Door of Dreams

Bonus Chapter

Here's a little extra piece that I really wanted to add in around chapter 13 or 15, but it didn't work out sadly :( 

It's a slight crossover with Starmyu. 

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A while later Ako was feeling bad. She was a little harsher than she could've been with Kanata. He wasn't so mean to her the other time, and she just rounded him with a rude attitude. Of course, she wasn't going to apologize. She'd just... be nicer next time.

She went to the front to greet the next customers, "Welcome masters!" She called out.

Ako opened her eyes and found a group of teenage boys.

The tallest one had unruly dark purple hair and dark eyes. The next tallest had short red hair and a slim figure. In front of him, was a short teen with curled blond hair. Beside him was a boy with light brown hair and bright green eyes. And in the front was a teen with dark blue hair in an uneven bowl cut and a single earring.

Ako's lips parted in a gasp, "Kaito?"

Kaito smiled back, "Ako."

Joy flooded her, and she wrapped her arms around him tightly, before pulling away just as quick, "You're back! It's good to see you!" Ako smiled.

"Huh? You know each other?" The light brown haired teen asked, glancing around Kaito.

Ako nodded, a grin placing itself on her face, "Yes. Please follow me to a table."

She led the large group to a booth where they settled in.

Kaito nodded at Ako, then at his friends, "Guys, this is Ako Saotome."

"Saotome?" The blond muttered.

Kaito nodded, "She's Saotome's little sister."

Ako rolled her eyes, "We have another sister, too, you know that."

Kaito ignored her with a grin and pointed to his friends, starting with the redhead next to him, "This is Kakeru Tengenji," the purple haired one, "Shu Kuga," the light brown haired one, "Yuta Hoshitani," and lastly, the blond, "and Toru Nayuki."

Ako bowed, "Nice to meet you." She proceeded with handing out a menu to each of them.

"So how do you know each other again?" Yuta asked.

Kaito replied, "Both of our parents work in the same fields of directing and acting, and my brother Haruto and hers, Saotome were friends from middle school."

Ako smiled, "We were grouped together a lot because of it." She poked his shoulder, "Until he left."

"I went to Ayanagi," Kaito rolled his eyes. "Aren't you still at DreAca?"

Ako nodded, "Yes." She was about to explain the menu to them, when she stopped, "Wait, how did you know I work here? Or did you come here on your own?"

Kaito shook his head, "Saotome told me about it."

Next to him, Kakeru scoffed, "And here I thought Tsukigami wanted to be around cute girls."

Ako felt her cheeks get hot and her eye twitch.

Kaito elbowed him roughly.

"That sounds more like you," Shu (Kuga) commented to Kakeru.

Yuta snickered.

"Okay, well, here's the menu. We have all types of meals and desserts," Ako explained.

Kakeru glanced up at her.

Ako blinked, "Yes?"

"Is there anything on the menu that looks as good as you?"

Kaito socked him in the shoulder, hard, "Shut up, Tengenji! She's like my sister!"

Toru rushed past Ako to pull Kaito back from beating up Kakeru. He guided Kaito to his seat and the two of them switched places.

"If you wanted a recommendation," Ako said, ignoring the snickering Kakeru and glaring Kaito, "then it would be the Popcorn Dreaming Chicken."

Kaito snapped his menu shut, "I'll take that."

Ako nodded plainly, then took the rest of their orders. "I'll be back with them shortly."

"Thanks, Ako," Kaito called.

Ako was making it back to the kitchen when someone called out to her, "Ye-" she turned to see Kanata, "-s?"

"Is that Stardust?"

Ako blinked, "Stardust?"

Kanata frowned, "The group, like M4?"

Ako narrowed her eyes in thought, "Maybe? I don't know their group name." She shrugged.

"Then how do you know them?" Kanata asked.

"Kaito's an old friend," Ako replied, then frowned at him, "How do you know them?"

"Should I not know about other groups in the industry?" He retorted.

Ako crossed her arms, "Fair point." She paused, "Do you need anything?"

Kanata shook his head and stood up, "Nope. See ya."

Ako turned away, "I'd rather not."

With that, she finally made it to the kitchen. After going around some other tables and customers, she got the order for Kaito and his friends.

"Is your group name Stardust?" She asked Kaito, placing a dish down.

Kaito nodded, "Yea, I'm surprised you know that."

Ako blushed, "I didn't. Uh, Kanata told me."

"Kanata?" Kaito questioned, "That guy you were talking to?"

Ako nodded, "Yes, he's a member of M4."

"M4?" Kaito repeated, "I've heard of them."

Ako sighed playfully, "Do you all know each other?"

"It's a good thing to do," Kaito rolled his eyes at her.

Ako laughed, then patted his shoulder.

"We're coming over for dinner tonight," Kaito informed.

Ako's face lit up, "Really? All of you?"

Kaito nodded, "Yea, we're all in town coincidently."

Ako grinned, "That's great! You know the twins are going to be excited to see you."

"I know," Kaito smiled.

"Well then, I'll see you later," Ako said. She turned to his confused friends, "Nice to meet you all, again."

"Same."

"Nice meeting you!"