Forced To Love

Chapter I

Nice To Meet You

Ren could never be luckier. 'What was father thinking?' he wondered as he stared at the letter for the umpteenth time that minute. And why did his brother have to tell him now? He could have done this earlier, before Ren got so attached to his career. He was sure he was going to lose everything. His career as an idol was crushed. Why? Well, it's really simple. The saxophonist has just discovered he was engaged!

This was not the only problem. Other than the idea of being forced to it, he doesn't know the girl at all. There are absolutely no ideas of her personality, her appearance, even her name. It's like these fairytales where the princess has to marry a prince from another kingdom, etc. Long story short, Ren did not like it. He didn't want to get kicked out because of a stupid marriage, especially when it is all in the means of Business.

With a sigh, he crumpled the paper and threw it away. It landed right in front of his blue-haired roommate. The pianist was working on his calligraphy in peace when he noticed his roommate's unusual quietness. Usually, Ren would say something annoying every now and then. But he didn't do that. There was definitely something wrong.

"What is on your mind, Ren?" he asked, never turning away from his work. "You are usually annoying. Is there something wrong?"

"Hmm, Masa-chan~ I didn't know you cared." Ren replied, avoiding the question, trying to sound as normal as possible. But this was not going to fool Masato. He put his brush aside and stood up, looking at Ren, who was lying on the top bunk.

"Ren, something is wrong. What are you hiding?" he inquired. Ren simply sighed and ignored the question. He got off his bed and walked to the door.

"I'm going for a walk." He said, leaving the room. Masato sighed heavily and sat back down. His eyes were fixed on the crumpled paper that was lying on the ground. There was the key for Ren's misery, and he had to find out. It was not like he really wanted to, but this Ren was even worse than the normal one. But Masato was not going to simply pick up the paper, unfold it, read it and so on. No. He had to get someone to do this, as he would never rummage through other people's things. Luckily, he knew just what to do…

"Eh? Really?!" Masato nodded at the energetic red-head.

"Yes. Ren received that letter from his brother a week ago..." he explained.

"Now that you mention it," Ittoki began. "he has been acting really strange..."

"Yes... It seems that the letter had something that caused this..." Masato's plan was starting to work. Ittoki looked at him curiously.

"Say, uh... I was just wondering… Where is that letter..?" The guitarist asked. Masato pretended that he didn't expect that and answered calmly.

"In our room, I guess…" Just like he expected, Ittoki immediately ran out of the practice room. He headed straight to Ren and Masato's room, searching for the paper. He looked in every drawer and every shelf, not noticing the crumpled piece of paper on the floor. Masato stood at the door, watching him search for the letter.

"Ittoki..." he said. The red-head stopped momentarily, turning to the pianist. Masato pointed to the paper on the ground, and Ittoki understood. He picked the paper up and unfolded it. Masato stood by his side and they both read the paper. Their eyes widened in surprise.

"He...is engaged..?" Ittoki whispered. Masato nodded slowly.

"Who is engaged?" A voice whispered. The two turned around to see Natsuki peering over them. Ittoki yelped and clung to Masato for dear life. The blue-haired pianist pushed him off easily.

"Natsuki, you scared me!" Ittoki complained. Natsuki clapped his hands together and smiled brightly.

"But you looked cute, Ittoki-chan! ~" he exclaimed. The guitarist sighed in defeat. "Anyway, were you talking about Ren? Is he the one who is engaged?"

"Yes." Masato replied.

"Oh dear. But, if he gets married, he'll be expelled." Natsuki gasped. Masato and Ittoki nodded.

"That's why no one should know." Masato noted.

"You get it, Natsuki?" Ittoki spoke. "You can't tell anyone. Okay?"

"Count on me, Ittoki-chan!" Natsuki said with a smile. "I will not say a word."

"Toki-chan! Syo-chan! Cesshi-chan!" Natsuki yelled as he ran to the main hall, looking for his band mates. The three were sitting there, talking about something concerning STARISH. They stopped abruptly when Natsuki approached them, panting heavily.

"What is it, Natsuki?" Tokiya asked calmly. Natsuki looked up and took a deep breath.

"Ren is engaged!" he exclaimed. Cecil spit out the tea he was drinking, Syo chocked on his cookies and Tokiya dropped his book. They all looked at Natsuki with wide eyes.

"What?!" Syo exclaimed. "You've got to be kidding me!" Natsuki shook his head.

"No. It's true." He said. "He was hiding it. It was written in a letter he received." Tokiya stood up.

"Okay. Now, we cannot have any of the seniors find out. And of course, Tsukimiya-sensei, Hyuuga-sensei, and Shining cannot find out as well." He said. "Syo, Cecil, go inform Ittoki and Masato that they should keep it a secret. I and Natsuki will go look for Ren." The boys nodded and left to carry out the orders. Natsuki did not have time to think of how Tokiya found out Ittoki and Masato knew. What was important at that time was to find Ren.

Meanwhile, Masato was already looking for his friend. He searched everywhere. He asked Nanami to search through the girls' dorm too, so they would find him faster. The two did not leave a single room in the whole building. Ittoki, Syo and Cecil were searching outside. Night was falling, and they still couldn't find the saxophonist. Only Masato didn't stop. He kept looking for Ren everywhere again.

'Where could he be…?' Masato thought as he walked around the building, almost losing hope. Just as he was about to turn, he spotted Ren by the lake. Ren was standing there, eyes fixed on the starry sky. Masato could see melancholy and despair in the saxophonist's eyes.

"Ren…" He called out to him. Ren turned around to see Masato approaching him. He put his hands in his pockets and sighed.

"What do you want?' he asked. His tone was full of disappointment. Masato felt it. He put his hand on Ren's shoulder.

"Why didn't you tell us..?" asked the pianist.

"I…didn't want to bother you with my problems…" replied Ren. Masato gave his shoulder a light squeeze.

"Come on, let's go back…" the saxophonist nodded and followed Masato back to the dorms. As soon as they went in, they met a furious Syo and a very worried Ittoki.

"Where were you?!" the two exclaimed, putting their hands on their hips.

"Gomen…" Ren replied shortly.

"Never do that again, idiot!" Syo yelled angrily. "Jeez, we had to look for you everywhere…" then he kept muttering other random things.

"Did any of the seniors notice I was not here..?"

"…No..." Ittoki answered, putting his finger on his chin. "Strangely, I have not seen any of them today…"

"Yeah… I wonder why…" Cecil trailed off.

"Well," Nanami began. "It's almost past my bedtime. I need to go now." She said before returning to her room. Syo and Natsuki excused themselves and left, with Syo muttering something about being punished.

"Ren," Tokiya began. "Next time, don't hide anything from us…" Ren smiled inwardly and nodded.

"Hai." Tokiya and Ittoki left, leaving Masato and Ren alone. Masato was not planning to stay for long. He and Ren walked together to their room, hoping that Ranmaru was asleep so they wouldn't be scolded by him. Luckily, he was. They both got into their beds, trying not to make any noises. Ren laid back and stared at the ceiling, thinking again of the letter. There had to be something he could do about it, but he was too tired to think. He slowly fell to a dreamless sleep…

"Minna! Attention please!" Reiji called as to get the attention of the juniors. They were all half asleep, roughly awakened by their seniors. Syo and Cecil were already snoring, Natsuki was talking to his pillow, Ittoki was sucking on his finger, Tokiya and Masato were trying their best not to fall asleep again. Ren was the only one that was fully awake, but he didn't care much for what Reiji was going to say.

"They are not listening." Ai stated, keeping his stoic face all the way. Reiji sighed.

"It's no use." He said, looking over to Ranmaru. "Ran-Ran. Do something." The bassist got up from his seat.

"Listen, Idiots!" He yelled, causing Cecil, Ittoki, Syo and Natsuki to fall down. "Good…" He sat back down again. Reiji went on.

"Okay, I wanted to introduce you to a new guest." He said, smiling brightly. He stepped aside; a person with a masculine figure was standing behind him. They had long black hair and crimson eyes, and wore all black: Black shirt, black pants, black shoes, which further showed how pale the skin was. "Now, say hello to Mizashi Haruka! She applied as an idol and was accepted. She will be staying with us."

"That's a girl?!" They all exclaimed after a moment of silence. The new comer, Mizashi, flinched slightly at the loud voices. She bowed politely, smiling a little at them.

"Ohayou Gozaimasu." She greeted. Her voice was not feminine, but not masculine as well; a mix of both. It complimented her masculine appearance greatly.

"Now, be nice to her, everyone. We have work to do." Reiji said as he walked off with Camus, Ai and Ranmaru. Mizashi was soon surrounded by Ittoki, Natsuki, Syo, Cecil and Nanami, who arrived just as the seniors left. They, minus Nanami, flooded her with questions, but Mizashi couldn't reply to all of them at once. Her eyes fell on Ren, who was sitting with his arms behind his head. She approached him, causing him to open his eyes and look at her.

"Are you Jinguuji Ren?" She asked quietly, but with a monotonous voice.

"Yes." he replied shortly.

"Good. Nice to meet you, Jinguuji-san." She bowed. "I'm Mizashi Haruka, your fiancée."

To be continued...

Minna, I'm KuraiHaru17. This is my first time writing Utapri, so please feel free to point out any mistakes and faults. I would never get angry if you do that, in fact, I'd be more than happy.

KuraiHaru17