HEY REVIEWERS! So I've been having a slight writer's block with this chapter but I'll try my best with this chapter! So as I said in my previous chapter, today's chapter will be about EIICHI! So I hope you look forward to it.
But I'll try to include a QUARTET NIGHT member and STARISH member in between.
I'm sorry for any typos and such. Also! To anyone wondering, this is a REVERSE HAREM! Okay? Haruka X EVERYONE. She WILL NOT end up with just ONE person.
Also! I usually update every night but my real life sometimes gets in the way. So if I don't update in two days; then something serious happened in my life or I have major writer's block.
Previously on Love Song Problems: 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.
NOW ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 10: The Fight for Love
~Third Person View~With the boys
Tokiya had his arm outstretched to where Haruka ran off to. He put his arm down to his side before sighing, "I wonder why she's so confused and scared to be around us."
"Maybe she doesn't understand her feelings right now? I mean she did say she was kissed by three guys already.." Ren said as he twirled a rose that he seemingly brought out of nowhere.
Natsuki looked away before whispering sadly, "Is it my fault..because I kissed her?"
"Yes and no Natsuki. We don't know who else kissed her," Syo sighed as removed his hat from his head, twirling it on his finger.
"Okay. Which one of you kissed my princess?" Cecil growled as he looked at HEAVENS and QUARTET NIGHT, "We know Natsuki kissed her but she said three. Who were the other two?"
Before anyone can answer, Ringo ran before collapsing on the floor on his knees. STARISH stared at him before Otoya asked, "Who are you?"
Ringo looked up before chuckling as he stood up, "I'm Tsukimiya Ringo-kun. You've never seen me without my wig, ne?"
"Ringo-chan?!" Natsuki gasped as he inspected Ringo from every angle not believing that this man was his former feminine looking teacher.
He chuckled and Masato asked quietly, "What were you doing running?"
Ringo's face turned a bright red and he murmured softly, "Nothing..just getting some exercise."
"Why did you turn red then Ringo-chan?" Reiji asked as he tilted his head.
"Fine..I ran into Haruka-chan just a while ago.."
"Haruka-chan? Did something happen?" Ai asked blankly as he stared at the cross dressing idol.
Ringo mumbled softly, "She asked who I was and then she called me handsome when she found out who I was."
"Wait..does that mean.." Ren got cut off and Ringo nodded with a blush.
"I'm in love with Haruka-chan also," he stated his face glowing a bright red.
"Wait what? Since when?" Everyone whipped their heads to face the orange haired man that walked in.
"Hyuga-sensei?" Syo asked, "What are you doing here?"
Ryuuya chuckled, "I finished my work early so I decided to come back to check on you boys."
"Well we don't need you babysitting us," Yamato growled at his older brother.
"So? When did you fall in love with Nanami-san, Ringo-chan?" Ryuuya ignored his brother as his gaze pierced towards Ringo.
Ringo shuffled in place slightly before saying, "I think it started after she formed the new STARISH including Aijima-kun."
Ryuuya had a scowl on his face before asking Ringo, "Where is she?"
"I think she was headed towards her dorm. Why are you asking?"
"I was thinking of asking her out." Ryuuya said as he started to walk towards the direction of the girls dorm.
"Wait what?! No!" Syo ran up to Ryuuya and pulled him back, not caring that he was manhandling his idol.
Ryuuya and Syo were glaring at each other fiercely before the door of the entrance burst open. They all looked towards the entrance to see Tomochika.
"Where's Haruka?" she asked as she looked from each of the occupants of the room.
"She's in her dorm," Nagi replied his arms behind his head.
"Thanks. You!" Tomochika pointed to Eiichi, who blinked at her, "Come with me. You're Haruka's date for today. Shining just informed me that she has a member of HEAVENS as her date today. Eiichi-san, you're first."
Eiichi grinned smugly as he stared at the other idols saying, "Good. See you later. I'm on my way to get a date with Angel-chan!"
He started to follow Tomochika towards the girls' dorm. The other men in the room growling as they watched the purple eyed HEAVENS member walk away.
They reached the dorm and Tomochika said, "You wait here. I'll get Haruka to get ready."
Eiichi nodded as he leaned against the entrance of the dorm.
'What will I do? Angel-chan seems scared of me. How can I get her to relax around me and not fear me?' Eiichi pondered on this for a while before realizing what he needed to do.
~With Haruka and Tomochika~
Haruka looked up from her music sheets when there was a knock on her door. She looked at the time to see that it was just 03:48 in the afternoon. She got up and walked over the the door and opened it to see Tomochika with a small smile on her face.
Tomochika said, "Gomen Haruka..I know you probably don't want to be around any guys yet but..Shining said you have a date with Eiichi-san today."
"Eii-Eiichi-san..?" Haruka bit her lip slightly before taking a deep breath and nodding, "Where will he be taking me?"
"I have no idea. I think he's thinking of a place for to take you out right now as he's waiting," Tomochika said before taking a hold of Haruka's hand, "But let's get you dressed up."
Tomochika took her toward her closet before rummaging through the clothes. She handed Haruka her date outfit and Haruka sighed as she realized she had no choice.
~Haruka's POV~
I stripped off my clothes before donning the clothes Tomo-chan gave me. The outfit consisted of a dress. The top of the dress was pure black and made of of lace while the skirt of the dress was a mid thigh length mint green skirt with ruffles at the end. I slipped on pure black flats before slipping a white pearl bracelet on my wrist and clipping Kotobuki-senpai's necklace around my neck.
Tomo-chan smiled before saying, "Have fun Haruka!"
I forced a smile on my face before I walked outside and exited the dorms. I saw Eiichi-san leaning against the wall, deep in thought. I looked confused before I walked up to him, "Eiichi-san?"
"You look beautiful Angel-chan," he said as he snapped out of his thoughts and took a look at me.
"Arigatou Eiichi-san. What do you have planned for us today?" I asked him, a bright red blush on my cheeks.
"That is a surprise," he outstretched his palm to me for me to take and I looked at it hesitantly before placing my hand on his.
He intertwined his fingers in mine and I blushed, 'His hands are soft..it feels nice holding hands with him.'
We started to walk towards the exit of the building. I was actually surprised that none of the other bands were around but I was grateful that I didn't have to deal with them, not yet anyway. Eiichi-san led me to his limo-like van and I got in once he opened the door for me. He shut the door once he got in and we drove off.
"Angel-chan, tell me. How does it feel to be the composer of STARISH?"
A smile graced my lips and I said softly, "It's nice. They support me in everything and I know if I ever have a problem, that they will do everything to help me. I admit that I would be upset if someone else other than me composed their songs. They made me who I am today. I wouldn't be where I am without them."
I looked at him and said, "You understand don't you Eiichi-san?"
He nodded absentmindedly before he whispered, "Angel-chan, you do know the offer to be HEAVEN's composer is still open right?"
"Hai..I will be happy to compose some of your songs but I will always be STARISH's composer," I whispered softly with a small smile.
I looked back at Eiichi-san before asking him softly, "Ne Eiichi-san? Can I ask you something?"
He looked at me from the corner of his eye before stating, "Of course. What is it you want to know?"
"Did..Did Yamato-kun say anything to you guys about..our date?" I whispered softly that it would be a surprise if he actually heard me.
"Yes. He told us that he kissed you. Is that true?" I looked away before nodding.
He sighed before asking, "Did he force himself on you?"
"I guess..I don't know. I didn't exactly push him away but I didn't accept the kiss either," I whispered.
"Angel-chan..I like you..a lot," I whipped my head to face him and his purple eyes pierced through my very soul, "But..I know you're focusing on your career. I'm not a patient man Angel. But I'm willing to wait for you..and I'm willing to get to know you better before I ask you out..will you allow me to get to know you better..?"
His voice was hard as steel but his eyes betrayed him by showing his plea. I slowly nodded and he smiled as he took a hold of my hand, "Thank you for giving me a chance Angel-chan. I will not rush this. I do not like waiting but I do not want to force you into anything."
'He isn't what I expected him to be..he's..he's so nice and gentle,' I smiled before he let go off my hand.
"So Angel-chan, what were you like growing up?" Eiichi-san asked me as he lifted his left leg and placed his ankle on his right knee.
"Oh. I was very sick growing up. So my parents decided to let me live with my grandmother in the countryside away from the pollution that could potentially harm me. I learned to love music and play the piano because of my grandmother. Of course I wasn't always isolated in the countryside. I would occasionally go to the city to buy necessities for myself and my grandmother but it would overwhelm me a lot," I smiled sadly.
"One day I almost fainted in the middle of the city because it was too much but before I could..I heard a song from above. It was HAYATO-sama singing seven colored compass and I fell in love with the song immediately. I idolized HAYATO-sama and vowed that one day I would make a song that he can sing," I grinned.
"And it came true? But not in the way you were expecting," Eiichi-san replied to me.
I nodded and said, "Ichinose-san sang 'Crystal Time' for me in the same location I found out about HAYATO-sama."
"Anyway! Enough about me, I want to know about you as well. Raging and Shining asked me to make a song for you," I said as I smiled sweetly up at him.
He shrugged and said as he crossed his arms over his chest, "There's nothing much to talk about myself."
I blinked up at him before saying, "There has to be something."
He stayed quiet for a long time so I thought I offended him. I was going to apologize for prying when he muttered, "I didn't have a choice if I wanted to be an idol or not."
"Na-Nani?"
"My father forced me to form HEAVENS. Of course I respected his decision because I thought he knew what was best for me. Don't get me wrong. I love being in HEAVENS..but sometimes I feel like he's just using us."
He looked straight ahead, his eyes glazing over, "I grew up without knowing my mother. She died before I could even recall any memories with her. My mother died giving birth to Eiji. I was four when she died, Eiji was just born. My dad raised Eiji and I..but I don't know if you could call it proper raising. He was very strict almost abusive and I always had to protect Eiji from our dad's wrath when we did something that he didn't approve of."
I listening to him, feeling my heart clench painfully for the man in front of me who never knew what family love was like, "I basically had to raise Eiji myself, that's why I'm close to him, I may not seem like I care for Eiji but I do, a lot. I never knew what it was like to be a child because I was forced to be an adult straight away because our dad wasn't there for Eiji and I."
I heard his voice crack and I place my hand on his arm. He whipped his head to look at me. I smiled up at him and said, "It's okay Eiichi-san. In fact! I have an idea."
I knocked on the window that separated the driver and us and the window slid down. I whispered in the drivers' ear, "Send us to the nearest carnival. Please."
He nodded and I backed up as the window shut. Eiichi-san looked at me confused and I smiled. We drove in silence until we halted.
I got out first and beamed at the sight in front of me. There were tons of food stalls and rides to go to. Eiichi-san got out and asked, "Why are we here? I asked the driver for us to go to a restaurant."
"Because you need a taste of childhood wonder Eiichi-san! Come on! Are you ready to have a blast?" I exclaimed as I took a hold of his hand, pulling him towards the first ride closest to us.
~Third Person View~
Eiichi stared at the back of the red haired composer, a blush rising to his cheeks. His eyes wandered over to their hands that were intertwined with each other and his blush increased ten fold.
'This woman is going to be the death of me! She's too innocent and lovable for this world,' He exclaimed loudly in his head and it looked like steam was coming out of his head.
Haruka led them to the first carnival ride that was called, 'Breakdance.' It was a large circle which tilted and shook while people had to balance in the middle to dance.
Haruka took out a card and gave it to the conductor before he scanned it and allowed them to enter. Eiichi asked, "How is this going to be difficult? We're just on a flat surface. It won't be that hard to dance?"
Haruka giggled before saying, "You'll see how difficult it is once it starts. Let's see if you can beat me."
"You're on Angel-chan!" Eiichi had a smug grin on his face, already suspecting that he would win.
A loud ring alerted that the ride started and just as soon as Eiichi was going to dance, the ride tilted to the side and it threw Eiichi and he hit the wall of the ride. Haruka giggled as she managed to keep balance.
Eiichi wobbled back to Haruka and panted, "Okay. I admit this is pretty difficu-"
Once again the ride shook rapidly, causing Eiichi and Haruka to fall together. Haruka landed on top of Eiichi and she blinked as she stared into his purple eyes which were wide with shock. Haruka started giggling as she stood up and tried to help him back up only for them to fall down yet again. The quickly stood up.
They started laughing as they clung onto each other to prevent them from falling yet again. Eiichi stared lovingly at Haruka's laughing face and his heart started to melt. The same bell that alerted the start of the ride rang again, this time alerting them that the ride ended.
They got off the ride and Haruka was still giggling as she said, "I haven't had that much fun in a while. I forgot what it was like to go to a carnival."
"I admit it is pretty good," Eiichi mumbled and Haruka giggled at his reluctance to accept that he had a lot of fun.
"Let's go on that next!" Haruka pointed to a ride that was called, 'Kamikaze.' It was basically a pendulum ride that swings the riders side ways until it makes them go all the way around.
Eiichi slightly paled as he saw what the ride did to the passengers on it before he took a deep breath and nodded.
Haruka hesitated before saying, "It's fine if you don't want to Eiichi-san. I don't want to force you."
"No. No. It's fine. It just looks kind of terrifying," he mumbled not wanting to look like a scaredy cat in front of the woman he loved.
She smiled before taking a hold of his hand and pulling him towards he ride.
They got in line but they didn't have to wait too long for there were not that many people lined up. Haruka dragged Eiichi with her and forced him into a seat before sitting beside him.
The conductors made sure they were buckled in properly before getting out of the way and to the control panels before starting the ride. Eiichi had fear written in his eyes but soon calmed down when he saw the beaming and excited look on Haruka's face.
He didn't even focus on the ride as he stared at Haruka. His heart started beating fast and his face started to heat up. He placed his hand on his chest where his heart lay, 'Why does she make my heart beat so fast..? I thought I just wanted her to be HEAVENS composer..but now, I don't even know if I JUST want her to be our composer..'
Before he knew it, the ride ended and the buckles automatically removed itself from his person. Haruka jumped up excitedly and said as she smiled up at him, "Wasn't that exciting Eiichi-san?!"
He nodded absentmindedly and Haruka asked, "Ne Eiichi-san, there's one more ride I want to go on. Is it fine if we go?"
She pushed back a lock of her hair behind her ear but to Eiichi, everything went in slow motion and he swore he saw sparkles surrounding her as she smiled up at him shyly.
A blush creeped up his cheeks and Haruka tilted her head slightly, "Eiichi-san? Are you okay? Your face looks slightly red. Are you sick because of our previous ride?"
He shook his head before willing the blush away, "I'm fine Angel-chan. What ride do you wanna go on next?"
"A-Ano.. That one!" Haruka pointed towards the Ferris Wheel. Eiichi nodded as they walked towards the line. The sun was almost on the verge of setting and Haruka wanted to watch the sun set from the top of the Ferris wheel.
They got into an empty carriage before the conductor locked it. The two sat opposite of each other, both staring out the window. Haruka beamed as they slowly ascended to the top. The sun was setting, causing the sky to turn a pretty red orange similar to her hair color.
"Eiichi-san! Look! The view is so pretty from up here," Haruka squealed out as she stared down at the carnival, the people and the stalls looking like small ants.
"Yea..the view is really beautiful," Eiichi replied yet he wasn't staring down at the carnival or at the sky. He was staring at Haruka who was smiling widely.
'Nanami Haruka..I never felt like this before. All my life I thought I was unworthy for love because of my father..but ever since I met you, my life brightened up. You're like a bright ray of sunshine. You light up my day and your presence makes me feel warm all over. I always thought STARISH was stupid to fall in love but now I understand why they fell for you. Nanami Haruka..I have fallen for your charms. I'm in love with you..'
"Angel.." Haruka looked up to face Eiichi who was staring at her intently.
"Hai?" She tilted her head slightly to the side as she stared into his stunning purple eyes that were rimmed with black glasses.
"I know you aren't ready..but I just wanted to say..I love you Nanami Haruka. You mean everything to me. Ever since that fateful day where I had to sing your song, I fell in love with you. I don't know what it is, but every time I think of you, my heart beats fast and my face feels like a fireplace. My palms get sweaty and my thoughts get jumbled up.."
Haruka stared in shock at the leader of HEAVENS as he poured out his heart to her, "I know you aren't ready. And I'm willing to wait for your answer Angel-chan. I'm willing to wait because I love you."
Haruka looked away before whispering, "Thank you Eiichi-san..I'm sorry if I can't give you an answer right away. I'm still so confused. All of you confessing to me is making me scared and confused because I don't want to hurt anyone if I just choose one of you guys..I don't want to break any friendship if I choose someone..I'm sorry Eiichi-san but I can't give you an answer right now."
"It's okay Angel-chan. I'm going to wait as long as you're ready," Eiichi whispered.
Eiichi looked at Haruka and said, "Angel.."
Haruka looked up yet again and he continued, a blush on his face, "Can..can I kiss you..?"
She looked scared at the thought before shaking her head. Eiichi nodded slowly, a bit upset but understanding, "It's okay Angel-chan. You're not ready..I won't force you."
Haruka made eye contact with him before launching herself at him, hugging him tightly as she thanked him over and over again.
Eiichi hugged her back and thought to himself as he patted her head softly, 'I want you for my own Angel-chan. But I will never force myself on you..I love you too much to do that to you.'
"Thank you so much for considering my feelings Eiichi-san.." Haruka thanked him softly before pulling away from him.
The ride ended and they got out. Eiichi led Haruka towards his limo and they drove off towards the dorms. Haruka, tired from all the excitement, slept on the couch of the limo. Eiichi, sitting opposite of her, stared at her lovingly before leaning back on the couch, 'What are you doing Eiichi..? You usually get what you want. You want to kiss her, why don't you just kiss her now? No one will ever know.'
He shook his head to rid those thoughts from his head. He sighed as he rode in silence towards the dorms. They halted when they reached the dorms and he leaned over to wake Haruka. She stirred slightly before her eyes fluttered open, revealing her golden green eyes.
~Haruka's POV~
"We're already here?" I yawned as I rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
"Hai. Let's get you to bed. You had too much excitement for today." Eiichi-san replied shortly as he helped me up.
"Did you have fun Eiichi-san? You told me you never knew what it was like to be a child..I hope our date allowed you to experience it," Eiichi-san paused before he continued to help me get out of the limo.
"Is that why we went to the carnival?" I nodded happily and Eiichi-san smiled, "Yes, yes I had fun. Thank you for being there with me Angel-chan."
With that, we walked to the entrance of the dorms and I let out a small yawn as we entered.
"Haruka?" I looked up to see Kurosaki-senpai sitting on the couch opposite of Kotobuki-senpai.
I smiled and waved to them, "Konbanwa (Good evening) Kurosaki-senpai, Kotobuki-senpai."
"Hey Kouhai-chan. You're home a bit late?" I sweat dropped at his worry even though it wasn't that late.
I checked the time before saying, "It's not that late Kotobuki-senpai."
"I'm going to bed now. I had a tiring day," i turned back to Eiichi-san before bowing, "Thank you for the date Eiichi-san."
"You're welcome Angel-chan. I hope you had fun," I smiled before deciding to do something brave and unlike myself.
I went on the tip of my toes and planted a small kiss on Eiichi-san's cheek, "That's my apologies for refusing your request before."
Eiichi-san turned a bright red as I smiled at him, "Oyasumi (Good night) Eiichi-san."
With that, I walked away not knowing that I was causing Eiichi-san to fall in love with me harder than before.
'Dearest Grandmother, I had a stressful day today. But someone helped me relax.'
HEY REVIEWERS! I know what you're thinking: 'Where is the STARISH member she promised?'
Well I had troubles choosing a date idea for Cecil so I was hoping for a little time to think about it before I write him. So please suggest another STARISH member.
Also! Who do you think you want next: STARISH or QUARTET NIGHT?
I'm sorry if Eiichi-kun is kind of OOC but this is how I depict him if he wasn't so smug and all mighty and stuff. And they never give his history in the wiki page of Uta no Prince sama so I had to come up with something. And it does sound believable with the way how Raging treated him in Season 4 so yea.
I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any other suggestions, don't be shy to tell me. I love your reviews and your suggestions and I love taking advice. I'm an amateur writer and I need as much help as possible so your help is very much appreciated.
READ AND REVIEW! See you next time!