OHAYAHOO MY READER-CHAN! So chapter update! Happy to implement more Season 4 in the story. I'm hoping to do that for the chapters to come but I will try and make it as original as possible only taking songs and maybe a bit of scenes that I deemed important from the series.

WARNING: Spoilers for Episode 2 of Season 4 (Probably one of my favorite episodes; I cried when Reiji turned all serious and angst-y) If you haven't watched the episode, go watch the episode before you read this because spoilers.

Also, I'm hoping to put more sweet gestures and romantic moments but I'm sad to say that I will stop any kissing scenes until.. *smirk. Just wait and see. I won't leave you guys hanging about the kisses but don't expect anything anytime soon. Maybe when the story is coming to a close. There will still be affectionate gestures but there won't be any lip-locking action (sorry) but I promise that when the kissing scenes come back, you guys will be squealing at the scenes. Anyway, I already have the last three chapters planned and I want to type them out but I'm focusing on the chapters to come but I have an idea.

Also, I'm going to rant at the end of this chapter so if you don't want to read that part of my author's note, I will make the font different for you guys to skip for any other updates I might have. You have been warned.

Previously on Love Song Problems: He let go of me before walking over to the stage with the rest of STARISH. I smiled softly before yelling out as I waved a hand in the air, "I believe in you STARISH!"

They continued walking but I could tell they acknowledged me by the way they lifted their hands in a slight dismissive manner.

'Aishiteru minna-san,' I let my eyes dart from the three bands before I quickly walked over to the area where Tsukimiya-sensei and Hyuga-sensei were waiting.

Their faces lit up as they waved me over and I quickly rushed towards them before being seated between the two of them as I watched the announcement of the Triple S Decisive Concert.

'Dear Grandmother, I'm becoming more accepting of their affectionate ways..but..I still am not ready to give them an answer. Hopefully..this will be the start of something entirely new..for all of us.'

NOW ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 25: The Bond We Share

~Haruka's POV~

The announcement for the Decisive has already ended, it was already midnight and I was slightly dead on my feet as I trudged through the corridors of the Master Course Dorm with the idol groups beside me talking to each other. I was busy stressing over everything that has happened and I was dead tired from all of the stress and Yuu-kun pulling me out of bed early in the morning didn't help with the tiredness I was feeling.

"-hai-chan..Kouhai-chan..Kouhai-chan!" I snapped out of my sleepy reverie to look up at Kotobuki-senpai's worried face that was a mere inches from mine, "Are you okay? You don't look too well."

I flashed a tired smile up at him as I swayed slightly as I took a few steps forward, "I'm okay Kotobuki-senpai. Just a bit..tired."

"Do you need help getting to your room?" I looked to my side to look into Syo-kun's worried blue eyes, "You like you're going to fall over any minute now."

"I'll be fine Syo-kun," I sighed as I looked at the men walking beside me who all shot each other worried glances, "I'll be fine. I promise. I just need to rest up once I get to my room. I haven't had a..break..in a while."

They all looked away, regret in their eyes as they realized that my tiredness might have been the consequences of their actions towards me. I smiled softly before whispering, "It's not your fault. Stop blaming yourselves."

I flinched slightly when my phone started ringing loudly. I pulled it out of my white purse and I looked at the caller. I blinked slightly in confusion, ignoring the curious looks of the idols as I answered the phone, "Yuu-kun? What's wrong?"

"Nami-chan! I won't be coming back to the dorms tonight," I blinked slightly as he continued, "My boss assigned me a meet and greet with my fans and a book signing so I probably won't be at the dorms tomorrow or the day after that. I'll be sleeping at my apartment for the next few days. I'm really sorry. I know I promised to be with you and catch up like old times but my boss was pretty persistent about this to boost my reputation. I hope you understand."

"Don't worry Yuu-kun. I understand and it's fine. Just stay safe and out of trouble okay?" I smiled softly even though he couldn't see me as he let out a chuckle.

Yuu-kun asked as I heard the creaking of a bed on his side of the phone, "So what happened at the event? I wasn't able to watch the live viewing of the announcement."

"Nothing much. STARISH, QUARTET NIGHT, and HEAVENS have to hold a Decisive Concert on December 24 on who will perform in the Triple S and that they need to perform a new song each at the Decisive Concert. Turns out, Shining hired me to make all three of their songs above the other projects he and Raging gave me," I pouted slightly as I rubbed my temple in frustration, "Raging and Shining put too much trust in me that I'll be able to make all these songs in time. At this rate, I won't have any sleep the next few months if I hope to make these projects in time but I want to make them proud."

Yuu-kun hummed slightly as he said, "Don't worry Nami-chan. There's nothing a lot of coffee won't fix. Take it from someone who writes for a living."

"That's not the point Yuu-kun. I have almost 13 songs that I need to make in the next few months, 10 of which the idols who are going to sing don't know anything about yet since Shining and Raging haven't told them, "I pouted as I fiddled with my skirt, "I really hope Shining and Raging would tell the idols soon. I need to get started right away if I ever plan on working on the songs ahead of time after meeting up with them."

"So you're going to be extra busy?" I let a frown graze my lips as the idols raised an eyebrow at me. I waved them off as we continued walking towards the boys dorm in silence, them listening to me talk to Yuu-kun over the phone.

"Yes I will be EXTRA busy, didn't I just say I would be? Shining wanted me to get a head start on meeting with the idol groups for the songs of the Decisive Concert. I need to meet up with QUARTET NIGHT tomorrow since STARISH and HEAVENS will be busy with some live viewing that I hope is Shining and Raging's way of announcing the new projects," I ignored the curious and questioning looks sent my way by STARISH and HEAVENS, "After their live viewing, they'll be pretty busy the entire day with work so they won't be in the dorms almost the whole day tomorrow and I'll also be busy discussing song ideas with QUARTET NIGHT in the afternoon tomorrow since in the morning, QUARTET NIGHT will be moving out of their rooms to a different part of the the Master Course Dorm to live together."

"Oh okay. I was hoping we could meet up with each other for a quick break, but I guess the both of us will be pretty busy with projects coming up," I could hear the pout behind his voice and I muffled a giggle as he continued, "I'll try and be back as soon as possible. Try and keep your schedule clear when I come back so I can either take you out to catch up."

I giggled before smiling sweetly, "Okay. It's a date then. I'll see you in the next few days Yuu-kun."

"Sure. See you later. Text or call me if something comes up okay? I love you Nami-chan," Yuu-kun said sweetly before making kissy noises on the opposite side of his call.

"Hai, hai. I'll text AND call you if something comes up. I love you too Yuu-kun," I giggled before returning the favor by making kissy noises back at him, the both of us laughing at the end before I hung up on him.

"So what was that all about Ha-chan?" I squeaked out when an arm wrapped around my shoulders and I looked up to see Van-kun with a playful smile plastered on his face, "Why don't you make those gestures to me?"

I waved my hand in a dismissive manner at his question as I slipped away from his grip to walk beside Ichinose-kun and Ittoki-kun, "Yuu-kun won't be here tonight or tomorrow or the day after that."

"Not that I really care but I'm curious. Did he say why?" Nagi-kun asked, his arms behind his head as he walked beside Eiji and Amakusa-san.

"He has a meet and greet with his fans as well as a book signing so he will be pretty busy these past few days. He won't sleep at the dorms tonight so he went back to his apartment for today," I pouted, puffing my cheeks out.

We arrived at the boys dorm and I looked up towards the idols of QUARTET NIGHT with a smile, "I'll see you guys tomorrow. I'll come over at 2:45 or 3:00 to meet up to discuss the song okay?"

They nodded in acknowledgement before the idols waved towards me, walking to their room. Even once the last door closed, I remained rooted to my spot as I stared at the dorms with sad eyes.

"Miss Nanami," I flinched slightly as I turned on my heel to see Mitsuo-san standing there, his arms crossed, "Please come with me."

I nodded as I followed him towards his office. He opened the door and I stepped inside, looking around to see Tou-san on the other side, sitting on Mitsuo-san's desk. His gaze was focused on a folder on the desk but he looked up to look at me once I entered. He pushed himself off the desk as he approached me, "Haruka."

"Tou-san, konbawa, (Good evening)" I bowed my head in greeting as I stood in front of Mitsuo-san and Tou-san, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Mitsuo-san walked to his desk as he picked up the folder that Tou-san was looking through before he walked back to me, "Miss Nanami, please look through these files."

I blinked in confusion before opening the folder, my eyes scanning through the contents noticing that it was a file on Ittoki-kun before my golden green eyes widened as I zeroed down on the piece of information that was circled in red.

I looked back at Mitsuo-san with my exotic green eyes still wide as he said with a grin, "It looks like you were correct Miss Nanami. Mister Ittoki is my son."

"Di-Did you tell him?" I asked as I read over the information yet again to see if I missed anything. I gasped out as I looked back at my boss, "He's the half brother of Cecil-san!?"

"Yes from his mother's side. I have tried looking for Kotomi but she is simple off the grid.." Mitsuo-san looked dejected before replying, "About telling Mister Ittoki..I want to tell him after the Decisive Concert so he can focus on his projects with pressure."

I nodded in understanding as Tou-san continued, "Tomorrow, Shining and I will announce to HEAVENS and STARISH about their duet projects. We will announce the project for QUARTET NIGHT and STARISH on a later date, we haven't planned ahead because we don't want to pressure STARISH with the amount of work Shining is putting on them."

"Hai. I understand, I promise to make you proud, Mitsuo-san, Tou-san," I bowed my head before lifting it up to look at the two men.

Mitsuo-san smiled before he motioned to the folder still in my hand, "You may now call me Tou-chan since we confirmed that Mister Ittoki is my son."

I let a smile graze my lips before nodding, "Tou-chan, Tou-san, thank you for this opportunity. I will make sure to make these idols shine."

They nodded before I bowed yet again and walked towards the door, opening it before shutting it behind me. I let out a sigh before trudging towards the girls dorm on the second floor, 'I just want to go to sleep already. The stress is getting to me.'

I looked up when I heard footsteps to see Sumeragi-san who walked past me, not even glancing in my direction. It seemed like he didn't notice me as he passed by me and I blinked in surprise. I turned on my heel before calling out to him softly, "Sumeragi-san."

He froze slightly as he turned around to look at me. I smiled as I walked up to him, "Sumeragi-san, aren't you supposed to be sleeping? You have to be up tomorrow morning."

His eyes shifted slightly before he flashed me a small smile, "Of course. I just..needed a bit of fresh air to clear my head."

"Fre-Fresh air?" I tilted my head before beaming up at him, "May I join you?"

His eyes widened before he let a soft and sweet smile appear on his face, "Of course Nanami."

He held out a hand for me to take and I placed my hand on his as he held on tightly. With that, we walked hand in hand out to the gardens and towards the fountain. He sat at the edge of the fountain before motioning for me to sit as well. I sat down before asking him softly, "Is there a reason why you haven't gone to sleep yet and wanted to clear your head Sumeragi-san?"

He shook his head as he looked up at the clear night sky, "No. Not really."

I stared at his serene face before smiling softly, looking up at the night sky as well, "You should speak more Sumeragi-san..You have a beautiful voice."

"You think so?" I looked away from the night sky before looking over to him to stare into his surprised yellow tinted eyes.

"Of course. You're always so quiet that it's hard to read you..but I guess I really appreciate your silence. It makes you a good listener but it's nice to hear your voice every now and then," I smiled up at him with flushed cheeks as he flashed me a small smile, "It makes me feel happy to hear you talk."

"Then maybe I should speak more for you..my Sakura, (Cherry Blossom)" I blushed at his term of endearment as he cupped my cheek in his hand.

I lifted my hand to place it over his and I watched as he slowly leaned forward. Our lips were centimeters apart as he whispered softly, his breath ghosting against my lips, "My Sakura.."

He looked like he was going to close the distance between us when he suddenly pulled away, looking away as a frown grazed his lips, "Gomenasai. (I'm sorry) I know you don't want any affections and yet.."

"It's okay Sumeragi-san," I smiled up at him, my cheeks flushed, "I'm not ready for that yet and I appreciate that you're understanding of my reasons."

He looked back at me with his intense yellow eyes and I stood up so I was a head taller than him. I stepped towards him, wrapping my arms loosely around his neck before leaning down and placing a small kiss on his forehead, "Thank you for not forcing me into anything Sumeragi-san."

"Please..call me Kira," His breath fanned against my exposed collarbones and I flushed slightly as I pulled back.

"Then..Kira, arigatou, (Thank you)" I smiled up at him as he stood up, "I'm really sorry for-"

"Please don't be sorry. I understand my Sakura," he cut me off as he cupped the back of my head as he whispered softly, his deep voice echoing around us, "I'm willing to wait. When you're ready, I'll be here."

He pulled away from me before bowing his head slightly, a small yet soft smile on his face as he whispered, "I'll head off to bed then. Oyasumi (Good night) my Sakura."

I watched as he walked away, a flush on my cheeks as I whispered softly so only I could hear, "O-Oyasumi Kira.."

I stood rooted in my spot, willing my heart to stop racing before I walked back to the dorms and to my room. I quickly washed up before changing into my pajamas and getting into bed, falling asleep the minute I closed my eyes.

~The Next Afternoon~Third Person View~

STARISH and HEAVENS have left for the Song Festa a couple hours ago. Ryuya and Ringo have also left for their work, leaving QUARTET NIGHT and Haruka in the Dorms. The dorms were unusually quiet..but that didn't last for very long.

"Get out of my face you ignorant peasant!" Haruka's eyes snapped open when yelling was heard. She slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes as she mumbled out gibberish.

She picked up her phone that was on her bedside table before she sat up and looked at the time. Her exotic green eyes widened as she processed the numbers in her head. '2:27' shone in bright red numbers from her phone screen.

'I'M LATE!' Those two words rang inside STARISH's red-orange haired composer as she jumped out of bed, rushing to her bathroom to take a quick shower. She dried herself once she got out of the bath, wrapping a towel around her body as well as her hair and brushing her teeth.

She walked the bathroom before walking over to her closet and look over her clothing options to meet up with QUARTET NIGHT. She quickly chose a white long sleeved polo shirt that hugged her curves and had a bow in the front and she paired it up with a black skirt that was a few inches above her knees. She put it on before looking herself in the mirror, frowning slightly when she realized it wasn't complete. She quickly looked back to her closet before her eyes landed on a grey blazer and a pair of black mid thigh length stockings. She smiled before putting those on and looking herself in the mirror. {A/N - The clothes she was wearing in Season 4 Episode 2 when she met up with the QUARTET NIGHT members}

She nodded in approval of her reflection before she looked around for a pair of shoes to match it up with. She chose a pair of pale pink pumps before looking around for the necklace Kotobuki-senpai gave her. She picked it up before clipping it around her neck, smiling softly at the way it twinkled from the little bit of light that hit it.

She brushed her hair into its neat bob before she walked over to her desk, picking up her folder full of blank music sheets and her phone before she walked out her room and towards the lounge. She froze up in place slightly when a loud yell echoed through the empty corridors, "Shut up you sweet-toothed aristocrat!"

She looked towards the direction that the yelling was coming from to hear it coming from a room she wasn't familiar with. She walked towards the door silently, scared to make any loud noises as she opened the door silently to peek in. She took notice that the room was similar to that of a living room that had a built in kitchen with four doors connecting to the living room. She suspected that this was the new place that QUARTET NIGHT was staying since they moved out of STARISH's rooms. {A/N - Basically the room is like the living room of the condo they're living in Episode 2}

Her eyes widened when she saw Camus and Ranmaru butting heads with each other with snarls on their faces as they stood by the counter of the kitchen. Ai was standing off to the side, a hand on his hip as he stared between the two QUARTET NIGHT members that were butting heads. Reiji was seated on the couch with his head lowered as he seemed to be ignoring what was happening around him.

"Reiji, can't you do something?" Haruka watched as Ai looked away from the two that were bickering to look at the oldest member of QUARTET NIGHT before his cyan blue eyes narrowed, "Ne, why have you been ignoring them since this morning?"

Reiji shifted his grey eyes to look towards the youngest member of QUARTET NIGHT, still staying silent.

"This is all your fault," Camus growled as he removed his forehead from Ranmaru's to look over at Reiji who only shifted his eyes to look at Camus in response.

"Yea, it's your fault Reiji," Reiji tilted his head to look at Ranmaru who had a scowl on his face as he looked at the brunette.

"Yeah. If you haven't suggested to Shining that we move out of our rooms and to another part of the dorms to live together, all this arguing wouldn't have happened," Ai said, a frown on his face as he looked from Reiji to Camus and Ranmaru and back again.

Haruka placed a hand over her mouth to stifle the gasp that wanted to escape her lips, 'This can't be happening. Why are they fighting? I thought they were getting along!'

"Hey!" Ranmaru growled as he clenched his fists, motioning to the still brunette.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Camus asked, a scowl on his face and a hand on his hip.

"Why don't you say anything?" Ai said, frown still evident on his face as he observed Reiji who only lowered his head to avoid looking at the rest of his group mates.

Haruka watched, frowning slightly when she noticed Reiji's shoulders shaking ever so slightly. Her eyes widened and she froze when she listened to Reiji's strained and hurt filled words, "I..can't do this anymore."

Tears started to brim in Haruka's golden green eyes as she watched as Reiji stood up. His next words causing the tears that were brimming in her eyes to spill, "Let this be the end..of QUARTET NIGHT."

The other three members of QUARTET NIGHT could only stare in shock as Reiji slowly trudged towards the door that Haruka was peeking through. Haruka quickly closed the door as she backed away, her tears still flowing freely as she tried to deny what happened, 'No..No! This..This can't be happening. Kotobuki-senpai..he can't b-be serious.'

She stared in horror as the door she was peeking through opened and Reiji stepped out. His head was lowered, his grey eyes covered by his brown hair as he shut the door behind him.

"Ko-Kotobuki..senpai," Reiji looked up slowly, his eyes widening when his eyes landed on Haruka's crying form.

"Kou-Kouhai-chan," Reiji stammered softly as she looked into his grey eyes which started to brim with tears before the tears that gathered in his eyes fell.

Haruka slowly walked towards Reiji, her tears flowing down her cheeks as she got closer to him. She slowly lifted her hand before cupping his cheek in her hand, stopping the flow of his tears. She whispered softly, her voice getting stuck in her throat, "A-Are you..going to be o-okay?"

Reiji looked away as he lifted his hand to place it over Haruka's. He whispered softly as he turned back to look at her, "I'll be okay..I just-just need some time alone."

He slowly removed her hand from his face before he pulled her into a tight hug. Haruka buried her face into his chest as he whispered softly into her hair, his voice sounding so broken, "If..If anything happens to QUARTET NIGHT and to me..ple-please remember.."

He pulled away from her, the tears flowing down his cheeks coming down harder than ever as he whispered breathily, "Tha-That I will always lov-love you Ko-Kouhai-chan."

"Koto-Kotobuki-senpai, what do you..what are you trying to say?" Haruka stuttered, her eyes widening as Reiji took a step away from her, "What are..what are you planning?"

Reiji didn't give her a reply as he wiped away his tears before cupping Haruka's cheek, "Don't worry. I'll come back..I promise. I can't leave you yet..I'll see you soon Kouhai-chan."

He leaned down, placing a sweet kiss on her forehead causing Haruka to bite back a sob that wanted to escape her lips. Reiji pulled away before he walked away from Haruka, his hands in his pockets and his back slightly hunched.

Haruka could only stare at Reiji's back as he walked out of sight. She stifled a sob before taking a deep breath, wiping away the tear stains on her cheeks before walking towards the door Reiji stepped out of. She let out a a sigh, hoping that her puffy red eyes weren't that obvious as she knocked on the door. The door slowly opened and she saw as Camus came into her line of sight. Haruka looked closely at Camus noticing that he didn't look like himself, his eyes were dull and lifeless and instead of his emotionless face, he had a stressed frown. Camus' eyes brightened a bit as he looked her over, "Nanami, come in."

Haruka bowed as he opened the door for her to enter. She looked around the room and noticed that Ai was standing in front of a large window, a stressed expression on his face as he looked out the window. Ranmaru was seated on the couch, his arms thrown on the back of the seats as he stared at the ceiling with a far-away look. She looked back at Camus who was walking towards the kitchen counter and taking a seat on the stool. None of them were facing each other as Haruka shifted her weight on her right leg, clutching her folder close to her chest.

"I-I'm here to discuss QUARTET NIGHT's song for the Decisive Concert. Whe-Where's Kotobuki-senpai?" Haruka decided to pretend that she didn't run into Reiji as she looked around, "Is he in his room?"

"Reiji's not here. He stormed out," Ai said bluntly, clenching his fists that were at his side.

Haruka blinked slightly at his blunt statement before asking, "What? Kotobuki-senpai did what?"

"Didn't I just say? He left," Ai closed his eyes as Haruka bit her lip, flinching slightly at Ai's harsh tone.

"What? Umm.." Haruka said, trying to ignore the tight feeling in her chest, 'I hope they decide to do something.. I want QUARTET NIGHT to work out.'

"He truly is self-centered," Camus scoffed causing Haruka to snap her head in his direction, a small frown on her face.

Ranmaru looked away from the ceiling to stare at the coffee table in front of him as he growled, "I can't believe he quit when he was the one who suggested it."

Ai let a frown appear on his slightly feminine face, "I wasn't expecting this either."

'I need to make them do something..anything to stop QUARTET NIGHT from ending like this,' Haruka chewed on her bottom lip before she piped up meekly, "A-Ano..I think we should go look for him immediately."

"Leave him Haruka," Ranmaru growled as he threw his head back, his eyes darting to look at the woman he fell in love with.

"There's no need to look for him Nanami," Camus said as he turned in his seat to face STARISH's red-orange haired composer.

Haruka whispered softly, "De-Demo.." (Bu-But)

Ai had a small smile on his face as he closed his eyes, lowering his head slightly, "Reiji will come back soon."

"Ha-Hai.." Haruka said as he looked at Ai, uncertainty laced in her voice.

"I know you're busy with all your other projects, especially now that Shining and Raging had announced STARISH and HEAVENS duet projects, and your time is precious and you want to work on the projects as soon as possible but we'll have to postpone today's meeting," Ai turned to face Haruka with an apologetic smile on his face, "Gomen Haruka-chan." (Sorry)

Haruka looked downcast before she nodded slowly. She stared walking towards the exit, her hand on the door handle before she whispered softly, "Kotobuki-senpai..I'm going to look for him. I'll come back here later to check and see if he came back."

Haruka tilted her head back as she stared at the downcast faces of the remaining QUARTET NIGHT idols, "I'll see you later minna."

With that, she walked out and towards the exit of the Master Course Dorms as she exited, tears brimming in her eyes but never letting it spill out, 'I..I hope they understand how serious this is..'

~Time Skip~Night Time~Haruka's POV~

I hung up my phone from my phone call with Yuu-kun as I sat on my bed, chewing on my lip. I have tried looking everywhere I could think of for Kotobuki-senpai as well as contacting him with no results. I looked down at my phone to look at the time, watching the bright red numbers blink up at me, '7:57.' I let out a sigh as I stood up, walking towards my door before opening it and walking towards QUARTET NIGHT's living quarters.

I knocked on the door and the door opened, this time Kurosaki-senpai answered. He had a slightly hopeful look on his face before it disappeared only to be replaced with a look of disappointment. He let out a sigh before letting a soft smile appear on his face, "Haruka, what brings you here? Come in."

I bowed towards him as I stepped inside, looking around to see Ai-kun turned towards the window yet again, his hands in his pockets. Kurosaki-senpai walked to the couch as he picked up a magazine that I could briefly make out to be about some rock band. I walked towards the couch to sit beside Kurosaki-senpai as I answered his previous question with a question of my own as I looked around, "Did Kotobuki-senpai come home?"

Before he could answer, the door opened once again and Camus-senpai walked in, carrying a small bag. He looked surprised when his eyes landed on me, "Nanami, what are you doing here?"

"Reiji's not back," before I could reply to Camus-senpai, Kurosaki-senpai's voice cut through.

"You know him," Camus-senpai took a few steps forwards as he continued, "Could he have returned already and be hiding somewhere?"

I looked between Kurosaki-senpai and Camus-senpai as Kurosaki-senpai flipped a page in his magazine, answering quietly, "I looked. I didn't find anything."

"Then where is he?" I could hear the slight tone of worry hidden in Camus-senpai's voice as he asked that question.

Silence enveloped the whole room as I looked at each of the QUARTET NIGHT members before Ai-kun broke the silence, "I don't know."

I looked towards him as he turned to face us, "He's not answering his phone, either."

I looked at the trio, a frown on my face, 'Are they..are they finally realizing how serious this is?'

"This is the first time he's done anything like this," Ai-kun said softly, his voice trailing off at the end.

I jumped up slightly when Kurosaki-senpai's phone went off. We all looked towards his phone and at the caller. Kurosaki-senpai blinked as he questioned out loud, "Hyuga-sensei?"

He quickly answered the phone, putting it on speakers so the rest of us could hear as Hyuga-sensei's voice echoed out of the rectangular device, "Come to my office. Bring the other members of QUARTET NIGHT with you."

With that, Hyuga-sensei hung up not waiting for a reply and we stared at the black screen of the phone. I stood up before saying softly, "Come on..you guys need to go.. and I'm coming with you."

"Haruka/Haruka-chan/Nanami.." I looked at them before they nodded.

We walked in silence towards Hyuga-sensei's office as I lifted my hand and knocked on the door. Hyuga-sensei's voice echoed from inside, a tone of slight anger in his voice, "Come in."

I opened the door and we filtered in the room before I shut the door behind me. I stood near the door while the members of QUARTET NIGHT approached Hyuga-sensei's desk.

Hyuga-sensei's chair turned around and he was there seated, his arms crossed as he stared at the the three QUARTET NIGHT members. His eyes drifted towards me and he raised his eyebrow, "Hana-chan? What are you doing here?"

"I was talking to them about where Kotobuki-senpai was..I was hoping he returned but Kurosaki-senpai said he didn't," I mumbled softly, a blush on my face as I stared into Hyuga-sensei's blue eyes, "Am I not allowed to be here?"

He looked at me before saying tenderly, his eyes softening up, "No it's fine Hana-chan. It can't be helped."

He turned his gaze back to QUARTET NIGHT, freezing them up with his now narrowed dark blue eyes. Hyuga-sensei stood up as he said firmly, "Reiji called."

QUARTET NIGHT tensed up as Hyuga-sensei walked to the side to stare at the wooden bookshelf as he continued, "He didn't sound like himself."

The idols had shocked looks on their faces as Hyuga-sensei turned to face them before walking towards them, "Your individual talents are incredible. So is the way you're true to yourselves in everything you do. But.."

"Right now, you should be putting all your efforts towards being a group," Hyuga-sensei said as he narrowed his eyes at the three idols who looked slightly regretful about what they were doing.

I bit my lip as I watched Hyuga-sensei lecture the three men, wanting to interfere but knowing they needed this in order to be united with each other but it didn't mean that I liked watching one of the men I fell in love with lecture the others.

"Sometimes you have to work hard for the other members, even if it means sacrificing yourselves," by now Hyuga-sensei stood in front of them, his hands in his pocket, "So why are you so divided?"

I stifled a gasp at Hyuga-sensei's blunt jab at the idols as I stared at their backs. Hyuga-sensei walked past each of the idols, hitting their chests lightly where their heart was before slamming his own fist over his own chest, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the idols, "You won't capture any hearts like that. Don't underestimate what it takes to be an idol!"

With that said, Hyuga-sensei walked away from the idols and towards me. He stood in front of me before lifting his hand to cup my cheek as he whispered softly, "Hana-chan..I'm sorry that you had to see me like that..but they needed it."

I nodded in understanding as he dropped his hand from my cheek before opening the door and walking out, shutting the door behind him. I watched as the three remaining idols of QUARTET NIGHT all lowered their heads before they each started to walk towards the door and opening it. I followed them silently as they trudged towards the gardens and up a large hill that was farthest from the dorms. I stood slightly away from them so they can talk things through but I was close enough to hear them.

I watched as they stayed quiet, none of them talking. Kurosaki-senpai was seated on the grass while Ai-kun and Camus-senpai stood behind him, backs facing each other, almost like they were in a triangle shape.

I whispered softly as clouds covered the moon slightly, "Minna.."

"I've clashed with him in countless ways," Camus-senpai interrupted me and I flinched slightly, deciding to stay quiet to listen to what they have to say, hoping that they made the right decisions and say the right things.

"I thought it didn't matter, regardless of what I said," Kurosaki-senpai murmured softly.

"Without Reiji, we weren't a group," Ai-kun whispered slowly.

They seemed to be deep in thought and I looked at each of them, trying to determine some kind of emotion from them and trying to determine what they could be thinking, 'Please make this work.. I don't want to lose any of you..'

I perked up when Kurosaki-senpai stood up as he looked at the night sky whispering four words that made my heart stop, "Is that time now..?"

'What..? Is he..giving up?' My eyes widened, tears filling my eyes but not spilling as I stared back and forth from the three, hoping the other two would try and stop him.

"But is it okay if things end like this?" I snapped my head towards Ai-kun whose gaze was lowered.

"If Kotobuki doesn't want to..then it can't be helped," my heart froze the moment Camus-senpai uttered those words as more tears gathered in my eyes as I willed myself to not let them spill.

They stayed silent yet again as they stared at the sky, their faces saying that they were in deep thought yet again. I tried to stop myself from thinking bad thoughts of losing any of these men in my life, 'No..No. NO! I can't lose any of you! Please..Please don't give up like this..'

I so badly wanted to yell at them to get a hold of themselves but I couldn't bring myself to move, let alone open my mouth, all I could do was stare at them with heartbroken eyes, hoping with everything I had that they would fix this.

"Ne.." Ai-kun said softly but was instantly cut off by Kurosaki-senpai.

"I hate everything you do," Kurosaki-senpai said as he closed his hetero-chromatic eyes.

"I could say the same thing," Camus-senpai retorted back. My eyes widened causing the tears that gathered to spill as I felt my heart slowly breaking at what was happening.

Ai-kun turned around to face the two as he clenched his fists that were by his side, "Hey wait a minute you two."

"But when we sing as QUARTET NIGHT, you're not bad," Kurosaki-senpai murmured underneath his breath, those words causing my heart to be filled with hope as I stared at the three.

"Neither are you," Camus-senpai replied back, a small smile appearing on his face, "It's not so bad when we're singing together."

I could tell Ai-kun was relieved that the two were getting along slightly and I felt the same. The tears that were spilling out of my eyes have stopped completely. I lifted my hand up to wipe away the tears, as I looked at the trio.

Camus-senpai's eyes softened slightly as he whispered, "We will never be friends."

"But we're comrades," Kurosaki-senpai finished his sentence as Ai-kun nodded slightly in response, "It can't end like this."

"Yeah, not even if Kotobuki doesn't want to continue," Camus-senpai said and my eyes lit up with happiness as I clasped my hands over my chest in relief.

"You're right," Ai-kun said as he looked between his other two group members, "We should start moving forward together again."

They all looked towards me before holding their hands towards me, smiles on their faces, "Let's find Reiji/Kotobuki together, Haruka/Haruka-chan/Nanami."

"Hai!" I exclaimed loudly, my heart racing as Kurosaki-senpai took a hold of my hand and we started running, hailing a cab that passed by us before entering, Camus-senpai ordering out directions to the poor driver.

We instantly left the cab when we arrived at our destination as Kurosaki-senpai payed the cab and we ran towards the beach. I stood slightly off to the side of the trio of QUARTET NIGHT as the three members stood next to each other, panting slightly as they stared at the back of the oldest member of QUARTET NIGHT.

"I believed you would come," my eyes widened as I stared at Kotobuki-senpai's back as he whispered out those five words.

His words seemed to anger the other members of QUARTET NIGHT as Kurosaki-senpai yelled out, clenching a fist tightly, "Don't be ridiculous!"

"Why would you do that?" Ai-kun huffed out as a frown appeared on his face.

"Were you testing us?" Camus-senpai let a scowl appear on his face.

I looked back and forth from the members, my hand over my chest as I tried to calm my pounding heart.

"No.." Kotobuki-senpai tilted his head back to look over his shoulder, a soft look in his eyes, "I couldn't afford to do that."

My heart clenched at the soft and caring look he sent his other group mates and I realized how much it must of really hurt Kotobuki-senpai to have to go through this alone.

The other three looked shocked as Kotobuki-senpai looked back at the dark blue ocean, "I really didn't think I could keep going then."

I froze slightly at his words, hoping to Kami-sama that he didn't give up on QUARTET NIGHT entirely.

"I forced us to live together, so we could bond. But when I thought my plan backfired, I was terrified," Kotobuki-senpai continued as he looked away from the ocean to instead look at the night sky, "Something I thought would be good wasn't helping us."

Silence enveloped the idol band before Ai-kun broke through the silence, "That's not true."

Kotobuki-senpai turned around with a surprised look on his face as Camus-senpai replied, "Without you, we would've parted ways long ago."

"Yea.. Bonds, huh?" Kurosaki-senpai asked and I smiled, looking out at the horizon as the sky turned a light pink color as the sun started to rise before looking back at the idols, "We've already got them."

"What?" Kotobuki-senpai sounded so genuinely confused that it made him look adorable as he looked from each member of QUARTET NIGHT.

Ai-kun smiled as he said, "Ranmaru's right. What do you think the odds are that we would meet on this beach simply by coincidence?"

Kotobuki-senpai started to grin as he looked at his group mates, the others smiling as well and I felt tears gather in my eyes before spilling out yet I didn't care as I watched these four men getting along with each other in their own little ways.

"This is the bond between group mates," Ai-kun said softly and my heart clenched at his sweet words.

"Ne ne! Why don't we ride this momentum and go on a national tour?" Kotobuki-senpai exclaimed happily as he looked at the other three.

The introverted trio of QUARTET NIGHT looked at Kotobuki-senpai in shock as Ai-kun asked questioningly, tilting his head to the side, "National tour? Us?"

"That doesn't sound like us, but.." Kurosaki-senpai closed his off-colored eyes, a smile on his face.

"We'll consider it," Camus-senpai finished Kurosaki-senpai's sentence with a small smile on his own.

Kotobuki-senpai smiled brightly as he exclaimed happily, running towards the trio, "Minna!"

He pulled the three in a tight hug and I smiled softly at the four. The introverted trio of QUARTET NIGHT struggled against Kotobuki-senpai's embrace but I could tell that they weren't really trying to get out of the hug. Kotobuki-senpai looked up and his grey eyes found my own exotic golden green eyes. He motioned over to me happily, "Kouhai-chan!"

"Minna-san!" I ran towards the quartet with a smile on my face as happy tears spilled out of my eyes, "I'm so happy to see-"

I choked on my sentence as I reached the quartet. Ai-kun cupped my cheek in his hand as he wiped away the tears that fell from my eyes. I looked into Ai-kun's love filled cyan blue eyes as he whispered softly, "Don't cry Haruka-chan. We might not always get along. But we'll try."

"We never want to see you cry for us ever again Haruka," I looked up as Kurosaki-senpai ruffled my hair, grinning down at me.

I nodded happily before pulling them into a hug of my own, "I'm so happy to see you guys as a group."

Camus-senpai tilted my chin up and I looked into his ice blue eyes as he said tenderly, "Let's go home Nanami."

"Hai!" I took a hold of Kotobuki-senpai's hand as I pulled him with me.

"Cho-Chotto matte! (Wait a minute!) Kouhai-chan!" I let out a giggle as Kotobuki-senpai stumbled over his feet before he regained his balance and ran along side of me.

I laughed as I heard running behind us and Kurosaki-senpai's voice yelling out, "Oi! Wait for us! Reiji!"

We ran towards Kotobuki-senpai's car and he pushed me lightly into the passenger seat in the front. The other members of QUARTET NIGHT boarded the car as Kotobuki-senpai started the it up.

We rode back to the dorms, a bright smile on my face and my heart beating happily and full of love and affection for the men in the car.

~In the Afternoon~

I was stretched out on my bed, my heart racing after spending time with some of the men I fell in love with, learning more about them as individuals as well as a group, and most importantly making them a song. I was about to call Yuu-kun to tell him all about it when my laptop, that was on my desk, made a slight noise, notifying me that I got a message. I blinked slightly before getting out of bed and looking at the message. It was an audio clip with a photo attached to it. I blinked as I clicked the picture to see the full image.

My heart warmed up and I refrained myself from letting out a small squeak of happiness as I stared at the picture of QUARTET NIGHT who we're smiling at the camera and they seemed to be in a car. Kotobuki-senpai was at the driver's seat holding a peace sign up and to his right side was Kurosaki-senpai who had a smirk on his face as he stared at the camera. Ai-kun was right behind Kurosaki-senpai, a small smile on his face as he stared at the camera while beside Ai-kun to his left was Camus-senpai who had a soft smile, his face was turned away from the camera but his eyes were looking out of the corner of his eye to the camera. Underneath the picture was the caption, 'QUARTET NIGHT! This is the bond we share.'

I looked at the audio clip before clicking on the audio to play. My heart warmed as the demo song that I made them for the Decisive Concert played through my laptop and the added lyrics caused my heart to race. {A/N - The song is KIZUNA by QUARTET NIGHT. Love the song. Go listen to it.}

'Dear Grandmother, I know there are very little ways I could get these men to get along. But I'm so happy that they have bonds with each other that can't be broken no matter what.'

I looked out the window before whispering, "Tomorrow is the start of STARISH and HEAVENS duet project..I hope it goes well."

OHAYAHOO MY READER-CHAN! Okay, the chapter is about 7k+ words long without the author's note and without the recap of the previous chapter. I was planning on adding the song 'KIZUNA' but I was like, "It'll make the chapter longer and I don't want to bore the readers by posting something they already watched and I don't even know how to incorporate it into the chapter."

Anyway, as a warning in my author's note in the beginning of this chapter, I wanted to rant about something so feel free to skip this part if you aren't interested in me ranting and want some chapter and story updates and reminders:

You know what pisses me off about Season 4 of UtaPri? The lack of interactions of the idols with Haruka, that's what pisses me off. I understand the creators are trying to make some kind of bond for the three idol groups with each other but this is supposed to be a REVERSE HAREM, and an OTOME GAME. So I don't understand why the moments with Haruka is limited in Season 4 like W T F?! It really pisses me off. Haruka was basically a side character in Season 4 and that really ticked me off because she's supposed to be the heroine in the series but for some DAMN reason, she never ONCE interacted with the idols in an attempt to help them with their problems. The only time I see a long time where she spends time with an idol was Episode 6 of Season 4 and even then she didn't hold a concrete place in the episode. I don't mean to be rude or seem like a bitch/asshole but seriously W T F! I need me some romance in this anime series or I will die. You don't know how long I've been waiting for a kiss to happen between one of the idol groups and Haruka! Like D A M N! I feel so attacked right now that there aren't enough sweet, fluffy, and heart popping moments in UtaPri. Like Haruka! Give my babies some love! They need the love! PLEASE CREATORS OF UTAPRI, IN THE NEXT SEASON/MOVIE, PLEASE GIVE MY BABIES LOVE!

Anyway, my rant is over. Sorry about that. I've been bottling that rant for a while. Anyway, my stories will probably follow this kind of baseline. It will always be based on the episodes in Season 4 unless of course something comes up and I need to insert some kind of filter chapter but that might only be for QUARTET NIGHT and STARISH's group projects. If anyone can guess why I chose the particular pairings for QUARTET NIGHT and STARISH's group projects, I will give you a shoutout

Now, I'm really sorry that Yuu-kun didn't show up. I needed a reason for Haruka to spend a lot of time with QUARTET NIGHT without Yuu-kun interrupting them. He'll appear in the next chapter and the next chapters to come for sure to interrupt the moments with the members of the duet projects to make things interesting.

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