Rule Four || Dream

·8·

Like last time, they woke up in Shizuka's bed.

The woman groaned loudly in annoyance before getting up to shower. Erie chuckled softly as she watched how irritated her manager was. She loves seeing her like this. Because soon it'll happen again, and they'll end up at her beautiful house again.

"So was that a mistake, too?" Erie asked when she appeared out the bathroom, dressed in more of her manager's clothing.

Shizuka rolled her eyes as she brushed her brown hair. "Of course. Every time this happens, it will."

"Oh, so you're planning to keep doing this?" Erie questioned, walking up behind Shizuka.

"What? Iie!"

"They can't be mistakes. You can't make the same exact mistake more than once."

"Watch me," Shizuka challenged.

Erie made breakfast and gave Shizuka her coffee. It was pancakes again, but with a side of yogurt and half an orange.

Shizuka frowned before crossing her arms. "I don't want it," she declared, untruthfully. Maybe she could get Erie to stop caring for her by rejecting everything.

Erie didn't look up from her plate. "You're hungry, Shi-chan. Eat."

"Iie."

Erie put down her fork and looked up. Shizuka saw how determined she was. Somehow, she was going to make Shizuka eat.

"Shi-chan," Erie said, in a higher voice, pouting.

Shizuka dropped her jaw at Erie's pout. She knows my weakness, she panicked internally.

Her green eyes frequently looked away, but they always came back to the beauty in front of her. And she eventually began eating again. Erie smiled before resuming her meal also.

Shizuka really hates Erie.

·♡·

A month later, and Shizuka was preparing After School Girls, or AS Girls, for their debut music video. The name was brought up one night when Shizuka realized almost all the girls were still in high school.

Her and Erie continued making "mistakes" at night, and she would just not talk about it anymore. In the mornings, she would quietly shower and have breakfast with the teen before taking her back home.

"I don't like it," Shizuka said after the director shouted 'cut'. "You all look stiff! Look more lively!"

The girls nodded and exchanged looks with each other. It was a summer-theme music video, so they were outside, surrounding a pool. Floaties and beach balls were littered everywhere, fake drinks sat on tables, and towels were neatly slung on the backs of chairs.

"Reina-san, where is your flower?" Shizuka asked.

"My..." the girl patted her head before her eyes widened, and she jumped up and began frantically looking for the missing hair piece.

"Take a break," Shizuka announced, going to sit under the shade of one of the canopies outside.

All of AS Girls went under their separate canopies. There were three in all: one for the crew, one for the girls, and one for Shizuka only. And all but one girl headed to the designated tent.

"What are you doing?" Shizuka hissed as she picked up her bottled water.

"You have a huge tent by yourself," Erie points out. "I'm keeping you company."