Red Yarn (Oshi No Ko > Aqua X Kana)

Screenplay Film (2)

Ruby and Mem are sitting in Miyako's room, they've arranged for their agency's new group schedule. While Ruby was checking her script. Miyako is busy with the schedule she must again arrange for Aqua and Ruby.

"Do we have a fax machine?" aqua asked Miyako when she reached the room

"Fax? Times now? People used to use e-mail." Miyako furrowed her brows in confusion. 

"That's it, so we don't have any?" Aqua made sure.

Miyako nodded slowly. "Yes, what do you want to send?"

Aqua turned her body, reaching for her phone. "There's no fax here. Just via email." Aqua looked back at the script at the door. "You don't have any e-mails either? Borrow, borrow!"

Miyako looked at the confused Aqua, plus Mem and Ruby were just as her. It turned out that Aqua was calling someone.

"Then what now?" aqua asked, he looked back at Miyako. "Is there a fax near here?" 

"I think difficult. What do you want to send? Want me to help?" ask Miyako to offer help.

"Borrow your father's e-mail. Or I'll just take a picture, how? There is no fax here. What year do you think we're living in?" aqua asked as she put the phone in her ear. "Yes, send your father an e-mail. I'll try to send it today."

"Want me help Aqua? Is it from a production house?" miyako asked Aqua who looked a little emotional.

"No, this is from my friend" Aqua replied, before long she hung up.

Immediately Aqua sat down beside Ruby, checking her phone again. His eyes focused on the phone screen, with eyebrows furrowing, his lips tightly clenched.

"Basic!" pekik Aqua was upset. Make everyone in the room now, staring at him confused.

"Are you okay onii-chan?" ask Ruby wonder. "You need a fax machine?" 

Aqua shook her head. He immediately dialed back Arima's home number. The first person to call was Kana. Since there was no mobile phone so Aqua could not send the script to him either. Plus from earlier Kana just laughed, like not hearing Aqua's explanation.

"Where's the e-mail?" ask Aqua after connecting. 

"Aqua, you can just call my phone for that. Kana's in the room, she's been asking me for an e-mail." Akino answered her house phone.

"Ah. Gomen sensei. I thought it wasn't you who was gonna take the call." Aqua's face changed quickly, she bowed slowly while rubbing her face in frustration. Why would anyone pick up Akino.

Ruby and Mem almost laughed at Aqua's rapidly changing expression. Plus he quickly changed his way of speaking, becoming formal.

"I'm asking for your e-mail, sensei. I will send it later. Because there's no fax machine here."

"It's okay, Aqua. Fax machines are very rare. It's still here because of the worry of the ugly signal."

"Ah yes.I'm sorry to interrupt your time." Aqua bowed her body. 

"You're just like everyone else. Relax, I'm not as busy as you." Akino laughed softly. "Congratulations to your new drama yesterday. We're here watching it, episode one anyway!" akino's laughter sounded louder.

"You watch my acting?" aqua asked in shock, between happy and embarrassed. Especially watched by Akino who is considered an important person for Aqua.

"Yes, Karma proposed. Yes, Aqua... I don't care if you want to call me with my father's greeting..." Akino's typical laughter sounded at the end of the phone.

Daddy's? Aqua recalled Akino's kindness to her while in the village. And the warm feeling also Aqua got while with Akino. In addition to Cana, Aqua often asked Akino for opinions on many things. Every now and then Akino would send out videos about life, life struggles and weighty articles to Aqua and they discussed them together.

"Ah... Yes.." replied Aqua slowly.

"Then, I'll see you..." Akino disconnected the phone.

Miyako approaches Aqua. "So, do you need any help?" ask Miyako.

Aqua shook her head. "No need, I've got the e-mail." Aqua stood up. "I need to give my script to sensei so he can help me act again."

"So, what you called was your coach?" ask Miyako.

Aqua nodded, considering that she did contact Kana. But, it didn't matter if they assumed Akino was Aqua's coach. 

Aqua nodded with a smile, her phone shaking again due to the incoming message. Aqua was sure it was a message from Kana that just now could not lift. Aqua immediately stepped out of Miyako's room with a faint smile on her face.

*****

In the day that Kana had read all the texts from Aqua for her, she wrote some small notes there to tell Aqua directly. He does it carefully. The paper that had just been printed was already full of scribbles.

"You called this early." Aqua sat at the dining table grabbing a glass and filling it with water. "I just woke up, had to prepare some breakfast as well."

"I haven't slept all night, so I called you this early because I wanted to sleep after this," Kana replied lazily. "But if you're busy, I'm sleeping now…"

"You didn't sleep to read it? It can be done in the morning. If you find out your father must be worried!" aqua exclaimed half in panic. 

Ruby walked into the kitchen, staring at Aqua who was already at the dining table with her phone. Still this early, the young man had called, how busy...

"So how? Do you want breakfast first? I'll sleep first then!" kana is half sleepy.

"It's just now." Aqua finally answered while reaching for the nearby book and pen. "Tell me what I have to do." Aqua glanced at Ruby who was cooking breakfast.

"The script is good, the story is interesting, each character has a strong character. I think you'd be a good fit to take on the plin-plan lead and move into a villain in this movie."

"It's like a fifteen-year-old movie you mean a lie?" ask Aqua while listening carefully to Cana's sentence.

Ruby glanced at the confused Aqua, she talked about their old film that was very famous with her trainer. His coach knew the film too. Plus the way Aqua talks with her current coach, is different from the way she spoke with the coach yesterday.

"Different, in this film you must have a basic martial arts as well. Although there will definitely be a stunt double, but it would be best if you are also good at martial arts."

"That's me too." Aqua stared at the plate filled with bread with eggs on the table, Ruby was already sitting in front of her for breakfast as she sobbed. "I have no interest in taking the lead…"

"Huh? Whahuh? Without interest?" kana asked in disbelief.

"Yes I'm not interested. After all, it is clear that there is Himekawa Taiki who is famous as an actor in the action genre?" Aqua ate her bread.

"Continue giving up?" kana asked annoyed.

"Yes, anyway, the main character or not I don't care anyway..." Aqua glanced at Ruby and returned to eating her bread.

"Sad... Really you are!" Kana grunts annoyed. "I'm just sleeping! I stayed up late so you could get the lead! I also tagged, making notes for the lead role! I'm out of words!" exclaimed Kana in an annoyed tone. 

"What suggestions?" aqua asked, her voice softened, considering that Kana who must have now been upset with a sullen and red face.

Ruby looked at Aqua increasingly astonished. He was eager to eavesdrop on the voice behind the phone this morning, but he realized it was useless. Aqua shrank the sound from her phone.

"Just shut it down!" maki Kana is upset.

Kramat Kana's. Aqua rounded her eyes, it felt like there was tightness and pain in her chest. This was the first time he had heard Kana say that sentence after she had disappeared for almost three years. 

"I don't want to help you anymore! I'm helping you get the lead role! But, you said you didn't want to! So, what am I helping you for! Though you're talented, you have everything, but you don't want to fight!" Kana exclaimed, her voice sounding trembling. "I hung up! Don't call me anymore! Just fight alone as usual!"

Kana hung up her phone upset. While Aqua was just speechless digesting Kana's sentence for her. It feels like he's been hit by reality again and again. Kana helped him because of his request. In the past, the girl helped with a trembling body for the sake of Aqua. Now Kana also helps Aqua to not sleep. Just because Aqua was his friend, he tried his best.

Aqua scrambled her hair in frustration. He looked at his cell phone, breathing hard. Standing up from his dining chair with a sad face. Ruby looked at Aqua who seemed to be cast away seriously. Now Ruby had easily read every expression of Aqua. At first he looked with a pleased look, and turned sad.

"Onii-chan... You didn't have breakfast?" ask Ruby.

Aqua grabbed her plate. "I'm eating in my room, is that okay?"

"Is there a problem?" ask Ruby to worry.

Aqua turned her gaze, turned her body. "Yes, I messed it up." Aqua stepped out of the kitchen.

*****