Hi again everyone,
Here is my second fanfic, Unrequited, which is a spin-off of 20, my first fanfic on the pairing ChisaMai (Okai Chisato x Hagiwara Mai from °C-ute).
This story is about the pairing SayaIshi (Sayashi Riho x Ishida Ayumi from Morning Musume) but there will be a lot of guests like other Morning Musume members, Michishige Sayumi, Kamei Eri, Tanaka Reina...
As always, comments are greatly appreciated but don't forget that english is not my native language, so, I count on your indulgence concerning spelling mistakes and other grammatical errors
Rated T Fanfic!
UNREQUITED
Chapter 1: Senpai
Sayumi was waiting in locker room A where Kyuuki and Juunichi members were supposed to change clothes before rehearsals. She asked them to go in the other locker room because she needed to talk with Riho. She heard, thanks to Iikubo Haruna, that she was in bad terms with Ayumi.
As a result, it cast a cloud on the group.
When dealing with Morning Musume ace was required, Haruna knew better than anybody that their beloved senpai was the best choice.
So, Sayumi was waiting for her adored sidekick. The young woman was thankful to her patient nature because the young girl was late this morning, as always. Suddenly, the door opened wide and a small frame rushed inside. Sayu, who was hiding behind the door, jumped on the poor thing.
“You surprised me! You surprised me!” Riho repeated while turning to see who hugged her.
“Michishige-san!” She exclaimed with a surprised face on which appeared quickly a big smile.
“Yes, I came to see my beloved Rihoriho~! How are you my love?” Sayumi asked before kissing the stiffed and blushing girl on the forehead.
“I’m… I’m fine! It’s nice to see you, you’re cute today, as usual!” Riho answered, knowing exactly what to say to please her sempai.
“Oh…don’t say things like this, you’re making me blushed!” Sayumi confessed, entering in the younger girl game.
“I’m just stating the truth.” The ace continued with a smile full of confidence.
“You’re too cute!!!” Morning Musume ex-leader exclaimed while hugging tighter the girl.
“By the way, are you feeling well lately Rihoriho~? No problem with the girls?” Sayu asked after a pause, well decided to make her sidekick talk.
“Nothing serious, don’t worry Michishige-san.” Riho answered with the best reassuring smile she could, still locked in her sempai’s arms.
“…even with Ishida?” Sayumi tried with a soft voice.
Riho’s facial expression hardened at the girl’s name and it didn’t go unnoticed.
“Oh crap! It’s already this late! I’ve gotta go and you must change and go to your rehearsals! How about we dine together tonight sweety? It’s been a while since the last time!” Sayumi suggested cheerfully.
“Sure! It would be nice!” Riho agreed while freeing from her senpai’s tight embrace.
“Ok, I’ll text you this afternoon! See you Rihoriho~!” Sayumi waved at her sidekick and left the room.
Riho stayed there, stunned and still not fully awoken. But, she was not stupid and she obviously understood that someone from the group told Michishige-san about her quarrel with Ayumi. Was it Haruna? Fuku-chan? Eripon? Whoever it was, for sure, it was a low blow! Riho was always pleased to see her senpai but not disposed this time to talk about the midget who was quite rude toward her three days ago.
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While leaving locker room A, Sayumi saw Ayumi a few meters ahead looking quite depressed.
“Oy~ Ishida-chan! ”
When Ayumi saw her beloved senpai, she nearly jumped on her and snuggled in her arms.
“It’s good to see you Michishige-san!” Ayumi exclaimed with a large and bright smile on her face.
“Are you feeling well Ishida-chan? You looked so sad…” Sayumi asked with a face full of concern toward her kouhai.
“Yes, I’m ok! Don’t worry, I’m just tired with all those rehearsals for our next tour. I’ve got a hard time memorizing and mastering some steps…”
“And dealing with a certain ace…” Sayumi added to Ayumi’s much surprise.
“Well…yes…it’s quite tensed between us these days…” The smaller girl confessed with a red face.
“I know you have rehearsals today and you gotta go but why not dining with me tonight? We could discuss about this and other things…” Sayu asked out of the blue.
“Oh…Sounds nice! It would be a pleasure Michishige-san!” Ayumi answered to the invitation, delighted.
“Ok, I’ll text you this afternoon! Stay strong and keep faith Ishida-chan!” Sayumi cheered and quickly disappeared.
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-3 days earlier-
Today’s rehearsals were finally over.
Riho had a shower, got dressed and was now ready to leave. It was 8 p.m and she was very tired and hungry. She decided to go to the catering to get some food before leaving.
On the way, she met Haruka with junikky members leaving the place. To her surprise, Ayumi was not with them. Since she wasn’t with Haruna and Eripon when they left, Riho thought she was with Duu but got wrong. She learned from her that she was still in the dance room to repeat steps she had a hard time mastering.
Worried about her dance partner, Riho decided to go see her once she had done eating. It didn’t take long since Morning Musume ace was known for her fast eating ability.
When she entered the dance room, she found Ayumi sweating and puffing but still repeating her steps in rhythm.
“Ayumi-chan, are you ok? I can help you repeating those steps if you want?” Riho asked with a soft voice.
“Sayashi-san? You’re still here?” Ayumi exclaimed, sure to be the only member left in the building.
“I was starving, so, I got some food at the canteen before it closed!” Riho answered with a satisfied look on her face.
“Good job! But you must be tired. You should get home, rehearsals begin early tomorrow…” The shorter girl said with concerns in her voice.
“Don’t worry and I can’t leave my dance partner in a pinch.” Riho answered with a sweet smile.
The young ace went in front of her comrade and took her arms to wrap them around her neck. In this tour, Riho and Ayumi finally had, to their delight, a 4 minutes dance session at each concert. Their dances were quite tactile. One of Riho’s hand rested on Ayumi’s hip while the other marked the rhythm.
At first, the older girl blushed heavily since they were alone in the room, maybe even in the building, and because of their closeness but then she concentrated on the rhythm and began to repeat her steps with might and will.
She didn’t see how her senpai often stared intently at her lips but at the same time, didn’t forget to give her a few advices to help her smooth the movement and perform it faster. At least, Riho stayed professional.
After an hour of repetition, Riho felt her partner’s arms quite quivering around her neck. She decided to call it a stop for today.
“Ayumi-chan, we should stop for today. It’s getting late and you’re tired…”
“No, I continue. I won’t stop till I haven’t fully mastered this part but you can leave Sayashi-san, I’ll continue alone. Thanks for helping me today! I really appreciate!” Ayumi answered with a thankful smile, yet tired eyes.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea. You’re exhausted and you could hurt yourself if we continue. We should repeat these steps tomorrow instead…”
“But I’m already late! I must master this without further delay!” The shorter girl pleaded to her inflexible senpai.
“It’s gonna be ok, I’ll help you catching up with me tomorrow Ayumi-chan, I promise. Now, go take your shower!”
Ayumi removed reluctantly her arms which still rested around Riho’s neck and left the room to go to the bathtub. When she went out, she saw, at her utter surprise, that her partner was in the locker room memorizing her last song while waiting for her.
“What? You’re still there Sayashi-san?!”
“Ah…yes, I was waiting for you, Ayumi-chan. I found it quite rude to leave you go back home alone. It’s late and…I have the last song to memorize, so, I still have work to do by the way…” Riho said with a sweet smile.
“It’s very nice of you but you shouldn’t worry about me. I live alone in Tokyo, so, I’m used to these kinds of things and it’s getting late. I’m sure you would be better at home…I hope you won’t have trouble waking up tomorrow again, our teacher was kinda mad this morning…” Ayumi answered with concern.
While talking, Ayumi was busy packing her things, trying her best to hide the red on her face.
“Call me and I won’t be late!” Riho suggested with a big charming smile.
“Call…call you?” Ayumi stuttered, her face redder than before.
“Yes, Kanon-chan calls me when we see each other on our days off to be sure I wake up!” Riho explained while remarking her comrade red face. Although, she was tired, she felt she was in a playful mood right now. It was always a pleasure to tease Daaishi.
“Ok, I’ll call you tomorrow morning and treat you some good food to thank you for tonight!” Ayumi promised, now looking her dance partner in the eyes. Her face was still quite red but her smile was brighter.
“Sounds good! I wonder what you’ll offer me tomorrow evening~” Riho began on a mischievous tone.
“Tomorrow evening? Don’t worry about that! I’ll repeat my steps alone or ask Duu if I need help.” The older girl stated while putting her coat. She was now ready to leave.
“Ayumi…It doesn’t bother me to help you…” Riho answered, now quite annoyed by the girl’s seriousness and stubbornness.
“And as I said, it’s very nice of you but you’re the group ace, our sempai, and you already have enough work and pressure on your shoulders to help me with my dance steps! Don’t worry! I’ll catch up with you before you notice it!” Ayumi stated with a smile full of confidence.
“I’m a far better dancer than Duu and if you want to repeat your steps with her so much, it’s because you never moved on from your whining tomboy…” Riho began with a mix of disappointment and anger on her face. Her tone was now harsh and cold.
“What? What are you talking about Sayashi-san?” Ayumi exclaimed, stunned by the way the conversation was taking.
“We have worked together for years and I’m just realizing now that you hated working with me all this time. I’m far from needed while Duu is…”
“No, Sayashi-san, you’re wrong!” Ayumi pleaded, her eyes widening in shock.
“Well, you can be sure by now that you’ll have to rely on Duu for repeating dance steps. Don’t you dare ask anything from me!” Riho concluded with anger in her voice. She then picked her things quickly and left the room, slamming the door in the way.
Ayumi stayed there, unable to move, still astonished by what just happened. All she could manage was mumbling in a weak voice:
“You’re wrong Sayashi-san…It’s because I care for you…”
TO BE CONTINUED