JPOP Housemaid

Chapter 26 - Pre-concert nerves

I woke up to my alarm beeping. Groaning, I dragged myself out of bed and rubbed my sleepy eyes. However, my stomach filled with excited butterflies when I remembered what would be happening later that day. The concert!

I quickly got ready, showering and doing my makeup. I felt cute wearing a short skater skirt and a white high necked jumper. Humming happily, I made my way downstairs.

"Good morning!" I sang as I was greeted by Takeo, Azalea and Isei sitting at the kitchen table.

"Hi Kimi-chan! Did you sleep well?" Takeo asked eagerly.

"Kinda, did you?"

"Kinda too! I was pretty nervous about tonight, though." He closed his eyes and gave a wide smile. "But then I remembered you'll be there to cheer us on, and I slept so well after that!" I grinned in return.

Whilst the four of us were eating breakfast and talking, Makoto came down. He looked fresh faced and was smiling as he began to ate.

"He always gets like this before a concert," Takeo whispered to me, gesturing at Makoto's goofy grin. I giggled.

Soon Yaito came down too. He was wearing baggy grey sweatpants and a t-shirt which clung to his lean muscles.

"You look tired," stated Isei, pushing his glasses up his nose. Yaito grunted. "I did tell you to get an early night. I suppose you didn't listen, as usual." Yaito glared but Azalea was the one to reply.

"Isei, dear, just because you're nervous doesn't mean you have to take your feelings out on Yaito." She said it sternly enough that Isei simply rolled his eyes, clearly knowing he shouldn't reply. Yaito's expression changed to a smug smirk.

Finally, just as the clock turned to 10am, we all heard thudding on the stairs. Li burst into the room, his hair messy and his face flushed.

"There's a problem," he exclaimed. We looked questioningly at him. "I have... a pimple!" He fell to his knees, his face in his hands. "What am I going to do, my pictures will look so bad, I can't cope with this-."

"Li come on!" Takeo jumped to his side. "You forget that you can cover it with makeup." Li looked up hesitantly. He placed a hand over the tiny spot on his chin, then leapt up and hugged Takeo.

"You're right! I completely forgot!" He grinned and added, "Don't worry anymore, guys. Problem solved."

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Time seemed to fly by. One minute we were all eating breakfast, the next we were in a big car driving into Tokyo. As the car drove the guys rehearsed their songs whilst Azalea and I sat and clapped. We were all excited for the concert, but I could tell the guys were nervous too. Isei was especially stressed. When Li forgot to sing his part, Isei bared his teeth and clawed at Li. Only his seatbelt held him back.

Apart from a few barely noticeable mistakes the practicing went well. It also passed the time even more quickly, and within what felt like minutes we were driving along the roads of Tokyo - towards the famous Tokyo Dome. We were driven round the back of the Dome and the car ground to a halt. I peeked out the window and was shocked to see a crowd of dozens of people - mostly girls - waiting for the guys.

We were escorted out of the car as the crowd began to scream. Isei marched past, his hand firmly on Azalea's arm as she giggled. Makoto smiled slightly, waving at a few girls, but for the most part he just hurried inside. Takeo ran up to the fence separating us from the fans. He jumped up and down, grinning and laughing with the screaming people. He signed a few autographs but was soon called sternly by Isei. I walked just in front of Yaito who flicked his hair lazily and gave a few lopsided grins to a few lucky fans. Li blew kisses and posed for pictures, a flirtatious smirk plastered on his handsome face.