Book Two: Trusting Love (IDOLiSH7 Love Story)

1: Meeting the others

That night, Serina ended up sleeping for a short period of time. Her anxiety kept her up and she didn't know if it was normal or not. So she chose to contact her senpai from 315 production which she was surprise she even got an answer from him. 

Serina: Senpai, my anxiety won't let me sleep...is this normal?

Kaoru: In your situation-yes. You are in a new environment with people you don't know if you can trust or not. After you've warmed up to them you will be able to sleep regularly once more. For now try to just shut your eyes and attempt to trick your mind into sleeping. It may or may not work-it is late you need to sleep child.

Serina: Alright, thanks Senpai. I'll try.

Serina thought about all of the things she wanted to do better and right this time around which was enough to make her sleep for a few hours. When she woke up it was because of her phone going off. She grabbed her glasses before she answered her phone half awake.

"Hm?" She hummed out

"Did you just wake up Serina?" She heard Kaoru ask curiously and confused

"I woke up cause of your call Senpai."

"Good grief child, I know I had told you to try to sleep a bit more around three in the morning but I didn't think you'd sleep till ten in the morning. You need to take your medicine before your mind starts going down the dark path again. I don't ever want to get the call that you are going hysteric because you chose to skip out on taking your medicine." he spoke with a bit of a sigh to his voice

Serina got up as she heard him speak to her through her phone. "I have a medicine chart that I use to keep track of when I need to take my medicine. So as long as I keep up with it I should be alright."

"Good, I'm glad to hear it-Now knowing that you aren't in danger I am going to be monitoring you from afar. You better keep me updated on what you do missy. If I don't get messaged from you at least twice each day I will call you got it?"

Serina chuckled amused. "When you had told me you'd be acting like a worried elder brother I honestly thought you were joking...you weren't were you?"

"Does it sound like I am missy?"

"No senpai...it doesn't. I promise I will keep in contact with you senpai. Today I am supposed to meet the others of Izumi's group...I think that's why I couldn't sleep last night. I don't know who they are and if they'd be nice to me. I don't want to have what happened between Tendo and I happen here."

"Tendo is an idiot-you'll be fine as long as that manager there actually listened to what I told her. If you ever feel unsafe there let me know alright?"

"Mhm, Alright Senpai. I'm going to eat then talk to the lady who came to get me."

"Alright Serina, take care of yourself and you better keep your promise or I will find you missy."

"Of course senpai I will." She said before she said goodbye and hung up the call "Geez, he gets more worried about me than anyone else...good grief."

Serina got something to eat and took her medicine before she left the room, she went down to the office as she saw that Tsugumi was doing work at a desk. "Morning Miss." Serina spoke sincerely

"Oh! Serina you are up! The boys are in their dorm so let me go get them, Why don't you go and take a seat while I do?"

She nodded her head and she went to go sit down, she quietly looked around for a bit before she ended up seeing Tsugumi come into the room with the seven males. More than a few of them stiffened seeing them. Iori just calmly sat down by her waiting for the rest of them to sit down. Serina saw that they had stiffened up seeing her and she frowned a bit. 

"Why are you all staring at me for...I...I was told that you guys wanted me here. W-Was that a lie?" She asked as she teared up

Two of the males went up to her to keep her from crying. "no-no, it's not that at all Anaya!" The white haired male said shaking his head

The light blue haired male hugged her tightly. "Don't cry, we were all just rather stunned to see that Manager was actually able to get you to be a part of this place that's all."

Serina did end up crying, she hated it when people would just stare at her. Tsugumi frowned as she looked at the two males. "Sogo, Tamaki Miss Anaya has a lot of trust issues because of her past. You guys have to keep in mind that she isn't all that fine when it comes to her mental health."

Hearing what their manager said the male with glasses went up to Serina and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You have anxiety and depression yeah?"

She sniffled and nodded her head at the males question. "I...I do."

"I apologize that we made you feel like you were outcasted by us staring at you. All of us are just stunned that our manager was able to convince the other company to release you from your contract so you could work here instead." He spoke sincerely to her

"I haven't signed a contract here yet, so that is yet to be known whether or not I'll be staying here or not. Sure it's nice to see that you all wish to have me here, but unless a contract is signed I'm not doing anything here."

"That's fair." The male said before he smiled at her. "I'm Nikado Yamato by the way. I'm the leader of IDOLiSH7."

"It's nice to meet you Nikado Senpai."

He looked at her oddly " 'Senpai'? Am I older than you?"

She nodded her head. "I talked with Izumi Senpai last night since he went with Miss Tsugumi and I had asked him about just where he stood in age wise with the lot of you. He told me he was the second youngest in the group and he also told me his age. I'm a year younger than him."