Date written: December 2010

MULTI CHAPTER: Ruki/The GazettE

TITLE: It only blooms in spring PART 2

Genre: Love/Romance/Hurt/Friendship

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE GAZETTE!

A/N: Yosh I'm back! I've finally come up with the continuation of my first ever fanfic with the same OCs. Thanks to the recent good reviews I'm receiving from a few authors/readers, I really appreciated them... anyway, I decided to make some twist between the love story of Ruki and his girl fan by involving one of the members of GazE, and also adding Uruha for the complete package of this fic. There will also be challenges, scandals and what not in the band life of our favorite Visual Rock band ever, so better read them for yourself and find out if this is going to end dramatically or happily!

SUMMARY: After the world tour of The GazettE for about a year, Ruki returns back to Japan and the only person he wants to see was Yuri, the girl he truly loved whom he met on a spring eve two years ago. Everything seems to be perfectly fine in their blooming relationship but as Ruki's love life is getting public, complications start to occur with his best friend falling for his girl and his unstoppable ex-fiancée that will do whatever it takes to get him back. Meanwhile Uruha is starting to face a painful truth that the woman he ever loved in his life is already gone for good, but someone out there that he just takes for granted is waiting for him to let go from his past, and will do anything to save him from falling in the depths of loneliness... Read on!

CHAPTER 1

They've been only separated for 24 hours, but here is him again standing in front of his condo unit, dressed in his fine clothing like always, without even waiting for his reply that he's still too tired to hangout tonight.

After a year of being too much busy with almost playing every night, day to day travels and press interviews, all he wanted to do when he returns to his homeland is to have a long rest in the comfort of his bed. He wanted it so bad that when he finally went back just yesterday, all he did was to sleep... sleep and sleep. He was in his red silk nightwear. His eyes were weary and his chestnut brown hair looked, as if it was not been brushed for several days. But he still looked gorgeous. His manly presence with a touch of femininity captured a lot of women's heart. Most of his fans thought that like every member of the band where he belongs is that, he has a lot of women in his life but for him, this is just a misconception… even though he dated different sorts of women who are mostly foreigner, there is someone out there who stands out among the rest. She was always been an exception… the special person he loved for so long…

"Ruki..." he said and let out a sigh.

"I was just gonna text you that I'm not in the condition to hangout, but it seemed like you messaged me when you're already here in my condo." he stated in a low but irritated tone of his voice. His eyes were staring at Ruki and arms are crossed together, while holding his phone in his right hand. Although he's getting used with this kind of attitude from him, whenever he request something before you could give your reply, he will already be there out in the blue leaving you with no choice, but to agree from what he wants you to do... this makes him impatient at times with this way of favor from Ruki, that even the guys from the band dislikes.

"Won't you let me come inside first before whinnying?" Ruki replied. He knows that he was still sleepy, but he could care less. He really needs someone to come with him tonight, so that it won't be too obvious whoever sees him going out with someone.

But his best friend didn't reply...

"Uruha?" Ruki called which sounded like he was pleading.

"Fine. But don't expect me to come with you." Uruha responded flatly and walked away from him, but Ruki was not bothered by the un-friendly manner he just showed, instead he closed the door himself and followed Uruha to the living area, where he already found him there sitting in the black-leathered couch. Without hearing any invitation from him to take a seat, Ruki decided to sit opposite from Uruha.

"I'm going to meet an important person tonight and I'm asking you to come with me so that, if ever someone will see us they will think that it's just one of our ordinary night life hanging out with a girl, because we're together." he explained, hoping that he can make Uruha come with him. But this made Uruha became surprised instead. He couldn't believe that Ruki is going to use him as a way to cover up the girl his been hiding for a year now, to every member of The GazettE including their manager. He was the only exception, because he knows Ruki's secret... that finally, he had fallen in love with someone, but the problem is that she's a fan... not a standard Japanese woman or a foreigner, but a girl fan.

"Are you kidding me?" Uruha said in disbelief as he glances at Ruki, who looked serious all the time.

"Do you want our manager to go nuts if he found out that we were hanging out with 'some chick' in a public place, during our hiatus? I mean, come on Ruki! Some paparazzi might take a picture of us, then tomorrow everything's on the internet and the worst case some gazette fan might've seen us, and you know what happens next!" Uruha added spontaneously, trying to warn Ruki with the consequence of what he wanted to happen.

"Don't you dare call her 'some chick'! She's the girl that I love, you know? Uruha, this is going to be my last request as your closest friend. I'll assure you that no one's going to see us. We'll be very careful, Onegaishimasu?" Ruki insisted. His eyes were fixed upon Uruha, waiting for an affirmative reply from him. There was a moment of silence, as Uruha remained speechless. He was thinking about how that lucky girl caught Ruki's weakness. He had actually seen her for a few times already. The first was in Osaka followed by The GazettE's concert in Tokyo, when she argued at Ruki in their tour van two years ago, and a couple of pictures of her from Ruki's phone gallery which he had shown him once, but he already forgot what she looked like. Ruki used to mention her to him all the time also, and likes sending her gifts every month through post mail. He was very careful that nobody will find out about her, that's why he avoids getting in touch with her through calls or emails. Actually, everyone close to Ruki noticed the huge change that happened to him. He never dated any woman since he met her and he's the one who broke up with all his girlfriends, including his fiancée whom he promised to marry after their world tour, which didn't happen anymore because he was already falling in love with that girl he met some spring eve. Uruha was feeling sorry to all of them, but he could somehow relate himself to Ruki's situation. Taking aside everything for the sake of the one you truly love...

"Are you sure about this Ruki?" Uruha asked suddenly. His voice changed into a serious tone. Ruki could see the sincerity from him, so he smiles a bit.

"You mean, about dating her tonight with you? Hai I'm sure." he answered.

"Iie, that's not just what I'm talking about... are you really sure about hiding her from the guys? Sooner or later our manager will find out, and then the press..." Uruha said.

"I know that already Uru. I've been actually planning to introduce her to them all this time. I'm just finding the right moment." Ruki replied.

"I don't think it's a good idea. What reaction do you expect from them if ever you're going to do that?" Uruha said with contradiction.

"What's wrong about her?" Ruki exclaimed angrily. His good mood changed in a sudden.

"Is that because she's just some typical Japanese girl without the glamour and vanity my ex-girls have had? I really don't give a damn about those things anymore, and I don't care what you guys or our manager would say because no matter what, she's the one for me!" Ruki said defiantly at Uruha who couldn't control his temper anymore. He was feeling disappointed that even his closest friend won't understand his feelings as a man. Uruha however, was moved from the things Ruki just said to him. This was the first time he had seen Ruki in this way. Being sensitive and protective for the girl he loves. He never did this to any woman before... never. This made him realize, without any doubt how crazy in love Ruki is to that girl.

"If you don't want to come, then that's fine by me. Thank you for nothing." Ruki said bitterly and stood up from his seat, but before he could make a step away from Uruha, he already stopped him.

"Matte! Orai I'll come with you. I want to know how that Yuri blinded the most elite rock star of Japan." Uruha said sarcastically, trying to make peace at Ruki.

"Bastard." he replied and smiled sourly at Uruha, now feeling contented that he finally made him go.

It's an ordinary wintry night in the busy streets of Osaka and two girls are enjoying themselves in the park, as they watch different people pass by in front of them, while listening to music in their own mp3s. But one of them decided to turn it off and suddenly stood from the bench where they were sitting and faced her friend.

"Yuri-chan, aren't you forgetting something?" she asked while staring at her friend who continues to listen on her mp3. Yuri pause the song she was currently listening to, when she didn't heard what the girl said to her.

"Nan da yo?" she asked.

"I said aren't you forgetting about something?" the girl asked again, trying to make Yuri remember an important person. Yuri started to think about what her friend was talking about, but she couldn't remember what she has forgotten.

"Nothing in particular? Or this is about you? Some important day I forgot, or a belonging from yours you let me borrowed that I haven't returned yet?" Yuri asked trying to make a guess.

The girl frowned a little when she didn't get what she was meant to say.

"Ruki-sama's promise that he'll return after a year. You're so slow Yuri-chan!" she replied.

Yuri's heart skipped a beat after she heard it from her. She has almost forgotten about the letter she received from Ruki a week ago, saying that he'll be back soon and he'll be seeing her immediately. Yuri wasn't expecting for his return when he stopped contacting her all through out the month of December last year, because she knows how busy he was been on his band's world tour, but when she received Ruki's letter accompanied by a post-Christmas gift in her mailbox at home during New Year's Eve, she couldn't believe what the letter said. It made her happy and excited at the same time, but there is this fear that bothers her towards Ruki's return and if ever they're going to see each other again...

"Ano... about that? Hai, I haven't forgotten about it Ayane-chan." Yuri replied and avoided staring at her. She's glad for the fact that any moment from now, she'll be seeing Ruki standing in her doorstep again but she just couldn't smile about it, because the truth is all through that one year she waited for him, she believed that she was just dreaming about Ruki adoring her, and her adoring him.

Ayane noticed that Yuri doesn't look that happy. She was been very supportive to her, since she found out everything about Ruki's relationship with her friend. When he came to her house, saying how she captured his heart and hiring a private detective to know everything about her including her address. She didn't believe it at first of course, thinking how ridiculous and impossible someone like Ruki, a famous elite rock star could fall in love with someone whose world is too apart from his. Yuri never told her the incident that happened between them two years ago, when they met for the second time around during The GazettE's postponed concert in Tokyo, and how she was been tricked by the band's own manager to come with him in their tour van because of Ruki's idea, and when they met face-to-face and how they argued in front of his band mates. It was not just last year when Yuri told her everything that she finally believed what her friend was trying to tell her all this time. Ruki was indeed, serious about her. Yuri started receiving gifts from him every month. It was no joke at all and Ayane could still remember how she got sick for a week, because of too much depression about her best friend's admirer being her idol. She was so jealous how lucky Yuri became, but in the end their friendship is more important that's why she decided to be happy for her instead.

"What's wrong about it? Cheer up! I know how much you miss him." Ayane said to her and smiled.

Yuri took her head set off from her ears and put it inside her shoulder bag along with her mp3. She also stood from her seat, and grabbed Ayane's arm.

"Let's go home, the weather's getting colder." Yuri said and began to walk away from the park with Ayane.

"Chotto matte! Can't we stay a bit longer? Don't you want to talk about what are you supposed to do when he comes back?" Ayane asked feeling disappointed at Yuri, who seems like avoiding the topic.

"I don't want to expect that much. We can never tell what had happened to him during their world tour, and besides he can change his mind any time." Yuri answered. Her face looks emotionless, but Ayane could see sadness in her eyes. She knows that Yuri also fears that Ruki's promise of coming back for her last spring could be broken. With all the temptation he could encounter during his band's world tour especially when it comes to women, it's really hard to trust a rock star's word. Being distant with each other also gives problems in a relationship.

"Maybe he's just finding the right time to see you. Trust the letter and keep patient. I know he'll be here in Osaka soon." Ayane said trying to comfort Yuri's feelings, even though she was thinking about the opposite. Yuri didn't say a word and through their way home she remained silent, so Ayane decided to change the topic instead...

"Where do you want to go this coming weekend?" she asked as they were walking close to Yuri's house.

"Amusement park!" Yuri replied and tries to smile at Ayane.

"Not again?" Ayane exclaimed.

"There are new rides to try out then we can eat nikuman after." Yuri said.

"How about a movie marathon in our house, then we'll make some okonomiyaki with okasan?" Ayane suggested.

"I'll just have a sleep-over in your house but..." Yuri paused suddenly, when she saw someone waiting in front of her house, with his car parked just outside. Ayane noticed it too and like Yuri, her eyes couldn't believe with what they are seeing right now...

A man in his fine clothing, dressed in a black coat and red scarf while wearing a hat felt that someone was looking at him from a distance. He glances on his left side and was surprised to see the girl his been missing for over a year now. He took off his eye glasses and without smiling, he decided to walk towards her. She couldn't speak. She was too startled to see him again. He didn't smile, but deep inside he was so happy to see her.

"I've been waiting for you for almost an hour now..." he said in the same serious tone, the girl could still remember when he told her how she captured his heart.

"Aren't a girl like you of young age is supposed to be at home during late hours?" he asked who looks really worried for her.

"Oh my god Yuri..." Ayane said almost whimpering because of so much disbelief, that she could see Ruki in this very unusual moment.

Yuri however, can't find the right words to say to Ruki. She wants to cry, but she tries not to by controlling her emotions.

"What are you doing here?" she finally asked, now having the courage to speak.

"Do you know how much risk I put here just to see you? And then, all I'll be hearing from you is what am I doing here?" Ruki said feeling a bit disappointed to Yuri's reaction with his come back.

"I thought you're not going to fulfill your promise and it turned out that I was wrong." Yuri replied.

"Are you betting that I'm not gonna come back?" Ruki asked irritably.

"That's not what I mean. If you want to see me don't surprise me this way! Tell me the exact date and time so that I won't be worried if you're really going to fulfill your promise or not!" Yuri said in an almost-cry-like tone. Both Ruki and Ayane were startled at Yuri's words, but Ruki understood what she truly meant.

"Get inside the car. You'll come with us too Ayane-chan." Ruki said in a sudden and walked ahead from them to the car.

"Where are we going?" Ayane asked in shock.

"Stop asking questions. Just come with us." Ruki replied without turning around at them.

"Us?" Yuri asked confusingly.

"Uruha is going to hangout tonight with us as well, that's why I want Ayane-chan to come too so that he won't feel an outcast when we're together. Wakata?" Ruki said as he stopped beside the car and opened it.

Ayane's jaw almost dropped after she heard it from him...

*OWARI!*

A/N: You better hold on to this fic coz this is going to be exciting! ^. ^

End of chapter 1! Up next chapter 2…