There's always been two halves of the hearts. In this world your significant other has the other half of your heart and you have that person's half. Some people might live for years and die alone without finding that other half, but once you find that other half, you know. On rare cases, you might fall in love with a person who doesn't have your half of the heart, but that's extremely rare and doesn't usually happen. In this life, your love has been chosen for you by fate, but if you're someone rich and famous, you finding your other half get's harder than you'd think, many might think their love for their idols is real love but it's not. Singer from a band called Kiseki No Sedai Kise, knows this way too well. Many fans have come to him saying that they have his half of the heart so many times, but he never feel his beat. On day like any other, concert like any other. He feels it, his beat, among the crowd. Cold blue eyes meet with heated golden, as Kise finds his half of the heart. Only thing is, there's something wrong with that beat.
"Looking good Guys! I'm sure you'll be captivating your audience tonight as well~" Kise turned to look at his manager Momoi and smiled happily. Well she did mean the whole band but since Kise was so good at receiving the compliments, he felt like replying for it.
"But of course, I wouldn't give my fans anything less!" Kise said standing up from his chair with a drink in his hand. Rich, famous, loved by everyone, who wouldn't like that kind of life? Kise has been living it for the past few years and it seemed that he wasn't any less popular than back then, if anything his popularity had been rising all the time. That also made it important to stay perfect in front of everyone. Sometimes that was quite tiring but he was good at it so it didn't matter.
"Kise-kun, you should get ready for your makeup…" Bluenette boy said lifting his makeup brush.
"Ah! Yeah, sorry Kurokocchi," Kise laughed casually and sat down.
"Just Kuroko is fine…" Kuroko sighed and started to do Kise's makeup, his hands were skillful and though he seemed quiet and small, he was really dedicated to his job.
"Wah, I really hoped you'd hold my half of the heart," Kise said jokingly and Kuroko simply sighed once again.
"Again with your jokes…" Kuroko mumbled. "Now please stay still or else your makeup will be ruined and I have to start again…" Kise only laughed to this but then he relaxed, letting Kuroko do his job.
Outside of the concert hall the was wind, rain, and girls- Lots and lots of girls who all felt eager to see their favorite band Kiseki no sedai. In the middle of the hustle a young raven haired girl was tugging her not so happy big brother.
"C'mon Brother! I don't want to be late! We must be there on time! The lines are huge!" The short black haired girl shouted to her brother who was dragging his feet behind her.
"Why…? You have VIP-tickets meaning you got one of the best spots in the whole place..it's not like getting there earlier will mean anything" Her brother said.
"You don't get it Yukio! It's a matter of pride! What kind of future wife of Kise Ryota would I be if I were late from his concerts!" Yukio Kasamatsu's little sister shouted.
"Not in any kind, it's not like he has your half Kyoko" Kasamatsu mumbled to his annoyingly loud sister.
"You don't know that for certain! I'm sure my feelings will reach him, half of his heart or not!" Kyoko shouted. Kasamatsu simply sighed as his little sister grabbed his hand and dragged him with her. She showed their tickets to the guards who let them in. "Let's see, our spots are here...wah! It's full already!"
Kasamatsu's grayish blue eyes scanned the place, it was a huge and man, there were so many...people. Kasamatsu started feeling nervous, he didn't expect this, girls...girls as far as the eye could see.
"Oi, Kyoko….you never told me that this place would be full of...women.." Kasamatsu whispered to his sister bit nervously.
"You wouldn't have come, besides you don't have to worry. It's not like any of them would show any interest in a boring guy like you, we're all here to see Kise-sama and Kiseki no Sedai!" Kyoko coldly whispered back.
"Geez, thanks, but that isn't my point...you know I'm not good with women, talk or no talk, I would have rather stayed home with my guitar…" Kasamatsu murmured and turned his eyes to the stage. Damn, it was right at his face, the border of the stage that is. He'd rather stay further away from this so called 'Kise-sama' and his stupid Kiseki no Sedai. After one hour of standing still while listening random girls talking overly loudly about their favorite band member, Kasamatsu could feel himself being squeezed by multiple women. Aa-ah, how he wished to be at home. Suddenly everyone started cheering as a warming up band came to warm the audience. Kasamatsu had lifted his hands to his ears but he could still hear the loud music, such a big stage…
A small thought came to him as he heard the sound of guitar, if only...he too could reach that place, those lights and that heat. Kasamatsu looked down and sighed as many girls, his sister counted, started to call out for Kiseki no Sedai half an hour after the warm up band had started.
Their shouts could easily be heard by the band on the backstage, they were still doing the last finishing touches with their musical instruments so that they could finally start.
"Everything is set, the audience has been warmed up and you're being called out" Kuroko said turning to look at the band. Kise chuckled and turned his attention his guitarist Aomine.
"Are you excited Aominecchi?" Kise asked cheerfully.
"You're the only one who get's this crazy over little concerts…" Aomine mumbled while tuning his guitar.
"Even so, remember, we must give a perfect show, like always, failure is not an option," A redheaded boy with his violin mumbled.
"Right Akashicchi, I'll sing perfectly like always~~" Kise said tilting his head. "You can count on me!"
"Let's just go...I'm starting to get hungry…" Kise turned to look at the tall drummer behind him.
"You're always hungry Murasakibaracchi," A blonde boy sighed but then he turned to look at the curtains with excitement in his eyes.
"But you're right! Let's go! I can't wait to see our fans~" Aomine stopped tuning his guitar and smirked a bit before standing up. Akashi simply nodded and walked next to another band member..
"What is it today Shintaro?" Akashi asked turning to look at the green haired keyboardist.
"A heart shaped key-chain" Midorima Shintaro, the one who Akashi got along with most answered calmly with his low voice. Akashi just nodded showing that he heard him and then he touched the curtain.
"Let's go" Akashi said and pulled the curtain open. Kise smiled as he heard thousands of screams echo in the large hall, this was going to be fun. All of them moved out one by one, Kise was the last one to go, and when he stepped out, he bathed in the lights that had been lit on the stage. Song started from Aomine's guitar, it moved to Murasakibara and from there to others. When Kise started singing, the whole atmosphere changed. Ah, he really loved this, singing really made him feel alive. As the music filled the hall and his fans were jumping and screaming in front of him, he could see what his songs did. How much happiness they brought and he would love his life once again, without being reminded of the painful fact that his half was nowhere to be seen. Then, something hit him, for a moment it felt like the hall and it's people were moving on slow motion. Felt like the world around him fell quiet and Kise froze. There was a slight beat, it rang his ears, this beat...his beat. Kise slowly turned to look for it's direction, he forgot to sing as his thoughts stopped. Cold blue eyes stared deep into his heated golden, as he found his half of the heart. His heartbeat sound was so clear, but then...it somehow missbeated?
"Kise!" Kise snapped into reality when Midorima quietly called him out. Luckily Aomine had covered up for him, thank god he was other vocalist so people thought it was on purpose. Kise quickly started singing too, making sure it would look like he didn't make any mistakes.
After their show had ended and the whole band had returned to the backstage, Midorima sighed.
"Kise, what was with that today, you rarely make any mistakes during the show…" Midorima asked, but Kise wasn't listening to him, it seemed like he was thinking something. "Kise..?"
"Kise where are you doing!?" Aomine shouted when Kise suddenly ran off the backstage to outside. Aomine clicked his tongue and followed him, what was that airhead doing now? Many fans turned to look behind them surprised to see Kise. They started shouting and running at him, Aomine came between them and soon came the guards.
"Excuse me! I need to pass!" Kise shouted but it was pretty much useless, he scanned the yard but he couldn't find those cold eyes anywhere, especially when all these girls were jumping around them. Kise was pulled back by Aomine who practically dragged him back to the backstage.
"Are you an idiot!?" Aomine hissed at him. "Running out like that, what the hell were you thinking?"
"Aominecchi...I found it.." Kise murmured and lifted his eyes. "I saw him, the person who has the other half of my heart!"
"Him..?" Ah but it wasn't anything unusual for partners to be same sex, still, Kise was being overly reckless. "You sure you didn't imagine it?"
"I wouldn't imagine thing like this! Aominecchi I'm sure! I felt it! Felt him!" Kise shouted back at him. Aomine looked at the blonde man dumbstruck but then he sighed.
"What's the meaning of this foolishness?" It was Akashi, Aomine let go of Kise's shoulders and stepped away giving Akashi more room.
"Akashicchi….I finally, finally found my half.." Kise said with his voice shaking. "I need to find him..."
"If you're planning on starting to look for your half again let me give you a warning, it's going to cause too much ruckus. Last time you searched out for your half, it caused us so much trouble and to you as well. You're not allowed to do anything this reckless again.. " Akashi said with a cold voice that sent a jolt down Kise's spine. "You understand?"
"...I understand" Kise finally said looking down. He got surprised when Kuroko grabbed his arm.
"It's alright Kise-kun, if you felt him, I'm sure he felt you too" Kuroko said with his calm voice. Kise looked like he was about to cry and he grabbed Kuroko into huge hug.
"Kurokocchi! You're the best!" Kise shouted while hugging the struggling boy.
"Oi Kise! Stop hugging Tetsu so casually! You're crushing him!" Aomine shouted when Kuroko looked like he was ready to pass out.
Even though they were famous and rich, all of them still had to go to high school, just like everyone else. So the next morning when the school bells rang, Kise found himself behind the desk, laying on and sighing deeply. He tilted his head and looked at Aomine who had obviously fallen asleep, he didn't even try to listen in class. Kise too, was feeling quite sleepy, he had spent most of his night trying to find out all the names of the people who ordered the tickets but there was no male names to be found on the list. He must have come with someone who was a girl and that girl must have ordered those tickets. It seemed like it wasn't all that easy after all, then again Kise hadn't even looked at all of the names yet. The list seemed to be endless, how many tickets had they sold anyway? Hundreds, no...most likely thousands. Going through all of those names was nearly impossible. Kise sighed once again and hit his forehead against the table. Keeping up with the teacher's words was getting so hard, it was like nothing made sense to him. Kise closed his eyes to imagine the person he had seen in the show. Short spiky dark hair, grayish blue eyes that had that clear look in them and then that expression that he had...
Kise chuckled to himself quietly, that person was most likely huge fan of his, he looked so full of dreams. Dreaming about Kise perhaps? Most likely, who wouldn't.
"I wonder what type of person he is~" Kise quietly mumbled and opened his eyes to see the teacher in front of him.
"I understand your singing career must take a toll on both of you Aomine-kun, Kise-kun… But you still shouldn't sleep in class, singing can only take you so far.." Kise looked a little surprised but then he laughed like the teacher had made some kind of joke.
"It's okay, I've always done well on my tests!" Kise said quickly. Aomine didn't even bother to answer, he was too busy in dreamland. Kise laughed a bit dryly and their teacher just sighed and walked off muttering something about irresponsible kids. The rest of the class went on as slowly as it had before.
When they finally got out, Kise decided to have his bento on the roof since that was the only place where he could eat and have some peace while at it. Slowly he sneaked out so that girls wouldn't follow him and then he walked the stairs to the school rooftop.
Suddenly Kise felt it, he was certain of it. It was the same beat, beat of his half! Kise quickly started running up the stairs and almost tripping while at it. When he got closer to the rooftop, he could hear a voice. A low voice, singing? Kise stopped at the door wondering what should he say once he faces his other half. Just some casual greeting didn't feel like an option for some reason. Slowly he opened the door that lead to the roof. Kise slightly looked around before stepping out and he heard the voice more clearly now it was accompanied with the sound of guitar.
"I'm breathing in. And breaking down. I feel my time is running out. The fire in my heart will burn me to the ground…" Kise listened to his voice for a while. It was weird, but it somehow…those words made him feel sad. Boy in front of him was playing his acoustic guitar while singing alone, there didn't seem to be anyone else here. Kise didn't really feel like interrupting him but it seemed like the boy had noticed him, forcing him to stop his performance. Slowly the raven haired boy turned his eyes to Kise. It was him, it really was him! Those eyes, Kise would recognize them anywhere.
The boy stared at him for a while and then he stood up. Kise watched as he quickly put his guitar in it's case. He lifted it over his shoulder and started walking, when he passed Kise who was standing there without figuring out what to say. It was funny, Kise usually knew his way with words but now…
"Excuse me!" Kise had grabbed his arm without thinking and now they both stared at each other without saying anything.
"...yes?" Kise felt so relieved that the other person responded. Kise sighed in relief and then the usual smile returned to his face.
"My name is Kise I-"
"I know who you are…" Kise was suddenly cut before he could finish his sentence: that kind of took him by the surprise. But then again, of course this person would know him, he's a fan right?
"So umm...what's your name?" Kise asked and the boy in front of him looked at him, confused.
"...Kasamatsu Yukio." Kasamatsu soon answered with a confused tone, why did one of the most famous people in all of Japan care about his name? The blonde boy in front of him looked really excited to hear his name.
"Kasamatsu Yukio-san huh...what year are you on?" Kise asked with a cheerful expression. Kasamatsu tilted his head and looked even more confused than before.
"...third year" Kasamatsu answered reluctantly. Kise looked like he was thinking something quite hard.
"Older than me huh...never dated someone older, those are more Midorimacchi's tastes.." Kise mumbled, Kasamatsu looked at him dumbstruck. "Ah but it's okay, I'm sure it'll be alright! You're my soulmate after all!"
"...excuse me?" Kasamatsu stared at the blonde without understanding what was going on.
"What I mean is, let's date! Me, your dream man is asking you out~ So what do you say?" Kise asked leaning close to Kasamatsu's face.
"Sorry."
"Hm?"
"I don't feel the same, no moreover, we don't even know each other. You're two years younger than me and a guy. A guy who's known to be one of the biggest ladies men around the school, no matter how you look at it, we don't suit each other. How did you even figure that we are 'soulmates' or that you're my 'dream man'? I'm sorry but I think you got me mistaken with someone else." Kise stared at Kasamatsu, he couldn't believe it! He was being rejected!?
"But you have my half of the heart, you should be able to feel it! I certainly feel yours.." Kise tried to grab Kasamatsu's arm once again but the other just simply hid his hand behind the back.
"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm sorry but I seriously don't feel that way about you. You must have me confused with someone else." Kasamatsu repeated himself looking a bit irritated now. Kise looked at him confused, how did this person not feel him? Even though Kise could clearly feel him and his heartbeat.
"No, I'm not wrong. Yukio-!" Kise quickly had to dodge the older guy's hit that was directed at his face. Kise turned to look at Kasamatsu amazed that the other had even thought about hitting him! "What did you do that for?"
"First of all, let's make something clear. I don't feel your heart, I don't feel the same way as you do. Then, second of all. You are not so close with me so that you could call me by my first name, show some respect! I'm your senpai! You should address me as such. I've tried to be nice to you but if you get too much on my nerves I don't give a shit if you're some kind of celebrity, I'll kick your ass!" Kasamatsu turned around angrily and started walking off. "Leave me alone! Got it!?"
Kise looked at him, he couldn't believe it. He couldn't imagine that his half would be this temperamental, mean and older guy? Still, Kise had been looking the right one for his heart for over two years. Now that he found him, he wouldn't give up that easily.
"Kasamatsu-senpai! "
"What now!?" Kasamatsu turned again to look at his annoying kouhai who looked very determined.
"I won't give up! I'll definitely make you understand that we are meant to be, I'll make you fall in love with me! Prepare yourself!" Kise shouted and pointed at him. Kasamatsu blushed a bit and then turned around.
"D-do whatever you want but leave me out of it! Stupid brat!" Kasamatsu shouted back and left Kise alone on the rooftop. Kise touched his chest, he could feel his heart beating loudly. Kise chuckled and lifted his eyes to the door where his Senpai had just exited.
"That I will..." Kise mumbled determined to win over his temperamental senpai. He had never lost in love and didn't plan to start now.
