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Stars in Your Eyes

It was unusual for Karamatsu Matsuno to be outside at night. He usually approached the bridge during the day time to watch the potential Karamatsu Girls pass him by. However, it was a secret that he would go out at night like this. He would slip out when he thought his brothers never looked – but they hardly did. It was alright with him – it was how he got his mind clear. Sometimes the chaos of the Matsuno household would grate on his nerves and he’d need a break from that.

The stars littered the blanket of the night and it reflected onto his. He still wore his sunglasses at night, even when he stood under the nightlight but for an instant, the darkness of the bridge along with the brightness of the stars twinkled. It was only natural that even he, the one and only Karamatsu, wished he had someone to share it with.

“Excuse me,” someone had asked him. Her American accent was strong but it still brought Karamatsu out of his temporary stupor. He turned towards the young woman before him. She was heavyset and her hair was styled to accentuate her cute round face and it was layered to her shoulders. Her glasses slipped from her nose a bit and she looked as though she was in the middle of a date. She wore a cute pink and black polka dot halter top with a stylish pair of leggings. On her feet, she wore adorable high heels and she looked sad, forlorn. “Can you help me?”

Karamatsu immediately shifted to his usual smile. “How can I help you?” he asked in English. He exaggerated any movements that could be deemed as cool in the woman’s eyes, at least, he hoped he did. She was super cute!

She seemed to have debated with herself before she could finally speak again. Her blue eyes started to fill with tears. “My date has left me! I was just wondering where the nearest train station is…” She cried in between her words. Karamatsu was taken aback – he didn’t realize there were men cruel enough to do such a horrible crime against this cutie!

“Heh,” he stated. He imagined a cool whistle behind his words as he spoke. “Don’t worry, my lovely,” he continued to speak in English. “I will wipe your tears and scatter them across the skies – your tears will create new stars in the skies as I will be your date instead!”

She seemed surprised at the man’s sudden statements. And yet, she couldn’t help but cry. “You don’t have to, if you don’t want to…” It was clear, no, it was imperative to Karamatsu to take her into his arms and make her forget her troubles, her woes!

“No, my dearest,” he bended one knee and took a gentle hand. “I will take care of you. Please, let me escort you around Akatsuka-ward and I’ll treat you to a night you’ll never forget!”

Soon enough, the young woman smiled even as tears continued to fall. “Okay!” He gently took her hand and he kissed it – an assurance everything would be okay. He was there, after all.

On this normally lonely night, Karamatsu was proud to have someone like her on his arm, however, he felt slightly embarrassed that he didn’t know her name!

“What is your name, my lovely angel?” Karamatsu asked. The girl smiled, now her eyes were dried from tears. “My name is Karamatsu Matsuno.”

“Oh, my name is Michelle—“

“AH!” He suddenly said. He couldn’t help it! He was so astonished by how melodious her voice sounded against his ears! “Michelle! Did you steal the stars from the skies?” The young woman seemed to ignore the comment at first but she laughed at him. He smiled and chuckled to himself, unaware of his faux pas. He grabbed her hand and held it tight as he rose to his feet. “Let’s go!”

Between the two of them, it was unclear who had more fun. Karamatsu treated Michelle to a ramen restaurant since she had flown in to Japan to visit and wanted to experience a date with someone. However, Michelle soon forgot about the man who left her alone and focused on Karamatsu and he focused on her.

Michelle laughed at him anytime he tried to be unnecessarily dramatic about something but it wasn’t the spiteful laugh Karamatsu was used to. Instead, it was a laugh that pricked his heartstrings and made him ignore the stars across the skies.

He focused in the bright stars in Michelle’s eyes – a kind set of stars Karamatsu had always hoped to see on his nightly visits. It didn’t take long until the date was over, though, and parting was hard.

“I had such a blast, Matsuno-san,” Michelle said as Karamatsu walked her to her hotel. “Thank you so much.”

“Please,” Karamatsu insisted. “I’m an official Michelle Boy, so please call me Karamatsu.”

Michelle couldn’t help but giggle at that. “And I’m a Karamatsu Girl.” She gave him a small kiss on the cheek as she went inside.