Hi! So... Now I'm going to show you what Rei-Rei does to Ruka-chan. And many other things... ;) This chapter will probably have more ReiHaru moments than AiHaru, and I think the RanHaru and CamHaru moments will just come later. Oh yeah, and I apologize for Ran-kun's... Slightly unappropriate language in the past chapters and maybe in the future ones. I also apologize for the late update... Hope you enjoy! ^_^

Haruka'POV

Until he... Pinched me on the cheek.

I winced at the slight pain, as Rei-chan grinned while holding back a laugh.

"Hehe... Got ya Ruka-chan! You thought I was going to kiss you, didn't you?" he teased as he continued pinching my cheek. I said nothing, as I was still shocked and embarrassed at the same time. He giggled a bit before he added something to what he was saying earlier.

"Well, to be honest... I wanted to." he exclaimed as he jokingly took hold of my chin. At least... I thought he was joking. Although I did think that, my eyes still widened and I still had very dark red on my face.

"E-EHHHH?!"

"Hahahaha! But... I decided to just pinch your cheeks instead 'cause you're soooo cute!"

He said as he pulled me in for a hug. I tried calming down by listening to the beating in his chest, and inhaling his sweet scent. I thought it would just make the beating of my heart faster, but it was working, actually. We were in that position for a very long time, and I was wondering if Rei-chan was okay. I looked up, revealing one very beautiful pale brown eye... Again with not seeing things completely. He was again close to me, but this time, our foreheads were touching, and I was alright with that. He stared at me for a few seconds until he leaned down and buried his face in the side of my neck. I was embarrassed, but I wasn't struggling or anything. For some reason, I felt a sort of sadness coming from him, and was worried about him. He remained silent, which wasn't really like him, so I asked what was wrong.

"Rei-chan? What's wrong? Did something happen a while ago? Are you okay?"

He shook his head and just whispered a very weak-sounding, 'I'm fine' as he tightened his grip around me. My worry increased.

"Don't you feel well? Are you sick?"

Again, he shook his head in response. I was getting even more worried by the minute and decided to see if he was really alright. I gently pushed him away so that I could see his face. He was smiling, but it wasn't his usual smile. It was... A bit gloomy. Like he really didn't want to smile. I put a hand on his forehead to see if he had a fever, but there were no signs of fever or any other sickness. And yet he still wasn't speaking, which made me become more uneasy.

"Rei-chan, are you sure you're okay?" I asked again. He grinned, but it still didn't change anything. He was hiding how he really felt, and it wasn't making the situation any better.

"Is there something you want to say to me?"

He frowned, and looked away. He was hesitating, and I couldn't find out why.

"It's okay Rei-chan. You can tell me anything you want to tell me." I reassured, making him smile sadly... Again. He was quiet for a few moments, which gave me enough time to lead him to the couch so he could sit down. I sat down beside him as I waited for him to speak. But he was just staring into space. I couldn't help it anymore, and decided to say something that might encourage him to speak.

"You know, a frown doesn't really suite you. Although you still look handsome even if you're frowning, you look handsomer when you smile."

He laughed at the statement as he patted my head, and smiled. It was a real one this time, and I was relieved that he was starting to get better. I was about to ask him if he wanted anything to eat when he suddenly said something very unexpected.

"Say, Ruka-chan, don't leave me, okay? Don't leave us, your seniors. Please? That's... Fine with you, right?"

My eyes widened as I thought of why he suddenly said something like that. I had no reason to leave them, and even if I did, I wouldn't.

'So why would he say that?' I questioned in my mind. Although I didn't understand what he meant by that, I just smiled reassuringly, and answered, "Of course. I'd never leave any of you. Why would I?"

He narrowed his eyes, slowly leaning his head against my shoulder. Again, we sat there in silence. Although it wasn't the uncomfortable kind of silence, it wasn't the comfortable kind either. I wanted to know why Rei-chan was so sad, to the point of thinking that I might leave him, but he was just keeping all of the feelings he had inside. I didn't know what to do, so I did what he has always done for me.

I patted his head.

"Rei-chan, if there's something bothering you, I'm always here. So you don't have to force yourself to be happy if you really aren't. You have to be honest with yourself, alright? Just like how you told me to be." I softly said, as I continued to stroke his hair like he always did for me when I was sad. He was still quiet, but I just let him be. Forcing him probably wasn't going to help anyway. I was about to see if he fell asleep when he spoke out of the blue and asked me a question I never knew he'd ask.

"Ruka-chan... Why are you so kind to me?"

I grew silent for quite some time, before I answered his question with a held back sigh.

"I'm kind to you because I want to be. You deserve to be treated with kindness."

Immediately, he lifted his head to look at me with widened eyes that soon turned into saddened ones after. He looked away and tilted his head downwards as he whispered something to himself. I couldn't tell if what he whispered was meant for my ears or not, so I asked, just to make sure.

"Did you... Say something Rei-chan? Sorry... I didn't quite get that." I said with an apologetic smile. He was silent for a few moments before he repeated what he whispered earlier in a louder voice.

"I... Don't think I deserve to be treated with kindness."

"E-eh?"

I wasn't sure of what he said, because I distinctly remember saying he didn't deserve to be treated with kindness. I tried repeating what he said over and over again, but no matter how much I repeated his words, the same result would pop up. So when they were properly registered into mind, I widened my eyes in complete shock, as I started to regret ever asking him. I was though, at the same time, thankful he repeated it. Because if he didn't, I wouldn't be able to correct it.

I looked at him the same time he looked at me, and we just stared at each other for time that felt like forever. I was expecting him to say that he was joking about what he said, but he seemed too serious. He was still boring into my eyes when he suddenly leaned against me, with his forehead on my shoulder. His hair covered his face as he remained in that same position. Thinking that he was going to stay that way, I took his hand in mine and expressed my thoughts on what he previously stated.

"Rei-chan... Please, don't say that. You know that isn't true, and you know you've done nothing wrong to deserve that kind of treatment. Everybody deserves to be treated the right way, good or bad. The fact that you've been good to people, is enough proof that you don't only deserve but need to be treated with kindness. So... Please don't say that. You need to give more credit to yourself, okay?"

He stayed quiet for a while, before suddenly squeezing the hand I held his in. I felt the weight on my left shoulder lifted and looked to see if Rei-chan was alright. Putting on a sad smile, he started telling me something I never knew he would say.

"I killed someone, Ruka-chan."

My eyes grew big, as I felt my heart stop for a split second. I looked up at him, looking for the truth in his eyes. But there was nothing left to find. Everything he said was the truth, and I couldn't believe it. Letting go of my hand, he patted my head. I shook my head, taking the hand on top of my hand into mine once again as I silently begged for an explanation.

Reiji's POV

"I... I don't believe you." she said, looking into my eyes. I sighed, gripping her hand just as tight as she did with mine, as I prepared myself for what was to come after the explanation of what I just confessed.

"Ruka-chan, I didn't kill someone directly, but I was the one responsible for his death. In other words, I killed him."

I paused for a while, trying to straighten myself up. She was still looking at me, but I saw no fear or disgust in her eyes whatsoever. She was everything good, she was perfect, like an angel from heaven. And she was also everything I didn't deserve.

"He was my best friend during my life as a student in the Saotome Academy, and was also a famous idol during my time of auditions. He was a very successful idol, thus, a very busy one. One day, he called while I was preparing for his auditions. I was busy so I wasn't able to attend to him. And in a blink of an eye, he was gone. He committed suicide by drowning himself at the nearby sea."

By that time, I was already trembling in fear. I was scared when I realized it was my fault, I was scared of losing the people I cared about again if I didn't change. I was scared of having to remember that memory every time I see Ruka-chan. She was important to me, and if I were to do something wrong, I'd lose her. I was sure of that. Same with my band mates. They've been some of my closest friends ever since I lost my other friends together with him... Even if it didn't look much like it.

I was drowning in my own sea of thoughts when I suddenly felt something on the side of my eye. It was Ruka-chan's hand. I looked at her and noticed her worried look. I wondered on why she had such a look until I realized what was going on.

I was crying.

It was embarrassing... Having to show this side of me to her. But I couldn't stop. So I just cried and cried as Ruka-chan tried to calm me down by stroking my hair as she embraced me. I tried to thank her, but she told me to stay quiet for a while so I could relax. So I just thanked her in my mind instead... For understanding me and for comforting me.

I was about speak when suddenly, I felt my eyelids go heavy as all the energy I had left vanished. I tried to stay awake, but it was no use. I couldn't help it. Ruka-chan's embrace was the coziest feeling I've ever experienced in my whole life. Her touch was gentle, like that of a feather's, she smelled sweeter than chocolate, and her hair was smoother than silk. She was perfect, just perfect. And these thoughts of her being perfect were not helping me. I was falling asleep at a very fact pace. And before I knew it...

I fell asleep in my angel's arms.

Haruka's POV

"Rei-chan... Rei-chan. Rei-chan?" I said, calling out to him. He had just finished explaining to me what he meant by killing someone, and realized it wasn't his fault. Feeling guilty would be natural, but...

'If he really were your friend, he wouldn't want you to feel guilty.' I thought as I continued to hug him. I noticed his calm breathing and gently pushed him away to see if he was asleep, and he really was. He still had tear tracks on his reddened face, but he looked peaceful. Relieved, I sighed a bit as I layed him on the couch. I was looking at his cute sleeping face when I suddenly remembered what he told me. His past, his feelings, his guilt. I was thankful for him trusting me to the extent of sharing with me some of the darkest secrets of his past. He was always so cheerful. I never would have guessed that he had that kind of past. I sighed again, thinking of the one possible reason on why he was always all smiles.

'He must have been hiding his pain and guilt all this time. Every smile would always have a touch of fear behind it. Fear of losing the ones he cared for, fear of doing the wrong thing. This must have been why he told me not to leave him...'

I was happy to know a little bit more about Rei-chan. And now that I knew this, I was set on making him completely happy. If not completely, happier than he is now. I knew he did nothing wrong. No one could blame him for being busy, and no one could blame his friend for committing suicide. It was simply fate. And he had to accept that. But, I was sure that wherever his friend was, he was still watching over Rei-chan, and hoping for him to let go of the past and guilt that he's been bottling inside of him for a long time.

I was so lost in my own little world that I didn't hear the door to my room open. I was still looking at Rei-chan when I suddenly heard a cough from I wasn't sure where. I looked around and noticed Camus-senpai at my side.

"C-Camus-senpai?!" I exclaimed as I jumped in shock. I was so shocked that I started falling off my seat. I gasped and waited for the painful impact. Nothing happened though. The only thing I felt was a strong grip on my waist. I uncovered my eyes and saw a very light-blue colored eye. It was the color of ice, and it looked as cold as ice too. But... There was a hint of gentleness and concern.

"Try being more careful, woman." Camus-senpai said with an irritated sigh.

I was about to apologize when I realized how close our faces were and blushed a very deep shade of red. He narrowed his eyes at my current expression, and let go as soon as he fixed my position. He had his eyes closed and eyebrows knitted in irritation, so I looked away for a while and apologized as soon as I calmed down.

"I'm really sorry Camus-senpai. Thank you for... Catching me." I bowed, not daring to look up until he replied.

"Hmph. You should be."

"By the way Camus-senpai, do you need something?" I asked, looking up in question. He was looking at Rei-chan before he sighed and answered.

"Not exactly. I just wanted to know if Kotobuki was here. Seems like he still is, and was apparently making himself cozy."

"Oh uh... Hehe. He suddenly fell asleep. He was probably just tired. Should I wake him up?"

"No need. I'll do it myself."

"Oh uh... Okay then." I said, feeling a bit worried. Camus-senpai looked mad, and I was expecting him to yell at Rei-chan for him to wake up. I could have been wrong so, I thought twice about it. And concluded that he was probably just going to tap him with his scepter. I noticed Kurosaki-senpai and Mikaze-senpai enter the room and decided to greet them.

"Hello Kurosaki-senpai, Mikaze-senpai."

They both nodded in return, before setting their attention on Camus-senpai.

"Er... May I ask?" I said, hoping they would allow me to know why they need to meet up with each other at this late hour.

"Hm." Mikaze-senpai replied as Kurosaki-senpai just looked at me.

"Why do you need to meet up at this hour?"

They sighed in unison, before Kurosaki-senpai answered my question, which was a bit of a surprise for me.

"The president called Ai and told him to meet with him together with us and you."

My eyes widened a bit. "Me?"

"Yes. He did not mention the reason, but he just told me to call you and the rest of the Quartet Night members." Mikaze-senpai explained.

"Oh... Okay then." I said with a smile. Turning to where Camus-senpai and Rei-chan were, I went closer to them to see if Rei-chan was awake.

"Ugh... What is it Myu-chan?" Rei-chan asked in a sleepy voice. I looked at Camus-senpai and noticed a vain pop up on his forehead as the ice-blue smoke started to surround him like before. I was about to speak for Camus-senpai when he suddenly screamed, gripping Rei-chan's collar in the process.

"Kotobuki! What in the queen's name are you doing sleeping in the woman's room?!"

"Wh-what? Myu... Chan? What are you doing here?" he asked, as he started falling asleep again.

"I'm the one asking you that so answer my question!" he yelled even louder which made Rei-chan jump a bit.

"I... Was talking with Ruka-chan when... I fell asleep."

"Ugh... Just... Wake up! We're being called by Saotome."

"Geez Myu-chan. You don't have to shout."

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"But Myu-chan! Hey wait... Shining-san? Why?"

"I don't know. But he told us to go immediately, so hurry up and get going! You too, woman." Camus-senpai ordered.

"Yes sir!" Rei-chan replied as he saluted. I tried to hold back a chuckle as I nodded and walked towards the door when I suddenly felt someone embrace me from behind. I looked back and saw Rei-chan. He smiled at me, before doing something I never thought he do for real.

He kissed me... On the cheek.

It wasn't just a split second kind of kiss, but it lasted for more than one second! My eyes widened to it's widest width, and my breathing stopped the moment I felt his lips on my cheek. When he pulled away, I just stared at him with an extremely deep blush. Chuckling, he hugged me again but in front this time. For a moment, I felt something different about him, like he was telling me something through the tightness of his hug. I looked at him, then at the rest of my seniors. They all had slightly shocked looks, which surprised me a little. I wasn't used to them wearing expressions like that. I just smiled, as Rei-chan started to let go of me. He smiled at me for a few seconds before putting on his signature grin. He took hold of my hand and stuck out his tongue at my other seniors as he started to lead towards the door. I sweat dropped as my seniors narrowed their eyes at Rei-chan as they followed us out of my dorm.

"Reiji, what in the world did you just do?" Kurosaki-senpai asked as he caught up to me and Rei-chan. I looked at him, waiting for his reply when I saw a flash of mischief in his eyes. I silently sighed... He was going to joke with Kurosaki-senpai again.

"What ever do you mean Ran-Ran?" he asked. It was obvious that he knew what Kurosaki-senpai was talking about, which was why Kurosaki-senpai grunted as he answered.

"Why did you kiss her?"

"Why? Is it illegal?" he answered back with narrowed eyes and a smirk. Kurosaki-senpai widened his eyes in an angered manner as he tried talking back but was cut off by Rei-chan's immediate response.

"Wha-?! I didn't say anything like that! I just-"

"You're jealous, aren't you?" he continued to tease despite Kurosaki-senpai's dangerous-looking glares.

"I'm not jealous! I just don't want you making her un-"

"Aww... It was only on the cheek. It's okay Ran-Ran. You don't have to hide it."

"You know what? Just shut up." he snapped, having enough of being cut off. I knew Rei-chan wasn't going to stop until one of my two other seniors ordered him to, so I just laughed awkwardly, feeling another sweat drop form at the side of my head as Mikaze-senpai and Camus-senpai sighed.

"You know you're jealous Ran-Ran, and you know it." Rei-chan persisted, as I suspected he would.

"Why would I be-"

"Jealous? 'Cause I said so! It's obvious Ran-Ran."

"Why the hell would I be jealous?! I don't even like her!"

"Yeah you do..."

"No I don't!" Kurosaki-senpai screamed, surprising Rei-chan for a bit until he calmed down and became quiet for a few seconds. I felt a slight pang in my chest as I heard those words, despite not being that surprised. The path leading to the president's office grew silent, as Rei-chan and Kurosaki-senpai's argument died down. The silence was suddenly broken by Rei-chan who asked a very surprising question, especially for Kurosaki-senpai who had eyes that showed shock.

"So you hate her?"

No response was heard, which made me think that he really did hate me. Narrowing his eyes at Rei-chan, his eyebrows crossed as he resounded an exasperated sigh. My eyes then dropped to my feet, as Kurosaki-senpai remained silent for a few more moments. Knowing the yet-to-be-said answer wasn't helping the pang in my chest disappear. In fact, it just made the pain intensify, making me clutch the sides of my skirt.

Walking to our fixed destination in awkward silence, I fiddled with my fingers until I was startled by a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to meet Kurosaki-senpai's mismatched eyes and tilted my head in question. He stopped in his tracks as he said something that I wouldn't even imagine in my wildest dreams.

"No. I don't hate her. What I meant by 'not liking her' was that I don't like her in a crush kind of way, okay?"

Recovering from the surprise he felt with sudden announcement Kurosaki-senpai made, Rei-chan chuckled as he replied. "I know."

"Then why did you bother asking me?!" Kurosaki-senpai exclaimed with a tick mark on the side of his head. Rei-chan just continued to walk as he shrugged and answered, "You know why~.". Narrowing his eyes, Kurosaki-senpai grumbled under his breath as he held back a full scream, deciding to emphasize every word he said instead.

"I wouldn't ask if I didn't know! Geez!"

"Oh be quiet, fools." Camus-senpai cut in right after the recently said statement. I was expecting Kurosaki-senpai to answer back when he just took a good, long glare at him as Camus-senpai did the same. The tension was so obvious, I could see sparks coming from their eyes. I chuckled a bit, as Rei-chan just stared at them. Mikaze-senpai simply narrowed his eyes, closing his eyes in the process.

We were already in front of the door to the president's office when we suddenly heard a scream or... A half scream from inside. I looked at my seniors and asked if I should knock despite other people being inside. They all nodded, so I did as told.

"Excuse us, Mr. President?" I said, slowly opened the door as I poked my head out of the narrow gap.

"Yes Ms. Nanami! You may come in." he suddenly said, making me jump back a little. As all of us were inside the room, we spotted my seniors' other juniors and a girl I wasn't familiar with. She had hair slightly darker than blond, and her eyes were a beautiful shade of blue. She was a very pretty girl, and she seemed quite kind too with that smile on her face. But, I was still me so, as aways, I acted quiet and stiff, being around unknown people as I waited for the president to say something. Tsukimiya-sensei and Hyuga-sensei were also there, who were just doing the same thing we were: waiting for the president to announce the reason of calling us at this time.

Not being able to wait anymore, Rei-chan broke the silence that was previously being made as he said, "Shining-san... Why did you summon us?"

He chuckled, answering Rei-chan's question in the process. "I called all of you here to introduce you to a new member of our agency and your dorms."

My eyes grew a little, as I directed my look towards the new composer. I was nervous because her being in our dorms would mean that she would be staying in the same floor as me. I started to wonder on why she was being assigned to the dorm house we were in when Kurosaki-senpai's voice cut my line of thought.

"What the? That's it?" he mumbled in a slightly annoyed tone. It wasn't meant to be heard by anyone else aside from me and the rest of my seniors who were near him, but apparently the president heard it and immediately stood up to answer to what he said.

"No, Mr. Kurosaki... That is not it."

"Then what is this other reason you're referring to?" Camus-senpai asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I will tell you that when-! I'm finished introducing this new and wonderful composer to you boys and girl."

Silence suddenly filled the room as the president increased the suspense of knowing who the unknown girl is. We waited, and waited for what seemed like forever. Not wanting his time to be wasted, Camus-senpai broke the silence and demanded for the introduction.

"Well? What are you waiting for? It's getting late Saotome. If you want to do this now then hurry up."

The president chuckled, answering back to what Camus-senpai said, making him even more irritated.

"Hoho~? Eager to know who this fine woman is, eh? Well-! Don't worry, I will now introduce her."

"Oh for the love of... That wasn't what I was saying..." Camus-senpai said under his breath with crossed eyebrows, making the rest of my seniors look at him with different looks. I sweat dropped, making him look at me with a look of question. I noticed him glare at me a little, and immediately looked away with a slight blush. Rei-chan laughed a little, patting my head in the process.

"Just get on with it." Kurosaki-senpai fiercely demanded with his hands at the back of his head and his eyes closed in impatience. Right after Kurosaki-senpai's demand, a whistle was heard from where we were and seemed like it was coming from our left. It sounded very familiar, and so I started wondering why that was so. My eyes moved to the left as I asked myself if it was one of my seniors' other juniors. And I was right. Finding out who it was exactly that created the whistle, I stopped my wondering and fixated my eyes on the person known as Jinguji Ren.

"Woah... Calm down Ran-chan. Don't tell me you're interested in our composer already?" he said in a teasing tone. Kurosaki-senpai grunted in response, glaring at his junior for what seemed like a year or so. Until that is, his glare was directed to a certain blue haired man.

"Jinguji, she's our composer-to-be, not composer." the said man corrected. Answering him, Jinguji-san simply shrugged his shoulders and said 'yes' twice. Which to the blue haired man, was irritating, judging from his gaze that was close to a glare. A clasp of two hands were suddenly heard as the tallest one among my seniors' other juniors exclaimed, "Well, she will be our composer soon enough, so why can't we call her our composer yet?"

"Because, she isn't our composer... Yet." the short blond answered back, emphasizing the word 'yet' in the process. The boy I recall being 'Otoya' joined their conversation not too long after the male known as 'Natsuki' chuckled a bit and agreed on what the blond previously said.

"You guys, she's going to be our composer, and that's final. Why not let the president introduce her already?"

"Hoho! That's the spirit Mr. Ittoki. You were the ones who said you didn't have all night, so let's get it on with then!" the president suddenly chimed in, leaving me and the woman-that's-yet-to-be-introduced, startled.

"Well then, without further ado, let me introduce you to...

Ms. Hoshikage Seira!"

Silence filled the room before a very loud shout was heard from one of my seniors. I jumped at the sudden outburst.

"Wha-? WHAT THE FUDGE?!" Kurosaki-senpai immediately exclaimed in total shock right after the introduction. His eyes were the widest I've seen him do, and I wondered on why he reacted that way.

"I know... I barely recognized her." Jinguji-san added, making Kurosaki-senpai abruptly turn his head at him.

"You've got to be kidding, right? That girl... Is Hoshikage Seira?"

Okay! I had to stop there... Peace! There wasn't much in this chapter but the importance of the newly introduced character is high so... Yeah. Hope you enjoyed! Bye-bye! Oh and... She's not an OC... Just saying... K? ^_^?

Oh and... I'll be updating really late for the next chapter so... I'm sorry! T_T