A/N: Hiya! Kinda new in writing fanfics, so constructive criticism is welcome and please no flames!

I've already posted this story on my Quotev account and reposted it in here. I discovered this fanfiction site a few months ago and found that I already love it here! This is my first ever fanfic from my favorite anime Uta no Prince Sama. Hope you all like it!

I'm going to say this now: Read and Review!

Warning (for the whole fic): General, rated M (for later chapters)

Disclaimer: I do not own Uta no Prince Sama... or else... it would've been a yaoi paradise... *sigh* Oh how I wish...:(

CHAPTER I ~MY SEVEN COLOURED COMPASS~

"Please, let us in! We have to take the entrance examination here!" pleaded by the short tangerine haired girl named Nanami Haruka with her best friend, Takahashi Erika, to the guards guarding the entrance to the prestigious European-styled Saotome Gakuen.

"You are already late a few minutes after the set time. Just go and leave now," one of the guards said to them, but the girls ain't gonna leave the place.

"No! I... We have to take the exam today! Please, let us in already!" Erika took a hold of one of the guards' coats desperately while pleading to them. "I said, leave!" He harshly pushed Erika onto the snowy ground with a thud and she let out a small yelp. "Eri-chan!" Haruka called and rushed to her and knelt beside her. "Give up and go home." he said. The two looked up and both pleaded with sad faces. "Please!" Then, a boy about Erika and Haruka's age with flaming red hair and matching crimson eyes came and put an umbrella above Erika's head. "Here. We don't want to catch you a cold." The redhead and Haruka helped Erika stand up to her feet and one of the guards asked, "Who are you?"

"An examinee." He then faced the guards with a pleasing look and tried to reason with them. "Hey, why don't you let these two enter? There's still 30 minutes left before the examination." "No. It is one of the rules to be here earlier. If they will be like that, they're not qualified to be in this school." The redhead was quite displeased by the guard's answer and had a look of dismay. "That depends on the reason, is it?" They turned to the source of the voice and saw a tall, orange-blonde haired guy wearing a fur-lined cream coat and started to walk towards them with a slow and careful pace. "You see, these little lambs helped a lost girl find her mother." He handed a sky blue umbrella to Erika, to Erika's surprise.

'What about...' As if reading her mind, the blonde answered, "Don't worry. I bought her a new one. She seemed to like it." He turned back to the guards and reasoned out. "I believe what these ladies did are exactly what this school needs." "You're right! So, please let them in." The redhead agreed. "Please!" The two girls bowed, hoping to let them in. One of the guards continued on trying to get the others to leave while the other received a phone call. "Don't be like that!" The redhead shouted. Then the bickering stopped when they heard the other guard who talking to someone on the phone. "Yes?..., Yes, yes, I understand." He put the phone down and turned back to the group. "It's okay. They're making an exception. "Then...," "They let you take the exam."

With that being said, Haruka and Erika smiled wide and bowed to thank the guards. "You did it!" The redhead beamed at them with a warm smile. "Thank you very much!" Erika and Haruka thanked their two 'saviors', bowing to them. The redhead turned to the tall blond and patted him lightly on the shoulder. "Glad you're here. You do have a way for words." But the blonde ignored him and headed straight to Erika and Haruka, putting both of his hands on their shoulders. "Let's meet again in spring, little lambs," Knowing what type of person he is, the redhead made a face and the blonde winked at them but the two orange-haired girls just stared at him. The redhead made a peace sign at them and said, "Let's do our best!" "Yes!" The two proceeded to the examination hall to take the exam, all thanks to the two kind gentlemen who helped them enter the academy.

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Spring had come and the two girls had passed the exam. 'Mom, Dad, are you watching over me? I've finally entered as a student of Saotome Gakuen! From here on, me and Haru-chan will work hard to reach our dreams of becoming composers.' As they were walking to the opening ceremony, they heard a loud feminine yell of their names from behind them. When they turned to look around, they were met by the familiar arms of their new found friend from the examination hall, Shibuya Tomochika. She had curly hot pink hair and reddish-violet eyes brimming with glee. She was quite energetic and a very reliable friend. "We're in the same class, the three of us!" she said to them with a happy smile. "Hello, Shibuya-san," the two greeted her. "Shibuya-san? Just call me Tomo-chan," "Okay."

The opening ceremony was quite, well, extravagant and Shining Saotome, the academy's headmaster, according to Haruka and Erika, was amazing and at the same time, weird, from his way of speech and how he would pop up anywhere. The trio were already at their class, in A Class, discussing about the headmaster and the school's first class standing.

"That was you two!" They heard a boy's voice and looked at the same redhead who helped Haruka and Erika get into the academy. The two girls gasped, recognizing him and the redhead said, "Glad we're in the same class!" Haruka first stood and thanked him again. "Um, thank you for helping us on that day." "Yes, we're very grateful!" Erika said next and bowed to him a little and so did Haruka. "Eh? So, this is Lifesaver 'A', " Tomochika said in a mocking tone. The two orange-haired girls looked at her with a sweatdrop. " 'A' ?" The redhead then realized he hadn't introduced himself to the girls and he said with a bright smile. "Oh, I'm Ittoki Otoya. Nice to meet you two again." "I'm Shibuya Tomochika. Nice to meet you." "I'm Nanami Haruka." "I'm Takahashi Erika. Pleasure to meet you!" Erika said cheerfully and flashed him a sweet smile. "Eh?! Haruka-chan and Erika-chan, is it?"

As Otoya was talking indistinctively to them, a guy with maize blonde wavy hair with some falling nonchalantly on his face wearing oval-shaped glasses muting his emerald green eyes looked up from his cookbook and saw Erika who has a small smile on her face talking with Otoya. He stood up and blushed with happiness then charged at them while yelling, "Elizabeth!" The four looked at the direction of the voice and saw a complete stranger jumping in mid air with arms wide open, ready to hug Erika. They were surprised but before she was hugged, Erika was pulled by some random guy then pushed Otoya in her place. As Otoya turned around, he was met by the wavy blonde-haired guy with all of his limbs wrapped around his body. He was stunned by this then as he realized that he was still being hugged, he yelled at the guy. "Get off me!" The blonde let go of him, letting Otoya fall on the floor on his bum.

"That was close." Erika opened her eyes and was met by a pair of purplish blue eyes then quickly jumped out of his arms. "T-thank you very much." She studied the guy before her and observed that he has a deep blue hime cut hair with a lock of his hair falling down between his eyes, a beauty mark beneath his right eye and has a pale complexion. The guy turned his head away from her and closed his eyes. "No need to thank me." Back at where Otoya and the others were, Tomochika approached the guy and scolded him while Otoya was rubbing his backside, wincing.

"What the hell's wrong with you?! You could've gotten someone hurt!" "Ittoki-kun, are you all right?" Haruka asked him which Otoya replied with a "I'm fine." Erika walked back to the group with the blue-haired guy behind her. The blonde turned around and apologized to them. "I'm sorry. She looked just like Elizabeth and I kinda lost it." He explained to them, referring to Erika. "Eri-chan looks like someone from another country?" Haruka wondered as she stood by Erika's side. "No, our family dog." "A dog?" Erika asked and the blonde started to tell about his dog with a shine in his eyes. He held out his hand in front of Erika and introduced himself.

"I'm Shinomiya Natsuki. I like things which are small and cute." She shook hands with him and introduced too. "I'm Takahashi." They both turned turned at the blue-haired guy who was quiet all the time then introduced himself calmly. "I'm Hijirikawa Masato." "For Natsuki, how about I call you Na-chan?" asked Otoya who appeared beside him. "Na-chan?" Natsuki wondered then smiled. "Na-chan is cute, isn't it? I like it." Tomochika laughed and Haruka and Erika giggled. "For Masato, Masa is good, right?" Masato walked away from them towards his desk as Otoya asked him. "Do whatever you want." He replied. "Masato-kun is super duper cute, nee?" Natsuki cooed and after that, they started to talk among themselves.

Then, the lights went off and colorful lights appeared and a spotlight appeared before them, revealing a woman -no, a man wearing a long curly pink wig and bright crystal blue eyes that called the attention of the whole class. "Hai, hai. please have your seats now!" he said, clapping his hands. Erika took her place behind Haruka and Otoya was beside her. "Wow! It's Tsukimiya Ringo!" "Amazing!" "He's so cool!"

"I'm the perfect image of a maiden, Tsukimiya Ringo. Call me Ringo-sensei. Nice to meet you~ ,"he introduced, winking at the class that sent the girls squealing. "Even though he's right in front of us, you can't tell he's a man, nee?" Erika said with astonishment in her voice and Tomochika agreed with her. Haruka, who caught on their conversation, was shocked to know that the woman in front of her was actually a man. "Ehh?! He's a man?!" Ringo heard Haruka's exclamation and rushed to her desk, a dark aura surrounding him. Haruka was surprised and could only gape at him. "Haven't you heard of Tsukimiya Ringo? You need impact on TV! Isn't that common sense?"

When Tomochika asked Haruka why she didn't know him and she answered truthfully that they don't have TV in their house, she was shocked and explained to her that Ringo is very popular nowadays, especially to the girls. "You are among the 0.5% of the students who passed the exams with flying colors. So, welcome to Saotome Gakuen! As you all know, this academy is a vocational school designed to develop idols and composers who make music for the idols. All the facilities here are first-class and all the homeroom teachers are idols, first-rate poets and composers. Now, I hope this year, you make wondrous music that can amaze people anywhere and starting today, you're all raring to go!" Ringo finished his speech with a wink and smile.

~Lunch Time~

"From the opening ceremony to the homeroom, they leave a strong impression! There's too much to handle. And the school's cafeteria is pretty huge...," Tomochika awed as she looked around the place. "That's what they said about Titanic...," Erika said with a sweat drop and Haruka nodded. The redhead girl turned to the two tangerine-haired girls and asked what they want for lunch. Haruka pondered for a bit, placing a finger under her chin. "Maybe, I'll get a hamburger..," "Me too! C'mon, let's go to the counter!" Then, she grabbed poor Haruka's hand, dragging her towards the counter, leaving Erika alone. When she realized they left her, she called out for them. "Ah! Tomo-chan, Haru-chan! Wai-," But she was cut off when someone bumped into her, making her lose her balance. Before she hit the hardwood floor, a small yet strong arm caught her.

"Gotcha," a guy's voice breathed out. Erika opened her eyes, blinking a few times and she saw that she was a few meters above the floor. The guy helped her stand up and Erika turned to face the stranger and thanked him with a smile. "Thanks for the help." "No problem." The guy replied. Erika observed that the guy in front of her is rather short for a boy his age for he is just as tall as her with bright blonde hair with a pink shade at the ends, his bangs swept to the left side with bobby pins to hold it paired with a pair of large electric blue eyes (making him a shouta) and wore a beige fedora with a navy blue band around it with the academy logo pinned on it. She also noticed that the guy wore jewelry and a stylish outfit. 'He's got style.' She thought. Just before they could introduce themselves, a melodiously deep voice that Erika knew interrupted them.

"Careful there, munchkin." "Munchkin..?!" The guy who was called 'munchkin' cried. "I have my eyes set on this lady first," the orange blonde guy said with a smirk. The short blonde guy grew a tick mark on his head and wore an annoyed expression and blurted at the orange blonde one. "Ren! My name ain't munchkin! It's Kurusu Syo!" Erika watched the exchange of the tall blonde and the short blonde until she turned to the guy called Ren and thanked him again. "Thank you for helping us on the examination day. Me and my friend are very grateful." She bowed and as she straightened herself up, Ren gave her one of his flirtatious smirk with a slight chuckle. "Meeting you again must be fate." Masato, who was watching the commotion earlier, decided to intervene in the conversation between Erika and the flirty blonde.

"A flirt, as always," he said with a glare towards Ren. Ren looked at Masato and strode towards him with a taunting smirk. "And as always, you're a stiff," he stated. As soon as Ren left Erika's side, two pairs of feet, one pair much faster than the other, quickly approached her and Tomochika got closer to her face. "Eh?! So, Lifesaver 'B' was Jinguji Ren?!" she asked/yelled. "Yes." "Do you know him, Tomo-chan?" asked Haruka with a tray in her hands. "I don't know him... He's famous!" she said. Erika looked closely at the two and her widened, realizing who they were. She pounded a fist on her palm and turned to her two best friends and explained.

"Now I remember! Hijirikawa-san and Jinguji-san are scions of big conglomerates and both belong to one of the wealthiest families in Japan." Erika exclaimed, happy that she joggled her memory of those familiar names. "I can't believe the Hijirikawa heir only made it in A Class," Ren said smugly. Of course, he would rub it in Masato's face while he had a chance, especially on their first day, but Masato ignored him and continued to glare coldly at him. "I would do anything in my power to turn things around," he replied, confidence filling his every word. Ren scoffs, a mocking smirk forming in his lips and continued, "I'd like to see you try." The three girls watched the two scions with their heads on each other, each giving taunting words. "They say whenever the two scions meet, it looks like claws are coming out." Tomochika said and Erika agreed. After the little commotion, the three girls found an empty table and placed their trays of food.

Tomochika was looking around the cafeteria with her chin atop her folded hands. "The levels of the boys here are so high." Erika and Haruka looked at her, confused. "Level?," asked Haruka. Tomochika leaned back and crossed her arms across her chest, closing her eyes and opening them after a while. "Well, it's hard to be a girl surrounded by many hot princes. You can call them 'Princes of Songs'... or something like that." Erika blinked a few times, repeating what Tomochika said.

" 'Princes... of Songs'? "

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Erika and Haruka unpacked their things as soon as they arrived at their room. Erika was putting up a poster of her idol, HAYATO, beside her study table, smiling wide as she did so. "Ah... I'm so tired..." Haruka sighed deeply, plopping onto her bed. Erika took a step back, staring at the poster with a wide smile, and put her balled fists on her hips. "Yoshi! I'll do my best, HAYATO-sama!" Haruka sat up on her bed and turned her head towards Erika and said, "You really idolize him, don't you?" Erika looked at her best friend's direction, that admiring smile of hers never faltering. "Yes. Ever since I heard him sing on his first debut, I feel very... relieved and calm. As if.. all the burdens in my chest has been lifted. His voice has a comforting tone, like an angel's..." She trailed off, as she remembered the first appearance of HAYATO she saw on TV.

Flashback~

Even though it's already 10 years after their parents' death, Erika still couldn't get it out of her head and haven't talked after that. Since she loved them much more than her own, but she was smiling on the outside. One day, her brother, Masao, called her for an errand. "Erika, could you get my pre-ordered book in the bookstore?" he asked her and Erika nodded happily and skipped out of her brother's office. Erika rode her bicycle to get to the city and hurried off to the city bookstore. After she got the book her brother ordered, she stopped first at an instrument shop and looked at the musical instruments displayed there. As she remembered the times her family would play music, a longing smile made its way to her lips then left. She stopped at a crossing and while waiting for the traffic light to go green, she heard a very nostalgic melody playing amidst the noisy street.

Ah.. Kimi dake ni todoke kono kaze no oto yo… Feeling Heart…

(Ah.. The sound of this wind is reaching out only to you… Feeling heart…)

Mou nakanakute ii yo sono mama de ii sora wo mite Ah, my sweetest love…

(You don't have to cry anymore, you're as fine as you are. Look at the sky, ah my sweetest love…)

Erika looked towards a hologram screen on a building and saw a man with dark blue hair slightly spiky at the ends and pale complexion singing with his eyes closed and a soft smile plastered on his lips. Erika looked up at him with an admired look and continued to watch him.

Blue… Aoku kagayaku hoho wo tsutau sono shizuku

(Blue… A glistening blue tear silently rolls down your cheek)

Rise… Shitteita kai? Asu he no hikari da to

(Rise… Do you know? The light towards tomorrow)

Truth… Kimi ha tabun ne jibun wo mada yoku shiranai

(Truth.. You still probably don't know yourself, huh?)

Sono namida ha kitto kimi no michibiku niji ni nari

(But I'm sure those tears will be your guiding raindow)

Nagai tabi ni kogoeru nara Ah.. uta de atatamete ageru yo

(In case your journey runs cold, Ah.. I'll warm it up with a song)

Kimi ga negau koto no zenbu ga hoshi ni naranai kamo shirenai

(Everything that you wish may not become stars as you think)

Dakedo shinjiru yume de areba "ikusen naru yozora no ichiban kirameku hazu no houseki" sa

(But if you'll believe in your dream, they can be " a thousand jewels shining brightly in the night sky..")

~End flashback~

"That was the first time I've heard something like that. Much different to the ones Mother used to play," she said as she opened her eyes and looked ahead. "That song gave me the inspiration to go back to playing and I decided to make music like that." Haruka approached Erika, an understanding smile visible in her lips. "That's good- following your dreams, no matter what." Erika looked at her and hugged her. "We will follow our dreams, right, Haru-chan?" She felt her nod and Erika let go of her.

Later that night, Erika couldn't sleep for an unknown reason. After many attempts of going back to sleep, she sighed and sat up and looked outside the window. 'Maybe I could take an evening stroll.' She thought and slipped out of her bed then wrapped her coat around her body and quietly walked out of their room, trying not to wake Haruka. She strode down the grassy pathways and stopped to look at the crescent moon shining brightly. While enjoying the scene, she heard a soft meow not too far from where she's standing and stared down at a small midnight black cat with shining forest green eyes staring back at her. "Huh? What's a cat doing here? Here, kitty.." She cooed but the cat ran away and stopped at a distance, signalling for Erika to follow it. She reluctantly followed it and jogged through the masses of trees, the cat leading her. As she stepped onto a clearing, she looked around the place but never had she found the cat. Seconds later, she heard some rustling sounds behind some bushes near her, then she saw someone kneeling beside the lake. As she walked closer, she recognized the figure as the one she idolizes.

"HAYATO-sama…"