
They smiled into the camera and the flash came. After a few shots of the first request, they went on to the second request. Since they were supposed to stare intently at each other, Ryoko hooked her arms around Ryosuke's neck and pulled herself up a little. Ryosuke lowered his head and locked their gaze together. Ryosuke felt a tug on his heart again and heat was creeping up his cheeks. The flash came.
Then, they went on to the last request. Ryoko was about to release her arms when Ryosuke suddenly threw her up slightly and she quickly hooked onto him. At that moment, the flash came again.
"Okay, done!" the photographer shouted with his left hand raised and Ryosuke let Ryoko down.
Surprisingly, his arms didn't feel tired.
"Probably because he's light," Ryosuke guessed and shrugged off the thought.
He watched the photographer approached them again.
"The both of you were so natural in the photographs. So I would like the both of you to do me another pose," the photographer said and the pair nodded their heads.
The photographer beamed at them.
"Well then, I would like Yamada-kun to put his right arm around Nakano-kun's waist and Nakano-kun to tiptoe and kiss Yamada-kun on the cheek," the photographer instructed.
Ryoko's eyes widened. Kiss his cheeks?
Without warning, Ryosuke put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. She was surprised by Ryosuke's actions and found herself staring at the side of his face again. Just then, Ryosuke turned around and stared directly into her eyes. Her heart pounded wildly against her ribcage and her whole body was getting warm. She was sure that her cheeks were now crimson red, despite the makeup done by the stylist was light.
"Ready!"
Ryosuke looked away from her and stared into the camera. Placing both her hands on each side of Ryosuke's shoulder, she tiptoed and kissed lightly on his cheek. After the flash was gone, Ryoko immediately dropped her hands and turned around. However, Ryosuke's arm was still holding firmly onto her waist. She waved her hand in front of his face.
"Yamada-kun, our part is over. It’s break time," Ryoko said and Ryosuke was brought back to reality.
Realizing that his arm was still around her waist, he dropped his arm straightaway.
"Oh, sorry," he apologized and Ryoko shook her head with a smile.
"It’s okay. I'm going to grab something to eat now," Ryoko told him and skipped off to the table.
Ryosuke's eyes followed her back view. He let out a heavy sigh and ruffled his hair lightly in annoyance.
"Ryosuke, he's a guy! You should like girls and not guys! Stop feeling that way!" he scolded himself mentally.
Hearing that the other members were calling out for him, he walked slowly over to the table. He watched Ryoko placed her plate on the table and started eating while chatting with the BEST members. The same pang of jealousy washed over him again.
"I'm supposed to be straight," he sighed and turned his attention to the food.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Or...I'm just gay?!"
Next Chapter
Dresses: Hikaru | Kei | Keito | Ryoko | Ryutaro
*Note: Ryutaro's dress is in black. Ryoko's style is exactly the same as the picture.
A/N: Update, update! :D I'm sorry for the slow update! I'll try to update as soon as I can! Chapter 5 is quite an interesting chapter 8D Comments are definitely and extremely welcome! :D
Author: YINGxsquare
Pairing: Ryosuke/OC (currently)
Hidden Pairing: Yes
Appearance of other members: HSJ
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fluff, Gender Bender, Mild Angst, Romance, Slight Comedy(?)
Disclaimer: Only the plot and OCs are mine, others belong to Johnny.
Summary: A girl was forced to change her identity and gender due to her family problem. On the other hand, Chinen Yuuri of the famous boy band 'Hey! Say! JUMP' injured himself in one of their rehearsals for the upcoming winter concert. A temporary replacement was found to replace him. Will the other members, especially his good friend - Yamada Ryosuke, be able to accept the fact about his injury and the new member? And who exactly is this mysterious replacer with an unknown past?
Note: Links of the dresses are below.
Previous Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
That day after Ryoko had talked some sense into him, Ryosuke apologized to all the other members upon arriving at the dance studio. They were very surprised by Ryosuke's action, especially Yuuri. Ryosuke went to hug him and even cried. Ryoko smiled at the sight of it.
Finally he has understood.
Just then, she felt a pat on her shoulder.
"Good job, Ryo-chan."
She turned around to find Daiki standing beside her. She shook her head and blushed lightly.
"No. All of you played a part in it too," she said softly.
Ryosuke, on the other hand, saw the pair and walked towards them. He squeezed himself between them and threw both his arms around their shoulders.
"What were the both of you talking about?" Ryosuke asked, eyeing them suspiciously.
"Nothing much,” Daiki replied with a grin and looked away.
Ryosuke caught him grinning and pouted.
"Mou Dai-chan! Tell me!" he whined while shaking Daiki's shoulders and Ryoko giggled at them.
"Well, it's great to see that you're back to your old self, Yamada-kun," Ryoko said, folding her arms across her chest while looking at him with a smile.
Ryosuke stopped whining and Daiki ruffled his hair. Suddenly, Ryoko’s face lit up.
"Ah! So that means you won't be strict with my dance moves anymore ne? Hooray!" Ryoko squealed happily and skipped towards the rest of the members.
Daiki and Ryosuke blinked at her.
"Oi! I didn't say that!" Ryosuke yelled and shrugged off Daiki's hand.
"Hey! Stop there! Get back here!” Ryosuke shouted at her.
And the rest of the members watched as Ryosuke chased after Ryoko in the dance studio. Yuya chuckled and ruffled his hair lightly.
"Yama-chan really likes to run about ne?"
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Three weeks after Ryoko had started to get along well with the members, Johnny made them appeared on "Ousama no Brunch" to announce Yuuri's injury and also introduced Ryoko as his temporary replacement. Luckily, most of their fans were able to understand and didn't cause uproar. Since Ryoko was so-called 'The New Member', many magazines like 'Duet', 'Myojo', 'Potato' and 'Winkup' were chasing after them for an exclusive interview.
After JUMP had finished their appearance on 'Ousama no Brunch', they headed to the 'Duet' studio quickly. Once they had reached, one of the staffs went over and explained to them what they would be doing for that day.
"Minna, today there will be a photo-shoot for all of you. In pairs and as the whole group," the staff informed. Everyone nodded their head and was brought to the JUMP's preparation room. The stylists started to give out the members' own respective clothing. When Ryoko received her costume, she was surprised.
"Why is mine a female clothing?" she blurted out, gaining the attention of the other members.
"Ours too!"
Then everyone shifted their gaze to the source of the voice. It was from Hikaru, Kei, Keito and Ryutaro. Suddenly, all the JUMP members burst out in laughter.
"R-ryuu..yo-your..ex-expres-sion..." Daiki managed to say between his hic of laughter.
Ryutaro was showing a face full of disgust.
"What the hell!" Ryutaro cursed under his breath.
Kota walked over and put his arm around Ryutaro's shoulders.
"Let's quickly change, Ryu-chan," he teased while placing his finger under Ryutaro’s chin to tilt his face up and Ryutaro shot him a glare.
Ryoko sighed as she walked towards the door.
"Ryo-chan, where are you going? You can change here you know, since we’re all guys," Kei said and everyone stared at her.
Ryoko bit her lips. She felt a sudden impulse to strangle Kei.
"A-ah, I need to pick up a phone call and use the toilet. Excuse me," she said quickly and ran towards the toilet.
The other members began to change except Daiki, Ryosuke and Yuuri who were exchanging glances. Somehow, they found it really weird because that was not the first time Ryoko had ran to the toilet to change. Daiki was deep in his thoughts when he felt someone shaking his arm.
“Dai-chan, let's start changing," Ryosuke said and Daiki nodded his head.
Despite having a weird feeling, he decided to shrug it off.
"Yuya, can you help me with this ribbon?" Kei asked while trying to fix it by himself.
Yuya rolled his eyes and stood up from his seat. Without warning, he grabbed the ribbon and pulled it with all his strength.
"Yu-yu..ya..I c-can't br-breathe...," Kei gasped while panting for air and Yuya held back his laughter.
He loosened the ribbon and started tying again.
"Done," Yuya replied and went back to his seat while Kei approached his stylist.
Yuuri saw the scene and wondered if Ryoko might need any help.
"Erm, guys..," Yuuri started while standing up and the JUMP members looked at him, he continued, "I will head over to the changing room and see if Ryo-chan need any help."
They nodded their heads and Yuuri went out.
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"Must I really wear this?" Ryoko thought while staring at the dress.
It had been years since the last time she wore a dress or rather, a skirt. She let out a heavy sigh.
"I guess I've no way out. It's a photo-shoot after all," she mumbled softly to herself.
Since nobody was in the changing room when she arrived, she decided to change outside the cubicle. Just as she took off her shirt, the door opened and Yuuri came in.
"Ryo-chan, do you ne-"
Yuuri's mouth was left wide opened. Since Ryoko's back was facing him, she didn't realize that Yuuri had entered and he couldn't believe what he had just seen.
"Why is Ryo-chan wearing that?!" Yuuri thought in disbelief.
When Ryoko turned around to pick up the dress, she felt someone staring at her near the door and looked up. Her eyes widened.
"Chi-chinen-kun..." she stuttered while holding the dress firmly to her chest, covering herself.
Yuuri didn't know what to do or say. His mind was completely blank. He had never guessed that Ryoko would be a girl.
"Ryo-chan…you're a girl?" Yuuri asked calmly but his heart was beating abnormally fast.
Ryoko bit her lips and nodded her head slowly. Then she suddenly remembered what Yuusuke had told her.
"But Chinen-kun, please don't tell the members about this. If they get to know about my real gender, I will be kick out of the company," she said quickly and Yuuri looked at her in shocked.
"She will be kicked out?" he thought in shocked.
Realizing that Ryoko wasn't fully-clothed, Yuuri let out a fake cough.
"Ryo-chan, w-wear your dress. I-I will turn around and I-I promise I won't look until you're done," Yuuri stammered in embarrassment and turned around to face the wall.
Hearing that, Ryoko looked at herself and blushed. She quickly put on her dress and took off her jeans.
"You can turn around now," Ryoko said quietly with her cheeks still tinted with a light shade of pink.
Yuuri turned around and saw her fully-clothed.
"I’m sorry, Ryo-chan. I won't tell anyone about it and I will forget what I had seen earlier," Yuuri reassured her.
Ryoko nodded and finally faced him. Then he stared at her in awe.
"You look stunning," Yuuri blurted out.
Ryoko blushed and looked away. Noticing the time on his watch, Yuuri realized that they needed to head back soon.
"Ryo-chan, we need to go back now. The stylist still need to help you put on the wig and makeup," Yuuri said and without waiting for Ryoko's reply, he pulled her back to the room.
"We're back!" he exclaimed cheerfully while walking in with Ryoko following closely behind.
One of the stylists spotted her and dragged her towards the seat before pushing her down. Yuuri's gaze was fixed on her.
"So Ryo-chan is a girl? Why she would want to join us despite being a girl," he wondered.
Half an hour later, almost all the members were done, except for Ryoko. Since the photographer wanted to arrange them in pairs, the rest of the members went out first.
"Done!" the stylist said and placed the brush on the makeup kit.
Ryoko opened her eyes. She was totally left speechless.
"You know, it's such a waste that you aren't a girl. You looked so pretty and stunning!" the stylist complimented and Ryoko just flashed a small smile.
"Alright, you should go now. They are waiting for you outside," the stylist reminded again while packing her makeup kit.
Ryoko nodded her head.
"Thank you," she thanked and headed out of the room.
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As she walked into the studio, nobody noticed her yet. She saw Daiki playing with the fur collar of Ryutaro's dress while Ryutaro was busy sulking and complaining. Kota and Yuya were teasing Kei's dress and Hikaru was playing around with his dress, making the trio laugh. Keito seemed to be fine with his dress and continued to play with Yuto.
Just as she was hesitating to walk towards them or head back, she heard Daiki calling her pet name.
"Ryo-chan, we're here!"
"Oh, crap!" she cursed under her breath and slowly walked towards them.
She wanted to be unnoticed by them but it failed. When she came into their view, all the members were totally stupefied.
"Whoa! Ryo-chan really looks like a girl!" Hikaru exclaimed, running to her side.
The other members nodded and continued to stare at her.
"I thought that Inoo-chan would be the one that looks most like a girl. But it turns out that Ryo-chan is the one! Inoo-chan, you've a rival now!" Kota said with a chuckle.
Kei looked at her and gave her a thumbs-up sign which she merely returned a smile. Hearing the conversation, Ryosuke turned around and his eyes widened. Suddenly, his heart wasn't listening to his command anymore and it was pounding so hard against his ribcage that he had difficulty breathing.
"He is...very pretty and cute...," Ryosuke muttered while being fully mesmerized by Ryoko.
"What is it, Yama-chan?" Yuuri asked and Ryosuke immediately turned around.
"A-ah, it’s nothing," he said while shaking his head.
After waiting for a few more minutes, the photographer walked towards them.
"Guys, I see all of you are ready. I will start reading the name for the pairings," the photographer said and took out a list.
Ryosuke, on the other hand, wasn't listening. His gaze was fixed on Ryoko. Ryoko felt someone staring at her and turned around. It was Ryosuke and she noticed that his cheeks were slightly flushed red.
"Yamada-kun, are you not feeling well? Your face is red," she said and placed her palm on his forehead.
His heart pounded even faster and he looked away.
"I-I’m fine…," he replied, avoiding her stare.
Ryoko nodded and continued talking to Yuuri.
"The first pairing is Nakajima with Okamoto, next is Inoo with Takaki, followed by Yabu with Yaotome, then Arioka with Morimoto and finally, Nakano with Yamada," the photographer announced.
Ryosuke immediately looked up then their eyes met again.
"I'm with him?" he thought in disbelief.
"This month's theme is 'Love and Dating'. So, I'm sure some of you will understand why you need to wear those dresses," the photographer said, stretching out his right hand at the background and continued, “The first pair please prepare."
Yuto and Keito went up while the others headed over to the resting area. Ryoko was feeling very uneasy with her dress and kept tugging it. Yuya spotted it and chuckled.
"Ryo-chan, stop tugging on your dress already. It's going to tear if you continue to pull," Yuya said and the others laughed.
Ryoko flashed them an embarrassed smile.
"But Ryo-chan really looks like a girl in this dress," Daiki said, checking her out from head to toe.
Ryoko blushed under his stare and Ryosuke saw it. He felt a tug on his heart and a pang of jealousy washed over him. Daiki started to comb the hair of Ryoko with his fingers and smoothed the sleeves of her dress. At the corner of her eyes, she saw Ryutaro giving a very irritated look and started laughing. Everyone at the table stared at her weirdly.
"Ryo-chan? Why are you laughing?" Kei asked in confusion.
Unable to speak, Ryoko pointed at Ryutaro, who looked very confused as well.
"Me?" Ryutaro asked with raised eyebrows and Ryoko nodded her head while laughing.
"Ryo-chan, why are you laughing at Ryutaro?" Kota asked, after taking a sip of the water.
"Morimoto-kun was giving that irritated look which was so funny," Ryoko answered after she had calm down slightly and the image appeared in her mind again.
Unable to control herself, she was thrown into fit of laughter again. This time round, everyone at the table, including Ryutaro himself, started laughing. Soon, it was Ryosuke's and Ryoko's turn. As they went to the set together, the photographer told them to stand still while he thought of the poses for them.
"Since Nakano-kun really looks very feminine and on the other hand, Yamada-kun looks really manly, I would suggest a more intimidated poses for the both of you. Firstly, can Yamada-kun carry Nakano-kun in princess-style?" the photographer asked.
The both of them eyed each other. Although neither of them talked, they could feel each other being very uncomfortable with the idea. However, it was for photo-shoot and they couldn't possibly say no. They nodded and proceeded with the request.
Ryoko walked in front of Ryosuke and turned to her side. Ryosuke took in a deep breath and scooped her up without warning. Ryoko was surprised and almost let out a shriek. Luckily, she forced it to the back of her throat. When she looked up, she found herself staring at the side of Ryosuke's face. Her gaze traced his obvious jawline and unknowingly, her heart started to beat faster and heat was creeping up her cheeks. She looked away, slightly flustered.
"Okay, this is good! Perfect! Now I want the both of you to give me different shots of looking into the camera, staring intently at each other and finally, playing around," the photographer instructed and lowered his head to see through the viewer lens of the camera.
"Yamada-kun, we'll start with the one that looks into the camera," Ryoko suggested and Ryosuke nodded his head in agreement.
They smiled into the camera and the flash came. After a few shots of the first request, they went on to the second request. Since they were supposed to stare intently at each other, Ryoko hooked her arms around Ryosuke's neck and pulled herself up a little. Ryosuke lowered his head and locked their gaze together. Ryosuke felt a tug on his heart again and heat was creeping up his cheeks. The flash came.
Then, they went on to the last request. Ryoko was about to release her arms when Ryosuke suddenly threw her up slightly and she quickly hooked onto him. At that moment, the flash came again.
"Okay, done!" the photographer shouted with his left hand raised and Ryosuke let Ryoko down.
Surprisingly, his arms didn't feel tired.
"Probably because he's light," Ryosuke guessed and shrugged off the thought.
He watched the photographer approached them again.
"The both of you were so natural in the photographs. So I would like the both of you to do me another pose," the photographer said and the pair nodded their heads.
The photographer beamed at them.
"Well then, I would like Yamada-kun to put his right arm around Nakano-kun's waist and Nakano-kun to tiptoe and kiss Yamada-kun on the cheek," the photographer instructed.
Ryoko's eyes widened. Kiss his cheeks?
Without warning, Ryosuke put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. She was surprised by Ryosuke's actions and found herself staring at the side of his face again. Just then, Ryosuke turned around and stared directly into her eyes. Her heart pounded wildly against her ribcage and her whole body was getting warm. She was sure that her cheeks were now crimson red, despite the makeup done by the stylist was light.
"Ready!"
Ryosuke looked away from her and stared into the camera. Placing both her hands on each side of Ryosuke's shoulder, she tiptoed and kissed lightly on his cheek. After the flash was gone, Ryoko immediately dropped her hands and turned around. However, Ryosuke's arm was still holding firmly onto her waist. She waved her hand in front of his face.
"Yamada-kun, our part is over. It’s break time," Ryoko said and Ryosuke was brought back to reality.
Realizing that his arm was still around her waist, he dropped his arm straightaway.
"Oh, sorry," he apologized and Ryoko shook her head with a smile.
"It’s okay. I'm going to grab something to eat now," Ryoko told him and skipped off to the table.
Ryosuke's eyes followed her back view. He let out a heavy sigh and ruffled his hair lightly in annoyance.
"Ryosuke, he's a guy! You should like girls and not guys! Stop feeling that way!" he scolded himself mentally.
Hearing that the other members were calling out for him, he walked slowly over to the table. He watched Ryoko placed her plate on the table and started eating while chatting with the BEST members. The same pang of jealousy washed over him again.
"I'm supposed to be straight," he sighed and turned his attention to the food.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Or...I'm just gay?!"
Next Chapter
Dresses: Hikaru | Kei | Keito | Ryoko | Ryutaro
*Note: Ryutaro's dress is in black. Ryoko's style is exactly the same as the picture.
A/N: Update, update! :D I'm sorry for the slow update! I'll try to update as soon as I can! Chapter 5 is quite an interesting chapter 8D Comments are definitely and extremely welcome! :D