[23 April 2022 - This story is complete but currently going a second round of edits with improved plots and dialogues. Follow me and stay tuned to announcements for its completion! Thanks!!]
Handsome superstar singer, Leon Waltz is no longer the sam...
Ariel: はい！(ie. Yes!) Though I still rely on my Google Translate cos I haven't mastered Romanji! I'm still at Hiragana, rmbr?
Hiroshi: そう！ Silly me! (ie. Argh silly me!))
Ariel: lol
Hiroshi: :)
Ariel grinned at his messages. Hiroshi chatted with her often on Line, making sure she and Andy were doing fine. Occasionally, she and Andy would go out with him as he drove them to nearby villages, towns and nature to sight-see. Anytime they were out with him, he always paid for their meals and trips, never allowing her to fork out anything from her pocket. No, not even allowing her to pay for Andy's souvenirs. He treated her and Andy with such generosity and kindness.
Unlike Leon's see-saw mood swings and outbursts, Hiroshi was rather gentle, reserved, consistent and self-disciplined. He was never once seen by the public carelessly dating or bedding random women, maintaining instead a clean and respectable outlook like his father. Since the first time Ariel saw him, he kept his clean-shaven looks, although his hair had now grown longer, almost reaching his shoulders. It made him look more dashing like those handsome Japanese models on the billboards.
(Below - photo of Hideaki Takizawa - what I envisioned Hiroshi's hairstyle to look like)
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Despite his wealthy upbringing and the golden privilege to live and study in top schools in America and Canada during his teen and university years, Hiroshi was not flashy but preferred a minimalist appearance. He was also independent, adventurous and resourceful, preferring to figure out things on his own through DIY, tinkering and once travelled all over the globe with nothing but a backpack and money he saved for many months while working part-time as a waiter during his university days, without relying on his dad for travel allowance. No one would have figured he was from a rich family!
He was unlike his much younger sister Hiromi Fujita, who just graduated from the London College of Fashion, and was now travelling on the family's luxurious yacht with a few other rich kids for a few months to explore the world, fully paid for by the credit card given by their father. She was a big spender and loved to show off on Instagram frequently. Hiroshi would sometimes bemoan to Ariel about his 'spoilt' sister, to which Ariel would giggle about because she found their relationship cute, even though she had not met his sister in person yet.
Despite his sibling's opposite traits, Hiroshi was clearly protective over Hiromi, although his constant nagging at her antics and partying lifestyle would trigger Hiromi's rolling eyes. This was understandable since they lost their mother at an early age.
Hiroshi could open up a lot to Ariel who understood what it was like to lose a parent. His father, Ken Fujita never remarried nor dated, preferring instead to keep his late wife's memories alive by helping out charities which was something she was very dedicated to, and naming their restaurant after the first time he met her - on a fine, summer afternoon under the sun on a bench in a park when the then fledgling business man offered a shade under his umbrella to the beautiful lady who was fanning herself from the heat. Since then, their love blossomed and his father never stopped loving her even after she died of cancer.
Hiroshi: Btw, looking forward to Tokyo in 2 weeks to meet the press?
Ariel grimaced.
Ariel: Must it really be done?
Hiroshi: A necessary evil, yes. U'll need to clear the misinfo about u and Leon else it can jeopardise your reputation and our image. Why do u think Leon's dropped by us & by many other brands?
Ariel bit her lip. Thanks to Andy's big mouth, she got word of his recent meltdown and outrageous public behaviour despite refusing to read any news about him.
Ariel: I guess i've no choice...
Hiroshi: Good spirit! U'll be fine. Keep up the good work!
Ariel: :)
Her heart raced nervously as she thought about the upcoming press conference.
