"Alright, if you say so," Aoi replied before she threw a glance at the two adults behind her, who had been arguing with each other for about five minutes long. How funny, they were still unaware of the presence of her and the dark-haired man who was no longer at the table.

"They look like children, don't they? Their quarrelsome behaviour" said Ryunosuke who also looked at them. Both of his hands crossing on the table.

Aoi nodded. "They really look like kids. It's adorable!" She exclaimed as her mind began to visualize the two friends in a child version. A grin spread across her face just by thinking about it.

"How nice.." Her smile faded away, turning her face into a gloomy one.

Even though she feels happy with her own unrealistic imagination, she couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to have a friend by her side. She never had any friends or even acquaintances before because her father forbade her from making one.

According to her father, she would only bring burdens and troubles to other people's lives. Aoi didn't want to accept it at first, but as if the world had its own magic, something bad occurred, proving that her father's words were real. She received a pretty big blow, back then.

She wants to get mad and blame her father who might be the reason for that but what's the point? She just a weak girl. All she could do was to lower her head down and simply obey his orders. It's not like she can change her destiny, right?

'Ugghh! What the heck am I thinking about? Stop it, Aoi! You're just going to reopen the wound' She shook her head instantly while slapping both sides of her cheek.

Thinking back to the old story she left behind will only make her day worse, and she didn't want that to happen. She then cast a glance at the man who was with her.

'Hmm...We have been chatting for a while, yet I still don't know his name and also the guy with pink hair'

She tilted her head. "Hey, it seems that I can't get a grip on your name yet. May I know your name?", she raised a question, startling him.

"Oh, how rude of me for not introducing myself." He laughed a little. "My name is Tsunashi Ryunosuke. Nice to meet you," he said, extending his right hand out.

Aoi took her hand and chuckled. "Takanashi Aoi. It's nice to meet you too, Tsunashi-san."

Ryunosuke's eyes widened when he heard the girl say her family name. He knew the name well and it was none other than the company that set up Idolish7. To be honest, he didn't learn much about the president of the company but he remembered the man had a daughter; Tsumugi who is also the manager of their rival.

"Are you-" It wasn't until Ryunosuke finished his sentence, a loud voice heard, unexpectedly cutting off his words.

"Ryuu, how dare you to take her away from me," said Gaku, drawing near them. The pink-haired man walking behind him. "Have any explanation?" He smiles but the smile that he threw wasn't a happy one, rather it's a not-so-happy-and-mad one. Kinda complicated, huh? Well, what could I say is... The tip of his mouth was twitching in annoyance.

"Ryuu, you're so bold. I never thought you have this kind of personality in you." Tenn crossed both arms close to his chest, throwing a menacing glare at the older man.

Ryunosuke shook his head with his hands hoisted. He is now standing in front of them, sweat streaming down on his face. "W-wait! You two got it wrong," he said, struggling to defend himself. Stutter accompanying his words.

"Oh, really?" They both answer at once. Obviously, adding a little more pressure on the brown-haired man. It was like two giant walls towering over a small kid with their sharp eyes glowering down.

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I'm so sorry if this chapter or this story goes absolutely boring. It's like I've lost the skills to write this story. I take a lot of time to update a chapter because I appear to not have any visual on the plot and other things.
I apologize again for this simple boring chapter. I just hope that I can write the next one much better than this. I really hope so.

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