Arashi Fanfic: Snapshot - Chapter 5

As Jo watched Sho being placed in a tense situation, she suddenly laughed then gave a smile at Johnny. “If you quit staring at my models from the photos, then you would have seen Sho’s reply.” She said and the rest of the eyes flew at her direction. “He simply nodded his head since he was taking a sip from his drink, neh?” At this, Arashi nodded, excluding Sho took a big gulp of his drink. “No need to get uptight over such small matters, Johnny-san.. These guys won’t last 9 years if they weren’t abiding to JE’s policies..”

Johnny nodded at this then laughed at Sho. “You should’ve simply told me that you have answered..” He pointed out.

“How could he since you had your right eyebrow raised and looked as if you were about to pounce on him..” Jo answered good naturedly then smiled as Johnny gave her a dirty look. She simply shrugged it off. Johnny then laughed and agreed at her words, turning his head to look at the remaining photos and Jo gave a very obvious relieved sigh. One which only Arashi can see. She then looked at Sho then winked, giving a thumbs up signal.

Jun closed his eyes for a moment and thanked Jo. She was remarkable. She can easily see other’s problem. Aiba nudged Jun to imply that he was also relived at Jo’s reply. Nino took another sip if his drink since his throat suddenly went dry through the ordeal and Ohno simply played with the pages of the photobook in front of him, as if calculating what happened and relieved that it passed. Jun’s eyes looked up to Sho and smiled as the rapper gave a smile of relief in return.

“Anyway Johnny, I wanted to talk to Arashi personally.” Johnny quirked his eyebrows once more and Jo frowned at this. “And you really should stop that.. As you have your JE policy, I also have my own and one of them is personally talking to my models, which in this case happened to be Arashi..” Johnny was about to comment and Jo raised her hand in a sign which told Johnny that she will not have any of his words. “I think you’ve heard how stubborn I can be, Johnny-kun and I'm telling you that I am definitely more stubborn than you can ever imagine.. I won’t let you leave until I have some words with Arashi..” She pointed out. “I won’t sexually harass them or anything, for Kami-sama's sake.. I have Rina and Mako to do those tasks..  I leave those pleasures to them..” She added and laughed. Seeing that Johnny refused to even budge out of his seat, she then gave a playful sigh.

“Okay.. How about this.. As temptingly delectable MatsuJun may seem to me..” At these words, Jun’s eyes widened in orbs and the rest of the Arashi members, including Johnny looked at her in an aghast manner. She then raised her right hand. “I hereby promise not to lay any hands nor body parts on MatsuJun as long as there’s anyone in the room.. I also promise to keep a 2 meter distance from him and restrain myself from literally jumping and harassing him within my vicinity.. Clothes ripping is also a definite no-no as long as the contract is proved valid..” She then brought her hand down, laughing as she saw Jun literally gaping at her words. She beamed at him then pointed at herself. “Jun-bait.” She agreed and shook her head afterwards. “And I promised myself that I won’t admit it to anyone..”

“That was.. Surprising..” Jun commented as he flushed slightly at those words and the group fell into a roar of laughter. “OI!” He shouted at the others but he himself fell into a fit of laughter. Jo gave a very uneasy look as she blushed a birght red color. “That could be a famous line when we do our Shukudai shows..”

“Very well then, with those words, I think I can trust you..” Johnny agreed and Jo called in for Rina through her intercom. She then instructed Rina to take Johnny into their photo gallery and show him around. “If the gallery contains girls in summer wear, I can leave Arashi to your for an hour or so..” Jo laughed at this and Rina agreed that there is indeed such photos inside the gallery. “Good.. Toodle-oo then..” Johnny waved and followed Rina out.

“And after humiliating myself with such promise, I still will say that I am a fan of MatsuJun..” She finished and smiled at him. “Mako is all for Sho .. Though I think he's kinda sliding a wee bit for OhMiya tandem.. And Rina is our infamous SakurAiba fan..” She informed them as they laughed. “Keep clear from their sights when their eyes held a certian spark in them.." Jo suggested over Arashi's laughter. "I do hope I didn’t scared you, MatsuJun..”

Jun shook his head. “That was.. Quite original..” He admitted, feeling a wee bit light headed and giddy. "That was the first time someone ever gave such proposal to Johnny.."

“Oh.. He’s very very happy with it actually..” Aiba commented and hid behind Ohno as Jun reached for him. “Missed me..” He simply commented then stuck out his tongue at Jun. Nino, who saw all these, rolled his eyes and mumbled 'How mature..' for Jo and Ohno to hear, earning a laugh from the trio.

Jo laughed at this then looked at Sho. “And I’m very sorry for the tight situation I placed you in before..”

Sho shook his head in reply. “No. Actually, I really wanted to thank you for saving me back then..” He admitted and bowed his head. “Thanks a lot.”

Jo smiled at this and waved her hand in a manner which said it was not a big deal. She then twisted her mouth in a manner which looked a smirk. "Follow policies.. HAH! Those who literally followed every policies lined up for them had their careers ended after a year or so.." She added, shaking her head. “So.. Whoever she is might be someone you really treasure the most, neh? Sho-kun?” She said and all heads turned her way. “What?! You don’t expect that I wouldn’t notice it right? Your eyes are a dead giveaway Sho-kun.. Aside from the fact that I'm a photographer, I'm also female to remind you.. We are quite sensitive with matters of the heart..” She said then sat at the edge of her desk. “You didn’t deny her even in front of your boss. I was really amazed with that.. And to add.. That girl really receives a medal for bravery and loyalty that she agreed to be in such a secret relationship with you..” She finished.

Sho smiled at this and nodded. “She is indeed remarkable..” He commented and Jo caught that spark in his eyes. He was positively relieved. He was sure that Jo would keep it as a secret and he was thankful that he won’t have to worry about hiding his relationship from her. She was obviously supportive of it.

Jo nodded and looked at them once more, her expression changing to one of a serious photographer. “I’ll keep it short and sweet.. We’ll start the shoot next Monday since Johnny said it’s the day wherein all of you are free, though you all have to be back at the studio around 7PM for Shukudai.. I hate tardiness as you all know and any incident like before, I would literally walk out from you guys.. I will also be having your numbers and please do expect personal calls from me about work.. If any incident was to happen and causing any of you not be able to attend the shoot, please do inform me ahead of time. I dislike runing my scehdules for something I will not be able to do..” She finished then took a quick breath.

Arashi was taken aback by her professional manner. ‘So, this was the professional Jo.. Scary..’ Jun thought as he looked at her. But.. As scary as she may seem, she had that certain air of dignity in her. He noticed Aiba writing something into his palm top and smiled as he saw that those were Jo’s words. Aiba, being absent-mided as he is, he realized that he didn’t want to see Jo angry.

Jo straightened up and continued her words. “During photo shoot I can be a wee bit touchy especially on fixing hair and clothings. If you hate to be touched in a certain manner, inform me and I will stop. If not, bear the feeling of having a female touching you.. I tend to be very straight forward when commenting during work.. I tend to call models “baka” and I do tend to get into disagreements with some of them. If you carry those anger even after work, I don’t care but for me, those emotions will be left at the work place, completely forgotten after work.. I’m a perfectionist.. If I am not pleased with a shot, I can repeat those shots again and again until I’m pleased with it.. Such acts can last a hour or two.. Worst, a day. Bear with it.. And that’s it..” She finished and nodded. “Will I be hearing anything from you guys? Any objections on my policies?”

Arashi simply shook their heads meekly and she smiled at this. “You just seen a professional part of me.. I can be scarier on an actual photo shoot and before deadlines.. Try to bear with me then..” She admitted as she took a bow in front of Arashi. “OK then, we can now call Johnny. I know you guys are perfectly tired from today.. Thanks a lot for coming.” She said and walked to each of them, giving them a firm hand shake.

As she reached Jun, she smiled and shook his hand. “To tell you frankly, I only became your fan after watching 'Kimi wa petto'.. And I really don’t have any plans on harassing you or anything..” She admitted then gave him a wink of acknowledgment before opening the door, allowing them to exit.

Jun, on the other hand, was simply smiling at her and he was feeling certain tingles as their hands met. Jun was aware of the fact that he liked her personality but was afraid of her professional side. He was still confused on the reason why he was thinking of such matters even. He was walking towards Liason lobby and searched for Aiba. As soon as he saw him, he tugged him towards a corner. “What do you think of her?” Jun simply asked and Aiba smiled erratically. “If you gave me a smart ass or a hentai-ish answer, I’ll hurt you.. Honestly.. I would..”

Aiba laughed at this. “Professional, mature, good reader of emotions and inner thoughts.. Quite scary.. But there’s still a soft side in her which you find amusing, neh?” He asked and Jun nodded. “So.. You're delectable, neh? Are you thinking of the same about her?” Jun flushed at his question then decided not to answer, leaving Aiba laughing.

‘Hell, yes! I find her delectable, Aiba-chan..’ He inwardly thought and gave Jo another waning look as she talked to Tomi about something wherein she animatedly laughed as Tomi frowned. She turned towards them and caught MatsuJun looking at her. She smiled and gave a small wave of goodbye which Jun returned. ‘Interesting, delectable and sweet.. I really do wanted to know her more..’ He thought one last time as he followed the rest and gave Jo and the Liason group one last wave before they exit the premises.