Hi! Long time no... Er... Update. ;) I apologize again for the really late update. T_T... But anyway, don't wanna keep you waiting so... Please enjoy! X)

Oh and again, peace for whatever corrections I have with the spelling and stuff... I'll just correct them later on.^_^"

Haruka's POV

"That girl... is Hoshikage Seira? The fudging woman who loves to humiliate people especially in public? The Queen of Scandals?" Kurosaki-senpai exclaimed, full shock evident in his tone. Jinguji-san simply smirked, nodding in reply as Kurosaki-senpai tried to calm down. Although he was able to compose himself again, he was still extremely surprised, so his eyes remained slightly widened. But, not as much as when he first found out the the unfamiliar girl was the so-called 'Hoshikage Seira'. I was still curious and wondering on why he was so shocked about this when I suddenly remembered what he called her.

'The Queen of Scandals...' I thought, not planning to stop there. '... Loves to humiliate people? But... Why?'

I looked at Kurosaki-senpai, then to Hoshikage-san. I shifted my eyes from my seniors' other juniors, to Rei-chan, Mikaze-senpai, and Camus-senpai. They all seemed familiar with her, one way or another. And when I looked at Tsukimiya-sensei and Hyuga-sensei, they seemed to know her too, but had a sense of surprise as well. I was getting tired of wracking my brain for some sort of clue to who she is, or... was until the president explained to us more about who she is, and who she used to be. I was thankful for him, as my unsaid questions were about to be answered.

"Yes! That is right, Mr. Kurosaki." the president started. "This fine lady here is the Hoshikage Seira, previously known as an actress, and is also Mr. Jinguji's ex-girlfriend."

My eyes grew a little after hearing the word 'ex-girlfriend'. I felt a bit sad at first, since that would mean that they separated after some time of being together. But then, seeing as they were okay with each other already... Or so I thought, I felt quite relieved that they didn't seem to feel awkward being together. She will be his group's composer after all. I still felt a bit curious though. I knew it was none of my business, but I couldn't help but ponder on it a little.

"Ex... Girlfriend... Hm... I wonder why..." I heard myself say. I was supposed to think that, but ended up mumbling it under my breath instead. Realizing this, I lifted my shoulders a little as I tried looking at the people closest to me unnoticed, hoping they didn't hear what I just said to particularly no one but myself. Especially since the people closest to me were my seniors. I directed my eyes upward for me to somehow meet theirs, silently pleading for their attention to still be on the president. But, I couldn't have everything. So unfortunately, they were all looking at me and were therefore directing their attention towards me. My eyes slowly made their way back down, as I started to lower my head in embarrassment. A brief moment of silence followed before I looked up at them again and chuckled awkwardly. I was expecting to hear a series of sighs when I heard a soft laugh instead. I mumbled an apology before a hand rested itself on top of my head. It was Rei-chan.

"Hehe... Seems like someone's curious about the history of Ren-Ren end Seira-san." he said, with the volume range of his voice close to inaudible. Although his voice could only be heard by me and the rest of my seniors, the teasing was still evident. I looked at him, and he simply winked at me, which caused me to look away. At first, I wondered why they were being so quiet when I suddenly understood what their gestures were trying to tell me, and they were right.

'Oh yeah... Best not to think of it anymore. It's none of my business anyway.'

I smiled apologetically to let them know that I was sorry for pondering on things that I wasn't supposed to ponder on. After doing so, Rei-chan just smiled back with Mikaze-senpai and Camus-senpai narrowing their eyes as Kurosaki-senpai softly sighed. I then looked at the president together with my seniors. I was expecting him to continue what he was saying earlier when Kurosaki-senpai spoke up instead.

"Why in the world did you even say that? It's not like we need to know."

"Yeah Shining-san. Don't you think that's crossing the line? I mean, c'mon. We're talking about a past romantic relationship here. That at least should be kept private." Rei-chan added. They both did have a point. There wasn't really any reason for the president to say that... At least, a reason I could think of.

We were awaiting his response when a chuckle and an awkward chuckle could be heard from across the room. I turned to my left, thinking that the sources of those chuckles were coming from that direction. And I was right. The chuckles were coming from Jinguji-san and Hoshikage-san. After their chuckles died down, Hoshikage-san stayed silent as Jinguji-san explain that they didn't mind being reminded of their past relationship.

"Well, it is true. I used to be in a relationship with her, but we broke up. It was a decision we both accepted. We're fine now. Right, Seira?" he said as he moved to take hold of Hoshikage-san's shoulder for a one-armed hug. She smiled, slightly resting her head on his chest as she replied.

"Of course. I've gotten over that now. And plus, thanks to that break-up with you, I was able to change and become who I am now."

Jinguji-san whistled in amusement, opening his mouth after and was about to say something when Hoshikage-san cut him off. He looked at her in question.

"Although..." she said, pausing for a while, leaving Jinguji-san patiently waiting for her to go on. She tilted her head upwards and locked her eyes with his, before smiling a close-eyed smile. Her smile was brief, as she immediately opened them half way, signaling her continuation of what she was saying a while ago.

"...I would fall for you again if..."

Again, she paused, looking in our direction in the process. I widened my eyes be more specific, she was looking towards the people at my back, which could only mean one thing: she was looking at either Mikaze-senpai or Camus-senpai... Or both. I was about to look back at them when she suddenly widened her smile, pointing her finger towards I-don't-know-who in the process.

"... If I had not seen those two over there." she suddenly continued.

'I was right...' was my only thought as I widened my eyes even more. I slowly looked back, not being able to imagine their expressions. Mikaze-senpai had his usual unreadable expression, which surprised me a little, despite the fact that most of me was expecting him to remain in his usual, stoic self. But what surprised me even more was Camus-senpai's expression... He was smiling. Smiling. I stared at him in awe and disbelief. I have never seen him smile before, not even a smirk. I wondered why he had that look, but decided to think about it later as I turned my attention back to Hoshikage-san and Jinguji-san, not being able to predict what will happen next. I figured Jinguji-san would look surprised, but... No. He still had that signature smirk of his, which confused me to no end.

'Wasn't he supposed to be at least a bit shocked because of that statement? Or maybe he's just trying to keep his cool... But, no, he still should be... No. He does seem like the relaxed kind of person, so it's understandable that... No. Wait, what? I... I'm confused...'

I was thinking, but couldn't organize my thoughts very well. Either I really wasn't used to things like this, or everyone else in the room I was currently in were used to stuff like this. they could be trying to be calm, but as far as I knew, not everyone acted like that. One example of that type of person was Rei-chan. Although he is good in hiding his true feelings, he only does that with his pain and sadness. Surprise is something he very much likes to show, and I would have thought he was surprised if I hadn't tilted my head to his and Kurosaki-senpai's direction. Instead of widening his eyes like he usually does when he's surprised, he softly laughed. Kurosaki-senpai had this irritated look on his face while mumbling something that sounded like 'what a flirt'. I didn't really question his reaction, since I knew well enough that he wasn't one to show much feelings except when something angered or irritated him. So I simply shifted my eyes to a different direction, hoping that I wasn't caught staring at him. I have looked at everyone else in the room, no one, exactly no one looked surprised... Except me. My eyes went from left to right, still no one looked surprised. I questioned this fact, and it was obvious judging from the look on my face. My search was still being continued when I suddenly felt weight upon my shoulder. Looking at it, I saw a hand, and trailed my eyes up and up until I identified the owner of that hand... It was Rei-chan again.

I stared at his grinning face for a while, before he replaced his grin with a smile. That smile was followed by a chuckle, then a sigh. That sigh came from Kurosaki-senpai, and so did the answer to my question.

"She was joking, Nanami. Don't take everything she says seriously. Especially things like that."

I repeated what he said in my head, and tried to register every word of it. After what seemed like forever, I was able to completely process what Kurosaki-senpai just said, and replied to him with a soft 'Oh...'. I looked at him, and he returned that look with narrowed eyes and crossed eyebrows. I felt ashamed for only being able to realize this now, and awkwardly laughed for the second time around because of it. Rei-chan found this funny as he giggled, playfully but softly hitting my head with his knuckles in the process.

"Ruka-chan, you had no idea, did you?" he asked teasingly. I shook my head. I was just about to apologize again when he suddenly shared to me a fact I never knew was true... Or possible.

"Oh and by the way..." Rei-chan started with a lowered voice. "If you're wondering about Myu-chan, he's only kind and polite to girls like his fans and the people he comes across with at work. He just didn't start off that way with you because you're his junior and well... He's always strict so he didn't see the need to hide his real self from you for the sake of the fact that you're a girl." he finished with a wink and a silent 'sorry'. I simply giggled at what he said as he grinned.

For some reason, I had the urge to know Mikaze-senpai and Camus-senpai's reactions, which resulted to me directed my eyes to where they were. Both had irritated looks, as I expected. Mikaze-senpai had his eyes closed while Camus-senpai had his eyes narrowed. I bent my head down in embarrassment together with a mumbled apology, my cheeks heating up a bit in the process. I stayed in that position until I heard a soft giggle. I looked up and found out that the giggles were coming from Hoshikage-san.

"I never knew I still had that in me... Was I still that good in acting?" she said in between her giggles. I heard a series of sighs and a few chuckles coming from my seniors' other juniors, and of course, Rei-chan. I smiled in slight embarrassment. When the chuckles were starting to soften, Jinguji-san answered Hoshikage-san's question that was asked to particularly no one.

"You can't get rid of talents my lady. You will always have that in you, even when you grow old."

She laughed, replying to the recent complement. "Thanks, Ren.", was what she replied before turning to face me and my seniors. And this time, I was sure she was looking at me. I was about to tilt my head when she started speaking again.

"By the way Nanami-san, I was just kidding. I'm sorry if I startled you. I used to be a major flirt so, joking about things like this are pretty easy for me... And a bit normal. At least, it used to be. And, although your seniors are pretty charming and adorable, I don't think I'll be falling for any of them. But, I'm not offending you guys or anything, okay?"

I widened my eyes a bit as she stopped there. She knew my name, which wasn't something I was expecting. And because of that, my mind automatically pondered on that fact and some of the other things she said. I was a bit tired though, which was why my thoughts were starting to scatter and disorganize.

'Wait... She just said my name. How... How does she even know my name? And... Joking about what exactly? Falling in love? Or something else? And what was she saying about something normal? Oh wait... I remember now. She said joking about falling for someone was normal for her or... Used to be.'

I continued to think as my mind traveled farther and farther from the world called reality. My eyes were starting to close as my head started to hurt. My body was becoming all weak and heavy, and I knew I wasn't far from collapsing onto the floor. A lot of things have happened today: meeting my seniors' other juniors, fainting, talking and having conversations with Mikaze-senpai and Rei-chan about matters that were somehow private, and this. Anything else being added up to the list of unexpected events today would be too much for me. 'But, then again, I doubt anything else more unexpected than this would happen.' I thought as I tried to relax a little.

My feet were about to give up on me when I suddenly heard a loud voice calling out to me as the patting on my head followed. I was about to respond to whoever was calling me when I suddenly felt a slight pain on my head. I returned to my senses and reacted with a soft 'ouch' and the closing of my eyes, and opened them shortly after someone hugged me from the back of my shoulders. But I was still sleepy, so I couldn't react to the sudden change in position and simply went with the flow. My eyesight and hearing were able to returned back to normal though. So thankfully, I was able to clearly see who was in front of me, who was at the back of me, and who was currently speaking.

"Ah! Myu-chan! You didn't have to hit her! And with that scepter of yours at that..." a voice who I knew belonged to Rei-chan exclaimed.

"Hmph! I'm sure it didn't hurt that much. And besides, she was starting to fall asleep. If I hadn't woken her up, she would have collapsed onto the floor, which would hurt more than me hitting her." Camus-senpai replied as he looked away with his eyes closed and eyebrows knitted together in irritation. From what he said, I could immediately understand what was going on. He hit me with his scepter, which was probably where the pain on my head came from. Rei-chan rested his chin on my head, as Camus-senpai turned to us with his eyes already open. He was about to say something when his eyes locked with mine. I looked away after we stared at each other for a while, and shifted my eyes to look at him again as he spoke.

"Be thankful, woman. You could have hit your head harder than I did if I hadn't woken you up."

I blushed in embarrassment, as I nodded and expressed my gratitude with a soft 'thank you'. I stared at my feet as Rei-chan answered back to what he just said.

"But Myu-chan! You could have just caught her to avoid her from hitting her head on the floor! So hitting her wasn't really necessary. And plus, there are other ways to wake up a person, not just by hitting using a scepter."

By that time, I was completely awake, and knew where their current conversation was going. I looked up at Rei-chan to see him pouting, but seen saw him smiling as he noticed me look at him. He let go of me and waited for Camus-senpai's reply, but not before giving my head a pat. A sigh was heard coming from Mikaze-senpai, as Camus-senpai continued his argument with Rei-chan.

"Well, your method of waking the woman up wasn't really effective."

"Well you weren't patient enough! She was starting to wake up... So you didn't have to suddenly bonk her head with that scepter of yours!" Rei-chan shot back. I simply smiled as I sweat dropped, hearing Kurosaki-senpai grunt in the process. The other people around us were just there, watching Rei-chan and Camus-senpai argue with different expressions. Some were annoyed, some had the same expression I had, and some had expressions that were unreadable.

Their argument lasted for a few more minutes until Kurosaki-senpai grew impatient and said something that finally silenced the room. But the silence didn't last for long, as Camus-senpai answered back to what he exclaimed with an extremely irritated face.

"Would you two just shut up?! We've been here forever because of your unstoppable argument!"

"How many times do I have to tell you that you have exactly NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO?!"

"That's it..." Kurosaki-senpai shot back with a death glare. Now this wasn't the right time to anger my two seniors. They were exhausted, and it was already very late. Making them even more exhausted would mean they would just become more annoyed, making them more sensitive with their surroundings.

'Mikaze-senpai... This is probably the right time to stop them from arguing... Please.' I thought as I turned to Mikaze-senpai with a pleading look. His eyes were at first directed at my two arguing seniors until he noticed me looking at him. He sighed, and made a small nod before preparing to stop Kurosaki-senpai and Camus-senjpai's current argument. Opening his mouth, he was about to say something when Kurosaki-senpai spoke up first.

"... If it's a fight you want, then bring it on!" he exclaimed at a glaring Camus-senpai. Rei-chan looked like he knew where this was going and immediately tried to stop Kurosaki-senpai but failed.

"Now now Ran-Ran, calm down. You're just tired. Why don't you just keep quiet so Shining-san can announce the other thing he hasn't announced, k?"

"Shut up." was the reply Rei-chan received together with a glare. He immediately stepped back a little, feeling scared that he might get involved in the fight. Despite this though, he still planned to persist on stopping my two seniors when Mikaze-senpai cut him off.

"Reiji, stop. They obviously won't listen to you anyway. And you two, enough. You've been arguing for days now. This time is no different. If you want go and get this over with, I suggest you two stop arguing and keep quiet so that you won't waste everybody else's time... Let alone your own."

Silence filled the room, and only the ticking of the clock could be heard. The clock's big hand was on the number three, while it's small hand was on the number seven, meaning to say, it read '7:15'. It really was getting late, and the president has yet to announce his last announcement. The silence lasted for a few more moments until Tsukimiya-sensei broke it.

"Okay you guys! Now that your heads have cooled down, why don't we go back to the topic we were previously talking about, hm?"

"Yeah!... Wait, what was our previous topic, again?" the person I remember was Ittoki-san asked while scratching the back of his head. I was trying to recall our previous topic as well when the man I recall being Tokiya-san mentioned it.

"We were talking about Hoshikage-san, Otoya."

"Oh yeah..." Otoya-san replied, putting on a cheeky grin that was quite similar Rei-chan's afterwards. Hoshikage-san then turned to him and smiled as she said, "No, no. Forget about me. Why don't we just go to the other announcement the president was telling us about instead?"

"The lady's right. We should get to that. It seems very important, seeing as the boss couldn't wait until tomorrow to tell us." Jinguji-san added as everybody else agreed. We all then directed our attention to the president who was just there observing us with his back being supported by the backrest of the chair. We were waiting for him to say something for few more moments until some of us got impatient. And one of them was one of Mikaze-senpai's junior, otherwise known as 'Syo' if I remembered correctly.

"So... What are you waiting for? We don't have all night you know." he complained with his arms crossed on his chest. He received no reply, and yet another moment in silence has past, with only the ticking of the clock to remind us of the unstoppable time. Almost everyone was growing impatient as the president just sat there without uttering a word. Kurosaki-senpai looked like he ready to head out when the silence was finally broken by Rei-chan.

"Shining-san... Please, please tell us what you were going to tell us. The suspense is killing me!"

"You're not the only one..." Syo-san said under his breath with narrowed eyes and knitted eyebrows.

"Saotome... Can't you tell us your announcement already? I'm getting tired..." the man with very dark brown haired added with a long yawn. I sweat dropped as some people sighed at his recent gesture. As they did so, I noticed Camus-senpai sigh too and prepared to say something when he was cut off by the president who finally spoke. And in a very shocking way at that.

"Patience my good people!"

"We've been patient for long enough!" Otoya-san and Syo-san exclaimed in unison. Rei-chan laughed for a bit, but immediately turned his attention to the president.

"I was simply observing the way you act with each other in order to decide whether I should announce this to you or not. But not to worry! I have made my decision. Here it is: both idol groups here now have their own composers, and therefore will be able to produce one or more songs by the end of this month. And by first week of the next month, the two of you will have a competition against each other, whoever wins will have their second debut as a group first, and whoever loses has to go back to the academy. Make sure to do your best and good luck! That is all. Unless you have any questions or clarifications... You may go!"

The room was quiet as all the people in it were speechless and dumbfounded because of the shocking announcement. Gasps immediately filled the room as some of us attempted to speak but was cut off by the presidents added condition to the punishment of the losing group.

"Oh, and one more thing. The group who goes back to the academy only has one chance of repeating their debut. If they don't make their debut by that term... They will be kicked permanently out of both the academy and agency."

That addition didn't really take it's toll on anybody because I knew for a fact that they were confident enough to think that they would be able to make their debut by that term if ever they lost. Although, of course, nobody was thinking of their group losing, and neither was I. But... I was still nervous on what was to come in a month's time.

People were still astonished because of the sudden announcement as we were all just there, staring at the president. Most expressions has still remained surprised, while some had irritated ones, and some were even able to remain calm like Mikaze-senpai, Camus-senpai and Kurosaki-senpai. But me... I was no where near calm. My breathing was uneven as I thought of myself failing to make the perfect song in order for my seniors to win. I was always one to worry, which was one of my negative traits. I've always tried to tell myself to calm down, though it never really took effect. And that wasn't the only thing about me. Not only did I lack calmness, but I lacked confidence too. I could tell that I wasn't so positive ab out this as my eyes were as wide as the whole world itself as I looked down at my feet. I was still hoping none of the things he said were true, so I listened carefully for any added statements, and there really was one... Well, more than one. It wasn't really the one I was hoping for though.

"But... President, I'm not really that much of a composer yet. You don't expect me to go against someone like Nanami-san, do you? She's too good! Please, no... I wouldn't want them to go back and repeat their academy days all over again." Hoshikage-san said as she pleaded for someone else to take her place. I shifted my eyes from her to the president as a bad feeling in me started to develop.

"Well Ms. Hoshikage, you didn't have to go through the academy to be accepted here in the Master Course so I think you'll be just fine." the president replied. Although he was speaking to Hoshikage-san, for some reason, I had this feeling that he was directing his eyes at me instead of her. But that wasn't what made my heart drop down to the bottom of my feet. It was the fact that he had just stated that Hoshikage-san had the capabilities of a professional composer, despite being new with composing. I was scared, extremely scared of what the future held, what would happen after the competition, what would happen... If I failed this assignment miserably. Frozen in place, I trembled in nervousness. I was thankful no one noticed my current state, because if they did, they would only stare at me which would make me even more nervous. I tried calming down, thinking of only happy thoughts, that I wouldn't fail my seniors and they would be able to debut as a group by the end of the year. But unfortunately, the peace forming in my mind was destroyed when the president mentioned a somehow encouraging statement.. Well, it was supposed to be encouraging, but I ended up becoming even more nervous and pressured.

"Seems like the two of you are a bit tensed up... But-! There is no need to feel that way for the reason I entrusted the two of you with this task is because both of you have immeasurable talent. The fate of you and your group is in your hands Ms. Hoshikage and Ms. Nanami."

And if that wasn't enough pressure for me, I even felt a set of eyes looking my way. Also, they weren't just any set of eyes, they were some of my seniors'. I could never imagine anyone being optimistic about this. But of course, I stood corrected. Hoshikage-san, being the confident and happy-go-lucky girl she was, smiled and replied with the utmost excitement. I, on the other hand, tried to smile as much as possible in order to hide how tense I really was. Hiding my feelings when it was needed the most wasn't a problem for me, even though I seemingly fail most of the time... Especially with Rei-chan. But this time was different. I had no time for distracting my seniors, and neither did I have time to complain about my given task.

Disrupting my line of thought, I smiled and said I'd do my best as well, hoping they'd buy it. They were all to excited and concentrated to notice, so I eventually relaxed a bit. Trying to listen to what everybody was saying, I heard Hoshikage-san bring up a very strange but reasonable question.

"Hey wait a minute... Why are you putting the weight of pressure all on us? It doesn't depend only on the song composition, does it? I mean, the voices and the presentation count too, right?"

"Of course they do!" the president replied loudly, making me flinch a bit in surprise. I turned my eyes to Hoshikage-san as she playfully pouted while putting on an irritated face. I heard some chuckles and giggles in the background, and normally I would have smiled as well because of how adorable she looked. It's just that... I couldn't find it in me to smile for real.

"Well then, why don't you put a little bit of pressure on them too, hm?" she shot back with a pretend glare. Not a moment after she spoke, the tallest among her group members or as I recall being called 'Natsuki' by Mikaze-senpai rushed to her side and hugged her until she seemed like she was out of breath. She struggled to get out of his grip, but he was simply too strong. Everyone else was either too distracted or too irritated with all the sudden commotion, so I took this as an advantage to let go of my smile for a couple of seconds. I was starting to feel dizzy again, and yet, I wasn't sleepy. The sounds around me started to become unclear as a sudden pain in my ears started to worsen every second. The sounds were muffled, but were painfully loud at the same time. I was tempted to cover my ears, although decided not to since it might attract unwanted attention. I heard people like the president speak, then his voice followed a few reactions after. Although, I wasn't really able to understand what they were talking about exactly. But my guess was that they were talking about what Hoshikage-san was saying earlier. Still feeling dizzy, I approached Tsukimiya-sensei to ask him if I could go ahead.

"Tsukimiya-sensei..." I said in a weak voice that was barely audible because of the other voices that were way louder than mine. He looked at me with question as he replied.

"Yes Haru-chan?"

I hesitated at first, thinking that he might find out what was really going on with me, but I just couldn't take the pain anymore. "I was wondering if... If I could go on ahead... Please?"

He stared at me for a while with concerned eyes as he leaned closer to my face. "Are you alright Haru-chan? You seem rather... Pale. Are you sick?"

"N-no... I'm just a bit tired. Having disabilities does have it's disadvantages. Hehe..." I reassured him as I tried to smile in order to show him that I really was fine. He narrowed his eyes in disbelief, but soon brought them back to their usual look as he allowed me to go.

"Well... Okay Haru-chan. Just tell your seniors first before going on ahead, okay?" he said with a close-eyed smile. I returned the smile with only a small one as I nodded, turning away from him after as I planned on telling my seniors what I had to. As I got closer to them, the sound got louder and my head started to hurt even more than it did a while ago. I tugged on Rei-chan's sleeve a bit to get his attention, for I was much too weak to speak another syllable. Immediately turning to me at the first tug, he leaned closer to me for a reason I didn't really know. My guess though was so that he could hear my voice better.

"What is it Ruka-chan?" he asked, moving away from the rest of the people in the room for a bit. Without looking up at him, I replied, my hand still weakly holding on to his sleeve.

"I'm... Going to go to the dorms now... If you don't mind, that is."

I looked to the side as I waited for his answer and spotted my other seniors looking our way. As I was looking at them though, my eyes managed met with theirs. Looking away the moment I realized it, I looked at Rei-chan who was motioning for my other seniors to come to where we were standing. Understanding the unsaid message, they started walking towards us. Wondering why he did so, I shifted my eyes from them to Rei-chan and found that he was looking at me too. He grinned as I turned my attention to him, putting his hand on my head in the process. I figured he was going to inform them as well, but then found out that he was going to do more than that.

"Hey you guys..." he started, turning to my seniors as he transferred his hand from my head to my shoulder, positioning me in front of them in the process. "Ruka-chan said she wants to go now. What do you say we go too? I'm pretty tired anyway."

They all nodded in agreement and was going to head for the door when Rei-chan suddenly stopped them.

"Wait! I'll just tell Shining-san." he said as he briefly explained his reason for stopping the rest of my seniors. He then turned to the direction of the president and announced that we were going back to the dorms ahead.

"Shining-san! Please excuse us. We'll be going back now. Bye you guys and nice meeting you Seira-san!"

And with that, we all headed for the door to exit the room. As we got farther and farther from the room, my eyesight started to get a bit blurry as my head started to hurt extremely. I tried not to think about the task for now since if I did, my head would most probably explode. But... I just couldn't do it. I was too nervous, tense, pessimistic, and afraid. All my emotions and feelings were mixed up. I was trying to be positive, like I always had to be. And yet, despite the fact that this was the perfect time to be optimistic, I just wasn't. Each step I took felt like one bang on my head from a hammer. I felt miserable, down, useless. All my thoughts were about what fate would do with my future life, what it would do to my seniors' lives. I was so scared that I started to tremble in fear once again. My legs were starting to give up on me, and my heart began to beat in a very fast pace. My eyesight was no more as I could only make out fuzzy looking forms in front of me as I heard nothing more than my own heartbeat.

My pace was starting to slow down as I could do nothing more than cover my ears while trembling in fear. I was able to heard a few muffled sounds, but paid no attention. Well... More like I couldn't pay any attention. I was trying to look for something to break my expected fall, but I didn't make it any farther. And before I knew it, I collapsed onto something that I didn't really think was the floor. I tried to speak as I clutched the part of my sweater, but my voice betrayed me as well. By that time, I was no different than a dying person as I started to drown in my own sea of misery. My whole body was growing weak every passing second, and my heart began to hurt like never before. I struggled to look towards my seniors as I thought of why I never understood the reason behind getting this depressed when it came to my seniors' feelings and welfare. But there was one thing I did know...

And that was the fact that my misery wasn't over.

So... yeah. I know that wasn't much but... hehe. I just wanted to emphasize the new problem our Haru has so I hope you guys don't mind. ^_^"

And for the late update... I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY! T_T

That's all. Bye-bye for now. ;)