Beautiful Affection

CHAPTER 15

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CHAPTER 15

"Original Resonance."

As soon as the song title glanced off the stadium, a round of vibrant applause rained down the whole space. Both Tokiya and Masato bowed 90 degrees, smiling enchantingly at the audience before flashing one at each other. No words were needed when they knew their hearts palpitated in the same tempo. Rapid but full of exhilaration.

The first concert of STARISH's sub-unit was a huge success and they were so proud of it. They bumped their fists together, silently celebrating their hard work and triumph.

Before the sub-unit was formed, Masato and Tokiya had a fairly close friendship. They had other five friends who they also hang out with so they could not say that they spent a lot of times together. Everything changed after they were assigned to perform temporarily in a sub-unit with Original Resonance as their emblematic song. Not only the song topped a lot of charts for several weeks, but they had also found that compared to other members, they were always on the same wavelength. Their manners, life view, hobbies, looks and many more were similar which supported the fans' reason to dub them the twins of STARISH.

"I like to talk to him. It feels like I just found my long-lost twin after 20 years. My father's hair color is even the same with him so he might be really my twin brother," was Masato's joke when they attended a talk show. "Unlike Ren, Tokiya doesn't cause me problems so it's fun and faster to work with him."

"I thought so too. My mother's hair color is the same as Masato's so he can easily pass as my twin brother as well," Tokiya's added. "And yeah. Unlike Otoya, Masato doesn't cause me problems too."

The friendship started so primly and innocuous. But later, as they grew older, they would learn in a harrowing way that their fates were entwined to each other from the start.

If they knew it earlier, they would avoid it. Most probably, they did not want to have anything to do with each other.

Meeting and knowing each other were partially the big mistakes for them.

Meanwhile, in Saotome's office, the president was watching HEAVENS' last performance intently. Their concert was held on the same day as Tokiya and Masato's.

Was it a coincidence? Saotome never thought so. Raging Otori might be his rival and also his enemy on a personal level but he knew the guy like his best friend.

Just like himself, Otori used any possible way to beat him.

"It's amazing!" Ringo exclaimed while using nail polish. "As expected from HEAVENS."

"By using five members?" Saotome replied sarcastically. "I wouldn't call it amazing, Ringo. Our agency only used two members from STARISH so it's obvious who is more successful."

"I can't agree more with that. Tokiya and Masato shine the most when they're together," Hyuga supplied, sitting at the coffee table with Ringo. "Your calculation about them drawing the most attention is very true, Saotome."

"Who are you talking to, Hyuga? I am the only one who can beat Otori's masterpiece so I can see what others can't see. Especially Otori's plan to beat me," Saotome said. Staring at Eiichi who was thanking his fans for supporting the concert, he found the guy amusing. "He wants to use the whole HEAVENS to vanquish me but I only use Tokiya to fight back. Tokiya will bring a lot of profits to us with Masato's help."

"So, Otoya will sing this part with Syo," Haruka mumbled, scribbling the said guys' names on the music sheet before putting down her pencil. A heavy sigh was heaved from her red lips and that was when she could feel the familiar growl in her stomach.