Shining Saotome, the president of Shining Agency and headmaster of Saotome academy was in deep thoughts as he read an old letter from his deceased lover.

"Something wrong Shiny?"

Saotome looked up to see Ringo Tsukimiya and Ryuya Hyuga enter the room.

Hyuga noticed the letter in his hand.

"Reading that old letter again I see"

"Yes"

"Do you think it's him she's writting about, Ringo asked"

"I'm not sure. But he has her last name and he looks a lot like me when I was young"

Then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in"

The door opened and in came Tokiya Ichinose, a member of the idol group STARISH that Saotome was the manager for.

"Sorry to interupt president"

"It's okay Mister Ichinose.

-What can I help you with?"

"It's about what you asked me to do"

"Did you get it?"

"Yes"

Tokiya reached into his pocket and picked up a small plastic bag with three red hair strands in it.

"It wasn't easy seeing how he usually leave our room after me but I took the chance while he's away filming with Aijima"

He handed the bag to his manager who took it.

"Thank you Mister Ichinose.

-You remember what I told you about this don't you?"

"Don't tell Otoya or any of the others until it's certain he is who you think he is"

"That's right"

Tokiya nodded and then excused himself to let his manager and teachers continue their conversation.

"You asked Ichinose to get some of Ittoki's hair, said Hyuga"

"Yes. I needed something to do a DNA test on. Since they are roommaters, I explained the situation to Mister Ichinose and asked him to get some strands of hair"

The two teachers looked at each other and then at Saotome.

"If you're sure about this then we won't stop you, said Ringo"

A week later

Saotome was sitting at his desk with a paper in his hand.

He had gotten the results of the DNA test and found out that Otoya Ittoki, the I in STARISH was indeed his son.

He then heard a knock on the door.

"Come in"

The door opened and the young red-haired idol peeked in.

"You wanted to see me president"

"Ah yes. Come in Mister Ittoki"

Otoya walked in and stood a bit from the desk were his manager sat.

"So why did you want to see me?"

Saotome looked at the young man before picking up a framed picture from one of his desk drawers.

"Does she look familiar to you?"

Otoya took the frame and Saotome could see his eyes slightly widen as he looked at the picture.

"My... my mom.

-Why do you have this president?"

Saotome sighed and stood up, turning his back towards the young idol to look out the window.

"Kotomi was one of my composers and she was the one who composed Ai Yue Ni, my debut song. I loved her with all my heart but one day, she disappeared after my manager told me that the only love I should have is the one for my fans.

-She sent me a letter about a year later"

He then turned to face Otoya.

"In the letter, she told me that she had given birth to a son, our son.

-She didn't tell me much about him, just that he had been given her last name"

Otoya looked at his manager with wide eyes.

"That boy was you Mist... Otoya.

-You are my son and with that, the heir of Shining Agency"

Saotome then slide the paper he had been reading across the desk.

"This confirms it all if you don't believe me"

He watched how Otoya put down the picture of his mother before picking up the paper. As he read through it, Saotome walked around his desk to stand a bit from him.

Otoya then put the paper down and before Saotome knew it, the young man had his arms around him.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because I wasn't sure if it was you or not until recently. I was also never told that you were put in that orphanage.

-If I had know, then I would have gone there and take you home with me. That way, you would at least have one parent in your life"

Hesitating at first, Saotome put his arms around Otoya.

"When you first enrolled into the academy, I saw how much you looked like me when I was young and your last name was the same as Kotomi's

-I tried to find an opportunity to talk with you but you were always around Miss Nanami and your friends. So I dismissed the thought until recently when I found your mother's letter again"

Saotome then let go and pulled Otoya away from him to see tears run down his face.

"All this time I've never known who my father was and now, it turns out I'm working for him"

Saotome chuckled and placed his hand on Otoya's head.

"I know I haven't been there for you the past 18 years but now I am

-If something ever troubles you, don't hesitate to come to me"

"Okay... dad"

Saotome smiled at hearing his son call him that.

"You still have to call me president when others are around but when it's just the two of us, you can call me that"

"Right"

Otoya then used his sleeve to dry his eyes before one of his signature wide smiles appeared on his face.

"Now, go join your friends"

"Right"

"And... take the picture of your mother with you"

"Are you sure?"

"I have another one"

Otoya nodded and hugged his father again before he took the picture and left.

He returned to the dorms were the rest of STARISH were sitting in the garden.

"So what did he want, asked Syo Kurusu, the groups smallest member"

"Must be something good with that smile on your face, said Cecil Aijima, the youngest of them"

Otoya sat down next to Syo and put down the picture of his mother.

"You know how I've said that I never knew my father"

The others nodded.

"Turns out the president is actually my father"

He couldn't help but laugh at the expressions on the group's faces.

"He.. he's your dad, said Syo"

"Yes. He had suspected it for a while because I look a lot like him when he was young and Ittoki was mom's last name.

-She was the one who composed his debut song but she disappeared after his manager told him that the only love he should have is the love for his fans"

"You mean she left him, said Ren Jinguji, the oldest and the group's ladies man"

"Yes. She wrote to him a year later and told him that she had had me. But she only told him that I had her last name"

"How did he find out that it was you, asked Masato Hijirikawa, one of the more serious members of the group"

"He somehow got some strands of my hair and did a DNA test"

"How did he get that?"

"I can explain that, said Tokiya"

The group turned to look at him with a bit of curiosity.

"The president asked me a week ago to help him get something for the DNA-test. So when you and Aijima were away early for filming, I took a few strands from your brush"

"So that's how he got it, said Otoya"

"You knew all this time Tokiya-kun, said Natsuki Shinomiya, the tallest in the group"

Tokiya nodded.

"You know, this means that one day, Ikki will take over the agency, said Ren"

"He is right, since you are the president's son, the agency and academy will be yours to run, said Syo"

"You're right, he did say that as his son, I'm also his heir"

"This means your future is pretty much planned, said Cecil"

"I guess so"

The all then looked at the frame Otoya had put down.

"What is that by the way Otoya-Kun, Natsuki asked"

"Oh, it's a picture of my mother that my father gave me"

He held it up for them to see and Cecil looked like he'd seen a ghost.

"What's wrong Cecil?"

"That... that's my mother"