Title: Shades of Blue
Chapter: Chapter 7 of 22
Author: Me! Diana
Genre: Romance, Suspense?
Originally Posted: January 7, 2009
Rating: PG
Pairing: None for now.
Disclaimer: I own everyone and you rule Mars.
Summary: This girl travels to Japan to find her best friend. But in the process of finding her best friend, Johnny happens to hire her. & She's no ordinary person, like she doesn't do the makeup or whatever. She's the VERY first girl to join Johnny's (and no, she is NOT cross-dressing). And in amidst all her rise to fame, she falls head over heels for SOMEONE in JUMP. Sorry. No hints xD
Ami took a sharp breath in.
Oh… wow. That guy looks so much like him. But is it really him? He hasn’t changed that much, except that his hair was different and he’s taller. Much taller I might add.
She looked up and down; taking Keito in.
Hmmm… his clothing style has changed a lot. No more of those ‘cool’ outfits he would wear on weekend. It’s just… simple now. Nice.
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Keito walked out of the bakery after he finished his little chat with the girl behind the counter. She was a nice girl, just not his type.
He half expected to see Ryosuke there, but instead he got a little ‘surprise’.
Ryosuke was with a girl. No, he was talking to her. But her back was facing Keito, so he couldn’t see her face until…
“Oh! Hey Keito! This is -” But Ryosuke didn’t get to finish his sentence.
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It was like as if she couldn’t breathe; As if she was in a dream-like state. She wanted to talk to him, he was right there, but no words would come out.
“Oh, Ami is it?”
“… Hai! Okamoto-san!”
Ami did a very quick bow.
Did I just bow to him? Must be the nerves no?
Keito chuckled nervously.
“Ehehe… Please call me Keito.”
“S-sure.”
But then, reality sets in.
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He… doesn’t remember me? I thought… who am I kidding? Of course he remembers me! He has to… right? Maybe I should give him some time to remember? Yeah! Time will be of the essence!
“Anou… Ryosuke, don’t we have to go?”
“Yeah, but -”
Keito grabbed Ryosuke’s arm and started into a mad dash down the street.
“Well, ja ne Ami!” Keito shouted over his shoulder, leaving a flabbergasted Ami behind.
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With both boys panting and breathing heavily, they arrived at the Okamoto resident. Keito plopped down onto the front steps and Ryosuke soon followed his example.
The house wasn’t very big. But compared to other homes, it was pretty large for a family of three. Then again, Keito’s mom is a model and his dad is a singer/actor. What can I say? It was a very nice house.
“What *breath* was *breath* that Keito?!?”
“It’s like… I don’t know. It’s like I’ve met her before, but yet, I don’t remember.”
“You know her? How? Was it when Daiki brought her to the Jimosho?”
That’s the problem. I don’t know how I remember… Wait. Daiki brought her to the Jimosho? When?”
“Ehehe, never mind Keito, but do you wanna talk about it?”
“No, it’s okay. I’ve had a crazy enough day as it is.”
“Whatever you say.”
“Hey, aren’t you sleeping over?”
“Yeah, well I thought I was.”
“Haha, very funny.”
And with that, both boys entered the residence for movies, popcorn and staying up late while playing videos games. A typical guy sleepover.
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Ami just watched as the two shrinking figures of Keito and Ryosuke disappeared down the street. It was like as if Keito didn’t want to be around her. As if she was a disease he just had to get away from.
That… wasn’t the reaction I was expecting. I guess he doesn’t remember me and maybe. Just maybe, he doesn’t want to remember me. Let alone want me around.
Sighing sadly, Ami looked up at the star dusted sky and headed home.
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Back at the Okamoto Residence
It was almost midnight and the boys were looking through Keito’s giant DVD collection for something to watch.
“Hey, Keito?”
“Hmmm?”
“Don’t you think that was a bit rude?”
“Rude?”
“Yeah, you know. To run away from Ami like that.”
“I did not run away from her! What are you accusing me of? Being a coward around girls?”
“I didn’t mean it like that…”
“Well, it seemed like she didn’t mind.”
Keito gave a small shrug.
“Of course she didn’t mind! You had your back turned to her the entire time you ran! And I bet she didn’t even realize that you were running until we were half way down the street!”
Ryosuke gave a little exasperated huff and plopped himself onto the couch.
Keito gave Ryosuke a look of utter shock, which quickly returned back to its serene, quiet expression.
“Sorry, that was uncalled for, but still! You could have just talked to her.”
“… with your awesome English manners” Ryosuke added, with a smirk on his face.
“But we had to get home.”
Ryosuke sighed. “You and your excuses.”
Instead of responding, Keito turned his attention back to the pile of DVDs that littered the floor in front of him. Pondering either to watch Eagle Eye or Harry Potter. And of course, it was in English.
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After getting home, Ami put away her purchases and changed into her pajamas.
Since it was getting late, and Ami knew for a fact that she was not going to get any sleep, she plugged in her ipod ear phones and curled up on her bed with one of her favorite books. However, in the back of her mind, she was still pondering about the things that happened earlier.
It was going to be a long night for all three of them.