Hey guys! I'm back! I've been so pumped to write this that I had to type it as soon as possible before I lost inspiration. I might make five chapters before I sleep. I'm just so PUMPED!
I hope you guys enjoy this new chapter.
"Hello~" - talking
'Hello~' - thinking/thoughts
"Hello~' - Japanese
"Hello~" - Lyrics
Now, on to the story!
Chapter 2: Advises gone wrong?!
Haruka's Point of View
I looked around the dorms for someone to ask help from when the perfect person walked by. I screamed out their name while I ran towards them, "Tsukimiya-sensei!"
He turned his head before turning his body towards me, his heels clicking against the floor. He flashed me a smile asking, "Yes Haruka-chan?"
I bent down slightly to catch my breath before standing up straight looking straight into Tsukimiya's bright blue eyes before exclaiming, "Tsukimiya-sensei! I need help!"
"What's the matter Haruka-chan that you need help from me?" He looked at me worriedly placing one finger against his chin.
I blushed slightly before asking, "Ne..Tsukimiya-sensei..Have you ever been in love?"
I saw he looked confused before I elaborated, "A-Ano..Shining-san asked me to write a melody full of love and..I don't know the first thing about loving someone of the opposite gender.."
He blinked at me before giggling cutely, "You're so cute Haruka-chan!"
I blushed even more at his compliment before he said seriously, "Haruka-chan, love is confusing..You can't force yourself to love someone and you can't force them to love you. Nothing can ever force love..they say love is a distraction..but for me..love is something that inspires you to do better. It's a common fact that love can make you do crazy things and you may look like an idiot if you fall in love with someone but for some reason..It doesn't affect you when someone tells that loving someone is wrong. Loving someone is never wrong."
I looked at him with awe written on my face before I looked down saying, "Ne Tsukimiya-sensei..are you in love with someone right now..?"
A blush appeared on his cheeks before he shook his head and said, "No. I'm not in love with someone currently."
I looked at him intently before nodding. I bowed low to him and said, "Arigatou Tsukimiya-sensei!"
With that, I ran towards the music room with the piano inside it. I turned the corner and bumped into someone. I gasped as I started to fall down but something stopped me from falling. I opened my eyes and looked at the person to see Kotobuki-senpai looking down at me worriedly. I blushed at how close our faces were. I stepped out of his grip and bowed my head saying, "Gomenasai Kotobuki-senpai!
He looked me over and asked softly, "Are you okay, Kouhai-chan? I didn't hurt you did I?"
I smiled softly before shaking my head, "I'm fine Kotobuki-senpai. I was in a rush. I didn't mean to bump into y..."
I suddenly got an idea before I asked determinedly, "Kotobuki-senpai? Do you have time? I want to ask you some questions."
He looked confused before replying, "No I'm not busy. What is it you want to ask me, Kouhai-chan?"
He winked at me and I blushed slightly, "I don't mean to be rude Kotobuki-senpai..Ano..?"
He leaned in slightly towards me and I looked up at him asking with a flame burning in my eyes, "What is love to you, Kotobuki-senpai?"
His eyes widened and his lips parted slightly. I tilted my head slightly at his shocked expression. He bowed his head so that I couldn't see his eyes and he asked softly, "Why are you asking...Kouhai-chan?"
I blushed slightly, fidgeting, "Ano..Shining-san asked me to compose a love song for STARISH..I've never been in love so I was going to ask advice from others so I know what love is.."
I took a step back when Kotobuki-senpai looked up and I saw the glint in his eyes. He took a step towards me and I took a step back. We continued this for a few seconds until my back was pressed against a wall. I was going to escape when Kotobuki-senpai placed both his arms beside my head, trapping me.
I looked up at him before blushing. His face was so close to mine that I could feel is hot breath against my face. He leaned towards me and I closed my eyes, preparing for whatever he was going to do. His breath fanned against my ear, tickling me slightly as he whispered huskily, "Love..Love for me is the feeling of my heart beating against my chest. Love is being happy with the person no matter how little time I have with them..Love, Kouhai-chan, is changing for the person you love no matter how absurd the thought is."
He pulled back slightly to gaze into my eyes before whispering, "Love for me...is being with you..Kouhai-chan."
With that, he leaned down and kissed my cheek softly.
I blushed brightly as he pulled back. He flashed a smile towards me and said, "Just kidding Kouhai-chan!"
I was still pressed against the wall as he started to walk away. I just continued to watch him as he walked away towards the mens' dorm. I slide down the wall, my face flushed and my heart beating like crazy.
"Na-Nani? What was that about? Did..Did he mean what he said..? Or was he just joking?"
~With Reiji~Third Person View
Reiji continued to walk towards the dressing room to meet up with the rest of Quartet Night. His heart was beating fast with every step he took, he felt like he was about to collapse. He roughly opened the door to the dressing room and saw his band mates staring at him. He walked stiffly towards his chair and sat down heavily. Ranmaru looked at him with a slight cock of his eye brow before he asked, "Okay. What's wrong Reiji?"
Reiji stared down at his hands that were on his lap and whispered, "N-Nothing. It's nothing. Were you guys doing anything when I wasn't here?"
Ai looked up from his book and said, "No. Not really."
Camus asked monotonously, "What's the matter with you Reiji? Usually you'd be very annoying and loud. Now you're so quiet."
Reiji's gaze started to glaze over and his band mates looked confused at his blank stare. Suddenly Reiji screamed and jumped from his seat. Quartet Night stared blankly at him and Reiji blushed saying, "I..I lost control. Oh god! This is horrible! Nothing will be the same between us anymore!"
Ranmaru sighed before asking, "Who are you even talking about? And more importantly, what happened that made you like this?"
Reiji placed his head in his hands before whispering, "I screwed up. I screwed up any chances I may have had with her!"
Ai asked, "Her?"
Reiji screamed, "When she asked that question, I just couldn't control myself! I snapped and now things are going to be awkward between her and I."
Camus sighed, "Stop your endless yapping. Who is she?"
Reiji screamed, "Nanami Haruka-chan! I messed up! She asked me a question and then I snapped. I pinned her against a wall and started acting flirty! I kissed her cheek! She looked so scared. I don't know what to do anymore! I messed everything up!"
Ai looked away as thoughts filled his head, 'He kissed her?! Wait..Why am I feeling like this? How am I feeling like this? I'm not supposed to be able to feel like this...'
Ai stood up suddenly and all eyes went on him. He looked at them and said, "I can't stand his annoying screams. I'm going to talk a walk."
Without waiting for a reply, Ai strode towards the door before opening it then shutting it with a snap.
He placed his hands in his pockets before walking to go to the music room.
~With Haruka~Haruka's POV
I took a deep breath as I stood up from my spot against the wall. My heart was still pounding against my chest and I took a few calming breaths before walking towards the music room, my face flushed a bright red. His words kept ringing in my head and I could swear I could still feel his breath against my ear. I entered the piano room and staggered towards the piano, sitting softly against the chair. I opened the piano before playing the song I specifically made for Kotobuki-senpai. My face flushed more when I progressed with playing the melody, remembering what happened when he finished the song and what happened just a few minutes ago.
I didn't even notice someone entered until I finished playing and my face was pure red. I let out a squeal when I heard a voice call out, "Is that the song you made for Reiji?"
I looked up to see Mikaze-senpai staring down at me. I nodded saying, "Hai. I don't know what compelled me to play it but..but I just wanted to play it again."
Mikaze-senpai stared at me intently before saying, "Can you play the song you made for me?"
I looked shocked before nodding. I started playing his song and he sang along with it beautifully. I ended the song and I looked up at him. His face was flushed slightly and I was left wondering what was going on through his head. He looked away with a tint of pink on his cheeks before saying, "Is something the matter Haruka?"
I looked away before saying, "Actually..I need your help. If you don't mind me asking Mikaze-senpai?"
He looked towards me and now that I look straight at his eyes, I realized that I could see the faint lines of codes and words crossing his eyes. I smiled before asking shyly, "Ne Mikaze-senpai..what is love?"
He tilted his head at me before saying, "According to my data, love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person."
I looked dumbfounded before giggling, "Not like that Mikaze-senpai. I mean, to you. What is love to you? Not to your data."
He looked confused before thinking, "Well, I heard that love is blind and makes people act stupid when they're with the one they love the most. Love is that feeling in your chest when you see them."
I smiled at him before asking him as I looked at the piano keys my fingers were hovering above, "Mikaze-senpai..are you in love with someone?"
It was quiet and I was confused and I looked up to see Mikaze-senpai looking at me intently with a blush on his face. I blushed too seeing him blush and he coughed saying, "I..may or may not be in love with someone. I don't know what love is so I'm not entirely sure if I'm in love with her.."
"She must be a very lucky girl if she can make a robot gain her affection," I said jokingly.
He looked down at his feet before saying with a hint of a smile on his face, "Yea..she is."
We stood together in comfortable silence. He broke the silence a few minutes later saying, "Haruka."
"Hai Mikaze-senpai?"
He looked away his face red saying, "Please, call me Ai-kun."
I tilted my head and said, "Ai..?"
He shook his head and I smiled saying, "Ai-kun."
He gave me a smile and said, "I hope I helped you Haruka."
"Haruka-chan..call me Haruka-chan. It's only fair."
He nodded and he approached me slowly. He took my hand in his before placing a small kiss on top of it whispering, "I'll see you later..Haruka-chan."
I blushed when his lips pressed against my hand. He left go off my hand before he started to walk out.
I took a calming breath before standing up and walking outside. I needed to get fresh air. I stepped outside and I watched the sky being colored orange and yellow by the setting sun. I sat at the ledge of a stone wall when I heard someone walking. I looked up to see Kurosaki-senpai walking my way. I tilted my head before calling out, "Kurosaki-senpai!"
He opened his eyes slowly. Our eyes met and I saw the corner of his mouth twitch upwards and he walked to me a little faster than he did before. He stood beside me and I smiled up at him, "Kurosaki-senpai, are you busy?"
He shook his head as he sat down beside me. I asked him softly as I stared at the sun that was going down the horizon, "Kurosaki-senpai, have you ever been in love?"
It was quiet and I was tempted to look at him but I resisted so I can hear his voice instead.
"H-Hai..I've been in love before." I could hear the blush on his face.
"What was it like? How did it feel for you?" I asked with a curious tone in my voice.
"..It was nice. I felt happy. Like nothing bad could happen and if something bad did happen then, at least I can face it with them no matter how difficult it was. Being in love is like being warm all over and not knowing why. It's smiling out of no where because you were thinking of them. Love is facing everything with them by your side. Love is being hurt by them but never blaming them for the hurt and the pain. Love is bearing with the pain no matter how much it hurts and forgiving them even if you didn't do anything wrong."
I looked surprised before whipping my head to face him. A blush grew on my face when I realized he has been staring at me the whole time at me. I don't think he realized that he's been staring at me but I saw a small blush on his face. He shook his head and said, "Yea..That's what love is to me. Do you mind why you're asking?"
I looked away and said as I stared at my lap, "Shining-san asked me to compose a love song for STARISH but embarrassingly, I've been in love with the opposite gender. I know of family and platonic love but I don't have the slightest clue about love directed at the opposite gender."
Kurosaki-senpai smiled before saying, "Don't worry. I'm sure something will come to you. You're an amazing composer Haruka. No one can deny it. Not even Camus."
I giggled and said as I stared at the darkening sky, "Arigatou Kurosaki-senpai.."
He stood up and walked in front of me. I tilted my head confused as I stared at him. He looked a bit flushed and he said, "Haruka..what do you think is love?"
"Love? A-Ano..From the information I gathered from other people, love for the opposite gender is being happy for them even if they love someone else. It's watching them from a distance with their loved one even when you that that person will never be you. That's what I got from Tsukimiya-sensei.."
My face turned a bright red when I remembered what Kotobuki-senpai did.
"F-From Kotobuki-senpai, he showed me that love is being passionate to the person you want to be with. He showed me that love is wanting to be with the person all the time even if you know that they would never notice your feelings for them..He told me, that love is changing for the person you love." I whispered softly with a small smile on my face as I stared at my lap.
I closed my eyes and I just listened to what was surrounding me. Suddenly I felt a finger underneath my chin that tilted my head up. I opened my eyes and let out a small gasp when I saw that Kurosaki-senpai was a few inches away from my face.
He whispered huskily as I saw his different colored eyes darken, "Haruka..What did Reiji do to you?"
"No-Nothing Kurosaki-senpai! He did nothing!" I blushed as I continued to stare at his lovely eyes.
He leaned in closer towards me and breathed out softly, "Are you sure..? He didn't do anything..that would make it awkward between you two?"
My face started to feel very warm as he continued to lean towards me. I shut my eyes tightly as I felt his chapped lips against the crown of my head. He whispered into my hair, "Haruka..I love you..I don't know why I feel this and I don't know why it's you. But whenever I'm around you, my heart beats like crazy and my thoughts get jumbled up. All I know is that whenever another guy besides me is around you, I get super jealous..especially when you're around STARISH."
I blushed at his closeness towards me. Suddenly he backed up really fast and he covered his mouth with his hand. I saw a slight red tint on his cheeks and he said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything I said. I just..Umm."
I smiled at him and said, "It's okay Kurosaki-senpai. Maybe you got carried away thinking I was another girl. No harm done. Nothing will be awkward around us."
He nodded and started to walk away when I called out, "Ano! Kurosaki-senpai?"
He stopped in his tracks and I called out to him, "Tell Kotobuki-senpai that nothing will change between the both of us. I'm sure he was just being his usual flirty self."
I saw him nod his head slightly before quickening his pace.
I stood up from my place against the stone wall before walking off the opposite side that Kurosaki-senpai walked. I looked up at the sky, my eyes glittering with the stars in the sky.
"Commoner! What are you doing out here?" A deep voice called out.
I turned around quickly causing my hair to whip my face harshly. I pushed my hair behind my ear and looked up to see Camus-senpai staring down at me with cold eyes. I flinched slightly before stuttering out, "A-Ano..Nothing, Camus-senpai."
He continued to stare at me intensely before asking roughly, "What did you do to Reiji, girl?"
I raised my eyebrow at him before whispering softly, "Nothing. Why do you ask Camus-senpai?"
"Until now, Reiji hasn't stopped blushing and stopped screaming like a mad man about things being awkward between her. He gave us your name so I got curious about what could possibly render him speechless," Camus-senpai's eyes pierced my very soul.
I blushed before saying, "It's nothing Camus-senpai. I just asked him something and he answered me in a very...unnecessary way. I guess he thought it was too much and got embarrassed after he left or that he left guilty about how it turned out."
He nodded and turned around to walk back to the dorm. I screamed to him, "Camus-senpai! If it's no problem, can I ask you something?"
He stopped before tilting his head to look towards me asking, "What is it that you could bother me, peasant?"
I looked down towards the pavement before whispering, "Camus-senpai.."
"Have you ever been in love?!" I exclaimed not realizing how loud I was.
When I blinked, Camus-senpai was in front of me. I backed up at his sudden appearance in front of me. I looked away, my face flushed as his ice blue eyes started to turn to a molten silver color.
"Why are you asking girl?"
"A-Ano. Shining-san asked me to write a love song..and I've never been in love before. I'm trying to gather information based on other people's experience so that it can help me but so far, I haven't had much progress coming up with a melody full of love." I whispered quietly as I bowed my head, my hair falling out of place.
I felt fingers push my hair back into place and a hand cupping my cheek. I looked up and whispered, "Ca-Camus-senpai.."
"Girl, you shouldn't ask any guy a question like that. Especially if that guy may or may not have feelings for you."
I blushed and asked, "Na-Nani..? Camus-senpai?"
He whispered, "Nanami, love is being close with the one you love. It's being happy with them being close to you even if you know they don't belong to you. Love, for me Nanami, is showing that part of yourself underneath that you show to no one except for that special someone."
He leaned down and placed his warm smooth lips against my forehead. My face started to feel flushed and he pulled back before turning around and walking away. I just stared after him, my face still flushed a bright red as the wind blew against me softly lifting my hair around me.
'Dear Grandmother, the strangest things happened to me today..'
HEY GUYSSSSSSS! I made it as long as possible. I wanted to continue but I thought it was appropriate to continue it in the next chapter! So that's that!
I hope you enjoyed the chapter. See you next time!
