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Band manager Furuichi and bad boy drummer Oga were going steady. Hilda couldn't believe her luck. Oga took the bet so seriously, he didn't sleep with anyone for a whole two months, he got up on time, partied in conservative amounts, and nipped at Furuichi's unwilling heels for nearly another month before the ice prince caved. "I still don't trust you, but I'll give it a try." Oga couldn't help the soaring feeling in his chest when the band manager finally laid down his defenses. When the band started touring again, back home now in Japan, Oga had forgotten all about the bet.

Somewhere along the line, Oga's feelings had developed into something stronger for the cagey silvernette and Oga couldn't see himself without Furuichi anymore. Unfortunately, only Aoi was paying attention to the workings behind the scenes. She caught the moments just before going on stage where Oga would send off a cheeky wink causing the silvernette to blush. She was the one hearing Oga's sighs of longing when their manager went to a business meeting that didn't need the members to be present. Maybe Aoi had been hoping that Hilda would forget about the bet too since everyone was so happy. It hardly mattered now that Oga was starting to produce tracks again. The drummer met the challenge he needed, and Aoi hoped that that would be enough for her partner. Aoi should've known better. Hilda, even when it leaned heavily in her favor, hated to lose.

"Here," Hilda commented when they were all celebrating another concert gone right, "your winnings."

Aoi squeezed Hilda's arm in warning. What are you doing?

"Your winnings?" Furuichi parroted underneath Oga's arm. "Did you guys bet on something?"

Oga tried to deny any such thing while his eyes burned over to Hilda, trying to shove the envelope of money back into her coat pocket. "No, you won fair and square. Tonight is living proof."

"Oga, what is Hilda talking about? What kind of bet did you guys have?"

"Hilda, that's enough." Aoi whispered viciously into Hilda's ear. The blonde merely batted her girlfriend away.

"It's nothing Takayuki, she's just playing around."

"We made a bet to see if Oga could make you fall in love with him. And apparently, I lost. So, congratulations, to both of you."

Hilda didn't feel the total loss of her official win until she lost everything after opening her big, fat mouth that night.