The Art of Manipulation [Chapter 4]
Title: The Art of Manipulation
Author: dephi
Pairing: still none, but will eventually be Ryoda, and more to come.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer : Owning the plot but not the characters
Summary: What would happen when a manipulative guy meets his own kind? And what if it happens to an idol? Then what would he do when he meets the "Mr right" for him? Read on and you would know the answers ;)
Notes: Beta-ed by annatanhe. The fastest update for this fic so far. And this chapter is dedicated for fillefranzine as her birthday present. ♥
"So, ladies and gentlemen, let us start this meeting officially." Ohno said with the same tone he usually had while his face remained expressionless. His eyes roamed around each of the others’ eyes, asking for an agreement.
"Who did you consider as ladies, Ohno - san?" Ueda suddenly glared at Ohno. Being called princess many times by the self proclaimed sexy Osaka man sure gave left an impact on him as he became rather sensitive over these trivial things.
"Ah, are you admitting that, Tat - chan?" Yoko said with his playful tone. A devilish smirk was plastered on his face.
Ueda immediately turned his glare to Yoko. He was so unusually sensitive these day, as if he was not that sensitive before, but at least he was way more sensitive than ever, especially because a certain guy who got on his nerves. "Say that again, and you will regret it, Yokoyama." the dark princess said in a real deep tone. But it was a useless effort as the smirk simply grew wider while the glaring competition was started somehow.
“You are asking that yourself, Tat - chan. Ohno haven’t mentioned anyone specifically. He might refer to Tegoshi, or someone else. But since you have spoken first, I don’t think we need any answer anymore.” Yoko teased playfully, only to receive yet another death glare from Ueda.
"Oh my, they have started it again..." Tegoshi murmured, shaking his head. "Chinen, why don't you use your cuteness to approach them. One of them might fall into it and the glaring fight would be stopped immediately." he suggested as he turned his head to Chinen.
Chinen simply gazed at Tegoshi before the innocent smile eventually appeared. "Well, it's not like I don't want to, but considering the last time... I was in a great pain when both of them, grabbed onto each of my hands and pulled me. Besides..." the smile somehow turned into a smirk, "...I don't get paid for that. So why should I bother with it, Te-go-shi - senpai?" he enchanted the name. At the first glimpse, it might look cute, but it might not be like that for Tegoshi.
Tegoshi hated to lose, moreover to a small boy like Chinen, so he could only pout upon hearing Chinen’s refusal before turning to Ohno instead. "Oh - chan~" he pleaded. If Chinen didn’t want to, then why shouldn’t they let their leader take the job?
Ohno immediately stood up after letting out a sigh before slowly approaching both Yoko and Ueda whose distance was shortened somehow without anyone realizing it. Both of them looked as if they were ready to swallow each other in no time. Ohno suddenly widened his eyes and stared at both of them until both realized it, and when they looked at Ohno, they frowned when they saw the combination of Ohno's soothing face and his intimidating eyes. Scary.
As expected, even though Tegoshi was with his infamous 'I am God' phrase, or Chinen with his maximum amount of cuteness, or the peter pan Yokoyama, or the darkness princess Ueda, nobody could still compete against Ohno. Leader, eh?
When they realized that, both Yoko and Ueda returned back to their seats, completely forgetting about their earlier childish fight, while both Tegoshi and Chinen threw silent laughs as Ohno returned to his own seat.
Nobody would like to make him angry, yes, that’s right.
####
Nothing was wrong with Ohno actually. He was already popular not to mention, talented. Everything was normal. His history was nothing interesting compared to the other three. He was just too normal.
He managed to debut the first amongst all and was granted the leader position eventually, as he was the oldest in his group. But deep down, he didn't really want to stay in this field for a long time. But since he was given a good position, he decided to tag along with it for a while, and quit when he found the right time.
He really did nothing as a leader, nothing at all. The other members seemed to be able to go on without him acting as one. Just being there was more than enough. But as the years went by, he realized that he had been tied to this job too deep until he wasn't even able to stop working in this field at all. This was fun and addicting, and he knew that he wanted this job. But then he was still there, as someone who was a leader for show only.
He decided that everything was boring until one day when he met Yokoyama, Ueda, and Tegoshi. From others' point of view, it was unthinkable for the four of them to have this kind of alliance. Ridiculous, yes. But it only made their steps easier as nobody would ever think of it. No suspicion was aroused, and it was just perfect. Besides, it was the cure to his boredom.
He was chosen as the leader, once again, for show only. He didn't mind it, as he practically did nothing. He was the guy at the back, who pulled the thread and appeared at the last minute. It was satisfying for him, being the spectator of the whole show, while actually he was the director who didn't really have to say much to create a great show. The show would just go along as what he wanted just by him standing there. After all, everything he did was just for entertainment purposes, and to fill the empty heart at the same time.
While adding Chinen as a member was the thing none of the four ever thought would happen. For them, just four was more than enough. This group was only meant for their ridiculous side, so they did not really like the idea of recruiting a new guy, or boy even worse, into their clique.
But it was so accidental that this little Ohno fanboy decided to stalk his idol while the four of them were holding the so called meeting, while in fact it only contained of some blabbering or weird plans they made, on that eventful evening. They still didn't like the idea when Chinen proposed to be accepted into the group. But when they saw the seemingly-innocent-but-wicked smirk pasted in Chinen's face, they knew that refusing was not acceptable anymore. This boy just couldn’t be underestimated at all.
And that was it, five idols with different generations and quite a big age gap together in this unofficial group. Each of them had different personalities, and it was quite unlikely for them to form a group together, yet the fact was that they were together in this group, and that thought the place was where they belonged. Silly, indeed, but it was the most effective way for them to replace the emptiness, making things livelier around them.
When they realized it, they were already holding more and more meetings. Each member came one by one until its completion and their talks were... silly. Just about some trivial matters or their accomplishment, if tricking others could be considered as one, or even fighting childishly. Fun, indeed, at least they enjoyed this moment when they could be their true self, blabbering over some silly matters, without worrying about ruining their image. This was needed.
But each of them knew that they were getting bored without any real plan for a long time. Something interesting should be done anytime soon, or the group would remain useless. And this meeting might lead into something big.
####
"So, can we start our meeting now?" Ohno cleared his throat after he returned back to his seat.
"Of course!" Yoko exclaimed over excitedly. "Do you have anything to discuss about?"
One minute, two, three... Ohno simply gazed at Yoko with an unreadable expression. "A-Alright alright. None, yes. Then what are we going to do this evening?" Yoko forced a laugh.
"Talking..." Ohno murmured. "Like usual, right? Or anyone have a better idea?" a small unseen smile was carved onto his soothing face.
"Well... It's not like I have none..." Tegoshi suddenly said before he looked at Ueda with an annoying smirk. "What about making a competition?"
Ueda twitched his eyebrow as he noticed the stare from him. Something was fishy. "And what did you mean by competition here, Tegonyan?" he asked suspiciously.
"Let's say... All of this time we usually do things without any goal to achieve, right? What about making a goal?" Tegoshi proposed.
"Such as?" Ueda stared at Tegoshi curiously.
"The target is everyone. When I said everyone, it’s everyone other than us, or other than our own group members. Shortly, let's make a competition where we are allowed to trick other people inside this agency. Every time any members are tricked, a point is added to the group of which that member is a part of. At the end, the loser is the group who collects the most points." a wide grin immediately appeared on Tegoshi's face as he finished that.
It took a moment before more smirks eventually appeared. "Why haven't I thought of that before." Yoko spoke.
"That's because Yokoyama - senpai loves fooling around too much." Chinen said in a sharp tone despite the innocent smile he had. If possible, Yoko wanted to send his deathliest glare, but unfortunately, it was hard to do it to the cute Chinen.
"Count me in." Ohno suddenly said, resulting in shocked expressions from the other four.
"A-Are you serious, leader?" Ueda asked in disbelief. It was not a wonder actually to why they were that shocked, it was because Ohno rarely made any moves, real rare.
"Oh, it seems fun." Ohno remarked with a smile. "Are you leaving me out of the fun?"
"N-No. Of course not." it was Tegoshi's turn to speak up this time. "Anyway, the time limit is a month. And the loser should do whatever the other four wish. Deal?"
The wide grins from each of them were more than enough as an answer as the meeting eventually ended with brains full of tricks.
####
Tegoshi started another new day with a wide refreshing smile pasted on his mouth. Unlike the usual, he was unreasonably happy. He stepped into the jimusho with the same wide smile but he didn't go straight to his group's room as he went to another place first.
"Yo, Yoko~" Tegoshi sing-songed when he saw the older man lying on the couch inside Kanjani8's room alone.
"Oh, Tegoshi." Yoko quickly scanned around before he shut the door. "What's up?"
"Let's make an alliance."
"An alliance for?" Yoko asked in confusion.
"I'm talking about Tat - chan." Tegoshi said as his sweet smile turned into the devilish one. "Don't you remember that he's nothing against our Ryo - chan?"
A smirk grew in Yoko's face now as he got what Tegoshi implied by that. "Oh, so our target is KAT-TUN, then?"
"Well, if our Ueda - sama's mind is too occupied by Ryo - chan, he won't be able to defend his own group. Besides, we can also hook them together. It'll be good entertainment, don't you think?"
"You're wicked, Tegoshi."
An even wider smirk was pasted. "I'll take that as a compliment."
####
Ueda walked around the agency alone. The idea Tegoshi proposed... for some reason he had the feeling that it was actually more like a challenge to him. Tegoshi's smirk was always meaningful, which meant that the one he sent to Ueda previously certainly had a reason but he didn't know what. But no matter what, he had to take on the challenge, and he would prove that he's the real winner.
But how?
A text was suddenly sent to him. Speak of the devil... Ueda flipped his cell phone and looked through the text he received. His eyes widened as he read what was inside and he groaned.
Target : Nishikido Ryo?
"Tegoshi..." he groaned. Now he realized what Tegoshi’s real intention was. "Alright, I've decided." If that was what Tegoshi wanted, then he would just tag along. After all, he couldn't just stop after he had come so far, right?
Roger, double payment~
E/N: Basically , I love this chapter. lol.
to fillefranzine, I made a one-shot actually, but since it kind of not happy end, so I pick this instead as your present lol... :D
Author: dephi
Pairing: still none, but will eventually be Ryoda, and more to come.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer : Owning the plot but not the characters
Summary: What would happen when a manipulative guy meets his own kind? And what if it happens to an idol? Then what would he do when he meets the "Mr right" for him? Read on and you would know the answers ;)
Notes: Beta-ed by annatanhe. The fastest update for this fic so far. And this chapter is dedicated for fillefranzine as her birthday present. ♥
"So, ladies and gentlemen, let us start this meeting officially." Ohno said with the same tone he usually had while his face remained expressionless. His eyes roamed around each of the others’ eyes, asking for an agreement.
"Who did you consider as ladies, Ohno - san?" Ueda suddenly glared at Ohno. Being called princess many times by the self proclaimed sexy Osaka man sure gave left an impact on him as he became rather sensitive over these trivial things.
"Ah, are you admitting that, Tat - chan?" Yoko said with his playful tone. A devilish smirk was plastered on his face.
Ueda immediately turned his glare to Yoko. He was so unusually sensitive these day, as if he was not that sensitive before, but at least he was way more sensitive than ever, especially because a certain guy who got on his nerves. "Say that again, and you will regret it, Yokoyama." the dark princess said in a real deep tone. But it was a useless effort as the smirk simply grew wider while the glaring competition was started somehow.
“You are asking that yourself, Tat - chan. Ohno haven’t mentioned anyone specifically. He might refer to Tegoshi, or someone else. But since you have spoken first, I don’t think we need any answer anymore.” Yoko teased playfully, only to receive yet another death glare from Ueda.
"Oh my, they have started it again..." Tegoshi murmured, shaking his head. "Chinen, why don't you use your cuteness to approach them. One of them might fall into it and the glaring fight would be stopped immediately." he suggested as he turned his head to Chinen.
Chinen simply gazed at Tegoshi before the innocent smile eventually appeared. "Well, it's not like I don't want to, but considering the last time... I was in a great pain when both of them, grabbed onto each of my hands and pulled me. Besides..." the smile somehow turned into a smirk, "...I don't get paid for that. So why should I bother with it, Te-go-shi - senpai?" he enchanted the name. At the first glimpse, it might look cute, but it might not be like that for Tegoshi.
Tegoshi hated to lose, moreover to a small boy like Chinen, so he could only pout upon hearing Chinen’s refusal before turning to Ohno instead. "Oh - chan~" he pleaded. If Chinen didn’t want to, then why shouldn’t they let their leader take the job?
Ohno immediately stood up after letting out a sigh before slowly approaching both Yoko and Ueda whose distance was shortened somehow without anyone realizing it. Both of them looked as if they were ready to swallow each other in no time. Ohno suddenly widened his eyes and stared at both of them until both realized it, and when they looked at Ohno, they frowned when they saw the combination of Ohno's soothing face and his intimidating eyes. Scary.
As expected, even though Tegoshi was with his infamous 'I am God' phrase, or Chinen with his maximum amount of cuteness, or the peter pan Yokoyama, or the darkness princess Ueda, nobody could still compete against Ohno. Leader, eh?
When they realized that, both Yoko and Ueda returned back to their seats, completely forgetting about their earlier childish fight, while both Tegoshi and Chinen threw silent laughs as Ohno returned to his own seat.
Nobody would like to make him angry, yes, that’s right.
####
Nothing was wrong with Ohno actually. He was already popular not to mention, talented. Everything was normal. His history was nothing interesting compared to the other three. He was just too normal.
He managed to debut the first amongst all and was granted the leader position eventually, as he was the oldest in his group. But deep down, he didn't really want to stay in this field for a long time. But since he was given a good position, he decided to tag along with it for a while, and quit when he found the right time.
He really did nothing as a leader, nothing at all. The other members seemed to be able to go on without him acting as one. Just being there was more than enough. But as the years went by, he realized that he had been tied to this job too deep until he wasn't even able to stop working in this field at all. This was fun and addicting, and he knew that he wanted this job. But then he was still there, as someone who was a leader for show only.
He decided that everything was boring until one day when he met Yokoyama, Ueda, and Tegoshi. From others' point of view, it was unthinkable for the four of them to have this kind of alliance. Ridiculous, yes. But it only made their steps easier as nobody would ever think of it. No suspicion was aroused, and it was just perfect. Besides, it was the cure to his boredom.
He was chosen as the leader, once again, for show only. He didn't mind it, as he practically did nothing. He was the guy at the back, who pulled the thread and appeared at the last minute. It was satisfying for him, being the spectator of the whole show, while actually he was the director who didn't really have to say much to create a great show. The show would just go along as what he wanted just by him standing there. After all, everything he did was just for entertainment purposes, and to fill the empty heart at the same time.
While adding Chinen as a member was the thing none of the four ever thought would happen. For them, just four was more than enough. This group was only meant for their ridiculous side, so they did not really like the idea of recruiting a new guy, or boy even worse, into their clique.
But it was so accidental that this little Ohno fanboy decided to stalk his idol while the four of them were holding the so called meeting, while in fact it only contained of some blabbering or weird plans they made, on that eventful evening. They still didn't like the idea when Chinen proposed to be accepted into the group. But when they saw the seemingly-innocent-but-wicked smirk pasted in Chinen's face, they knew that refusing was not acceptable anymore. This boy just couldn’t be underestimated at all.
And that was it, five idols with different generations and quite a big age gap together in this unofficial group. Each of them had different personalities, and it was quite unlikely for them to form a group together, yet the fact was that they were together in this group, and that thought the place was where they belonged. Silly, indeed, but it was the most effective way for them to replace the emptiness, making things livelier around them.
When they realized it, they were already holding more and more meetings. Each member came one by one until its completion and their talks were... silly. Just about some trivial matters or their accomplishment, if tricking others could be considered as one, or even fighting childishly. Fun, indeed, at least they enjoyed this moment when they could be their true self, blabbering over some silly matters, without worrying about ruining their image. This was needed.
But each of them knew that they were getting bored without any real plan for a long time. Something interesting should be done anytime soon, or the group would remain useless. And this meeting might lead into something big.
####
"So, can we start our meeting now?" Ohno cleared his throat after he returned back to his seat.
"Of course!" Yoko exclaimed over excitedly. "Do you have anything to discuss about?"
One minute, two, three... Ohno simply gazed at Yoko with an unreadable expression. "A-Alright alright. None, yes. Then what are we going to do this evening?" Yoko forced a laugh.
"Talking..." Ohno murmured. "Like usual, right? Or anyone have a better idea?" a small unseen smile was carved onto his soothing face.
"Well... It's not like I have none..." Tegoshi suddenly said before he looked at Ueda with an annoying smirk. "What about making a competition?"
Ueda twitched his eyebrow as he noticed the stare from him. Something was fishy. "And what did you mean by competition here, Tegonyan?" he asked suspiciously.
"Let's say... All of this time we usually do things without any goal to achieve, right? What about making a goal?" Tegoshi proposed.
"Such as?" Ueda stared at Tegoshi curiously.
"The target is everyone. When I said everyone, it’s everyone other than us, or other than our own group members. Shortly, let's make a competition where we are allowed to trick other people inside this agency. Every time any members are tricked, a point is added to the group of which that member is a part of. At the end, the loser is the group who collects the most points." a wide grin immediately appeared on Tegoshi's face as he finished that.
It took a moment before more smirks eventually appeared. "Why haven't I thought of that before." Yoko spoke.
"That's because Yokoyama - senpai loves fooling around too much." Chinen said in a sharp tone despite the innocent smile he had. If possible, Yoko wanted to send his deathliest glare, but unfortunately, it was hard to do it to the cute Chinen.
"Count me in." Ohno suddenly said, resulting in shocked expressions from the other four.
"A-Are you serious, leader?" Ueda asked in disbelief. It was not a wonder actually to why they were that shocked, it was because Ohno rarely made any moves, real rare.
"Oh, it seems fun." Ohno remarked with a smile. "Are you leaving me out of the fun?"
"N-No. Of course not." it was Tegoshi's turn to speak up this time. "Anyway, the time limit is a month. And the loser should do whatever the other four wish. Deal?"
The wide grins from each of them were more than enough as an answer as the meeting eventually ended with brains full of tricks.
####
Tegoshi started another new day with a wide refreshing smile pasted on his mouth. Unlike the usual, he was unreasonably happy. He stepped into the jimusho with the same wide smile but he didn't go straight to his group's room as he went to another place first.
"Yo, Yoko~" Tegoshi sing-songed when he saw the older man lying on the couch inside Kanjani8's room alone.
"Oh, Tegoshi." Yoko quickly scanned around before he shut the door. "What's up?"
"Let's make an alliance."
"An alliance for?" Yoko asked in confusion.
"I'm talking about Tat - chan." Tegoshi said as his sweet smile turned into the devilish one. "Don't you remember that he's nothing against our Ryo - chan?"
A smirk grew in Yoko's face now as he got what Tegoshi implied by that. "Oh, so our target is KAT-TUN, then?"
"Well, if our Ueda - sama's mind is too occupied by Ryo - chan, he won't be able to defend his own group. Besides, we can also hook them together. It'll be good entertainment, don't you think?"
"You're wicked, Tegoshi."
An even wider smirk was pasted. "I'll take that as a compliment."
####
Ueda walked around the agency alone. The idea Tegoshi proposed... for some reason he had the feeling that it was actually more like a challenge to him. Tegoshi's smirk was always meaningful, which meant that the one he sent to Ueda previously certainly had a reason but he didn't know what. But no matter what, he had to take on the challenge, and he would prove that he's the real winner.
But how?
A text was suddenly sent to him. Speak of the devil... Ueda flipped his cell phone and looked through the text he received. His eyes widened as he read what was inside and he groaned.
Target : Nishikido Ryo?
"Tegoshi..." he groaned. Now he realized what Tegoshi’s real intention was. "Alright, I've decided." If that was what Tegoshi wanted, then he would just tag along. After all, he couldn't just stop after he had come so far, right?
Roger, double payment~
E/N: Basically , I love this chapter. lol.
to fillefranzine, I made a one-shot actually, but since it kind of not happy end, so I pick this instead as your present lol... :D