She had put her stuff down upon entering the room, it was shortly after that that she went in search of the door to the secret passage. It was in the closet exactly like Eiji had told her. The descent of the staircase wasn't long, but she wasn't sure what she was going to find when she reached the end. Why would Eiichi tell her about this passage? More importantly why would Eiji know anything about it if this was Eiichi's secret. Her head hurt as she tried to understand the concept between the brothers. She had made sure to close the door so that she wasn't trapped in here. She wasn't sure what to expect after all.

She could see the last step surrounded in light. Well this was it she would see what was at the end of the staircase. She saw that Ichinose was setting on a bench under the moonlight. She was about to go back up the staircase when he looked up. She had been spotted, there was no turning back now. She saw something glitter in his eyes or perhaps it could be the moonlight reflecting off of Eiichi's glasses. Ichinose approached her, she didn't speak she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Angel, you look surprised to see me here." Wait, did Ichinose just say angel? She couldn't help but blink in confusion as she looked at who she thought was Ichinose. As she blinked she noticed that Ichinose's true self was revealed instead of Eiichi's true self.

"Eiichi-san?" She couldn't help but say his first name rather than his last this time.

"Why would I not be myself? I may be stuck in this body for now, but…"

She couldn't help but chew on her bottom lip as Eiichi paused in the middle of his sentence. He patted the spot next to him. She hesitated but approached the bench. Eiichi's appearance was back to normal, it had only blurred a little when she blinked before going back to 'normal'. "For some reason you look like your actually you again. That is why I was a little confused." She couldn't help the words that finally came.

It didn't make sense, why would the moonlight change things? She was a little shocked when Eiichi pulled her closer. "You were zoning out on me. Why did something come to your mind?" So she had zoned out, she didn't think she had zoned out for any amount of time. Maybe Eiichi just wanted an excuse to make her closer.

"I don't know anymore." She couldn't help but cuddle into Eiichi for some reason it felt right to be like this. "I thought I had it all figured out and now this new discovery with the moonlight. I blinked and I saw you in Ichinose's body, but the moment my eyes focused again you are normal again. I am also not even close to understanding how this 'curse' even started." Then it hit her that she hadn't asked any of the people who fainted what they saw before fainting.

She looked up towards Eiichi. "When you collapsed before what do you remember seeing?"

"Initially the purple sparks. I had a feeling my father had something to do with it or perhaps it was a malfunction of one of the special effects. Then I started to feel a little light headed and before I knew it I was falling. I could hear people crying out in panic as I fell but I couldn't see anything."

As she listened to Eiichi she thought of the words on the Word document, the God of Song. How did it all connect together? It had happened after Heavens had performed, no one in Quartet Night had been effected just those six.

"The purple sparks seems to be a common element, but I think there is more to it than that. Your mom gave me a hint by writing down something about the God of Song. That is one of the many things that has puzzled me. Does it mean anything to you?" She may as well ask if Eiichi knew anything about it, as Eiji didn't seem to know anything about it.

"Not really. Though it doesn't surprise me that my mother knows more about this." That was when Eiichi's words came to her mind, he had thought it was a special effect malfunction.

"Your special effects tell me more about them…"

"They aren't exactly dangerous or anything. They are top quality stuff though."

"They were different then last time."

"They were, what are you getting at Haruka?"

"The Uta Pri was different not because you only had the original members but because you used different effects. It was the same song each time though. When you say top quality stuff do you know the details of them?"

"Not really I just know it is was the best money could buy. My father said something about making a grand entrance. What are you thinking Haruka just come out and say it."

"Why would you mother write the God of Song as a hint for me? Were your special effects meant to hit people?"

"I'm not sure, my father wouldn't let anyone see what they would do. We were just told what they would do so that we could work out the performance."

"What about the Uta Pri?"

"We worked with them a little bit so everything was perfect."

"There is the difference. Why would he not want you to work with them the second time? I think your father angered the God of Song." The theory sounded bazar but so did anything having to deal with this whole situation. She had moved so she was no longer in his arms and was just looking at him. Eiichi gave her a look.

"I know it sounds completely out there but it just came to my mind. Cecil-kun was cursed before, I'm not sure of the details but it is the only other thing I have to work with."

"It is completely out there I give you that, but it is something. You think the effects did it? Though why would it effect anyone else?"

"I'm still trying to figure that much out. No one is the same age that got effected, you have similar pasts but they aren't the exact same. I've collapsed a few times before, but it was different than any of the other times. This is a mess."

"Have you made any progress on the song?" Eiichi was at least trying to stop her head from blowing up with a slight change of topic.

"Your mother thought it was a good idea that Eiji-kun help me. It is because of him that we have so much done. We were talking and then he started playing a song he had composed before that your father said wasn't good enough. Tomorrow we may be able to finish it."

"So Eiji is helping you? I don't know how I feel about that. You two are similar after all…"

"Eiji-kun is extremely nice, but I wouldn't say we have much to talk about beside music and well you. He knows now, but still…"

Eiichi had gotten closer to her again, "May I ask you a question? It is rather personal and I'll respect whatever answer you give me." She swallowed and nodded not trusting her voice again. Was this it? She could only imagine the question that Eiichi was going to ask.

"What will you do after everyone is switched back? Well I guess what I am really getting at is…"

"Do I like you?" She couldn't help the words from slipping out. Normally she was shy not blunt, but she couldn't help but say the words. Eiichi nodded. "I'm not exactly sure what I feel anymore. Your whole family has been asking me basically the same question. Except I have no clue what I feel about anything anymore. I know you have changed so much from before, and I do feel a lot closer to you. I just don't want to hurt anyone and I don't know what to do anymore."

"Angel I told you the choice is yours. You shouldn't worry about what they think. You should do what you feel is right in your heart. "

"My heart….?" So she was meant to try to find the answer in her heart. What if her heart provided her with the wrong answer?

"Exactly. I know you don't need any more complications but I want you to hear this. Over these past few days I have been thinking. I am going to come right out and say it I think I have fallen for you." She opened her mouth to speak but Eiichi's finger stopped her from speaking. "You don't have to say anything my sweet angel. I'll wait for you as long as I need to. I don't want you to feel like I am forcing you to choose."

Eiichi's words got to her, she couldn't believe the words. Sure Eiji had told her how Eiichi felt towards her but it all felt much more intense now. She couldn't stop her cheeks from heating up. "I'll need to choose one day and I know it. I'm eighteen I can't pretend like I am a child anymore because I'm not. I know I'll have to make a choice, a choice that will hurt so many people." She had been faced with all of this before when she was fifteen, years of playing with people hearts without meaning to, she knew she needed to choose soon.

"Don't force yourself to choose, you will know when it is time. I guess I should probably go back to that place. Goodnight Haruka." Eiichi was getting up.

"Why don't you stay a little longer? It feels like you just only got here. I like talking to you. "

Eiichi smiled at her. "Okay I'll stay but I'll have to be careful."

She couldn't help but smile. "I do have a question."

"Go ahead."

"Where did you go when they said you snuck off?"

"Mostly here then there was the one time. No that wasn't anything." She noticed that Eiichi sounded nervous.

"Eiichi you brought it up you have to say it now. Where did you go?"

"You won't like it."

"Just tell me."

"I went to see you. It was once and I couldn't sleep and I thought it was a good idea for some reason."

"So you actually did do that." She had gone bright red.

"Are you mad?"

"No I'm not mad, I just didn't expect that. Wait when did you do this?"

"I'm not sure how long ago it was, but you looked like you hadn't slept." Eiichi had chosen to look away from her and that was when it hit her.

"It was the night that I finished writing Starish's song for the Triple S. That wasn't that long ago at all. It is fine, I don't mind. Well it was still completely unexpected." She was stuttering to get her words out. She would have never thought that she would be having this conversation with Eiichi, Ichinose maybe but not Eiichi. Though it felt kind of right to be talking with Eiichi like this.

"So how do you usually write the songs?" Eiichi was trying to change the topic back to the song.

"Usually I don't write the lyrics, usually whoever is singing the song writes the lyrics. It is usually always a group effort. Usually before I compose a song I spend time with who I am writing it for. Eiji-kun and I are making a two part harmony for the six of you." She hadn't forgotten that she would have to start writing Heavens song to give to Eiichi's father.

"This song are we going to perform it live?"

"I'm not sure, if I knew when the curse broke before that would help. It could have been when they performed it for the first time for the president. If we try to repeat that we would have to have the president and your father around to listen. I don't think just having an audience of the other members would do. The other option would be to try to perform it at the Triple S."

"We will keep our options open."

She couldn't remember anything pass Eiichi's words about keeping their options open. She opened her eyes to see that she was in 'her' room. She must have fallen asleep, except she knew she hadn't been in the room. She could feel something beside her, she was a little shocked to see that Eiichi was softly still sleeping beside her. She tried not to move on the bed too much, she was afraid to wake Eiichi up. Her heart however was beating quickly when the reality set in.

"Good morning." She could hear the oddly soft voice followed by a yawn.

"Morning." She gave Eiichi a soft smile despite how fast her heart was beating.

"You ended up falling asleep on me, when I was carrying you back up here you ended up muttering you wanted me to stay. So I stayed, I couldn't bring myself to leave after all." Eiichi's words came out slightly fast considering he still looked half asleep. They weren't in the moonlight anymore so she saw Ichinose's body instead of Eiichi's this time.

"I'm so sorry I…" She couldn't think of anything to say beside I'm sorry to him. Her heart was pounding against her chest.

"Haruka it is completely fine, I didn't mind at all. "

"It was so sweet of you to stay with me. Thank you so much." She was making a fool out of herself.

That was when there was a small knock followed by the door opening. "Haruka-chan I…" Eiji was looking at her and Eiichi. Eiji stepped in and quickly closed the door behind him. "Nii-san what are you doing here?" Eiji's voice was soft.

"She wanted me to stay, I didn't do anything wrong." She noticed that there was a shaking tone to Eiichi's voice.

"Nii-san that isn't what I'm telling you about. I am… you need to leave before anyone else wakes up."

"No one ever comes up here, it would be more of a problem if I was in my current room with her instead of this one. Plus only you would come check on her like you did."

"You know I wake up before everyone else."

"Of course I know don't remind me."

They were acting like she assumed all brothers acted towards each other. The only experience she had with brothers interacting was with Ren and his brother. It wasn't anything like this of course.

"Angel I should probably be going. You know where I'll be." She was shocked as she felt the soft kiss on her hand. That made her heart flip.

"Thank you again" she got out.

Eiichi smiled but didn't say anything else as he disappeared into the secret passage.


** How was it? Was it too cheesy? I wanted Haruka to learn more about the reason for the curse when still having a moment between her and Eiichi. Overall I think the chapter turned out well. Coming in chapter 10: The song composition part is over but what kind of lyrics will be written for the song?

Until Next Time… **