#interrcmpu

      Chiaki stood in midst of the shopping mall, staring absentmindedly at her phone while her older brother scanned the gift cards in front of them. Her mother’s birthday was approaching and thus she made plans with her siblings to choose some gifts for her. Of course the youngest, Kouichi, was no where to be found. He didn’t even hit them with a lame excuse, he was rather straightforward when he declined to join them. ‘Everyone can buy material things, but I won’t. No. I’ll gift her my voice and write a song for her.’  That’s what he said. But Kenichi, the oldest of the three, didn’t seem to care much. ‘To each his own.’ He responded. And now Chiaki found herself checking all types of stores together with Kenichi, to hopefully find a gift that would catch their eye. But... they’ve been stuck in the mall for an hour now ever since Ken spotted the cards. 

      A small sigh left the girl. She didn’t hate hanging out with her brother, in fact she enjoyed his company a lot. However, something was on her mind and she couldn’t shake it off so easily. One part of her wanted to talk about her troubles another wanted to deal with it alone. Her eyes were locked on a single name on her screen and a few messages with checkmarks on them. Yuji... I’m sorry. She managed to exchange numbers with him but she didn’t expect herself to be so poor at chatting. She wanted to get to know him better but she lacked the confidence to reply to his texts. What if she said something wrong? Everything would be for nothing then. However, leaving him on read like this, didn’t seem fair at all. Suddenly, Kenichi called out to her. ‘Chi~ Did you hear what I was saying?’ 

      Reiji sucessfully managed to skip an interview with another journalist. The lady seemed to be head over heels for him, so it was quite easy to shake her off with a lame excuse. He told her that he wasn’t feeling well and needed a few days to rest up until he could meet her and have a proper conversation. In truth however, he had already forgotten her name and wasn’t planning to reach out to her any time soon. He even went as far as to give her the number of his twin just to avoid talking with her. Feeling lucky like he won the lottery, he strolled through the streets of the city. The sun was going down already, casting long shadows of buildings and street signs and his own shadow in front of him. It was a beautiful scenery indeed. His surrounding was dipped in golden light and warmth. Moments like these helped him to forget about his role as singer and the expectations he often carried on his shoulders. Everything was washed away in an instant as soon as he felt the warm sunrays touch his back. 

      The male inhaled deeply as he continued to walk down the street, his steps were accompanied by humming. He soon reached a small bridge and for a moment he stopped in his tracks. He didn’t move and simply listened to the sound of the water moving underneath him. That’s when a gust of wind stroke one of his cheeks, followed by the scent of white jasmine. Since it was a new smell, he shifted his gaze and his eyes landed upon a familiar looking female. If he remembered correctly, he saw her face yesterday when he visited his family’s music shop to check up on it’s employees. Weird. Reiji usually couldn’t remember other people well, since he never cared enough to pay much attention to them. So how come he didn’t forget this woman? He could shake the thoughts off and ignore her. But for some reason, his feet decided to walk over to her. He stopped and stood in front of her with his hands placed inside the pockets of his pants.