People described her as a calm and collected person; she always wore the same and indifferent look. But there were times where people caught her off guard. Since she is normally so calm, whenever she blushes, gets angry, or gets upset, the effect on her is large.
Yuhi chuckled. "Sorry, sorry. Are you getting embarrassed?"
Sumire hits him. "Quit it. I told you not to tease me like that."
This bantering did not go unnoticed by the one in charge.
"Terashima-kun, who is this?"
"Oh." Yuhi nodded. "This is my girlfriend, Ange."
The guy kept looking her up and down. "You know, just now, the female model who was meant to work with you ended up canceling since she sprained her ankle. I discussed things with the team, and they said you would be fine alone, but I still think something is missing." He turned to her. "Miss, if you're free. Do you want to join?"
His suggestion surprised her. A joint shoot with Yuhi? But she is supposed to be low-key right now. What if somebody recognizes her? Yuhi squeezed her hand. "Let's go with that international theme you suggested. We have blonde wigs, right?"
"Terashima-kun, you don't look good in blonde."
"Not me, her," Yuhi said. "Ange has fair skin, she has jewel-colored eyes, and she is tall for girls her age."
Sumire's gaze softened when she heard his compliments. It should embarrass her, and it did, but at the same time, she felt touched. Yuhi is watching over her carefully; he is really looking at her.
After discussing things with the director, Sumire decided to help out. It should be fine; they even said she could keep her glasses on. If it is like this, then nobody should be able to tell that it is her.
…Changing room
"Sorry about this." Yuhi apologized once they were left alone. "But I didn't feel comfortable with the looks people gave you."
"Ah, so this was deliberate?"
Yuhi nodded. "I asked him at the start to watch you. It seems like you caught his attention enough for him to agree with my request."
So it was something like that, she supposes that made sense. "Anyhow, Yuhi-san, what do you think you're doing right now?" Sumire questioned.
Why on earth did he follow her inside?
"I'm helping you choose some clothes." His lips curve to a devilish-looking smirk. "What were you thinking?"
This jerk is trying to tease her again. Sumire took a deep breath; two can play that game. She leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You came here to help, didn't you? What else would you help with?" She ended her sentence suggestively.
To her surprise, Yuhi suddenly turned a bright shade of red. Sumire eyes widened when she saw this. She did not expect this reaction from him at all. But then again, even Yuhi has a clumsy side. If the person he likes says such things to him, even he will get embarrassed. She wonders why this person even fell for her. Somebody like Terashima Yuhi could get any girl he wanted, but in the end, he still chose her.
Another romantic thing he did to show he loves her is the song. The fact that Yuhi waited five whole years before releasing this song, Sumire felt touched. Any girl would fall for him. From the very minute they met, she did not present herself as girlfriend material. So Sumire does not understand why her.
"Are you done staring?"Sumire shook her head. "I want to look more."
Yuhi sighed and flicked her forehead. "Alright, quit it. Just because I get embarrassed easily does not mean you can take advantage of me."
She wasn't trying to take advantage of him, though. Sumire slumped her head on his chest. "The thing is I was only messing around with you because I was trying to get rid of my nerves."
"You're nervous?"
An awkward burst of laughter escaped her lips. "I am very nervous. I know I agreed to it, but I only did that because I thought Yuhi would be there for me." She trailed off. "I still think that I trust you. I know you will be there for me. But, it is still scary. So many people will be watching me. When the magazine comes out, there will always be that fear that somebody will recognize me."
It's frightening to take the first step. After she woke up and realized that Ru was no longer around, she felt like a dead person walking. The rest of the world, and everybody living in it, all of it was meaningless to her. But even then, she could not stay away from music or anything to do with the entertainment industry whenever she walked through town and saw anything music-related. Her eyes would naturally get drawn in.
For her, music will always remain important. But with the current situation, she cannot sing, even if she wants to. She felt Yuhis hand on her hair, and she looked up surprised. "Yuhi?"
"Uhh, wait, wait," Yuhi said. "I was thinking long and hard about what I could do for you, and this is the only thing that came to mind. I mean I could hug you again but every time I do that your scent drives me crazy. Since we are at work, I need to keep my hands off you…"
She could only stare at him with wide eyes. How come this person knows exactly what she wants? He knew the right thing to say whenever she was upset or angry. With this much knowledge, it is not only challenging to push him away, but it leads to her trusting him.
Honey coated words that anybody could say.
Perfect replies and actions that match.
Is Terashima Yuhi genuinely kind, or is he really calculating? Sumire already knew the answer to that. This person will never harm her; he will stand by her side forever. Even if she turns him away, he is the type of person who would chase after her.