From Reel to Real

Chapter 3

(A/N: This notorious couple would like to greet the fandom a Happy New Year with a chapter filled with tension, funny shenanigans and piping hot meals for everyone. Enjoy this ride while it lasts).

Izana kept his calm façade as he sat cross legged in a chair while one of the make-up artists wiped off the few beads of sweat on his forehead and retouch his light make up after shooting the bed scene with Takemichi earlier. His face remained haughty and bored and as always even though there's an ongoing havoc inside of him and he could feel his nerves being on fire just from the simple make out session scene with the blond that would've been escalated further if the director didn't yell cut to them.

Seriously?

He's a seasoned and an experienced actor for Pete's sake! Why did he act out like that? He acted like some eager, hormonal teenager who got excited from a simple kiss and touch with the cute blond who possessed one of the mesmerizing sky-blue irises that he laid upon his lifetime.

Wait.

Did he just think of him as cute? Izana gave himself an internal shake. Damn it. Why that good for nothing rookie of an actor had to messed up his mind like this with these confusing reactions and emotions that were swirling within him?

It's not like he's attracted to him.

Right?

Before he could even ponder further on his internal, human crisis on emotions, Izana heard a familiar voice that he hadn't heard for a very long time and that made him turned his head on its direction.

"Hi Takemitchy!"

"Mikey-kun...?"

Izana narrowed his eyes at the line of sight that greeted his line of sight. What's Mikey doing here suddenly? Didn't he retired from being an actor and the show business itself?

"How's my favorite bitch doing?" Mikey asked cheerfully.

It made Takemichi sputtered on his words and a faint blush coating his cheeks out of embarrassment at what he had referred him to. "Mikey-kun...! Didn't I tell you not to call me your bitch? People might get the wrong idea here especially the press when I'm just your friend!" Takemichi scolded him that came out weak because of his cute pout and blushing face.

"Awww... so cold Takemitchy... is that how you greet your friend after his 18-hour flight from London?" Mikey feigned a hurt look on his face and faux tears sprung from his eyes that sometimes Takemichi fell for it unfortunately.

"Ah, that's not what I meant Mikey-kun!" He gesticulated his hands frantically at him.

A long, suffering sigh can be heard from the background before a gentle smack on Mikey's head ensued. "Stop playin' round Mikey. Takemitchy is still on set you know." Draken's usual annoyed tone reverberated around the room.

Izana found himself clenching his hands on the armrest of the chair. Has Mikey always this been too damn close with the newbie? A nasty feeling crept slowly within him.

Which he tried to ignore in futile.

"Hey Draken! Over here! I made some lasagna for you and Mikey seeing that you're both probably tired from your flight." Emma greeted them cheerfully with that familiar smitten look on her face upon laying her eyes on the tall blond.

A long, suffering sigh escaped from Izana's lips upon seeing the heart eyes Emma had been throwing at Draken's direction. To which Draken didn't notice or just ignored as usual. If Emma would just get up the nerve to just confess to this guy seeing that there's no literal progress on her tactic of indirectly making lovey dovey gestures to make him fall for her.