Having surprised everyone in the Pacific alumni, not to mention her, Roy and his pals are on their way to the stage but before doing so, they decided to take a break first from there long trip going to where they are now

Tiffany, still in a little shock by seeing him again in a long time, is still speechless and just looks at the ground to clear her mind

"Tiffany? Tiffany? You alright?" Boman tried to get her attention, which he did

"Yeah I'm feeling a bit alright" she snapped out of it

"I hope she's fine after seeing him again for a long time" added Hinata

"You said it; she's been thinking about him lately, something that I find unsurprising" Natsu followed suit

"It's quite understandable that she really misses him" he told both

While the three are focused on their concerned friend, some Taiyo alumni are setting up the stage with some musical instruments; the sudden commotion is making everyone curious

"What, another performance?" Kyosuke took notice

"Looks like it; I remember hearing from Ran and Chairperson that a band will be performing next and all 6 members are from Pacific and they're friends with Boman and Tiffany" Batsu answered his question

"I see; this'll be fun to watch"

"Hmm, this looks interesting" The Gorin swimmer noticed "There's gonna be another musical performance"

"Agreed, maybe a famous rock band will be performing" Roberto guessed

"That's a possibility" agreed Shoma

"I wonder what song they're gonna play for us?" Gan scratched his head

"Beats me, I hope it's gonna be something cool and not something incredibly boring" Edge pointed out his own guess

After a not so nice lecture with Chairperson, Sakura resumes her duties as host and went up stage again

"Brilliant performance you three, let's give a round of applause for them again, shall we?" everyone applauded to them
She took out the event cards from her pocket "Alright then, next in line is, what is it again?" she's starting to forget what will be the next event

"One moment, folks!" she desperately searches through the cards and in the process, accidentally drops the pile, scattering all the cards on the floor; the mishap made everyone laugh again like her previous mistake. Unfortunately, the only person not impressed and laughing is none other than Chairperson

"SAKURA!" crossing her arms and having fire behind her eyes, she screamed her lungs out despite her fellow schoolmates are laughing too

Sakura just laughed it out, attempting to get all the cards from the floor "Sorry Iicho!" *giggles*

"The atmosphere kinda got the best of me!" she tried playing it nicely, but with barely any success

"He he he, I guess I paid too much attention to myself"

"Hmpf, like you always do!" she turned her head to a different direction to show her disappointment

& disapproval of her actions

*giggles* "Oh boy, am I such a klutz or what?" *sigh* she muttered under her breath; soon, she gathered all the cards, rearranged them again and went back to her business; it seems that she isn't fazed by her second mishap nor is she bothered by a bruised ego

"Sorry about that folks, I got carried away there" she tidies herself up, patting her clothes neatly

"Alright back to business, the next event will be" she turns the card to the next one and fortunately for her, it's the one that features the next event

"Wow, would you look at that? There's gonna be another musical performance that will take place moments from now!" as usual they cheered and got excited about it

"In a few minutes, they'll set foot on stage and perform in front of you all" with that, she got off the stage to check if everything is set and hope there'll be no room for error

"I knew it, a band will be performing" the Gorin soccer player is pleased

"This I gotta see!" so does the hot headed baseball player

"You gave us quite the scare Tiffany"

"I know, sorry about that Boman, I guess I kinda got carried away when I saw him again"

After having Tiffany drinking a glass of water and letting her rest on a chair to cool her off,

"Umm Boman…" Natsu called out

"Yes what is it?"

"I heard from Ran that there'll be a band performing right after our performance right?"

"Absolutely"

"And that you're good friends will 6 of them, especially the front man"

"You got that right"

Hinata joined in "Mind if you tell us who they are?"

"Alright I'll tell you; these good friends of mine are known as "HTMLL""

The unusual band name made both of them wonders "HTMLL?" they said in unison

"It's short for "How To Meet Lovely Ladies""

"OHHH" again, in unison

"That sounds, well, unique I suppose" complimented the Taiyo student

"Yeah, a very, very different kind of band name"

"Indeed it is and the front man is none other than Roy Bromwell himself" the identity of the front man surprised them both

"What? No way!" Hinata couldn't believe her ears

"You sure?" same can be said to Natsu

"I'm positive and he's the one who founded it as well"

Back to Sakura, checking everything to make sure everything will go smooth for HTMLL's performance

"Sound system, speakers, everything looks set and ready for action" next, she checked on Roy and the others

"Hey there guys!"

"Hey!" "Yo!" "What's up?" three of them replied

"You guys all set for your gig?"

"We are, just give us a few more minutes to rest" one said

"OK, but did you guys rehearsed already?"

"We sure did" Roy answered "In fact we'll be performing 4 songs for this homecoming FYI"

"Oh wow, that sounds great"

"Great it is and btw, when the 4th song comes, there'll be a surprise waiting to happen" his band mates echoed his statement and cheered

"Cool, even better! This sounds exciting to watch"

"It will be…"

Tiffany, now feeling better, is sitting next to Boman along with their other fellow alumnus

"I'm very sorry about what happened to me earlier"

"It's OK, don't worry about it, your friends & I understand how you feel right now"

"Thanks for understanding Boman, you're a true friend"

Minutes after Sakura made the exciting announcement of HTMLL performing, the crowd, especially the girls from the Pacific alumni, are getting impatient and excited on when they'll perform; they start to grow wild due to the delay

"Hey, when are they gonna perform on stage?" one yelled

"Yeah, we wanna see Roy!" another girl yelled

"I wanna hear his hot voice!" while another followed suit

Later, almost all of the girls, with the exception of Tiffany of course, start yelling "WE WANT ROY! WE WANT ROY! WE WANT ROY! WE WANT ROY!" all over and over again whiles some of the boys end each of it with "NOW!"

The other schools were getting a bit annoyed and irritated by the growing antics of their American counterparts

"Seems like they have a lot of fans…" mentioned the hyperactive journalist from Taiyo "This is a moment that's too good to miss!" and as usual, captures the moments

"Yeah and I can see why" Chairperson followed suit "What we usually see at concerts" she added

"Now we know that Roy is the heartthrob of his school, Natsu"

"Yup, his charisma really makes all of his female schoolmates go gaga for him, Hinata"

"What's all that racket all about?" wonders the host, upon peeking, she soon discovers why

"Oh crap, everyone from Pacific is getting impatient!"

The impatient crowd alarmed Sakura, who just finished using the restroom and informs the band, who is almost ready to perform, about the situation

"Yo guys! Your entire school is already growing impatient; they want to see you all in stage right now!"

"Really? They're excited to see us perform on stage right now?" Roy wants to be sure

"Well duh! Just listen to that crowd!" she pointed to them where the cheering is coming from

G: "WE WANT ROY!"

B: "NOW!"

G: "WE WANT ROY!"

B: "NOW!"

G: "WE WANT ROY!"

B: "NOW!"

G: "WE WANT ROY!"

B: "NOW!"

Their cheers are obviously music to their ears, knowing that they're gonna pull off a cool performance just for them

"Whoa, you're not kidding there! They wanna hear us at this moment dude!" one of his band mates is already excited

"I hear them alright, and I gotta feeling that if we don't do what we're gonna do today, there'll be an ugly riot ha-ha!" says another, who's already pumped up

"Well what are you guys waiting for? Go out there and perform now!"

"You bet we will! Come on guys let's please the crowd out there and give them something that we rehearsed for!" Roy told his band mates, which all of them replied with "YEAHHHHHH!"

"Finally! Good luck on your performance guys! I, I mean, everyone is looking forward to it!" she heads off to the stage to inform everyone

"Everyone, wait no more, HTMLL are now on their way!" everyone cheered, especially the ones from Pacific, who are already toooverexcited to wait; finished making the announcement, she got off the stage and returned with Hinata and the gang

"Ooh boy, can't wait to see this!" she told herself

"So does Natsu & I, I expect this to be a good one"

"They'll be performing 4 songs"

"Wow, cool even more worth watching"

Roy and his buddies performed a football like fad putting their hands together and raising them up simultaneously to boost their confidence and ease their anxiety on stage "Alright boys, on three, two, and one, HTMLL!"

Now, all 6 ready themselves for their concert; 4 of them, including Roy, have their guitars with them while the other two, the keyboardist and drummer, have their respective instruments already set on the stage by some Taiyo students moments earlier

"Yeah we'll have a blast performing for them, but as I promised, there will be a surprise waiting to happen and that is for someone who I had my mind set on for a long time" thought the American football player turned rock star, heading up with his pals on the stage

The first ones to step on stage are the keyboardist and drummer, followed immediately by the bassist and 2 guitarists; their presence is already greeted and applauded by everyone

"YOU GUYS RULE!" some from their alumni cheered, pumping their fists in the air

"Goodie, I hope this'll look promising" The big Gedo student said

"We'll find out soon Gan" Edge followed suit

The last member to set his foot on stage is, unsurprisingly, Roy himself who is then greeted by his many, many, many fan girls; some got off their seats just to show off or rather make their presence felt in front of him

"I LOVE YOU ROY!" one yelled

"WE'RE HERE FOR YOU!" so does another; one girl even gave him a flying kiss, which he "grabbed" with his left hand to show his appreciation

"THAT'S FOR YOU ROY!" she told him

And like moments earlier, they went on to chant his name, only with the first 2 words cut "ROY! ROY! ROY!" Like any other typical fan girl, they pulled out their cameras and cell phone cams to capture the moment

The guys also showed their support for their long time friend

"YOU CAN DO IT DUDE!"

"SING YOUR HEART OUT, PAL!"

Some girls cheered, but not the fanatic type since some of them already have boyfriends. One particular girl who isn't going nuts like her school mates is Tiffany, managing to pull off a faint and almost innocent looking smile at what's going on right now on stage

"I see that you managed to cheer up after what happened minutes earlier" noticed the young preacher-in-training

"Yeah, hey I gotta enjoy myself and be happy you know?"

"You should…" *chuckles*

After waving to the crowd for some moments, they head to their respective positions with Roy taking the microphone and preparing his guitar, ready to please the crowd

"What's up everybody?" he started with a very common and casual greeting, which everyone responded with the typical cheering and a few yelling, especially from his batch where they did it even louder

"We are HTMLL, which stands for "How To Meet Lovely Ladies"" his explanation behind their group's name wooed all the girls from their respective batches

"Cool name right?" he jokingly asked the crowd; some chuckled at his remark

"Alright then, today we're gonna perform for you 4 great songs that me and the guys enjoy listening to and covering with" the reception they're getting was positive, just how they like it

"We'll start off with a song that goes from soft to hard by the end" they begin playing their first song, with Roy starting off with an acoustic tune to his guitar; the tune is immediately recognized by several people among the crowd and immediately cheered on

The song they're playing is "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

"Oh my gosh, I love this song so much!" someone from his batch mentioned

"Same here, I listen to this whenever I feel down"

The whole crowd gave them a round of applause once they start performing it

When I see your smile

Tears run down my face I can't replace

When he sang the 1st two lines, not only several of the girls from his school had an earful of his voice, so do the other girls from the other schools!

Some from Taiyo & Gorin start sighing and wooing over his voice

The girls from his batch start going nuts; some almost start pulling their hair

"Oh yeah, now that's what I love to see!" muttered Ran, immediately taking snapshots of the girls and their antics

"Aren't they a bit overreacting? It's seems like Roy and his buddies are having the same treatment as The Beatles when they first arrived in their country back in 1964" added Chairperson; ironically, HTMLL were influenced by the music of The Fab 4

And now that I'm stronger I've figured out

How this world turns cold and breaks through my soul

And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

Finish with the first stanza he continues to sing the rest of it

"Well, this started well" Sakura noticed

"I know right? Everything's going smoothly, I'm enjoying his performance" added Hinata

"Who would've thought that our female school mates would go nuts for this guy?"

"I know Natsu, I mean look at them" they both glanced at their respective school mates and had an awkward look on both of their faces

Cuz you're my, you're my, my true love, my whole heart

Please don't throw that away

Cuz I'm here for you

Please don't walk away,

Please tell me you'll stay, woah stay woah

As he stated, it's a song that goes soft at the beginning and hard near the end, and they pumped up their guitar skills; their stage presence ignited and awakened the crowd, making them cheer louder while the Pacific girls go absolutely nuts

"Roy has an excellent singing voice, don't you agree Tiffany?"

"I do Boman; he's a very talented person aside from being a strong football player"

"Indeed he is"

4 minutes and 30 seconds passed and they're done with their first song; they received another round of applause, and as usual their batch is gone bananas; the females of course, mostly from their batch screamed in adoration of them

"WE LOVE YOU ROY!" several girls from his batch yelled

"YOUR VOICE IS SO AROUSING!" that remark made his face blush

"Yo Roy, you heard what she said?" his drummer pal asked him

"I sure did, ha-ha"

"YOU'RE THE MAN ROY!" his pals yelled

"THAT'S OUR BUDDY RIGHT THERE!"

"Thank you, thank you!" he told everyone "Did you all enjoy it that?"

"YEAH!" was their response

"I'm glad you all enjoyed that; that was song #1 and now, song #2!" they cheered again and wait for the next mystery song

The keyboardist starts off the song this time

Sometimes I wonder

How I'd ever make it through

Like its predecessor, it made all the girls go wild; the girls from Taiyo and Gorin joined up with their Pacific counterparts in yelling and cheering

Song #2 is "When I See You Smile" by Bad English

Through this world without having you

I just wouldn't have a clue

By the time the 2nd stanza near, several girls from the 3 schools got up from their seats and approached the crowd to try and get close to him and his guitar wielding pals

"What in the world? Ha-ha" Chairperson muttered in disbelief "They're really into this performance of theirs"

"Ha-ha, even better for more awesome snapshots!" Ran took more snapshots of the ruckus being created

Natsu & Hinata looked on, unable to believe their eyes "Yikes, my fellow school mates really love them…" says the latter

"So do mine, they better be careful or else they'll get hurt" added the former

The ongoing ruckus is getting some mixed feedback from their respective school mates

"How come that never happens to me?" Batsu asked himself

"Oh get real, that's never gonna happen to you! Ha-ha"

"What was that Kyosuke?"

"See, that's one obvious reason girls won't treat you the way those Pacific guys are being treated right now"

"You're right; I got carried away there for a while"

"You always do in class… that you can't deny"

"Alright, I get the point"

"He-he, cheer up Batsu, I'm sure you'll meet a girl someday" he gave him some encouraging words

"I'm sure I will"

"Man, our female school mates really adore those Pacific dudes" muttered Shoma

"Can't deny that, I'm wondering why Natsu isn't in the crowd" asks Roberto

"There are 2 possible answers to that question: it's either she doesn't want to be in an uncomfortable position like them or she likes to watch them at a distance"

"What the hell? It's like they're a boy band or something" groaned Gan

"I know how you feel buddy, but hey at least it's better than crappy pop groups" Edge added

"Yeah, that's for sure"

Roy, the 2 bassists and guitarists are being adored by their new fans and they approach the chorus of the song

When I see you smile

I can face the world, oh oh,

you know I can do anything

When I see you smile

I see a ray of light, oh oh,

I see it shining right through the rain

When I see you smile

Oh yeah, baby when I see you smile at me

The chorus almost made several girls squeal and screech, much to the annoyance of their male school mates. This situation however is attracting some unwanted attention, especially from the blonde cheerleader, who does obviously not like what she sees right now and just turn her attention to the sky

Boman notices her despair but decided not to take action since he understands how she feels and thinks giving her some alone time will ease her jealousy

Baby there's nothing in this world

that could ever do

What a touch of your hand can do

It's like nothing that I ever knew

He, the other guitarist and 2 bassists kneel down, still playing their guitars, just to be touched, adored by and get their pictures taken by their fans

After 4 minutes and 22 seconds, HTMLL concluded their performance and the girls are literally gone bananas for them

"Wow, you really love that song huh girls?"

"WE SURE DO!" a random girl from Taiyo replied, surprising Hinata, who isn't expecting like that to happen

"Whoa, she's an obsessed fan already?" she muttered

"Of course you do, who wouldn't? Hypocrites?" the crowd laughed

"He-he, just kidding; Alright, song #3 coming right up"

The keyboardist starts it off again, combined with some string plucks from one of the guitarists

Song #3 is "When I See You Smile" by Bad English

I see forever when I look in your eyes

You're all I ever wanted; I always want you to be mine

Let's make a promise 'till the end of time

We'll always be together, and our love will never die

In contrast to the 1st two songs they performed, the girls seemed to be exhausted from all their yelling and screeching; then again, the song has a slow feel to it. Instead, they just raised their arms and swayed from left to right, much to the delight of those nearby who can't stand their loud and useless screaming

"What a relief, I can finally listen to the song in peace" muttered Chairperson

By the time he got to the chorus, they did it a bit slower

When I look into your eyes

I can see how much I love you

And it makes me realize

When I look into your eyes

I see all my dreams come true

When I look into your eyes

Almost reaching 3 minutes to the song, some of his Pacific buddies jokingly lit a lighter as if they're in a full-packed arena

The ongoing situation is too much for Tiffany to see and her jealousy got the best of her; instead of sulking and loathing, she had her head down, looking at the pavement, depressed; Boman noticed her upset feeling and begins to worry about her

Far ahead, Hinata and Natsu are enjoying the song until the former noticed her friend being upset and alarms the latter about it

"Natsu"

"What is it Hinata?"

"I feel bad for Tiffany"

"Really? Why is that?"

"Look at her" they both observed her current situation and, just like Boman, also start to worry

"Whoa, you're right; I guess it's thanks to our school mates, including hers, that keep on adoring him that's why"

"You're right and it's quite obvious that's making her feel this way, not to mention feel absolute jealousy as well"

"Yeah, well said there Hinata"

With that, they concluded the 3rd song on their set list; their fan girls, unable to yell or scream like what they did 2 songs earlier, just clapped their hands and whistled

"Thank you!" he greeted "I wish you'll put this song into your iTunes playlist, he-he" while communicating with the crowd, his eye caught the attention of Tiffany in a depressed state

"Tiffany…" seeing her like that is something he can't ignore; fortunately, after they performed this song, all 6 of them will take a short break before closing with the final song with Roy's little surprise in store as well

"We'll just take a short break first so girls, you can all relax now ha-ha!" with that said, their fan girls did what as they're told and HTMLL stepped down the stage for a well-needed break

On their way back, they received cheers from their alumni, who are just a few inches near the stage "THAT WAS AWESOME! YOU GUYS RULE!" one praised

"Yo thanks for the compliment!" instead of Roy replying, his drummer buddy did it instead. Roy is focused on the surprise he's got in store for everyone

Recuperating their bodies and drinking water to energize them, the klutzy hostess went to check on them

"Looking good out there guys!" Sakura complimented, giving them 2 thumbs up

"Thanks, all 6 of us appreciate it" the drummer feels delighted

"No problemo! So how long will this break of yours be?"

"About 5-10 minutes I think…"

"Gee, good enough, you just have ONE more song right?"

"Yeah"

"Alright, see you guys back on the stage again!"

Now having their timeout, they regrouped for a while

"Alright guys, we talked about this a LOT of times so I believe we can pull this off well, I've been focused on this for some time" he told everyone

"I hear you dude, failure is not an option" added the bassist

"We only got one shot at this"

Natsu & Hinata still had their eyes on Tiffany

"Let's say we go check on her" Hinata requested

"We should come on" they both head for her aid

The Pacific cheerleader is now covering her face with her arms on her lap to avoid everyone seeing her feeling jealous and upset about what transcended awhile ago

"Tiffany? You alright?" The Taiyo student asked her; her only response was just a shake of her head

"Tiffany?" she asked again; this time Natsu intervened

"Tiffany, look at us come on, you can't be like this forever" the Gorin student's words were convincing enough to make her do so

"Hinata, Natsu…" she muttered their names. Moments later, Boman arrived after answering nature

"How is she doing?"

"Her face tells the whole story" Natsu replied

Upon looking at her, he thinks the opposite "I'm positive that she's just overwhelmed by his presence"

Both gave him a "WTF" look like before

"Wha-Wha-What do you mean?"

"Only I and everyone else here understand" his answer still didn't meet both their expectations

The two girls just looked at each other, confused

*chuckles* "Anyways, both of you will find out as Roy and his pals return to the stage for one final performance and there, a surprise is waiting to happen after that" he added more

"OK whatever you say there, come on Natsu"

Once they left, Tiffany tried to call them but failed

"Feeling alright now Tiffany?"

"I think so Boman; you're right, I was just overwhelmed by his presence…"

"I told you so…"

"Sorry again"

"It's alright; you're not like this a long time ago, right?"

"Yeah I know, not sure why, must be my imagination or something"

Back with HTMLL, where they're all set to do one more song to close the show

Sakura realized that their time is almost up, she checked up on them

"Yo guys, your time's already up"

"We know, we're just about to set foot on stage" one of them told her

"Alright then, close the show with a blast guys!" she had high hopes for them

"Oh we will Sakura because there'll be a surprise waiting to happen" says the one who'll be participating in it

"OMG Really? I can't wait to see it! I hope it will really be a surprise!"

"I, I mean, we guarantee it, right guys?"

"YEAH!"

"Looking forward to it!" outside, their fan girls are at it again, chanting and screaming for them to come up on stage

"Sheesh, I thought their throats would be hurting by now" the drummer joked

"Life's full of surprises, dude" the keyboardist added, all of them, including Sakura laughed

"OK guys, let's do this!" Roy motivated them as head for the stage for a final time

"Good luck guys" she waved at them

"Gee, I wonder what kind of surprise will take place later."

"Seeing her upset earlier, I don't want that to happen to her ever again; Tiffany, prepare to be blown away"

Soon, they're all on stage once again, returning to their original positions, much to the delight of the crowd, especially to their batch

"Sorry if we took long, we we're just recuperating back there" he apologized to the crowd

"Nah, it's alright man, we're all here for you dude!" one from his batch yelled, a few others followed suit

"Thanks man!" he gave a thumb up

"OK back to business, this is our last song to perform" the crowd's reception's a more gloomy contrast to the previous ones

"Awwwww" being their response

"Sorry that's our limit but there'll be a surprise waiting to happen I guarantee it" with that the crowd got electrified again

"Here we go, ready guys?" covering the mic, he told his band mates

They nodded their heads and raised their fists in the air as a positive response; in return, he nodded as well

"This song is dedicated to the girl I always have feelings for" the entire crowd wooed to what he said "To the girl I always had my mind and eyes set on; I know her for a long time and I realized that she is the one, the one for me" he added

"This song is for you, the one I that my heart belongs to" done with his intro, the keyboardist started the song; as he starts the song off, many recognized the tone and they immediately clapped and cheered on for them

The song is "Faithfully" by Journey

Beginning to sing it, all the girls, especially from his school, woo and scream over his voice capturing the one similar to Steve Perry's

Highway run into the midnight sun

Wheels go round and round

You're on my mind

Like the time when he sang Your Guardian Angel moments earlier, almost every girl in the audience, excluding Tiffany of course, began screaming and go insane over hearing his delicate voice

Restless hearts sleep alone tonight

Sending all my love along the wire

Unlike her schoolmates who are obviously enjoying every moment of his performance, she's feeling all gloomy inside, seeing that her friends woo over him. I guess you can say that the song is kinda relating a bit to her

They say that the road

Ain't no place to start a family

Right down the line it's been you and me

And loving a music man

Ain't always what it's supposed to be

Girl

You stand by me

I'm forever yours

Faithfully

Finish with the 1st half of the song; they all applauded, while the girls still do their usual antics

Circus life under the big top world

We all need the clowns to make us laugh

Through space and time

Always another show

Like what happened with When I See You Smile, some of his male batch mates lit up his lighter as a joke

Wondering where I am lost without you

And being a part ain't easy on this love affair

Two strangers learn to fall in love again

I get the joy of rediscovering you

"Roy Bromwell, will you ever know how I feel about you?" she starts having memories and flashbacks of her and him together; to add up, her face shows her in a nostalgic and emotional state

The young preacher-in-training noticed her new dilemma, but instead of springing into action to comfort her like he did moments ago, he just gazed at her

"Don't worry Tiffany, that frown of yours will turn upside down"

Oh girl

You stand by me

I'm forever yours

Faithfully

"Like I said, this song is dedicated to the one girl I always have feelings for…" he told the crowd, placing his guitar on the stage floor

"Take over guys!" he commanded the bassist to take over the main vocals while the other 2 guitarists to take over

Much to the surprise of everyone in the crowd, he walked off the stage, taking the microphone with him and proceeded to walk towards his batch, surprising his fan girls

"Over here Roy, I'm that girl right?" one chanted

"In your dreams, that's me of course!" another argued

"You're both wrong! That chosen girl is none other than me!" while another one, this caused a domino effect since a few more girls joined in the argument and with that, a verbal catfight ensues

"Whoa, this is getting very, very, VERY interesting" Ran took the snapshots of the current situation

"Indeed it is, it's a surprise waiting to happen!" Sakura joined in

"And what do you mean by that?" Iicho got curious

"Oh you'll find out, just watch…" Hinata and Natsu have their eyes focused on the fiasco as well

*chuckles* "Anyways, both of you will find out as Roy and his pals return to the stage for one final performance and there, a surprise is waiting to happen after that"

The former of the two remembered what Boman said

"I'm wondering what surprise Boman just told us earlier…"

"We're about to find out right about now…"

Overwhelmed by the past memories, Tiffany is oblivious to know of the ongoing commotion when Boman gave her a bright red rose, getting her attention

"Wow, thank you Boman, its beautiful"

"You're welcome…" Suddenly, several other guys from their batch stood up from their seats and, one by one, proceeded to do the same to her, surprising her and catching the attention of her other school mates

"Hey, how come she gets roses and not one of us?" one complained

"That's not fair! Why only her?"

"What's the meaning of this?" As usual, jealousy takes over

The surprising situation also caught the attention of the other schools as well

"What the… Look what's going on there" one girl from Gorin told her friends

"I know look, she's being given roses and stuff" one from Seijyun

"I wonder why only her?" one from Taiyo

"Onii-chan look!" Akira told her older brother

"I know Akira, it's like we're watching straight out of a cheesy teen romance film or something…"

Although being continuously adored by the other girls, he kept his cool and just smiled at them as he continues his pace towards Tiffany, who continues to be given roses by almost all the males

"For you, Tiffany" one boy said, giving her a rose

"Gee uh thanks"

"Here you go, Tiffany"

"Wha- Wow, thank you"

"Hope you like it"

"Of course I will. Th-thank you"

Her receiving roses from several of her male school mates caught her off guard, but she maintained herself and gladly accepts each one

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

The bassist took over the main vocals as Roy told him so while the other two guitarists continue to play along to the song as she continues to be showered with roses

Faithfully

I'm still yours

Down to the last 4 boys, they all did what the others did and went back to their seats; overwhelmed by the amount of roses she has with her now, she just gazes at them, oblivious to the fact that his presence is nearby. He continues his pace towards her, ignoring the woos from the other girls

I'm forever yours

Ever yours

Faithfully

Their 4th and last performance has finally concluded, the crowd gave them one final round of applause and before she realized it, Roy is already in front of her; she couldn't believe her eyes as she sees him standing in front of her

"R-R-Roy…" with her eyes wide open, she muttered his name, still holding on to the roses

"Tiffany…" he spoke on the mic, cutting off the applause and grabbing everyone's attention, even the verbal catfight between his fangirls stopped

"Ever since we knew each other during our time in Pacific, I always had an interest in you but I couldn't express them in words" the crowd remained silent, paying their attention to the fiasco

Tiffany remained speechless, unable to come up with a proper reply to what he said

"Whoa boy! We have a situation going on right now!" the young journalist-to-be immediately turned her attention to the 2 blondes, readying her video camera

"RAN! Have some courtesy for crying out loud! They're having an intimate and private moment now" Chairperson scolded her

"What? I'm sure those 2 won't mind!" she carried on with what she's doing

"That obviously is the surprise Roy's talking about…" Sakura realized "Wasn't expecting this to be one of them I must say"

Unsurprisingly, Hinata and Natsu have their eyes set on them

"This must be the one Boman was talking about earlier"

"I agree Hinata…"

"I'm sorry if I didn't pay much attention to you during those early times and I'm here to make up for those missed opportunities. Tiffany, I realized that you're truly the one for me; you're the girl I always have feelings for; the one girl that I always had my mind and eyes set on" she starts to blush to his sweet choice of words

"Roy… Bromwell…" he approached a little more closely to her, making her blush some more as they look at each other eye to eye

"Roy…"

"You and I are the perfect two; I want us to be together" then suddenly, he bended down on his left knee, surprising many others nearby and making her gasp

"You are more than my best friend; you're my life and my soul. Tiffany, you mean everything to me; you mean everything to my life. You should know by now that you have my heart and I hope I have yours too. I'll stay by your side forever"

"So please do me this honor and take my hand" he held her left hand, and popped the question

"Tiffany Lords, will you marry me?" he said on the mic, still holding her hand

Everyone remained silent as they wait for her reply; even his band mates wait for her answer

"Oh my, oh my gosh…" she muttered softly; emotionally overwhelmed by what he just asked her, memories of them both start lingering in her mind as she accidentally dropped the roses that were given to her on the ground and started to cry, shocking him a bit

Hinata and Natsu look concerned, so does everyone nearby with the exception of Ran, whose still recording everything on video

She looked at him amidst her teary eyed face; he looked back, still awaiting her answer

Then surprisingly, she held both the mic and his hand with both her hands as tears start to fall slowly from her eyes, and slowly pulled off a smile "R-R-Roy…" she muttered softly so it won't reach the mic

*sniff* *sniff* "YES!" she finally replied and it was the answer he's been waiting and expecting to hear

"Yes, I will marry you!" she added, accompanied by a nod

Hearing her say that overjoyed him as everybody from their school cheered and applauded the two

"Yeah!"

"Way to go Roy!"

"Lucky guy you are!"

Having left their positions, Roy's band mates grouped together to praise and applaud their friend; they congratulate each other for doing an excellent performance today

The two hugged each other after that; even his fan girls we're happy to see the sweet scene even though they feel a little jealousy within them

Everyone from host Taiyo, Gedo, Gorin, and Seijyun also show their gratitude to the scene

Boman looked at his 2 friends and congratulated them

"Congratulations Roy and Tiffany, I wish you the best for the future…"

"Aww…" is all that Hinata and Natsu can say at the romantic scene

"It finally happen, her dream of him realizing her feelings for him has come true" the former told the latter

"It sure is…"

Sakura and Chairperson looked on as well with the former having a sweet look at them while the latter just smiled, crossing her arms

Finished hugging, he reached onto his left pocket to get something; he pulled it out and to everyone's surprise, including hers obviously, it's a small box. He opened it, revealing 2 beautiful, expensive, golden engagement rings

He took out one of them and slowly placed it at her right index finger

"Wow, it's so beautiful" she's dazzled at the glamorous piece of jewelry

"Just like you" he stood up and took the other ring and wore it as well

Overwhelmed with joy, she hugged him again and this time, he grasped on to her as both of her feet avoid touching the ground. The hug bears a striking similarity to how she kisses him during their Rival Schools adventure. The scene made everyone woo and applaud again

"ROY! TIFFANY! KISS!" one guy from his batch shouted, which caused everyone to do the same

"KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS!" The 2 new lovebirds glanced at everyone, requesting them both to do so

The engaged couple looked back at each other again and kissed passionately; everyone cheered on to them; they all stood up and applauded for them

"Roy, you've finally realized my feelings for you after all…"

Done smooching, he grabbed one of the roses she unintentionally dropped at the ground and gave it to her; with that, they simply cuddled and eyed one another with smiles on both their faces as they continued to be showered with claps and praise from not only their fellow Pacific pals, but from everyone in the crowd