-          Sho-chan! I found her!

Aiba whispered to Sho enthusiastic when he went to work next time. Arashi was in their green room that morning, preparing for filming Arashi no Shukudai-kun. Ohmiya was in their little world and jun was checking out his make-up in the mirror, humming One Love.

Sho looked at Aiba from behind his newspaper.

-          You found who, Masaki? – He asked not getting the hint to lower his voice.

Jun looked at them through the mirror for a moment then continued his previous task.

-          Tia-chan! Who else? – Aiba answered whispering.

-          Tia?...  – he mumbled confused. – You mean Yuuki-chan? – The newscaster cried out surprised.

-          Sssh!  - Aiba tried to cover Sho’s lips but it was already too late.

Jun permanently stopped humming and stared at Aiba. The Ohmiya couple separated to Ohno and Nino and unfortunately but not unexpectedly the gamer looked angry by only the mentioning of the girl. And Ohno, well, he was just Ohno and as always his face simply looked sleepy and unreadable.

-          Tell me you don’t mean that bitch? – Nino asked straight.

Sho looked apologetically at Aiba but he didn’t look at him at all but at Nino. Aiba’s otherwise cheery features now showed seriousness with a bit of anger and stubborn.

-          What happened a year ago wasn’t her fault, okay? It was mine and mine alone, and I learnt my lesson, thank you very much! Anyway, what if I met her again? It’s not that I’ll meet her again anytime soon… - the last sentence was quietly mumbled and only Sho could understand it.

Not the others wanted to know it anyway…

But Nino’s anger didn’t disappear at this answer. He still stared at the Miracle Boy with death glare.

-          Sumimasen, we want to start filming… - said one of the staff members.

-          We’re coming – Jun flashed at her a smile and the woman blushed at it so she quickly left the room.

-          Okay, guys, we don’t have time for this now… So, Nino, would you, please, stop killing Aiba-chan with your glance and ikuzo! – Jun said coolly when it seemed that none other heard the staff member’s words.

Slowly everyone got up from his position but they couldn’t leave behind the tense atmosphere between Nino and Aiba…

When Sho arrived to work the next day he found Aiba on the couch, legs pulled up to his chest, biting his thumb nail, thinking strongly.

-          Doushta, Masaki? – He asked the Miracle Boy as he plopped down next to him.

-          I was thinking about something that Tia-chan said to me… - Aiba mumbled as he stared hard at the coffee table like he wanted to read the answer from there.

Sho waited a bit to Aiba continue but his friend stayed silent.

-          What did she say? – He asked finally.

-          She said that there’s someone in jimusho who can answer my question why it’s forbidden to her to return to Tokyo… Do you think…? It can’t be Johnny-san, can he? I mean… he’s bossy and scary and have weird ideas about the idols but… - Aiba couldn’t find a proper way to describe the situation.

-          Well… I don’t know… - the newscaster said. – He has a lot of power that’s for sure but I don’t think he has enough to forbid someone to go somewhere. Unless Tia-san signed him some kind of papers, I don’t think Johnny-san can do it… - Sho said slowly.

Aiba sighed in relief.

-          On the other hand… - Aiba looked at Sho when he continued. – That could be that Johnny-san threat her with something and this is why she can’t come back… It could be that she promised it because she was frightened.

-          Frightened? How could she be frightened? She’s living in a freaking country hundreds of miles away her country! She can’t be frightened that easily! – Aiba protested.

-          Maybe. Maybe not. What if Johnny-san threats her to do something with someone who’s important to her? For example… He said if she doesn’t stay away from Tokyo he’ll fire you? If she cares about you at least a little, I’m sure she was ready to do anything just not to let that happen… - Sho said softly.

After all the mess what happed after she left Tokyo. After all the nights what Masaki cried through and Sho had to comfort him, he still was sure about that this girl is someone who matches Masaki more than anyone he ever got together. And he was pretty sure that this is the reason of her sudden moving or at least something like this.

Aiba went silent at the explanation. The thoughts run wildly in his mind. How could she…? Make such a big sacrifice for someone she barely knows… On the other hand… he was sure that he would do the same under those circumstances. And he was sure that his motivation would be that he was in love with her… Which means…?

Aiba’s eyes grew wide at the thought.

-          Of course, there could be a lot of other things that we don’t know so we can’t be sure… - Sho added but Masaki didn’t even hear him.

The Miracle Boy didn’t hear as well when the other three members arrived a few minutes later.

-          Yo! – They greeted the other two but they not even looked at them.

Aiba smiled stupidly at nothing while Sho was busy checking out something in his phone. The newscaster had an idea where they can get some answers…

-          Ne, mama! Will Masaki nii-chan come to play with Yukiko-chan today? – The little girl asked Tia as the woman tied her shoelaces.

-          No, Yukiko. Mama told you already that an-chan had to go home and he can’t come to play with you anymore. I’m sorry – Tia said patient.

It’s almost a week since Aiba went back to Tokyo and Yuki asked this same question everyday. Tia understood that she misses the playmate what the childish idol meant to her and she was sad to see the disappointment in her dark eyes.

-          Yukiko misses Masaki nii-chan…

Tia hugged her without a word.

“I know, sweetie, mama misses him too…” she thought and fought back her tears.

-          What are you doing here, Sho-chan? – Aiba asked when he finally found the rapper at an empty staircase. – We start practice soon; the others sent me to find you…

-          I know, but I have to call someone first… - Sho mumbled as he dialed the number from a piece of paper.

-          Dare wo ka? – Aiba asked curious and cocked his head to the side as he looked at Sho who waited to that someone to answer the call.

-          Someone who can give us some answers… Ah, moshi-moshi! Sumimasen for calling you out of a blue but you’re Sera-san’s friend, aren’t you?... Hai, I guess you can say that… - Sho said laughing softly. – Dakara, I want to ask you a few questions about Sera-san. Can you, please, meet with me and my friend?... The sooner is the better… Hai, I know where it is. We’ll be there. Arigatou gozaimashta! Ja ne!

Sho hang up and looked totally satisfied with himself. Aiba on the other hand was more than curious now, listening to half of this conversation.

-          Who did you speak with? – He asked desperate to know.

-          With Tia-san’s friend. We’ll meet her after practice – Sho said and pull off to the rehearsal room. – Come on, Masaki! The others are waiting for us! – He called back to his best friend without looking back.

-          Hai! – Aiba said and run after him.

-          Will you ever tell me where are we going, Sho-chan? I’m tired… I wanna go hoooome… - Aiba whined tugging on Sho’s arm as they walked down on the streets of Tokyo.

-          We’re almost there. Anyway, why are you whining? I’m just trying to help you. You should thank me instead of whining all the way… - the rapper said.

-          Gomen ne, Sho-chan… - Aiba said with puppy eyes.

-          Whatever. Ah, We’re here! – Sho announced.

-          Eh, koko? Nande? – Aiba asked confused as they walked in the Day Care Center.

-          Sumimasen, but we’re already closed for today – the young woman said without looking up from the papers she was organizing when she heard the door open.

-          We know that. We came to talk. Hana-san desuka? – Sho asked the woman. – I called you earlier today…

-          Hai, Hana desu… - Hana finally looked up. – Sakurai-san! Aiba-san! – she whispered surprised.

-          Yeah, I guess we don’t need to introduce ourselves… - Sho said, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

Hana shook her head, still under the shock of the two idols appearance.

All this time Aiba stood silent behind Sho still really unknown the reason why Sho wanted to come to Tia’s former workplace. How could it help them to find out why she doesn’t want to come back and stay away instead?

-          What can I help you? – Hana asked finally when she found her voice after the shock.

-          Anou… We want to know a few things about Sera-san. Can we go to somewhere to talk? – Sho asked.

-          There’s a café at the corner, that could be fine… - Aiba said suddenly.

-          Un – Sho nodded.

They waited a few minutes for Hana to get ready then walked to the café where Tia and Aiba used to meet.

-          Do you know where Sera-san is recently? – Sho asked to start the conversation when they sat at a table with a cup of coffee for all of them.

-          She moved somewhere to Shikoku Island. But I guess it’s not something new for you, Sakurai-san…

Sho smiled a bit and nodded.

-          And do you know why can’t she come back to Tokyo?

-          No. she didn’t give a proper answer why she’s moving… Though I just thought everything will be alright after all that time… - Hana mumbled sad.

-          What do you mean by this?  - Aiba asked suddenly.

Ha planned to let Sho asking and he’ll only listen and till this it seemed that the Miracle Boy didn’t even pay attention to them so it’s not a surprise that Sho and Hana jumped a bit at his voice.

-          Well… she had a rough life before she came to Nihon. Tia-chan… she has some difficulty with changes. No matter that it’s a new person in her life or a new place to move to or a new job… She needs a lot of time to use to it and handle it properly. And somehow it was more difficult to her back at her country ‘cause since I know her I didn’t see this at her. Maybe because here there weren’t the expectations to her. She could choose anything she wanted. Once she said to me that back there she felt like she’s not where she should be. Like she was born to the wrong place or the wrong time…

The two idols listen to her carefully. What she just told explained a lot of things, though not everything. But Hana wasn’t finished yet.

-          Tia-chan was the only child of her parents who died in a car accident when she started the high school and like this she ended in an orphanage. In high school she fell in love with a guy and she was head-to-toe for him for years. But through the years of university they started to drift apart somehow. She tried to grab a hold on their relationship but nothing seemed to work no matter how hard she tried, no matter what she gave up for him…

-          And that guy? He did nothing? – Aiba asked disbelieving.

-          I’m not sure. But what Tia-chan told, I guess, he only used her. He didn’t fight for her though he said to her to fight for him… It’s not what a man in love should do… Of course, I never said it to Tia-chan. She got enough so I tried to help her forget… to heal that broken heart of hers… To cut short the story, when she broke up with this guy she decided to start to live for her dreams but on another place ‘cause there she had no family, no boyfriend, nothing at all anymore that would worth to stay. So she gave up everything and came here. It might be not the whole story, but the whole Tia-chan told to me…

For a long time they all went silent.

-          How could she? How could she smile like that after all these? – Aiba mused in a whispered tone.

-          I asked the same question from myself a lot. Only a few times when I saw her sad or crying. I guess, when she came to Nippon she found the place where she should be. And she became brighter at that time when she met you, Aiba-san. I thought that everything will be fine but… she suddenly quitted from the Care Canter and moved without any reason…

Sho and Aiba looked at each other. The tabloids… That must be the reason and if it’s that, then the person who forbids Tia to come back to Tokyo must be Johnny-san.

-          The kids at the Care Center were sad when she quitted. They loved when she sand to them… - Hana mused with a half smile. – Anyway, I have to go now. I hope I could help you. Sumimasen… - Hana bowed and left alone the two idols.

-          I’m sure they did… She’s cute when she sings… - Aiba chuckled a bit.

-          And you know it because…? – Sho looked at his friend confused.

-          Because I listened to her, of course! – Aiba said matter-of-factly.

-          When?

-          When I had dinner with her and Yukiko-chan…

-          When did you have dinner with her? And who the heck is this Yukiko-chan? – Sho was more and more confused with every word that left Aiba’s lips. – Masaki! Explain! Now!

-          Sho-chan is mean… - Aiba pouted but then he more then willingly told everything about the last days of his vacation what he spent with Tia and Yuki.

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