ZERO

Hey, Mr. Magician!

Sunlight shone the entire city with its light in the beginning of spring morning. After the winter season had subsided, flowers starts to bloom once again in between piles of snow—that have melted by the new temperature. Flowers of a different kind of colors swaying gaily, basking under the ray of sunlight intend to gain people’s attention.

Under the clear spring morning sky, a little crowd of people standing in front of some large monitors attached on buildings that scattered everywhere in the city. They were looking at the new commercial that suddenly being broadcasted a few seconds ago.

With full of sparkles in their eyes, they looked up towards the large screen with a broad same smile on their faces. The audience is composed mainly of young women with some of young men who were a real fan of an idol on the commercial.

‘ZERO LIVE CONCERT’ has written on the screen with some flash effects and thunderous sounds.

Not long, the commercial has ended and the crowd started to dissipate slowly, talking and chattering excitedly about the event. Zero’s concert was not only publicized through commercials, a few days before the official broadcast, there were posters and flyers scattered around the city. There were even notices along the path from the train station to the buses. It reflected the enthusiasm of the organizers and the audiences’ expectations.

“I’m really looking forward to Zero’s concert! It has been years since the last concert he held at the oversea!”

“Oversea!? Wow! He must be someone famous! I didn’t know much about him but since people have been talking about him now-a-days, I can’t help but to feel curious!”

“Some of the fans will bring their children as well, you know! Such a hardcore!”

As the time for the concert to begin approaches, the expectations of the future audiences are rising. As expected from the number one most famous idol throughout Japan. The face that no one has seen, not even his manager. The mysterious aura, the powerful voice and dance steps he made. And the magical nights that will only appear on the day his concert fill the city with flashing colorful lights and booming of various sounds.

A boy on seven could not stop the smile on his face, no one point out the oddness of the boy since the boy himself is a naturally smiley child. Though, it is a bit different from any usual smiles he has usually shows. He has been like that ever since he saw the commercial as one of the audiences. Sunset hue sparkles in excitement as he skips away happily. He still has to do his errand from his parents after all. Not minding the soft squeals of females directed to him because of the childish act. The boy continued to head to his destination.

“I’m back!” A child voice echoed in the mostly-empty shop as he open the kitchen door.

A woman in her early 30 spun her head to the sound of the kitchen door being open. “Welcome back, Mitsuki. Thanks for delivering the cake for me.” She smiled. “If you’re hungry, I’ll prepare some sandwiches for you.”

“It’s okay, mom! I want to play with Iori for a bit.”

“Okay. Be careful.” She replied and continued her job putting the white cream on the empty cake.

Mitsuki still standing behind his mother as he watches her do the work. The truth was he did not know how to tell his mother that he wanted to go to the concert tonight. He was scared if his mother did not allow him to go because he is still a child. Mitsuki understand that he just make her worried going out at night without any supervisor. ‘Even though I still wanted to meet him again after his last visit…’

Mitsuki has started to admire Zero after Zero has come to the shop and shows him his singing voice a few months ago. Ever since that day, Mitsuki watch every video in the net to know more about his favourite idol. It still bewildered him to have the famous idol come to his parents’ shop. It has been a dream to Mitsuki to stand on the stage, sing, and dance, following the idol path just like Zero. But first, he needs to know, he needs to feel how it like to be in a concert.