YORUSHIKUMACHACHA~ MY READER-CHAN! So this is a filler chapter since I felt like the others needed more time wth Haruka especially Ringo-kun. I might include some STARISH. OH YEAH! Kaoru-kun will make an appearance in this chapter and hopefully in the next chapters to come, also the other relative of the other members if they have so like the relatives of Yamato-kun and Ryuya-san and maybe Ren-kun, Masato-kun, Reiji-chan, and Ranmaru-kun but I'm not sure yet. I want to make them appear for the sake of Haruka getting to know the idols. (No Haruka will not have any more boys join her Harem. I'm already have trouble and adding more will take a toll on me *sweat drop* They'll have more of a sibling/best friend relationship with Haruka)

Also, I've been listening to HEAVENS solo songs and I'm dying *heart eyes* I love their voices so much. I most particularly love Eiichi and Yamato's solo song. Go listen to it. I swear I fell in love with them. I almost cried when I saw the English translations of their songs. Like WHO HURT MY BABIES!? *crying face* Seriously go listen to it and look at the English translation.


Previously on Love Song Problems: I shook my head, covering my bright red face with my hands as he let out a laugh. I let out a squeal when I felt him placing light kisses on the side of my neck, removing my hands to scream at him when he suddenly hoisted me into the air, carrying me bridal style. I let out a scream as I wrapped my arms around his neck. He flashed a cocky grin at me before saying, "You look absolutely adorable when you blush Megami-chan."

I pouted, my cheeks still a bright red as I said as I looked into his deep orange eyes, "Put me down Yamato-kun."

"Nah. I like having you in my arms," he said with a smirk as he leaned down so our faces were inches apart, "It makes it seem like your my wife."

My eyes widened and I could practically feel my face steaming and Yamato-kun laughed before he gripped onto me tightly, "Yosh! Let's head back to the dorms then!"

"Put me down! YAMATO-KUN!" I screamed at him as he started running towards the direction of the dorms, him laughing as he ran fast and the only thing I could do was bury my head into the crook of his neck and cling to his neck for dear life.

'Dear Grandmother, I finally made up with Yamato-kun and Syo-kun and Yamato-kun san an amazing song. It was very explosive and the passion behind the song was amazing.'

NOW ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 28: Getting to Know You (Proposal)

~The Next Day~Haruka's POV~

I let out a sigh of relief as I flopped into my bed. I got up early this morning to start up on Cecil-san's and Amakusa-san's duet project to be intervened on the way by Tou-chan and Tou-san who gave me a day off after every two duet projects, unless something comes up, so I don't feel stressed and tired after each one. I was hoping to go back to sleep when a small knock sounded on my door. I blinked slightly in confusion as I stood up, 'That can't be Yuu-kun. Yuu-kun usually barges in without knocking on the door and he isn't in the dorms at the moment. He said he needed to meet up with a co-worker.'

I slowly opened the door to be met with bright blue eyes. I blinked as I opened the door fully to take in the figure before I exclaimed rather loudly, letting a wide and bright smile appear on my face, "Tsukimiya-sensei! Ohayo."

I looked over at the man in front of me, taking in his appearance, still not used to the way he looks. He wasn't wearing his long and bouncy pink wing and decided to keep to his original short pink hair. His eyes were bright blue and they seemed to be sparkling like blue jewels. He was wearing his usual outfit that consisted of a long sleeved yellow sweater that had a turtle neck and he matched it with black-grey leggings. Unlike his usual red heels, he opted to wearing a pair of light red low cut running shoes.

"Ohayopu~! Haruka-chan!" He greeted me happily as the pink haired cross dressing teacher leaned against my door frame with a smile, "Shiny just informed me it was your day off. I was hoping you can do a favor for me?"

I blinked, tilting my head to the side before asking, curiosity getting the better of me, "Oh? What can I help you with Tsukimiya-sensei?"

"I was hoping you can go out with me to go shopping. I need a few outfits and I can't ask Tomo-chan because she currently has work, a photo shoot to be exact, and won't be back until after dusk," he had pout on his feminine face before he replaced it with a smile, "I was hoping you would come instead so you can keep me company?"

"Oh! Of course Tsukimiya-sensei." I beamed brightly up at him, "Please wait outside. I'll go get ready. I'll be out in a few minutes."

He nodded before pushing himself off the door frame and walked away as I shut the door behind him, walking towards my closet and searching for an outfit that was comfortable but appropriate to wear outdoors. I picked out a light pink crop top hoodie with the color that seemed to match to color of Tsukimiya-sensei's hair before donning on a pair of black skinny jeans. I looked at myself in the mirror before nodding, combing my bangs back before clipping them at the back of my head with a small bright blue bow. I searched my room for a pair of shoes before deciding on a pair of light pink low cut running shoes.

I looked around for my necklace {A/N - Refer to chapter 4 if you can't remember how the necklace that Reiji gave her} before clipping it on and looking around for my phone, my small notepad and pen, as well as my wallet before placing said objects into a small light blue shoulder bag. I walked towards the door once I was satisfied with my appearance before opening and shutting the door behind me, bringing out my key and locking the door. I walked out of the girls dorms, looking around for Tsukimiya-sensei to see him talking with STARISH. I looked closely at the expressions on their faces to see Tsukimiya-sensei with a smug smile on his face and STARISH with unhappy looks on their faces. I tilted my head to the side slightly at their expressions before walking up to them, asking them softly once I reached them, "Minna? Is everything okay? You look upset."

They seemed to freeze up before turning towards me rather stiffly. Syo-kun and Ittoki-kun started to laugh nervousness laced into their laughs as they rubbed the back of their heads, sheepishly. The other members seemed pretty calm but I could tell they were sweat dropping at Syo-kun and Ittoki-kun or were even avoiding to look straight at me.

I stared at them perplexed as Tsukimiya-sensei smiled as he turned towards me, "They just wanted to check up on you and see what you were up to. I told them you were going out to help me with something."

"Oh okay," I beamed happily before turning to face the members of STARISH, "Gomen minna. Tsukimiya-sensei asked me to help him pick out a few new outfits and he wanted me to keep him company."

They still had frowns on their faces before nodding slowly, although a bit hesitantly. I looked back to Tsukimiya-sensei before asking, "Shall we go then Tsukimiya-sensei?"

He nodded as I took a hold of his hand before pulling him with me outside the dorms. I asked him timidly, once he caught up with me and straightened up, "What occasion is the outfit for?"

A thoughtful look graced his feminine face as he lifted a finger to place lightly on his slightly parted lips, "Hmm.. I need an outfit for the Decisive Concert which is in about five months.. {A/N - Let's just say it's around mid-August.} Also I want to buy a few casual outfits that I could wear day to day around the Agency."

"Oh okay! I know a good store that has cute clothes for a reasonable price," I exclaimed happily as I flashed him a bright smile before I asked, "Oh. Is this for your career or your casual day to day when you're out of work?"

"I can use both but mostly for my career, so women's clothes," he said with a smile as he pulled me towards a black car. I blinked before entering and the driver turned towards the pink haired man beside me as Tsukimiya-sensei said, "Take us to the mall please."

The driver turned around without a word before he started the car up and we drove off. Tsukimiya-sensei sat back with a sigh before saying, "Uwah! It's nice to get out one in a while. Work is so tiring."

"Yea. Do you have any work today Tsukimiya-sensei?" I asked as I turned towards my former homeroom teacher.

"I have to host a talk show in two hours so I was hoping we can shop for my outfit for the talk show as well as get a bit to eat in this really cute cafe I found?" He asked turning his bright blue eyes towards me.

I nodded before letting a smile grace my lips, "Of course Tsukimiya-sensei. I was hoping to get a few things for myself as well if you don't mind?"

"Of course not. What things do you wish to get?" I pursed my lips as I thought over what I wished to buy.

"Maybe a few new outfits. I also want to get something for Yuu-kun since he bought a few stuff for me a while back," I smiled as I thought about my best friend, "Oh yea! Maybe I can also buy a birthday gift for him and the other idols! That reminds me.."

I turned towards the pink haired idol and smiled sweetly, "What would you like for your birthday Tsukimiya-sensei?"

"M-Me?" He stammered out as he looked at me with his mesmerizing blue eyes, "What I want for m-my birthday?"

I nodded as I leaned towards him, tilting my head to the side, "Is there anything you would want in particular?"

A blush suddenly appeared on his pale cheeks before he mumbled softly underneath his breath, "I.. I don't want anything. I would lo-love to spend ti-time with you on m-my birthday though."

"Oh. You just want to spend your birthday with me?" I flushed cutely and shyly before I smiled timidly up at him, "I would love to spend time with you on your birthday."

"Re-Really?" I nodded as I looked away from him, my once pale cheeks burning a bright pink, "Then I guess it's a date Haruka-chan."

I flushed causing my pink cheeks to turn a bright red as I turned back to look into his glittering light blue eyes. He cupped my cheek gently, his blue eyes reflecting the tenderness he felt as he leaned down. Suddenly the car came to a sudden halt, throwing me hard against Tsukimiya-sensei's chest. The driver suddenly turned around and said gruffly with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Tsukimiya-sensei and I, "We're here."

"O-oh. Thank you," I mumbled out, knowing for sure my face was steaming as I scrambled to get off of Tsukimiya-sensei's chest before I opened the door and stepping out, fidgeting slightly as I waited for the idol to get out as well.

He followed after me, his cheeks matching the color on my face before he chuckled nervously, avoiding looking me in the eye, "Sorry about that."

"No.. it's fine," I looked up at the mall before asking, "Shall we go in?"

He nodded, taking a hold of my hand and we walked hand in hand inside the mall before I dragged him into one of the stores that I thought was cute. He looked at me before saying as he looked around the store, "Meet me at the changing room in like 15 minutes. I'll look for a few outfits that I like and you look for your own."

I nodded before walking off to a rack of clothes, browsing for anything that caught my eye to take for myself. I picked out a few outfit choices before I deciding to look for something for the idols. I muttered underneath my breath, "Eiichi-san's birthday is coming up soon. It's almost a week or two from now. I should get something for him. But what could he possible want that I could give?"

I looked around the store to see if anything caught my eye and I frowned slightly at finding nothing that I assumed Eiichi-san would like. I sighed before deciding to look for a few more things for myself, "There's nothing here that Eiichi-san would like.. Maybe.."

My eyes brightened as I exclaimed to myself, "Maybe I can make him a solo song! That would be the perfect gift for him!"

I nodded to myself, determined to help Tsukimiya-sensei before getting back to the dorms and making Eiichi-san his solo song. I looked around the shelves to see a pile of matching t-shirts. {A/N - You know the type that's for best friends or for couples} I smiled before browsing through the best friend pile to pick something tacky for Yuu-kun and I, giggling to myself at the thought of us matching. I looked at the time once I was done picking two pairs of shirts before walking over to the changing room to see Tsukimiya-sensei already waiting. He looked towards me with a smile before asking, "What did you find?"

"Just a couple of shirts for Yuu-kun and I and a few dresses for myself," I said as I held up the pile in my arms, "What did you find?"

"I found this adorable dress that I could wear at the Decisive Concert! It really brings out my eyes!" He squealed out happily as he held the dress up to his body, "Also, I found a few outfits that I could wear day to day around the dorms or when I have work."

I smiled as he held up the clothes to his body before I stated, "They all look nice Tsukimiya-sensei. Do you plan on buying all of them?"

"Well of course! There's no reason for me NOT to buy it when it looks absolutely gorgeous on me! And they're really cheap for such high quality clothes," He exclaimed in excitement before taking the pile from my arms, "Here. I'll buy yours too."

"Oh, there's no need Tsukimiya-sensei," I blushed as he walked towards the cashier, bundle of clothes on hand, "I promise Tsukimiya-sensei. I can buy my own things."

"Nonsense!" He said as he placed the clothes on the counter, allowing the cashier to scan each item, "What kind of gentleman would I be if I let the woman pay for her own things? That's an absolute no-no!"

I blushed happily before wrapping my arms around one of his arms, "Thank you Tsukimiya-sensei. I'll pay you back when I can."

I watched as a pink color rose to his cheeks as he looked away from me, his eyes shifting slightly, "There's no need Haruka-chan. I want to do this for you."

I shook my head as I pulled away from him, "I want to Tsukimiya-sensei."

"Okay. You can repay me back, on one condition," I blinked as I tilted my head, leaning forward slightly towards him as he flashed me a cheeky smile, "Start calling me by my first name. Only then, will I allow you to repay me back."

I blinked slowly in confusion as I asked, "Your first name?"

He nodded as he payed the cashier, looking at me with expecting eyes. I pursed my lips before whispering softly, a blush rising to my cheeks, "Then.. Ringo-kun.."

He nodded happily, a bright red blush appearing on his cheeks as he took the bags the cashier handed him, "There. You repaid me."

"B-But," I got cut off as he handed me my bag of purchases and walking off. I ran towards him to catch up with him, a pout on my lips as I whined, "But Ringo-kun, I didn't mean it like that. Like I want to pay you back by doing a favor or maybe paying you back with actual money."

"You saying my name is more than enough payment Haruka-chan," he said as he looked at me with tender loving blue eyes, "It makes me feel special when you call me by my first name and not by my last name."

I blushed under his gaze before he piped up, "Well then! Let's grab a bite to eat! Let's go to the cute cafe I told you about on the way here that I know you'll love."

I nodded silently as I followed him through the mall and towards a expensive-looking cafe, the cafe almost looking like a restaurant. I blinked slightly as Ringo-kun took a hold of my hand and tugging me inside, "Actually Haruka-chan, there's another reason why I brought you out here other than you keeping me company to buy clothes."

I furrowed my eye brows as he pulled me towards a table that was far away from the other occupants of the cafe and was pretty much isolated, letting us get seated before he continued, a nervous smile appearing on his lips, "I..uh.. I actually brought you out here to.. uh.. accompany me on a.. a date."

My eyes widened and my lips parted slightly as I stared at the pink haired man who was rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, his nervous smile turning into a nervous grin as he said softly, "I.. I noticed that I haven't been spending that much time with you and I-uh-I wanted to get to know you better.. you know? I just.. I'm sorry for lying to you."

I continued to stare at him with wide eyes as he looked at me with expecting and nervous eyes as he mumbled softly, dropping his hand from the back of his head, "A-Are you ma-mad at me for ly-lying to you?"

I snapped out of my daze before quickly shaking my head as I lifted my hands in front of me as I waved them frantically, "No! No. I'm not mad at you Ringo-kun. I could never be mad. I'm just.. surprised and shocked I guess. If you wanted to go on a date with me, you could have just asked. I wouldn't have rejected you."

"Really?" He stared at me slightly startled as I nodded at him sending a wide smile. A smile replaced the frown on his face as he exclaimed happily, "That's great! I really wanted to get to know you Haruka-chan."

"Me too Ringo-kun," I said softly, staring into his happy blue eyes, "So shall we order? I'm feeling kind of hungry."

He nodded as he looked at the menu, prompting me to look down at the menu as well. I scanned over the dessert items, my eyes widening as I looked at the prices. I looked back up at Ringo-kun before stammering out timidly, "Ringo-kun.. I'm actually not feeling really hungry.."

"Huh?" He looked up from the menu with a tilt of his head and said with a pout on his lips, "Just before you said you were hungry. What's wrong Haruka-chan?"

I flushed a pale pink before whispering, lowering my head so I was looking at him through my lashes, "I.. uh.. I can't pay for anything here."

He blinked furiously at me before he covered his mouth to muffle the chuckle that was escaping, "Haruka-chan, this is a date. I'll pay for you."

"No! I can't let you do that," I shook my head furiously at him, my hair slapping my face multiple times in the process, "You already paid for my clothes. I could never allow you to pay for me here as well."

"I insist Haruka-chan," he flashed me a warm smile but I still shook my head, refusing his offer. A frown replaced his smile before he switched back to his smile, "Okay then. If you say so Haruka-chan."

I sighed in relief, ignoring the way my stomach rumbled softly in protest at my decision as a waiter walked up to us, "Hello. I'm Takashi, I'll be taking your order this afternoon. What would you like?"

I ignored the waiter and Ringo-kun, sighing softly. I perked up when Ringo-kun uttered my name, "And Haruka-chan will have the strawberry cheesecake as well as the red velvet cupcake. For our drinks.. I'll have a vanilla milkshake while the lady will have a strawberry milkshake."

The waiter nodded before taking his leave and I shot a panicked look at Ringo-kun who had a smug smile on his face, "Ringo-kun! I told you I didn't want anything."

"And I insisted that I would buy you your food," Ringo-kun retorted back playfully as he leaned his chin on his palm as he stared at me tenderly, "Haruka-chan, this is a date. You didn't even know it was a date until a few minutes ago. Think of this as my way of paying you for lying to you."

I stayed silent, my cheeks puffed out childishly before I let out a heavy sigh, "Fine."

He flashed me a smile full of triumph before he asked softly, "So how about you tell me more about yourself?"

I blinked, startled, at his sudden question before smiling, "A-Ano.. Many people already know this but I lived with my grandmother in the country side because the pollution of the city always got to me especially since I was sickly as a child. My grandmother taught me how to play the piano and because of that, I learned to love music. I never thought of pursuing music as a job until one day I heard HAYATO-sama sing."

"HAYATO-sama saved me when I thought I couldn't go forward. I owe everything to him," A blush appeared on my cheeks as my eyes got glazed over as I thought about HAYATO-sama, letting out a dreamy sigh unconsciously, "I wouldn't be where I am today if I never heard him. My desire to be a composer was to hear HAYATO-sama sing one of my songs.. for him to sing my songs as passionately as he sang Nanairo no Compass."

"You must have fallen in love with HAYATO huh?" I snapped out of my daze to look over at Ringo-kun who had his head lowered slightly and I could see his eyes were dull, "Does that mean you.. you love.. Tokiya? Because HAYATO is Tokiya."

I quickly shook my head, flustered at what Ringo-kun was saying, "No! I.. I admired HAYATO-sama a lot but.. Ano.. But I didn't see Ichinose-kun like how I saw HAYATO-sama. HAYATO-sama will have a special place in my heart because he showed me the path that I'm taking as a composer. But now.."

I flashed a smile at Ringo-kun as he lifted his head to look at me, "Now, I have STARISH, QUARTET NIGHT, HEAVENS, Hyuga-sensei and you, Ringo-kun. Before, HAYATO-sama held a special place in my heart, but now.. it's all of you that have a special place in my heart."

His eyes were wide as he stared at me, gobsmacked, before a bright and warm smile slowly lit up his entire face. He opened his mouth to say something but our desserts arrived. He sighed before saying, "Dig in Haruka-chan. I won't be able to send you home after this."

"Huh? Nande?" (Why?) I asked as I cut into my cheesecake, bringing it up to my lip as I savored the taste.

"I have an appointment at a talk show remember? We actually took a lot long than I would have expected," Ringo-kun said as he looked at his phone with a frown plastered on his face as he brought a spoonful of his tiramisu to his lips, "I'll have to leave in a 15 minutes if I hope to get to the talk show in time especially since I need to change."

I looked down at my half-eaten cheesecake with a small smile and said, "It's okay. I'll be going home later because I need to buy a few more stuff at the music store."

Ringo-kun looked back up at me and said apologetically, "Gomen Haruka-chan. I wish I could stay longer with you and get to know you more but duty calls."

"It's fine Ringo-kun," I flashed him a smile as I took a dainty sip out of my milkshake, "Since I told you a bit of myself. Why don't you tell me about yourself instead?"

Unfortunately, I had bad timing because he was in the middle of taking a sip of his milkshake when I asked that question and he started choking once the question left my lips. He started thumping his fist against his chest and he coughed out, "A-About me?"

I quickly got out of my seat and rushed to Ringo-kun, patting his back before mumbling, "Are you okay Ringo-kun? I'm sorry. Was that too personal of a question?"

"No. No," Ringo-kun said as he straightened up, flashing me a weak smile, "Sorry. It's just.. it was unexpected."

"Unexpected?" I walked back to my seat, taking a seat as I leaned forward slightly, tilting my head to the side, "How so?"

"I just.." Ringo-kun sighed as he swirled his straw in his milkshake, "There isn't much about me I guess. Nothing that I would consider.. interesting."

I smiled before urging him slightly, "I don't mind. I would love to hear about you."

"Okay. I-uh.. I debuted as a kid with the same composer that Ryuya had because my original composer wasn't sure what song to compose for, my girl persona or my boy persona," Ringo-kun said softly as he picked at his tiramisu, "After that, I was forced to dress as a girl most of the time for my career because the Shining Agency said that I would get more jobs posing as a woman because of my..feminine appearance so that's what I did to get work. It's kind of hard to balance my girl persona and my boy persona but I love both sides of myself."

I watched as he sipped on his milkshake finishing it before he looked over at me, "Are you finished eating by the way?"

I looked down at the table at my leftover red velvet cupcake before blushing, "I'm kind of full."

"It's fine. Take it home. Here," he picked up the cupcake and continued, "I'll add a few more treats in there for you and maybe the others to enjoy."

Before I could protest, he was already walking over to the cashier to get the cupcake wrapped and I could see him pointing out to a few more small desserts which were then wrapped and added to the bag. I sighed softly as I finished my milkshake. Ringo-kun placed the bag in front of me before smiling, "Here you go. I hope you enjoy. I really apologize for not being able to take you home."

"It's no problem Ringo-kun," I said as I stood up, taking the bag out of his hands, tilting my head to look into his bright blue eyes, "I plan on looking for a few more stuff before I head home. Have fun at work."

He slowly nodded before leaning down and placing a small kiss on my forehead, which he seemed to linger on before he pulled away. I blushed at the tender look he was sending down at me before he took a hold of my hand and leading me outside the cafe.

"I'll have to go now. I'll see you back at the dorms," he smiled as he removed his hand from mine before walking off, waving as he went.

I waved back before putting my hand to my side and looking around, "Now. Time to look for some gifts."

I watched towards the music store to buy a new set of music sheets and maybe a few albums of the idol groups when I roughly bumped against someone. I groaned slightly when I hit the ground and a familiar sounding voice asked softly, "Are you okay? I'm sorry for bumping into you. Here, let me help you up."

I slowly looked up and my eyes widened as I stared at the man in front of me. The man had bright blond hair and bright blue eyes but that wasn't what startled me about his appearance, what startled me was how similar he looked to Syo-kun. The man was basically identical to the short blond idol except his bangs were parted in the opposite direction that Syo-kun had and this man had no clips holding his bangs back unlike how Syo-kun had his and the man was a good four centimeters taller than Syo-kun. The man had his arm outstretched to me for me to grab and I hesitantly reached out for his hand, placing it in his open palm, allowing him to wrap his hand around mine and to tug me up in an upright position.

"Sy-Syo-kun," the man looked at me down at me confusion written on his face before I squeaked out, looking at my feet as I shifted my weight to one leg, "Sor-Sorry. I thought.. I thought you were a friend of mine."

"Oh. You wouldn't happen to personally know Kurusu Syo?" I blinked slightly, nodding slightly before looking up to stare at the man's smiling face, "I'm Kurusu Kaoru, the younger twin brother of Kurusu Syo."

I stared at Kurusu-san with wide eyes that were filled with disbelief before whispering, "Syo-kun has a younger twin..?"

"Hai. I don't think he talks about me much," Kurusu-san chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head, "I was out of the city because I took on an apprenticeship and I just came back. I was hoping to find him a gift before I went to the agency."

"Oh! I can take you there Kurusu-san. I work at Shining Agency just like Syo-kun," I beamed up at him and held out my hand, "I'm Haruka, Nanami Haruka."

He blinked down at me, looking slightly thoughtful before he snapped his fingers, his expression changing to that of excitement as he clasped both his hands around my outstretched hand, "Oh! You're the woman he keeps talking about in his calls! The one he said he fell in love with."

I immediately turned a bright red as I stammered out, "Wh-What? He-e said tha-that?"

"Hai. We call whenever we have time which is usually around the night because we're always so busy with work or studies," he said as he rubbed the back of his head, sheepishly, "Also, please call me Kaoru. We'll need to get along with each other from now on."

I blushed at his raised eyebrow and the knowing smile on his face before he continued, "Would you like to accompany me to find something for Syo-chan and after that go to the agency?"

"Of course," I smiled as I looked around the store, "I was actually hoping to look for a few things for the other idols as well."

"Syo-chan said something about that," Kaoru said with a slight frown, "You..you fell in love with the other idols as well?"

I looked down at my feet before whispering, "Ha-Hai.."

"Do you really think you could balance that out?" I looked up at him, slightly startled at the serious look on his face, "I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm okay with you Haruka-chan. You seem like a nice girl.. but I don't want Syo-chan getting hurt or have him suffering because you can't give him the affection and love he needs."

I flinched at his harsh tone before whispering as tears gathered in my eyes as I looked through the shelves that contained HEAVENS' albums, "I.. I don't want any of them to get hurt. They all hold a special place in my heart and choosing one of them will hurt me and hurt them much more. I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm still trying to figure what to do without there being consequences.. especially with the idols fans."

"I-I'm sorry that Syo-kun fell in love with me," my tears were threatening to fall but I willed them not to fall because I didn't want to cause a scene, "I'm so sorry that Syo-kun fell in love with a woman who wouldn't be able to return the same amount of love that he has.."

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to see Kaoru smiling softly down at me. He said in a hushed but soft tone, "I don't blame you Haruka-chan. It can't be helped how you feel. Just.. take care of Syo-chan."

I bit my lip as I stared into his bright blue eyes as he continued, "He needs someone who would be there for him. I was scared when he said he wanted to be an idol."

"Huh? Why?" I asked softly as I tilted my head, "Syo-kun seems to be happy being an idol."

"I know he's happy. This has been his dream ever since he saw Ryuya-san on television," Kaoru said as he looked through a polishing kit for a violin, "I'm just scared about what would happen to his health."

"His health?" I asked in confusion, "He told me briefly that he had a health problem as a child when we were still in school but he never brought it up ever again. He never even told me what his health problem was."

Kaoru picked up the polishing kit as he looked at the price, "Syo-chan has always had a weak heart. His health was in jeopardy especially since the doctors predicated that he wouldn't live past the age of twelve."

My eyes widened in fear as I whispered, "We-Weak heart? Wouldn't live pa-past twelve?"

"Hai. Ever since we were kids, Syo-chan has been in and out of hospitals because of his heart," Kaoru said softly as he turned to face me, "I decided to become a doctor to help find a cure for Syo-chan. And not only that, but to help other people so that they would never go through what I had to with Syo-chan."

"That's.. very sweet of you Kaoru," I smiled up at the blond who blinked at me. I lifted my hand to my chest and whispered, closing my eyes in the process, "It's sweet that you would do anything to help your brother and I think it's sweeter that you would become a doctor just because you would hate for anyone to experience what you had to go through. I know you'll be an amazing doctor Kaoru. I believe you can do your best. Just like how Syo-kun is doing his best to be the best idol he can be."

I opened my eyes to look into his bright blue eyes searching for any emotion he might be feeling to see admiration, "I'm really happy that Syo-chan fell in love with someone like you Haruka-chan."

I blinked as he continued, "Even though I know you can't give him the love that he needs, it warms me and reassures me how much you care for him. Even when you are in love with the other idols, I admire you for being able to balance out the affections you have for them.. I also admire how you would choose all of them instead of choosing one and hurting the others. You're a really kind girl Haruka-chan."

"I-I'm not.." I looked away with a sigh, my lip trembling, "I just wished I had the chance to.. to tell them that I would choose all of them.. I'm leaving them hanging by saying that I can't decide. I have already made my decision but I don't know how to deal with it. I don't know how to deal with the pressure, the consequences.. the fans. I'm so scared."

I felt a hand tilt my chin and I was forced to look into Kaoru's blue eyes. He said softly, "Let's go pay for our stuff and then we'll talk. It really looks like you need it."

I nodded slowly as I wiped my eyes, removing any tears that gathered in my eyes, "Ari-Arigatou Kaoru.. I would talk to the idols but.. I don't want to trouble them with this.. especially since this is my fault."

"How is this your fault?" Kaoru asked as he paid for his items and my items, without me noticing probably due to me feeling upset with myself, "You couldn't tell them not to fall for you. Also, they can't control who they fall in love in love with."

He handed me my bag of purchases before taking a hold of my hand, pulling me along with him outside as we stood, waiting for a cab to pass by, "Listen to me Haruka-chan. It's not your fault. Syo-chan has told me time and time again that you blame yourself for all the conflict that's happening, but he says it's not your fault."

"They care about you Haruka-chan," he said softly as he smiled, "They care about you so much that they're willing to share."

"Wha-What?" A cab stopped in front of us and Kaoru motioned me to get in before getting in after me as well, "Shining Agency please."

The driver nodded before we were on our way. Kaoru continued as he stared out the window, "Syo-chan had told me plans about winning you over and getting the approval of your best friend. It's not just him though. Every idol that has an interest in you has plans and they agree with all of it. Anything can go but no inappropriate ways and no kisses on the lips are allowed, anywhere else is fine."

"They're willing to put everything aside, their pride, for you Haruka-chan," he turned to look at me, a frown on his face, "Don't hurt them by not telling them what you're going through. They NEED to know what you're going through. They won't be able to help you if you don't."

"Here. Give me your phone," I blinked slightly before taking out my phone and handing it to him. He started typing into my phone and then a ringing was heard before it ended. He handed me back my phone as he shot me a smile, "There. I added my phone number to your phone. If you ever need someone you wish to talk to that isn't your best friend or any of the idols, don't hesitate to call me or text me. You're going to be my sister-in-law. We might as well start getting to know each other. And besides.."

He sent me a playful wink as he lifted a hand to cover his mouth, "I can tell you a lot about Syo-chan growing up."

I giggled with a flush appearing on my cheeks as an image of Syo-kun running around as a kid and laughing appeared in my mid. I smiled up at him before nodding, "I would like that. How long are you staying anyway?"

"Just for today. I can only have short periods of time to have for myself," he let out a tired sigh and I slowly took notice of the bags under his eyes that I didn't seem to take notice of the first time I saw him, "I wanted to take this opportunity to surprise him about my visit. Do you know if he's at the dorms?"

"I can check to see where the idol groups are if you like," I smiled up at him before looking down at my phone, scrolling through my contacts and pressing the call button beside Syo-kun's photo. I waited a few moments letting the phone ring two times before it got picked up, "Syo-kun, where are you and the others currently?"

Syo-kun answered slight confusion laced in his voice, "STARISH and I are lounging in the dorms, QUARTET NIGHT is with us because they want to take a break from the tour, and HEAVENS is in another part of the dorms and will meet with us in a few minutes. Why? Is something wrong Nanami?"

I smiled as I looked away from Kaoru who had his eyebrow raised to look out the window, "No. Nothing's wrong Syo-kun. I was just wondering how you guys are doing. I'll see you at the dorms then."

I hung up on him before saying as I looked back at the blond beside me, "They're at the dorms with their senpai group, QUARTET NIGHT. HEAVENS is there at the dorms as well but not in the same room but will be there in a few minutes.."

He nodded before sitting back, tilting his head to look at the ceiling of the cab, "How is Syo-chan doing? He hasn't been working too hard had he? He's eating well right? He isn't eating anything fatty or spicy has he?"

"Ano.. Syo-kun is doing fine. He seems pretty energetic and happy lately. He hasn't been working too hard because Ai-kun made sure to give Syo-kun a schedule before he left on tour. From what I gathered, his schedule is pretty much straight to the point, getting all the work done and not letting Syo-kun overexert himself," I said as I looked out the window, watching the scenery past by as we got closer to the dorms, "He's been eating okay. There would be the occasional fatty and spicy thing but he usually takes those in small doses. These past few days, he's been working well. He was kind of stressed due to his duet project with Yamato-kun but everything turned out well for both of them and they seem to be getting along now."

"That's good to hear," I turned to look at Kaoru who let out a sigh of relief, "I've been worried about Syo-chan for the longest time ever since I moved out of the city. Especially since any kind of strenuous work can get him to get tired easily or can make his chest hurt."

I smiled before whispering as the cab stopped, "You're a really caring brother Kaoru."

I quickly paid for the cab before getting out, followed by Kaoru who let out a chuckle, "I guess. Syo-chan thinks I'm too overprotective."

I giggled before saying as we walked towards the dorm, "I guess maybe to Syo-kun it's overprotective but I understand. You don't like the thought of losing your older brother, especially since he's your twin.. your other half."

"This is why I approve of you for Syo-chan," he said as he placed his hand on my head before ruffling my hair turning it into a mess, "You understand me."

He wrapped his arm around my shoulders before pulling me close to his side. We walked into the dorms and I was instantly bombarded by the voices of the idols around the corner. I looked up at Kaoru to see a certain mischievous glint in his bright blue eyes as he looked down at me. He sent an apologetic look at me before saying, "I'm so sorry Haruka-chan but I can't resist doing this."

"Doing wha-" before I could even finish my sentence, I was hoisted onto Kaoru's shoulder and I let out a squeal as he ran into the area where the idols were lounging, "Kaoru! Put me down!"

"Ka-Kaoru! What are you doing here?" I heard Syo-kun exclaim as I decided to just flop limply on Kaoru's shoulder, "What are you doing to Nanami? When did you even meet her?"

I sighed when Kaoru just continued to chuckle not providing an answer so I decided to answer, not caring that I couldn't see the idols I was talking to since I was staring at Kaoru's back, "I met him when I was out with Ringo-kun. We bumped into each other when I was buying some music sheets."

"Ne Syo-chan, I'm sorry but I can't control myself. I have to do this," I blinked slightly when I was placed down on my feet with Kaoru standing in front of me with a mischievous grin, "To all you other idols, sorry but I'm doing this."

I gaped as Kaoru went on one knee in front of me as he took a hold of my left hand, "Haruka-chan.."

"Ka-Kaoru," I blinked as he flashed me a wink, "What are you doing?"

"Ahem!" Kaoru cleared his throat as he said, "Haruka-chan.. will you do me the honors of being my.."

I could hear the idols growling and on the verge of pouncing on the blond kneeling in front of me as he shot me a cheeky wink and he continued, freezing the idols in the room at what he finished, "sister in law?"

{A/N - I saw this in Tumblr and I laughed so much and I couldn't help but include it. Credits to the owner.}

My eyes widened as I stared at him before I burst out in giggles, clutching onto Kaoru's hand that I was holding as Kaoru stood up, pulling me to his chest as tears prickled in the corner of my eyes from all the giggling I was letting out, "D-Did you just pro-propose to me for Syo-kun?"

"Someone had to do it," Kaoru said as I buried my face into his chest, hiding my bright smile in his chest, "I was kidding by the way. Hey! At least I got you smiling and giggling!"

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR KAORU?!" I flinched slightly at the loud voice as I pulled my face away from the blond's chest to look over at Syo-kun whose face was a bright red and I could practically see the steam coming out of his ears. The others around him were slowly backing away from Syo-kun and I could see sweat rolling down their foreheads from the heat that Syo-kun was emitting.

Kaoru chuckled as he said, ruffling my hair using both of his hands, "Don't take it serious Syo-chan! I'll allow you to propose to Haruka-chan."

I giggled as Kaoru let go off me to walk towards Syo-kun who was still steaming as he screamed at his brother for embarrassing him. The other idols gathered around the twins to get to know the twin of Syo-kun better and I was left standing off to the side as I observed the group with loving eyes.

'Dear Grandmother, I couldn't have asked for a better life than this. I hope there would be more moments like this.'


OHAYAHOO MY READER-CHAN! Okay long ass filler chapter. About 7k+ words, it's not as much as I original planned but I really liked how it turned out. It was cute, sweet and fluffy and I just fell in love with this chapter. (Also, Kaoru really needs to appear in the anime. I want to see my STARISH husbando's twin brother in the anime)

I have noticed slightly that I have included HEAVENS in almost every chapter for the duet project but I really enjoy writing them because 1) I can write them however I imagined them because there isn't much detail about them and 2) I seem to enjoy making some of them OOC for the sake of the story. I know they probably wouldn't act like how I portray them as but I wished that they would because maybe being in love would make them act entire different from who they brought themselves up to be.

Also, to those wondering, the relatives of the idols such as Kaoru (Syo-kun), Makoto and Touma (Yamato and Ryuya), Mai (Masato), and Seiichirou (Ren) WILL NOT have any romantic feelings for Haruka. The only feelings they will have will be brotherly/sisterly love for our lovely red-orange haired composer. Now that we got that cleared out of the way:

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