Part 9! (I like updating, shush) This is - in theory - the last bit of fluffy filler. The actual second storyline part starts with part 10.
Thank you all so much for your encouraging comments - I actually re-read them when I'm trying to think of what to write for the next part.
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9
We had a good, long talk after that incident. ...ok, so we had a good, long, sweaty sheets session first, but THEN we had a good, long talk.
Since we had been completely busted by half the members already, we decided it was time to come clean. I felt it was only right. We were the leaders and it was our responsibility to watch out for the others. How could we expect them to be honest with us when we weren't be honest with them?
Well, that was my reasoning. Miki agreed because she thought it would be hilarious and told me I took my job way too seriously.
"What time did you tell them to be here?"
"2:30, so any minute now. And before you ask, no, that's not enough time for a quickie." Miki just smiled evilly.
"Are you ready to give the kids the sex talk, Dad?" I heard a knock on my front door.
"I better be," I sighed, going to open the door. "Oh, it's just Mako."
"Oh, thanks a lot," Makoto replied. "I saw the rest of them pulling up when I got in the elevator. Is this about what I think it is?"
"Probably," I replied. "So, please don't say anything weird."
"I never say weird things!" she protested.
"You called me Goto Maki once," Miki interjected.
"Oh, that was, uh..." Makoto trailed off, scratching her cheek distractedly. There was a rapid knock at the door. "Oh, I'll get that!"
"Makoto, this is my apartment."
"Ah, yes." She nodded thoughtfully and sat down as far away from Miki as possible. Miki laughed and shook her head as I opened the door.
I remember looking around the apartment and thinking how completely surreal this situation was. Eri, Sayumi, and Reina were sitting in a row on my couch. I don't know what Eri thought was going to happen because she was sitting very prim and proper with her hands folded on her lap. In contrast, Reina was leaning so far back that her butt was almost off the couch, her face betraying her yankee ways. Sayumi just looked bored. Makoto had given up her seat on my one living room chair to Konno and was now sitting crosslegged on the floor, absentmindedly scratching her upper arm. Risa had dragged over my desk chair for Takahashi to sit in while Ai braided her hair. I cleared my throat.
"So, now that everyone's here - "
"Where's Koharu?" Reina asked.
"Oh, she had to go to some sort of family thing," Sayumi replied. "She won't be back in town until we go back to work next Tuesday."
"Oh, it's next Tuesday? I thought it was this Thursday!" Eri exclaimed.
"Well, you can go back then if you want, but none of us will be there," Reina said.
"Um, anyway!" I said awkwardly. They all turned and stared at me. I turned to Miki who was looking at me expectantly with a look of pure innocence. "Well, you all remember how Yaguchi got caught dating and all. Um, I feel it's important so that we can look out for each other that, uh, we be honest with each other so that, um..." Miki was looking at me like I was insane. "So that, if anything does happen, we're - " Miki clapped her hand over my mouth.
"I'm banging our leader. Any questions?" Miki announced. The other 6th generation members collectively dropped their jaws. Risa helpfully started laughing.
"Do you have no concept of tact!?" I demanded as soon as she released me. Miki shrugged.
"You were going to take three hours to get to the point. My way's faster." I shook my head and buried my face in my hands.
"Are you serious!?" Reina exclaimed finally. She turned to Makoto. "How can you be so calm?"
"Oh, I walked in on them after the Iroppoi shoot," Makoto replied casually.
"MAKOTO!" I exclaimed.
"What? ...oh."
"Wait, you knew back then?" Risa interjected.
"Why didn't you tell us? I thought we had all found out at once," Ai added.
"You all knew?" Sayumi asked.
"We found Koharu in bed with them," Ai supplied helpfully.
"WHAT!?" Sayumi jumped up.
"It's not what it sounds like!" I protested.
"I was asleep when Yoshizawa invited her into our bed," Miki shook her head sadly.
"NOT HELPING, MIKI!"
"Maybe we should have called the authorities," Konno said thoughtfully.
"OH! MY! GAAAH! You all are driving me crazy! No wonder Nakazawa drinks!" I exclaimed. "Koharu showed up at my door at like 3 in the morning because she had a nightmare. She refused to leave. Miki woke up and told her she could stay in the bed. I slept between her and Miki because SOMEONE tries to attack people in her sleep. That's it."
"How sweet! You protected me from Koharu!" Miki said innocently. I sighed and shook my head.
"And why were you four in my room anyway?" I asked the 5th gen girls.
"We got worried because Koharu was missing. Your door was unlocked anyway," Ai replied.
"Wait, so Koharu knows?" Sayumi asked.
"No, Yoshizawa told her that Fujimoto was there because of a bad dream," Konno explained. Risa started laughing.
"Correction - she told her that Fujimoto had a nightmare about Yoshizawa's pajamas attacking her!"
"And she believed it?" Reina said incredulously.
"Ah, I've had that dream before," Eri suddenly piped up. Everyone paused and turned to look at her.
"You, uh, dreamed Yoshizawa's pajamas were attacking you?" Risa asked.
"No! It was actually my dog's pajamas! Except my dog doesn't wear pajamas, so..." she trailed off.
"Koharu wouldn't have gotten it anyway," Sayumi said finally. "You can all but remove her bra and she has no idea."
"Sayumi!" I exclaimed.
"What?"
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