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"Abort?"

"That's right, Kuso. After you left, I found out a couple of weeks later that I was pregnant, with your child!" Runo snarled angrily, poking a finger at the brunette's chest.

Dan's face was one of horror, as Runo's words pierced through his heart like an arrow.

"I knew that there was no way you would be returning any time soon, and even if you did, there was no guarantee you'd even want the child. I didn't want the child to suffer, so I aborted it. For all I know, you probably even ran away in the first place because you knew that I would have a child!" Runo screamed, throwing her cap.

Dan felt his body tremble, as the pieces of the story began to match.
Dan could not believe what he had just heard.

"I've yet to get back at you, for leaving me behind all alone and to deal with the child myself! You're a jerk and I regret having loved you for six years! You wasted my life!" Runo cried out, twin rivers flowing down her cheeks. Without waiting for yet another answer, the blunette turned around, picked up her sandals and ran away.

"Runo, wait!" Dan yelled, turning around with his arm stretched out. However, the blunette did not stop.

Dan brought his hand to his side, clenching both fists tightly.

He needed to get Runo back.

"Dan? What are you doing here early in the morning?" Shun groaned, rubbing his eyes.

Dan stood outside Shun's room in Marucho's house, eyes reflecting pure seriousness.

Shun blinked once, before closing his eyes and pulling open his door for Dan to enter. Dan followed, and stopped in the middle of the room while Shun closed the door.

The ninja folded his arms as he waited for his friend to begin.

"You knew Runo was pregnant, didn't you?"

"..."

"Why didn't you tell me?! Aren't you my best friend?" Dan complained.

"Look at you right now, Dan Kuso, you're behaving like a girl, complaining. You're shirking your responsibility again. Is it my fault that I didn't tell you Runo was pregnant? For goodness' sake, Kuso, which guy doesn't know that a girl'd get pregnant after she has sex with a male?" Shun protested.

"I-" Dan began.

"I'm not done!" Shun yelled, slamming the wall. "Do you know how Runo was when she found out she was pregnant? She'd come to me and she had been trembling. I tried to convince her to abort, we all did, because we were convinced that you would run away again, like you always do!"

"I wouldn't..." Dan whispered, eyes trembling with horror.

"You would! How many times have you left Runo behind all alone? You left her behind when you went to rescue New Vestroia, you didn't even tell her when you were going to move to Bayview, or when you went to Neathia, and worse of all, you never repented and left her alone after your battle with Mechtavius Destroyer when she was pregnant!"

"I have my reasons!" Dan retorted.

"Then tell me!"

Dan took a step back, clearly taken aback.

"You don't have anything to say, do you?"

"I... I only thought of myself all this while..." Dan admitted through mumbles.

"We've all matured, Daniel, what about you?" Shun told the brunette seriously.

"I... I just want to make things right again..."

The raven haired male exhaled deeply, running a hand through his hair. Shun took a seat on his bed, arms folded.

"You still have feelings for her?"

"Yeah..."

An awkward silence hung between the two males.

"All I can say is, Dan, don't ever leave her behind again," Shun said.

Dan looked to his friend, smiling.

"Thanks, man."

Shun opened one eye and looked up at his friend.

"Now get out of my room."

"... So, you'll be recording a duet with him," Hikaru finished.

Runo straightened her body, placing her elbows on her lap and resting her chin on her palms.

"Haruto Yagami?" The idol finalised.

Hikaru nodded her head. "You know him, the handsome blue-eyed boy with the brown hair. He was in a photo shoot with you once, when you guys were advertising for-"

"Yes, Hikaru, I know," Runo half-laughed at her friend. "I have insomnia, not short-term memory."

The redhead blushed slightly.

"Well, Haruto-san will be here in a minute or two, and Kingston-san will be here to go through the song with you as well," Hikaru continued.

Runo nodded her head as she picked up the score from the table.

"Seems nice," Runo said with a small smile.

"It's going to be a hit, I can just feel it!" Hikaru squealed.

"Well, every song that Misaki-san has sung so far has definitely been a hit," a voice came from the door.

"Haruto-san!"

The male idol smiled cheerily. He gingerly shut the door behind him.

Dressed in a blue polo and a pair of grey pants, the idol took off his cap and took a seat beside Runo.

"Hello again, Misaki-san," Haruto grinned, holding out his hand.

"Haruto-san, forget the formalities. Just call me Runo," Runo giggled, shaking his hand.

"Alright then, then call me Haruto too," the brunette's smile was simply charming.

Hikaru watched in awe, her heart leaping as she watched the two idols together. They were simply charming together, the redhead thought to herself. They were the perfect couple in terms of looks, talents, characters... Haruto-san was definitely better than Dan Kuso!

"Hikaru?"

"Hai?" Hikaru hiccuped, having been snapped out of her thoughts.

The two idols laughed as the redhead hurriedly picked up the stack of paper she had dropped. Without hesitation, Haruto bent down to help the manager gather the papers as well.

"I was just saying that you should call me Haruto as well," Haruto smiled, handing over the papers to Hikaru, who instantly blushed.

"Hai, Haruto-san! I mean, Haruto!" Hikaru turned ever redder.

Runo half-smiled and frowned at her friend, shaking her head. She wondered just what her friend was thinking.

"Thank you, Mr Kingston," Both Runo and Haruto bowed to the man who gave them a little wave and exited the room.

Runo sighed. It had been a tiring day for her.

"How about tea?" Haruto smiled, holding out his hand to the female idol.

Runo shook her head with an apologetic smile. "Not today, I'm afraid. I have a party dinner to attend in three hours."

"You too?" Haruto's eyes widened in surprise.

"Are we attending the same party?" Runo giggled.

"Let me guess, Jake's birthday party?" Haruto raised an eyebrow with a grin.

"Yes!" Runo laughed.

Hikaru stood in a corner with a smirk on her face as she watched the two idols flirt with one another. At least to her, they seemed to be flirting.

Runo seemed genuinely happy, much to Hikaru's pleasure. The Japanese was certain that Runo would be happy with Haruto.

Hikaru just needed to come up with a plan.

"I can't believe Jake's actually famous now. And that he's the endorser of a sports brand!" Dan exclaimed.

The brunette pulled on a suit and tightened his red bow. Drago hopped onto his shoulder.

"Dan, I have something to tell you."

"Mmm... What is it?" Dan mumbled as he combed his hair.

"I'm going back to New Vestroia, for good."

"Okay... What?!" Dan yelled, freezing.

"I'm going back to-"

"I heard that, Drago! I mean. Why?"

"For a couple of reasons. New Vestroia is my home, and besides, your life seems a little too dramatic right now for me to play a role in."

Dan chewed his lip nervously. "Sorry, Drago, but it's just that-"

"It's okay, Daniel. I don't take it to heart. Anyway, I plan on returning tonight."

"So I guess this is goodbye," Dan said softly.

Drago nodded.

"Thanks for everything, buddy."

"You too. And make sure you get Runo back."

"You bet."

Drago's departure was pretty abrupt wasn't it? Well, for now I'm going to remove him from the story, because it's abit hard to let him play much of a role in a romance story. รถ

What do you guys think about Haruto Yagami? (: I was inspired by Valvrave the Liberator, whose main character was called Haruto as well. I just used the same name Haruto, that's all. What kind of role do you guys think he would play? I'm actually pretty eager to know heheh! Would Dan end up with a love rival?

With all the drama that has happened, do you think Dan still has a chance? Keep the reviews coming, and you'll see an update soon~ :D