Anifusio IDOLiSH7!

5: Rivals, reuinted

"Riku."

The redhead heard a quiet voice state his name. He looked around and didn't see anyone. After all, he wanted to come early on his second day of uni so he could explore the place on his own more.

"Riku, over here"

He searched around again until he glanced up at the top of the wall surrounding the uni. A cat. A black cat with a tiny bit of light pink on the tip of its ears. I've seen this cat somewhere before. Hold on...no way...!

"Tenn-nii!!!"

-The past-

The twin black and white kitten Anifusio were created. It was the first time it ever happened. Scientists were celebrating their new discovery. Of course, a big incident like this attracted a wealthy family who dreamed of producing their ideal idols like "Kujou". The Kujous acted fast and adopted the twins before anyone else could. Anifusio were known for their looks and attractiveness. They couldn't let this chance slip by.

A few years later, however, the white kitten Anifusio was deemed a "failure" due to his weak body and lungs by Takamasa Kujou, the head of the house and the only real Kujou left. The whole Kujou family, except Kujou Riku, of course, left overseas and abandoned the white kitten, hoping for "it" to die. Little did they know that a certain couple found the kitten near death in the garden of Kujou's mansion by the fountain. Kujou Riku was taken in by the lovely couple and became Nanase Riku instead. He never got to see his twin brother again after that.

The Nanase family might not have been wealthy or powerful like Kujou, but they took care of the boy with love and did not treat him like 'a pet tool'.

Maybe Riku was born with terrible luck. Last year, his parents, Nanase, passed away in a car accident that happened while the couple was driving to visit Riku at the hospital.

-Present-

"Riku, it's really you! Oh, I am so glad. Thank the heavens!"

The black cat jumped down to the ground and transformed into a human with light pink hair and deep pink eyes. The tears welled up so much that they could roll down at any second. Kujou Tenn smiled, a genuine smile of relief. His once inseparable twin brother was still here. Alive. And breathing.

Riku was so shocked that he couldn't stop his tears from flowing down. The two pulled each other into a tight hug.

It took several minutes for them to calm down enough to look at each other in the eyes, trying to start a conversation.

Tenn was the first to ask about Riku's wellbeing. Riku told him everything. About his family and what happened to them. Tenn couldn't believe what he was hearing. He felt a deep pain in his chest. Regrets stabbed him like a knife. He wasn't there for Riku when the white cat needed him the most. Tenn then told Riku his life story. He had tried so many ways, so many times, to find Riku, but all had failed. He said how he was Kujou's precious "product" as he was trained solely to become an idol to bring more fame and money to the Kujou house and, more importantly, to achieve Kujou's dream of producing a legendary idol. Tenn was sent back to Japan to attend this music university as most of the top idols graduated from here.

"I'm so sorry, Riku. It's all my fault. If only I had found you sooner, if only I wasn't stupid enough to follow Kujou-San that day, if only..."

"No Ten-nii! Please stop!" Riku cut him off. He couldn't bear to hear his twin blame himself. "None of this is your fault! Please don't blame yourself. Please... I love you Tenn-nii."

The twin decided to sit down on a bench under a Sakura tree that had been modified to bloom all year round.

"I see, so the president himself invited you. You are not aware of how this uni works then?"

Riku shook his head.

"Basically, first year assignment is to compete with each other at the end of the year by singing. You can team up with any student of any year, except for the ones who have won. Although, just singing is not going to be enough in this uni. You have to also dance or play instruments to stand out. Only one winner will be selected on the judgement day. The winner will get more specialised classes for becoming an idol as they progress through their second and third years. Most winners in the past debuted right after graduation and were very successful idols."

Riku felt it again. The pressure. Just like when Takanashi Sensei announced what they were expected to do. Riku felt even more worried.

"Listen, Riku. To become an idol, you must be a professional. Fans take priority. Never forget that."

Riku gulped. He had never seen his kind brother like this before, but then he saw a small, sad smile coming from his twin.

"But I don't want you to push yourself too hard. Please don't do anything dangerous to your health condition. You don't need to win or become an idol, Riku. Not if it's going to hurt you."

Riku looked at the black cat after thinking for a few seconds.

"Even if you put it that way, Tenn-nii..."

"If my voice can bring smiles to people's faces..."

Tenn looked at Riku. He felt it then. The passion. The ambition. The determination.

"Then I want to win, become an idol, and make this world a happier place."

Tenn exhaled then let out a small smile. Ahh, my lovely little brother has grown...

"Well, then Riku. If you win, then someday in the future we will be facing each other on stage."

"After all, we, TRIGGER, won last year's competition."

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Are you all happy that Tenn is here? Well for Kujou-san fans out there, this perfectionist black cat is about to be roasted nicely in future chapters fufufufufu.....

Enjoy~ and again do vote and comment. I shall cuddle them~

Yes I drew the cat above, but feel free to imagine your own version of Tenn. I'm terrible at drawing from pure imagination! I can only copy draw ><'

Kenar