Chapter 6 [EXTRA]: The Prince and The Model

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The morning was rather exciting for Kise since it was a Saturday and he had a photo shoot to do the entire day. His manager, Chiaki-san, was more excited to let him know through a phone call that a new famous fashion line in Japan wants to have the blonde as a model for its clothes. Of course, he accepted it graciously since he was a fan of the said fashion line too.

He hastily went on his routine, and finally slipped on his disguise, a rectangular black sunglasses and a hat to hide his identity. He knew that he was quite famous despite being just a part-timer in modeling. He attracted a ton of fan girls and he sometimes liked to go out in disguise especially when he is on his way to a photo shoot because if he attracted a horde of girls then he would surely arrive in the studio late and he' d scolded by his manager.

He waved his sisters goodbye and he made his way to the bus stop. The location of the shoot was thankfully not so far, and he was kind of looking forward to it.

He sat on the seat near the window when he boarded the bus, slipping on his earphones as he listened to the music on his phone. He glanced out the window and thought about the recent happenings of his life.

His visit on Seirin High where he had a brief reunion with his ex-teammate and best friend, Kurokocchi who was determined to stay on his current team despite the blondes' proposal to transfer to his school instead. There, he also met Kagami Taiga, a man that the usually stoic Kuroko took quite an interest in, also the very same teen who beat Kise and his team. Kise accepted the fact that he had potential but of course, the blonde will surely have his revenge.

There was also a person who occupied his thoughts and it is no other than his Kurokocchi's current teammate too and Kagami Taiga's friend from the States, Ichinose Hiroto.

At the first time he ever saw him, was that one-on-one he had with Kagami, the first time he visited Seirin. Oh boy, that very scene set his heart pumping a bit faster and a shudder ran all over his body. It was like watching him play for the first time all over again. It intrigued him. Ichinose Hiroto intrigued him even more so when he played as substitute in the practice match.

His moves during the said match were strange, like he was holding back, Kise did not even feel that same surge he felt during Kagami and Hiroto's one-on-one. The orange-haired teen coordinated with Kagami and the rest of his teammates but he himself did not show much, just that he could easily slip pass their defenses to help his teammates score back against Kise and his team.

It made him wonder why the orange-haired teen did that. He even easily went past Kagami in their one-on-one and Kise was sure at that time that he wasn't holding back. He was clearly a lot better than the redhead so why would he simply let his teammates take the glory…?

Kise's eyes narrowed at his reflection on the mirror when he remembered Midorima's strange reaction when he mentioned Hiro's name. It was like he knew something he even mumbled something about 'making sure of it' or something. Make sure of what? The more he thought about it, the more his curiosity grows. He just can't stop wondering. Just who really is Ichinose Hiroto?

Kise was pulled from his thoughts when the bus stopped and he blinks when he realizes where he is. It was his stop. He pushes the stop button on his phone and quickly stood to exit the bus. He navigates his way to the crowd to the familiar building where the shoot will be held. There it is. It is time for work now, no more distracting thoughts.

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When he arrived at the studio, he greeted the staff enthusiastically and they greeted him back with the same cheerfulness he exerted.

"Uwah, its Kise-kun!"

"He's really handsome up close and personal, right?"

"Kyaa, you're right."

"How are you, Kise-kun!?" Kise let out his business smile, the one that always sent all girls squealing and holding themselves from swooning at the mere sight of his teeth. As quick as flash, the female staff in the studio swarmed around the blonde model and he easily answered their question with ease. This was nothing new to the blonde; he was already used to all the attention. Even in middle school he attracted a lot of the female that he was why he was envied by most guys.

He could not help it though. Who wouldn't be attracted by his handsome features and bubbly personality?

"Ah! Kise-kun! There you are!"Kise hears that familiar voice and he waves at his manager as she stops in front of him and his fan—err—the staff.

"Chiaki-san!" Matsuoka Chiaki is a woman in her late twenties and is Kise's manager; she is an attractive woman with short brown hair with the same hazel eyes. She wore round glasses and usually wears formal business attire. She was pretty slim and it didn't show that she was already a mother of two children.

"Thank god, you're finally here. They are already here and she wants to meet you Kise-kun." Chiaki grabs the blonde's wrist and pulled him away from the women's grasps. When there was whining from the female staff, Kise turned to look over his shoulder and apologized.

"Sorry, it's time for work now. I'm counting on you, ladies." He smiled and as he expected, they swooned and vowed they'll do their best to make the photo shoot a success. In front of the blonde, Chiaki merely rolled her eyes at his antics.

"She's waiting for us in the changing room." She huh, so the brains behind his favorite fashion line is a woman. He hoped she'll like him, of course, he was confident in his looks so he thought he'll be just fine.

"Then, are you ready Kise-kun?" Chiaki asked as they were standing right in front of the changing room. Kise steeled himself, letting a grin bloom on his lips.

"Of course." He says confidently. Chiaki nodded at his answer and she turned to knock, gripped the door handle and twisted, calling up the name of the occupant in the room that made Kise twitch.

"Ichinose-san? Kise-kun's here."

Kise froze at the name and he felt a bead of sweat drip at the side of his face despite the full blast of the A/C in the room that met them as Chiaki opened the door when she heard a someone inside say a light "come in".

Ichinose?

'Ah, no no no, it can't be…right?'

"Kise-kun? You coming in?" Chiaki turned over her shoulder, calling out to him when she realized he didn't come in after her. Kise shook his head and let a smile form again.

"…Yes." He stepped into the room and greeted the occupant in the room with a bow. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Kise Ryota." When he finished bowing, he looked up to meet the famous Ichinose-san his manager called out and he felt his breath hitch. Holy—gosh. You're joking right?

His golden eyes widened at the sight of the most beautiful woman he has seen in his entire life. Sure, he had met a lot of beautiful female models and actresses in his job but man—this woman was the epitome of perfection itself.

She was smiling angelically at the sight of him, her face radiating. She had long orange tresses that stopped just above her waist; her curvy figure was surely what other women would envy. Her perfectly manicured hands looked so smooth and she looked absolutely breath-taking in a pink pastel dress. She looked young, and her light make-up looks so good on her.

If Kise was dreaming, he'd surely mistake her for a Queen. She looked so elegant and just—wow. There was nothing else to describe her. She was beautiful. Period.

"Wow, this is the first time I've seen you so speechless, Kise-kun." Chiaki commented as she observed his reaction to the woman in front of him. Kise snapped out of his trance and his face turned red as both his manager and the woman laughed—ohh—even her voice was angelic.

"I get that reaction a lot." The woman, Ichinose-san moved to stand in front of the red faced Kise and the blonde could tell she was observing him.

"Wow, you're right, Matsuoka-san. Kise-kun is such a handsome boy!" she squealed and pinched the blondes' cheeks. Kise felt his heart flutter at the compliment. Well, who wouldn't have the same reaction if you're being pinched by a very beautiful woman at that?

"Yes, I'm glad you like him Ichinose-san. I'm sure he'll look good in your clothes." Chiaki sent the blonde a look that says that there was nothing she could do to help the blond out of the orange-haired woman's constant pinching.

"Ah, of course! He'll become even more handsome than he already is. I can't wait." She giggled before she realized she was forgetting something.

Kise was thankful when the woman let go of his red cheeks and he slowly edge a bit closer with his manager, be it to protect his cheeks or his heart, Kise can't decide.

"Oh, that's right. I haven't introduced myself, right?" the woman smiled.

"My name is Ichinose Madoka, nice to meet you, Kise-kun." Kise returned her smile this time, having his heart and senses calmed.

"The pleasure is all mine, Ichinose-san."

"My, you can just call me Madoka, dear." She said in a motherly fashion and Kise can't help but just nod in understanding. Maybe his senses weren't that calm still.

"Are we ready to do this shoot now, Matsuoka-san?" Madoka turned to Kise's manager and he is glad her attention is not on him now.

"Ah, we were just waiting for the photographer, I'm sure they are—" Chiaki is stopped as there is another knock on the door and the occupants in the room—and Kise turned to the person who opened the door.

"Hahaue*, the photographer is here. We are ready to…but the other model…" Kise's eyes widened at the person on the doorstep as he also stopped what he was saying and he stared at the three people in the room and his orange eyes fell upon the blonde.

"Kise?" the newcomer was clearly surprised.

"Hirotocchi?!" Kise could not believe it, what was Hiroto doing here? Ah, wait. He said mother, then…? He turns towards Madoka, to Hiroto then back to Madoka and saw the resemblance. WHAT?!

"Oh! Hiroto! Come here, dear!" Madoka ushered the other teen inside the room and she wrapped her arm around his. "Kise-kun, this is my darling son, Hiroto. I think you two know each other from the same sport of choice, right?" she asked and the blonde nodded at the new information on his mind.

Hiroto is the son of Ichinose Madoka, the famous designer of the fashion line he admired. That is more than coincidence right? Could it be fate? Kise shakes his head at the thought. No no no, that can't be!

'Only Midorimacchi believes in that kind of stuff.' But… of course, seeing the two Ichinose standing close together, Kise can tell the resemblance. Hiroto took his features from his mom. It was obvious. But what was he doing here though?

"Hiroto, you never told me Kise-kun was so handsome!" Madoka gushed, barely containing her giddiness as she squeezed her son close to her. Kise watched the Prince sighed and rubbed his temple.

"Mother, I wouldn't have told you since I know you clearly won't stop talking about it." Kise perked up as he saw Madoka pursed her lips. "And then, Shiro and Kuro won't stop harassing me about it."

Shiro and Kuro? Kise tilted his head at the names.

"Maa, Shi-chan and Ku-chan just love their dear brother very much. They are just over-protective, fearing they'll lose their dear brother to his friends." Madoka teased, and again Kise is surprised to see the orange-haired Prince sigh again in resignation.

"Mother, stop, please." Kise hid a smile at the faint redness on the orange-haired teens' face. He looked embarrassed and it was the first time he saw such an expression on his face. Hiroto sent a glare at the blondes' way, but at the redness on his face, Kise looked away with a repressed smile his face.

'Shit! How cute!' he thought.

"A—Anyway, Mother, Matsuoka-san." Hiroto coughed, trying to gain his composure, glancing to the blonde's manager then back to his mother. "The photographers are here and everything is set, but there is a problem. The other model is sick and can't come today." Madoka and Chiaki frowned at the information and Kise raised a brow.

The other model is sick?

"What now?" Chiaki askede, turning to Madoka as she thought about what to do about the current situation. Kise watched then as her face lit up and she turned to both himself and Hiroto, her eyes glittering in a light that clearly meant her, being mischievous.

"Then, why don't we have Hiroto be the other model?" she suggested, then both Kise and Hiroto looked at each other.

WHAT?

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"You're kidding, right?" Kise turned to Hiroto as he heard the orange-haired grumbled to himself. Kise finished putting on his clothes and he got to admit it fit him perfectly and the style really looks good on him. Not that he was boasting about it but it really did look good on him.

After Madoka-san suggested making Hiroto be the blonde's partner, the orange-haired teen didn't have the will to protest against his mother's request and he just resigned himself to his fate. Now, both of them are left in the changing room, to change for the clothes prepared for the shoot and needless to say, Kise was finished but when he turned to the other teen he is surprised to still see him taking off his shirt, then something caught his eye. This that what he thinks it is?

As if in a trance, he walked towards the teen that had his back towards the blond. Before Kise could even stop himself, he reached out.

Hiroto jumped at the feel of a foreign hand on his back and he remembered about that and he whipped around, sending the blonde a glare.

"What are you doing?" he growled, and the blonde flinched when he realized that he had stretched out his hand. Kise immediately scratched his head in embarrassment and let out a fake laugh.

"Haha, uhm, sorry, Hirotocchi. It's just, that, your back…uhm…" Kise trailed off awkwardly, and a weird atmosphere was starting to build up between that two of them. Kise mentally berated himself at his strange actions. But he can't help but feel curious at that thing on the orange-haired teen's back. He wasn't just seeing things right? Where would he get something like that?

"You saw it?" If possible, Hiroto's voice turned an octave lower than usual, and Kise could not suppress the shiver that ran down his spine. Kise immediately knew he was trending on dangerous territory. He got the feeling that he should change the subject and will try to do just that.

"Ah, uhm, you know Hirotocchi, I—It's okay! I was just curious! I'm sorry about that! It's just sometimes I act out of impulse so—uhm—let's just focus on the job?" Kise felt a bead of sweat on his temple at the awkward silence that followed. Real smooth Kise, really smooth. The blonde blinked when he faintly heard the other teen mumble something under his breath.

"…"

"Hirotocchi?"

"Ah, sorry." Kise watched as Hiroto shook his head and he finally looked up. "Please do not tell anyone about it okay?" The model blinked dumbly at the request. It is also the first time he saw this sort of expression on his face. It was like that was a secret. Well, Kise knows that everyone had something they do not want other people to know and he respected that. If Hiroto doesn't want to talk about that then Kise will respect it. It was none of his business, right?

"Got it! You can count on me, Hirotocchi!" Kise gave a thumbs up. Hiroto blinked at the action before his lips broke into a smile that left the blonde strangely breathless.

"Thank you, Kise." The said blonde nodded his head and turned.

"Ah, you better change fast Hirotocchi." Kise clutched his chest, his face becoming hot for some strange reason. "I'm sure they are waiting for us." Kise heard the other teen shuffling behind him and Kise let out a relieved breath and he decided to get out of the room. Because if he stayed he knew for some reason that he won't be able to stop himself from sneaking glances towards the other teen.

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Needless to say, the shoot ended up to a success, to Kise's surprise the pictures taken together with the Prince came out amazing. Hiroto had the face, the poise, and the aura of a model. He stood with Kise with confidence, truly like a Prince. There were also times he pissed the other teen off, especially those fleeting touches he did when they were told to pose closely together. Hiroto strictly glared at him dangerously that had Kise smile sheepishly and said that it was just for the job.

Madoka-san approved of the pictures as well, Kise can't also help think how cute she was gushing about her son lovingly. The blonde took pleasure in teasing the Prince for it too. He smiled a lot during the shoot, feeling extremely ecstatic, and he admitted to himself. He enjoyed himself a lot today.

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Now, both of them are left in the changing room, to change their clothes, Kise finished first (as usual), fastening his belt slowly still stealing glances at the other teen with him. No words were exchanged and Kise felt awkward so he decided to break the silence.

"Ano, Hirotocchi, about what happened earlier I didn't mean to offend you about asking you about that thing one your back—"

"It's okay, Kise. You do not have to talk about it." Hiroto cut sharply, making Kise wince at the sound he unlikely haven't heard the teen use.

"Ah! No! I—I just wanted to apologize for being so rude and insensitive. It's your story to tell. I didn't mean to pry or anything."

"…" When the other teen didn't reply, Kise grew more worried.

"Hirotocchi?" The said teen sighed, turning to face the blonde model.

"It's ok. I'm sorry Kise, I shouldn't have snapped at you." Hiroto furrowed his brows as if he was in some pain. Kise immediately wanted to lift his spirits.

"Oh! It's okay Hirotocchi! I promise I won't tell anyone or ask you about it if you're not ready to tell! I assure you!" Kise looked like he was going to salute but stopped and took in the genuine smile that he received from the other teen.

"Thank you, Kise. Kuroko-kun is lucky to have you as his friend." Kise felt his face heat at the sudden compliment.

"Oh! It's nothing Hirotocchi! You are my friend now too so…" the blond trailed off awkwardly. He is rewarded again by a smile that would have blinded him if he wasn't careful.

"Thanks, Kise."

Surely, there will be a time that Kise will find out what the other teen was hiding — and that time will come and it will shock not only him but everyone else close to the Prince.

…owari..?

Disclaimer: I do not own KnB characters and the picture. I wish though.

Notes:

hahaue* - mother

A/N: There will be a little bit of difference between this story and the canon one, that's why I'm telling this ahead of time. Hiroto's past and secret will be revealed in later chapters and there will also be a lot of surprise twists here and more things to look forward too. Everything will be answered in the later chapters, like how and what year did Hiroto actually meet Kagami, who he was in the past, and who was he involved with during his middle school days.

Also, sorry for the lateness of this chapter, I know I said that I would update this before July ends. Unfortunately or fortunately I guess, my dear friend -DC- proofread this for me so that's why it got a bit late. I won't make promises for the next chapter but I assure you that it will come. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review on your way out.

-Candi