Eternal Melody

February 3rd, 2015

Yuhi-san's home is equipped with the necessary facilities that a regular entertainment company would have, which is why she doesn't necessarily have to go out to train. But she was feeling restless. So she left the training room and lounged around the couch in the living room.

How many days, no has it been more than a week already?

Why does she have to be under house arrest when she has done nothing wrong? Sumire sighed deeply as she rolled to one side and hugged the Yuhi-san plushie in her hands.

As his number one fan, it's normal to have his merchandise. But it wasn't until recently where she asked Atushi to send this over.

Her dearest has been very busy recently; he always comes home late, and yet even though he practices less. He can still pick up moves faster than her. But she felt more motivated than discouraged.

She wants to reach Yuhi-san's level. If she does, Sumire scrolled through her phone and saw the negative comments since Hino announced the duo between Yuhi and her.

It's not like she doesn't understand where the hate is coming from. It is unheard of for someone on her level to perform a song with Yuhi, let alone release a song with him. The entertainment board must be giving Hino a hard time announcing something like that without informing them.

Due to the efforts of Kou and Tetsuo, however, her image has improved, so those people cannot dismiss Hino's idea easily.

But even if it has improved, the hate doesn't disappear, huh? It's not like she was expecting it to. Without darkness, there can be no light, and the same goes vice versa. The darkness of the entertainment industry, the ugly side filled with malice, will not vanish.

However, one day she wants to close the gap, even if it is only a little.

Her thoughts break off hearing somebody enter the room.

"Hey, Sumire, I'm home-" Yuhi paused. "You know I said this already but seeing that stuff creeps me out. Besides, why do you even have that?"

"This is a limited edition doll from your third-anniversary concert. Do you know how many tickets I had to send to win one?"

Yuhi exhaled deeply. "You truly are my number one fan. I wonder what that box Atushi sent you was."

"I asked him to fetch me stuff from my home." Sumire trailed off and sighed. "Yuhi-san you're too busy recently. Even though you come home every day, you always fall asleep."

"So, in other words, your lonely and pent up."

"Wh-what!" Sumire immediately got up.

"Why are you getting embarrassed about it now?"

That's true; after everything that has happened, it would be unusual for her to feel shy. But, being seen through like this isn't unfair.

Yuhi pulled her into his arms. "I told you previously that holding back isn't good for you, and I also said that it's up to you to decide if you ever want to do anything. I know my limits."

Sumire could only stare at him, speechless. Why is he always so considerate? It makes her look like the only weird one.

"I want to." Sumire admitted. "B-but, it's bad for the twins. I should be careful, right?"

"Mmm, good girl." Yuhi kissed her forehead. "I'll satisfy you with kisses later. So before then, why don't we eat? I bought you those donuts you were asking for."

Sumire pulled away from Yuhi immediately and ran to the kitchen. "I'll make some tea."

She was finishing putting the leaves and water in the pot when Yuhi hugged her from the back. She felt his lips on her neck.

"I didn't get a kiss."

She rolled her eyes. "That's what you get for teasing me."

"You know you're not the only one holding back." Yuhi sighed. "How many weeks along are you? This is torture."

Sumire giggled at his words. "We only just found out, right? It hasn't been that long, so you have to wait for a while longer."

Yuhi turned her around and placed his hand on her forehead. "Now that I get a closer look at you, were you training? I told you not to dance so hard."

"But there is a duo dance break in the middle of the song. I am not a good dancer Yuhi-san. So, I have to put in more effort to practice."

'Although I stopped briefly because I felt restless.'

"Silly girl." Yuhi placed a kiss on her forehead. "I told you already that it's okay for you to slow down. If you're finding the dance difficult, I will help you."

"It's not fair Yuhi-san. I thought you were only good at singing and idol dances are your weakness."

"That's how it was. But ever since the entertainment board told me I had to team up with the other guys. I have been practicing. They would never have accepted me as the center member if I had a signal weakness."

"I suppose that's true."

"Speaking of those guys, the songs you wrote for Kou and Tetsuo are being well received. You see more people trying to defend you online too." Yuhi trailed off. "I spoke about it with Hino; if this pace continues, then we can return to school again."

Her eyes brightened at those words. "Then I should work harder!"

"You never listen." Yuhi scooped her up and carried her over to the couch in the living room. He briefly left her there, returned with the teapot and cups, and placed them on the table.

He positioned her on his lap and wrapped a blanket around her shoulders as he rubbed her fingers.

"The temperature has been dropping recently, so you should put on more layers."

"You are worrying too much, Yuhi-san. I am alright." Sumire extended her hand out and caressed his cheeks. "You're the one who looks tired. It's okay to work hard for your cute and adorable wife, but remember how sad she will be if your handsome face gets damaged."

"My wife is so strange. She shouldn't avoid looking at me if she truly likes my face."

Sumire sighed, hearing his words. "Don't you think we would have a problem if I stared at you all the time?"

"I wouldn't mind."

"Of course, you'd say that."