Koiiro Strawberry

Up Up and Away!

The room is dim, a small lampshade is lit up; it's a mixture of green, orange and light blue illumination. The only thing heard is the ticking of the clock.

"Sorry, I came here to disturb you." The orange lad speaks after half hour of silence. "So? Is this about the drama?" Ren nodded in affirmation.

"I underestimated this character. I got scolded by the director many times earlier. And then he said I should take a bre..." tears started to fall and sobbing is the theme song.

"What's the problem? You can't give the right emotion?" he nods his orange head. "I thought that because the character's dad didn't love him and left him to his grandfather... I can express it. The director said that my voice and facial expression in the scene where the grandfather who loved him just died and he is left alone forever, is not convincing."

"You thought that it almost sounds like your story but it's just almost. You are not left alone...you have your brothers."

"I know." "But...You can be alone." "Huh? How?"

"Tonight go check in to a run down motel and visualize it as your character's house. And the rest will rely to your imagination."

Ren agreed to the recommendation and left the quartet's dormitory

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"Camus-kun! You're early!" the director greets him. "Director Minakawa, could we shoot Tatsuki(Ren) and Harry's (Camus) confrontation scene in episode 9 today?"

"Didn't you hear about Ren-kun yesterday?" "I did but I think, he will do well today. Please." He bows down politely. "Okay, okay! Oh Ren-kun!" they are approached by the lad, they bowed at each other.

"We will shoot episode...9 confrontation scene... is that ok?" the director got concerned on Ren's expression. "Are you okay Ren-kun?"

They got a nod on the junior and he left. "Are you sure we should do this?" "I will pull out Tatsuki from Jinguuji so please bear with us." He bowed down and prepared for the scene.

"Okay! Episode 9 Scene 15...ACTION!" the clapper is clicked, Ren is in front of Camus but the orange head is facing the camera.

"I want to be clear... I need her; I can't afford to loose the last person that is precious to me." Harry's (Camus) face twitched and he looked at his girlfriend's best friend. "Are you joking with me?"

"I am dead serious about this!" he shouts at the student council president, he breaths deep, "Please... just let her be with me. I...my life is as good as trash if she will leave me." He choked on his words as his eyes starts to be clouded by tears, it fallen down from his right eye.

"Her life is not ours to decide. Don't you think I am foolish to let go of the person I love most? I also need her! She is mine and I will have her for the rest of my life." Harry turned around and walked away. "WAIT!"

Tatsuki grabbed the president and punched him. "That's for taking the person I love." "It doesn't matter how many times you hurt me. I love her and she LOVES me. That's the only thing that matter!" The best friend is shocked on the statement, he walked out pissed off and crying at the same time. Harry is left sitting on the ground.

"Okay! Cut! Good take!" the director shouted, all of the staff men and women are astounded but they clapped to the performance. "This is so different than yesterday! Ren-kun's voice and expressions is spot on." "The director looks happy." They gossiped.

"Woooh! Thanks for today Camus-kun." "No, I didn't do anything. It's Jinguuji's effort that today has been great." Camus and the director is chatting on the earl's tent. "Can I come in?"