2𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙕𝙊𝘿𝙊𝙉𝙀ˢᵉʳᵒ

𝕗𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖ˢⁱˣᵗʸ-ᶠⁱᵛᵉ

Korei's whole world stopped. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Pinching the screen, she zoomed in to see if she could make out the blurred pixels. Was it really Hanta? Her Hanta? Kissing another woman? No. There had to be some kind of misunderstanding. She told herself that she didn't believe it, but her heart sank to the pit of her stomach. She needed to talk to him right away.

Rushing to the agency that he had signed under, she noticed a lot of people bustling around. She always thought office jobs looked boring, but a job working under a hero agency was probably really exciting. The receptionist recognized her, a sympathetic smile on his lips. "Good morning, Miss. Saito, are you looking for Mr. Cellophane?"

"Uh, yes, actually. Is he...is he here, Tanaka-san?" She pointed to the ground as she spoke, swallowing thickly to keep her throat from closing. Tanaka could see that she was having a hard time. He frowned, nodding his head and motioning to the elevator.

"He's on the fourth floor, getting chewed out by his campaign agent, " Korei thanked him softly before walking off. There were a few people already waiting for the elevator so she just joined them. The second the doors opened, everyone flooded in. Korei apologized for bumping into people but no-one even cared. All the girl could think about was how this had to be wrong. Even if it wasn't, it's not like he did anything else with the girl! It's just a kiss! She thought about doing way worse with Shinsou, that's for sure.

"-reckless, careless, and not to mention how bad it looks when people realize you have a fiance!" Korei could hear the shouting as she clambered off of the elevator. Everyone around was looking at the office where the shouting was coming from, and her stomach twisted into knots. She felt uneasy, like she was about to throw up. She kept telling herself that even if it was true, she'd be okay with it and they'd work it out. "You already dropped in popularity and now you've gone and shown everyone that you can't be loyal! How are you ever supposed to make it into the top five if you do shit like this? What the hell were you thinking? Do you even know this girl?!"

"Saito! Are you okay?" Asked one of the office workers that Korei chatted with when she was here before. She didn't even realize that she was standing outside of the room, ready to knock on the door. "Are you sure you want to go in there?"

"Uh...um...I just..." she trailed off, her mouth dry as she looked over at the taller girl. Tears welled in her brown eyes but she pushed them down. "Y-yeah, " she nodded slowly, hesitating. "Yeah, I've got to see how Hanta's doing, ya know?" She muttered lowly, turning back to the door. She knocked, hearing a rather annoyed 'come in' before she twisted the doorknob and slipped inside. Hanta craned his neck around to see who it was, his heart dropping into his stomach when he noticed it was his girlfriend, his fiance. "H-hi." Her voice was quiet and just the sight of her prompted Hanta to shoot up from his seat.

"K-korei!" He didn't bother asking her why she was there, he knew. Korei didn't even give him time to speak, she wrapped her arms around his torso and buried her head into his chest. Hanta felt sick. He hesitantly hugged her back, listening to the quiet sobs muffled against his body. Tears welled in his own eyes and he willed them away, feeling like he had no right to cry. "H-hey, baby." He mumbled out, feeling her squeeze him tighter and just rub her face into his chest.

Korei couldn't make out any words, and no matter how badly she wanted to smack him, she just felt like crying. That's all she could do, cry. It made her feel weak but she's never been one to be strong.

"I apologize, Korei, " spoke Genta Ishimura, Hanta's campaign agent. He's in charge of Hanta's public appearance and popularity, so he was the first one notified when the picture went out. Already, he had people working to wipe the picture from the internet. He even had lawyers lined up, ready to sue people for uploading the picture. "I don't want to be rude to you but I need to finish the conversation with your fiance."

Korei reluctantly pulled away, wiping her tears away. Hanta knew he was in trouble when she flinched away from his hand. He was only trying to brush her hair out of her face. "I-it's fine, Gen-kun. I'll...uh, I'll go sit outside."

"You can stay in here...if you'd prefer. I know you'll be...hurt and I don't want you to be hurt, " Genta spoke, looking at the green-haired girl warily. Korei nodded. Knowing she'd just end up hearing her worst thoughts confirmed, she left the room and let the pair discuss the issue at hand. Genta was quieter now, but his anger was nearly doubled. "Are you stupid, Sero? Are you an absolute fucktard? What the hell made you do that?"

"I-i, " he whispered, still staring at the door that Korei had left out of. He turned back around to face his agent, taking a seat in the chair that he once thought was so comfortable. Was it guilt that made him feel like he was sitting on a stalagmite? "Things weren't the best at home and I was frustrated...so I, uh, I found someone else to relieve that...um...f-frustration?" It was more of a question than a statement, making Hanta feel even more pathetic. "I didn't think about how it'd look in the media, or-or how it'd affect my public appearance. I didn't even think about how it'd affect my own fiance! I was...I was horny and I've never had attention like that. I-i was overwhelmed."

"Excuses, excuses, " Genta shook his head, smacking his desk lightly. "You're a real dickhead. Now the whole world knows you cheated on your girlfriend-"

"Fiance."

"Oh, so now you care what she is? Because in that picture, it looks like you didn't even care that she was real." Hanta glared at the man, letting his gaze drop down to his own feet. There was nothing left to say, nothing that he could say to fix it. "Get out of here. I'll give you a call when everything is fixed. Or maybe someone else'll call ya. I haven't figured out if I want to drop you or not."

Hanta knew that what he did was bad, but he didn't think it was this bad. How could his hero agency drop him all because he cheated on his partner? Was that even allowed? Fuck, he'd remember to read the fine print next time. Not that he was planning on cheating on Korei again, he just...damn...who's saying there'd even be another chance? Korei might leave him when she realizes just how far he had gone with that girl. It took him a full year to go all the way with her...it only took two drinks and a kiss on the cheek for him to make his mind up about the other girl.