"Wow! Were the children very happy? I don't remember the last time that you looked as if you're relaxed!", said Otoya when his friend returned from his trip.
"I honestly don't understand how you can notice that", said Ren, "Tokiya looks serious as ever."
"But if you look closer you can see that he isn't frowning"
"Now that you mentioned… It's true.", agreed Syo.
"Drop the jokes."
"But that wasn't a joke?"
"…"
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"Eh~ You have a different aura today, Tokiya", commented Cecil.
"That's just your impression".
"Nop, I'm sure, never saw you as relaxed as now…", he said grinning like a Cheshire cat, when he saw something that caught his attention, "Huh?'Nanairo no Compass'? I don't remember you doing this"
"This is a song that I came with while I stayed there", said Tokiya with a swift move, hiding the paper like it was an embarrassing secret.
"In one day? Really? With the way that you were I doubt that you could come with something like this in such a short time"
"…"
Damn him! Most of the time Cecil didn't pay attention to what the others did, but when it's for his amusement he could be annoying perceptive.
"So tell me the reason~"
"No"
"Oh C'mmon, I want to know in the name of music!"
"No"
"Serious Tokiya, I just want to know how you managed to create this song", said Cecil looking more serious now, "It's high quality, I doubt that even I could make one like that"
Tokiya only stared the green eyed boy.
Cecil could be overconfident of his skills as singer, so if he said that even he couldn't pull that off then it must mean that he was really serious.
"… I met a girl there", he started, "She was playing this song on the piano and I couldn't help but watch it"
"Oh… So you stole it?"
"Of course not!", replied with a angry tone, "I couldn't take the music off my head so I wrote the lyrics and we performed together in front of the children"
"Hum… She must be a great composer hum~", murmured Cecil interested, "Say, what's her name?"
"…"
"Tokiya?"
"…"
"… Didn't you ask her name?"
"…"
"Wait, really?"
"We talked a lot about music and the idea didn't come to my mind", admitted Tokiya, slight embarrassed.
"I see… Well, she must be pretty famous if she performed with 'Hayato', so I just need to ask around"
"You… What?"
"Hehe… Goodbye, and say to the others that they wouldn't be able to meet me today!"
Then he left.
-00-
"Ah… It's a good thing that the owner of the shop let me eat earlier…", said Haruka, when suddenly, something black and fast passed her in high speed, "Huh?"
"Give it back to me you damn crow!", said a young teen with short black hair, tan skin and emerald eyes, shouting angrily at the crow.
"Excuse me, but… What happened?", asked her.
"Eh… I was eating something so I took my ringer off because I didn't want to dirty it", explained the teen, "But then, this stupid crow appeared from nowhere and stole it!"
"Oh… I see, you met the infamous 'black thief'"
"Eh, do you know it?"
"Yes, I know where it's nest", said Haruka, "If you want, I can bring you there."
"Yes, please!"
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"He lives in that tree", she pointed, "But it's very tall"
They were outside the town and close to a big lake, the tree in question, being the closest to the lake, and the bird's nest being in one of the branches that hovered above the water.
'Well, it looks pretty strong, and I just need to be sure to not fall there'
"Ok, now let's retrieve it!"
"E-Eh? It's dangerous!"
"Don't worry, I'm pretty good at this", he said starting to climb it, "People even say that I am like a cat… Well, except for the fact that I hate fish"
"Oh… Please, take care"
Cecil just nodded and continued, when he finally arrived he looked around and saw that the crow was nowhere to be found, so he took a careful step and took the ring from his nest.
"Yes! I did it!"
"Watch out!"
"Eh?", he said before he got tackled by a fast black thing full of feathers, narrowly dodging it.
…But because of that he fell in the water.
"Ah! Help! I don't know how to swim!"
"Oh my…", panicked Haruka, trying to find anything to help him when she saw a long and thin branch, laying close to the tree, "Here! Hold this!"
Cecil held the thin branch carefully, but clinging it to dear life, it was a good thing that things in water were lighter because if not, Haruka couldn't manage to drag him, as he was too stunned to move.
"There, hold my hand"
"…"
Haruka let one of her hands go of the branch and held one of the boy's, finall snapping when he felt the warm in his hand he managed to pull himself of the water, breathing heavily, shaking crazily.
"Are you alright?", asked Haruka concerned while patting him.
"L-Let's just stay away from the water"
Seeing as he was still too stiff to move properly, she held his hand again, guiding him as far as she could.
"Thanks a lot... For your help"
"You're welcome", she smiled when she noticed that he was still holding his ring, "… It must be something very dear to you if you didn't let go even when you were drowning"
"It's the proof of my heritage as a prince", he explained, "Well, I don't really care, because I don't plan to take the throne but… Mom said to treasure it, so I am doing that for her"
"I see… Huh? Ah! It's back!", she shouted looking alarmed.
"What is b… OUCH OUCH!", he screamed, running in circles while the crow pecked his head.
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"There, use this to dry yourself"
"Thanks…"
"…I will prepare tea and bring something to clean the wound in your head"
"…"
In the end, he was helped again, the girl holding his hand while they escaped that vicious beast (yes, that crow is a spawn of the demon and nothing would change his mind about that!), and worried as she was, she just dragged him to her house to tend his wounds.
"Hum… It's funny how she held the same hand twice", he commented, looking at his hand and still remembering the warmth there.
"Ah… Here, you can drink it", she said putting a trail of tea close by, "Hum… This will sting a bit ok?"
"Eh, don't worry, I'm not going to cry"
"Ok then", she said, putting alcohol in a piece of cloth and pressing it in the places where was dirty with blood.
"EEKK!"
"S-Sorry, did I use too much force?"
"N-No, I was just taken back", he said drinking his tea in embarrassment because of his unmanly scream.
"I will try to be more careful"
She held his head close to her body, her touch gently, while she searched for wounds and cleaning them softly, the sensation just feeling like a sting now.
'Wow, her hands feel so warm and soft…'
"There, I finished"
"Thanks a lot miss…"
"Haru-chan? What are you doing so early here?", asked a elderly woman.
"Obaa-chan!", she said looking a bit ashamed, "W-Well, it's just that I the crow attacked him, so I'm cleaning his wounds."
"Oh… I see", she said giving a warm smile, "Then, I'm going to call your work and warn then ok?"
"A-ah thanks…!"
"So… Your name is Haru-chan eh?"
"Ah… Yes", answered her.
"My name is Cecil, Aijima Cecil"
"Huh? Ah! Nice to meet you, Cecil-san!"
"Hehe thanks for helping me with that little demon", he said, laughing when he suddenly remembered something, "Oh yes, I almost forgot the reason to come here… Say, Haru-chan, do you know the person that played the piano with 'Hayato' not long ago?"
"Eh? Do you know Hayato-san?"
"Oh! So it was you that he was talking about?", he said cheerfully, "Ah! I wanted to meet you! Ah~ I loved the music that you composed!"
"W-Well, it's nothing… I'm not even a professional"
"Geez... Of course you are! That's a high quality song you know?", he said crossing his arms and looking proud, "And I am never mistaken in my judgment!"
"I-If you say so…", she said, blushing a bit.
'How cute… No wonder she was able to make a song like that'
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"Huh?", he murmured when he heard him cell phone, "Hello?"
"CECIL, I DON'T CARE IF YOU MISS EVERYONE CLASSES BUT IF YOU MISS MINE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF PAIN!"
"Eeek!'m sorry! I am going Camus!", he answered panicking.
"YOU BETTER BE HERE OR I WILL DOUBLE YOUR LESSONS!"
"What happened?", asked Haruka puzzled.
"Ah… I need to go now", he pouted, as he wanted to stay longer with the girl, "But I will be sure to meet you again Haru-chan!"
"… I can't wait for it!", she smiled waving at the strange boy.
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Say… I hope this chapter wasn't half as annoying because I know that there are a lot of people that dislike Cecil…
HUHUHU, How it feels to be COCKBLOCKED YOU SUCKER?BWHAHSAHSHHSA, That's for cockblocking my ideas you fucking tard!
OH By the Way, Cecil thinks that her name is Haru, not Haruka XD
And that's the only cameo the Quartet Night ever make because I have too many characters already and If I try to handle more than that the quality will drop, and It's too much headache to be worth.
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GOSH, NEXT CHAPTER The Starish guys will meet her again OHOO!I can't wait to write this chapter! *-*
Ok, now let's go to the reviews!
MikageHime- I know right? Everyone is adorable!*w*, There, I did it, one of the Quartet guys, but I wouldn't put them as love interest because it's too much troublesome, Ah I ever forgot to ask you, but when you said that you think that Haruka will end with Tokiya was it for the anime or this fic? XD
Ren chan Anime- YEAH, Reverse harem is cool because of hot boys!But I think that the heroine is also important so that I enjoy seeing her with them!^w^(And there's some cases where I care way more about the heroine than the guys HAAHHAHA XD)
EaglefootMoonflightVipertail- LOLOLOL, I know that, there's some guys and couples that I didn't think that I would like them and then they become my favorites HAAHAHAH XD, I don't hate Cecil, but I'm pretty neutral because he loves Haruka right from the beginning, and I love when the guys realize that they love the girl or something because I'm a sucker for this kind of situation =*A*=, and I hope that you aren't bored or annoyed with this chapter XD
Sacchiance- I always wanted to say that your avatar is cute you know? It's so precious!
Ahem, Yep, she will meet them next chapter and it will be AHSHASHSHAHSHAS full of dorky fluff HAHAHA XD