Title: Confessions Better Given to a Wall
Series: Uta No Prince-Sama
Summary: When Haruka is finally allowed a chance to confess her feelings to the boys, each of them reveals that they are unable to reciprocate.
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Romance/Humour
Pairings: Haruka/No One; Other
Disclaimer: This is being written for the sheer enjoyment of writing, I make no profit other than fan's enjoyment of it.
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The school was almost empty, with those having failed the exams long gone, and those having passed deciding on whether or not they were going to stay for another year, or whether they were giving up on it.
Haruka was just finishing packing up her things, getting ready to travel with her band… but her heart had been calling out to her, showing her visions of all the boys she'd met this year. Though romance had always been forbidden, now that they were out of school, did that mean…?
As she finished packing her last few things, she heard a knock on the door.
Opening it, she saw Syo step into the room, his hat tilted as always and a small smile on his face. His eyes were actually peaceful, like he was happy, and she felt her heart skip a beat.
"Kurusu-kun!" she greeted awkwardly, not sure how to approach this whole dilemma she was having.
"Haruka-chan… hey, I just came to see if you needed any help, but you look like you're doing pretty okay," he said with a small wave.
"Ah, yes… but, Kuru… that is, Syo-kun, I was just…" how was it that she didn't have a clue how to approach this? All of them had stated more than once that they were interested in her, and they'd done it so easily, but now… when it actually mattered?
"Yeah?" Syo asked, stepping into the room and sitting on her bed casually, leaning against her bed frame and giving her a warm, encouraging smile.
"D-do you have a girlfriend, Syo-kun?" she started with, blushing crimson as she did so.
Syo jerked off the bed, his own face turning red in answer. "Ah… well…" Syo stammered worthlessly.
"Oh!" Haruka felt her stomach bottom out. He did! He did and he just hadn't said anything about it!
"That is… not exactly…" Syo mumbled, his face turning even 'more' red if that was possible.
"SYO-CHAN!" someone shouted as they dashed into the room. "I CAME TO HEEEEELP!"
Natsuki burst into the room in a whirlwind of motion, grabbing Syo and spinning him cheerfully.
"ACK!" Syo flailed, knocking off Natsuki's glasses in the process.
"EEP!" Haruka squealed, racing forward to grab the glasses, but Syo stopped her.
Looking up in confusion, her face blanched as she saw Syo standing once more, his body encircled by Satsuki's arms, the peaceful look on his face returned once more.
"I… I don't have a girlfriend, Haruka…" Syo explained carefully, and Haruka couldn't help it as her jaw dropped.
"And you would never for fear of your life, right, midget?" Satsuki hissed 'just' loud enough for Haruka to hear.
"Don't call me midget!" Syo bitched, his face dashed with red once more.
"He's taken," Satsuki declared, viciously pulling Syo against his body, which caused the much-smaller boy to let out a very girlish squeak and very nearly drop the glasses again.
"Ah…" Haruka gasped, not really sure what to think of the new development and feeling a little embarrassed that she'd attempted to talk to him in the first place.
"Shut up, you," Syo muttered, turning around and reaching up to put the glasses on Satsuki's face.
Satsuki grabbed Syo's hand for a second, pushing it away so he could pull Syo's face to his own with a breath-stealing kiss, before allowing Syo to replace the glasses.
"Ah, Syo-chaaaaan!" Natsuki cheered, spinning Syo again. "It looks like Haru-chan is already finished packing. We should go see if Ren-sama and Masato-sama are finished!"
"Yeah," Syo said, casting Haruka an apologetic glance before leading his roommate from the room.
Haruka felt tears sting her eyes for a second, feeling rejection heavy in her heart, despite the fact that nothing of the sort had actually happened. He hadn't rejected her… he'd just… already been involved.
Sighing, she started moving her things out to the hallway for the staff to help her carry to the car.
"Ah, Haruka!" Otoya said, waving cheerfully as he saw her. He grabbed her and spun her around like Natsuki had done to Syo mere moments ago.
"Ittoki-kun! You're in a good mood," she said, a smile on her face and relief in her heart. Well… maybe Syo was already taken, but Otoya had been waiting for her since their first project. He would definitely make a great boyfriend!
"She said yes, Haruka!" Otoya ranted in his excitement.
"She… yes…?" Haruka asked in confusion, her face twisting and her stomach bottoming out for the second time in ten minutes.
"Yeah, that girl, the one from the concert? The one from the other band who'd graduated a few years ago! AAAAH! I can't believe she said yes! Where should I take her for our first date?" Otoya continued, stars in his eyes and a bounce in his step. "OH! But wait, I came down here to see if you needed any help with your things!"
"Oh… I'm… fine," Haruka said, attempting to ignore the tears she could tell were in her voice.
"Are you okay?" Otoya asked, a nervous pinch to his eyes.
"Ah, no, I'm fine!" Haruka waved, attempting to shove off his concern.
"Are you sure?" he queried further, gazing at her speculatively.
"Otoya, are you harassing the Little Lamb?" Ren asked as he revealed himself coming down the nearest flight of stairs.
"I… hope not," Otoya answered with no confidence, the concern in his eyes only making Haruka more upset.
"I'm… I'm fine!" Haruka protested, attempting to hold back her disappointment. Even though Syo hadn't really been her first choice, even though he'd only been the first one… and Otoya… he'd been nothing but wonderful to her from the start. Oh, how she 'wished' it would have been him… but Ren…?
"If you've broken her heart, I may have to destroy you for it," Ren warned, and Otoya stepped back with alarm, waving his hands and protesting innocence.
"No, no! I mean, I have a girlfriend, that one from the concert? Yeah, I think I saw you going off with the lead singer, right?" Otoya stated. "Are you two dating now, too?"
"Your eyes did not deceive you," Ren shrugged. "But commitment has never been a friend of mine."
"And that would never change?" Haruka asked softly, feeling her hope for that relationship being dashed as well.
"None but the wildest of roses may tame me, I'm afraid," Ren stated. "Now come, let's remove you from the lady's presence. "
Ren snatched hold of Otoya's arm and dragged him off, giving Haruka a half-wave as they departed, discussing the girls from that other band avidly.
It took another five minutes or so, but Haruka managed to get all her things shoved into the hallway. The time granted her a clearer head to think about the last two boys in her group that were still available and she took a deep breath.
Walking towards the boy's dorms, she veered off to Masato's first, somehow knowing in her heart that he wanted her, loved her.
"Ren!" Masato's voice echoed from the room.
"Yes, my rose?" Ren asked with a lilt to his tone, and Haruka took a deep breath, stopping in her movements with wide eyes.
"REN!" Masato called out, his composure obviously broken and his tone warbling with passion. She'd never heard him sound like that, and it brought a blush to her crushed face instantly.
"Yes… keep calling my name, and I'll keep answering your beckons," Ren said, his purring tone carrying down the hallway, making Haruka instantly uncomfortable.
Turning away, she dashed in an alternate direction, not pausing until she couldn't hear Masato's cries anymore. Touching her cheeks, she prayed that the blush would die down.
"Oh, goodness…" she whispered, not believing that this was happening. Along with her heartsickness, there was the oddest… giddiness within her. "Well… they're… very handsome men, and…"
"Haruka!" the last of her potential suitors called out to her, and Haruka jerked up in surprise, blushing redder upon seeing him.
Was Tokiya… with one of them as well? Oh… goodness…
"Tokiya?" she decided to be blunt, right now, while her embarrassment would allow it. "Are you attracted to women?"
"Pardon?" Tokiya asked, his eyes wide and a blush rising to his own cheeks as well.
"Well?" she prodded, knowing that her face must have looked like a fire hydrant.
"Uh… are you asking me out?" he asked, squirming painfully awkwardly.
"Are you gay, Tokiya?" she demanded, her blush fading just slightly in the face of her newfound confidence.
"Well... I suppose that I find men more attractive than women," Tokiya admitted sheepishly.
"Do you have a video camera?" Haruka asked, eyes sparkling.
"Pardon?" Tokiya stammered as Haruka grabbed his arm, the devil in her movements.
Perhaps Ren was onto something when he talked about her Soulless Eyes… unfortunately, Tokiya was about to find out.
