Yoz I am back again, this time chapter 5... 12 more chapters to go!
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Chapter 5
Year 2001 April (POP JAM)
Year 2001 May (Johnny’s Jr Concert Takki to Tsubasa 21st century duet)
Year 2001 Oct (Japan Walker) Akanishi Jin, Kamenashi Kazuya
Year 2001 Dec (Shock Shock)
Year 2002 May (Tackey & Tsubasa in Taipei)
Year 2002 Aug (KAT-TUN Okyakusama wa Kamisama - Concert 55 Man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!!)
Year 2003 Jan (Shock is Real Shock)
Year 2003 Aug (KAT-TUN no dai Bouken de SHOW)
Life continues, the new KAT-TUN was still in active. Kamenashi Kazuya, Akanishi Jin, Yamashita Tomohisa, Ikuta Toma, Uchi Hiroki and Nishikido Ryo everyone of them was a leader that could lead a group. With them, this non debut group became the no.1 popular group among the Jr.
2003 August 5
After the last concert has ended, due to the tiredness the noisy rest room previously became silent. Toma and Uchi went to have a bath while Jin who was really tired went to sleep on the sofa though he was all sweaty.
“Oh gosh, he is already 19 years old and yet still act like a child.” Just came back from his bath, Kame looked at Jin who was sleeping deeply and laughed while walking past Jin knowing that there was no point trying to wake him up. Therefore, Kame called out to Ryo who was eating his snack at the table, together they helped Jin to change out the sweaty outfit and let him slept all the way. As 11 rounds of concert in a day was not bearable for anyone.
“Ne, P don’t you feel that the presence within the Jr is not right recently.” Letting Jin lie on his lap, Kame wiping his hair with a towel while asking the person who was lying in the sofa with his eyes half closed.
“Un, many Jr was called to talk by the management.” After finishing his food, Ryo with his leg on the table and said in a bossy manner. “Well, it is almost time after all.”
“You mean debut of NEWS?” Using hands to cover the light on his face, Yamap with semi opened eyes replied. “The forming of this KAT-TUN caused the disappearance of 4TOPS in 2002 and since we have already formed KAT-TUN, then it is unknown that who will be selected as NEWS member.”
“That year when NEWS debuted, out of the entire Jr groups, only KAT-TUN was not separated but this time maybe not because the management team has already see the problem in this KAT-TUN, maybe...”felt that the person on his lap shivered because of the cold, he hint to Ryo to increase the temperature of the air conditional, he took a clothes and covered Jin while patting Jin’s back with tenderness until he was sleeping peacefully again.
Kame replied while doing so. With what Kame has said, led the 3 of them who were widely awake fell into silent.
After they had back danced in POP JAM for Koichi, they had already realized it.
Performing neat dance step to them was not a hard job but when it came to present the group’s style it showed a big problem.
Jin and Kame were belongs to their usual sexy and wild style.
Yamap and Toma were the pure and healthy kid style.
As for Uchi and Ryo because of the kansai characteristic while they were acting as a good
kid they also showed their sense of comedy.
Any of the 2 would become the perfect 2 TOP but once the six of them has the potential to become the top and has the ambition to become the top then this group would be torn apart.
Though Ptoma was the most popular one among the fans but akame and ryouchi fans was increasing. Fans of the group were now divided into 3 portions.
For KAT-TUN now, they do not lack popularity but lack the leader who could lead the team.
If the world has not changed, if the world was still the same, if kame was just the 17 years old kid, if Ryo was just the 18 years old kid then the leader would have be Yamap. However, this was not the reality, the 17 years old body of Kame hid the 20 years old mind, the one who had experience all the harsh days, the one who had finally debut after the 7 years of hardship and the one who witnessed the person whom loved left him. This Kame has the presence of a beast that was not easy for anyone to surpass him.
Though with the look of a 18 years old, the Ryo now was no longer the one who was naïve and thought that he will be with Uchi together forever as he had experience a lot, a lot and wanted a lot, a lot. The only thing he wanted now was to protect the one beside him and cherished the moment where they stood together on stage.
As for Yamap, Johnny’s Jr leader- the once glorious title maybe was not what he wanted to be framed as now, because this title made him lose a lot, a lot of precious thing.
“Since the history has changed, I would like to be willful for this time.” Sat up from the sofa, Yamap lowered his head and the golden fringe covered his eyes made others unable to see what he really meant. “I will fulfill the promise, debut with Toma together.”
“P…”
“Yamap…”
It could be it was the first time seeing Yamap’s vulnerability; it could be this was the first time hearing his words.
The Yamap who once set importance as priority, who once took up NEWS as a burden has this wish all along deep in his heart.
Debut together…
Stand on the beautiful stage together…
Forever, forever, forever together…
When young, every Jr who was closed together would have said that to one another however how many of them could have actually done it.
Yamap standing alone at the top in NEWS…
Ryo busy travelling alone between Tokyo and Osaka…
Lastly, Kame standing alone in Tokyo Dome in the end…
Recalling the past, they have never fulfilled the promise which was made when they were kids.
“What is the matter with you guys?” Toma and Uchi who were back from the shower felt the unusual presence in the room.
“Ryo Chan, Ryo Chan what happen to you?” After just stood still, Uchi was pull by Ryo and fell in Ryo’s chest. Looking around, Uchi face started to turn red just when he was about to pull away he heard Ryo’s low voice.
“Uchi, we will always, always, stay together forever, always…” Ryo hid his face under Uchi’s hair and his nose caught the scent of Uchi and smelt greedily.
“Ah…baka Ryo Chan, of course we will be together forever.” Uchi can’t help but laughed at Ryo’s rare childish words but as he felt the force on his arms was getting strong and persistent he knew that it was sincere. Both hands hugged around Ryo’s neck softly and lie his head on the thin shoulder Uchi said, “We will stay together forever, Nishikido Ryo and Uchi Hiroki will be together forever, together forever.”
“What is happening?” Looking at the unusual passionate Ryo and Kame who was looking deeply at the person sleeping on his chest, Toma could not react for the time being.
“It’s late, let’s go.” Took his bag, Yamap held the hand of Toma who stood in the middle of the room. Night in Tokyo has a sense of mysterious and beauty which was not seen in the day, there were 2 beautiful shonen walking hands in hands at the Tokyo bay.
“Yappari, the sky in Tokyo is not good, there are only few stars.” Toma who was being held by Yamap, feeling the breeze of wind raised his head and looked at the dark sky said, “P, quick look that two stars over there. They were big and shiny.” Pointing to a corner in the sky, the shonen happily shouted.
“Toma, do you know? The brightness of the stars we see has actually experienced thousands, millions of years before they are shone on the Earth.” Stopping his foot, Yamap raised his head following the fingers direction and said. “Because they are together for a very, very long time we are able to see these beautiful rays of light so Toma…” Turned to look at the person beside, both hands tightly held on to the familiar hands and looked closely into the eyes that resembled black gem, Yamap said, “This time we are definitely, definitely going to debut together, stand on the most beautiful stage together, forever, forever together… ” with his eyes closed, a slight tip toe, the soft lip press with the other red lip gently, a smear of sparkling tears fell between them which seemed to witness their promise, fell slowly, slowly…
At last disappeared into the wind…
“Eh? Everyone was gone?” Jin waking up while rubbing his eyes saw kame looking at his face deeply and suddenly he felt heat rushed to his face. He stood straight and saw that the empty room left only the two of them and outside’s quietness made it seemed that all people have left already.
“Un, Ryo Chan and Uchi just left saying that they are going to eat ramen, P and Toma have left for some time, maybe somewhere to have their supper.” Rubbing his numb knees, Kame found it funny looking at the redden face of the person in front of him. “Jin, are you hungry? Wanna eat something before going back?”
“My mother said tonight she will prepare supper while waiting for me, un…”scratching his hair while looking at the person who was packing his bag, “Ka…Kazuya, do you… do you want to come…”Not sure of what was happening to him, Jin felt his face was hot, after he finished his words he was gone but he did not forgot his last sentence, “I’ll be waiting for you at the main door.”
The rarely seen shy face made Kame showed a gentle smile on his face, “Baka, you have already decided by yourself that I’ll be going and yet you ask me that.” Lastly, threw a game boy into his bag. His bag contained mostly Jin’s stuff, Jin’s snack, Jin’s manga, Jin’s game boy and even Jin’s clothes. Not sure it was when, Kame’s bag already filled with Jin’s presence and Jin no longer brought his bag with him.
A last check in the room, making sure nothing was left behind Kame switched off the light. The darkness of the building was quiet that he could even hear his own footsteps.
“If Jin is going to walk alone, he definitely will be scared and screamed.” The scene of Jin being scared and with reddens eyes screaming, floating in his mind kame can’t help himself from laughing.
Kame pressed the down button of the lift while looking at the light of the lift starting to rise from 1st floor. Kame who was bored, realized that there was a room with lights on. If the surrounding was not dark, he would not have found the light that pierce through the door slightly.
Seeing that it still took a while for the lift to arrive, with curiosity he walked towards the door.
“What do YOU think of this matter?” Kame knew it was Johnny san through the special accent without looking and obviously in the room there was not just Johnny san alone.
“I don’t think letting the present KAT-TUN debut is a good idea.” Calmed but strong voice slowly let out. Is him? The appearance of this person made Kame started to frown.
“Reason? You must know that a lot of people are anticipating the debut of KAT-TUN.” With interest Johnny san asked.
“Right now they do have the popularity to debut but this KAT-TUN is not the strongest KAT-TUN. Some times 1 + 1 is not equal to 2 moreover in this situation 2+2+2 the unknown of the outcome is too great. Looking at them individually, they are strong it can be even say that each and every one has the strength to hold a place, but putting them together…sometimes a flower needs leaf to go with if all of them are flowers, too much flowers makes the dazzling fades.”
“Do YOU have a better suggestion?”
“Split-rather than using a rope to tie the 6 who can fly high like an eagle, why not just split and fought without consideration.” The young man voice was determined.
“Yappari, you are the one whom I anticipated, but in what way you going to spilt them, who debut, who do not get to debut?” Johnny san sounds pleased.
“Yamashita…talking about popularity he is the highest among them.”
“Just one? I thought YOU are going to say the two of them him and Toma.”
“I would like to say that, but would you? Johnny san.”
“How do YOU know I would not.”
“Nothing can hide from you in this agency, just the two of them now and they fall in love with one another this is a taboo. Agency allows intimacy bit not falling in love.”
“You deserved to be the leader in the Jr’s golden era, Takizawa Hideaki you are definitely good.” Through the hole at the door Kame saw Johnny san’s content smile and a sense of unbearable from Takki. “How about the others?”
“Both Jin and Kame style is not what the agency main attraction, this is rare even within the senpai but this style is challenging however they are still young if they will to debut it will become fake and not sexy maybe we should just stay and observe let them stay in KAT-TUN and look for another 4 Jrs with characteristics to replace TTUN. Without much advisements and let them developed on their own maybe after a few years they will have a good development.” After a slight pause, Takki continued, “As for Ryo and Uchi there can be 2 outcomes, one is to debut with Yamashita as the new group NEWS Yamashita and the others popularity is too far away, it need someone to be in the middle as a balance. Two, let them return to kansai as the kansai Jr average age is higher and the only main vocalist is Subaru this will cause straining when comes to release CD but I have a two win strategy.”
“Oh? Speak it. ”
“Cross over two groups. Let Ryo and Uchi cross between two groups at the same time. Of course NEWS schedule as the priority and let them return to Kanjani 8 when free. I understand that local interest is high in kansai, for Jr from kanto area to break into kansai area is hard. So letting them to debut with NEWS makes it easier to break into kansai area and at the same time Kanjani 8 will have greater exposure in kanto, plus…Johnny san you know their relationship…” Looking at old man with the ‘You know it’ expression, Takki sighed and said “Once their relationship become just like P and Toma, it is possible to split them away one in each group without sacrificing anyone of them.”
“How about Toma? In your plan how you are going to place him?” The old man asked plainly without expressing his idea.
“As for Toma…”
Kame could not listen to the conversation anymore because he felt very cold though it was August summer. But he felt very cold, he did not know how he was walking into the lift, when the lift is descending, he felt like he was descending too. The only difference was his destination was abyss. Slowly, slowly he squad down at the little corner with both hands holding to his legs tightly…
“Kazuya…”Kame did not know how long he had been in that position, he only knew that he was freezing and shivering all over until his teeth cluttering and someone was hugging him tightly.
Using the body warmth that felt like a scorching sun, he was warming him over and over…
Using his fate, Jin’s fate, Toma, Yamap, Uchi and Ryo Chan came to the split path once again.
Facing the spilt path, where shall he go…
The butterfly in New York fanning its wings gently, the August in Tokyo will be facing the strongest storm in the history…