Chapter 11: TRIGGERED
YUMA’S EYES are sparkling nonstop since he has stepped at the school grounds. He could feel that there are a lot of hidden gems in that place. Finally, his dream to invade NHG is being materialized.
“I wonder if I can see them here.” He murmured at himself while looking around. He looks like a cute shonen in his earthly paradise. Yuma looked at Natsu who is busy acting as the tour guide. A smile of excitement curved up the searcher’s lips.
“This one is here. There’s a big chance that they are here as well.” His fists even clenched in great excitement.
“You guys are doing well, right?”While Yuma is in the peak of his excitement, a certain group is in the verge of breaking down due to stress.
“Have you seen him?” Akane, the vice president of the student council, asked Manaki and Risao. The two were chasing for their breaths. It seems that they have looked everywhere but they were not able to find the missing officer-in-charge.
Manaki shook his head. “Negative. Hoshizora-senpai is nowhere to be found.”
“I wonder if he went home. It doesn’t seem like he’s in a good shape.” Risao commented while walking towards the refrigerator of the SC room. He got bottled water and tossed one to Manaki.
BAM!The two turned to Akane who is already erupting like a volcano but then soon ignored her. Manaki went on to wipe the sweat rolling down from Risao’s head. Her fists are balled and there are countless knots on her forehead.
“Where the heck is this good-for-nothing senior!?” She gritted. “Seitokaicho even entrusted him this position but he isn’t giving his best! He is a big disappointment!”
“There’s nothing new about that.” Manaki flatly said. “Hoshizora-senpai is not the type that goes with everyone’s expectation.”
“And that makes him cool!” Risao finished Manaki’s statement and as if on cue, the two stroke their signature cool poses.
“Are you kidding me?” Akane rolled her eyes. “What’s cool with a person that has the ability to do something yet just lays that ability to waste? If I were him I will maximize those talents!”
“Well, he isn’t a people pleaser like you.” Risao commented and then high fived with Manaki as if he scored onto something.
“Well, it’s not necessarily like that. I’m just serious with everything that I do! What’s wrong about that?” The vice president explained herself, trying so hard not to vent her anger to the two.
“Pfft.” Manaki smirked. “What’s wrong with not being serious anyway?”
Akane grumpily stood up from her seat and then crossed her arms. “Why are you two protecting him anyway? Are you his fans? He has put us in a pinch right now!” She looked at her watch and her face crumpled even more. “It’s about time for the interview. What should we do?”
“Just do the interview for him. You can handle it better than him.” That was Manaki fixing Risao’s necktie.
“Mou~! Stop flirting in front of me!”
Knock, knock!Soft knocks were heard which made Akane jerk. It must be the interviewers. Her heart started to race. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. Risao signed to her if it is okay to open the door now. The vice president wore her game face on and nodded.
Risao opened the door which welcomed the people from Infiltration. They cheerfully welcomed them inside the room and acted naturally.
Akane immediately noticed Natsu looking around. She knows that the guy is looking for that other part of the Shiki. Natsu looked at her and his eyes are clearly asking where Fuyu is. Akane sneakily shook her head.
“Is this the student council room?” Dasa asked while looking around the said room. “It’s huge! It feels like a conference room! Sasuga NeoHorishiki!”
“Excuse us for bothering you but may we ask for the Seitokaicho?” Tokiyo asked.
“Uhmm… I’m Mochizuki Akane. I’m the vice president of the student council.” Akane stepped forward. “Our president is currently on a foreign business trip with his family.” She presented them the poster of the school where Haru is the model. The hosts together with Yuma went near the said poster and examined it well.
“Yokoyoma Haru, huh?” Dasa read the name.
“He is one of my close friends.” Natsu explained. “He became the student council president since he was in first year.”
“Since first year!?” Dasa exclaimed. “He’s like a prime minister! What do you think about him, Yuma-san?”
“As expected, NeoHorikoshi is hiding a lot of things!” These remarks made everyone excited especially the director of the show. It seems like they are going to produce a show that will skyrocket in the ratings.
“What are they talking about?” Manaki whispered to Risao with his brows furrowed. Risao shrugged.
“The funny looking guy looks like Getters Yuma. It seems like he is up with his reincarnation stories again.” Risao whispered back.
“This is really interesting!” Yuma interjected. He’s really, really excited but he can’t reveal anything for now according to the program director. The revelation will happen in a different setting. All they have to do now is to roam around. Yuma is recording everything he observes in his phone.
“Matsui-san, you said Yokoyama Haru-san is one of your close friends, right?” Yuma asked which was answered with a nod by Natsu.
“Nice! I want to meet all your friends here!”
Everyone was surprised to the sudden goal change of Yuma. The director just gestured an okay signal.
“You want to meet the other members of the Shiki?” Risao asked.
“Shiki?” Dasa repeated. “What’s that about Asuka-san?”
Asuka was a bit surprised that she was called. “Shiki is a group of four boys who carries the name of the four seasons. I heard they are really, really famous inside this school. I’m not really sure since I’m always out.” Asuka chuckled cutely to cover up her lack of knowledge.
“They are like NHG’s own idol group.” Manaki explained. “They are undeniably popular especially to girls.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, we just discovered that NHG has its own male idol group!” Dasa commented. “They have names of seasons, huh? What a nice coincidence!”
“A-Actually they are not an official group. The students only created the name for them.” Akane explained further. “Matsui-senpai and the Seitokaicho are members of it.”
“I want to meet the other two! If we already have Natsu and Haru here, that means those two are Aki and Fuyu, right? Let’s go find them!” Yuma’s excitement is really off the roof.
“Aki might be in the classroom but Fuyu…” Natsu stopped midway.
“A-Actually Hoshizora Fuyu-senpai should be the one doing this interview now.” Akane started. “H-He is the acting president while Seitokaicho is away but he has an allergy with pollen. I think he took a day-off today. I don’t think you will be able to meet him today.”
The girl looked at Natsu who is intently looking at her right after she finished explaining. She knows how this guy turns out to be really scary if someone mocks Fuyu so she carefully chose her words.
“Ehhh…” Yuma’s shoulders dropped in disappointment. “What a waste~”
“Yes, he is really a waste—“
Everyone’s head turned to Akane. Risao and Manaki’s eyes widened.
“I-I mean it’s really a waste that you won’t be able to see him.” The girl covered up. She felt cold sweat ran down her back. She could feel Natsu’s burning glare.
“Is that so?” Yuma sighed. “Then let’s just go and meet this Aki!”
“Alright.” Natsu answered. “Let’s head to the Senior’s Tower now.”
The hosts and the staff thanked the members of the student council for the short intrusion before they leave the room. Akane finally got to breathe when the door shut close. She dropped herself back to her seat and sighed. “That was close~”
Risao and Manaki heaved a sigh with her and gave her a chop on her head.
“Stupid perfectionist.”
MAKI couldn’t help but to be more excited. They are on their way to the cafeteria where the Infiltrate cast and staff are in. She received a message from Asuka that the hosts will try the food being served by NHG and present it to the whole of Japan. The girl is even skipping in happiness. It has been a long while since she has last seen her friend.
“Ne, Fumie… Don’t you think Maki-chan is really cute when she is not in her chuuni mode?” Miyu whispered while looking at the happy zombie. She was waiting for her friend to make a comment but the other girl just stayed quiet. It seems like her mind is in another universe.
Miyu sighed and snapped her fingers in front of Fumie. The girl jerked when her soul went back to earth. She looked at Miyu with surprised eyes.
“Is there something bothering you?” Miyu asked.
Fumie blinked fast then closed her open mouth. She shook her head with a sigh. “N-Nothing.”
“Are you trying to lie to me?” Miyu squinted. “Are you sure about this?”
The other girl forced a smile. “What are you talking about?”
“I’m asking if you are sure that you will be part of this MFFFA. Are you sure you are letting him be taken by someone else?” The fisher seriously asked.
“Miyu…” Fumie sighed while trying to smile. “Togawa-san is right. At least I should help him find—“ she suddenly held her chest which didn’t surprise Miyu at all.
“It tightened, right?” Miyu casually asked. “Your heart.”
Fumie looked at Miyu with a shocked expression. “H-How did you know?”
Miyu shook her head in disappointment. “Continue to deny it and you will be late. Don’t come crying to me once that happens.”
“Seriously, what are you talking about, Miyu?” Fumie continued playing clueless even though she already has a hint of what her friend is meaning to say.
“Hey~ What are you guys standing there for?” Maki waved at them. “We might not be able to catch them if you will take time like this! Asuka said that they’ll be taking a break after eating lunch. We can say hi to her during that time. We have to hurry!”
“Okay~” Miyu answered with a huge smile on her face. She turned back to Fumie before following Maki. “Until you are not admitting anything, I’m going to help Maki with what she wants to do. As you have said, she has a point and I personally think that it’ll be better for Hoshi-senpai to fall for someone else if you won’t be brave enough to face the truth. It feels like you aren’t the Fumie that I know. Where’s your honesty?”
After that Miyu smiled at her as if she didn’t say something that threatened Fumie’s life. She hurriedly followed Maki. Fumie closed her eyes and shook her head. She just went on and followed the other two.
On the way to the cafeteria, they crossed paths with Aki who doesn’t seem to be in the best mood. They even witnessed him murmuring something before kicking some imaginary thing in front of him.
“Agoki-senpai, is something wrong?” Maki curiously asked.
Aki was a bit surprised to meet them but his mind was fast to get back on the track. “Who are you calling Agoki, Maki-chan?” Aki sighed. “I got into an ambush interview with the Infiltrate and this funny looking guy said that I was a girl in my past life. Seriously…”
Miyu’s eyes widened after hearing that.
“Why does he seem disappointed?”“Someone told you about your past life?” Maki followed up. “It must be Getters Yuma-san! He’s getting really popular lately because he’s been looking for people who were celebrities in their past lives!”
Maki’s face lightened up. She has been watching videos of Yuma and it fascinated her.
“Yeah, yeah…” Aki weakly answered. “He said I was a female idol in my past life. I can’t imagine myself doing idol things.”
Maki laughed on his pointless sulking. “You don’t have to worry about that. It was the girl you who did that anyway.”
“Man, this will just destroy my cool image even more. The director is so determined to air that footage. That
fanfic and now this? Tch!” He kicked the air once more. “Sorry, I’ll be going ahead now. Enjoy your lunch, girls.”
That’s all and he left, still murmuring. The three just shrugged their shoulders and went inside the cafeteria. They found the Infiltration staff gathered by the window. It seems that they are currently on a break now.
Asuka saw them and waved at them. She seems like she has been waiting for them to arrive for a long time judging by how anxious she was looking around. The director of the show noticed it and immediately signaled on one camera man.
“Sorry, Director… They are from the same class as me? Is it okay to talk with them for a while?” Asuka asked. She didn’t notice that a camera is rolling.
“Sure, sure. It would be nice if you could introduce them to us—“
“Fumie-chan~!” Natsu jumped up from his seat after seeing Fumie. The girl herself immediately turned red after the whole cafeteria’s attention transferred to her. She even met Asuka’s stare who seems to be startled of what Natsu just did.
Fumie hurriedly covered her face and dashed out of the cafeteria. Miyu tried to call her but the girl was covered with embarrassment that it seemed like she just evaporated. She disappeared in a flash.
Maki grumpily walked towards Natsu. “What was that for? You frightened Fumie!”
Natsu just laughed while scratching his head. “Dunno, I felt glad when I saw her.”
“Is that Matsui-kun’s girlfriend?” The director nosily asked; his neck getting longer.
“No, Director.” Natsu professionally shrugged off the idea. “She’s another friend’s long time crush.”
“Ohh. I see.” The director nodded. He seems convinced. He looked at the new comers and immediately recognized them. “Togawa Maki-san, Watanabe Miyu-san! Fancy meeting you girls here! Where is Yuma-san anyway? He should be here to meet them!”
“He went to the restroom.” A staff answered that made the director sigh. The girls greeted the director with a smile.
“Is it okay if we borrow Asuka for a while?” Maki went straight to the point. “It’s been a looooong while since we last saw her in the school.
“E-Eh?” Asuka was taken aback. She thought that Maki will just drop by to say hi.
“Please, director~” Here goes Miyu dropping the trap to the water. “Just for a little while. We will give her back in no time~”
The fisher even used one of her fatal move which is the wink. Everyone who saw it was sent into a trance. The director couldn’t do anything else but to nod in agreement. The girls were filled with delight and they immediately pulled Asuka out of her seat.
“We’ll be back really fast~” Miyu assured before they jolted out of the cafeteria. All eyes are on them since they have the top idol of this generation in their hands.
“W-Where are we going, Maki?” Asuka asked, stammering. She’s glad she has already finished her lunch when she got dragged out.
Maki smiled childishly at her friend. “We are going to meet
the King!”
Asuka’s eyes widened. There is only one person that Maki addresses as the King.
“Introductions first. This is the new friend that I am talking about. She’s Watanabe Miyu—“
Miyu suddenly chuckled. “There’s no need for introductions. We’ve met before in a photoshoot. Right, Asuka-chan?”
Maki looked at Asuka as if asking if what the other girl said is true. The top idol nodded.
“We did meet before but we didn’t become close enough for her to call me with –chan.”
“I’m the type who becomes friends with anyone anyway.” Miyu chuckled. “The only one that needs introduction here is Fumie but she just ran out before of embarrassment.”
“Ah! She’s the girl with the scent, Asuka. But as I have told you, she isn’t interested to the King so it is really okay now. She even said that she will help you to be with Fuyu but stupid Natsu frightened her away.”
“The girl with the scent, huh?”
Miyu turned to Asuka after she heard her murmur those words. She looks a bit sad; it is evident in her eyes. Miyu couldn’t help but to think of her bestfriend who is still in the middle of denial. If this persists, she will be caught in between.
“Don’t sulk there, Asuka!” Maki cheered. “We already set everything for you to meet up with the King. I already sent him a message. We’ll meet him by the library! We only have a limited time so let’s run faster!”
YUMA has just gone out of the cubicle in the rest room. His stomach suddenly felt off after he found out how much the food he just ate in the cafeteria. It doesn’t sound right for a food being served to students to be that extravagantly expensive. He just couldn’t take it.
“As expected for this school…” he murmured while rubbing his stomach.
He then went to wash his hands but then he saw another guy who seems to be erasing his whole face while washing it. His eyes widened.
“Such a faint light!” Yuma exclaimed in the back of his mind.
“A criminal in his past life?”The guy, feeling that someone is looking at him, straightened up and turned to Yuma. He brushed his fringe upwards which somehow terrified the geinin even more.
His eyes… That stare… It feels like it is examining his whole existence. And what’s up with that straight, reddish birthmark on the left side of his forehead. He looks really scary.
Yuma jerked in his place and immediately washed his hands. After that he went out as fast as he could. He never felt so terrified like that ever in his entire life.
“How could a criminal like him be reborn with such a good face?” Yuma asked himself while he was walking in the fastest way he can. “His light is so faint! I’m sure he is a criminal of some sort! Most probably a murderer!”
He shook his head to wake himself up. He looked at his watch and clicked his tongue.
“The recording only has four hours left. I’ve confirmed about the whereabouts of the three aces now but I still haven’t seen
them.” He gritted in frustration. “Where are you,
Hoshino Maru-san? Are you still mixing?”
He was about to turn into a corner when he bumped to someone who is also walking in the same speed as him. A loud yelp was heard from Yuma when his butt hit the ground.
“I-I’m sorry… I wasn’t looking at where I am going...”
He saw a hand stretched out to him after hearing those words from a sweet voice of a girl. Yuma, with his bottom still aching, slowly opened his eyes and looked up. But, he hasn’t been looking at the girl for two seconds yet he has to close his eyes. The light coming from the girl was too bright.
He tried to look at her again and his heart jumped from its place. He jumped to his feet and fell in trance for a moment.
“Y-Y-You look exactly alike!” Yuma stuttered. He is so excited, he couldn’t help but to laugh. “F-Finally, I found you! I’m so happy!”
Fumie, the girl Yuma bumped with, was taken aback. Why does it feel like this happened to her before? And why is this happening again exactly?
Yuma grabbed her hands, his eyes sparkling in happiness. “Tell me what your name is!”
“C-Chotto—“ Fumie started to feel dizzy as Yuma keeps on shaking her while throwing her a lot of questions.
“I can’t be wrong. Just one look at you I know it is you! What is your name? Are you in a relationship? Boyfriend? Or is she still a girl in this life? I doubt that, I believe she has become a guy! Introduce him to me! I really want to meet him!”
“P-Please let go of me!” Fumie cried out but it seems like Yuma doesn’t hear her plea.
“Hey, isn’t that Fumie-chan?” Maki pointed at the girl who is at the end of that hallway.
Miyu frowned after seeing what is happening. “What the hell is that guy doing to her!?”
“Y-Yuma-san?” Asuka murmured to herself.
“Let’s go help her!” Maki raised her arm. “I’ll get my flame dragons ready!”
“HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?”The three froze on the spot when they heard an angry voice on the other part of the hallway. Yuma and Fumie turned to the owner of the voice and the two froze on their places as well.
Fumie’s heart started to grow violent. Why does she feel like crying right now that this guy is coming for her aid? His worried yet angry face gave a fatal blow in her heart that she started feeling like she’s running out of breath.
Yuma’s eyes widened when he recognized the guy. He was the one he met in the rest room. He is coming nearer and nearer. And what the heck is happening? His light is turning bright… Brighter and brighter… And—
“Get your hands off of her!” Fuyu rushed to Yuma and pulled him by the collar. Everyone gasped after the next thing that Fuyu did. He gave Yuma such a powerful headbutt straight to the guy’s forehead, sending him down to the floor.
“M-Maru-sama—“ That’s the last word that came out from Yuma’s mouth before he fell unconscious. His eyes turned all white but what’s weird is his face looks very happy.
Fuyu turned to Fumie. Their eyes met and the world seemed to stop for them. He was about to reach out to her but he remembered his promise. His arm dropped as he averted his stare. “Are you okay, Fumie? Did he hurt you?”
Fumie was still in the state of shock. She is looking at Fuyu as if wanting to be hugged. This thing also… It feels like it has already happened to her before. “I-I’m okay, Senpai.”
She noticed her hand holding on to Fuyu’s sleeve. She immediately pulled her hand away asking herself when she reached out to him. Asuka saw it all—how Fuyu became furious after he saw Fumie being
‘harassed’ by Yuma, how they looked at each other as if they have been preventing their own feelings to leak out.
This is the first time that he saw Fuyu this angry for the sake of another person. Her heart felt like it was squeezing. She has lost all the excitement to meet him after everything that she saw. She was just surprised that Maki pulled her towards the two.
“King! Fumie-chan!” The two turned to them after that call from Maki. Fuyu immediately noticed that certain someone whom he hasn’t met for a very long time. Their eyes met.
He looked at Fumie whose head is down after remembering the mission they are supposed to do. Fuyu looked back to Asuka who gave him a faint smile.
“Asuka…”
Yokoyama Haru-senpai,
I hate to do this but I am here to inform you about everything that has happened the past month. This is the list of Hoshizora Fuyu-senpai’s offenses:
1. Didn’t deliver a speech during the entrance ceremony which made me do an impromptu speech. Reason: Allergy to pollen. But then he came out perfectly fine the next day. He even came to school with a girl.
2. Running in the hallway like a child.
3. Passing all the tasks to other SC officers so that he can leave early.
4. Not listening to his homeroom teacher about the submission of future plan then wrote “Whatever is fine.”
5. Loiters a lot in the school gate during the time that he should be working in the SC.
6. Came to school late which ruins the image of the SC.
7. Didn’t participate on the interview for a TV program and what’s worse is he even knocked down a celebrity from the program.
Seitokaichou, all of this happened at the span of one month that you are gone. I know that you are busy with your family business but it is also an important matter. We are hoping that you could come back now and redeem the stained name of NeoHorikoshi Gakuen’s Student Council. Everything that you have done is being destroyed by Hoshizora-senpai. Please come back soon.
Mochizuki Akane
Laughs were heard from the guy who is sitting in front of his laptop. He removed his glasses and leaned to his swivel chair. He is smiling to himself and then he went to look at the email again. He laughed again at the content and then with such a force, closed the laptop which made the smashing sound echoed in his whole office. His secretary jumped from her seat after being startled.
He gritted his teeth and clenched his hands. With a loud voice he growled,
“Hoshizora Fuyuuuuuu!”-TBC-
@Genkikid-san, Hopefully the other side would stop with her denials. Haha.
@FZA02-san, I actually based Yuma on Mayu's florist danso.
@Erza-Jerusalem-san, Getters Ida. I based his geinin name from this person. He helped with Lucky Girl rankings before. ^^
@Goto24-san, I heard Mayu is often called Yuma in genderbend fics. I also miss the Bad Boys. ㅠㅠ
@giotuyet-san, new name! Thank you for reading the fic~! I hope you are enjoying it. Let's see what will happen in the future~
Everyone, thank you for reading. How is the experience thus far? I hope you like it. My semester just ended but I'm still tied up to some responsibilities. I'm actually busier every vacation so I might not be able to write that often but I have already piled up chapters for the time that I will be busy so don't worry about the updates. I just need someone to remind me to update. Hahaha.
Yeah, I hope you are still having fun. Let's have some character recap:
Shinoda Mariko as Shinoda Mario
Akimoto Sayaka as Akimoto Michael
Saito Asuka (Nogizaka46) as Saito Asuka
Watanabe Mayu as Getters Yuma
Moriya Akane (Keyakizaka46) as Mochizuki Akane
Watanabe Risa (Keyakizaka46) as Waku Risao
Shida Manaka (Keyakizaka46) as Shina Manaki
See you at the next chapter~