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Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu]

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#1Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:37 pm

Akira Shimada
She paced around the powder room. Fernando had gone out of his way to give each model their own individually divided sections earlier today. While the gesture was well accepted, she had a feeling it was less out of gratitude and more out of necessity. He wasn't feeling particularly gracious to begin with, it would seem he just wanted to keep the models away from one another.

She truly preferred the solitude. Having her own little section allowed her to drop the act temporarily, every now and then. Finally, she decided she needed the healer's intervention, in a much closer capacity than him occasionally helping with errands. She sashayed out of her room, wearing a large warm gown, which the sceptical lass was sure was only offered to protect and hide the pretty and delicate dress she had on. Fernando was quite eccentric with the paranoia when it came to his work.

Her eyes raked the busy and anxious faces, scanning them for that familiar spruce of scarlet, those violet eyes or that scar. She made her way to Fernando, creeping up behind him. He only caught a glimpse of her overcoat and without turning brashly asked her to return to her room. Akira was not like the others he had hired and he knew that too, all she did was clear her throat to have him apologising profusely, before admitting that he needed her partner. She merely suggested that he send for Tsuru then.

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#2Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:37 pm

Hatsuharu
Happy that Akira had agreed to be a model for Fernando’s show, the swordsman sat at the entrance hall of the boutique, waiting impatiently to see what kind of attires the designer was going to have his partner try out. Unfortunately, Fernando was not as open with his collection this time around, especially when it came to rehearsals. He said something about never being able to appreciate the beauty of something once you see it on someone ‘wrong’. So, he had to carefully pick which design goes well on who and train to walk in a way to accentuate the ingenuity of them. Hence, the swordsman was left waiting, with nothing but boring mannequins to stare at.

He sat there for almost an hour before one of the assistants walked into the hall and called out to him. “Fernando would like to see you,” she said and disappeared behind the door without even waiting for a reply. Hoping that he would be able to a take a sneak-peek on what dresses Akira was trying out, he eagerly walked in.

This was the first time Haru had been to this section of the boutique. The small door that led to this area didn’t do justice to how big the space behind it was. The designer had his own ramp, chairs all around, and a well compartmentalized backstage for his models. As he was marvelling over his surroundings, the designer gently pulled him to the side and spoke his concern. “The rehearsals aren’t going as well as I had hoped, and I have a feeling these kids are going at each other. Take care of it,” he said, before rushing away to one of the assistants who had been nagging him since the moment Haru entered.

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#3Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:38 pm

Akira Shimada
As usual, her instincts were on point. She eavesdropped on the conversation that took place between the healer and the designer. The only issue now was, that she couldn't openly aid him without earning the tailor's ire in the process. Fernando was quite particular about who was spotted where and he definitely wouldn't be too happy letting Akira walk about with Tsuru instead of doing her part. She could just quit, but then she'd lose all the access that would make their job so much easier.

She peeked through her door and noticed something odd. Carina was watching the hallway, as though she was expecting something to happen... What was even odder was that she was watching from Mark's room. Akira bit her lip and waited patiently. Eventually, Cedric, one of the male models was entering Monica's room. Now, the odd part was, that the door's label read Cedric, but she knew that it wasn't his room... Since she'd paid close attention to the designations when they were assigned.

There was something fishy going on. Needless to say, she didn't quite have the power to stop the scandal that happened next. Monica's sharp shrilly voice caught everyone's attention. All Cedric could do was slap his palm over his eyes and repeat that he didn't intend any harm and he was just confused.

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#4Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:38 pm

Hatsuharu
The healer was quite oblivious to the happenings around him. He reckoned the designer must be a paranoid one and didn’t give much thought to the ‘spying’ he was supposed to be doing. Instead, he was mostly focused on the small glimpses he got on Akira. Unfortunately, however, she was always covered in a large gown that hid the actual dress she was wearing underneath. Disappointment obvious in his face, Haru just decided to sit in a corner and wait the whole thing out.

The swordsman regretted not taking Fernando’s words seriously, the moment he heard the scream. He immediately rushed to the location to find a crying Monica and an extremely guilty-looking Cedric. “What happened here?” he asked Monica, and immediately regretted it as it only encouraged the girl to cry even louder while pointing at Cedric. Meanwhile, Mark slid into the scene, trying to be the knight in shining armour. “Looks like he couldn’t keep it in his pants. Peeping, are we?” he accused.

Cedric, of course, defended himself by pointing at the name plate on the door, shifting the blame to Monica. And promptly, Monica was shocked to see the change in the name and swore that wasn’t the case when she entered it. Then, dear old Carina came in shaming Monica for trying to falsely implicate a fellow model. From what Haru saw, it seemed to be clearly Monica’s fault for being in the wrong room. But just to be sure, he entered the room under question to see what was inside.

“It’s full of women’s clothing, obviously meant for Monica. But the tag says Cedric. Looks like an error by one of the assistants. Accidents happen. Get over it and go work on being a model,” he said, dispersing the crowd. While none of the models seems convinced that it was an error—two of them because they did it, and the other two extremely suspicious of foul play—they didn’t risk arguing and left. Before leaving the backstage, Haru looked towards his partner and shook his head in disbelief.

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#5Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:38 pm

Akira Shimada
Aki noticed that she wasn't the only one peeking through her door, but Mark was too... And he looked rather pleased with himself. The way everybody reacted, helped her arrive at a rather obvious hypothesis. It would seem Mark and Carina had attempted to shake Fernando's faith in Mark. Monica was digging her own grave with her overreaction. Based on the smirks Carina wasn't able to stifle, it seemed the tall girl was banking on this reaction. Aki had to give it to the tall girl, for having a fair read on people.

A skill she really could invest better than this. Fernando, of course was beside himself, but it would seen he'd had enough for the day. He allowed his assistant and the healer to deal with it. Her eyes searched for Tsuru yet again as he attempted to dissipate the tension. It was no easy task, but soon they all retreated to their own rooms.

There was a lot that still needed to be perfected before their final run through, like make up and hair-dos. But that didn't mean she couldn't help in getting everyone in line, or at least spotting trouble. She'd just have to be attentive, considering she had more access to the culprits, the true issue was getting the information across to her fellow Knight without coming off as one of the guilty parties herself.

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#6Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:38 pm

Hatsuharu
When they all went back to trying out their clothes and rehearsing their walks, Haru was very tempted to go back to his spot and wait there if and until something happened. But, one look from Fernando that clearly conveyed a message of ‘I told you so’, made him think twice. So, he assumed the role of a bouncer in a bar and began patrolling the backstage, making sure everyone was diligently doing their work and not creating unnecessary drama.

Mostly, the models remained within their cabins, and except for a few tense exchanges of sinister looks between the girls, there really was no other interaction for a long while. Haru truly began to believe that the peeping thing was truly an accident, and everything will go on smoothly henceforth. He was proven wrong not less than a minute after that thought.

This time, it was Fernando who yelled. “Illumin’s hide! What have you done?” he bellowed, holding Carina by her shoulder and forcing her to turn so that he could get a good look at the back of her dress. Haru frankly thought it was the design of the dress, but apparently, it was coffee stain. Unaware why she was being yelled at, Carina looked extremely confused and tried to turn her head as much as she could to see what was wrong. Meanwhile, Monica was snickering inwardly from the behind the curtains and Haru instantly knew what was going on.

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#7Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Akira Shimada
The Shimada had steered clear of the other models, expecting to be a plausible target. When they were offered their snacks, which mostly comprised of salads, Akira watched all the cold interactions intently. She'd skipped her meal, mostly because it wasn't too appetising and most things had peas for some reason. The girl had opted for just a coffee instead, she lurked by the machine and watched like a hawk. It would seem Cedric and Monica had made peace upon realising they were both victims. Despite Tsuru trying to pin it on a mistake, they were convinced of foul play. Aki heard multiple tidbits of conversation between them that relayed as much.

Mark showed up to get some coffee for himself, forcing Aki into a long awkward chat, while exchanging glances with Carina as though searching for her approval. The talk started with something about her fitness regime... And ended with the implication of her having an eating disorder... She took it all in stride and politely denied, till he gave up and returned to Carina with seemingly no ammunition. Naturally, she wasn't too happy with this. They had an argument and it resulted in him leaving abruptly but not without leaving his coffee dripping against her back, without Carina being the wiser. The whole thing left Monica too pleased... Which could only cause her to be blamed. Aki sighed and decided to stay out of it.

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#8Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Hatsuharu
The furious Fernando sent Carina back to her room crying, asking her to change into something else immediately and send the coffee-stained dress for lacrima-assisted dry cleaning as soon as possible. He muttered something about all models being airhead bimbos and decided to continue with the rehearsal, albeit in a foul mood.

Carina had seen Monica snicker at her from behind the curtains. So, while she was walking past her, she tall girl sneakily lifted the tight knot behind Monica’s dress and hooked it into one of the nails protruding out of the nearby ladder. Haru hadn’t seen this happen. He was as shocked as everyone when Fernando called for Monica to rehearse her catwalk and her whole dress came undone as she walked forward because of the knot hooked in the nail. The ladder fell, the beautiful fluffy dress was ruined and Monica stood there wide-eyed in just her undergarments. The red-headed Knight had the decency to look away immediately, but knew full well what was going on in the background.

Monica had assumed it was the handiwork of Carina and the two girls got into a physical fight, with one trying to rip the other one’s hair off. "STOP! Both of you. Fired! All I need is one female model,” Fernando screamed. At this point, Haru knew exactly what was going to happen and was too fast for the two girls. As both Carina and Monica turned towards Akira and started towards her, the healer dashed between them, not caring that one of them was half-naked, and gave them a threatening look. One that was apparently scary enough to make them flee like rats on a sinking ship.

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#9Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Akira Shimada
Two down, three to go. Akira thought, as two dresses became the victims of the despicable games the models were playing with each others. She did find the fall morbidly comical, it was silly and the puffiness of the dress ensured that there were no lasting injuries by sacrificing itself. The only thing that stopped her from giggling out loud was Fernando's livid expression. She made a mental note with the intent to figure out what made Fernando obsess over this show so much, or if he was always like this. If it was the latter, it'd explain why he didn't have a crop of models already... With her perfectionist tendencies, he sure did have knack for driving everyone up the wall.

Laughter got even more difficult to contain when she witnessed the most poorly coordinated cat fight between the girls. Once again, it was Fernando who helped her fight the instinct to reveal her true self by firing the girls. Akira somehow hadn't expected to become a target through this... Any self-respecting person would just leave if fired, right? Wrong. Her eyes widened as they stalked towards her, she was in half a mind to reach for her gun and shoot a bullet in the air. That was until the healer came to her rescue and essentially used his mean look. Perhaps she'd have been wary of him too, had she seen it...

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#10Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Hatsuharu
Once the girls left, Fernando threw the pad he had on his hand out of frustration and left the room. “Take five,” he yelled before going out to do whatever that helped him calm down. After a soft sigh, Haru turned to face his partner and his mean frown swiftly transformed into a smile. “Teens,” he said simply, trying to forgive the girls’ behaviour and speaking as though he or Akira weren’t teens themselves.

The healer never knew five minutes were that long. Not until he had to stand there awkwardly, while everyone else did the same, waiting for Fernando to get back. Not a single soul relaxed. Mark, particularly, seemed very tense, and Haru had to wonder why. He wanted to ask Akira if she knew something, but in that pin-drop silence, even a whisper was going to be a scream. So, he kept quiet.

Finally, Fernando was back in and while he was still upset, he was less angrier now than when he left. “Alright! Let’s get to work. You… will have to work even harder now,” he said, looking directly at Akira. He then announced that he would be spending most of his time making sure Akira was the star of the show, while leaving the two boys to be dealt with by his assistants. Neither of the two men looked happy about that and Haru had seen enough in that building to be super alert from then on.

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#11Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Akira Shimada
Her eyes widened with a soft smirk accompanying the raise of her eyebrows as her partner implied that they were not to be counted in with the teens. Perhaps, in a way Tsuru was right to not liken them to other teenagers their age, the two Knights had burdened themselves with responsibilities far greater than the average teens. She was less awkward as she waited for the designer to return. Far more accustomed to awkward silences and pauses, she could tune it out with ease. The only issue was, she didn't quite appreciate the tension the men were exuding.

The Shimada was really not prepared for the announcement from Fernando, her reactions were those of a truly surprised damsel. Which was well appreciated by the director of the fashion show. A small part of her felt something akin to honor, which truly was took her off guard, considering she never thought being a show-stopper would feel like an accomplishment.

She didn't have time to bask in the glory though. They were soon working hard on the dress rehearsal. It would seem that the two boys were meant to escort her on the ramp for the final finish of the show. It didn't faze her much, but the two were doing everything they could to make that walk difficult...

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#12Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:39 pm

Hatsuharu
The healer didn’t miss her reaction when he referred to the girls as teens, and her expression made him chuckle. Soon after Fernando was back, he took Akira away to perfect her walks and poses. As difficult as it was for Haru to take his eyes off his partner, he couldn’t help but sense a sinister aura from the two men and he watched their every move. Just as he thought, they were up to no good. After realizing they weren’t getting as much attention as Akira was, both chose to reconcile and go after her.

Mostly, they did nothing dangerous and Haru stayed away, knowing full well that it would take a hell of a lot more to get to Akira. However, he sat on the edge of the seat and was ready to pounce on them if they ever tried anything openly aggressive. Fernando was so obsessed with making Akira perfect for his show that he barely noticed the annoyance the guys were being to his star. When Haru saw the two men whisper to each other and Cedric walk towards Akira’s room, he immediately got up and followed, but ensured he wasn’t spotted by either of the two male models.

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#13Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:40 pm

Akira Shimada
When she could, without being spotted, she threw a pained look at Tsuru, unsure if she could keep this up as the star of the show. Rehearsals got more and more intense and filling in for the other two ladies was no piece of cake. Apart from that, Mark and Cedric were hardly being the gentlemanly supports they were supposed to. On the contrary in fact, they were in her way all the time, causing delays and attempting to foil her part in the show.

If she wasn't gifted and hadn't trained her agility, she'd have fallen for several of their traps. But all their attempts were for naught. Akira, or rather, Kiara continued her graceful gliding across the ramp and soon began perfecting the art of quick dress switches, too. Her dresses were likely to become casualties in the boys' attempts. Lucky for her and perhaps Fernando, she wasn't garbed in the original show-stopper dress, that one was reserved for the final show.

Fernando had recommended that they practice with it after the others have been dismissed. She'd requested that an exception be made for Tsuru, since they were partners and had to clock their hours together. The designer was not too pleased, but couldn't risk losing his star either. She was given the luxury of keeping the healer around.

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#14Hatsuharu 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:40 pm

Hatsuharu
As he followed Cedric, Haru found Akira looking at him with a pained expression and he instantly knew what the problem was. He felt very guilty as he was the one who had talked her into doing this. So, he was even more motivated to get rid of any unnecessary troubles she might facing. When he followed Cedric into Akira’s room, he found him open her make-up kit and add some strange, suspicious-looking powder to it. “I doubt that is going to make her glow,” he said. Cedric jumped when he heard his voice and caved in almost immediately. His legs shook and he almost cried as he tried blaming it all on Mark.

“It was his idea. He forced me into it. He said he will break my legs if I didn’t do it,” he cried. By then Fernando had heard the commotion and rushed to the scene. “What the hell is going on here?” he asked, looking very angry that the two of them were inside Akira’s room. “I found Mr. Fiore here adding something to Akira’s makeup. Let’s find out what it is, shall we?” Haru said, as he swiftly grabbed the lipstick Cedric held, opened it and smeared some of it on the model’s face. Cedric screamed, trying to rub it off, but it was already too late. Several nasty boils popped up on his face, and the man left the boutique, crying like a baby.

Seeing all this and realizing there was no way he was going to get out of it unscathed, Mark had already snuck out, leaving Fernando with only Akira as his model. “You know what? Just her is good. It’s great actually,” Fernando said, mostly to himself to try and convince himself that everything was going to be fine.

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#15Akira Shimada 

Runway Drama [Quest: Hatsuharu] Empty Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:40 pm

Akira Shimada
Perhaps she'd gone to far in stepping on Mark's foot and ruthlessly digging her stiletto in when he attempted to trip her. Needless to say she didn't think so. Attempting to be a man about it, he didn't complain and tried to take it in stride too. But the fact that he was injured did make him walk funny and that frustrated the crap out of Fernando. Little did Akira know that she'd just made the target on her back even bigger by making Mark's plan backfire this way. She didn't deem these boys worthy enough to be a threat, which in retrospect was probably a mistake.

Unaware of the intensity of their intent and the access the men had to certain tools, Akira casually and victoriously strutted to her changing room in order to prepare for the final run-through, which was meant to account for the perfect hair-do, make-up and the timed costume and wardrobe changes. Little did she know that while a fair number of assistants were busy fussing over the props, Cedric had sneaked into her room to alter her kit.

From the crack of her door, she only witnessed the fallout of Tsuru catching the model red handed. She had to admit the healer had a rather innovative way of dealing with the issue and justice was served. She was half in the mind to go find Mark and smear the altered lipstick on his face too, for good measure... but watching him limp away and sneak out was quite enough. Fernando paid Tsuru for his work and offered Akira a fair sum of jewels as a retainer for her being the show-stopper and working solo for a large part of his show.

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