Chapter 4 3

He walks back to the sofa and his phone keeps ringing.

"Yes, wait."

Yoshiki turns off his phone and heads to the bathroom to freshen up before returning to work.

"No breakfast, okay."

After getting ready, he picks up Melody and takes her to the car.

"Is he at home? He's a dog lover, so I think he'll take care of you, Melody."

"Auff... auff."

"Sorry, I want to take you to the studio, but I have no other way."

"Auff... auff... auff." Melody keeps nuzzling Yoshiki and licking his neck, making him laugh.

"Alright, alright. Seeing you like this, I'd rather face a big problem. I can't leave my puppy and Hide to someone else."

He quickly starts the car and heads to the recording studio. On the way, he encounters people waiting for him, and two reporters approach.

"What made you decide to bring a dog here?"

Yoshiki carries Melody, who continues to bark playfully.

"Melody, you're a good dog. I can't leave a good dog alone at my house."

He quickly enters his room and meets another famous artist in Japan.

"Cute dog," another artist comments.

"Thank you, aunty."

"Yoshiki, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You have to record the weather forecast now."

"Ah, well... please take care of Melody."

Yoshiki performs the weather forecast recording at a TV station flawlessly, and everyone in the studio applauds him.

"Amazing, Yoshiki!"

"Thank you, everyone."

He returns to his room and sees Melody eating someone's cake.

"Oh my, forgive me. I'll replace the cake right away."

"No need, Mr. Yoshiki."

"I'm sorry, I really apologize."

"It's alright, my dog does it too," she says, carrying her dog.

"You're a dog lover too?"

"Yes, sir. My name is Rose, and I'm a dog lover. How many dogs do you have?"

"Just Melody."

"I have twenty dogs."

"Wow, that's impressive."

"You're a dog lover, but why do you only take care of one dog?"

"We don't have time."

"Time issues? You must be busy and overwhelmed taking care of all of them."

He walks back to the sofa and his phone keeps ringing.

"Yes, wait."

Yoshiki turns off his phone and heads to the bathroom to freshen up before returning to work.

"No breakfast, okay."

After getting ready, he picks up Melody and takes her to the car.

"Is he at home? He's a dog lover, so I think he'll take care of you, Melody."

"Auff... auff."

"Sorry, I want to take you to the studio, but I have no other way."

"Auff... auff... auff." Melody keeps nuzzling Yoshiki and licking his neck, making him laugh.

"Alright, alright. Seeing you like this, I'd rather face a big problem. I can't leave my puppy and Hide to someone else."

He quickly starts the car and heads to the recording studio. On the way, he encounters people waiting for him, and two reporters approach.

"What made you decide to bring a dog here?"

Yoshiki carries Melody, who continues to bark playfully.

"Melody, you're a good dog. I can't leave a good dog alone at my house."

He quickly enters his room and meets another famous artist in Japan.

"Cute dog," another artist comments.

"Thank you, aunty."

"Yoshiki, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You have to record the weather forecast now."

"Ah, well... please take care of Melody."

Yoshiki performs the weather forecast recording at a TV station flawlessly, and everyone in the studio applauds him.

"Amazing, Yoshiki!"

"Thank you, everyone."

He returns to his room and sees Melody eating someone's cake.

"Oh my, forgive me. I'll replace the cake right away."

"No need, Mr. Yoshiki."

"I'm sorry, I really apologize."

"It's alright, my dog does it too," she says, carrying her dog.

"You're a dog lover too?"

"Yes, sir. My name is Rose, and I'm a dog lover. How many dogs do you have?"

"Just Melody."

"I have twenty dogs."

"Wow, that's impressive."

"You're a dog lover, but why do you only take care of one dog?"

"We don't have time."

"Time issues? You must be busy and overwhelmed taking care of all of them."

"Melody doesn't have time for a sibling."

"Sorry?"

Yoshiki just chuckles and smiles.

He returns to his mansion and finds Hyde in his kitchen, looking puzzled.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hyde."

"Mr. Yoshiki, I'm sorry for what I did last night."

Yoshiki stands next to Hyde, who's cutting some vegetables.

"Don't you usually dislike this?" Yoshiki asks in confusion.

Hyde starts to cry, pausing his vegetable cutting.

"I miss him."

"Tetsuya?" Yoshiki guesses hesitantly, as his friend hasn't spoken to him in a long time. Their meeting happened again when Hyde was heavily intoxicated inside Yoshiki's mansion.

"Not Tetsuya," Yoshiki said, holding Hyde's hand and guiding him to calm down and sit on the sofa.

"Sit down, it will help you calm down."

They sat together on the sofa, and Yoshiki placed a cup of hot tea on the table. "Drink it."

"Why don't you ever share your feelings with someone?" Hyde asked with a worried look, gazing at Yoshiki, who seemed to be in even more pain than he was. But Yoshiki easily laughed it off. "Aren't we supposed to talk about you?"

"How do you make yourself seem okay when you're not?" Hyde reached for the alcohol from last night, but Yoshiki stopped his hand, looking at Hyde with a stern expression. "If you drink that, you won't be able to hear my reasons."

"Yes, you're right. I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I'm just a little concerned."

"Give me your reason."

"Well, sadness and happiness are two elements that become one in life. When sadness comes, I always believe that happiness will come later."