Hi guys! This'll be the first fanfic I've ever uploaded, so go a bit easy on me, okay~?

I've been wanting to upload this for quite some time actually because of how many ideas I have in my head for later chapters, but I was always iffy about the way I started it. :I But I eventually got over it, so don't fret~,

And, sadly enough, even though I wish I did, I do not own the UtaPri series, Broccoli does. ;w;

Prologue:

"I can't believe our precious little Kouhais are graduating out of the Masters Course already! Oh how I'm going to miss them!" A sad sigh left Reiji's lips, the brunette slouched back on the cloudy-white couch in the main room at Saotome Gauken, his left elbow resting on the arm of the loveseat and his chin in his palm. "I swear, it seems like just yesterday we were performing 'Poison Kiss' for them just to show them what real professionals looked like.."

Camus gave a small hum and nodded his head from his place in his white recliner, whose appearance matched the colour of the couch Reiji was seated on. "I will agree, this year certainly has gone by quicker then I expected it to."

"Tell me about it" The scoff came from Ranmaru, who was on the other end of that same couch Reiji was sitting on, an irritated look plastered clearly on his face. "But hell, I'm glad it's over. I was sick of watching over those immature teenagers."

An audible sigh could be heard come from Ai, who was seated in between his brown-haired and silver-headed band members on the lush white couch, typing away on the new, silver-coloured laptop he had bought himself a few hours before. "Ranmaru, you do realize that you are not that different-age wise- from the oldest member of STARISH, correct? Jenguji and Ichinose-san are both nineteen, and you are only four years older then that." He said simply, not taking his eyes off the lit screen in his lap. "So what?" Ranmaru crossed his arms over his broad chest and jerked his head to the side, refusing to look at any of his fellow members of Quartet Night. "At least I'm not old like Reiji."

"Hey!" A whine left said brunette's lips, his mercury coloured eyes drifting to the side to look over at Ranmaru. "I'm not even that much older then you, Ran-ran!"

"You're still old."

"I am not!"

Sighs left both Ai and Camus' lips, the blonde sipping on the cup of tea he had made for himself earlier that morning and Ai simply shaking his head and going back to focusing on his laptop.

This was the typical morning for Quartet Night, there was no doubt about that. The only difference between this morning and other mornings being that they no longer had to wake up in the same rooms as they're younger-roommates, that and...well...this morning didn't end the same way as other mornings did.

How it ended up happening would always be a mystery, but literally fifteen minutes after Ranmaru insulted Reiji about his age, the two ended up getting into an argument that was worse then usual; the things they started saying to one another were a lot more...how do you say, 'insulting' then usual, and as time went on, the two only ended up escalated from talking, to yelling at each other.

And you know how when people argue, they tend to get away from what they were actually arguing about, and end up spitting nonsense at one another that has /nothing/ to do with the actual argument-starter?

That happened in a matter of minutes.

"I'm as important to this band as you, Ran-ran!" Reiji had lost his cool minutes before, his normal childish and calm exterior changing to a more serious and mature one, a frown replacing his normal, goofy smile. "But you're no where /near/ as important to this band as I am Reiji; so what are you? Kidding yourself? Come on, you wouldn't even be able to last without me, Camus, and Ai always staying on your ass."

The way Ranmaru said this so easily and without hesitation made Reiji's eyebrow twitch. "I could to! I could make a living on my own if I wanted to!" He said, abruptly standing up from his place on the couch to glare daggers over towards Ranmaru, who looked up at him and made an arrogant noise in the back of his throat. "You could not. You'd be like a lost child in a store if you ever tried going solo."

Reji let his fingers curl into fists at his sides; he couldn't believe Ranmaru could say something so horrible to him. Sure, he knew the silver-head hated being in groups, but he never thought he would ever call him-...useless to their own band! "I-i would not! I could become more famous then Quartet Night if I tried hard enough!"

"Then why are you still here?"

That must've broke the brunette's last restraint, because he jerked his head away and snatched his jacket up from its place hanging on the back of the couch.

This movement most definitely got Ai and Camus' attention finally as well, because the blue-haired idol looked from his laptop and the blonde let his eyebrows knit together. "Reiji-..?"

"No, Ran-ran is right for once! I /shouldn't/ still be here, I should be out on my own showing his arrogant butt up!" Reiji said with an uncharacteristic scoff, pulling on the forestry green coat. "Reiji, you wont last a week by yourself.." Camus slowly and calmly said, a frown forming on his lips as he set his half-empty cup of tea back down.

Reiji didn't listen and simply kept his lips sealed shut, his fingers sliding up his stomach and chest as he buttoned up the comfortable coat he had slipped on. Though, after a few more moments of the eerie silence filling the room, Reiji held up his index finger for all of his fellow band members to see. "A year; a single year. I'm going to show you all that I willingly joined Quartet Night and that I could be fine out on my own if I ever needed to be. After a year, you're going to see just how wrong you are about me." He let a sickly sweet smile form on his lips, his hands easing into his jacket pocket. "And after that year is up, if I haven't done anything productive with my life, I'll come back and let Ran-ran rub it in my face and I'll even let him continue to step all over me like he does now."

"Reiji, so you're telling us-...you're leaving the band...?" Camus figured that Ranmaru wouldn't bother to ask the question, and he knew Ai normally chose to stay quiet, so he let himself be the one to ask it. "Hmm...I guess we could just say that...but I only plan it to be temporary." Letting out a small chuckle, Reiji spun on his heels and gracefully crossed the room, opening up the building's front door. "Unless of course-.." He turned his head a bit to let his silver eyes meet with Ranmaru's heterochromatic ones from across the room, the breeze from outside blowing through his chocolate brown locks. "-...someone doesn't want me to come back."

Stepping out of the room and into the outside world, Reiji closed the door behind him, looking ahead of himself and letting out a deep breath he never knew he had been holding. He tilted his chin up, squinting his eyes at the bright rays of sun that painted his vision.

One year...and then I'll come back to my friends.

And this is where the Prologue ends! A time skip will be in order for the next chapter~.

Reviews are welcomed! :3