Lovestruck [Berryz Koubou Fic] CHAPTER 4

[Jay]

Hey guys, this is my first fic! <_<, I would like to dedicate this fic to Wordsworth, inspiring me to make this fic ^^.
HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Chapter 1 - Regret

I already told myself I wouldn't fall in love, again.

Boys, they can be so stupid, or maybe, it was just me.
No, it couldn't be...


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Earlier today, I found myself snoozing in class, which I rarely do.
I was sleepy, for the fact that practice ended at 11:00, still had to do my homework, and study after that.
I didn't get enough sleep, but it's just today... ne?

The classroom bell rang.
I was the last person to leave the class, I had to clean up. I guess that was my punishment for sleeping in class. Anyways, I didn't mind. I don't have much to do anyway, except study.

I quickly hurried home because it was getting dark, I didn't like walking in the dark, it could be dangerous at times. Damn, my feet hurt.
"It's such a long day." I muttered under my breath.
I was taking off my shoes as I came in through the doorway at the entrance of my house. I almost slipped.

"Tadaima."

I ran upstairs to my bedroom and quickly changed.
What was I hurrying for? It wasn't as dark yet. I felt weird.
I ran backstairs to grab a snack and some drinks so I could stay focused while I am studying.
I ran back upstairs.

I unpacked my bag... no.. can't be... Where was it? My text book?
I looked everywhere for it. I couldn't find it at all. I couldn't have dropped it... no... impossible. I pouted and lost all hope.

Coincidentally, the doorbell rang. I looked outside my window to see who it was. The figure didn't look familiar. For sure I knew it wasn't anyone from Berryz. I stepped outside my house to see who it was. My mom was behind me, just incase it was a stalker.
It was a boy, slightly taller than me. He looked familiar up-close.

"Oh, uh, yeah, hi?" I blushed.
It was a classmate of mine. I recognized him.
Kyu Nagara, that was his name. He looked handsome, and he was one of the top students in my class.
“You dropped this…” he handed over my textbook.
“Thanks, how did you know where I live?”
“Umm, I live down the street, so I usually see you walking down my street to school, and to your house.”
“Oh,” I felt stupid, “I guess I’ll see you in class tomorrow?”
“Yep, I guess so. See you soon Sugaya-chan.”
“Bye.” He left. I didn’t stop looking at him until he had disappeared from my sight.

I couldn’t believe it. He’s gentle, handsome, nice, and good-looking too.
Maybe I had a bad taste in guys, or it could be that I just needed some sleep.
His soft voice, kept repeating itself in my mind. I had a headache, just thinking about it. Was that good or bad?

*  *  *

“Is he one of your stalkers again?” my mom asked, worried.
“No mom, he was one of my classmates.” I poked through the peas on my plate.
“You sure?”
“Yes, mom.”

After eating dinner, I ran upstairs to my bedroom. A few hours later, I felt exhausted after studying. I didn’t like English. I was rummaging through my desk, finding my pink Nokia cell phone with a Pochacco keychain hanging off of it.

I called Chinami-san, it took a few seconds for her to pick it up.
“Hello?” she answered with a loud voice.
“Hey, Chii-chan, there’s practice tomorrow for our next concert, right?”
“Oh, it’s you, Risako, yeah, there’s practice tomorrow till 11:00.”
“Eh? Really? Again?”
“Why? You don’t like it?” She asked in a high-pitch tone.
“No, no, it’s fine, really. I just wanted to make sure.”
“Eh? Okay, I guess, see ya tomorrow.”
“Okay, thanks!” I hung up, clicking my cell phone.

Darn, there were a lot of things to think about, nevermind the practice.
I hadn’t forgotten about that boy, Kyu. He was taller than me, and I think he was older too. Talk about lucky. Well, he wasn’t that tall, but nevermind that, I admit he had looks too, oh wait, I already said that.

Could this be love, or infatuation? I didn’t talk to him very much.

No, I think I lack sleep, I need sleep. I need strength for tomorrow.
I lied on my bed, with the blankets covering my whole body up to my face.
I kept a smile on my face.

“Kyu, eh?” I grinned even more.


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Sorry! I know it was a short chapter, but I hope you liked it!
Thanks for reading
I was handwriting all of this, and it came up with 2 pages back and front.
Soo yeah.. <_<

[Aioros]

Your name's not Kyu, isn't it Jay?

So it's the actually the first they talked. I wonder what she'll do to get his attention. But she IS Risako and getting someone's attention should be a piece of cake 

[ziggurat]

Hi Jay, I didn't expect you can write this good Your first chapter is quite good and fluffy lol. Risako's seem to hate studying.. Risako had fall in love before?

Maybe I'll get hooked up with your fic too.. Keep up the good work!

[Jay]

I don't mind if I have 2 posts in this topic, I guess I'll post the next chapter.
This is totally unexpected, but it think it's cool.

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Chapter 2 - Awakening

I stood on top of a very tall pedestal, or so I thought it was. Beneath me, there were thousands of people. In other words, I assumed they were fans, because they were chanting my name.

"Risako!"
"RISAAAAAAAAAKOOOO!"
"RISAA!"
"RISA CHAN GANBATTE!"
"RISAKO! WE LOVE YOU!"

I looked around, everywhere, everything around me, was swallowed by bitter darkness. Shadow and dark were the only words I could only use to describe this atmosphere around me. I began to feel scared. Chills were sent up and down my spine. I took a glance at my outfit. A Two-piece hawaiian dress? I started to get the feeling of awkwardness. Am I alone? Where were the other Berryz? I began to wonder, too many questions had slipped through my mind. Other questions... floating. I didn't know what to do.

"Oh! That's right!" I thought.
I realized that I was at the Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz Concert, but why here? I do believe that this was the time for my solo "Yeah! Meccha Holiday!". That's why the Berryz weren't present at this time.

The crowd kept cheering until suddenly they started to scream ear-splitting noises. I couldn't stand it. I tried moving away, but my feed were bound to the... whatever it was. The atmosphere became very humid and hot, making me sweat a lot as if my body was crying.

"Stop! Stop screaming, it hurts!" I panicked.
Nothing seemed to work, they started to scream even louder after I said that.

Somehow, the crowd got closer, I was unaware of their presence getting closer. I couldn't see any of their faces. They had wide-open mouths, no eyes, no nose. You know, the usual modern-day zombie you'd see on TV, but this was a lot freakier, because it seemed real, not fake. Their faces were blurred out too, but I could clearly see 3 holes on their face.

"Can't be.. can't be.. impossible.." I panicked, engulfed with fear.
My hand was clenched. I couldn't breath. My body felt like it was run-over by a car. I couldn't feel my body no more.

I think I'm going to die. I think I'm going to die...



A hand suddenly grabs my wrist.


* * *


"Risako!"
"Risako!"
"Risako! Please be awake, please be awake!"


I heard my mom's voice. I had a hard time opening my eyes. I saw her worried face.

"Wha- what happened?" I asked, forcing myself to get up.
"You were screaming.. I rushed into your room to find out what happened, and yes, I thought right, you were in a nightmare.


She put her hand on my forehead, "And you're sick with a fever too."
"Eh? Wh-"
"Shh! Don't speak!" She interrupted, placing my back flat against the bed again.
"I'll be back, I'll take your temperature, and I'll phone school, saying that you can't go to school."
"Ok."



I closed my eyes, thinking about what had happened a few minutes ago. I still remember it all: the chanting, the screaming, the zombie-faces. My back felt cold. I placed my hand on my back. Damn, I was really sweating. I looked around my room. My cell phone and my textbooks were still in place, thank God I'm not in a dream anymore. I placed my head back on my pillow, I clenched my fists. Did my headache really go too far? I guess it was because I thought of him.


I heard a knock on my door. It was my mom, carrying a thermometer and a wet towel. She went back outside to grab a tray of food, those cook-it-in-2-minutes ramen soup, spicy flavor. Mm. I wonder what that's going to taste like.

"Try not to speak too much. You'll be even more sick if you do speak." she spoke in paranoia.
She stuck the thermometer in my mouth.

It took a couple of minutes to take my temperature. During that time, she looked around my room. Most of the time she was staring at my Berryz Koubou posters and my photos of when I was a kid, posted on the wall. She smiled. I think she teared. I guess my mom misses my childhood life.

"5 minutes have passed. It's done now." she took the thermometer as my tongue loosened it's grip.
"Wow, 38 degrees. You definitely have a fever." she said, making sure.
She placed the cold wet towel on my forehead, and patted it so it would stick.
"Get well."
"Thanks." I mumbled, almost lip-syncing.

I reached over to my desk, grabbing my cell phone... 9:19 a.m...
I had dialed Captain's number.


Ring.
Ring.
...
...
...
...

No answer.


Momoko's number too.. - no answer either.


"Darn it, give me a break!" I spoke in anger. My hurt even more. My mom was right.
I dialed Chinami's number. Finally I heard a voice on the line.

"Hello?" she spoke loudly.
"Ow. My head... uh yeah, this is me.. Ri-"
"RISAKO! It's good to hear your voice again!"
"Ow.. ow.... yeah... I can't come to practice tonight."
"..."
"You there?"
"Why? You have never missed practice!" I could tell by her voice that she was disappointed and shocked.
"I.. I know, but there's a perfect explanation.. I-I have a fever and it's pretty bad."
"Aww, really? That sucks, I hope you get well soon!" she spoke with a low voice this time.
"What can I do now? All I can do is rest and maybe eat a little."
"I'll tell the Captain. Don't worry, she won't be mad."
"Okay."
"I'll visit you soon too. I have to go now, the bus is here."
"A bus? I thought your mom-"
"Yeah, I know, but my mom's out somewhere, so she wants me to take the bus or a taxi. I prefer taking the bus because I'm not alone." she simply stated.
"Okay then. I'll see you later." I hung up and clicked my cell phone, as usual.

I took the bowl of soup that was lying on the table. It tasted a bit warm.
"Just perfect!" I grinned.



I lay back down on my bed, with the towel, still damp and cold, lying on my forehead. I looked at my pink Hello! Kitty clock.



"9:31 a.m." read the clock.


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Wow, this took longer than I had expected. But I must say I think I did a pretty good job. Chapter 3 is still being written so yeah 

Wordsworth: Thanks for reading my fic, I guessed right that you were going to be the first one, and my name's Josh. My friends call me Josh, or LJ. On MSN, they call me Jay. My english is pretty bad, so if you see any errors, please excuse me. My sister says my name in Japanese is Kyuusei... so I happen to name the guy Kyu, in abbreviation to the name.

Ziggy: Yeah, but that will be later. I hope my fic turns out well. Honestly, I have a lot of ideas for it, but I'm not sure if I can hook too many ppl with my fic. I hope at least 5 people read this and review or something, cause it'd be useless if no one would read this, but I thank you for reading it.


Yeah, I'm still writing chapter 3 handwritten. When will I use the computer to start writing? Who knows. I usually go on my PSP to lurk and read fanfics. It's pretty much what I do when I go to bed or something.
I don't have that much time to go on the computer. I have to focus on school right now. I'm young (yes, I know what you're thinking about) and I don't know if I could post on a weekly basis or so.

But thanks for reading and the lurkers... post!    

[ziggurat]

Bad dream is bad! O_O This seem to be nightmare that most idol will get .. lol.

Lovestruck is like some kind of disease too, am I right? Heh, why she seem happy with the soup?

Don't worry Jay, the other will start reading soon Just continue doing an awesome update to impress them , ganbare!

[Aioros]

Wota nightmare!  Who wouldn't be scared of that?

Thank you, Risako's mom. 

I hope the other Berryz visit her and cheer her up or Kyu visit her and give her the latest notes and help her with the lessons she missed.

[mode107]

Hey I'm liking your your story, it seems to be going on a good path.Risako's defiantly one of my favorite berryz.

I already told myself I wouldn't fall in love, again.

So Risako was in love before?   I wonder who that lucky guy was

[Jay]

Wota nightmare!  Who wouldn't be scared of that?

Thank you, Risako's mom. 

I hope the other Berryz visit her and cheer her up or Kyu visit her and give her the latest notes and help her with the lessons she missed.

Aha, that's similar to your story, the lesson/notes thing, I didn't want to do that.
I might upload Chapter 3 tomorrow or on Monday.
Sorry guys, it's taking me a while because I have to study + go somewhere with my family.

[Jay]

Never mind. I'm done.

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Chapter 3 – Complexity


Tokunaga Chinami



11:41 a.m.



“Ehh? What do you mean she’s not coming?” Saki frowned.
“Sorry Captain, but she’s got a bad fever.”
“Really..? Where did you hear this?” she looked concerned, telling me by her eyes.
“She called me.”
“Oh… that’s right, I forgot to turn on my cell phone… haha...”


She was placing her hands in her pocket trying to find her cell phone. How adorable.


I looked at the adorable Captain, she found her cell phone in the butt pocket of her jeans. What an unusual place to place your cell phone considering if you sit down, it could break.

“Girls! Get ready to set up!” “our supervisor called loudly.

“Hai!” all 6 of us in unison coming from different directions, since we were in different rooms.

After 10 minutes, we were finally finished setting up the stage.
My cell phone kept vibrating, I wonder who’s calling?

”A text message… by… Sugaya?”

Call me as soon as you get this message!

I dialed her number.

I could hear something in the background: breathing.

“Hey..” she spoke in a faint voice.
“Hey!” I blurted out excitedly, like always.
“Ouch, my head….” With her oh-so-cute voice.
“Sorry. How are you feeling?”
“I’m feeling okay. My head is still boiling though.”
“Really, huh? So you’re not coming tomorrow either huh?”
“Maybe. I shou-“
“You should get some sleep.” I said in a loud voice.

There was 10 seconds of silence after that.



“Are you mad?”
“Because of what?”
“Because I can’t go to the practice?”
“It’s not your fault. I’m just worried about you”
“Mmrphrmph…. Thanks.” she grumbled.
“I’ll see you then.”
“Okay.”


She hung up with a click first before I did, like always.



I’m really worried about her. I didn’t want her to die at an early age.
What did she do that made her sick? Who caused her to be sick?
If someone had made her sick, I’m going to beat that poor bastard up.
No one makes my friend sick. Unless she had caught the cold herself.
I'm not just a person who is cheerful. I'm also a caring and loving person too.
I think I'm just crazy. I think crazy. I don't know how it happens. It just does.


Chill Chinami..
Chill…

* * *

Kyu Nagara

1:30 P.M. between classes.

“You mean she’s not here today?”
”Yes. She isn’t here today, her mom called in, telling us that she had a fever.” said the secretary, looking back at her computer in front of her.
“How? It wasn't cold last night!” I shouted.
“Sorry. I don't know.” She still kept staring at the computer.
I had left the school office.

It was time to go back to class.
I felt mad, and stupid at the same time too.



4:00 P.M

After school, I went to her house. I rang the doorbell. Her parents weren’t home because her car wasn’t there.

It took 30 seconds for her to reach the door. Is she really that sick? I could hear her beside the door. She probably peeped through the little hole in the door.

“Hey, it’s you.” She was wearing a white dress skirt with a heart in the middle.. It was cute and pretty.
“Hey, are you feeling alright?” I asked.
"A little bit better. Come in."

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I know this was a short chapter, but I don't like to keep everyone waiting, especially at the beginning.
I shouldn't rush myself, I gotta go get myself ready for bed.

So Risako was in love before? Smiley  I wonder who that lucky guy was.
Risako had fall in love before?

   

[Jay]

Sry guys, I'm not able to update till Friday (tomorrow)

I have to focus on a lot of things (school, family, etc)... hope you understand, but for sure I'm updating tmr.
（｀，’）ノ
ごめん

[mode107]

“Hey, it’s you.” She was wearing a white dress skirt with a heart in the middle.. It was cute and pretty.
“Hey, are you feeling alright?” I asked.
"A little bit better. Come in."

So Kyu's gonna get some action huh??, nom haha I'm just playing. yeah school for me is such a big block in my face when I try to update tpp, but anways, nice chapter.

[Jay]

Yeah, I almost lost the source of Chapter 4, but here it is.


Chapter 4 - It's getting closer

? ? ? ?

It's cold... cold inside my heart.

I'm not one of those people who think or act big. I want to be normal, just like everyone else.
Why can't I act normal? There is always.. well.. most of the time security hanging around me, just in case of paparazzi or wota fans.
I like my job, but I didn't expect myself to go THIS far.

Are things really falling apart?
..
No. I shouldn't complain, I'm the boss, I know what to do.


* * *


Well, this was unexpected, but I think I'm happy that he's here. I didn't take the caution of thinking it was a stalker, because I thought it would be Chinami, but here he pops out of nowhere in front of my door.

"So.. anything new?" I didn't know what to ask him.
He sat down.

"Here are the notes for today's class." he showed me.
"Ehh? You won't be using this?" I asked him politely.
"Nope," he smiled, "I had enough time to copy my notes again and give that copy to you."
"Really? Thank you so much! I don't know how to repay you, I mean, after all, you did give me my text book and now this.."
"Don't worry about it, it's a thing I usually do."
"But you didn't have to do this.. for me."

The room was silent for 5 seconds.

.

.

.

.

.

"It's not that I didn't have to. I wanted to."

I turned and looked away. Sound like a cliche? Well, I didn't know what else to do.
I felt his hand on my shoulder.

..




The doorbell rang.

"Excuse me." I bowed.

I opened the door to see who it was. It was Chinami, and 2 others - Miyabi and Yurina.

Kyu resumed to sitting back down in his spot, looking at the 4 of them, 3 of them unaware of his presence. He felt clueless.

"Hey guys, what happened?" I asked.
"Oh, uh, Saki got a little bit disappointed." Kumai wore a frown.
"She said it's fine if you're sick, just remember your dance moves. And take lozenge. Yeah, Lozenge, it's good if you have a sore throat. She doesn't want your voice to hack in the middle of singing." Chinami gave me a serious look.

"Oh, hey, who's this person?" Miyabi stared at the clueless boy.
"Oh him? He's a classmate of mine. Better not speak anything bad about him." I laughed.
"Haha!" Miyabi laughed, almost tearing.
"What's so funny?" Kyu tried giving a mad look, but couldn't keep a straight face.
"....Don't worry about it." Miyabi glared at him.
"Anyways... nice to meet you, I'm Kyu.. Kyu Nagara." he shook their hands, "I know you 3, you're the members of Berryz Koubou. It's a pleasure to meet you."


The other 2 but Miyabi were blushing. I gave them a frown.

"I have to get going. Doctor's Appointment." he said, "I'll see you tomorrow, hopefully." His words were pointing at me.
"It's nice meeting you, Nagara-san." Kumai gave him a wave.
"Yeah, hope you meet the other members too!" Chinami gave him a wink.
"Pshh!" Miyabi gave him another glare.
"See you later!" I grinned, waving at him. He was looking at me!

He gave his last wave and proceeded through the gate until he was out of their sight.


I closed the door behind me with the 4 of us inside.

"So-" Chinami said.
"Can I talk to you... privately?" I dragged her arm into my bedroom upstairs.
 

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Crappy and short chapter IMO. Not in the mood to think. I'm not feeling well. I hope you like it though.

[Aioros]

I think Miya's jealous because Kyu's going to take Risako away from her