That first day, the new couple cuddled and watched movies. Little by little Yamaa got better and they went out to eat. They had called to let his manager know he was better and if there was anything in his schedule he could still do. He really wanted to take Alice along and show her what awaited her in the industry. Lucky for them, there was recording, live. He would be dancing and singing, if he was up to it. He said he was.

  “Our special guest today is… Yamapi!” Alice watched from the audience as her boyfriend entered and girls screamed. “Welcome Yamapi, feeling better?”

  He nods and takes a seat on one of the chairs. “Much better, thank you,” he says, throwing a winning smile.

  “For those of you who didn’t know, Yamapi was sick and stayed home all day with food poisoning,” audience gasps. “He canceled his whole schedule, but he managed to make it today.”

  “Well, I was very well looked after,” he looks over where Alice is sitting, somewhat struggling with the Japanese.

  “Oh yes,” the host, but the name of Naoki wiggles his eyebrows. “I’ve heard the rumors. Is it true you’re hosting an American girl student?”

  Alice caught that, and her head snapped to even more attention with wide eyes at Naoki. She then looked over at Yamaa slowly, and waited for his response.

  “Hai,” he nodded and looked over at her. “She’s helped me a lot actually.”

  Naoki looks out towards the crows, which remained silent in shock. “I heard she’s here today, will you introduce us?”

  Finally the crowd reacts, and starts muttering. Alice caught snippets of what they said, like ‘she probably didn’t even know he was famous’, ‘she must be ugly’, or ‘she must be snobby’.

  “Well, she is here actually,” Yamaa’s expression grew soft, and the crowd began looking around.

  “Can you tell us a little about her?” Naoki asked. Everyone’s head’s snapped up to look at Yamaa again.

  “Well, she’s really talented for one,” he made brief eye contact with Alice, making her blush. “And in my concert in Kyoto, she actually helped out there. Of course, at the time I didn’t know I’d be hosting her. She took the place of an injured dancer who was supposed to be my partner. She had learned it from watching the final rehearsals that same day.”

  “Wow, no you definitely have to introduce us!” Naoki did a gag, making the audience laugh.

  “Only if she’s willing,” Yamaa stood and looked out to the crowd. “Mina-san! Ask her to come down!”

  Alice kept a low profile as the audience called down for her. Except for her eyes, she blended in easily enough, so she called out like everyone else. A light moved through crowd to fish her out, but Alice knew to avoid showing her bright blue eyes.

  “She’s not coming down,” Naoki pouts. “Why don’t you go out to the audience and bring her down?” He looks over at Yamaa who wore and amused look. “We all want to meet her!”

  Finally he nods, and starts making his way to the opposite side of the audience where Alice sat. Girls kept their eyes glued to him. Alice looked for an escape route. But he was finally making his way towards her, cameras and eyes following his movements. He looked directly at her, and it was game over. Everyone saw who he looked at, making those around her look at her in surprise, especially after noticing her eyes.

  “Alice,” he stops and bows slightly when he was in front of her. “If you please?” she smiles, and Alice stands up slowly, bowing slightly and following slightly behind Yamaa, slowly.

  “So this is who you’re hosting?” Naoki circles around Alice. “Woah! Your eyes are blue!”

  “Alice gives a small nod, feeling timid.

  “Aw, don’t be shy!” Naoki pushes her forward a bit. “Introduce yourself!”

  Everyone grew quiet, and Yamaa gave her a reassuring smile. Alice slowly looked out at the crowd. She bows 90 degrees and begins. “Hajimemae! Watashi ha Peterson, Alice desu,” she stands up straight and looks out at the crows a bit more confidently. “19 sai desu. Dozo yoroshiku!”

  Everyone looked in amazement as they saw her eyes fro themselbes. Alice backed up a little, intimidated.

  “Jya~!” Naoki breaks the mesmerized silence. Why don’t we sit down and ask a few questions!” As soon as they were seated, Naoki on one side, and Alice and Yamaa opposite of him angled to the audience, he begins once again. “So, tell us, were you surprised when you found out he was famous?”

  Alice couldn’t help but smile. “Actually, it was a surprise to find out my host was my favorite Japanese idol.”

  “So you already knew of Yamaa Tomohisa?” Naoki blinked in surprise.

  “Hai,” Alice was getting more and more confident. “I actually know a few famous idols here and in Korea.”

  Yamaa hid a bitter look off his face. “She’s pretty knowledgeable actually,” he gives her a small smile and she returns it.

  “Yamapi, you said she’s very talented,” Naoki looks at the audience, as if asking for their opinion, “and that she helped you out before. Could we have the two of you perform something together tonight?”

  Alice looked at Naoki and Yamaa in turn, disbelief in her eyes. We have nothing prepared, and they want us to do something together?! she think, panicking.

  “We could prepare something during the commercial break,” he smiles. “What would you like, just a song or song and dance?”

  “Both!” the audience shouts.

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Alice P.O.V.

  I blink at Yamaa, horrified. Naoki was chatting briefly to Yamaa, and we had no time to waste, and he was talking like we have all the time in the world.

  “Sumimasen,” I interrupted them. “But I need to talk to Yamaa-san.”

  “Of course,” Naoki only smiles.

  Yamaa stands and leads me off to the wings to talk to me in private.

  “Are you crazy?” I snap. “We have nothing prepared. What are we going to do?”

  “One minute!” a staff member calls and I panic even more.

  “Yamapi!” I look at him horrified.

  “Just follow my lead,” he says too calmly as he leads me off to a room. “Please take good care of her.”

  “Nani?” two stylists hand me clothes and he begins walking out.

  “Just follow my lead, wakatta?” he looks over his shoulder with a smile. “Just come in at your cue.”

  “What cue!?” but he was gone.

  I watch form the side, waiting. In two minutes I had changed into white skinnies and a blue tank top, making my eyes pop even more. They stylist had quickly put some eye shadow and fixed my eyeliner and the other put a hair pin in my hair. I was standing at 5 feet 5 inches with the stilettos I was given. Now Yamaa and Naoki were chatting vividly on air.

  “So, who’s excited for this performance?” Naoki asks. Audience cheers. “Please be kind to them, they’re improvising on the go!”

  Yamaa goes to the center of the stage and the lights dim. I watch, perplexed. I still didn’t know what were even performing too. The music started and my eyes widen. It was his song “Yubiwa”, and it wasn’t a duet song. I couldn’t help but watch him mesmerized as he sang and danced. I shook my head and focused, watching closely. Slowly I stopped out, walking towards him, spot light on me. Soon I was dancing with him and singing. Without doing anything, we transitioned smoothly to either just him singing, just me, or the both of us.

  We finish, facing each other, looking deeply into ech other’s eyes, smiling wide. The audience was silent we slowly turn to look at them. When we do they’re all standing finally burst into cheers. My face flushes, happy. I bow deeply and thank them, Yamaa doing the same.

  “Waah!” Naoki comes on stage, stage lighting up. “Sugee!”

  “Arigatou!” we both bow towards him, and take a seat.

  “Are you sure that wasn’t planned?” he looks back and forth between us.

  “No, not at all,” Yamaa smiles.

  “I didn’t even know what we were performing until the music started!” I shoot Yamaa a playful glare. “I was about to lose my mind.”

  “Well,” Naoki grinned. “You two did an outstanding job. Completely in sync!”

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  That night the couple returned home, thankful that Shouji and Tauru hadn’t seemed to suspect a thing. They quickly ate some left over and got ready for bed. Something finally seemed to dawn in on their heads; they were dating and living together. They stepped into their own room and stood at the door way, looking at each other from across the hall, completely self-conscious more than ever.

  “Eeto…” Alice blushes. “O-oyasumi!”

  “N…” Yamaa gives her an awkward smile. “Oyasumi.”

  They close their doors and walk towards their bed. Alice turns side to side, unable to sleep. She knew nothing was expected, but now they were dating, and living together just seemed awkward to her. Alice couldn’t stop thinking about him and the turn of events of that day. Yamaa on the other hand lay completely still, trying to keep calm and to fall asleep. He was undoubtedly happy to call Alice his own. He didn’t care that both hadn’t officially met until two weeks ago, because he believed they would get to know each other, and she made him feel emotions he’d never experienced before. He was happy. She was happy. But at this very moment, neither could fall asleep.

  Alice finally swung her legs over the side of the bed and sat up. She decided some water couldn’t hurt. So as quietly as possible, she slipped out of her room and made her way to the kitchen. She opened the cabinet above and saw that the closest cup was far from her reach. She stood on the balls of her feet and reached as far as she could. Nothing.

  “Need a hand?” she whipped around and looked Yamaa, clad in only sweats, and nothing more.

  “Ah,” she avoided looking at him and looked at the floor. “N.”

  He moved next to her and took two cups down. “Couldn’t sleep?”

  “You?” she composed herself.

  “No,” he said, handing her the cup. “I’m exhausted, but I can’t seem to fall asleep.”

  “Same,” she moved to the fridge and served herself some water. “I can’t sleep.”

  “Do you…” he bit his lip and looked at the cup. “want to sleep with me?”

  Her eyes widened. “Na-nani?”

  “Sleep in my room tonight,” he said quietly.

  “Okay,” she set the cup down, water untouched.

  The atmosphere was awkward, but the room’s temperature seemed to rise. He took her hand, placing his cup on the counter as well. Warmth filled his stomach, and a tingling sensation ran down his back. He let her make her way to the bed as he shut the door. When turned and looked at Alice, she sat at the edge of the bed, looking at her hands on her lap.

  “Alice,” he murmured, and she glanced up shyly. “I love you.”

  Her heart rate rose at the sound of those words. Quietly, he made his way to her and leans in front of her, both hands on either side of her, only inches apart.

  “I love you too,” she breathed.

  He kissed her softly and she leans back, her back on the bed, arms wrapped around his neck. They both smiled as they kissed before pulling away. They smiled at each other and cuddled together, soon falling asleep in each other's arms.

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Oh, did you think I would make them actually have already?

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I think it won't be longer than 30 chapters long OTL

I'm so sad, but I feel that if I make it longer than that it might just be annoying?

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