Chapter 2
Sunrises in Nippon
"Na-Chan! Ohiyou!"
Anna turned around and smiled "Oh, Hibari-Chan! Ohiyou gozaimaas"
"Ne, are you sure you've adjusted enough to start working today?" Hibari asked concerned
Anna nodded "Hai, genki desu"
Smiling, the two women linked arms and walked into the building together. Hibari guided them to the Photography office where Anna met with the director Masaharu-San. He wanted to show Anna around properly so she reluctantly parents with Hibari, the latter promising they'd see one another during lunch.
"So Hill-San, tell me; what make you sick this magazine, and why come to Japan?"
"Ah.. In high school my friends introduced me to the Japanese food and culture, and my love for this country grew from there?
"Hmm, that sounds nice" "Hai. It is"
"Well *-San, since it's your first day I thought you could just browse around and be an assistant today."
"Ano. Sumisan" Hibari popped out of nowhere "Na-Chan has taken a cosmetology course before and I was wondering if--"
"IIE!" Anna cried "Hibari-Chan what are you?!?--"
"So you know about hair and make-up as well?" Masaharu-San inquired "That's very beneficial.. As a photographer, you should know how to do more than just take the pictures"
"Oh I do" Anna replied "I did the make-up for most of my models, their hair as well"
Masaharu-San nodded "Well if no photographer needs help, you can lend Watanabe-San a hand" he said turning on his heel as the clock truck noon
"LUNCH TIME!" Hibari Cheered
At lunch Anna scolded Hibari for interrupting their boss
"Such a bad impression!" she moaned
"BA-KA!" Hibari laughed as she swatted her head
"Baka Janaii!" she retorted poking Hibari.
Hibari's eyes gleamed as she giggled "Just hurry up and eat, we've got a big shoot this afternoon. You'll be busy"
Back at the studio everyone was bustling around. Presenting herself to the head photographer Anna was asked to help set up the lighting and equipment, once that was done she was promptly, ignored. That was until Hibari ran up to her breathless and flushed
"NA-CHAN! Thank goodness I've found you! I need your help, FAST!" Hibari dragged her to the hair and make-up room “The girl who is usually my assistant is sick, TODAY OF ALL DAYS!" She cried out
"What's so special about today?"
"It's our biggest cover of the year yet!"
"OH! Is it really? Who'll be on the cover?"
"It's an extremely popular boy band"
Anna froze right in the hall, her eyes widened as she tried to catch her breath ”Hibari- what band is it?"
Hibari turned to Anna, her grin disappearing when she saw her friends face "Na-Chan.”
"Hibari, tell me" she said gripping the doorknob
"It's... It's... It's Arashi" she sighed
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