Bridal ✽ Chapter 4

[karoruru]

 [Scene – studio]

Izumi: No good at all! Do it again!

Kaoru: ………

Izumi: Why are you even worse than before? Didn’t you say you understood after watching me?

I told you to imagine a bride on the other side of the camera, right? Why does your expression keep darkening the moment I take the photo?

You’re receiving your bride with beautiful flowers, so look happier than that!

Kaoru: ………

Izumi: Hakaze, don’t just stand there in silence and respond to me!

Nn? Anzu, you’re saying we should take a break? There’s no way we’re in the position to be able to afford a break.

It’d be troublesome for someone I guide to deliver a half-assed result.

I don’t have time to keep doing this for the next few days, so I want to get the feeling down within today.

I’m taking it again. Look over here, imagine a bride, and smile.

Kaoru: O-okay…

Izumi: As~ I~ said~, why the hell do you look so sad? Don’t make me repeat myself!

Kaoru: Un… I’m sorry, Sena-kun.

Izumi: Seriously…I’m not Anzu, but it’s probably better if you take a break.

We don’t have much time, and I really don’t want to allow this, but we’re not going anywhere at this point.

Kaoru: Anzu-chan, Sena-kun, thank you. I’m gonna get some fresh air and get myself in gear.

Izumi: …what’s up with him. Anzu, do you know anything?

He was acting a bit weird when we went to the game centre the other day as well.

…well, it’s not like I care. What’s troubling him has nothing to do with me anyway.

U~gh, we don’t know when he’ll come back at this rate. I’m going to ask Naru-kun to compensate me overtime.

Nn? “You were incredible”?

Of course I was. I have experience with bridal-related photoshoots, so it was easy even with my blank.

I have plenty of experience with other themes too. I’ve been doing this ever since I was a kid, after all. I’ve had a lot of practice.

Nn? You’re asking whether I’ll resume modelling?

About that… well, I’m actually in the midst of wondering what I should do.

Naru-kun keeps trying to make me go back. He keeps finding reasons to make me take up modelling jobs.

Even this time, he might’ve asked me to guide Hakaze just so I’d remember how fun modelling is.

Though it might’ve really just been an urgent situation and he had no one else to ask.

It r~eally feels like Naru-kun pulled me right into his plans, doesn’t it?

I always say that I won’t return to modelling unless it’s with Yuu-kun, but…when I stand in front of the camera, it’s really fun.

It makes me realize that I really love this job.

…not like I’d ever say this to Naru-kun, though.

I can see him pestering me, saying things like “I knew all along that Izumi-chan really wanted to model as well♪”

That aside, why am I telling you all of this?

I didn’t have any intention of saying any of this, but you were listening so attentively I just ended up talking about everything!

…but, really. Hakaze still hasn’t returned.

He wouldn’t just up and leave like this, right?

Oh? Anzu, you’re going to look for him?

Then I’ll wait here. Hakaze might come back, so someone should stay at the studio.

He’ll be happier if you went to look for him, anyway.

He always goes on and on about you in the classroom too.

Okay, off you go. If you dawdle for too long the sun will set.

…Anzu, I leave Hakaze to you.