lavender; nishimura riki

two.

4/18 12:14am - in your hotel room.

Come on, Felice. This isn't fair."

"You are colleagues and you will get along." She says as she types away at her computer. You frown into the pillow of your hotel bed, kicking your feet. Felice holds up her computer. "Look, I found a cute amusement park." You turn your head to peek at the screen. You huff at the thought of spending the day with Riki. "Well...it is cute."

"See!" Felice says triumphantly. "You're getting excited already." She grins.

"I am not excited! I just said it's cute."

Felice shrugs. "A win is a win. Now get some rest, I'll email Riki's manager."

"Fine." You pull at the covers and wiggle underneath, stuffing your face into the pillows.

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4/18 8:03am - in the hotel lobby.

Riki looks you up and down as you stand in the lobby of the hotel. His manager is busy calling a taxi service because Felice and him don't want to chauffeur you two around. You cross your arms. "Yes?"

"Nothing." He tilts his head away from you. You trail your gaze up and down his body. He's dressed casually. Jeans, a tshirt, and a zipped up black jacket for the chilly april weather. A couple of rings glint on his fingers and a thin silver chain with a flower pendant dangles from his neck. He's even wearing earrings. You swallow. You have to admit that he's attractive. Incredibly attractive. You know that a lot of teenagers thirst over him, including some you used to go to school with.

You just can't see what there is to like about him other than his looks. He may he respectful, but he's annoying like a little kid and adores making fun of you. He acts like you're the plague, so you treat him just the same.

"Am I cute?"

"No." You say saltily. Riki rolls his eyes and sticks his hands in his pockets. You glance over at your managers. "Cab is almost here!" Felice calls. You shoot a thumbs up back in her direction. You turn your gaze back towards Riki. "So, uh, I brought a copy of the script in my bag just in case we want to practice or something."

Riki scoffs. "That's stupid." He considers. "But I would rather practice the script then actually hang out with you."

"I'm so flattered."

"You're very welcome."

"Right- oh!" You jump when Felice taps your shoulder. You turn towards her and giggle slightly. "Sorry." You say. Felice smiles. "No, I should say sorry." She laughs. "Cab is here." Felice waves her hand in a gesture towards the door. "You two have fun! Call me when it starts to get dark and we'll send the cab to get you guys."

"Okay, Felice." You give her a quick hug then turn towards Riki who was chatting with his manager. He eyes you. "Let's go?"

You sigh. "Let's go."

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4/18 8:37am - at the amusement park.

You stretch your arms in the air before quickly bringing them down when you realize you can feel a breeze brush against your exposed stomach. The air smells like rain, not a particularly good day to go to the amusement park, but there are still plenty of people there.

"What should we do first?" You twist the map of the amusement park around in your hold. "We're here, right?" You point at the path leading from the entrance gates.

"Where else would we be?"

"I dunno, just answer my question."

"Yes that's where we are aandddd, we should go on a rollercoaster."