Pokespe (EN) [Hikari]

07 - Revelations

- What if they notice?

Gold didn't answer, as he already tried to answer a few times to this question the past week, in vain. They went back to school a month ago, and were doing pretty good when it came to hiding their relationship to other students. None of them had changed their habits, and if they didn't count the ones that already knew, nobody knew. It took more than a week to Krystal to manage to sleep alone, and two more for her to fall asleep without them being on the phone. Gold's mother, understanding the problem, had tried multiple times to invite her to sleep over, but her father aways opposed it and they had to manage without his authorisation.
Gold and Krystal almost didn't see each other during the school day, each busy with their own lives, and when they ate together in public, they stayed silent. But they couldn't avoid touching when they were next to each other, which made Blue laugh a lot. Je took up the habit of waiting for Krystal at the end of the street of their school to walk her home, and came to fetch her every morning, to her father's great demise. Krystal sighed again, taking Gold back to the present problem.

- What do I tell them ?

- You deny everything, like you'd rather die than approach me more than necessary for work.

- I don't know how to lie.

- So I'll lie for you then.

- They'll see you're defending me.

- I can let them understand I'm interested in you but you wouldn't let me near, offered Gold.

- I don't know if it would work... Thought Krystal.

- We'll try, I asked Blue to help us, she'll divert their attention with Green or launch an attack towards Red and Yellow, worst case scenario.

- Gold, that ain't fair-play ! Protested Krystal.

- Maybe, but they are public now, even if paparazzis can't seem to get a proper shot.

The girl grumbled, and he slipped his hand into hers with a smile. He only let her go a few meters before the agency's street, and they went into a public bathroom to change. He was almost done when Krystal called him, panicked. He stormed into the ladies' bathroom, just to see her in her bike shorts she usually put under her skirt and in a light tank top.

- What, what is it ?

- I forgot my change, whined the girl, I can't go like this...

He gave her his parka he still had in hand, staying in his t-shirt, and smiled. She had a small laugh, and held it againd her with obvious relief, breathing in his smell on the cloth. He got out of the bathroom before anyone could get him arrested, and waited patiently as he pushed his back against the wall. When she got out, he explained the plan that had popped in his mind, and she nodded. They could do it.

They were the last ones, and sat uneasily on their spots between Yellow et Silver. Journalists were waiting in another room for them to be ready, and Gold adjusted his goggles and cap nervously. Then they came inside the room and began installing their shooting stuff. There was a woman two men who rushed to install tie-mics on the young actors clothes while the woman was putting on a microphone on a foot before opening a computer while one of the men put few cameras on the table, checking on the computer that everyone was showing. The other one prepared a second laptop where he checked the live recording and audio level before motionning to the woman to begin.

Betsujump, central page, interview of main actors from the Pokespe series while the fifteenth season has begun it's shooting. Interview by miss Haruka, expert in leaks and rumours about idols' lives.

Haruka : Welcome, thank you everyone for coming here!

Silver : When can we go back?