Chapter 10

Ai had awoken from her slumber to find Reiji staring at her. Ai punched him in the noise before getting out of her bed. "What do you want Reiji?" Reiji, "Are you dating Syo-chan?" Ai, "Did you lose more brain cells when I was gone?" Reiji, "I can swear I saw something!" Ai, "Maybe you are seeing things because you want it to be true. Do you want me to date Syo-kun." Reiji, "No!" Ai, "then you've answered your own question. Now leave me alone." Reiji, "Well its good to see your back to normal." Reiji laughed before exiting the room. Ai got out of the bed and took her hair down so she could brush it. She was sitting at her desk when Natsuki and Syo came in. Natsuki, "Her hair was so cute, I wish I could have played with it." Syo, "Well your never going to meet her again so stop talking about it." Ai, turned around in her chair to stare at the boys with an eyebrow raised. Ai, "What in tarnation are you blabbering on about?" Natsuki, "There was a girl here yesterday with pretty hair! It was so cute!" Ai, "really?" Natsuki and Syo then looked at Ai and noticed "his" hair was down. Natsuki, "Her hair was identical to yours! Can I play with yours!" Ai, "Will you shut up?" Natsuki, "Yes!" Ai, "Fine, I was just brushing it anyway." Natsuki ran over to Ai and was brushing it every which way. Natsuki, "Ai-chan, I didn't know your hair was this long." Ai, "Yeah, I need to go get it trimmed." Natsuki, "I can do it!" Ai, "Touch my hair with scissors and your no longer going to be a man." Natsuki gulped and went to tie Ai's hair up when her hair tie broke. Natsuki, "I didn't do it on purpose! I'll go find you another one!" Natsuki ran out of the room trying to find Ai a new hair tie. Syo, "Why did you let him play with your hair?" Ai, "I could hear both of you talking and he wouldn't shut up about my hair." Syo, "Well that is true." Natsuki ran back in with a sad face, "Ai-chan there's none! I'll go buy you a new one!" Ai sighed, "Don't worry about it, I'll go without it today, make sure you get me a new one before tomorrow." Natsuki, "Okay!" Ai was trying to figure out how to keep her hair out of her face now. Syo, "Ai, if you want you can borrow some of my bobby pins." Ai, "I don't know how to wear those." Syo, "Here turn and face me." Ai faced Syo and Natsuki watched as Syo styled it pulled it back. Syo, "This is as close as I can do to what you usually try to do. But bobby pins can only do so much." Ai turned and saw there was a little volume in her hair and she noticed how the way Syo wears his bobby pins was used on the side of her hair that she usually pulled back. Her hair was pulled back the best it could be with bobby pins but it was pretty good. Then she noticed a single bobby pin on the opposite side of her face before pulling some hair behind it. Ai raised her eyebrow at Syo, "Hey it looks cute on you." Ai sighed better not touching it since she wasn't for sure how to put them back in if she took them out. Natsuki, "You look so cute Ai-chan!" Ai, "Come one we have a lot of work to do, but first I need to change. Syo grabbed Natsuki, "We'll leave you alone." Natsuki, "Were all guys here, its not like he doesn't have anything we don't." Syo hit Natsuki on the head, "Shut up before we have to run laps." Natsuki gulped, "We'll go get breakfast ready!" They both left the room and Ai went over to her closet to figure out what to wear.

In the end she decided to wear a Yellow sports bra that would cause her to look flat chested like she needed it to be, then with a Diesel Short Sleeve T-Shirt was yellow, the shirt had a small dragon design on it and it was a dark yellowish color that was a size larger then what she usually wore. Then She grabbed J BRAND JEANS Skinny Jeans in Presidio which were an olive-brown wash color that have 5 pockets, button closure, zip fly, belt loops, skinny fit, mid rise. Wear with everything from oversized pullovers and flats to silk tops and pumps. She then put a TOPMAN Black Vintage Plain Braces with silver color clasp, (suspenders). Then she put on her Converse Chuck Taylor All Star High-Top Sneakers that wear yellow. When Ai was doing the suspender she only put it over her right shoulder while the one for the left was attached it was hanging down. Ai, "I guess it's a good thing Syo put his bobby pins in my hair they match the outfit perfectly." Ai was happy that the shirt she was wearing hid her chest pretty well that she didn't' have to wear a cardigan of sorts over top. Ai then walked out of the room. It was weird not having her hair up the normal way, but Syo did her hair, and it made her happy. Ai walked into the lounge and saw Reiji looked at Ai's hair. Reiji, "Ai-Ai your hair is different!" Ai looked at him then stared at Natsuki, "Somebody broke my last hair tie." Reiji, "That's why Natsuki was running around asking if someone had a hair tie." Ai, "Syo helped me put it back with bobby pins for the day, but Natsuki has to replace my hair tie before nightfall." Reiji, "Makes since, but you know use 3 have an interview today right?" Ai, "So?" Reiji, "You want them to see your new hairstyle?" Reiji laughed, Ai, "I'll just explain to them that my hair tie broke and I had to make due what I had until I have time to replace it." Reiji, "You also know we have to preform our new song and about the game afterwards correct." Ai, "Game?" Reiji, "We get to play truth or dare!" Ai, "Okay, why should that matter?" Reiji, "you might have to kiss someone!" Ai, "I'll do it, I don't see a problem in it, the only ones that would find it shocking is the others because they still believe me to be a male instead a female." Reiji, "I should have known you would say that." Ai, "We better go, you know how I hate tardiness." Reiji nodded they walked into the breakfast lounge.

As they walked in Syo said, "Natsuki made the toast, I made everything else." Natsuki, "I placed it on the plate though so that's why it's in cute arrangement!" Syo and Natsuki then sat down after they gave Ai and Reiji a plate. Ai, "Syo did you actually make Fats Dominos (Blueberry Crepes)?" Syo, "How do you always now everything from one bite." Ai, "Well from what I can taste the recipe was for a sweet and tasty blueberry topping/filling. It includes a bonus crepe recipe. You could always use your favorite crepe recipe or even store-bout crepes. Let see there is 2 cups of berries, ½ cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 sliced banana, 4 tablespoons vanilla ice cream for just the topping. When you made the crepes you used 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 2 large eggs, ½ cup low-fat milk, ½ cup water, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons of melted butter correct?" Natsuki, "A-Amazing!" Syo, "That was a family recipe no way you could have known it from the internet, so how in the hell did you break it down after 1 bite?" Ai remained silent. Reiji, "Ai-Ai loved baking when he was younger." Ai then "accidently" kicked his balls to get him to shut up. Reiji's face fell to the table and he tried not to groan out in pain. Reiji, "Ai-Ai! That hurt!" Ai, "That was in the past." Syo, "You used to cook Ai-senpai?" Ai nodded. Reiji braced himself before saying, "You should make dinner and show everyone your extreme cooking talent. If he hadn't became an idol he could have been a chief." Syo, "I would like to try it." Natsuki, "Me to! Me to!" Ai sighed, "fine, but we have to be back by 4 no later." The boys nodded and finished eating.

Quartet-Night and STARISH were now walking down the street getting ready for their interview/performance/games. Once they entered the studio fans immediately ambushed them. Reiji quickly covered Ai and Syo quickly got her out of sight of the fans. The others quickly followed. Ai, "there were more then normal." Reiji, "Probably because of the movie you and Syo just did Ai, it was number one on the charts." Syo, "really?" Reiji, "yep." They walked to where they needed to be before they were called on stage. Once they were they waited for their signal.
Host of the show, "Our first guest stars are STARISH!" STARISH walked out on stage smiling and waving and Syo was receiving all sorts of love confessions. But his eyes were only on one girl and that was Ai. The Host waited for them to sit down before, "But our next guest stars are the one and only QUARTET-NIGHT!" Reiji was the first to walk out winking at the girls, Ranmaru had a guitar on and did an electric slide out, then Camus was ever pose as he walked out on stage, last was Ai. As Ai stepped on the stage so many screams were heard, no one else walking on stage had been so loud. Ai just looked over to the audience and tilted her head and closed her eyes while she smiled before walking to her seat. Her action had all the girls screaming, "Ai! Ai! Ai!" The host, "Wow, most of our audience today love you Mikaze Ai!" Ai, "And I love them." The girls screamed again. The host, "Before we do anything I just want to say, love the new hairstyle!" Ai looked at him, "This is just a temporary hairstyle." Host, "Why? It looks really good on you?" Ai, "My hair was to long for my other hairstyle so I have to get it trimmed. I didn't have time recently to trim it, so one of my friends had to help me since I've never wore bobby pins before." The host looked around, "Was it Reiji?" Ai shook her head in a no, "It was Syo Kurusu." The host, "Wow Syo! You did an amazing job!" Syo, "Thanks, it took a while to get it to Ai's standards though." The host then got really close to Syo, "So how did Mikaze Ai look with his hair down? Nobody has ever seen his hair down before. How long is it?" Syo, "I could tell you, but what's the point in Ai being the mysterious Idol if I revel his secrets." Syo then winked at the host and audience while putting his right index finger over his lip saying he wouldn't say anything else. The crowd screamed and the host nearly had a noise bleed from his actions. The host, "So onto the next thing at hand, we heard about a new song between STARISH members and Quartet-Night Members, is this true?" Ai, "Yes it is. Myself along with Hijirikawa Masato, and Kurusu Syo have a song by the name Beautiful Love." Reiji, "Then there's a song called Masquerade Mirage that myself, Ai-Ai and Shinomiya Natsuki sing as well." The host, "Would you mind preforming both of those songs." Ai, "I guess, since I have to be in both." Ai, Reiji, Natsuki, Masato, and Syo all got together to decide which one to do first." Ai, "Reiji, Natsuki and I will be preforming Masquerade Mirage first." The three of them got up and Ai gave the composition to the music people before standing to the side with Reiji and Natsuki getting ready for the performance.

Music begins playing

Reiji: Amid the peaceful night wind,

One by one, the carriages come to a stop

Ai: Clad in its beautiful dress,

All: The moon smells so sweet

Natsuki: It will be all right, don't be afraid

I won't let go of your hand clasped in mine

All: Welcome to the party!

Allow me to escort you there

Ai: Concealed within our hearts,

Natsuki: These emotions that cannot put into words,

Reiji: Once hidden behind a mask,

All: They can be conveyed

All: Now, shall we dance?

Forgetting everything

Ai: Even this fleeting love

All: If it's even possible now…

All: An eternal masquerade

I'll find you!

Reiji: Ah… This warmth

All: Will show the way

All: Casting aside everything else,

I want to be able to tell you!

Natsuki: "Tonight, in this world of dreams,"

All: I'll touch your heart…

I'll steal your heart…

Reiji: Your passing figure on the steps,

Your aloof hearts closed off from something

Ai: As lovely as an angel,

I want to carry you away

Natsuki: Every person's innermost hearts

Remain unseen behind a mask

All: As someone plays,

They dance to the song like clowns

Ai: As these gentle hours

Natsuki: Begin to doze off,

Reiji: It seems at most this time is…

All: Even so, it's just a mirage

All: In a classical un, deux, trois,

It's fine if you're clumsy

Ai: I just want you to be

All: Just the way you are

All: An eternal masquerade

I'll tell you!

Reiji: Ah…The night wears on,

All: Growing more hazy

All: In an endless dance

As we are,

Natsuki: "Tonight, in this world of dreams,"

All: This dancing night…

Natsuki: Revealing my true colors,

Reiji: Leaving behind this sinful romance

Ai: In a kiss upon your brow,

All: I've just stolen away your heart

All: Now, shall we dance?

Forgetting everything

Ai: Even this fleeting love

All: If it's even possible now…

All: An eternal masquerade

I'll find you!

Reiji: Ah… This warmth

All: Will show the way

All: Casting aside everything else,

I want to be able to tell you!

Natsuki: "Tonight, in this world of dreams,"

All: I'll touch your heart…

This dancing dream…

They finished the song and the audience went wild. Host, "That was amazing 2 Quartet-Night members and a STARISH Member!" The audience continued cheering. Host, "lets go onto the next song!" Ai signed and Syo and Masato got next to her getting ready to sing. Syo then thought he would be cute and grabbed a violin and played it along with the music. The next track began playing and Masato began the song.

Masato: Since the day we met!?

Syo: The whole landscape has completely changed! Ai: The entire town's so dazzling

[Flash! Flash!]

Syo: As I search for the right word,

Masato: It seems to run away (Ai:) far out of my reach… it's (Masato/Syo:) just (Ai:) like (Masato/Syo:) A comet!

Ai: However, I've made up my mind (Masato:) as to what I'm going to say

Syo: In order to protect you, (All:) I promise that "I'll become your hero!"

All: At any time, no matter when, I'll go to meet you

Masato: I want you to leave the future of your smile (Syo:) in my hands! (All:) Be my SHINE!

YOU! No other woman can compare at all

Ai: …Unable to say so, (Masato/Syo:) frustrated, I bit my lip!

Masato: For instance, if God were to say

Syo: That to protect you, I could only choose one (Ai:) between "love" and "world peace,"

[Love!? Peace!?]

Syo: I'd be the kind of hero

Masato: That would only choose you (Ai:) without hesitation… Just (Masato/Syo:) be (Ai:) all (Masato/Syo:) right Who cares if I'm a fool!

Ai: In my uneven heart, (Masato:) every precious moment

Syo: From every fiber of my being (All:) becomes a song that transcend even words! Fly away!

All: These overflowing miracles are just sparkling!

Masato: For a lifetime, I want to give you a magic (Syo:) that can't be broken (All:) forever!

WISH! As long as I'm with you, I'll always be all right!

Ai: That prediction now is (Masato/Syo:) becoming real! (All:) A flower is blooming in the depths of my heart!

All: Beau-ti-ful! Beau-ti-ful! Beau-ti-ful! You're beautiful!

I want to tell you these feelings soon!

'Cause I LOVE YOU! So, I LOVE YOU!

All: At any time, no matter when, (Masato:) "I love you!"

Ai: I want you to leave the future of your smile (Syo:) in my hands! (All:) Be my SHINE!

YOU! No other woman can compare at all

Ai: Sparkling more (Masato/Syo:) than a diamond, (All:) I send this love to you!

As the song finished the crowd went insane Ai went over to Syo, "Nice add of the violin." She grabbed his cheek and pinched it causing him to yelp in surprise and the crowd went insane again. The boys sat back down. Host, "Ai, I don't know what you've been dong but your singing you've been able to reach high notes." Ai, "Like Ranmaru has said before, its just because I'm still a child basically. I still haven't hit puberty since my voice still sound the way it did when I was younger." The Host, "It's hard to believe a 15 year old boy like yourself hasn't hit puberty." Ai just lifted her shoulders up saying, how am I supposed to control that. Host, "Well onto everyone's favorite part of this show! Truth or Dare! The fans today have all written either a truth question or a dare question for a member of STARISH or Quartet-Night! Lets go around one by one and do them.

Host: "Ranmaru, would you like to do truth or dare." Ranmaru, "I choose truth, I don't like that look your giving me." Host, "Darn and it was a good dare to." Ranmaru, "Then I'm definitely doing truth." Host, "Ranmaru, is it true that you are a good cook and that your only girlfriend is your guitar?" Ranmaru, "How the hell? Who told?" He stared at everyone from Shining Academy. Ranmaru, "Damn it." Host, "Did we hit a soft spot?" Ranmaru, "Yeah, I'm a decent cook, that's true, and yes I call my guitar my only girlfriend due to the fact Shining Idols that are Hetrosexual are not allowed to date." Host, "So if a person was Homosexual then they could date." Ranmaru, "Yes, but I don't know if anywhere there is." Host, "Interesting." Girls were screaming.

Host: "Reiji, truth or dare?" Reiji, "Truth!" Host: "Is it true you were found at the store buying female products?" Reiji blushed beat red at that, Ai knew exactly when that was, it was her fault this question was asked. Host, "By that blush of yours I believe it to be true." Reiji, "Y-yeah, I had to get it for my adoptive sister." Everyone went crazy. Host, "we didn't know you had an adoptive sibling, who is she? Is she an Idol as well?" Reiji, "She rather the world not know who she is, and I'll respect her wishes." Host, "But its truth or dare! You have to tell the Truth since that's the one you picked!" Reiji, "I believe I answered my question already though." Host, "Darn." He snapped his fingers.

Host: "Camus Truth or dare?" Camus, "Truth" Host: "Is all of Quartet-Night going to do truth!" Camus just looked at Ai, "depends on him." Host: "Camus, is it true that when Frozen was released you kept singing Let it Go?" Camus, "Y-yes" Everyone in the audience was laughing.

The host then looked at Ai, "Ai are you going to pick truth as well?" Ai, "No, I was going to do dare." Host: "Finally! Since your going to do a dare lets wait until all the truth people are over with." Ai agreed and waited.

Host: "Otoya: Truth or Dare?" Otoya: "I chose dare" Host, "Okay like Ai, well wait to do your dare."
Host: "Syo: Truth or Dare?" Syo, "I'm no wimp, give me a dare." The host, "Like Ai and Otoya wait until the end."

Host, "Tokiya, truth or dare?" Tokiya, "Truth." Host, "Is it true that you were kicked out of S class and moved to A class? But because of that you were able to find the meaning in your music again?" Tokiya, "Yes it is true, and yes that was the reason I could find true meaning to music again."

Host, "Natsuki, Truth or Dare?" Natsuki, "Dare!" Host, "You know what since its you I'll go ahead and let you do the dare, go change into this outfit and sit in it for the rest of the game." Natsuki looked at it and new what it was right away quickly going to change. When he got back he was in a Piyo-chan mascot outfit. Natsuki, "I'm Piyo-chan!" Syo, "good call letting him go ahead and do his dare."

Host, "Masato, truth or dare?" Masato, "Truth." Host, "Man a good chunk of you are boring. Anyway your truth question is "Is it true that you have a hard time hugging someone of the opposite sex?" Masato blushed red and died inside. Host, "From his reaction and no response, well take that as a yes."

Host, "Ren, Truth or Dare." Ren, "Dare." Host, Okay wait until truth's are finished for yours.

Host: Cecil, "Truth or Dare?" Cecil, "Truth." Host, "Is it true both Camus and Syo Kurusu had to teach you how to dance?" Cecil, "Y-yeah." Then got super happy, "We get to move onto the dares now!"

Host: "Ai, you must change into this outfit, Otoya you into this outfit, Ren you have to pretend to be your mentor for the rest of the game. Ren, then sat like Ranmaru and every little movement Ranmaru made he would follow, to make sure he was doing everything perfect. Otoya was the first one to come back changed, "Host, "Now run around the audience yelling "I'm Super Man!" Otoya got up and onto the man level and ran around past the Audience yelling that he was super man. Syo, "What's my dare?" Host, "Don't worry you'll see." Ai had been gone 5 minutes now. Reiji, "I'll see what's taking him." Reiji got up and went to check on Ai. Reiji knocked on the dressing room where Ai should have been. Reiji, "Ai-Ai are you okay?" Ai, "I'm not leaving this dressing room!" Reiji, "Come on~" Ai, "Nope" Reiji, "Forgive me for this but you can't go back on your word." Reiji busted the door open and saw Ai in Blue Morgan Low-Rise Skinny Jean that were five-pocket stretch jean with narrow leg, a night sky blue color. Wit a White ruffled Cherry print Vest top, that had a repeat cartoon cherry print on it soft-touch jersey fabric tank top and elegantly finished with a three faceted button fastening at the center front of its neck with two tiers of horizontal ruffles on either side. Over the tank top was a Cropped burnout Strawberry Tee that had the same blue as the jeans she was wearing. She was wearing Bow Peep Toe Flat- Teen Clothing by Wet Seal that were read like the strawberry on her graphic tee. She then had a Sun, moon, Stars Necklace with Toogle on. And Lastly she had on Rhinestone Moon Earrings that were clip on. Ai, "No!" Reiji grabbed her and placed her over his shoulder, "Come on nobody's going to be able to tell!" He kept walking Ignoring Ai's desperate cries to let her down. Once Reiji walked back on Stage Ai stopped Struggling, she couldn't act that way in front of Syo or the crowd. The host, and everyone "Awe! Mikaze Ai, You look so cute!" Ai, "I hate you." Host, "Why don't you take your hair down and complete the look." Ai, "Touch the bobby pin and you wish you hadn't" Host, "Scary!" Everyone kept staring at Ai, he was in girls clothing and strange enough he looked very good in it. Ai, "My dare was to wear girls clothes?" Host, "Yep! But your apart of Syo's dare!" Ai and Syo looked at each other and gulped, Syo, "What's the dare?" Host, "For you to kiss on stage for 7 minutes!" All of Quartet-Night and STARISH mouth's dropped and girls were screaming all over the place. Syo, "Ai-senpai?" Ai, "Just do it and get it over with." The host, "here's a special chair just for the two of you!" it was a love seat. Syo decided to be very gentlemanly and took Ai's hand and walked "him" over there. Ai and Syo looked into the camera and at the audience "Were only doing this because both of us hate going back on our word. And a Dare is a Dare." Ai sighed then Syo placed one hand on her right cheek whispering, "Lets give them something they won't forget." Syo then began to closed the distance between himself and Ai then their lips were only hovering millimeters away from the others when they finally closed the gap between them.

Well that's all for this chapter! Man this one was really long compared to the last one! I hope you enjoyed it, and sorry about the cliffhanger, but I need something to go off of for the next chapter! Until then, farewell!