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I missed writing that is all
So I thought I could continue this one because it's true I kinda... cut suddenly at the end
Enjoy the sequel... though you know what "kind" of sequel it will be
@kahem: If ever I update something that isn't deep.... then someone offcially hacked my account
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Hope the sequel will be good enough for you
@Flean: Yeah, it's been quite a long time
Hope you'll not mind waiting a little for the next chapter though, coz it might be a little longer than for chapter 1
Oh yeah btw, I LOVE YOUR SIG *awesome*
@Everyone reading: Thank you
I wanted to update sooner today (It's actually 3am here) because I know tomorrow I will not have time to do it... but I got distracted on skype
And now I'm half asleep, trying to make sentences that make sense with words
I haven't slept enough last night also so it doesn't help @_@ (In fact, I think I wrote the previous sentence 3 times because I kept making mistakes xD)
This is the chapter 1 of the sequel. Now you guys who read Pink Vitriol will probably be surprised that... this chapter is not sad!!!!!
It's not the sequel of chapter 25 (like I will ever be able to write this kind of fic *sighs*). It's really another start. And of course, it's only happy for now, you guys know me. It's the calm before the storm, like some would say
Enjoy this cute/funny chapter but be careful...
ATSUMINA OVERDOSE X_X Will add more KojiYuu later, but really, now I just needed a point to start, that's all.
Also... I don't know if I should keep "Pink Vitriol 2" for the name of the sequel
Sound... pretty normal
Will think about it later~
Will try to write the chapter 2 during my trip to Paris, but unfortunately I can't promise you anything. I'll do my best
Now now, enough talk! If you think the chapter isn't long enough, well first, it's only the first one... And second... forget about the 28 pages/chapter. WAY TOO LONG TO WRITE ;_; Sorry for the mistakes, as usual
Pink Vitriol 2Chapter 1“She will not kiss him, she will not kiss him, she will not… why did she kiss him?!” Minami thought as she was about to attack her television, punch it and destroy it.
Her parents were gone for a few days. She was alone at home, listening to Atsuko’s latest drama. She didn’t really like seeing her kissing sexy guys all the time in front of the whole Japan population, but she wanted to support her as best as she could. However, she had to admit it was quite hard to stay and focus on the story when in fact she wanted to call Atsuko’s agency and tell them what she really thought of all those scenes. Since she had changed agency, it seemed all her contracts involved kissing scenes… and sometimes more, though still not too much. Did they really think it was the only way for Atsuko to be popular? There were so many other types of drama! Of course, Minami knew it was a job and she knew Atsuko would never accept “dirty” contracts, but she couldn’t help hating everyone pretending to date HER girlfriend. Especially since Atsuko was cute, beautiful, pretty, amazing… and that probably many people wanted to be at her place now…
“It’s just because she is one of the greatest actresses that people want her in every love story they create, it’s just because of that, it’s not because they have something against me, it’s not because- DON’T TOUCH HER LIKE THIS!” She yelled at her television.
Someone looking at her would really wonder how the smart calm girl could be so piss right now… It was like she just transformed into another person… but she really couldn’t help it.
Once again, she knew how to control herself. She knew it was JUST a job and that Atsuko liked her work… but she still hated the fact that each episode involved a kiss scene. Didn’t people want to see something else than her girlfriend kissing random actors?! She was even afraid Atsuko would leave her for one of them… and she knew it was the only thing that could truly kill her. Atsuko, because of her job, knew about Minami’s constant fear of losing her, and she had assured her she would never leave her… She had also said that Minami’s kisses were way better than theirs, but it had not helped the poor ex AKB member since she just became red and stopped talking.
“I don’t like this episode too much…” She whispered. “But it’s Atsuko, so I want to support her…”
She could honestly encourage the person she loved. She was really sincere when she did. She didn’t lie to Atsuko saying she adored listening to her dating guys because she knew it was only the character she played… but secretly, she was damn jealous. Not because she thought Atsuko didn’t love her anymore, just because she would give anything to be at those guys’ place… but it was impossible for them to appear together in a drama. Media had already talked a lot about their coming out, so it was sure no producer would ever accept to create a drama about them.
Even though people encouraged them, there were still many people against their kind of relationship. They were just hiding in the shadow, waiting for the right moment to come and throw them on the ground. People still hadn’t totally accepted it… No one could go against society without suffering. The two girls were aware of this, but they had decided to fight in order to be happy. Whenever society would attack them, they would be ready.
“I can support her… but there’s a limit!” she sighed as she closed the television when the two main actors where obviously heading to a love hotel.
She had one rare break from her singer career. She had taken one month to think about her third single. Her career had started very well with her first single, but it had dropped a little with her second. She knew it was probably related to AKB48, her relation with Atsuko and that some of her fans were still addict to the idols group, but she wanted to create a third single that would really show how much she had improved since she had graduated. Therefore, she took a lot of time to think about it.
She wanted to create a single that would make people see beyond her sexual orientation.
The only thing she had not thought about was just the fact that… Atsuko had to record a lot this month. They couldn’t see each other too much, and when they did, Atsuko was often dead tired. The small girl had thought a lot about this, and though she felt sad, she sure appreciated each minute spent with the person she loved the most. After all they had been through with the sudden come back of two people from her past, she was thankful that their lives were finally positives.
Atsuko had the urge to accept all propositions she had, probably because she was afraid that the repercussions of their announcement were going to join them. She was afraid that soon, no one would want her in any drama or TV shows. So she did her best to work as much as she could…
Minami didn’t want to think too much about her past. It was useless. Hiroko was dead… she sure still had difficulties to realize everything that had happened between them recently, and she felt bad about her death… but eventually, she had to move on. She had lost too much time thinking about it already. Kenji would never haunt them again, stuck at the hospital most of the time. Her childhood was engraved in her memories, but she had realized it only made her who she was now. It only showed how strong she was, nothing more, nothing less. Now that everything was done, there was no need to think about anything else than how great she felt with Atsuko by her side. She couldn’t believe how much time she had taken to realize her feelings. It was almost ridiculous, and sometimes she still felt like she had made her girlfriend suffering a lot for absolutely NOTHING.
She, too, had suffered. She had had to graduate from “her” AKB48 to realize everything. She couldn’t help wondering what would have happened if things had been different, but one thing was sure: She didn’t regret anything, and she didn’t need anyone to know that she had made a great choice. Sometimes, love was about sacrifices, a bit like right now, she had to accept the fact that being jealous about a drama was not really rational.
Atsuko would support her a lot too. She would often visit her despite her busy schedule. She would answer or call back to each of her all. She would even cook for her, and Minami was in love with her food. Atsuko could cook very well. She also encouraged her for her singer career, saying she had all the talent to become famous, but that it took time for fans to see beyond AKB48. She had been through this too, so she could understand the consequences of a graduation. It had been a certain time already, but AKB shadow could stay a really long time.
And now that they had announced they were dating, it seemed everything was back to the beginning.
Minami looked at the clock and smiled. Logically, Atsuko had just finished recording her drama. It was already around midnight. She sure worked late, and sometimes Minami would be worried to death about her health, but it seemed she was doing fine. And usually, when Atsuko finished her job… She heard her cell phone and smiled. Her girlfriend was surprisingly never late.
“Hello?” Minami said, pretending not knowing the person she was talking to.
“Minami~~?” Atsuko’s cute voice said.
“Who are you?” The singer sighed, pretending to be disturbed in an important time.
She heard a slight laugh and smiled until Atsuko’s modified voice said:
“Wrong number, I’m sorry.”
She then heard the end tone of the call. She stared at her cell phone, not knowing how to react. It was HER joke! No one could ever take HER joke!
“Hey!” She pretended to be angry when she called Atsuko back.
“Who are you?” An angry man’s voice answered.
Surprised, Minami almost dropped her phone on the floor. She looked at the number she had just composed and frowned. It was definitely Atsuko’s number, there was no mistake about it. Who was this man?
“H-Hello?” She stammered. “A-Atsuko?”
After the longest minute of her life, she heard someone laughing as her girlfriend finally answered.
“I hope you didn’t think that was me!” She said. “You know my voice is way different!”
“Who was that?” She frowned, though knowing Atsuko’s voice was cuter.
“A staff member!” Atsuko laughed. “I thought it’d be funny to make fun of your failed joke…”
“What?! That wasn’t funny!” Minami rolled her eyes, relieved Atsuko could not see her smiling like an idiot. “I thought someone might have captured you!”
Minami had joked about it, and she was sure Atsuko was laughing at her silently. But it could have been true! Maybe a crazy fan had captured her and was forcing her to pretend everything was fine when in fact he was going to torture her! Maybe he wanted to do dirty things with her! Maybe she cheated on her! Just this thought was enough to make her stop her speculations. Maybe she was just a little too intense too… yes, probably. But she always liked to see her reactions. It was always different. Truly, it seemed everything was different with her.
“You’re cute when you worry for me!” Atsuko finally said. “I’m done shooting now! What are you doing? I’m leaving and I can see you if you want. I don’t have anything tomorrow, so it doesn’t matter if I sleep late.”
Minami blushed a little as she thought about what “sleeping late” meant, but then controlled her thoughts when she realized it would probably meant talking all night.
The “not so serious” tone had left, but they talked together like best friends, so it was never 100% serious and boring to death.
“You can come if you want!” Minami answered happily. “But I’ll probably be sleeping when you’ll arrive.”
“I’m already on my way then!” Atsuko said joyfully as they both hang up.
They were rarely talking a lot by phone. Once they realized they could meet, they would just hang up. It was better to talk in person, and though they never ran out of conversation, they kept everything they wanted to say until they met. Why would they waste time and money talking by phone when they could just meet... Plus, Minami knew that, if they started talking on phone now, Atsuko would take the double time to arrive at hers. It had happened before. She was talking at the phone and was so distracted that she missed the train and had to wait for another one. It was a cute distraction though.
She closed her eyes a little and accidently fell asleep as she was waiting for her girlfriend. The last thing on her mind before she visited the land of dreams was that it wasn’t too bad because Atsuko had the keys for a really long time already.
Atsuko…
She was dreaming of her…
Of them being together… without carrying this heavy burden that society’s principle was…
Being hers…
“Wake up Minami…” A soft voice said as she received a gentle kiss.
The little girl just moaned, deciding she was fine in her sleep. She didn’t want to wake up yet, when she was in paradise, dreaming Atsuko had just kissed her… Her dream was perfect as well…
“Minami… I’m not here to watch you sleeping…” Atsuko said gently, though she had to admit her girlfriend was really cute this way and that she could just watch her for eternity.
The ex captain didn’t open her eyes, but a slight smile appeared on her face. She was half awake and Atsuko’s presence calmed her instantly.
“I’m sleepy…” Minami whispered. “Why don’t you sleep with me…”
There was an awkward, deep and LONG silence before the tired girl realized the second meaning of her latest sentence. She opened her eyes so fast that she went blind by the light for a moment. She felt a bit dizzy for a few seconds though she knew Atsuko was staring at her.
“N-Not this way!” Minami stammered. “I-I mean...”
She was totally becoming as red as a tomato, if not more.
“Really?” Atsuko asked so seriously that Minami moved back.
“N-No! I mean… I didn’t mean that… I’m just tired, okay!” She stammered even more, definitely embarrassed to death.
She loved Atsuko right, but it was another thing to say that she wanted to do it! Especially in this situation! They were alone and no one would disturb them… Atsuko could easily take this situation seriously. Wait… was it too late?
“I didn’t understand that you were tired…” Atsuko smirked while moving near her girlfriend.
“R-Really?” Minami smiled embarrassingly. “B-But it is what I said!”
“Are you trying to seduce me? Now if it is the reason why you wanted me to come here tonight…” Atsuko smiled even more. “I didn’t know you were this kind of person…”
She looked like a predator… ready to capture her prey…
There was another silent moment as they were so close Minami could almost feel Atsuko’s breath in her mouth… Their lips were separated by less than one centimetre…
“I didn’t know either…” Minami said nervously as she tried to move back, only to find her old good friend: The wall.
She didn’t miss that friend. At all. And she knew her answer was not going to save her. Her answers would never be effective against Atsuko’s cuteness. NEVER. And… though she knew she was weaker than Atsuko about this kind of conversation, she would always try to fight and… fail.
“You didn’t know…” Atsuko smiled. “I did… I’ve always known you had some… hidden parts in you…”
“R-Really?” The poor victim said as she was trying to cross the wall until Atsuko’s hand moved slowly near her chest.
The actress didn’t wait any longer as she kissed her girlfriend softly. The innocent kiss soon became passionate as their tongues started to dance together, each one trying to dominate the other. Minami felt she started loosing control as she wrapped her arms around Atsuko’s waist, pulling her closer.
“Well, you know I’m yours whenever you want…” Atsuko whispered, looking at her in the eyes, a small smirk on her warm lips.
She moved back. A part of her knew that right now, it was not what she “wanted”… and that it was another way to tease her cute blushing girlfriend.
She just liked to tease her so much. And after all, they were dating, but they were still close best friend first. Their friendship was what helped them to get together, and they both believed it was what was going to help their relationship to survive.
“I can stay and sleep by your side.” Atsuko added, smirking. “I guess that was what you meant.”
But because of the situation, Minami was not sleepy anymore. She was ready to stay awake all night just to make sure Atsuko didn’t think of her this way, even though she had answered to her kiss. Sure, Atsuko was a beautiful, cute woman, very desirable and loveable and she wouldn’t hesitate to… AND WHY DID SHE THINK THIS WAY. She hit her head against the wall behind her as she sighed. She wished it was easier to say her true feelings, but she guessed she still couldn’t do it. If Atsuko wanted them to do it… she couldn’t resist… because it was what she wanted… But in these circumstances, it would only mean to admit that she was a total pervert, and there was no way it was going to happen.
“Don’t look at me this way...” Atsuko smiled. “I was just joking.
Knowing Atsuko’s wild side, Minami totally had doubts about the “just joking” part, but she didn’t want to fight so she didn’t mention it. She’d rather just enjoy her girl’s presence. It was more than enough to make her happy.
“So, you want to sleep?” Atsuko asked innocently as she laid under Minami’s bed’s cover.
Minami frowned as she realized it was suddenly really quiet. There was her and Atsuko… and the bed… And if she forgot about dirty thoughts, then there would be one only possible thing to do: Sleeping with the person she loved by her side. It was perfect.
“You said you were sleepy…” Atsuko said. “We can still talk tomorrow. I have something great to tell you.”
“Fine…” Minami whispered as she was sure falling asleep.
She went in her bed and laid under the cover… and almost jumped as she realized Atsuko didn’t wear anything but her bra and panties.
“What?” Atsuko smiled innocently, though she had “undressed” this way to tease her girlfriend even more. “You know it’s how I sleep usually…”
Minami sighed. No, it wasn’t the way Atsuko slept usually, she KNEW it. Usually, Atsuko would wear a very cute pyjama to sleep… WHY.
“I’m not at my house here, remember?” Atsuko smiled gently.
Minami sighed louder. She knew Atsuko was not home, but still, usually, when it happened, her girlfriend would borrow some clothes from her! Right now she was just a poor victim! Though she knew they had gone farther, she couldn’t help thinking it was bit inappropriate. She swallowed nervously as Atsuko started to undress her. She was frozen and couldn’t move… but she soon realized the way Atsuko was doing it was not harsh, not bad… not like she had some pervert ideas on mind. It was just… slow, soft... It was like a mother would undress her kid before changing their clothes. It was just a cute way to do it from her…
“It’s fine. I’m not going to do anything.” Atsuko said, winking. “It’s just that I want to feel you close to me… without something between us… But I know you’re too prude for that… so I leave something between us.”
Minami didn’t move until Atsuko was done. When she was “ready” to sleep, she suddenly felt Atsuko wrapping her arms around her, moving her closer to her. She could feel Atsuko’s breath in her neck while her sweet scent was slowly driving her crazy. She felt Atsuko’s legs moving around hers. She found herself moving her head just enough so she could see her closed eyes.
Atsuko seemed like a little child in this position despite the fact that she was taller than Minami. She held her so close it seemed she was afraid Minami was going to disappear this night. Her hair was falling on her face and Minami slowly moved them so she could see her angel’s sleeping face. Minami closed her eyes for a moment. Atsuko’s soft skin against hers made her sleep totally gone. She wanted to touch her… to feel her even closer… she just wanted to love her the right way…
But what was the right way to love?
Deep in her heart, she still was afraid of everything that was happening. It was so fast, so troublesome, yet so amazing and irreplaceable… She opened her eyes just one last time to see Atsuko in security next to her… To know her safe by her side was something that made her really happy. Everything that included Atsuko made her happy… even some mistakes from the past, the long way they had done just to confess… even the obstacles… They were just memories… and Minami could see something good in each of them. She stared at her for a long time, and then followed her in a deep sleep, not moving one millimetre apart.
***
Minami slowly opened her eyes, trying not to be blind by the sun crossing the window. She didn’t know what time it was, but since it was summer, she knew the sun would appear soon in the sky. Therefore, she could tell it wasn’t that late. When her vision finally became clear, she smiled. She had never dreamed of it… Atsuko was still there, cutely sleeping by her side.
Despite their position, the singer had to admit she had really slept well. It had been a peaceful night, without nightmares, without fears, without stress… She didn’t wake up even once. She wanted to stay in this position for a long time, but she knew she had to get up for another long day trying to find inspiration for another song. She liked writing her own songs. It was different from when Aki-P did everything, and it helped her to focus on her job. She wanted to sing songs she liked, because if she didn’t, where was the point of singing for her entire life?
She tried to leave the bedroom without disturbing her girlfriend’s sleep, and it worked well for once. She had to admit Atsuko had probably been really tired because of her drama, so she decided to make breakfast for the two of them. Of course, she wasn’t the best cook, but she could still do well.
But still not as good as Atsuko’s mother HUGE breakfast. That was clearly an exception. She cooked some vegetables, rice and fish, trying to make a great presentation. She actually wanted to impress Atsuko, so she was really doing her best…
“It smells good…” She heard Atsuko saying as she was almost done.
“Acchan!” She said. “You’re already awake?”
They sometimes called themselves by their AKB nicknames, even though they weren’t in the group anymore. Sure, they mostly used their real names since they wanted to see beyond and have a serious real relationship, but they had grown using their nicknames most of the time. They just couldn’t get over it. Plus, it wasn’t like if it mattered that much. Now that they had solved the “real person behind nickname” problem, there was nothing bad about using them.
“You left me! My sixth sense told me something was wrong because you weren’t by my side!” She smirked.
“Oh please…” Minami sighed, though smiling. “Don’t use those cheesy lines so earlier in the morning. I just wanted to make breakfast… And knowing how much you eat, I wanted to start soon.”
“I don’t eat that much… “ Atsuko rolled her eyes as she smiled at the lunch. “It looks delicious! Itada-”
But Minami’s hand stopped her before she could even take one bite.
“I’m not done yet!” She said. “Here’s some tea… Now you can-”
“-kimasu~!” Atsuko finished as she realized how hungry she was.
Minami laughed a little as she started eating too. She really enjoyed those morning with her girlfriend, without anyone or anything disturbing them. It seemed like they had all the time in the world… though it was the opposite.
“So…?” Minami frowned, ready to hear the verdict.
“It’s really good!” Atsuko smiled. “See? You can make some good food too!”
“Thank… I’m glad you like it. What do you mean “too”?!”
Atsuko glanced at her and said, like if it was obvious:
“My mother is the best cook, of course…”
Teasing her girlfriend in the morning… Oh how she liked doing it. She would never get enough of it… NEVER. Minami just rolled her eyes, knowing how right Atsuko was. But still, it seemed her food was enough to make her enjoying it… So she was proud of herself. Atsuko’s happy expression was priceless. If it took a professional cook instead of her to make her happy, there was no doubt that Minami would find one… later.
They ate everything, talking about random subjects. When they were finally done, they both went back in Minami’s room. Atsuko seemed to have something serious to talk about, and Minami was sure there was another reason for her coming to visit her after her work, other than “I miss you”.
Minami wasn’t too worried though. If it was something bad, she knew she could have been able to see it in Atsuko’s way of acting. There was nothing wrong about it. And also, if it had been a bad news, she knew Atsuko would have already told her. In any case, it was a nice news… now the only thing that worried her just a little was… It was a good new, but for whom exactly?
“It’s really nice to be able to spend time with you like that.” Atsuko started.
Why did Minami feel like she was going to turn around the subject? Because, obviously, it was the case. But she didn’t really care. If Atsuko turned around the subject, that meant she was not going to leave soon. She wanted to keep thinking about her single though, but it could still wait.
“I like when we’re together in the morning… Waking up with you by my side is priceless.”
Minami giggled. Well, in fact, she did not “wake up by her side” since she was in the kitchen when Atsuko first opened her eyes. However, hearing her talking about them this way made her heart melt. She, too, thought those precious moments were special.
“Even if I’m really busy, I want to be with you as much as possible.”
“Me too…” The singer nodded.
“And I’m sure you’re the one I want to see everyday… You’re the one I could spend my life with, without being bored someday.”
Minami frowned, laughing slightly. What was that exactly? A marriage proposal? If it was… what was she going to answer?! She started panicking, knowing very well it was totally useless. But what if it was true?! What were they going to do now? And… why now?! She sighed. It was just her brain creating crazy scenarios again… Damn brain for creating such REALISTIC situations!
“I know it can sound hard, but you know, I’ve looked in a lot of magazines to get information. I know exactly how it can be! And I’ve already thought a lot about it! My parents agreed with me!”
Magazines? Parents approval? It definitely sounded like the scenario her brain had made a few seconds before. Atsuko knew how it could be? Like dresses and everything? And… oh god, please, not the giant cake that made everyone sick from too much sugar? Though… Atsuko could eat it by herself, Minami had no doubt about it. And… the music too… And the decoration… Where was it going to be? If it was really that, they would have SO much to think about! It was impossible with their schedule! And if they wanted to invite some girls from AKB48, they would never find a common time or a common place. The only day the two of them had “almost” nothing to do was today, and she was sure she didn’t want to get married today, hell no.
“So, what do you think about it?” Atsuko asked, smiling like she had just made the best decision ever.
Minami rolled her eyes.
“You didn’t tell me what you were talking about.”
“I didn’t?” Atsuko asked. “I guess I was just too excited.”
Oh no. That was it. She wanted to get married. Minami did NOT want that now! Japan did NOT want it either! Her career would never EVER survive! And what about her girlfriend’s?! No, this was impossible. They couldn’t. Even if they wanted, they couldn’t.
“Listen Atsuko, it’s not that I don’t like you, but I think our relationship is perfect this way. I don’t think it would be great for us if we did it. A wedding implied too much time, more than we have right now. And you know I really love you, even if we can’t be married now!”
Seeing Atsuko’s strange look, Minami decided to continue. She had started, so she should at least finish her speech.
“I love you! But, don’t you think we’re too young! There are a lot of long terms consequences! I mean, imagine everyone’s reactions!”
“What… are you talking about?” Atsuko frowned. “Wedding?!”
There was another moment of silence in which Minami wished she was small enough to hide from her girlfriend.
“I’m not talking about getting married…” Atsuko smirked. “But if you think this way-”
“NO! Um… I mean, what were you talking about then?” Minami stammered, looking at her hand like if it was the most interesting thing to stare at.
She really felt stupid for a second. She had totally made a fool of herself… She was so embarrassed she wouldn’t hesitate running away in the following seconds.
“I was talking about moving together… You know like… living together… like getting an apartment for the two of us… like not getting married maybe?” Atsuko laughed.
Oh, her girlfriend could be so cute sometimes. Getting married… Atsuko just couldn’t believe what could go in Minami’s mind sometimes…
“Oh…” Minami just said, trying really hard to make the red color disappear from her face.
“So, I was saying that… I found a really nice place we could visit today… If it’s fine with you, of course.”
Once the shock was gone, Minami nodded, smiling. Living with Atsuko, she had never really thought about it, but now that her girlfriend mentioned it, it could be really nice to deal with their busy schedules. They would be able to see each other more often… They would have their place… Their common place in this world… A place just for them… where they could be alone and enjoy the other’s presence. It sounded really nice.
“I would love to visit it… but what about the money? It will cost a lot, right?” Minami worried.
“Well, my parents will help us… And it’s not like we don’t have any money, right?
For a moment, Atsuko sounded afraid that Minami might refuse. It sounded like she wasn’t happy… Atsuko thought there might be something wrong, but according to her, she could only see advantages. She had a lot of money, so it would not be difficult to pay for the apartment. And her career was not done yet… and they were young, as Minami had said before. It was time to get freedom. It was time for them to enjoy their years of youth before it was too late. She really wanted to share her daily life with the person she loved… And she knew they were strong enough to do it. Was Minami mad at her because of her proposition? She really hoped not…
“You don’t want to?” Atsuko whispered, worried.
“Of course I want!” Minami said excitedly as she held Atsuko’s hand. “Of course! I’m sorry, I was a bit surprised, but I want to visit this place with you! You’re right! This way, we’ll be even closer! And we’re so many times at each other’s house, I think my mother will even be relieved about that! ”
“And I’m so happy it’s not a marriage proposal…” She thought, not saying it loud.
They talked about it for a short time before they left Minami’s house, ready to visit what could be their possible future home. Minami found it very funny that Atsuko had already decided which color the walls of each piece were going to be, when in fact they didn’t even know how much it cost. She found funny that Atsuko already knew what they were going to eat for their first night at their new house, when they didn’t even know when it would be. She laughed at her girlfriend’s explanation of how they would organize the living room when they didn’t have any furniture. She smiled at the actress’ description of their first “party” with their friends. She giggled when Atsuko said she wanted a specific kind of flower outside. She laughed when Atsuko talked about their possible neighbourhood. It seemed she knew everything already, even if they had not even started looking for it. Minami also couldn’t help feeling better just to see how excited Atsuko seemed to be at this idea… She was so important to her… She just wanted to see her happy.
***
“KAMPAÏ!” Yuko screamed.
“Not that loud…” Minami sighed.
“But we’re only five! So I’m trying to be there for the others too!” She answered.
“Yeah… but you don’t need to sound like we’re twenty either…” Mariko said.
Yuko, Mariko and Miichan were at Minami and Atsuko’s new place to celebrate it. Some others girls they had invited, Haruna for example, were busy at their AKB48 work. Some just couldn’t come because they wanted to meet their family since they had not seen them for a long time. Only those three girls had managed to meet them. However, they thought it was still fine. They didn’t need to be a lot to have fun. Especially now that they couldn’t see each other too often due to their different schedules: each moment was important to them.
The two girls had searched for a place for almost one month until they found the perfect one. It was small, yet really fine. There were two bedrooms and the living room was only separated by two big doors from the kitchen. There were huge windows so they could have a nice view outside as the sun would light the place. The two bedrooms, though they wanted to sleep in the same, would be useful if ever they suddenly wanted more privacy or if they invited someone to stay over.
“The food is delicious! You can thank your mother for us, Acchan!” Miichan said as she tried to put as much food as she could in her mouth, like she was afraid it might disappear if she wasn’t fast enough.
Atsuko’s mother had made a… buffet. Literally. There was even too much food, but it seemed Miichan was hungry enough, even if Mariko was worried about the poor girl’s stomach.
“How can you eat so fast?” Minami frowned. “It’s like… you’re faster than me when I eat katsudon!”
Everyone remembered the famous CM of them eating food. Of course, everyone remembered how fast and how manly Minami had eaten her favourite food. They had teased her a lot about it. Minami could eat really quickly when she wanted. Luckily, or unfortunately for Minami, there wasn’t any katsudon tonight. But Atsuko’s mother food was still excellent.
“What you just said is logically impossible.” Mariko frowned. “Did you see yourself eating katsudon? I mean… DID YOU?!”
While Minami was being teased once again by the others, Atsuko just laughed at the scene. She actually liked the way Minami ate her katsudon. She thought it was really cute to watch… and very funny how the singer would finish every single grain of rice. Or how she would often take another one… or how she would have this cute look while eating… how she would totally ignore the outside world… how she would look at it like it was the meal of GOD… how she was just being herself.
“So…Why exactly did you guys decide to live together?” Mariko said. “Media will totally chase after you. You know… paparazzi and everything?”
She had a point. The chances for them to be calm at home were small now. Media were probably printing their first article about them living together. Now the whole country was probably going to know tomorrow. But… they were ready to deal with it. It’s not like the whole country didn’t know about them anyway…
“Well…” Yuko smirked. “Maybe they just wanted to be alone to do… You know what I mean…”
Miichan smiled too, but Mariko just slapped the back of the poor perverted woman. They were meeting for the first time since so long, and the only thing she could think of what that?! How could she support it? It was supposed to be a nice, happy, peaceful meeting, and now Mariko was sure Minami had suddenly the urge to kill someone… named Yuko… She really wondered how Haruna could deal with this personality everyday when she just couldn’t stand it… Just… How did Haruna fall for her?! That was a great question… She should ask her about it later…
“No, we don’t know what you mean.” Mariko rolled her eyes. “I can’t believe you bring up that subject. I’m sure they only wanted to spend more time together because they are both really busy with their job… right?”
“Of course! That’s the main reason. I just wanted to… well, to be with Atsuko…” Minami said shyly.
“See!” Mariko said, slightly pushing Yuko’s shoulder. “You and your mind, seriously…”
“There’s nothing wrong about thinking this way…” Miichan said like if it that the most normal thing in the world. “I mean, they’re together. Sooner or later they will have to reach this point!”
There was a long and embarrassed silence until Miichan exclaimed:
“No?! Really?! You already… you already… well…”
Funny how she suddenly became the one really shy and blushing. She probably couldn’t imagine that they had already done it… That was why she was so surprised. No, really, she couldn’t imagine it… Eww… No!! That… They were two of her best friends… NO!! Damn Yuko for having a bad influence on her.
“So, Yuko, why don’t you eat and stop talking about that.” Mariko frowned, trying to save the life of two of her friends.
But actually, only she and Yuko were still acting like “usual”. Minami and Atsuko were suddenly obsessed by their food, and Miichan was just about to hit her head against the wall to make these pictures get out of her mind. The funny and nice dinner had just transformed into… a quiet meeting between them. The moment of silence stayed for a few minutes until Miichan broke it with an unhesitant tone.
“SO… Any idea of what you are going to do now? Now that you’re together and you get your respective works… I feel like the only one here still in AKB48... You all graduated except Mariko who went in SDN48… but it’s almost the same. Tell me… does it feel good to graduate?”
“Are you saying you want to graduate because we aren’t there anymore?” Atsuko frowned.
“Of course no!” Miichan replied. “I’m still in love with AKB48. There’s no way I’m going to leave! And there are still others members there too! Though I have to admit that it’s really not the same without you Takamina!”
Minami had heard this sentence a lot since her graduation. She liked to be reminded how important she was to the group, but she really hoped she could just move on soon. She was singer now, even though she would always have the group in her heart to help her surpassing any obstacles on her road.
“It feels nice… but you know, graduating is not something that easy to do. It’s like saying good bye to a part of your life, even though you know you will never completely leave it. It’s just starting something new. Since I wanted to be a singer, I really enjoy being independent now. But there are some other people who probably think the opposite. See Haruna, for example! She really likes being in the group, so I don’t see any reason why she would leave! I think you just… feel when it’s the right moment to stop.” Minami tried to explain.
She thought of everything that had happened for her to realize it was the “right moment”… How stupid she had been back then.
“Yeah… I think I get it… No… probably not, but still.” Miichan shook her head. “Oh, I met Haruna before coming here and she says she was sorry she couldn’t come. She had a photoshot.”
“Aw… I wanted to see her! Guess I’ll have to visit her tonight… We haven’t seen each other for two days! Can you imagine it! I’m dying here!” Yuko complained as Miichan totally started regretting talking about it. “I miss her! I’ll try to call her now!”
She did as she said, but it seemed Haruna couldn’t answer as Yuko just had a depressed look on her face. Mariko tried to help her feeling better. After all, it wasn’t because her friend was a total helpless pervert that she didn’t need support about it.
“Now… aren’t we here to celebrate their new place?” Mariko cheered as she held another wine bottle. “Let’s just have fun tonight! We can think about the rest tomorrow! Anyone wants some more?”
They drank happily, not too much since they all wanted to stay alive. First, Miichan had a performance the next day, second, Yuko had a shooting for a new drama, Mariko had some handshake events… and the two lovers just had things to do for their personal career. It wasn’t time to get drunk. Maybe later, when they will be able to have more people at their house… It didn’t seem like that, but they couldn’t wait to have their first “real” party at home with everyone they knew. They missed them so much… though they only knew that meeting them would mean “let’s have a contest to tease the Atsumina coupling”, especially from Team A members. Minami was already afraid of what would happen if ever Mocchi was there… But right now, they were just talking about random things until Mariko asked:
“So… any idea how to deal with paparazzi? I’m kind of worried for you… You don’t know how a scandal would totally ruin your career.”
“Why do you bring such a serious subject in the conversation?!” Yuko said. “We were having fun!”
“So? We can have fun by talking seriously, right?” Mariko added.
None of them answered. Sure… they could have fun… but talking about paparazzi when they had just started living didn’t sound like the best thing to do. They didn’t want to have any nightmares already. It would totally ruin the mood. The only thing they could do against paparazzi was obviously to be patient.
“Fine, if I see some paparazzi, I’ll just throw a rock to them.” Minami said ironically. “Happy now?”
“I’m just going to ignore what you just said because it’s impossible the calm and innocent Minami would ever do that…” Mariko smirked. “And even so, I don’t think you’ll do it considering the fact that your reputation could be badly hurt.”
“Who cares?! Just do it if they are annoying!” Miichan laughed. “I want to see them in the newspaper… Minami Takahashi almost killed a random guy she thought to be a stalker! Or no, more like “Minami Takahashi tried to be brave in front of her girlfriend! And you know, people could start talking about your relationship again. People would like it.”
They all stared at Miichan in silence. There was no way that was going to happen. They knew Minami wanted to be a famous singer… She would never ruin everything just for a stalker or to seem “brave”.
“Well… I was just trying to make a conversation…” Miichan said.
“Yeah? Well can you try being a little more realistic?” Mariko sighed. “Like they’re going to waste their times stalking stalkers… right girls?”
They both nodded. Near the end of the night Yuko suddenly seemed to be obsessed by her phone. Haruna had sent her a message and Yuko was waiting impatiently for another one. She was really cute, sitting by herself, ignoring the world just because there was one person out of seven milliards who was more important to her. After having talked about countless subjects, Mariko and Miichan were arguing with Minami and Atsuko about which color they should put in the living room, since white walls everywhere were just… too white and lifeless. It was not the most interesting subject, but it was definitely the funniest.
Mariko thought it would look better in red while Miichan thought it was too intense and too romantic for Takamina’s taste. Minami didn’t really care and just rolled her eyes about this statement. However, Atsuko liked this conversation and was saying her opinion with a lot of conviction. They sounded really into it. Even if the color was still not chosen, they started talking about everything else that was wrong according to them, and it soon became a war between the four girls. They argued about the simplest thing, even the color of the little most useless accessories.
“I tell you, it should be green, not orange! Are you seriously crazy? It just doesn’t fit with them!” Miichan yelled.
“Why green? You just want them to remember Team K! Orange is perfect!” Mariko replied.
“Really? How about I throw one in your face then?!”
“Repeat that!”
They started fighting with fruits they could find on the table, accidently hitting the poor Yuko who was alone by herself.
“Hey! I didn’t say anything this time!” She complained before staring at her phone again.
“Fine, then what about silver?” Miichan asked, avoiding another orange from Mariko.
“SILVER?” The oldest girl said. “Silver? Of course not! Are you blind of something! It’s not silver that will help this place to be more colourful! It’s only a desk, but really!”
“Well, at least it would fit better than orange! Have you ever seen an orange desk?!”
“What about your green idea? I’ve never seen a green desk anywhere!”
“Yes I have!” Miichan lied with conviction.
Atsuko and Minami just stared at their friends, wondering if it was really a good idea to have them staying for the night. It was small, but they still had places for them… and they had already invited them. They just hoped they could get some silence before three am…
“She answered me! She’s free! She wants to see me now! Can I invite her?!” Yuko screamed excitedly.
She didn’t even wait for an answer as she sent her girlfriend the address of the place they were. It seemed like she had came back to life in less than a few seconds just because of Haruna’s mail. Guess she was just really and deeply in love with her… She deserved to be happy after all. She had tried to get her attention for so long…
“I guess that’s an official “welcome home” then…” Minami said, looking at the jumping squirrel who was already waiting next to the door.
Atsuko smiled cutely as her head rested on her girlfriend’s shoulder. Look like they were not going to be able to sleep soon with Haruna coming here… They just hoped the two other girls would not start fighting about the color of the place too. Mariko and Miichan did a really nice job already. They were even already checking in some magazines to see who was right and who wasn’t.
“Welcome home…” Atsuko whispered sweetly in Minami’s ear.
TBCAND IT'S ON AGAIN! WOOOO~
No, seriously, hope you guys like this chapter, even though it's full of Atsumina, maybe too much. I will really include more characters later, I just needed a point to start, as I said at the top. Also hope you enjoyed the fact that I didn't take too long to update.... coz it will probably be one of the rare times it will happen
Until next time, good luck at everyone at school/starting school hehehe
Topic: Pink Vitriol (AtsuMina - COMPLETED) + Sequel - CHAPTER 4 (3/10/2012) (Read 123558 times)