Wheeee talk about hiatus, amirite? Sorry, sorry. Life stuff. Craziness. On the plus side, I JUST started a wordpress thingie as suggested by a friend of mine :D
It doesn't have anything on it right now - as of me writing this, but it'll just have short stories and random musings of my life - it'll range from serious to jokes and stuff, probably. My thingie is brandmeinsanity . wordpress .com. Without the spaces, of course...Idk why it wont just lemme post the link normally o.o'' but yes. Check it out if you get bored haha
And also - someone offered to be my beta? I think that's like an editor thing. I meant to contact her/him but I couldnt find the review/message...I dont remember which it was since it was quite a time ago. But person who offered - please contact me again! I think I'd post stuff faster if I had one. And also...beta is a editor/first glance type thing, yes? Sounds like a writing friend and I like those. IDK I CANNOT FANFIC VERY WELL.
Anyway, I like this chapter and I hope you do too :D
As always, please excuse grammar mistakes~
Disclaimer: uta no prince sama does not belong to me
Otoya's jaw dropped to the floor. Masato blushed so hard, his ears began to burn. Natsuki had stars in his eyes. Tokiya stood in absolute shock and awe. Syo slowly slid his hat off. Cecil fell to his knees. Ren could only hold a hand over his heart, trying to will it to calm itself.
The members of Starish couldn't believe their eyes...in the middle of their lounge was...Haruka Nanami in a beautiful wedding dress.
The dress was expertly spread around her as she sat on the hard wood floors. The soft tumbles of white fabric matched beautifully with her pale skin. She had a small smile on her lips as she gazed out the window. The sunlight flooded the room, illuminating her perfect form in an almost angelic way. She hummed as she played with her hair, which had been slightly curled. Her make-up was subtle and light, enhancing her already soft features. She closed her eyes for a second before slowly turning to them. The small smile growing into that famous Haruka beam, "Oh! Welcome home" She said.
"Oh dear God, why..." Syo mumbled as he tried to hide his face with his hat.
Hours Earlier-
"Huh? A group date?" Tomo asked as she twirled a straw around in her drink. She eyed her friend with suspicion. The two friends had met up early in the morning at a cafe near the recording studio to talk and catch up. She took a sip of her drink and tilted her head to the side, "Why on Earth do you want to go on a group date?". Haruka blushed bright red and fidgeted with her fingers, suddenly feeling uncomfortable under her best friend's prying gaze. Haruka could only utter different variations of "um" as she tried to collect her thoughts. Tomo sighed, "Honestly, I don't get it. You know you live with some of the most handsome men on the planet, right? You know how many girls would kill to be in your shoes?"
"Ah...b-but...well...you know the President's rules about dating..." Haruka replied, with a blush.
"Exactly" Tomo snapped her fingers, "You don't even have to choose. You can just look and flirt all you want"
"F-f-flirt?" Haruka squeaked.
"And another thing, why ask me? You know I live in a dorm with a bunch of other lady idols, right? I'm also under the same restrictions as the guys, you know? How should I know where to find eligible men?" Tomo continued, ignoring the shyness of her best friend.
"I just figured...well...you lived in the city longer than I have...I just thought"
'I actually do know a ton of dudes in this city. Tons more that would die to have a girl like Nanami' Tomo thought, tuning Haruka out. Tomo eyed Haruka carefully. Haruka blushed and fiddled with her fingers as she tried to explain herself. She was adorable. Tomo sighed and shook her head, 'Yeah. There's no way I can throw her to the wolves. She'd get eaten alive, for sure. I didnt even want to let Starish live with her. Not to mention Quartet Night. Ugh...speaking of which I dont want to think of the wrath of Starish if they found out I set her up with someone...I better try to delay her...'
"...And I didn't mean anything by it! I meant...you're just so charismatic! And people tend to love you and I thought you might know someone...that's all' Haruka finished, giving Tomo an apologetic upwards glance.
Tomo chuckled, "Its OK! I know what you meant. I will definitely find a wonderful guy for you, someone you can fall in love with"
"Y-you will?" Haruka clasped her hands together.
"Of course! I have great judgement, you know. But you have to trust me, OK? It might take some time, but I will find you a guy"
"O-oh! Y-yes! I trust you, Tomo-chan!" Haruka smiled. She tilted her head to the side in thought, "I wonder then, if there's something else I can do to get me in the mood for love?"
"Hehhhhhhh~ I know a lot about that~" Ringo smiled, plopping down next to the girls. He smiled at his former students as he unceremoniously dropped his many shopping bags on the ground.
"Ringo-san?" Haruka said in shock.
"Hehe, that's right~" Ringo smiled, "Ne, Haruka-chan...I know what you can do in the meantime. Do you know when a woman's heart is most filled with love?"
"When...a woman's heart is most filled with love?" Haruka repeated, "Ah! When she has a baby?"
Ringo and Tomo both stood up, both shouting a resounding, "NO!" which earned them quite a few weary glances from passersby.
"W-well...yes, I guess. That's one occasion..." Ringo coughed, clearing the awkward from his throat, "What I meant was...when a woman gets married"
"Oh!...Wait...what?" Haruka blushed.
"Oh my dearest Haruka-chan~" Ringo swooned, taking Haruka's hands in his, "You might not be getting married anytime soon...but that doesn't mean we can't pretend, ne?"
"Oh this is going to be so much fun" Tomo snickered.
Haruka could only stare at her teacher and best friend in confusion as they came up with a plan. Soon she found herself trying on a wide variety of dresses at the mansion. She would have been fine with playing dress up in the shop, she would have preferred it, but Ringo and Tomo insisted on trying on the wedding dresses at home.
Back to the present:
Haruka blushed at the stunned looks of her friends. She suddenly felt extremely silly sitting there in a big wedding dress. She felt like she got caught playing dress up with her grandmother's things. "Uhm...t-this is..."
"Oh you guys are here" Ringo gave them a quick sideways glance, eyes ultimately landing on Tomo. They exchanged entertained looks before turning back to Starish. "Just in time" He clapped.
"...J-just in time for what?" Haruka asked when the men didn't, or couldn't, reply.
"Well, we're only pretending, but that doesn't mean we can cut corners~" Ringo smiled.
"That's right, Nanami!" Tomo chuckled as she rolled out the well-hidden rack of extremely well cut suits and tuxedos, "We have the pretend bride, now we need some pretend grooms, ne?"
"And since we have so many dresses with so many different styles, we need different grooms to suit them, don't we?" Ringo gave Haruka's hand a reassuring squeeze.
"And we'll have a little photo shoot so you can look at the photos and try to feel something" Tomo helped Haruka stand
"Ooh...I'm feeling plenty..." Otoya gulped, covering his mouth with one hand in an attempt to also cover how red he was.
"Well...don't just stand there! Go get changed!" Ringo said while throwing different outfits towards the singers.
The men stood, completely unmoving as suits were shoved into their arms.
Haruka blushed right red, small tears forming in her eyes as the embarrassment began to overwhelm her, "N-no! It-...uh...I mean if...you don't want to, its OK! I know this is a bit extreme and...well..I dont want you to feel uncomfortable!" Haruka bowed a couple times in apology.
Before any of the members of Starish could reply, Quartet Night made their way into the room. Each with a disapproving look on their face.
"My my my...what a shameful sight!" Reiji whined as practically glided across the room and wrapped Haruka in his arms, "A wondrous princess is standing before you, asking for your help and all you can do is deny her?" He asked shaking his head and clicking his tongue, "For shame, gentlemen, for shame!"
"Not only a princess, but a dear friend. Have you lot no honor?" Camus said, folding his arms across his chest.
"Its just standing there and taking photos. Honestly, its something a chair could do." Ai sighed.
"Are you joking? You made a woman cry? You children still have a long way to go" Ranmaru shook his head.
"Oh! Why are you dressed so nicely?" Ringo asked with stars in his eyes.
"We have an award ceremony to go to later. The company promised we'd make an appearance" Reiji smiled, "I didn't really want to go, but it gave me an opportunity to dress like this. What do you think, kiddo?" Reiji asked, releasing Haruka and spinning for her to show off his outfit. He was wearing a white tuxedo with black lining with a black bow tie. His black pants had the tiniest bit of shine and were well fitted. He couldn't help but feel accomplished when he saw Haruka smile.
"You look really handsome, Kotobuki-senpai" She said, "The suit looks really nice on you." Reiji smiled and took off his fedora and gently placed it on her head, tilting it slightly to hide one eye.
"But of the two of us, I think you out shined me" He said, holding on to her shoulder and giving them a light squeeze, "When I first saw you I thought I was dreaming"
"You're exaggerating, Senpai" Haruka laughed, a blush adorning her pale face.
"Enough, Reiji" Camus sighed. He used his cane to, not so gently, shove the brunette away. "You haven't said anything about the rest of us" Camus said turning his attention to Haruka. "Well?" He smirked down at her.
Camus was wearing a suit with long coat tails. It was a light grey and was tailored perfectly to his body. His collar was popped up and a silk scarf placed elegantly around his neck. He stood, regal as ever, with his cane in one hand. Ranmaru wore an all black suit, including black shirt and black tie. As the others, it was well fitted. Ranmaru's outfit was a bit simpler than the others, but with his sharp grey and purple eyes and stark grey hair, Haruka knew he would stand out in a crowd. Ai wore a white tux with sky blue accents. His pocket square was folded neatly in his breast pocket, the shiny, light blue fabric complemented his eyes beautifully.
Haruka smiled at them, "Of course. You all look very nice."
"Heh? I feel like that's such a lame compliment" Ai sighed, "You told Reiji he was handsome"
"She said really handsome" Reiji winked at his team members.
"Well! If you have time we can take your pictures now, I suppose. Let's see...Haruka is wearing a ball gown so...yes, I think Reiji-kun, your outfit best suits the dress Haruka-chan is wearing now" Ringo cut in, stopping the impending argument.
"W-wait!" Cecil shouted.
"We'll take pictures with the Little Lamb!" Ren argued.
"We'll get changed right now" Tokiya said.
"Hehh...alright but you'll have to go after Quartet Night" Tomo shook her head. "And who knows, if you take too long Haruka might be too tired~"
"We're saying you dont need to use Quartet Night at all! We're all Nanami needs!" Syo replied.
"All seven of you put together is less man than one of us" Reiji winked.
"If we finish with QN's pictures before you get back, we'll just take the dresses back~" Ringo sang.
"You better hurry." Tomo winked.
"We're pros afterall" Ranmaru sighed.
"A little photoshoot like this won't take us long" Ai nodded.
"Uhm...if you dont want to, you really dont have to..." Haruka mumbled.
"We want to" Masato said in a stern voice.
"Even if it kills us, we'll do it!" Otoya yelled.
"If it's for Haru-chan, of course we can do anything" Natsuki sang happily as he twirled back into the room.
"...Natsuki..." Syo started
"Yes?" The megane smiled.
"...when did you get changed?" Tokiya raised an eyebrow.
"Eh? I left the second Ringo-san handed me my clothes. It looks good on me, huh? I think this look is well suited with Haru-chan's cuteness" Natsuki winked and poked his cheeks as he posed.
"YOU SLY DOG!" Syo yelled.
"Eh? Why? Aren't you guys going to get changed too?" Natsuki chirped.
"Why you little.." Syo barked as he jumped on Natsuki's back and gripped his ears.
Haruka chuckled as her friends exchanged banter good-naturedly (or so she thought). Maybe this was a good idea afterall.
So...I like the idea of Haruka being a strong but shy woman...at the same time...oblivious but not stupid?...but I'm still working on how to showcase that. Idk. Its a work in progress. Anyway, I appreciate you reading this story! Please review if you feel like it! If not, I hope to see you next time!