romantic comedy - ( dilemma of love, chapter 1 )

[mandytl]

Location: Light Music Club Classroom

Kaoru: Uhm..... so, what'd you need to talk to me about, Sakuma-san?

Koga: Keep it brief, so we can finish up and start the lesson already. There's no point in me and Adonis bein' the only ones to rush ahead.
 

Koga: I'll go easy on that damn vampire 'cause he's not feelin' well, but you've barely participated in any.
 

Adonis: He's right. Lately Hakaze-senpai is so busy that the late arrivals and absences just keep on increasing.
 

Rei: Exactly. It's become a grave problem. You need to be more careful, Kaoru-kun.
 

Kaoru: Eh~? I've been skipping since forever ago. Why're you scolding me and making such a big deal out of it now?
 

Koga: Aahn? Ya shouldn't have been skippin' out in the first place! Just prioritize your damn idol activities!
 

Kaoru: I get what you're trying to say, but isn't a life that's all about work just kinda miserable? 
 

Kaoru: When we're older work'll just be our "duty" whether we like it or not, so why not play around while you're still young? ♪
 

Rei: Indeed. That would be reality. Still, there's no need to wait on others like a slave, to cast aside everything and abandon your private life.
 

Rei: It's your life, and generally you should do as you like.
 

Rei: But if your promiscuous behavior aims to harm us in some way, then I'm obliged to give you a scolding.
 

Rei: We are a "unit". Not a something that can survive all on its own.
 

Rei: And that's exactly why I can't just brush aside our dirty laundry.

Kaoru: Uhm.... you're always being overly cryptic, but I still don't really get what you mean here~?
 

Kaoru: Actually, it sounds like this whole thing is gonna be exhausting. If it's not all that important, maybe it'd be better if we put it off?
 

Rei: We can't. This is an emergency, and it's better to snuff out a flame before it spreads.
 

Rei: Therefore, Kaoru-kun. First, sit seiza-style right there.
 

Kaoru: Eh, why? I hate sitting seiza-style~ my neck'll get all stiff?
 

Rei: Enough. Just sit.

Kaoru: Ehhh.... uh, okay. Here I am, doing what you told me to do. What's up with you, seriously? You're like, way more serious than usual today.
 

Kaoru: It's just making me more and more anxious~?
 

Kaoru: ( Hmm? What is this about, though? I can't think of anything that... well, I can, but? )
 

Kaoru: ( I'm pretty sure I've been watching what I say, and I've even been dodging anything that looks like it'll become a problem? )
 

Kaoru: ( I didn't want to cause any trouble for those kids in UNDEAD who're just giving it their all, 'cause I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I did. )
 

Kaoru: ( I planned on being a pretty good boy, okay? And then Father would misunderstand, and probably say something like, "Kaoru, you've finally changed your mind" ... )
 

Kaoru: ( Ugh, something bad came to mind. )
 

Rei: Kaoru-kun. To see is to believe, so it'd best for you to have a glance at this article first. It'll quickly become very apparent as to why I'm glowering at you like an obstinate old man.
 

Kaoru: Article... ? 
 

Kaoru: .... huh? Ehhh, this is all just a joke, right?
 

Adonis: What's wrong? Show it to me too. By article, you mean... ?
 

Koga: I wanna see. .... ohh? Uwagh, this is actually hella bad?!
 

Koga: The hell is this? "UNDEAD's Hakaze Kaoru, Love Affair Revealed"?! The contents of this article are all about some scandal!
 

Koga: Seen with a woman hangin' tightly onto him as they pass a questionable red-light area, and there's even a freakin' photo attached?!
 

Koga: Man, no way you'd want a family member to see this.... and who the hell's this woman with the long hair supposed to be?
 

Koga: Doesn't feel like a snuck shot, either... you can see that playboy's face perfectly!
 

Koga: When was this taken? And who took it?!
 

Kaoru: Eh..... ? Eh...... ? What the? I don't know! I really, really don't remember this at all!
 

Koga: Like we can believe ya?! All y'gotta do is look back on your day-to-day actions! Don't even try to play dumb!
 

Koga: Ahhh, damn it! I knew this would happen someday! We shoulda just castrated ya early on!
 

Koga: You've gotta be shittin' me! We don't need paparazzi messin' with us at a time like this!
 

Kaoru: Ehh? Sorry, but I...... huh?? There's no way. Besides, I seriously don't even remember when this was taken?!
 

Adonis: Hakaze-senpai... ?

Kaoru: Uwah, don't look at me like a kid who just got popped by his parent for the first time! I'm telling you, it's not like that! I've been watching myself, really! Huh? Huh~... ?
 

Rei: .... Kaoru-kun. Do you intend to explain yourself?
 

Kaoru: Uh, uhmm? It's all wrong! T-This is a trap! Some kind of plot, and someone's trying to frame me!
 

Koga: Aahn? Quit yer whinin' and just admit to the crime already! Be a man!
 

Adonis: Hmm. But I recall a similar incident. Wasn't Trickstar also framed by a questionable article sometime around Halloween? 
 

Koga: Yeah.... even that idiot Akehoshi was abnormally miserable back then.
 

Koga: I ran into him during a walk. Leon just kept starin' up at him worriedly the whole time, barking sadly.
 

Koga: Thanks to the stress, even Daikichi's fur was all...
 

Koga: Whatever, that doesn't matter right now! What matters is that the same freakin' traps been set, and this time it's all on UNDEAD!
 

Koga: Dammit! What a bunch of crap! If you're tryin' to pick a fight with us then just sell these shots up front! I'll buy 'em for a high price and then stomp ya right into the ground!