HEY REVIEWERS! I'm really pumped for this chapter and I don't know why! I feel like this might be my best chapter yet but I'll leave that up to you guys. Also, I update in the middle of the night because that's when I have most time and when inspiration hits me so if you're a child of the night as well, expect updates from me every midnight or so.
So the winners of this chapter (or the next chapter, depending on how long this chapter will be) are: CECIL from STARISH and EIICHI from HEAVENS!
I got a lot of requests but I decided to do these two in particular because of the surprise in this chapter. I hope you guys like it.
Also! SPOILER! The moment between Haruka and Tomochika is supposed to be sisterly and a best friend moment. Not in THAT kind of way. I support LGBT but I have difficulties writing those kinds of things because I don't know how to. So yea.
Previously on Love Song Problems: We reached the dorm in silence and I rushed out as soon as the limo parked. I didn't wait for Camus-senpai and I ran in the dorms, passing by and ignoring STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT who greeted me.
I unlocked my door to my room and I slammed it shut once I got in. I sighed as I walked over to my bed. I started to undress before putting on some casual clothes. Once I finished dressing up and got all my make-up off, I laid on my bed and pulled the covers over my head.
NOW ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 9: Chance
~Haruka's POV~
I grumbled when I heard a knock on my door, "Haruka? Come on out. Shining-san had something he wanted to talk to you about."
"Who else is going?" I called out softly to Tomo-chan.
"You, STARISH, QUARTET NIGHT, Ringo-chan, and Ryuuya-san," I sighed when I realized I had no choice but to go.
I got out of bed and patted myself down to look more presentable and looked at my appearance. I smiled slightly before taking a deep breath and opening my door. Tomo-chan took one look at me before hugging me, "Did something go wrong with your date with Camus?"
I shook my head and lied, "No, I just got tired. I didn't get much sleep last night due to reasons. I'm sorry for worrying you Tomo-chan."
"If anything is wrong, Haruka. You can always come to me for help," she said with a small smile before she started pulling me towards the office of Shining.
She knocked on the door and before I could do anything, I was pushed inside and the door slammed shut behind me. I squealed and I bumped into Ichinose-san who wrapped his arm around my waist to keep me from falling.
I looked up at him and he stared down at me with a small smile on his face, "I-Ichinose-san.."
"You have to watch where you're going Nanami-san," he replied to me and I blushed slightly.
We stayed in that position for a while until I heard excessive coughing coming from different parts of the room. I looked around to see STARISH glaring at Ichinose-san, QUARTET NIGHT with their teeth bared towards Ichinose-san and I, and HEAVENS, surprisingly, with frowns on their faces. I let out a squeak as I let go of him before bowing, "Gomen Ichinose-san."
"It's fine Nanami-san," he stated with a smile on his face.
Shining suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood on his table. Raging also walked in but at a normal pace.
"Minnaaaa! I have a NEW NEW NEW rrrrrrrrrrrule!"
I looked away and sighed wondering what the new rule would be about.
"The new rule..IS THAT THERE ARE NO MORE RULES!" Shining screamed with a blinding smile.
"Na-Nani..?" I whispered softly and Shining said as he approached me, "The 'no love' rule has been lifted. I have realized that it was hindering and that most idols need a taste of falling in LOVE LOVE LOVE!"
I blushed as I realized what could happen now. Shining looked at me and said, "Misssssss Nana-mi! You are dismissed. I'm sure you are tired from your 'date' today."
I nodded before I quickly exited the room refusing to make eye contact with anyone, but I knew they were all staring at me. I slammed the door shut before running towards the piano room in hopes that playing will calm my rapidly beating heart. I sighed as I sat down on the plush seat in front of the piano and I opened the piano looking at the beautiful smooth black and white keys. I pressed a key softly and smiled as it played a note. I let my fingers hover over the keys before I started to play a lullaby my grandmother taught me.
I finished playing it and let out a small giggle, whispering to myself, "I really love playing the piano."
"Nanami.." I looked up quickly and my eyes made contact with blue-grey eyes.
I looked down and whispered, "Camus-senpai.."
I could hear his footsteps approach me and I flinched slightly when he got a bit too close. He whispered softly, "Nanami..I'm sorry about before..I..I got scared when you brought up Shining-san's no love rule that I.."
"It's fine Camus-senpai. I understand," I smiled up at him, "I'm sorry for running away from you."
Our eyes made contact again and Camus-senpai cupped my cheek in his hand. I brought my hand up to place it over his hand and he whispered, "I really love you Nanami. Will you be my girlfriend?"
"Gomenasai Camus-senpai..I can't accept anyone's feelings. I'm confused and I feel lost into what to do..I hope you understand. I'm sorry Camus-senpai," I mumbled softly as I stared into his now warm eyes.
"It's alright Nanami. Take all the time you need. I'll be waiting for you," he leaned down and placed a kiss on the crown of my head before leaving the room.
I was flushed a bit red before whispering to myself, "I'm so confused and scared. What should I do..?"
Tears gathered in my eyes and before I could stop them, they spilled out and I was left a sobbing mess. My feelings were all jumbled up and I didn't know what to do and how to feel about anything. I was just crying there for a few minutes before I pulled out my handkerchief and used it to wipe my tears away.
I just finished wiping away all my tears when the door opened forcefully. I looked up to see Tomo-chan panting and she looked frazzled. She took one look at me before running up to me and embracing me tightly.
"Are you okay Haruka? I heard about the uplifting of the no love rule. Will you be okay?" Tomo-chan asked me softly as she clung onto me, tightly.
"I think..I'm confused..there's so many guys who already..already confessed to me and I don't know what to do..I'm so scared Tomo-chan..I don't have the first clue about love and now I'm being forced into this mess," I cried out softly on her shoulder.
She pulled back and cupped my cheek saying, "Haruka, you don't have to accept them you know that right?"
"But I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings...I don't want to just ignore them after they poured their heart to me. That's just too cruel for me. I can never do that to them and ruin our friendship," I whispered as tears spilled out of my golden green eyes yet again.
Tomo-chan took my handkerchief from my clench palm and said as she wiped away my tears, "Now now Haruka, I'm sure they'll understand if you need space. They would do nothing to hurt you Haruka. You have a heart of pure gold, now smile for me."
I smiled and she smiled back saying, "There's the positive girl I know. Now come, I canceled all your dates for today so we, as best friends, can go on a date ourself."
I giggled and she took a hold of my hand and said, "Let's get you dressed up first."
She started pulling me to the "unofficial date" dressing room and threw some clothes at me. She, herself, picked out an outfit and we got dressed up.
I was dressed in a thin grey sweater with a black heart that was broken half way through and it looked baggy on my small frame yet I made it look cute. I matched it up with black tight jeans that looked like it had pockets in the front but was just a false alarm. I looked at the mirror before deciding to loosely tuck in the sweater in my jeans before slipping on grey low cut running shoes. I smiled at my appearance and thought I looked cute.
I looked back at Tomo-chan to see that she was dressed in a plain white t-shirt that was v-neck and was slightly lose on her and she threw a blue demin colored crop jacket over it. She matched it with a maroon-almost red tight jeans before slipping on white high rise running shoes.
"You look cute Tomo-chan," I exclaimed as I clapped my hands together.
"You look adorable too Haruka!" She grinned as she looked around for something.
She walked over to the rack full of accessories before slipping on a light brown-almost gold bracelet on her wrist and taking a pair of light brown sunglasses. She picked out a light grey knitted beanie and walked over to me before putting it comfortably on my head.
"There! Perfect, now let's go on our date," Tomo-chan exclaimed happily.
I giggled at her enthusiasm as she took a hold of my hand and we walked hand-in-hand, giggling on the way to the exit. I let go of Tomo-chan's hand and ran ahead of her, screaming to her to catch up. I turned the corner and bumped into someone. I was falling forward towards the person but they managed to catch me before I could bring us both tumbling down.
I looked at my hands that were pressed against a hard chest before I slowly looked up to stare into purple eyes rimmed with glasses.
I squeaked as I pulled back. I bowed slightly, stammering out, "Go-Gomenasai Eiichi-san! I wasn't watching where I was going."
"It's fine. I wouldn't mind if you fell for me Angel-chan. Good," Eiichi-san grinned at me, his glasses glinting as usual.
I blushed and before I could say anything, Tomo-chan ran up to me and said while panting, "For..someone who..was sickly before...you sure..run fast."
Tomo-chan looked at Eiichi-san before saying, "Let's go Haruka!"
"Hai! Please excuse us," I bowed once again towards Eiichi-san before Tomo-chan took a hold of my hand and started pulling me towards the exit.
Tomo-chan's transport was waiting for us at the exit and we got in. Tomo-chan requested they be taken to a quiet and remote cafe. I smiled at her decision for a quiet 'date' unlike my other ones.
We were chatting about a lot of stuff mostly about my previous dates when she gasped, "Wait! What?! Natsuki-kun kissed you?!"
I blushed and nodded. She took hold of both my hands and asked worriedly, "Was he your first kiss? Did he force himself on you?"
I shook my head and whispered, "No..he wasn't my first kiss. And I guess he kind of forced himself..but I didn't push him back either even though he gave me the opportunity to do it."
"He wasn't your first kiss?! Then who was?" I blushed a bright red before whispering, "Ya-Yamato-kun was my first kiss.."
"HYUGA YAMATO!? When?!" She screamed at me and I flinched slightly before blushing.
"It was on our date. We were riding in the 'Lover's Tunnel' and well..I was pointing out how pretty the fireflies looked when he lifted me to his lap and confessed to me. After that, he kissed me.." I was blushing a bright red as I recalled my first kiss.
Tomo-chan groaned and said, "Did anyone else kiss you..?"
"A-Ano..Camus-senpai kissed me on our date.." Tomo-chan could only stare at me blankly before she sighed.
"Is that why you were locked in your dorm before I called you?" I chuckled nervously as I nodded slowly.
She looked out the window with a sigh before exclaiming, "Oh! We're here. Come on. Come on. Let's go order."
She pulled me inside the store and I was surprised in how little people there were in the cafe. Tomo-chan walked up to the barista before placing her order and my own.
We walked over to a small table near the window and Tomo-chan said, "So what do you plan on doing with the guys that confessed to you?"
I looked down before whispering, "I don't know..I'm not ready for a relationship yet and I want to focus on my career but I know the boys will be expecting an answer from me.."
"I'm sure you'll think of something Haruka. You always find a way for the most difficult of situations," Tomo-chan reassured me softly as she patted my shoulder.
The barista walked up to us before placing our drinks and food in front of us. We thanked her for the meal before dug in. I lifted my coffee to my lips before taking a small sip. I smiled as the hot liquid slide down my throat and warmed my entire body.
"Tomo-chan? Who was supposed to be my date in the afternoon?" I asked curiously and she replied shortly.
"Cecil," I blinked and said, "Cecil-san?"
She nodded and said, "But I canceled all your dates today so we can spend time together and you can have time away from the boys."
I sweat dropped before nodding, "So I have to go out with Cecil-san tomorrow?"
"Not really..? You can go out with him as soon as we get to the dorms but I'm sure you'd want to rest," Tomo-chan replied softly.
I nodded as I picked up my fork and cut a piece of my strawberry cheesecake before eating it. I flushed happily as I chewed the cheesecake and Tomo-chan giggled, "You and your strawberries."
We continued chatting as we finished our desserts. We got up and left a tip before we left to go back to the dorms.
I sighed as Tomo-chan dropped me off for she had a job that she needed to do. She hugged me whispering to me softly, "Don't let those guys destroy your light okay?"
I nodded and smiled as I waved goodbye to her. I took a deep breath before walking up the stairs to the entrance. I opened the door and walked passed the lounge. I blinked in surprise to see STARISH, sleeping around.
Syo-kun was seated on the plush couch, his head tilted in an uncomfortable position and his hat on the verge of falling off his head. Shinomiya-san was on the floor, leaning against the black coffee table. His right leg was stretched out but his left leg was bent with one of his arms tossed on top of it. His head was bowed which looked kind of painful and he was snoring away peacefully.
Ittoki-kun and Ichinose-san were side by side leaning against each other on the opposite couch of Syo-kun. Ittoki-kun had his head against Ichinose-san's shoulder while Ichinose-san rested his head on top of Ittoki-kun's head.
Hijirikawa-san and Jinguji-san were at the window. They were sitting opposite of each other and their heads were pressed against the glass of the window. Hijirikawa-san hand his hands intertwined with each other as he had them placed on his stomach. Jinguji-san had his arms crossed over his chest as he slept peacefully.
Cecil was seated in the one person couch, his arms crossed on his stomach and his head craned a bit too uncomfortable.
I didn't notice QUARTET NIGHT and HEAVENS on the second floor staring down at me.
~THIRD PERSON VIEW~
Haruka giggled before she walked over to STARISH and arranged their stuff. She walked over to Syo and adjusted him slightly so that he wouldn't wake up with a stiff neck and she placed his hat on the table. She leaned down and kissed his forehead, whispering, "Sleep well Syo-kun."
Yamato, who was staring at the woman he loved, growled underneath his breath as he watched Haruka being affectionate with his rival. Ai had a frown on his face as he realized that Syo was getting affection even though he was asleep.
Haruka walked over to Tokiya and Otoya who were leaning against each other before she adjusted them to make sure they didn't wake up to each other's faces and to not embarrass themselves. She brushed Tokiya's hair aside affectionately before kissing the crown of his head softly, "You work too hard Ichinose-san."
She turned to face Otoya. She placed her hand softly against Otoya's cheek to prevent him from waking up and whispered, "I'm so proud of you Ittoki-kun."
She leaned over and kissed him softly on his right cheek before walking over to Natsuki who was leaning against the table, his head bowed as he snored softly.
Eiichi and Eiji had scowls on their faces when Haruka kissed their rivals, wishing it was them instead. Reiji, who usually had a smile on his face, now had his teeth bared as he growled at his lower class men who seemed to be the center of attention for Haruka.
Haruka bent down to be eye level with Natsuki and she brushed his hair away from his eyes. She smiled before taking away his glasses, not fearing if Satsuki will suddenly come out. She whispered softly for only Natsuki to hear, "Stay positive Shinomiya-san. You're doing great. Satsuki-san, please take care of Shinomiya-san."
Natsuki stirred slightly but didn't wake up. Haruka placed his glasses back on his face before kissing his left cheek softly. Ai, who was already in a bad mood from Haruka showing affection to Syo, grumbled underneath his breath at the affection Natsuki was receiving from the girl he loved. Nagi had a scowl on his adorably cute face as he was tempted to burst and yell at Haruka to stop showing affection towards his rivals.
Haruka got up before she approached Cecil who was seated on the one person couch. His neck craned uncomfortably so Haruka adjusted his head softly as to not wake him up. He stirred slightly before stopping. Haruka leaned over him before kissing his left temple, "You've been improving Cecil-san."
Camus stared blankly at Haruka as she kissed his junior, his fist clenched tightly. Shion had no expression on his face but both his fists were clenched tightly, his fingernails drawing blood from his palms.
Haruka walked over to the window where both Masato and Ren were. They were opposite of each other, their heads pressed against the glass. She first walked up to Masato and brushed his hair from his face and smiling softly, "Sweet dreams Hijirikawa-san."
She leaned over and kissed his right temple before she pulled back. Kira just stared blankly at Haruka. Ranmaru had a scowl on his pale face as he stared at the girl who managed to rock (A/N: Get it? Because he likes rock..okay I'll go now) his entire world.
She walked over to Ren who was sleeping with his arms crossed, his head pressed lightly on the glass. She brushed his hair behind his ear so that she can see his face better. She leaned over him and placed a kiss at the corner of his mouth. She pulled back before whispering as she cupped his cheek softly to not wake him up, "Do your best Jinguji-san."
Van glared at his sleeping arch nemesis while Ranmaru let out a small growl.
With that, she started to walk away but before she left, she turned back around and said even though she knew no one listening (or so she thought), "I love you minna-san."
She quickly ran out of sight and towards her room. After she left the room, STARISH started to wake up. They all stretched before looking around, surprised to see their stuff arranged properly.
"Was it just me or did I hear Nanami's voice just a few seconds ago?" Syo tilted his head, he took his hat off the table and asked yet again, "When did I remove my hat?"
"I think my Lady was here. I could of sworn I felt her lips on the corner of my lips," Ren whispered as he touched the place where Haruka kissed him with a smile on his handsome face.
"She was here," STARISH all looked up to see HEAVENS and QUARTET NIGHT glaring down at them.
Masato looked at them blankly before asking, "You've been watching her?"
"Who wouldn't watch the woman they were in love with?" Kira whispered softly but they heard him loud and clear.
Reiji whined, "Why did she kiss you guys?!"
"K-Ki-Kiss?" Otoya blushed before he pressed his hand against his right cheek, "That..that was real? I thought I was dreaming."
"Maybe..maybe I have a bigger chance of winning her heart!" Natsuki had a big grin on his face as he touched his left cheek, a bright red blush covering his face.
"Not if I make her fall in love with me first!" Nagi growled at Natsuki, who continued to beam down at the 13 year old.
Otoya had a smile on his face as he whispered to himself, "She..she kissed me."
"Don't get cocky Ittoki," Eiichi growled at his rival, "I'm going to make Angel-chan fall for me."
"Now now, let's do this fairly. Whoever manages to make Kouhai-chan fall in love with them, they win okay?" Reiji said calmly.
'Oh this is war,' All the boys in the room glared at the other.
~Haruka's POV~
I hummed as I walked towards my room to change then I was going to go check up on STARISH again and make sure they get their work done. I entered my room and shut it behind me. I walked towards my closet before choosing a very casual outfit. My outfit now consists of a pure white summer dress that reached the middle of my thighs. I threw on a olive green crop jacket with the sleeves only reaching until my elbows. I slipped on light brown sandals and I looked at my appearance.
I nodded at myself before walking out towards the lounge. I tilted my head to see STARISH, HEAVENS, and QUARTET NIGHT glaring at each other.
"Minna?" They all whipped their heads to look at me and Hijirikawa-san asked, "How long have you been there?"
"Just a few seconds ago. Have you finished with your work minna?" I smiled at them, not knowing I was melting their hearts.
Syo-kun nodded and said as he tilted his hat to cover one of his eyes, "Yea we have. Have you started on our project?"
A frown appeared on my face and I looked down before shaking my head, clutching my body close as I tried to stop myself from shaking, "Sorry minna-san. I'm still having difficulties."
"What's wrong Nanami-san..?" Ichinose-san approached me slowly and I flinched when I saw his hand about to touch me. He pulled his hand back, looking a bit upset that I flinched.
"I'm sorry Ichinose-san. I'm just..confused and scared. Please, excuse me," I muttered underneath my breath before leaving in a hurry, ignoring STARISH's calls for me to come back or to stay.
I ran blindly not caring where I was going until I bumped into someone. I fell down on my knees and tears appeared in my eyes before they spilled.
"Haruka-chan? Are you okay? Why are you crying?" I looked up to see a pink short haired man standing in front of me. I blinked up at him, confusion written on my face as I stared into his sky blue eyes.
"Who..? Who are you?" I asked quietly, my tears stopped.
The man looked confused before he smiled and said, "Oh. That's right. I forgot. You never saw me without my wig. Let me introduce myself again. I'm Tsukimiya Ringo-kun."
"Tsukimiya-sensei..?" I stared at him in shock and he chuckled as he held out his hand. I took it as he pulled me up.
"You never did see me without my wig. So? What do you think?" Tsukimiya-sensei twirled in place with a bright smile on his face.
I smiled at him before saying, "You look handsome Tsukimiya-sensei!"
A blush appeared on his cheeks and I tilted my head slightly. He said as he scratched the back of his head, "You..you think so?"
I nodded eagerly and his blush increased. Before I could say anything, he interrupted and said in a rush, "I need to go find my wig! I have a job and I need my wig! See you later Haruka-chan!"
With that he ran off with ungodly speed. I blinked as I was left in his dust before I shook my head slightly. I realized that I was near my dorm so I decided to get ready with the project for STARISH. I started walking towards my room, and opened my door before shutting it behind me. I walked over to my desk and opened my laptop. I took out some blank music sheets and picked up my pencil.
I sighed before whispering to myself, "Should I give them a chance..?"
I decided to leave that question unanswered in the mean time as I started on the project, projecting all my feelings about my last few dates into the music.
'Dearest Grandmother, I'm so confused about my feelings. I don't know if I should give them a chance..What should I do..?'
HEY REVIEWERS! I know you guys were expecting a date between someone but I didn't want to make it too long and I'm still unsure in what the date should be about. Next chapter will contain the date with Cecil and Eiichi. So if you have suggestions about date ideas then please feel free to message me or place it in the review section. I really appreciate your support and your suggestions.
I do hope you enjoyed the little affectionate moments between Haruka and STARISH. I did this to make up for the chapter not having a date. Also! Did you like seeing Ringo-kun without his wig? :)
I'm sorry if this chapter wasn't to your liking but I tried as hard as possible. I almost lost inspiration but I wanted to finish this chapter and this whole story. So your support is really helping me.
So that's that! READ AND REVIEW! Thank you for your support minna! See you next chapter!
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