On Music and Love

CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE GROUP

Nakajima Yuto was looking around Tokyo. He didn't have anything to do today. He stopped in front of a large tarpaulin.

He sighed. It was a poster of another audition... singing, dancing, theater arts. He shook his head in dismay. He wasn't at all interested. He had been to so many auditions already and yet he still wasn't used to being dumped.

He was at this thought when his cell phone rang. He stared at it. The number didn't register in his phonebook. When it kept on ringing, he answered it.

"Moshi, moshi?"

"Ohayou. Is this Nakajima-san?" the caller asked.

"Hai." He answered.

"Kindly come to Hikari immediately. Could you?" the caller asked.

"Hah, anou... hai." He answered.

"We would be waiting for you." The person said.

"Okei."

"See you then. Bye."

That was all and the line was cut.

He stared at his phone. What does Hikari needed from him? With a wondering mind, he looked for the nearest bus station.

Coming to Hikari was the hardest thing since it reminded Yuto of how useless he was. It sent a large pain in his stomach and larger in his heart.

He was about to enter the elevator when he stopped in his tracks. He didn't know where to go. He looked around for somebody who could help him but there was none.

He approached the information.

"I need to meet somebody from the auditioning team." Yuto heard a boy exclaimed at the information lady.

He looked at the boy. The boy was younger than him and wearing black all over. He looked like a punk star.

"I was just in a vacation when the audition was held so I miss it. I need another chance, please." The boy pleaded.

"I'm sorry, sir. Better luck next time." The lady in the information said.

"But... if you could just let me talk to one of them..."

"That is not in our protocol, sir." The lady said.

The boy took his guitar and started playing a hard rock song.

Yuto stared at the guy. He felt sick listening to the boy. He might even be a better singer than this one.

The boy already attracted too much attention. The lady in the information looked puzzled. She already didn't know what to do. She looked around for help.

The security officers of the building came and grabbed the guy. The guy tried to evade them but the security was quick and bulky thus he was dragged away.

"Sorry about that." The lady apologized.

Yuto shook his head and waved his hand in dismissal. "No problem." He said.

The lady bowed to him. "How can I help you?" she asked him.

"Anou. Watashiwa Nakajima Yuto desu. Somebody from Hikari called me and told me to come here. I forgot to ask whom I will ask for. Maybe, you could help me."

The lady flipped in the papers in front of her. "Ah. Please go straight to the office of the president." She said.

Yuto's eyes opened wide. "President?" he asked.