Sorry the last chapter wasn't good, it was written in a hurry. Don't be surprised I somehow changed my writing style, this will all be gone after the swimming competition. (unless you like the somehow too serious writing style). Enjoy ~


Tsukimiya Ringo was announcing the results of the swimming competition preliminaries. The boys already knew how they did. Some won, some lost. Either way, there were still a lot of opportunities, there was still some time. The whole point of the competition was actually lost due to the kiss of Mikaze Ai and Nanami Haruka. "Haruka's first kiss was gone, but her lips won't disappear." These words were words of encouragement for the rest, it didn't really matter who won. They only wish for Haruka's happiness, the competition between the boys has changed though. It was no longer a competition to take lightly, this swimming competition was just a cover. It was a war for her love, but was it allowed in this world? The idol world? The answer was no.

"Let's go over the results! Kotobuki Reiji, Hijirikawa Masato, Ichinose Tokiya and Ittoki Otoya will go to the next round! This one won't have a bonus challenge, this is just similar to the preliminaries without a bonus challenge and fewer constestants. Plus to make things a bit more fired up, we have Haruka-chan in a swimsuit!" Haruka was wearing a one piece orange in colour, it complemented her hair. The swimsuit had a sunflower pattern on it. Haruka smiled, she looked like sunshine.

"Nanami... You're beautiful.." complimented Ittoki.

"Thank you, d-does it suit me? Ringo-sensei bought it for me..."

"It suits you, in fact it's too... dazzling." Tokiya meant it. He seemed to look at Haruka with a faint smile. Hijirikawa nodded in agreement.

"She looks breathtaking... I don't regret being here... Wait, get a grip Masato!" Hijirikawa was having second thoughts of him being here, no one knew he actually had a fever. "Well it was worth it to just look at Haruka even for a second." Hijirikawa thought.

"As for the match-ups... Haruka herself has decided! Let her declare the match-ups!" Ringo handed the microphone over to her and she tapped on it. Haruka took a deep breath and said, "U-umm... Kotobuki-senpai versus Ichinose-san and Ittoki-kun versus Hijirikawa-san. Umm... do your best everyone!"

"Haruka-chan, when will you call them with their first names? You know that they're in lo- oh nothing. Seriously you don't know?" Ringo was whispering to Haruka and Haruka was whispering to Ringo too. The rest were curious about what they were talking about but the conversation ended before they even tried to ask.

"Before we start, we have our judges! We have the ice count Camus and of course... me! Tsukimiya Ringo desu~ Well enough about us, we have our special guests. Yes they were busy but they even came, we have HEAVENS!" HEAVENS was sitting near Camus, Ringo approached them and asked them what they think about this competition.

"I think this is amusing in a somehow stupid way," said Ootori. Ringo moved on to Nagi, Nagi grabbed the mic and shouted, "THIS IS SO FUNNY! WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND KISS HER ALREADY?"

It sounded so deafening in a cute and innocent way that Kira almost spat out the water he was drinking from his mouth like a watergun. The rest who lost were sitting in a corner, they were surprised too. Surprised that he could actually just say his thoughts out loud and embarrass people at the same time.

Ringo laughed and moved on to Kira who swallowed the water and said, "I feel nothing."

Ringo looked disappointed and walked back to Haruka's side. "The competition will now begin! Let's start with Ittoki Otoya and Hijirikawa Masato!" Ittoki was in position while Hijirikawa seemed weak, it took some effort to even dive into the water. Ittoki was at a head start, Hijirikawa didn't move an inch. Ittoki won and Haruka approached Hijirikawa.

"Hijirikawa-san, what happened? You look slightly pale..." She lay her hand on Hijirikawa's forehead, "You're burning hot! You didn't tell us..."

"Masato, you need to rest," suggested Ittoki. "I forfeit this competition, it was unfair I won..." Ittoki wasn't disappointed, after all he wanted it fair and square.

"Ittoki-kun, please get a towel... and some warm water..." Haruka came to Hijirikawa's aid, Ittoki gave her a towel and she gently wiped Hijirikawa's body dry.

"What is this gentle feeling? Is it Nanami-san?" Hijirikawa accidentally said it out loud and Haruka blushed. "Hijirikawa-san, you should rest for now..." Hijirikawa nodded and sat with the rest of the "losers". Ren was teasing him for being stubborn. Hijirikawa put on some clothes and they were talking nonchantly.

"Well... there you have it! Tomorrow we have the final battle! Ichinose Tokiya versus Kotobuki Reiji! Tomorrow we'll see who will be the one to touch Haruka's lips next! Stay tuned."

"Honestly, why do we have to watch this? I mean it is somehow touching but... hahaha" Nagi laughed and Kira merely said, "They love her."

"Nagi, you'll understand sometime. When you get older, but I don't think you'll ever grow up, in height or age." Ootori teased.

"Humph!"

And with that, the finals were tomorrow. The semi-finals have ended. Haruka smiled at the thought it would be over soon. "I wonder if I should thank HEAVENS for this... for this predicament. Am I in love with STARISH? Maybe even QN? What's so special about me? Maybe I should consider myself lucky... Was it only friendship? I think it's deeper now... and I feel it too. The competition, I got involved in something rather... intense." Haruka kept her thoughts to herself, she touched her lips and blushed.

"Everyone, I'm just gonna change clothes... goodbye." She left for the changing room, she put on her normal clothes. A white sleeveless top and a skirt along with simple black shoes, she chose these since they were easy to remove since she was about to sleep anyway.

-Time skip- -In her room- (bathroom)

~Haruka's POV~

What's so special about me? Honestly, I've never thought about it. I'm not beautiful at all, I'm not that talented like the girls out there. I'm the densest person in the world when it comes to love... I don't have a good quality at all! What if I'm also in love with them? Will it be in vain?

"Love is forbidden in the idol world!" Those were Shining Saotome's words, well he was right about that.

Somehow, I know how it will just hurt all of us in the end but, I don't want it to end in a way. I may be greedy in a way but... ah never mind. Don't think about it, let nature take its flow.

After I was done brushing my teeth I lay on the bed. I tried to sleep but I felt restless. Okay fine, if you don't want me to sleep I'll just compose! I stood up and rubbed my eyes. I was done for the songs for that live concert so I'll just compose a normal song. Maybe just lyrics then... They say lyrics are messages that come in words, those words will somehow complement the emotional tone of the song. What am I feeling right now? I started to write my own feelings into paper. Although it was rather amateur, those were my feelings. I really couldn't be a lyricist, I was starting to get drowsy. I didn't even notice it was 3:00 in the morning. How long have I been writing? This makes it... 4 hours! I need to sleep... I feel at ease now... I didn't bother to lie on the bed, I rested my head on the desk and I was asleep.


Oh well, the next update will come 4 days later (as planned) since I'm kinda busy with exams, See you next time! ~ :)

-BerryBliss