Here is chapter three of Koi
Chapter Three
“Hey Miki-chan, Aya-chan”
Miki and Aya both turned around to see Rika and Yossie waving at them from across the room. They were in the H!P lobby after work where most the members were hanging around talking.
“Hey Rika!” Aya answered enthusiastically to their friend who had just called them. Miki nodded her greetings, rolling her eyes slightly at all the energy.
“Nee, me and Yocchan were about to go out to dinner and I was wondering if the two of you would like to join us.” Rika seemed genuinely hopeful while Yossie seemed to look on with nonchalance.
“Sorry Rika-chan but Tan and I already have plans for dinner tonight maybe some other time.”
“Oh that’s too bad, yeah maybe another time” Rika then turned and motioned Yossie to follow her out of the building. Yossie gave Miki a quick look over and then followed Rika out the door.
Miki was really glad that her and Aya had plans already and didn’t have to go eat with Rika and Yossie. Lately she had been feeling really uncomfortable being around Yossie. It was of course hard not to be around her with them both being in Morning Musume and Gatas. It just seemed that Yossie always stared at her with a look of hatred mixed with… desire.
Suddenly Miki felt a tug on her hand cutting off her thoughts.
“Come on Tan I’m hungry lets go.” Aya was whining a little and acting childish but Miki thought it was cute. She thought everything Aya did was cute.
“Hai Aya, let’s go.” Just as they made it out the door Aya’s phone began to ring. Miki almost growled; she knew that ringtone. It was the ringtone Aya had for her precious boyfriend Keita.
“Hold on a moment Miki, let me take this.” Aya let go of Miki’s hand and walked a few steps away but Miki could still hear the conversation.
“Hi Keita how are you”
I hope he’s doing horrible. Miki was upset that once again Keita had managed to take up the time she was supposed to be spending with Aya.
“What am I doing right now?” Miki’s heart almost stopped.
Is Aya about to change our plans?
“Actually I’m about to go to dinner with Miki so I can’t.”
Ha ha. Take that Keita she wants to be with me not you.“I have a great idea why don’t the three of us go to dinner together”
No Aya that’s a dumb idea. A really really dumb idea. Even dumber than when Tsunku decided to put me in Morning Musume.“Ok we’ll meet you there.” Aya turned around and saw Miki staring at her with a blank expression.
“Gomen Miki but Keita really wanted to see me and I thought now would be a good time for the two of you to get to know each other better.” Miki knew she was lost when Aya looked up at her with her cute little puppy dog face asking to be forgiven.
“It’s fine Aya” Miki sighed steeling herself for a night full of Keita.
Well at least she didn’t just dump me for him.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When Miki and Aya arrived at the restaurant Keita was already there to greet them. Miki watched in disgust as Keita went over to Aya and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
“Nice to see you again Miki how are you doing.” Keita walked over to Miki and held out his hand for her to shake.
“Yeah I’m fine let’s eat.” Miki pushed pass Keita and entered the restaurant leaving a stunned Keita behind. She could faintly hear Aya apologizing and making up some excuse for her behavior. Miki didn’t care though, inside she was dying. Keita had interfered with
her Aya time. It wasn’t fair. Keita was allowed to love Aya but Miki couldn’t have one night out with Aya? That didn’t seem right.
The hostess came and sat the three at a private booth in a back room. They ordered and got their drinks but the atmosphere was tense and awkward. Nobody knew what to say first. Finally Keita began talking to Aya about work and the two of them began a conversation as if Miki wasn’t there.
This isn’t right! It should be me and Aya talking and Keita being the third wheel. I don’t like being left out. Ayaya’s mine NOT Keita’s. Miki decided that if no one would invite her into the conversation she would just invite herself.
“So Keita,” Miki started. Both Aya and Keita turned to Miki to see what she had to say. Keita with curiosity and Aya with trepidation, it was no secret to Aya how Miki felt about Keita so she was worried about what she had to say. “I saw your picture in a magazine the other day and I was wondering, do you try to make yourself look like a girl or does that just happen?”
“Miki.” Aya warned Miki with a cold tone of voice.
“Don’t get me wrong you don’t look like a girl all the time but sometimes I wonder exactly what you were thinking when you go to take pictures. Do you think it’s cute? Cause let me tell you right now, it’s not.”
“Miki that’s enough.” This time Aya glared at Miki before turning and once again conversing with Keita. Keita sent Miki a look of loathing before turning to respond to Aya. By now their food had arrived but Miki was feeling all the more miserable.
So they think they can ignore me huh? It is not that easy to stop Fujimoto Miki.“Anyway Keita” Miki started once again. She could see Aya glaring at her out of the corner of her eye but she ignored her in favor of smirking at the pretty boy across the table. “I was watching a video of your latest concert and did you have a cold or something cause you sounded terrible. I mean man, they should have just let you lip sing cause you gave me a headache with all that screeching.”
“Now listen here…” Keita began to confront Miki but was cut off by Aya.
“Miki come with me now.” With that Aya got up and walked towards the bathroom leaving Miki no choice but to follow her. She knew she was in trouble now because Aya sounded pissed. Apparently Keita knew it too by the way he was smirking at Miki. Miki growled at him before getting up and following Aya into the bathroom.
Thankfully the bathroom was empty. It would have been bad if someone saw Miki being scolded by Aya. Miki looked at Aya and saw that she was furious. Miki tried to put on her best innocent look but by the look on Aya’s face it wasn’t working.
“Fujimoto Miki you have some nerve. Keita has been nothing but nice to you but you are being so childish.” Aya had turned her back to Miki to try to calm herself but she was still fuming. Miki could tell she was in real trouble.
“But Ayaya…” Miki tried but Aya turned around swiftly and got right up to Miki’s face.
“Don’t you Ayaya me. I know you don’t like Keita but he’s my boyfriend. I thought that tonight we could all have a good time but you’re so stupid you can’t do that can you? This is why people don’t like you now Miki because you can’t keep your mouth shut. I’m going out there to enjoy the rest of the night with my boyfriend and either you can join us and not say anything else to him or you can go home, you got me?”
By now Miki was crying but trying not to. She hated it when Aya scolded her. Aya was the only person that could actually make her feel bad. Aya’s rant just then had really hurt Miki’s feelings. She was right though. People didn’t like her and the only person who could tolerate her was mad at her now. She realized she had been really childish teasing Keita like that. Miki looked up at Aya and realized she was still waiting for a response. Sniffling she nodded her head yes to Aya’s question.
“Good. Now wash your face and then come join us when you’ve calmed down.” With that Aya gave Miki a disappointed look that made Miki cry harder and left the bathroom.
You’re such an idiot Fujimoto to think that Aya cares more about you than she does Keita. Miki stared at her reflection in the mirror, seeing the tears flowing down her cheeks she was filled with self-loathing.
It’s no wonder she doesn’t want you you’re so weak. You couldn’t even handle her scolding you just then. You’re pathetic. Eventually Miki stopped crying, washed her face, and reapplied her make-up. After looking in the mirror and taking some deep breaths to calm herself, she finally went to rejoin Aya and Keita.
As she walked up to the table she saw that Aya and Keita were obviously enjoying themselves as they were laughing and didn’t acknowledge her when she sat down. Not wanting to get herself in more trouble with Aya, Miki quietly began eating.
“So Miki,” Miki was surprised to hear Keita calling her. She nervously looked up and saw that he was giving her a smirk very similar to the one she gave him earlier. “You used to be a soloist like Aya a couple of years ago right? It’s too bad you weren’t very talented or maybe you would still be a soloist like my Aya-chan nee?”
Miki stole a glance at Aya to see if she was going to say anything but Aya just stared intensely at her food. Saddened Miki lowered her head and tried to ignore Keita’s taunting, but he wasn’t done yet.
“Wait a minute. Didn’t you lose the Morning Musume auditions in the first place? So what, you lose, they feel sorry for you so they let you go solo, then they realize how much you suck and try to hide you in the group when they had so many members you couldn’t tell one from another? That’s really pathetic. You must feel so ashamed. I mean on your debut song they let the new thirteen year old have to lead while you barely had any lines.” Keita laughed then went back to talking to Aya.
Miki stared at her food and tried not to cry. Not that she cared what Keita had to say, he was an idiot. She was upset because while she had got her butt chewed out by Aya about being mean to Keita, Aya didn’t seem to care that Keita was taunting Miki. And Aya knew how sensitive Miki was about losing her solo career. That had been a big blow to her self-confidence and Aya had been the one Miki came crying to. Aya had been the one to tell Miki that everything would be all right.
For the rest of the meal Aya and Keita talked while Miki picked at her food with her head down. She wanted to just leave but she wouldn’t give Keita that satisfaction. Finally it was time to go and the three headed outside.
“Tonight was really fun Keita let’s do it again soon.” Miki watched as Aya stood on her tip-toes and kissed Keita then gave him a hug before he walked away. Aya glanced over and saw that Miki was still standing there. “I’ll see you tomorrow Miki.” Aya then turned around and walked away.
Miki was in shock.
She didn’t even give me a hug goodbye. That never happens. No matter how upset we get at each other we never walk away angry. And she was supposed to come over to my house after dinner. I can see Keita is already ruining our friendship.Numb, Miki got in a taxi and made her way to her apartment. When she got there she collapsed into bed fully clothed and cried herself to sleep.
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