Hey guys, this fic is a bit spontaneous so just go with it coz it's a kind of strange idea…

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own anything from UtaPri no matter how much I wish I did… but I do own my OC and whatever crazy bull goes on in the rest of it apart from the various interchanges with the plot of course…

Chapter 1: Anonymous Idol

Aika awoke slowly, sighing deeply when she realized what day it was. Today was the day when she had to move to the Master Course, but she wasn't there to learn. According to Shining Saotome she was going because he thought that spending some time with other people would "help lift her spirits". Douche bag.

She got up and slowly dressed in her customary black jeans, black sweater, black boots and black cloak. She pulled up her head to cover her waist length white hair and wrapped her scarf around her mouth to hide her quite obviously feminine features. Her eyes weren't so much of a problem as she could always wear contacts, but today she really couldn't be bothered. Her eyes were strangely coloured, one bright, azure blue and the other a deep, sunlight-through-a-forest green. Most people thought they were fake anyway so she didn't even have to try.

She looked in the mirror to check that no giveaways could be seen before heading out. She had packed all her stuff up last night, not that there was much of it. Despite being on the Master Course she wouldn't be staying in the dorms with the other, instead she was staying in an outhouse specially prepared for her by Saotome, with blacked out one-way windows and all necessary facilities, including a private indoor swimming pool. How pampered she was.

As she walked she reflected on how weird her life was. Only 4 people in the entire world knew her identity. Herself, Saotome, Ringo and Hyuuga. Apart from that absolutely no one knew her name, what she looked like, her origins or even her gender. But she wasn't complaining, at least she was safe now, and Ringo and Hyuuga weren't such bad company. Then there was always the fact that now she could sing, play and compose to her heart's content. She wasn't a popular idol for nothing. Ringo said it was because people could envisage her anyway they wanted since she had no defining traits. Whatever. She just wanted the music.

Finally reaching the front of the outbuilding she chucked her bags in the door before flat-out sprinting to the main building so that she wouldn't be late. By the time she got to the door of the practice room Quartet Night were already singing, so she slipped into the shadows at the side of the room, completely unnoticed. She guessed the completely black outfit helped.

Poison Kiss ended and Saotome swooped out of the shadows, dragging her with him by her gloved hand to the surprise of the two boy bands and Haruka who hadn't realized her presence. She stood there motionless, meeting all of their gazes with her bright eyes and daring them to challenge her. Despite the initial shock they soon realized who she was. "The Anonymous Idol!" exclaimed the small blonde one that she knew was Kurusu Syo.

"Indeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddd!" agreed Saotome and she groaned inwardly at his annoying voice. "Nicknamed in the industry as Kalliope, since this idol does not have a name! But you may call your colleague Kal!" Huh, he didn't give away her gender at all…Nice one. She inclined her head slightly to the others by way of greeting, receiving smiles and greetings from the boys and a flustered bow from Haruka. Looked like they respected her a lot…More than a 16 year old could really ask for. Then again they didn't know that. She resisted the urge to laugh.

Saotome pulled one of his usual weird exits by swinging through the window yelling, leaving her alone with Starish, Haruka and Quartet Night, all looking at her with obvious curiosity. One by one they introduced themselves. First was the cheerful red head name Ittoki Otoya, he seemed like he was genuinely pleased to meet her, not a feeling she was used to.

Next was the one with darker blue hair, Ichinose Tokiya he said his name was. She already knew about his recent escapades as Hayato and how he was attempting a comeback as himself. She had been very curious about this one after Hyuuga and Ringo had told her about him so she met his gaze unflinchingly. He gazed right back and underneath the cover of her scarf her smile grew.

After Tokiya was Masato Hijirikawa, scion of the famous corporate family, the Hijirikawas. This was going to be interesting. He met her gaze with his intense blue eyes and didn't seem fazed. My, they're a brave bunch aren't they! Normally she intimidated people… Masato was followed by the renowned flirt, Ren Jinguji. She took one look at him and decided. Heartbreaker. Steer well clear. Though as he met her blue and green eyes a spark of vague recognition flashed. She knew why but she moved before he had time to think about it.

Ren was followed by the tall blonde, Natsuki Shinomiya. He hadn't stopped smiling since she walked into the room, and she was grateful for the change. As their eyes met she grinned at him beneath her scarf, even though he couldn't see it. Natsuki's short friend was the last of Starish, introducing himself as Kurusu Syo. He really was short; then again she couldn't talk being only 155cm herself. An issue that Hyuuga never failed to tease her about, especially with being so tall himself. Syo looked straight into her mismatched eyes with no delay, his straightforward nature immediately making itself obvious. She liked him already.

Onto Quartet Night. The first to step forward was the brunette, Reiji Kotobuki. He seemed like a really happy person and she liked him instantly as she had a feeling that he would make a good friend… Wait! What was she thinking! She couldn't get close to any of these people! Friends lead to discovery, and discovery leads to… No, that wasn't worth thinking about. Either way, the thought of someone seeing her face apart from the three she was closest to was sobering and she forced herself to tear her eyes away from Reiji's unfairly beautiful soft brown irises and perfect features. Why did all these people have such amazing looks?! It wasn't fair! Their kind smiles made her heart skip a beat.

Second of Quartet Night was Ranmaru Kurosaki, and he was no less heart-stoppingly perfect than the other boy band members. Like her he had mismatched eyes, one purple one grey, and he met hers bluntly, 'No softness here' they said. He would probably be harder to win over than the others, maybe a nice loud rock song would do it…How delicious, a challenge…

Back to the point, last Quartet Night member present was Mikaze Ai. Her first reaction was very simple. He was damn cute. Then again, in a way they all were. She smiled slightly as she took in his unblemished skin and gorgeous, deep cerulean eyes. She could drown in those if she wasn't careful.

Lastly, she turned to the only girl in the room. The girl bowed, flushing red as she introduced herself as Nanami Haruka. So this was the composer… Aika had a lot to teach her, so Saotome had told her, but the girl was still very gifted so she had heard. It would be fun to have a smart student, maybe the girl could enter her circle of most trusted. It will still be strange to teach someone only a year younger than her. Aika stepped back, taking them all in. May as well be friendly then she thought.

"Hello." was all she said, and she knew her voice was impossible to differentiate as male or female. It was the more than she normally said to anyone when in disguise, and they all knew it. She turned and walked towards the door, moving as gracefully as a panther. As she reached the door she inclined her head slightly to them before vanishing through the open gap like smoke. She heard the sound of the group running to the door to watch her go and she leaped out of the window much more silently than Saotome had done, landing easily on her feet and strolling back towards her outhouse. She would be back after lunch.