デカセクト

Chapter 11

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The next morning, countless of photos spread around the internet. Kento's manager had a hard time trying to take down all the photos but it was like almost everyone in Japan had copies of the original photos.

"Yamazaki...." Kento's manager spoke while massaging his head with his fingers. "You have two options, okay? Tell the public that the girl's your girlfriend or just some distant cousin or something! Let's not taint your image."

Kento sighed and traced his lips with his fingers. The first choice was not such a bad idea but he didn't think Shouko would go along with it just for his image.

"I'll go talk to her." He said as he got up and left.

Along the way, he practiced a bunch of times how he'll ask her about it. Maybe she already saw the photos and would be willing to cooperate with him or maybe she would actually date him for real.

Kento rang the doorbell and in less than five minutes, Shouko came out. She looked simple in her house clothes but she still took his breath away.

"Hello? Kento?" Shouko chuckled as she waved a hand in front of his face. He had spaced out for a full minute.

Kento smiled and chuckled at himself, feeling a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry, you just look so pretty."

Shouko invited him inside and made snacks for the two of them. The two sat on the couch in silence but after a few moments, Shouko decided to finally ask him why he was there.

"It's not like I don't appreciate you coming here but why are you here?" She asked with a small smile.

Kento realized that she probably hadn't seen the photos spreading around the internet. Clearly, she wasn't that addicted to her phone.

"Well, you see..." He cleared his throat. "...some people took photos of us and people are getting kind of mad at me."

Kento laughed nervously, not sure how to continue. The internet was a scary place and he knew for a fact that his fans liked him with Tao so it was what one would expect when they get linked to another person.

"Photos? What kind of photos?" Shouko asked, not really getting what he was trying to say.

"Photos of us getting into my car." He replied in an instant. "Anyway, they're all mad at us."

"W-Wha-"

"But I've already talked to my manager and he gave us two options." Kento added, stopping her from what she was about to say.

"What are those options?" Shouko asked, finally getting how serious this was.

"Be my girlfriend." Kento replied with a smile.

Shouko stood up from the couch in an instant. "That's a terrible joke!"

Kento laughed for a few seconds before he reached out to get her to sit back again. He found her reaction so funny and adorable that it made it hard for him to stop smiling.

"Relax, we can just pretend to be dating." He chuckled.

"Pretend?" Shouko asked dumbly.

"Or we could date for real." He winked at her, making her blush.

"I-I s-suppose...we could..." Shouko whispered. "...y-you know..."

"What? Date for real?" Kento grinned.

"N-No!" She immediately said. "I meant we could pretend."

Kento sighed with a smile. He enjoyed teasing her so much because of her reactions. The way her cheeks blush and her eyes refuse to look at him made him feel a little something in his chest.

The two checked the internet again and just in a few hours, someone had managed to leak Shouko's profile. Now, everyone knew who the girl was in the photos.

"There's going to be a party tonight and I think we should take that as an opportunity for your exposure." Kento said.

The cast of the series Alice In Borderland were to have their own celebration for finishing the first season and Kento wanted to take her with him.

"I'll g-get d-dressed..." Shouko whispered before running up to her room.

Kento looked around the house as it was the first time he has been inside. The place looked immaculate like Shouko cleaned the place every hour of every day. But maybe it was just because she lived alone and didn't really do much that would get the place trashed.

"I'm ready!" Shouko ran down the stairs in a formal black silk dress and once again, she took his breath away.

"I'm lucky I get to have you as a girlfriend." Kento chuckled.

Shouko blushed a deep crimson red and stood in front of him. She almost forgot that he was some big shot and not just a guy she's friends with.

"It feels so strange that we have to pretend to be something we're not." She spoke, frowning a little.

"Just think of it like we're in a drama." Kento said to her. "You and I are the main leads."

Shouko couldn't help but laugh at the thought though it made her feel a little better about their situation.

Kento offered her his hand and she chuckled before taking it. They didn't have to do these kinds of things while there's nobody around but they thought it would make them act better.

The two talked the whole car ride. Kento would open up a new topic whenever he felt their conversation started to end so Shouko didn't have any other choice but to go along with him even though some of the things he talked about were out of this world.

Just as they mentally agreed to, they pretended to be a loving couple and held hands. It finally dawned on Shouko how much of a problem it was when they got to the party.

It slipped her mind that Kento was technically the star of the franchise and she was holding hands with him. Another thing was that her family was going to find out about this.

They haven't called yet so it was safe to assume that they didn't know about it yet. The whole dating while still in school was something she didn't want her family to know, even if it wasn't real.

As the two walked inside, the people turned to look at them. Then, their eyes glanced down to their hands. Kento and Shouko's fingers were intertwined and Kento could feel how cold her hand was.

Shouko turned to look at him in wonder when he abruptly stopped walking. He smiled down at her and traced his thumb on her hand before squeezing it lightly like he was comforting her.

"Relax, you're my girl." Kento told her, the words making her blush for the umpteenth time that night.

"Don't mind the stares, they're just admiring how beautiful you are."