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diamond heart 82: That's a pretty wild guess, but I guess you'll know when you further read on! This is a pretty short and minor chapter, but moving on, the story's gonna get a whole lot more dramatic, I'm sure you'll enjoy it later on. (;


"What, is, this!" Hikaru hollered, throwing the newspaper on the desk before Runo, who was running her hands through her hair as she bit her lip nervously.

"I was careless, okay?"

"You think saying that now will help you? Runo, you worked so hard for this reputation, and this has just let it gone down the drain!"

"Dan is famous too, what's wrong with that?" Runo argued.

"You're breaking the hearts of fans of you and Haruto, the fangirls of Dan Kuso, and your own fanboys, that's what!" Hikaru screamed, hopping up and down madly.

"Like dating Haruto would make a difference," Runo muttered under her breath.

"What was that?" Hikaru asked, glaring at the blunette.

"Nothing," Runo answered coldly. The blunette folded her arms. "And what do you want me to do now?"

Hikaru looked down at the article, which showed a picture of Dan kissing Runo on the head from the previous day. Gliding her finger across the article, she stopped it on Dan's face, and balled the paper, ruining the image of Dan's face.

"Break up."

"What? No! You know what, I think that the best solution would be to leave it. I'm not the first idol who's encountered such a problem. The other idols have survived such problems too," Runo protested, getting up on her feet.

"You are not doing that," Hikaru hissed.

"Know what, Hikaru, I still trust my own instincts," Runo hissed back, before marching out of the room.


"Oh my gosh! You two are back together again!"

Runo immediately covered her ears as soon as she heard her friend's shrill voice.

"And Runo Misaki! Just what kind of a BFF are you? We haven't gone out for so long or even text or call!" Julie hollered, throwing her hands up in the air.

As her best friend continued to ramble on, Runo made a bored look, hands not removed from her ears, while Dan simply smiled.

"It's nice to have you back, Runo," Alice smiled sweetly after putting down her cup of tea.

Runo beamed, rushing forward to hug the Russian beauty. Alice returned the hug, while Julie hopped up and down madly.

"What kind of BFF are you too, Alice? You're stealing Runo from me!"

"Shut up, Makimoto, just come here," Runo rolled her eyes, pulling Julie into the hug with Alice.

Everyone else in the room at Marucho's place smiled at the sight of the three original female Brawlers reunited. Moments later, they finally let go, and Dan joined Runo on the comforter.

"Together again!" Marucho said cheerily.

"Master Runo, you look prettier!" Baron gushed, causing Runo to laugh.

"Why, thank you, Baron!"

Dan narrowed his eyes at the pink haired Vestal, shooting him a warning look. Instead, Baron grinned back, amused by the top Brawler's one weakness - his girlfriend.

"Anyway, you two were on the papers today, do you know?" Mira asked.

Runo nodded her head. "And I got an earful from Hikaru."

Dan turned to look at his girlfriend in surprise. "You never told me that."

Runo shrugged. "I figured you've had enough in your hands."

Dan shot Runo a disapproving look, sighing before wrapping an arm around the blunette's waist and pulling her closer. Runo looked up at the brunette and managed a small smile. She knew he was trying to tell her that he would be there for her still.

"So what do you plan to do now?" Julie asked worriedly. "I'm surprised you weren't haunted by the paparazzi on your way here."

"Thanks to Kato and Marucho," Runo smiled gratefully at her blonde friend, who beamed back. "Marucho had Kato drive Dan and I here, so the paparazzi couldn't follow us."

"My pleasure, Miss Runo," Kato entered the room with a tray full of treats and another with some tea.

Runo thankfully received some tea, while Dan's eyes shone at the sight of the treats, immediately rushing forward to help Kato with the tray of treats.

"Truthfully, I don't know what to do for now," Runo frowned slightly.

"I think that you should talk to the paparazzi, and tell them the truth," Alice suggested.

"No way! Her fans will be gone then!" Julie argued.

"I don't think Runo's fans like her for being single," Shun said coolly.

"But Julie has a point, knowing that your idol is with some other guy is like wrecking the dream of all the fanboys," Baron added.

"But Dan's famous too, and even before that everyone else knew that he had been with Runo before," Ace continued.

While the Brawlers continued their heated discussion, Runo looked at Dan, who was busy munching on the snacks. Dan, realising that Runo's gaze was on him, stopped, gulping down the last of the treat.

"Is something wrong?"

Runo looked up at the brunette worriedly. "I know Hikaru's worried about me, and I really appreciate it, but I don't know how to make her accept you and us."

Dan smiled, holding onto Runo's hands. The brunette brought them to his lips, planting a kiss on them, before running his left hand through her hair.

"It's alright, Runo, no matter what happens, I'll stand by you, I promise."

Runo beamed, nodding her head before leaning in for a hug.

"Runo! Dan! We finally... got it..." Julie's voice trailed away at seeing the couple enveloped in a hug. "Ooh, that's sweet."

Dan and Runo immediately blushed, backing away from each other. Dan folded his arms, whistling while Runo brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, before looking up at the Australian.

"So, what have you guys come up with?" The blunette asked quickly.

"Oh yes! As I was saying, I'm a reporter too, aren't I!" Julie giggled.

"A pretty unprofessional one," Runo teased.

"Hey!" Julie protested, only to be pulled back by Marucho.

"Let me explain instead," the petite blonde cut in. "It'd be easier if you confess the truth, after all, your fans would have known about your past with Dan, and it wouldn't have made much of a difference. Julie can be the one to report on this matter instead so that you would be prepared for the questions that would be asked."

"And my company would benefit as the only company doing a report on the famous Runo Misaki!" Julie squealed, posing with a victory sign.

"It sounds pretty simple, but actually feasible and reasonable," Runo nodded her head with a smile. "Thanks, guys."

While the others grinned back at the idol, the brunette beside the idol scratched his head.

"Someone tell me what feasible means?"


Well, that's chapter 9 for you. I really hope I can hit thirty reviews before chapter 10. I'm awfully superficial and driven by reviews. But then again, which author wouldn't want to have lots of reviews for their stories? I'm currently working on a new story and ready to post the first chapter of it anytime. I promise you it's much better than The Way of an Idol - I had so much fun working on the story! ^^ I've been trying to include a couple of laughs here and there and well. It's just been fun for me and I'm sure it'll be for you too, author's swear.

Oh well, unless I can hit thirty reviews before chapter 10 I won't be posting anything for two weeks since my exams are resuming. So I hope that I'll continue to receive lots of love for The Way of an Idol, and I can publish the new story too. Then you'd see two updates from me for two stories (YAY). Okay bye~