mandytl | enstars!! idol story [ hakaze kaoru ] 2

Season: Spring

Location: Performance Studio

Kaoru: ♪~ ♪~

( Looks like I'm the first one here again... ♪ )

( UNDEAD's holding their first joint lesson in a while today. I wonder if either of our underclassmen are done with their classes yet? )

( Rei-kun doesn't seem capable of handling all this sunlight yet, either. )

( What to do~? Guess I'll start with doing some warm-up exercises on my own. )

( Yeah, let's go with that. I've got to put extra time into my lessons so I can keep up with those kids as their upperclassman. )

One, two, three, four... ♪

Koga: Oh. Well, if it ain't Hakaze-senpai. You're here pretty early.

What, were you seriously in a hurry to join in the first UNDEAD lesson in forever? ♪

Kaoru: Uh, no. I just don't know what to do with my time.

Anyway, don't you think it's about time you got used to me taking my work seriously around here lately, Koga-kun?

Koga: My bad, Hakaze-senpai. When I see you practicin' for real it kinda throws me out of whack...

I'm tellin' you, it's such a shock that it's like I'm havin' a weird dream

Kaoru: Eugh, seriously? Talk about rude.

Not much I can do about it, though. It's actually pretty hard to change your image once it sticks.

Thanks to that, people keep saying I'm a fake or a flirt.

It feels really awful when people spread rumors about you, huh.

Koga: There's plenty of people in the world who can't do nothin' but rely on that stuff.

Sakuma-senpai is capable of eliminatin' gossip articles and the like, but... lately he's been way too busy handlin' jobs from Rhythm Link.

Keep holdin' your head up high as one of our "two main attractions" and the bad rumors're sure to vanish eventually, yeah?

Kaoru: Ahahah. Honestly, I still depend on Rei-kun a lot.

I've got to be a little more of a working adult in order to pay him back for being so ungrateful up until now... ☆

On that note, Koga-kun, is there anything you need to ask me? You can tell me anything.

Koga: Nah, not anything I can think of. More importantly, let's get with the practicin' before the rest get here.

Kaoru: Okay~. ♪ Guess we'll start with some warm up exercises?

You and me rarely did any lessons alone together, so. I'll help you every step of the way... ♪

There you go. Slowly straighten your back out and then stretch. Juuust kidding. ♪

Koga: Don't touch me... !

Kaoru: ... huh? Did I do something wrong?

We're just starting out as idols, so you'll waste our time with that temper problem, okay? Smile, smile. ☆

Koga: Ughhh. You're startin' to piss me off, Hakaze-senpai...!

We promised each other that we'd give it our best after you guys graduated, right?

So we're way past needin' our upperclassmen to teach us how to warm up!

Puttin' the old UNDEAD aside, right now each member's shootin' for the best way to master their own path.

And yet, here you are, tryin' to spoon-feed us.

Kaoru: Ah... that's how you're taking it?

Koga: How'm I 'sposed to be takin' it? Aahn?

Kaoru: I mean, that's what I get for trying something new.

I guess I'm just feeling sorry for the fact that I didn't pay much attention to you guys.

Now I realize you were both growing up a ton right in front of me this entire time.

Man, I seriously should've noticed it sooner. I never really had the chance to be alone with either of you, though.

It just feels like too little too late now, so.

Koga: Sounds about right. You're late for a whole bunch of crap and now you're gonna have to pay that tab.

Kaoru: Couldn't agree with you more... I'm really sorry, okay?

Koga: Tch. I'll call us even for now, but I ain't your baby or anything, so watch yourself, got it?

Still, it's not like you gettin' more serious about this spells anything bad for UNDEAD.

Kaoru: Hm... ? What do you mean?

Koga: Exactly what I said. UNDEAD'll straight up get more powerful than ever before once you start takin' things more seriously, Hakaze-senpai.

You've got the gift, but were always such a slacker.

I was wonderin' what I'd have to do if we had to drag you to participate in lessons this year too, so I'm real grateful on that end.

Kaoru: Ahahah... setting your usual attitude aside, you seem to have a pretty high opinion of me, Koga-kun.

I'm a total novice at this upperclassman thing what with you teaching me what to do. ♪

I'll make an effort to show you that I can be someone UNDEAD can lean on.

Reading between the line's is like, what I'm best at. Well, maybe not as much as Rei-kun, but I'll be more careful.

Koga: Surfing's what you're best at. Reading the wind ain't the same.

Kaoru: Uh, I don't need you of all people telling me what I can't read.

Anyway, I managed to cool off a little thanks to you, Koga-kun.

I guess with all the changes in my environment lately, I ended up getting worked up about properly caring for my underclassmen, just like a normal working member of society.

I can keep being more laisseiz-faire in front of UNDEAD, at least.

Koga: Right on. If you're too nice then hell'll start to freeze over.

Kaoru: Ahahah. ☆ Then my breathtaking good looks'll just heat it right back up, I guess.