[Fanfic] More than Friends, Less than Lovers (1) - Morning Coffee
Note: Arisa is hosting the late night talk show, "Catherine III". Shingo is currently filming "Kasuka na Kanojo", his new drama starting April. Both shows produced by KTV (Kansai TV), a TV station affiliated with FujiTV. However, though all FujiTV shows shot in Wangan Studio (Odaiba area), KTV shows are shot in Lemon Studio located inside Tokyo Media City (TMC) building in the Setagaya area. From the information I gathered from the internet, I managed to confirm that 'Catherine' and 'Kasuka' are indeed filmed at TMC. (Shingo talked about how his drama filming studio is different than the usual ones in his blog recently, so I'm quite sure he's talking abt Lemon Studio) There are 2 studio, L1 and L2 in Lemon Studio, so it makes it possible for two shows filmed at the same day. Thus, there's possibility Shingo and Arisa meet coincidentally, at least once a week, during filming breaks. lol. That's where I got the inspiration to write this fic from, haha.
I might make this as a series of one-shots for the whole 3-4 months, until "Kasuka" filming is over hehee.... Let's call it the Lemon Studio series, haha.
UPDATE on May 15, 2013: Due to the development change of the fanfic's story related to ShingoArisa's movie news, I decided to change the title to "More than Friends, Less than Lovers", a title of one the ShingoArisa fanvid I made, hehe.
More than Friends, Less than Lovers (1) - Morning Coffee
written by yanie02
It's another day of Catherine filming, she still has 30 mins before she should get into the make-up room. She's feeling like she needs some coffee before starting the filming, so she went downstairs to the TMC Cafe, next to the entrance lobby of the building.
"Masutaa, one espresso please,"
"Dine-in?" he asked.
"Yup,"
"Okay,"
"A.. ri.. sa..." suddenly someone behind her calling her name in a low tension, but in a teasing tone.
She turned around and found a very familiar guy there.
"Oooo... what are you doing here?" she asked.
"Filming..." he said, looking sleepy and totally not in the mood. He's wearing private clothes that almost look like a pajama with disheveled hair. Such an opposite with Arisa's fresh morning look, ponytailed hair, stylish shirt and 7/8 jeans.
"Ah, your new drama is starting ne! Mita, mita (I saw it), I saw your name on the schedule board,"
The cafe owner placed her espresso in front of her, "Here you go. That would be 690 yen,"
She pulled out her wallet, but the guy grabbed her espresso close to him and pushed down her wallet, before she can take out her money.
"Masutaa, one cafe latte please, I'll pay this espresso together with mine,"
Realizing what he's trying to do, she grinned widely, "Eheee.... warui nee (thanks)... Why are you suddenly acting like a gentleman?" she nudged his arm with her elbow.
He smiled a bit. The skin contact made him feeling the urge to knock her forehead gently with his knuckle.
"Ouch," she said, still grinning, while rubbing her forehead.
"How bout you? Catherine?" he asked.
"Yup..." suddenly she intensely stared at him, "Chotto... is it alright you're looking sleepy like that? You're gonna be filming scenes soon, right?" she got even closer to his face till their faces only a few inches away, "Look, you have dark circles under your eyes...."
"Omae sa (you)..." he said staring at her.
"What?" she said, still with her face, a few inches away from his.
"Why do you smell so good, early in the morning?"
She laughed, "You're actually the weird one, smelling sweat early in the morning, you idiot! What are you saying..." she pulled further away from his face.
"Here you go, total 1540 yen..." masutaa handed over his latte.
She picked up her espresso, "Thanks alot, Shingo... should we sit together?"
He nod, "Yeah..." he pointed at a table right in front of us.
"I watched Catherine," he said while sitting and placing his coffee cup on the table.
"Really??? Ureshiii~"
"It's a show focusing on fashion, right? I like it,"
"Sou, sou, sou... lately, it has becoming a fashion-centered show, ne..."
"It's nice, you're doing a good job as the host... you suit the job,"
"Hontouu(really)??" she laughed, "But you know what, I'm not getting any drama offer much lately... yaabai!"
"Sou?"
"Doushiyou (what shld I do)? I guess at this age, I can't be an idol anymore ne..."
"Then you should be a true actress,"
"Ehehh...?" she laughed.
"You should act in many widescreen films and stageplays, then win many awards,"
She laughed, "To think of it, I don't win any acting award much, ne"
"Uso(no way), you must've won one before,"
"Well... I did... about once in 10 years?"
"Uso..."
"I won awards like for Best Dresser, and Most Beautiful Legs, I got that a lot," she giggled, thinking how silly the awards she got.
He chuckled a bit, "You're that type afterall, huh"
"Doushiyou.... which direction should I go from now?"
"Get married already, you should be someone's wife,"
"How rude! I don't want to hear that from Shingo... how about yourself?"
"I'm a guy, I can still get married when I'm 50, as long as my wife is young,"
She laughed, "How unfair!"
"So? You don't have plans for marriage?"
"I don't have anyone to marry to,"
"Iru desho (of course you have),"
"Well... I do..."
"Eh? You have someone? Nandaa... why don't you tell me earlier," he sipped his latte.
"I don't have to report to you every time I find someone,"
"Then, why don't you marry him?"
"I lost the urge to get married,"
"Maa, maa... if you're still single when you turn 50, you can just marry me,"
She giggled, "Why should I marry you? What are you saying early in the morning like this? When I'm 50, I'd be an old hag, chooo obasan da yo... I'm an obasan now!"
"Well, yeah... you're an obasan, but..."
She threw her napkin to Shingo and it hit right on his face, "Hey! At least pretend to disagree, will ya'!"
"Obasan dakedo mo... Arisa wa Arisa da yo, for me,"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"20-yr-old Arisa, 36 yr-old Arisa, 50-yr-old Arisa... which ever it is, you're "Arisa" for me,"
"Hai? Is that a compliment?"
"No, it's not"
She laughed, "Then what is it? Say it clearly!" she threw him a tissue this time.
"For me, you're the 10-yr-old Arisa..."
"So, that's a compliment right? You mean, in your mind, I'm always the 10-yr-old me?"
"No, not that..." he looks like he's thinking hard to find the right words, "I have this image of you... this 'Arisa' image in my mind,"
"Ha?? What do you mean?"
He tried to think for a while, then he said, "Umm... never mind.. I'm just talking in my sleep,"
She hit his arm, "You're still half asleep!? It's 10 o'clock already!" she laughed.
Suddenly, the cafe owner came to them and served them waffle, "Here you go,"
They were both surprised, she asked him, "Ehhh.... what's this? We didn't order these,"
"It's service, for free," masutaa said.
Shingo got excited all of the sudden, "Wooo... what's going on, masutaaa? All of the sudden, you..."
"It's Shingo Waffle Delight... doozo,"
Shingo stood up and put his arm around masutaa, "Sugooiii! What's going on?"
Arisa laughed, "Why does this menu has your name?"
"This waffle menu was created long ago, when we were still filming SmaSma here... na, masutaa?" Shingo tapped masutaa's shoulder.
"E, sou nano(really)? Jya, masutaa... please use my name for one of the menu here too, I come here regularly too now,"
"Currently on the process of making it..."
She got excited, "No way! Really?? Ureshiiii~!"
"Sugoii... it's been a long time since I saw this waffle..." Shingo said while sitting back on his seat.
Arisa laughed, "Sugoi, sugoi! Shingo's awake now, thanks to you, masutaa!"
"Sou, sou... this made me awake now,"
"Goyukkuri doozo (enjoy them)..." with his cool and composed attitude, masutaa left them.
"Mmm... oishiiii," she said while tasting the waffle.
"Missed this taste," Shingo said.
"Masutaa sugoi nee..."
"So? You're not getting any drama offer, at all? How about movie?" he asked her.
"Ah, I'm gonna be starring a movie!"
"Oh, really?"
"Sou, sou... action movie, chooo action, so lately, I've been practicing martial art..."
"Martial art?"
"Yeah... it's called... Krav Maga... Israeli martial art,"
"What's that? Never heard of it,"
"Mouuuu.... it's so hard, difficult and dangerous... I can't keep up,"
"What movie? Is it an adaptation of an original book?"
"Well... I can't tell you the details yet..."
"Nan dayo... tell me.. we're in the same work field, desho, I won't tell anyone..."
"Mada dekinai nooo (I can't tell anyone yet)...."
"Ah, sou, sou... actually I was in a dangerous location too, just the other day,"
"On the filming set?"
"Sou... I went to Russia for a film shooting..."
"Hee, sugoi jyan..."
"It was midnight, when we were on a break, an unknown Russian guy, pointed a BB gun towards our location direction and shot it,"
"Heee... usooo...."
"Fortunately, no one hurt... seem like he was drunk,"
"Hee... kowai(how scary)... Hey, aren't you late for filming?"
"Aa, yabai! What time is it now?" he grabbed her wrist to take a look at her watch, "It's time! Sorry, I'm going,"
"Ahh... it's time for me too!" she said.
Shingo finished his waffle and stood up in a haste. Arisa stood up right when Shingo was about to pass her by, but suddenly she lost her balance and was about to fall forward. Shingo meant to catch her left arm, but in the middle of the haste, his hand slipped and caught her left breast instead.
"Abunaiii(that was close)!" she looked at the source of her losing balance, "Ahh... my shoe heel came loose..." she finally realized that his hand is still on her breast, "Chotto! Doko sawattenno yo!(what are you doing)" she pushed away his arm hard.
"Aahh, sorry..."
"Why were you grabbing that!!"
"It's not like I aimed at it... I never see you as a woman, anyway,"
She pinched his cheek playfully, "Naniiiii........"
"Ouch, ouch... I've seen it since you were 10-year-old...."
"Urusaiii(shut up)!!" she hit his head gently.
He's grinning widely, "Jya! I touched your boobs, thanks to you, I'm wide awake now! Thanks!" he lifted his hand up to his temple, like saluting her, then he left the cafe, running away towards the elevator.
"Chotto! You're not an 8-year-old! How could you 'momi-nige' on me!!"
(*note: 'momi-nige' is when elementary school boys grabbed a girl/woman's chest in purpose and then run away, escaping right after.)
She can hear Shingo laughing from afar. Then she glanced at the cafe owner behind the bar table, who's smiling.
"Masutaa... how could you laugh at me..." she said while taking off her shoes.
"Arisa-chan, you're the only one who can make him awake and set him in a genki (lively) mood, early in the morning," masutaa said.
"What? It was thanks to your waffle, desho,"
He shook his head, "He was already in a genki mood, even before the waffle came,"
She smiled, not denying what he said, "Maa ne..." she picked up her shoes and walk ahead barefooted.
She turned around once again to masutaa, "Jya, masutaa, gochisousama(thanks for the treat)!"
=END=
Thanks for reading!^o^
I've visited TMC cafe before, I met and talked with the cafe owner that time, because my Japanese friend know him personally, not sure if he's still there now, though, it was 8 years ago when SxS was still shooting there^^ I remember he talked about knowing SMAP members very well and care about them like his own little brothers. Masutaa is a very calm, composed and quiet person but he observes SMAP members sharply. Thus... why I wrote him that way^^
FYI,
Lemon Studio official website: http://www.ktv.jp/ktv/company/lemon/index.html
I might make this as a series of one-shots for the whole 3-4 months, until "Kasuka" filming is over hehee.... Let's call it the Lemon Studio series, haha.
UPDATE on May 15, 2013: Due to the development change of the fanfic's story related to ShingoArisa's movie news, I decided to change the title to "More than Friends, Less than Lovers", a title of one the ShingoArisa fanvid I made, hehe.
More than Friends, Less than Lovers (1) - Morning Coffee
written by yanie02
It's another day of Catherine filming, she still has 30 mins before she should get into the make-up room. She's feeling like she needs some coffee before starting the filming, so she went downstairs to the TMC Cafe, next to the entrance lobby of the building.
"Masutaa, one espresso please,"
"Dine-in?" he asked.
"Yup,"
"Okay,"
"A.. ri.. sa..." suddenly someone behind her calling her name in a low tension, but in a teasing tone.
She turned around and found a very familiar guy there.
"Oooo... what are you doing here?" she asked.
"Filming..." he said, looking sleepy and totally not in the mood. He's wearing private clothes that almost look like a pajama with disheveled hair. Such an opposite with Arisa's fresh morning look, ponytailed hair, stylish shirt and 7/8 jeans.
"Ah, your new drama is starting ne! Mita, mita (I saw it), I saw your name on the schedule board,"
The cafe owner placed her espresso in front of her, "Here you go. That would be 690 yen,"
She pulled out her wallet, but the guy grabbed her espresso close to him and pushed down her wallet, before she can take out her money.
"Masutaa, one cafe latte please, I'll pay this espresso together with mine,"
Realizing what he's trying to do, she grinned widely, "Eheee.... warui nee (thanks)... Why are you suddenly acting like a gentleman?" she nudged his arm with her elbow.
He smiled a bit. The skin contact made him feeling the urge to knock her forehead gently with his knuckle.
"Ouch," she said, still grinning, while rubbing her forehead.
"How bout you? Catherine?" he asked.
"Yup..." suddenly she intensely stared at him, "Chotto... is it alright you're looking sleepy like that? You're gonna be filming scenes soon, right?" she got even closer to his face till their faces only a few inches away, "Look, you have dark circles under your eyes...."
"Omae sa (you)..." he said staring at her.
"What?" she said, still with her face, a few inches away from his.
"Why do you smell so good, early in the morning?"
She laughed, "You're actually the weird one, smelling sweat early in the morning, you idiot! What are you saying..." she pulled further away from his face.
"Here you go, total 1540 yen..." masutaa handed over his latte.
She picked up her espresso, "Thanks alot, Shingo... should we sit together?"
He nod, "Yeah..." he pointed at a table right in front of us.
"I watched Catherine," he said while sitting and placing his coffee cup on the table.
"Really??? Ureshiii~"
"It's a show focusing on fashion, right? I like it,"
"Sou, sou, sou... lately, it has becoming a fashion-centered show, ne..."
"It's nice, you're doing a good job as the host... you suit the job,"
"Hontouu(really)??" she laughed, "But you know what, I'm not getting any drama offer much lately... yaabai!"
"Sou?"
"Doushiyou (what shld I do)? I guess at this age, I can't be an idol anymore ne..."
"Then you should be a true actress,"
"Ehehh...?" she laughed.
"You should act in many widescreen films and stageplays, then win many awards,"
She laughed, "To think of it, I don't win any acting award much, ne"
"Uso(no way), you must've won one before,"
"Well... I did... about once in 10 years?"
"Uso..."
"I won awards like for Best Dresser, and Most Beautiful Legs, I got that a lot," she giggled, thinking how silly the awards she got.
He chuckled a bit, "You're that type afterall, huh"
"Doushiyou.... which direction should I go from now?"
"Get married already, you should be someone's wife,"
"How rude! I don't want to hear that from Shingo... how about yourself?"
"I'm a guy, I can still get married when I'm 50, as long as my wife is young,"
She laughed, "How unfair!"
"So? You don't have plans for marriage?"
"I don't have anyone to marry to,"
"Iru desho (of course you have),"
"Well... I do..."
"Eh? You have someone? Nandaa... why don't you tell me earlier," he sipped his latte.
"I don't have to report to you every time I find someone,"
"Then, why don't you marry him?"
"I lost the urge to get married,"
"Maa, maa... if you're still single when you turn 50, you can just marry me,"
She giggled, "Why should I marry you? What are you saying early in the morning like this? When I'm 50, I'd be an old hag, chooo obasan da yo... I'm an obasan now!"
"Well, yeah... you're an obasan, but..."
She threw her napkin to Shingo and it hit right on his face, "Hey! At least pretend to disagree, will ya'!"
"Obasan dakedo mo... Arisa wa Arisa da yo, for me,"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"20-yr-old Arisa, 36 yr-old Arisa, 50-yr-old Arisa... which ever it is, you're "Arisa" for me,"
"Hai? Is that a compliment?"
"No, it's not"
She laughed, "Then what is it? Say it clearly!" she threw him a tissue this time.
"For me, you're the 10-yr-old Arisa..."
"So, that's a compliment right? You mean, in your mind, I'm always the 10-yr-old me?"
"No, not that..." he looks like he's thinking hard to find the right words, "I have this image of you... this 'Arisa' image in my mind,"
"Ha?? What do you mean?"
He tried to think for a while, then he said, "Umm... never mind.. I'm just talking in my sleep,"
She hit his arm, "You're still half asleep!? It's 10 o'clock already!" she laughed.
Suddenly, the cafe owner came to them and served them waffle, "Here you go,"
They were both surprised, she asked him, "Ehhh.... what's this? We didn't order these,"
"It's service, for free," masutaa said.
Shingo got excited all of the sudden, "Wooo... what's going on, masutaaa? All of the sudden, you..."
"It's Shingo Waffle Delight... doozo,"
Shingo stood up and put his arm around masutaa, "Sugooiii! What's going on?"
Arisa laughed, "Why does this menu has your name?"
"This waffle menu was created long ago, when we were still filming SmaSma here... na, masutaa?" Shingo tapped masutaa's shoulder.
"E, sou nano(really)? Jya, masutaa... please use my name for one of the menu here too, I come here regularly too now,"
"Currently on the process of making it..."
She got excited, "No way! Really?? Ureshiiii~!"
"Sugoii... it's been a long time since I saw this waffle..." Shingo said while sitting back on his seat.
Arisa laughed, "Sugoi, sugoi! Shingo's awake now, thanks to you, masutaa!"
"Sou, sou... this made me awake now,"
"Goyukkuri doozo (enjoy them)..." with his cool and composed attitude, masutaa left them.
"Mmm... oishiiii," she said while tasting the waffle.
"Missed this taste," Shingo said.
"Masutaa sugoi nee..."
"So? You're not getting any drama offer, at all? How about movie?" he asked her.
"Ah, I'm gonna be starring a movie!"
"Oh, really?"
"Sou, sou... action movie, chooo action, so lately, I've been practicing martial art..."
"Martial art?"
"Yeah... it's called... Krav Maga... Israeli martial art,"
"What's that? Never heard of it,"
"Mouuuu.... it's so hard, difficult and dangerous... I can't keep up,"
"What movie? Is it an adaptation of an original book?"
"Well... I can't tell you the details yet..."
"Nan dayo... tell me.. we're in the same work field, desho, I won't tell anyone..."
"Mada dekinai nooo (I can't tell anyone yet)...."
"Ah, sou, sou... actually I was in a dangerous location too, just the other day,"
"On the filming set?"
"Sou... I went to Russia for a film shooting..."
"Hee, sugoi jyan..."
"It was midnight, when we were on a break, an unknown Russian guy, pointed a BB gun towards our location direction and shot it,"
"Heee... usooo...."
"Fortunately, no one hurt... seem like he was drunk,"
"Hee... kowai(how scary)... Hey, aren't you late for filming?"
"Aa, yabai! What time is it now?" he grabbed her wrist to take a look at her watch, "It's time! Sorry, I'm going,"
"Ahh... it's time for me too!" she said.
Shingo finished his waffle and stood up in a haste. Arisa stood up right when Shingo was about to pass her by, but suddenly she lost her balance and was about to fall forward. Shingo meant to catch her left arm, but in the middle of the haste, his hand slipped and caught her left breast instead.
"Abunaiii(that was close)!" she looked at the source of her losing balance, "Ahh... my shoe heel came loose..." she finally realized that his hand is still on her breast, "Chotto! Doko sawattenno yo!(what are you doing)" she pushed away his arm hard.
"Aahh, sorry..."
"Why were you grabbing that!!"
"It's not like I aimed at it... I never see you as a woman, anyway,"
She pinched his cheek playfully, "Naniiiii........"
"Ouch, ouch... I've seen it since you were 10-year-old...."
"Urusaiii(shut up)!!" she hit his head gently.
He's grinning widely, "Jya! I touched your boobs, thanks to you, I'm wide awake now! Thanks!" he lifted his hand up to his temple, like saluting her, then he left the cafe, running away towards the elevator.
"Chotto! You're not an 8-year-old! How could you 'momi-nige' on me!!"
(*note: 'momi-nige' is when elementary school boys grabbed a girl/woman's chest in purpose and then run away, escaping right after.)
She can hear Shingo laughing from afar. Then she glanced at the cafe owner behind the bar table, who's smiling.
"Masutaa... how could you laugh at me..." she said while taking off her shoes.
"Arisa-chan, you're the only one who can make him awake and set him in a genki (lively) mood, early in the morning," masutaa said.
"What? It was thanks to your waffle, desho,"
He shook his head, "He was already in a genki mood, even before the waffle came,"
She smiled, not denying what he said, "Maa ne..." she picked up her shoes and walk ahead barefooted.
She turned around once again to masutaa, "Jya, masutaa, gochisousama(thanks for the treat)!"
=END=
Thanks for reading!^o^
I've visited TMC cafe before, I met and talked with the cafe owner that time, because my Japanese friend know him personally, not sure if he's still there now, though, it was 8 years ago when SxS was still shooting there^^ I remember he talked about knowing SMAP members very well and care about them like his own little brothers. Masutaa is a very calm, composed and quiet person but he observes SMAP members sharply. Thus... why I wrote him that way^^
FYI,
Lemon Studio official website: http://www.ktv.jp/ktv/company/lemon/index.html