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"Ah~ finally over!" Pale hands reached high over his head, and thin fingers laced together. He stretched backwards to relieve the soreness in his back and let out a sigh of content. He had skipped school (rather, he "called in sick") because his agent suddenly told him about a gig that required being at the park early in the morning. Despite arriving at dawn, it took two hours for everyone, Jaden included, to get ready. Then there was something about the lighting, finding the perfect location, and a couple more hours of actually getting photographed. He changed outfits at least seven times, and his hair had been redone several more times.

He was used to everything by now, but it was still exhausting when they kept him long on a weekday. At least it would be a little too easy for him to catch up with his missed lessons, and the school work usually did not take him more than an hour or two to finish.

Blue eyes glanced over at his agent, a tall man with wide rimmed glasses who was rarely seen without a suit. The man was busy speaking with the photographer, a woman he had worked with multiple times before since coming to Japan. She respected his boundaries and never touched him, even when she wanted him to adjust his positioning by the finest amounts.

They'll be at it for a while. He could use this time to change and get the curled extensions taken out of his hair, but then he would just be waiting without a face full of makeup. That was absolutely not allowed. Lacing his fingers behind his back, Jaden turned on the heels of his boots and started toward the lake he had seen earlier. A little stroll around the lake was... boring, honestly, but he needed to relax a little away from the crew before he was swept away to hair and makeup again.

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[attr="class","stitle"]I did say he was going to make a splash

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Tarou had decided that he was going to be late to school today, having felt like going for a bike ride, and somehow he had ended up into the park on the outskirts of Kaibara. It's not that he didn't know his way around the town, but apparently, he had just ended up wandering around the city so deep in his thoughts he wound up going further than he planned.

He was on top of one of the higher points in the park, gazing behind him on top of his bicycle, and seeing the city in its full glory. Despite the trip being unplanned, it was nice for him to get a bit more exercise as well as get a decent view of something that at this point was a pretty mundane part of his life.
"Well, enough of that," the school nurse muttered to himself, and turned to face forward, eyes on the lake and the long way down. Memories of being in high school and going down the very same hill at full speed flooded him with an intense sense of nostalgia, which had Tarou settle his mind.

He was going to go down that hill.

Kicking himself forward, he began pedaling furiously which together with the help of gravity, had the man in his bike reach (self-proclaimed) record speed, and everything to his sides became a blur. The adult man had a gleeful smile like that of a brat having the time of his life, enjoying the sensation of the wind going past him and the sound of gravel under the wheels of his bike.

In mere seconds he went down the hill, with one-fourth of it behind him. Then half, three-fourths, and the short moment of glee cooled down a bit, with Tarou recognizing that he should start slowing down. So, he gripped the brake lever on his bike's handlebar and the bike... didn't start losing any speed. Giving the break a couple quick tugs more, with not even the tiniest bit of effect, the nurse could make a well-educated guess that somehow his brakes had called it quits.

He didn't panic, however, when acknowledging this fact as the lake was before him and could at least make sure he wasn't going to get himself killed by something so... mundane as brakes not working.

So, the nurse without slowing down (as if he had any choice) went down the rest of the hill and practically flew past a figure he could only register as a girl with the speed he was going at, and dived straight into the natural pool on his bike, him sinking into its depths with a huge splash.

A moment of silence, and soon enough the nurse emerged from underwater, taking a loud gasp for air. Thankfully he had found himself on the shallower side of the lake, with enough water to keep him safe as well let him get footing. Making a quick dive back underwater, he resurfaced back up with his bike on his shoulders and began sloshing his way onto dry land, while taking deep breaths.

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The model's steps came to a sudden halt, and his hands immediately moved to push down the skirt of his dress as something or someone rushed past. Flew was probably a better word. Soar? Raced to their untimely demise? Regardless, the gust of wind created was enough to completely stop him in his tracks. He teetered slightly on the heels of his boots and blinked in confusion. Blue eyes focused on the blur as it shot toward the lake and--

"Definitely dead."

Stunned yet intrigued, Jaden remained where he stood a few meters away from the water's edge. One pale hand smoothed down the fabric of his dress while the other moved to tuck stray blue hair behind his ear. He watched the water's surface as it stilled before a form breached for air before diving back down. "Not dead," he mumbled to himself, only to realize he should probably help.

Or at least check to see if they were fine.

Not wanting to risk getting his boots muddy, he took a few careful steps closer to the water's edge, stopping again before the ground could get too soft. The form resurfaced with a bike, and it was then that Jaden recognized the blur as the school nurse.

"Yamada-sensei," he finally called out with concern in his voice. "Are you okay? I can get you a blanket-- or a towel. Both."

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Hearing his name called out, Tarou was surprised to find out that the feminine figure he had gone past was actually a student from his school. He had make up and a rather cutesy dress on her, but the nurse was able to recognize the figure as Jaden Bennett. Not that the man bothered to learn any new student that joined, but it was hard to forget a bunch of foreigners, all who are related.

"Ahhh, Bennett-kun. Good morning," he spoke up in the most casual of tones, even as he was dragging himself through shallow water with a bike on his shoulders. "And I'm fine, don't worry."

Finally managing to drag himself and his bike onto dry land, Tarou immediately, after putting his bike onto the ground as gently as he could, got to taking off some of his clothes. First, his white lab coat with a loud and wet smack flew onto the ground, then his sweater, and after that, the nurse figured he should stop. Sure, he felt rather uncomfortable in his wet t-shirt, jeans, and shoes, but he'd rather avoid any possibility of trouble for now. And he was a big man, so he could handle it for the time being.

Finally taking a look at the boy who had shown some concern for the nurse, he glanced at Jaden, in a short moment silence, wondering why he was all dressed up while (presumably) ditching from school.
"So, what brings you here?"

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The school nurse sure was something. No one else could probably be so casual after barreling into the lake while losing control of a bike. If he was here, then he must be very late for work. Was he allowed to do that? He rarely went to the nurse's office, but the few times he had, it was always mister Yamada. Did they have another school nurse who could take over for him? Probably not. If this was the big city and not Kaibara, he might be inclined to believe so.

Jaden took a few steps back as the lab coat came off, wanting to be out of range of any stray splatters as it hit the ground. Then came the sweater and-- he wasn't getting a show? Maybe he was just getting too used to the whole modeling thing and not caring who saw you change clothes.

"Ah, you know..." His hands reached down, and nimble fingers gently pulled at the skirt of his dress. He turned around on the heels of his boots, letting the fabric flare out. As he stilled, a sweet smile forming on his face. "I have a sugar daddy who likes to see me dressed like a doll when he takes me on dates to the park." A moment passed before the smile broke into a grin.

"Unlike you, I'm here for work." Jaden let go of the dress so he could point over to the people still packing up in the distance.

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[attr="class","stitle"]what a dutiful man

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Tarou got to checking the contents of his pockets, wanting to make sure that nothing important was ruined, as he listened to Jaden answer his question, giving only a quick glance to the boy as as he showed off the frilly dress. Not even the mention of something possibly scandalous from the teen got a real reaction from the nurse, as he dug out his phone, flipped it open and started tapping buttons to see if anything didn't work.
"Well, do remember to be careful. You never know what those sort of creeps might try," he said in a monotone, more than sure that Jaden was joking. Not only wasn't saying such a thing to school faculty a smart idea -not that Tarou would particularly care- but the Bennett family was more than wealthy enough from what the nurse knew, so there shouldn't be any need for pocket money for the kid. Well, unless the boy was doing it just for the kicks, but that wasn't his business.

Putting his phone away, sure that it was functioning a small silence between the two had passed and the man gave another glance at the boy next to him, noticing the smile on his face turn into a wide grin. That was enough confirmation for him to be absolutely sure that it was all a joke. Following where the boy pointed at, he saw the crew packing, invoking the image of a photo shoot. It was then that Tarou remembered that Jaden was a model or the like, making him another child already being a big deal in the Bennett family.
"Ahh, I see, I see. How duteous of you," he muttered, as he began digging his wallet from his other pocket only to remember it was in the pocket of his coat and gave up on it.

"So what about now? You seem to be done, so are you going to school now?" The nurse only let the question register in the teen's mind, and the continued with a devious grin not fitting for someone part of school staff, with the words he uttered being more so, "Or do you want to become a proper accomplice with me and ditch the whole day?" The nurse was planning to go to school today, but this whole ending up in the lake debacle changed his mood, and by making the boy his accomplice he could avoid the chance of being snitched on, though he doubted that was going to happen, either way, requiring the boy to admit having ditched school as well.

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What a great nurse, not seeming to care about the well-being of his students despite the possibility of getting into something dangerous. No, telling him to be careful did not qualify. This did not bother him in the slightest, but that was only because it was probably obvious that what he had said prior to changing his demeanor was one hundred percent false. Though, anyone should be worried about what kind of trouble rich Americans might be getting themselves into.

Jaden dropped his hand, letting it move to rest on his hip as his weight shifted to one foot. A thin, pale blue brow lifted inquisitively as the soaked man spoke. Him? Go back to school? As if. He had already missed two classes, and, despite wanting the high school experience for his last year, the rest of the classes he had scheduled today were snooze inducing. The fatigue of getting up long before dawn and his alarm would most certainly wear him down, and his face would be on his desk in ten minutes.

"Oh ho~ do you really think that I ditched?" Jaden let out a soft, tsk tsk tsk. "My agent called in yesterday and got it cleared with administration. I have the rest of the day off scot-free." Blue eyes swept over the nurse's drenched form, and he briefly wondered if he should grab that towel he had mentioned before. Standing around wet in the middle of winter was not a wise idea, and he had no idea if mister Yamada was accustomed to riding into the lake and not catching a cold. "I'll be your accomplice on the condition that you help me get out of that Sports Day thing this spring."

Models of his kind and sports do not mix, so it was a good enough excuse on why he did not want to participate. His eyes turned back up to settle on the teacher's face. "Seriously, though. Do you want a towel? We have spares."

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[attr="class","stitle"]an adult man, ladies and gentlemen

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Thinking about it realistically, that would be the case for the boy. His manager wouldn't want any trouble for their client, after all. But it was nice of the model either way to be up for the offer none the less.
"Deal," Tarou said without hesitation. He had done these sort of deals before, so one more wasn't going to be an issue. Hell, he has helped students ditch even without any real gain in it for him, as long as it didn't require much effort from him.

Jaden asking once more if the nurse wanted a towel, got a reaction out of the man with him showing something along the lines of a struggling smile. So far Tarou had done well to completely ignore the winter weather, having kept himself occupied by everything else around, but he really was nearing his limit both mentally and physically, with his body starting to shiver and the usually relaxed expression on his face was starting to stiffen.
"Don't really think a towel's gonna do much," he muttered, his teeth starting to clatter with each word even as he continued, "I think it'd be better to just get somewhere inside, and quick."

The nurse looked into the direction of the hill he had come down from, wondering about the city beyond it. He could make it to his home or a mall quick on his bike, but with the brakes busted that would just be dangerous. Which would leave a place located in the park as the only real option, but the cold was starting to really take over the nurse's mind, so he couldn't for the life of him remember if the park even had a business he could get in.

"Maybe I'll die of hypothermia," he laughed, trying to distract himself from the cold to the best of his ability, while also looking at the teen before him for help.

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"A towel will do as much as you let it." Any remaining glimpses of his previous smile disappeared, replaced by a small frown. The white haired nurse was definitely not cut out for ice bathes, and that much was becoming increasingly more apparent. "You can warm up in the car. It's parked not too far from the shoot location." His lips pursed slightly, and blue eyes glanced from mister Yamada to the people in the distance still packing up. Would he be able to make it that far? Especially while lugging a bike and wet clothes?

Jaden shook his head, clearing away the thought before his attention returned to the older man. "If you die, then who is going to get me out of Sports Day?" Disregarding his family's influence and his agent's connections, of course. "Leave your things," he took a few steps backwards before slowly turning around. "I'll have someone grab it for you... and you, if you can't make it there."

Blue eyes glanced over his shoulder with one last call back, "I'll go on ahead. Please try not to die on the way." He cracked a small smile before turning away and heading back the way he came. There was no way he could run in these shoes; they were too stiff and meant to be posed in, not moved in. A brisk walk was the best he could do, and his phone was in the car, preventing him from just calling his agent. Ah, well, at least he had not traveled too far.

Upon reaching the set, he stopped the nearest staff member and inquired about towels, pointing down toward the lake so they would understand. They nodded and scurried off to grab the spares, and Jaden went off in search of his agent. A few minutes passed before he located the man, and he was quick to interrupt the conversation he was having with the photographer. He gave him the abridged version of what happened, and the man nodded before fishing out his keys and jogging toward the car.

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Maybe someone like Tarou, being older and inside the school responsible for the students, shouldn't be relying on a student like this nor showing such a side of himself, but he was never one to care about stuff like nor could he have really cared in his current state, only giving the boy as he spoke nods while the man's teeth just kept on clattering from what felt like his very being freezing.

As Jaden made his leave, the nurse mustered up the will to utter a single word through him freezing. "Thanks." That was it, and really, he thought it was enough for the time being. He was, of course, going to repay this favor later when he actually do so or even think about something like that.

But, now his priority was getting to the car asap, and Tarou, in a moment which felt like a proof of his willpower made a mad dash to the before mentioned car that at this point sounded like a safe haven to the man.

It didn't take long for him to find the car, as it was more than a bit fancy and right closeby to the people unpacking. Panting a bit from his short run, it felt like a bit of warmth returned to Tarou. After a moment of thought at this, he figured that he might as well do his best to keep himself warm while waiting for his cross-dressing savior to arrive with the car key.

So, the man soaked from head to toe, freezing, lacking a jacket or even a sweater, began doing squats next to the expensive looking car, completing a scene serving as an example of strange and suspicious at the same time.

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A moment after mister Yamada reached the car, Jaden's agent approached. Dark eyes spared the white haired man only a brief glance to confirm he was the one the model had spoken about (though he completely ignored the squatting) before the door clicked with the press of a button. Unlocked, the man opened the front door and leaned inside, inserting the key and starting the engine. He turned the heat on full blast before pulling himself out of the car and shutting the door.

As his agent turned away to continue wrapping up the set, Jaden appeared with towels stolen off the worker he had previously spoken to. "Three towels should do, right?" The towels were folded neatly and stacked on top of one another, but that did not last for long as Jaden shifted the stack to balance on one arm. He grabbed the top towel off the stack and tossed it toward the school nurse, under the assumption that he would catch it in some fashion.

The rest were held out for him to take at his leisure. "I have to get changed. If you give Claude--er, the tall guy in the suit who turned on the car--your address when he gets back, we can take you home." Of course, that might not be for another ten or thirty minutes. At least it gave mister Yamada plenty of time to bundle up and regain some warmth in the car.

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