"Rei can I talk to you for a moment?" Haru asked urgently and pulled Rei to the side with him.
"Haruka I promise-" Rei started but Haru cut in.
"Does he know?" He snapped quickly.
"Know what?"
"You can't just ask some guy to date, or even fake date, me without knowing that I'm… well that I'm a guy too." Haru explained quickly. He didn't like it and he really didn't like lying like that.
"Well, at the moment, no. He is not aware of the situation but his manager should explain it to him soon." Rei told him, pushing up his glasses as he spoke.
"He should know before he agrees…" Haru muttered.
"I promise the Gou and I will explain it all, please just give it a try Haruka." Rei pleaded and Haru grimaced.
"Alright…. Fine." He agreed reluctantly before Rei brought him back over to Sousuke and his manager. "We can give it a shot. What do you want us to do?" He asked as they came up.
Rei and Gou went over the details and Haru only half listened. He was mainly watching Sousuke, trying to judge what he really thought about this idea. Though he wouldn't admit it, Sousuke was really attractive and seemed like it wouldn't be awful to go on a few dates with him. He even seemed possibly like Haru's type, if he actually ever dated enough to even have a type. He didn't get his hopes up though.
He was glad to get back to his dressing room and immediately pulled off his dress when he got inside. After carefully putting it away, he started pulling on his normal clothes when he heard the knock on the door.
"Yes?" He called, thinking it had to be Rei since no one else ever came in here, but when it opened up he heard Sousuke talking then stop suddenly when he saw Haru. Inside, Haru felt his stomach twisting into knots as he told Sousuke the truth. When it was done, he let out a shaky sigh once Sousuke shut the door. He was glad Sousuke knew now, plus this was easier that it would have been to try explaining it too him, but it was still weird.
The next day, Haru spend the morning getting ready. He put on the sun dress Rei and Gou had selected and had just finished putting his makeup on when his doorbell rang. He did a last check to make sure everything was in place, then he went over and opened up the door. Sousuke stood there, also done up in the outfit their managers had selected.
"Hey." Sousuke said and Haru was surprised to realize that Sousuke seemed a bit nervous.
"You didn't have to come pick me up. I'm pretty sure we aren't dealing with the paparazzi yet." Haru told him, a bit amused.
"It wasn't my idea. Gou and Rei said it was good for like… setting the mood or something," Sousuke said with a faint blush. "Let's just get going."
"Alright." Haru agreed and Sousuke brought him over to his car. Haru couldn't stop a chuckle as Sousuke even opened the door for him.
"S-Shut up." Sousuke snapped, blushing as he closed the door and got in the car. They drove down to the café in a comfortable silence.
"Alright… here we are," Sousuke said after they pulled up. Haru was about it get out when Sousuke stopped him. "Wait, take this." He said and handed Haru an ear piece.
"…Gou's idea as well?" He asked as he put it in.
"Rei's actually. He wants to make sure everything is "absolutely beautiful"." Sousuke sighed.
"That sounds like him," Haru chuckled as he checked that the ear piece wasn't noticeable. "Ready?" He asked and Sousuke nodded before they got out of the car.
They went inside together and were soon sitting down together. They were purposely seated outside in the open and across the street, Gou and Rei were watching them from across the street.
"Alright you two, I just posted a picture online so I expect the paparazzi will catch on soon. Until then, just act natural and have fun!" Gou told them excitedly. Sousuke sighed then looked over at Haru.
"So… I looked up some of your work…" Sousuke commented and Haru was a bit surprised. "It's pretty amazing. I… I didn't really think a guy could do that." He told him.
"Well… thanks I guess?" He said and Sousuke blushed.
"Wait- That sounded stupid- it really was good, really." Sousuke told him quickly and Haru smiled a bit, amused at how flustered Sousuke was getting.
"Thanks," He told him. "And I looked at your work too, well, listened I mean. I can see how you became so popular." He said, not sharing that he had actually listened to almost all of Sousuke's music the night before.
"So you a fan then?" Sousuke teased but before Haru answered, Rei cut in.
"Show time you two. Shoot in closer, touch each other." Rei instructed. Sousuke moved in closer and placed his hand over Haru's. Haru stopped a flinch, not really used to physical contact. He wouldn't admit it, but it was surprisingly nice and he could feel the heat coming from Sousuke's skin. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a few people with cameras.
"How did you get into modeling? Especially this kind?" Sousuke asked him curiously, trying to keep it going.
"I used to be an art student. I was studying studio and culinary arts… and I had a self-portrait project in one of our exhibitions and I got scouted. Rei saw it and asked if I wanted to try out modeling. It was just a side job that… grew into a career I guess." He told him.
"Studio and culinary arts? So you have all kinds of talents huh?" Sousuke smiled, leaning in closer to him.
"Well… I can't sing at all so you beat me there." Haru said and Sousuke laughed. Haru paused, taken by surprised at how natural and happy Sousuke looked when he laughed. "So… what do you like to do then?" Haru asked him.
"When I'm not working on music… I like swimming I guess?" Sousuke said and Haru instantly lit up.
"Really?" He asked excitedly, forgetting his act for a moment. "We should go swimming sometime then." Haru said quickly and Sousuke smiled at him.
"Sure, sounds like fun." Sousuke told him.
"Focus you two! Come on, get close we need good pictures!" Gou suddenly said in their ears loudly enough to make Haru flinch a little.
"What do you want from us? We're keeping it natural like you said." Sousuke hissed at Gou.
"Something dramatic!" Gou said and Sousuke rolled his eyes and shot a glare in her direction.
"Kiss him." Rei told them, directing it to Sousuke and Haru was stunned. Sousuke looked down at him, looking a bit unsure. "It will be the perfect shot, it's what they are waiting for. It can be quick-" Rei continued.
"Okay fine, fine!" Sousuke hissed. He leaned in and, before Haru could object or really process it, he had pressed their lips together. Haru froze, but Sousuke was surprisingly gentle and eased him into it until he kissed him back. When they pulled apart, Haru was a little breathless and felt his face quickly heating up.
"Perfect you two! I think that's everything we need." Rei told them and they were soon heading out. Once they got back in Sousuke's car, he pulled out the ear piece and turned to Haru.
"Are you okay?" Sousuke asked him and Haru looked up at him.
"Yeah of course, it just… took me off guard a little." Haru told him quickly, but his heart hadn't stopped racing since he kissed him.
"Alright cool, I just… I don't want to make you uncomfortable with anything." Sousuke said softly, looking concerned and Haru smiled at him.
"Don't worry about it. I had fun today." He said sweetly and Sousuke smiled back.
"Me too." He said with a smile then started the car and took Haru back to his house. When they got there, Haru looked back over at him.
"Thank you for today Sousuke," Haru said and with a surge of confidence, he leaned up and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'm sure we'll be seeing each other very soon." He told him before heading inside. When he closed the door, he let out a shaky sigh. His emotions were in a mix and he wasn't quite sure what to think of Sousuke. He didn't have much time to consider it before his phone went off and he jumped. Digging it out of his purse, he saw it was Rei and answered it quickly.
"We got an interview booked!" Rei said instantly.
"That fast? When is it?" Haru asked him quickly.
"You have two days to get to know as much about each other as possible, and we'll get started right away." He told him and Haru was nervous about having so little time. "Get ready, we are getting started tonight!"