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I was sitting at the very end of the recording room. Reading my script silently, waiting for the other seiyuu to arrive.

But either way, I would remain silence. I was too embarrassed to talk. I got a major role for the first time, and today was the first recording.

I became a seiyuu a year ago under Animo Produce. I got minor roles, and also had a radio program.

And lets be honest, as a new seiyuu, I never had a chance to talk to other seiyuu other than the seiyuu from Animo. I got minor roles, but because someone from the agency was there, I would talk to them. The radio program I was in was a program with Kishi Mari-san, a seiyuu from Animo.

My first major role, no one from Animo Produce would be here with me.

I knew the other seiyuu that I would be working with, but never talk to them before. Will I be okay? Probably not...

Added to the fact that I'm a citizen of (country). They might find me weird, a non-Japanese seiyuu.

Time was ticking, and one by one the other seiyuu arrived. They all knew each other. I would just slightly bow down, smile at them awkwardly, then return reading my lines silently.

"Good morning!" I again looked up and this time, two known seiyuu entered the room. I knew them, since I watched Uta-Pri live event before, Aoi Shouta-san and Maeno Tomoaki-san

I again slightly bowed down, and smiled awkwardly, but this time, instead of them not minding me, Aoi Shouta-san approached me.

And wait he just sat next to me!

"You must be (L/N) (F/N)-san" he greeted, smiling at me.

"Ah, y-yes, p-please to be in your c-care" I stuttered nervously, making him chuckled "I, I apologize"

"No, its fine. I heard you from Kensho-kun. He said that his Kouhai from (country) would be here, so he asked me to look after you."

"Ah, I apologize that you will look after me. I need to get a grip of myself, and-"

"(L/N)-san, its okay. A senpai also looked after me on my first major role, so this time, I am willing to look after my Kouhai" his voice was so mild and soft, and very alluring. Looking at him this close, he really is beautiful.

Kensho-senpai surely has a nice friend.

"Thank you very much! Then, I'll be in your care for the meantime." I bowed down towards him, and he laughed at me. I looked up at him, and wow, I could see his cheeks turning red from laughing

"Don't be so formal. I hope I can be a help" he responded and it was then Maeno-san approached us. "Maeno-san, this is (L/N) (F/N), the heroine of the story" he introduced me to him, shyly I bowed down towards Maeno-san

"Nice to meet you! Ahre, aren't you the one with Kenshou-kun yesterday? I see, so you are also a seiyuu" He asked, sitting beside Aoi-san

"Ah, yes I am new one though. I was with senpai. We had the same recording schedule yesterday" I answered and surprised that he remembered me

Maeno-san and Aoi-san started to talk by themselves, but I was surprised since they stayed beside me. I was surprised. It never happened to me before, except when someone from Animo Produce was with me.

The director came and briefly introduced himself. One by one, we also introduced ourselves, since we would be working with each other from now on.

We started the recording, and gosh, I was so nervous standing alone in front of the mic. Since I would voice the heroine, I would be saying lots of lines.

Fortunately, I delivered my lines perfectly, gaining an 'okay' from the director. Though I wouldn't say, everything, since there were times that it was 'No Good' so I needed to do it again.

Why I was chosen in this? Well, good thing I have a good English pronunciation, and the main character of this reverse harem anime is from another country.

Compare to these pro-seiyuu, they smoothly delivered their lines, receiving an immediate 'okay' from the director.

We had 15 minutes break and I sat back to my previous sit. I got my water bottle and I never thought that water would be this delicious. I put it down on the chair next to me as I review the next scenes.

As I tried to drink once more, my water bottle mysteriously disappeared. I looked at the chairs on my left and right, but it wasn't there.

To my surprise, my missing water bottle was on Aoi-san's hand, and my eyes widened as he drank from it, as if it was his.

"Uhm..." I called him in low voice and I could see his eyes turning to me

"Hmmm?"

"T-that's my water bottle..." I informed him in low voice

He coughed and spilled the water he was drinking. I immediately got the klenex tissue box from my bag and handed it to him

"Are you okay? I apologize..."

"What are you doing, Aoi-kun?" The others asked worriedly

"No... it should be me who needs to apologize" He panickly responded and looked at me, showing that he was really at lost.

"I'll just go buy a new on-"

"I'll buy it for you." He immediately ran out of the room, and he really looked so trouble with it. Maeno-san got some tissues from me and he wiped the water spilled by Aoi-san

"Ah, I apologize Maeno-san" I quickly helped him but he chuckled and shook his head

"Don't worry about it." He answered then threw it away.

Though as time was ticking, I became anxious since Aoi-san wasn't coming back, and the recording was starting already.

Worried, I went out and saw him nowhere. I also didn't find him in front of the vending machine. Like where on earth did he go just to buy a water bottle?!

On my way back to the studio, Aoi-san finally appeared, holding three different kind of water bottles.

"Aoi-san, where on earth did you go?!" I panickly asked him

"I don't know which one here do you want?" He asked worriedly but I looked at him with half-lid opened eyes, dead pan to his response.

"They are all water bottles" I sighed in disbelief, but chuckled in the end

"But, they didn't have your bottle water here. So..."

"Don't tell me...?! You went out of the building to look for it?!" I shouted in surprised

"You two, the recording is starting." A staff told us

I turned to Aoi-san and got the two bottles on his left hand, "then I'll get these two, I'll leave the other one to you. Let's go"

I excitedly entered the recording studio, holding the two water bottles on my hand. Aoi-san followed behind.

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After the first recording of my first major anime, I felt so tired and my throat was so dry. But it was my first time to eat out with co-workers. I mean, usually I would just go with my co-workers from Animo Produce. This time, I was invited to hang out with them.

But, I felt out of place. Everyone looked so close to each other. I was sitting next to Aoi-san, and he was being interviewed by the others. Maeno-san, who I got closed with a while ago, he already left since he had another late night schedule.

"Hey" I turned to the person who sat across me, and she smiled sweetly "you are the heroine, why are you here being so quiet?" She asked, holding a glass of vodka she ordered. If I remember, she was two years senpai, but same age.

"I am quite not used to this" I answered in low voice, making her crack into laughters

"What? And you are a pro seiyuu?"

I shook my head in denial and smiled awkwardly "I  just become a seiyuu a year ago, and I came from (country). This is my first big role"

She looked at me in displeased, then changing into a smile again. "Ah? Is that so? And here I thought you are my senpai or whatsoever since you got the part and you aren't Japanese. Well, let's get along from now on. We can be friends from now on" she winked then left to start a conversation with other seiyuu

What was that all about?! I wanted to have a new friend, but somehow that made me pissed!

"If you want to have a friend, best advice, don't be friends with her." I was startled when someone sat to my empty side. "Hi"

"You are?" I tilted my head and she laughed

"Aoi Yuki" She answered

"Ah! Amano Ichigo from Yumeiro Pattissier?" I asked and she nodded "Then, what do you mean by what you said?"

"I've been in this world since I was four, and it always happen, when new seiyuu are competing for their senpai's attention. Sometimes, you needed connections to get a part in an anime. But in her case, she is a targeting new seiyuus, and being bitch around them" I tilted my head in confusion, as I really don't get what she meant.

Aoi Yuki-san just changed the topic and asked me lots of questions, in which even Aoi Shouta-san joined us mid-way. Resulting, for the three of us to enjoy the conversation, actually random and time to time nonsense conversation.

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That same week, I decided to go to the second recording earlier than the others. But to my surprise, Aoi Shouta-san and Aoi Yuki-san were already there, and even that one seiyuu I was told not to be friend of, in which I fail to remember her name. Aoi Yuki-san was sitting on the corner by herself

"Aoi-san is too early" I mumbled pertaining to Aoi Yuki-san, since the other Aoi was busy talking to that girl.

"Good morning (L/N)-san!" Greeted by the two Aoi at the same time.

"Good morning Aoi-san 1 and 2" I greeted back, making them laughed from what I just said. I sat down next to Aoi Yuki-san, and to my surprise, Aoi Shouta-san approached me and stood in front of me

"You can call me Yuki" Aoi Yuki-san pointed at herself

"You can call me Shouta too, (F/N)-san" this male seiyuu followed

I waved my hand in front of me, objecting to what they said "I just couldn't call your first name all of a sudden."

"Its fine, since its easier. And there are two Aoi here." Aoi Shouta-san sat next to me and he chuckled "So you can call me, Shouta"

"He is right, (F/N)-san." Aoi Yuki-san agreed "also, in your country you came from, you call others by first name, right? So its fine"

I sighed in defeat from their persistence, and so in the end I called them by their name. But those time, I could feel a death glare

"Ah, by the way, I have a question from today's recording" I suddenly told them, and both of them responded immediately, but somehow they started to bicker to who would answer. "No... uhm... you can both answer my question..." I mumbled, sitting between them.

"Aoi Yuki-san, the director is calling you" A staff called her, resulting for her to pout her lips.

"Then, your question is?" I turned to Shouta-san and I immediately gazed down when I saw his face so close to mine.

"Ahh.. yes, yes... this part" I nervously pointed out the scene where a new character appeared "This is my first shoujo anime, and I really don't have a general interest to it, so I am not sure what this mean since this is the first time I heard about this, mimitsubu?"

"Oh, this one, its like this" I turned to him and froze as he gently wrapped his hand at the back of of head, and pulled closer to him. I felt his breath on my ear, and I felt so hot! "Relax, this is what it means"

He slowly moved back, and smiled at me. First time I witnessed a manly face so close to mine. He has a beautiful face compare to mine, but I never imagined that he could make such face.

"Your face is so red, (F/N)-san" he chuckled and I shyly cover my face

"B-because, I was so ss-urprised." I stuttered "so, it means that this line, I should say it like that?"

"Yeah you can try it to me, so you know how to say it during the live" he suggested and he sat in front of me "you don't need to put your arm around, but make sure to move closer to me, then speak in a very low voice, and as if you needed to seduce someone" he advised, and I was so speechless. "Just say your line"

I leaned over to him, and nervously "l-like th-this?" I stuttered and he shook his head and told me that it was an NG

"Be natural... Don't be so nervous. You need to say it as if you really are doing it." He read the lines then nodded "the scene is, you are trying to thank this character, but you are too shy to say it loud, and its a person you have a crush on. After that, this character will be embarrassed and fall for you. So this time, do it as if you are trying to thank me, and at the same time, as if you are trying to make me fall for you"

"I don't know if I can do it though later" I worriedly said

"Ah then let's do this. Imagine that I am your crush, and thank me. I mean, don't look at me as Aoi Shouta but the one you have a crush on."

Even though he said that, there's no such person that I like. Well, for now, eeto, leaned to him, naturally, thank him, make him fall for me.

"Thank you..." I mumbled near his ears and smile. As I moved back, I unconsciously shifted my eyes to him, in which I was surprised that our eyes met. "That was embarrassing" I shyly returned to my position, and awkwardly patted my cheeks

"But... You did a great job! Just remember that later. By the way, who will voice this Junishiro? It didn't show up in first first and second episode, so new character?"

"Yes, actually, there are two new characters" I informed him showing the scenes

"What are you doing?" I looked up and squeeled on my inner thoughts.

Suwabe-san is with Maeno-san?!

"Ah, good morning Senpai" Aoi-san greeted them and I followed "Eh, Suwabe-san will also voice a character?"

"Yeah, Junishiro, the third year senpai" he answered and I got really excited. The very reason why I became seiyuu, and became interested in Japan was because I watched prince of tennis, and fall for Atobe-sama.

"Ah, Maeno-kun, Suwabe-san!" A familiar seiyuu also entered and immediately approached Maeno-san and Suwabe-san "can you help me? How do you read these words?"

"Namiwaka-san..."

I chuckled and noticed Shouta-san looking at me "what?"

"No... You blushed when you see Suwabe-san"

"Eh?! Really?!" I panicked that received a teasing smile from him "stop that"

"You two became really close while I'm not here?" Yuki-san returned and suspiciously looked at me "what happened while I wasn't here?!"

"Nothing, Shouta-san taught me a good technique during recording. A very good lesson" I answered and she still looked at us suspiciously

"So she voiced the MC" Suwabe-san sat next to Shouta-san and looked at me "Nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too"

"In the end, you will end up with my character" he added, and my inner self was shouting

"Senpai, she will end up with me" Shouta-san stated, but somehow I felt embarrassed from how he said it

"No, no, no, your character right?" Namikawa-san commented, with a face of disbelief "The way you said it was a little bit..."

"Namikawa-san, we still don't know. It might happen" Maeno-san teasingly looked at us "There's a chance" 

Shouta-san shook his head, and as for me, I remained silence since I really don't know how to response

"Are you saying that (F/N)-san doesn't have a chance?" Yuki-san questioned him, and the other three seiyuu looked at him with horrified look

"Eh, why do I feel like I am being bullied here? (F/N)-san, at least say something"

I tilted my head, and I awkwardly smiled at them "I apologize, I don't know how to react. I am just a new seiyuu, and I apologize that I can't follow up if you are joking or serious. Since in the country I came from, it sounded like you are joking"

"D-don't tell me this is your first major project? And you are a new seiyuu?! And you are not Japanese?!" Namikawa-san asked and I nodded slightly "Is that so? Then nice to meet you" He put his hand beside his face, with a big wide smile, also the way he said it in English... it was a bit cool but the tone of his voice was so normal that he seemed didn't care.

"The way you say it, you seemed like you don't care at all" Suwabe-san retorted, agreed by the others. Namikawa-san laughed and apologized to me, doing it again, this time, he was too cheerful and too loud.

I was so surprised that I got along with them. I never expected to become close with them this fast. 

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But because I was just a new seiyuu and I am not a Japanese who got close with Shouta-san and the others, I am an easy target; easy target to be tormented in shame.

~To be continued~Lessons from Aoi Shouta Part 2~

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So I am back people! I will update part 2 tomorrow! For now! Am going to sleep... lol!

And I have a help from Seiyuu4Ever ! Haha! Thank you 先輩！I had a hard time thinking of the title (I ended up to this), and how the story will flow.. lol... 先輩！ありがとうな！

xseiyuutrashx I hope you are okay up to here... I'll update tomorrow (my timezone, its 10:20pm here) hahaha!

~TBC~