IDOLiSH7 with Chinami (IDOLiSH7 Fan Fiction)

9 : Fleeting Friendship

"Yostuba-san, Osaka-san, are you ready?" Chinami asked while tightly holding the sling of her bag.

"Yup, we're ready," Sogo said with the usual warm smile he'd always beam at everyone.

Tamaki was, as usual, eating his favorite Ousama Pudding when he stepped up to follow right behind Sogo and Chinami.

For this time, Chinami wouldn't be staying behind the agency. She'll be accompanying MEZZO to a photoshoot for a magazine. In this issue of the magazine, MEZZO will be the cover. It was her first time to accompany MEZZO to work alone without the manager, but it's better to get used to doing things alone than to have Tsumugi come along everytime. Then what's the use of having her around if she couldn't do it? She's only 16 but she could do it.

She hailed for a taxi and opened the door for Tamaki and Sogo to enter, right after she opened the door to the passenger seat in front and made herself cozzy.

"Sendou-san, you look pale," Chinami heard Sogo ask from behind, "you don't need to accompany us. Go home and get some rest."

Chinami shook her head, "I'm fine Osaka-san. I just had a bit of a trouble this morning."

"You don't need to push yourself." Sogo said with a worried tone.

Chinami beamed him a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, Osaka-san. I promise."

"But you shouldn't really push yourself, okay? If something feels wrong, immediately tell us, okay?"

Chinami nodded and turned to face the front. Another sigh escaped her lips as she remembered that morning when the loan sharks decided to give her a very friendly visit. It had been going on recently. They'd drop by every morning now instead of every now and then and it had been taking a toll on her emotionally and mentally. If only―

No. She erased that thought. Her father would never come back. He'd never think of going back. Why did she ran away in the first place? Because he was trying to hide from those loan sharks. So why would he return if they're still looking for him?

They finally arrived at the designated location for the photoshoot. Chinami was the first to step out of the taxi and opened the door for Tamaki and Sogo. They went straight to their dressing room to to be styled by a stylist and have their change into clothes fitted for the photoshoot. Chinami was with them the whole time as they got ready. When they were finally ready, they went to the studio and the photoshoot started without any problems.

With poses, handsome looks and endearing smiles, the photoshoot  finally ended with greeting each other otsukaresama, then they went back to the dressing room and prepared to leave. As Chinami prepared everything for them to finally leave, Tamaki was found reading a magazine while sitting on the sofa, while Sogo was sitting in front of the mirror while reading a piece of paper.

"What's with this crap?" Chinami suddenly heard Tamaki cursing, almost ripping the magazine into two. "It's pissing me off!"

Sogo lowered the paper he was reading and looked at Tamaki. "Tamaki-kun, even magazines rile you up."

"Take a look at this!"

Tamaki showed Sogo the page of the magazine where Mitsuki's interview was printed. "Mistuki-san's interview?" He paused for a moment as he read the headline of the page and was shocked. "This is..."

Tamaki placed both of his hands on his waist. "See? Doesn't that piss you off?"

Chinami walked towards them and took a peak. "What do you mean?" She asked innocently. "What are you reading, anyway?" 

Chinami saw the headline of the page, her forehead forming creases as her eyebrows met. MEZZO is IDOLiSH7's Reserve Group? She read inside her head. No, no. It's impossible that Mitsuki-san would actually say this... Right?