“Uncle, did you call me?” Linda asked as she walked into the office.

Johnny nodded. “In a couple of months, News is going to have their summer tour concert for 4 months. You are going to assist in running the concert. Yuki will be playing their songs. They will be singing their latest songs in the concert. This is a good opportunity for you to show your parents that you are no longer a kid,” Johnny said.

“Chotto matte. 4 months? 4 months with News? I do not mind most of the members. They are funny but Yamashita Tomohisa? That jerk is the most irresponsible, unfeeling, idiotic idol in the world. I cannot stand to be near him and now you are telling me that I have to be with them for 4 whole months? Uncle, you are like giving me the road to hell,” Linda grumbled.

Johnny did not flinch at her words. “What I say is final. You are going to be their chaperone. Wherever they go, you are there. You are their assistant manager, after all. I do not understand why you and Yamashita cannot stand each other but this is the time for the two of you to know each other. You two might just fall in love with each other, you might never know,” Johnny teased her brutally.

“Uncle! I am not going to talk to you ever!” Linda walked out angrily.

That afternoon, News’ manager and the concert crew gathered everyone together to discuss about the upcoming concert.

Yamapi’s face grew black and expressionless when he knew about the arrangement. Ryo who was sitting beside him laughed. “You two are just meant to be together!” he teased him.

“Shut up if you value your life, Ryo,” Yamapi threatened menacingly.

“So, the theme for this concert will be ‘Fly’. There will be a lot of flying all around the concert arena. It will be interesting,” Linda replied.

“Of course, it will be interesting. You just make sure that it is prepared correctly,” Yamapi remarked.

“There is no need for you to tell me what to do. You listen to me and ensure that your fans enjoy your concerts,” Linda retorted.

“Hai, Yuki, let’s go discuss the music arrangements and have News practiced them as soon as possible,” the music director stepped in to stop their argument.

Everyone got up and mumbled some excuse, leaving Linda and Yamapi behind. “Don’t you have any work to do?” Linda asked him sarcastically.

“It’s my break time. What about you? A rich girl like do not need to work so hard so there is no need to do any hard work,” Yamapi retorted.

Linda glared at him and left the meeting room.

Yuki who was on the other room with the music director and some other people involved in the music, saw Linda stomping out of the meeting room. “I wonder if things are going to be smooth during the concert,” she thought anxiously.

A plan

News’ producer knocked onto Johnny’s door and came in when he heard Johnny answered him. “So, let me hear what News had recorded just now. Have they improved?” Johnny asked him.

The producer nodded, “Let’s listen and you be the judge,Johnny-san.”

After playing the songs, Johnny nodded in satisfaction. “Hmm…Good, good. I will leave them in your hands. Ah.. Call Linda in, I need her to do preparations for News’s new single,” Johnny instructed.

The producer smiled and nodded. “Johnny-san, I have another CD for you to listen. Please spare me a few minutes,” he asked.

Johnny, looking at him curiously, nodded and wait for the music. He was taken aback when he heard girls’ voices. When it ended, Johnny was deep in thought. “Who are these two girls? They have a lot of potential to be popular,” Johnny asked.

“They are none other than your niece and her friend, Linda and Yuki, sir. They have a wonderful voice, especially Yuki, right? How about you debut them?” the producer asked.

Johnny shook his head. “This is an all-boys talent company, not girls. But I will know what to do with them. I have some friends in the entertainment industry that can help me debut these two girls. I will not let their talent go to waste,” Johnny remarked.

The producer nodded and smiled in agreement. “That is a wise decision, sir. But do you think the girls want this?” he asked.

Johnny smiled, “I know what to do with them. You just worry about News.”

Recording Studio

Yuki got home late that day. The next day, when Yuki was about to enter News’ room, she saw Linda leaning on the wall next to the door, staring into space. Yuki stood in front of her, “Linda-chan?”

Linda snapped from her daydream. “Yuki! I’ve been looking for you all night and all day!” she exclaimed.

Yuki looked amused. “Why are you looking for me?” she asked.

Linda pout. “I miss you. I could not find you last night. Where were you? I was worried you were not able to cope working here. I kind of feel guilty if you are not happy working here because I forced you here,” she said.

Yuki laughed. “Baka. I am happy here. How about you? I heard you are always storming out of News’s meetings in fits of anger. What is really wrong between the two of you?” Yuki asked.

Linda frowned. “Don’t ask. He’s a huge idiot. I cannot understand why so many girls like him anyway. Not only that, my uncle even likes him a lot! This really makes my life miserable,” Linda complained.

“You make mine miserable too,” a voice answered from behind.

The two girls spun around and saw Yamapi is his forever stylish dressing, staring at them from behind his sunglasses. “Speak of the devil and here he comes. Yuki, is this building too bright or is it only him who thinks that? Wear such huge sunglasses in the bright light. Only weird people like him do that. Anyway, Yuki, let’s go. Oh ya, you blind guy, there is recording for News later at 10am. Be punctual or I cut off your pay!” dragged Yuki away before he could retort something sarcastic.

Yuki was amused by them. “Linda, where are you taking me?” she asked.

“Recording studio! Ne, haven’t we been wanting to record our own CD? Now, we can do it! Hehe...” Linda grinned.

“Linda, is it legal? Will your uncle be furious?” Yuki asked.

“Nope, News producer has agreed to let us record a couple of songs for fun,” Linda answered.

The couple went ahead and had fun recording the songs without knowing that News were listening and watching them. “Hey, your sister’s voice is very nice,” Shige praised.

“Yeah, Linda’s voice is not bad too, right, Pi?” Ryo nudged him, teasing him.

Pi scowled. “That brat is not that bad for a crow,” he replied and went off.

News scampered to their studio, not wanting to get caught by the two girls. The producer gave them their CD as promised but he secretly had another CD with him to let Johnny listen.

meeting with shige

Yuki’s next meeting with Takamori Sensei ended well. She managed to express the meaning of the song perfectly. Though takamori sensei was pleased with her performance, he still did not praise her but instead told her, “ sakurako, you can do better than that.” and walked out the music room. Leaving Yuki was baffled by his comments as she saw him nodding his head while she was playing.

“ Sensei, chotto matte kudasai.” Yuki ran after him. however she was unable to catch up with him. Walking along the music rooms, she heard someone playing the guitar. Yuki wanted to see who it was but she knew it is rude to walk in just like that. Therefore, she tried to see thru the glass door. It was dark inside.

Yuki was trying to find the person inside when suddenly a face stared at her thru the glass. She got a shock and step back.

“ sorry sorry, did I scare you? Are you ok?” the person asked her. yuki just shake her head as she take a deep breath. “ I’m ok. Sorry. I was just being curious. Really sorry. i gotta go now. Sorry once again” yuki ran to the music room and slam the door behind her.
“ baka… why did I do that”

Someone knocked on the door of the music room, yuki nearly scream as she had her back on the door. Timidly, she open the door and saw the person just now. “ hi, I guess you dropped this. By the way, I’m kato shigeaki, just call me shige will do. I’m a friend of your brother. We meet before remember at NEWS room?” yuki took her keychain and shake her head. “ thanks.. um.. Sorry, I cant remember, anyway, as you know i’m tegoshi yuki, tegoshi yuya sister. Nice to meet you.” Both of them shake hands.

“What are you doing here?” Shige asked yuki. “ I’m practicing for NEWS performance next week” yuki then went to her piano and was asked to play the song by shige. Shige was impressed and decided to ask her for opinion on the song he just wrote. Both of them then continued talking for hours.

Notebook

Yamapi woke up from his sleep and found Yuki asleep on the sofa. He knew that Yuki was pregnant and he carried her back to the ward where her husband Shige was fast asleep. He covered Yuki up and went off.

He went outside and called home. “Yamashita residence,” his mom answered.

“Kasan,” he greeted.

“Tomohisa! How is everyone? Linda, the baby, Yuki,” she asked anxiously.

“They are fine, kasan. Linda still has not woke up yet. The baby is gaining weight slowly and more energetic. Yuki is fine. Shige is by her side. Kasan, I took some time off from work to be here for awhile. I will come home and see the boys though. How are they?” he asked.

“They are fine but they keep asking for the two of you. Akira is awake. I’ll let you talk to him,” Kasan said and passed the phone to the 3 year-old boy.

“Papa?” Akira greeted.

Yamapi smiled. “Hai, papa here. How are you?Have you been a good boy?” he asked.

“Hai.When papa coming back? Mummy?” he asked innocently.

“Papa coming home later. Mummy is sick so she has to stay in the hospital. Papa will bring you, Takahisa and Takizawa to see mummy soon, ok? Do you want anything? Papa will buy for you,” Yamapi replied.

“No. Akira wait for papa,” he answered.

“Ok, papa going to hang up, ok? Hang up first,” he said.

“Bye bye,” Akira said and hung up.

Yamapi heard the dial tone for several moments before he ended the call. He missed his boys. He would get home that afternoon and buy something for them. He snapped back from the trance and walked back to the ward.

He saw a notebook on the sofa that Yuki had left behind.He picked it up and flipped through it. He realized that she had been reading the journal that Linda and Yuki shared to write about their life ever since they met. He found that Yuki had stopped to the part where Yuki was told to understand the meaning of the song and also the part where Linda and him were having one of their fights. Yamapi smiled at the memory. Yamapi murmured, “I really hated you back then, Linda."

He read everything , laughing and crying in whatever that had happened to his wife and Yuki. He closed the book and kissed her forehead. “I have never ever regret being forced to marry you,” he replied.


He opened the book again and started to read from where Yuki had left off...

Takamori Shouta sensei

Yuki woke up early as she was excited being able to work at Johnny’s, being able to be near her aniki. She happily went outside to get the papers.

“ linda, wake up. look!” yuki pointed at the headline of the paper. Linda cursed and both got ready to start their 1st day of work. Yuki went to the music room where she met the person in charge, Takamori Shouta.

Yuki walked in timidly. “ Sakurako yuki” Someone called her name sternly. “hai” yuki replied. “ you are late. If you are late once again, I will not allow you inside this music room.” takamori shouta sensei scolded yuki. “ sorry. Really sorry.” Yuki replied and followed behind him.

“this is the music score for the upcoming performance by NEWS. From what I head from Johnny, you are good in playing the piano. However, i would rather make my own judgment. Try to play this song. Now!” yuki was scared of takamori sensei. She obediently played the song.

“um.. not bad.. however, you need to understand the meaning of the song to be able to play it perfectly. I give you till the end of this week to practice. I will test you again.” Yuki look at the diminishing back view of him. “ the meaning of this song?” yuki tried playing this song again and again. She can’t find anything wrong with it.

“ I guess I have to find aniki to know the answer.’ She walked to towards NEWS room. As she was about to knock on the door, the door opened and it hit her head. “ itai!” yuki rubbed her forehead.

“ yuki, are you okay? Sorry I did not do it on purpose” jin apologized to yuki. “What are you doing here?’ yuki asked while still rubbing her forehead. “ nothing, I gotta go. See you soon. Bye bye.” Jin ran along the corridor. Yuki opened the door to find everyone staring at her.

“ konnichiwa. I guess I come at the wrong time ? I’ll come back later” yuki was about to close the door behind her when her aniki called her. “ yuki, wait for me outside.” Yuki nod her head and closed the door.

“ yuki, looking for me?” her aniki asked her as they both sat outside the room. yuki nod her head and and gave the score to him. “ takamori sensei say I should try to understand the meaning of the song before I can play this song perfectly. I tried a lot of times but I don’t seem to find anything wrong with it.”

“Smap,Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana. Yuki, you must use your imagination. Visualize you are singing and playing this song for you best friends or you can imagine you are playing it for me. Like our music teacher always say, music comes from the heart.” Yuya left yuki shortly and yuki make her way back to the music room.

1st day of work

Linda woke up the next day feeling refreshed. Suddenly, her door burst open and Yuki ran in , waving a newspaper. “Linda! Look at this!” she exclaimed.

Linda took the paper and was surprised to see the news article. “Darn him! My first day of being their assistant manager and I have to be face with this!” Linda grumbled as she went to refresh herself.

Linda came into the meeting room. “Ohayo!” she chirped.

Everyone stared at her. “What is she doing here?” Yamapi muttered.

Johnny shot a glare at him and turned to Linda. “Guys, this is your new assistant manager. She will now be assisting you guys to lighten up your poor manager’s work. Her name is Linda Masaki and I think she prefers you to call her Linda. Anyway, she is very fierce and don’t try to mess with her,” Linda’s uncle introduced her which made Linda glare at him when she heard his words.

“Linda desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu,” she bowed.

“Ok, let’s get the meeting started. 1st to solve is this problem at hand. Yamapi dating Ai Yuu. What is this all about?” Johnny asked sternly.

Yamapi groaned. “She’s just a friend,” he replied.

“Friend?” Johnny asked.

“Anou, Uncle. I’ll take care of this problem. It’ll be settled by tomorrow. Don’t worry about it. She’s just a friend right?” Linda asked, jotting this information down.

Yamapi nodded. “Some friend. A shoplifter, a porn star. Hmm…I think you just want have some release,” Linda muttered under her breath.

Yamapi heard it and flared. “You don’t even know her! How can you judge? She just needs attention, not like you a spoilt brat! Everyone has to listen to you or you make a huge tantrum! You have everything you need, so back off!” Yamapi retorted heatedly.

Linda glared. “At least I don’t USE my body or shoplift!” she retorted.

Yamapi smirked. “ How would I know? A spoilt rich brat like you will do anything for fun. You do not need to stoop so low to gain attention like her,” Yamapi retorted.

Linda slapped his face hard. “You don’t know anything about me so you fairly well just shut up! Uncle, I’ll excuse myself. I’ll have to call the press,” Linda replied shakily and left the room.

“You deserve that,” Johnny told Yamapi and they resume their meeting for a while longer before being dismissed.

Linda ran to Kat-tun’s room. She opened the door and flew into Jin’s arms. “Jin-chan, he’s so mean. He said that I do anything for the sake of fun. I’m not like that, am I?” She sobbed in his chest.

Jin was surprised to see Linda like that. His heart ached for her. The rest of the Kat-tun members went out of the room quietly to give them some space. They knew Linda pretty well as they did hang out together lots of times.

Jin just held her till she calm down. “Gomen, Jin-chan,” she sniffed when she pulled away from him.

“Daijoubu. Who’s that person?” he asked.

Linda told him the whole story abot her being NEWS assistant manager and stuff. Jin shook his head. “He’s going to get it from me,” he thought to himself.

“Hmm…I feel better now. I’ll have work to do so I meet you later?” Linda smiled.

Jin nodded. “I’ll call you,” he replied as he watched her went out.

Jin went to NEWS room and approached Yamapi. Yamapi grinned. “Yoz!” he replied.

Jin gave him a punch on his stomach. “What was that for?” Yamapi grimaced.

“For Linda-chan,” he replied.

“What? You know her? That idiotic girl?” he asked.

Jin glared. “She’s not an idiot! You are! How could you say such things to her? Yes, she may be a spoilt brat and she’s rich. What makes you have the right to compare her with your filthy chick? Your chick is nothing compared to her. Linda is more pitiful than her. She has parents who don’t even care for her. She got into mischief like tying up musicians so that she could perform and show to her parents that she exists. No one pays any attention to her and if anyone does, is all because of her money. She knows she’s always being used yet she always puts on a happy face. Do you know that about her?” Jin said angrily.

Yamapi kept quiet. “If I hear her crying about you again, I’m not letting you off even though you are my best friend, do you understand?” Jin warned and turned to leave.

“Hold on, Jin,” Yamapi called him.

“Why do you care so much about her?” he asked.“Because she’s special to me,” Jin replied and left.