My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Sister

"You know." Ishi said as he wiped the spit from his face. "Most people don't spit on their fans as a way of expressing their gratitude."

"I'm never taking a shower again." Koto had a very different reaction to this development. His older cousin simply glared at him for saying something so weird in front of a stranger.

"I'm so sorry." Chiana responded with helping them clean up with a spare towel laying around. "It's just that... I was a little shocked to see someone like you here." Her excuse was that Ishi didn't seem the type to want to be meeting idols. He would've taken offense to be the reason why someone just spit our their drink on him. Though there was a point to be had about his presence.

"I'm only here because I know Rinse." He answered. "And because my cousin is more of a fan of idols anyway. So I'm keeping an eye on him."

"Right, I see." He couldn't understand why she seemed so nervous when talking with him. It sounded like she was attempting to change her voice so that he wouldn't recognize her tone. Odd, since they've never met each other before.

"Chiana!" Another voice joined in their conversation. It was Rinse who had made her return from greeting the producer. The pair exchanged their own greetings by hugging. "I'm so glad to see you again."

"Me too." She responded brightly. "I've gotten the chance to meet your two friends."

"Right, Ishi's my neighbor. So I figured I'd invite him to check out our work." While they were talking, there was something else that both Ishi and Koto took note of. That being Rinse no longer wearing the same clothes she had on when they came here. Instead she had on a colorful outfit more fitting to an idol. The girl also somehow found the time to get dressed before returning to them.

"You look really beautiful." Koto wasted no time in complimenting her appearance. "Are you going to perform?'

"It's just some rehearsing." She answered. "They'll probably end up changing it a little by the time a real performance happens. A major event was going to be happening towards the end of September, in celebration for a town festival. What better way to make a debut here than during something like that?

"I'm surprised with all the dancing around, that you'd be wearing such a short skirt." Ishi had no idea of these performances looked like. But wouldn't these girls have some sense of shame seeing as they'd be in front of hundreds, if not thousand? "Does it feel embarrassing to do that, or did you get used to it?"

"Don't worry, we all wear safety underwear during performances." She had no reservations about lifting up her skirt to show the two boys. "It's not embarrassing because it's not real panties." Koto looked like he was going to explode from being graced such a sight from an idol he loved so much. Ishi was less impressed, and a little offended considering what it turned his cousin into. Quickly, he wrapped his hands around the young boy's eyes to block his vision.

"Next time, don't flash us to prove you point, you pervert." He said.

"Great, well I guess I should be going now." Chiana seemed way too eager to leave them, especially since that involved leaving someone she was friends with.

"Wait." Ishi stopped her from leaving. "Something doesn't seem right here." She paused, anxiously turning to meet his gaze. Something about this girl rubbed him the wrong way. "What was your name again?"

"She's Chiana Kamagata." Rinse answered the question for her friend.

"Kamagata?" That was a name that reminded Ishi of an important fact. That was the same family name as Chinae, the girl he had to help with homework earlier this break. Now that he was thinking of her, those two shared a major resemblance to each other. Their facial structures matched almost to a tee. "Like, Chinae Kamagata?" Even their names were nearly identical as well.