So... the site was down yesterday and it didn't really let me post this chapter, but oh well, better late than never :P! The bad news though is that i probably won't post any more chapters for the next two weeks (but then again... maybe i will... i shouldn't but you never know XD). Please don't kill me 'cuz this chapter was SO HARD TO WRITE i don't know what happened, i just blocked. Please review! ('cuz one review actually got me out of my writers block :P)

Disclaimer: I don't own Uta no Prince-sama or any of its characters.

Otoya walked all the steps to Haruka's room, his hands sweating and heart racing. He still felt incredibly guilty for what he made her go through, but he had to face her, after all: she wanted that.

When he got to the door, he felt sick. He wanted to run away and hide but he knew that was not right, he had to confront the consequences of his own actions. So he knocked. He stood there for a moment and then: the door opened. The strange thing though, was that Haruka wasn't there.

He got in anyways and looked behind the door (since that was the only hiding spot she could have chosen that would allow her to open it). But everything was too dark with the windows covered. His eyes couldn't adapt fast enough. While confusion ran through his mind, the door closed, and someone pushed him to the ground.

"Ow! Haruka?!" he asked.

She didn't reply. She just helped him sit and then pressed her lips against his. He didn't even have time to react to the kiss when she grabbed his hair pulling him closer. He kissed back then, pulling her closer by the waist. When they broke apart for air, she started unbuttoning her dress which snapped Otoya back to reality.

"Haruka, what are you doing?" She had a bit of a problem with one of the buttons so she was taking a while.

"I'm sorry, this button hates me today" He held her hand to stop her.

"Why are you doing this?" he asked, sweetly.

She looked up at him and said: "Because I want to"

"Wha-… Are you sure?" She nodded. "Really? Are you sure you're not doing this because of what happened today?"

"Of course I'm-" He tilted his head slightly to one side as if questioning her, and she stopped. "not…"

He touched her face with gret care, and said "I'm sorry Haruka, this is all my fault. I got mad at you for no reason and hurt you… I hope you can forgive me for what I did… even though I don't deserve your forgiveness. You should never feel pressured to do something that you don't want just to please me"

She let her head rest in his hand and answered: "Of course I forgive you! I was just scared that you wouldn't want me anymore if I wasn't with you… Just… Don't do that again?"

He sighed and replied: "I won't, I promise. And to set the record straight: There is nothing you can do that would make me want you any less" She giggled in response, gave him a quick peck on the lips and then hugged him.

"I love you" she said hugging him tighter.

He started rubbing circles in her back as he said: "I love you too".

As they broke apart Otoya realized she still had her dressed unbuttoned so he blushed and helped her button it up again. When he finished he looked up at her, saw how much she was blushing and thought 'cute!'

"I missed you" he said.

"… I missed you too" she replied still blushing.

He got up and helped her get up as well. They walked all the way to her bed and sat there. They stayed silent for a moment and then Haruka had a thought.

"Why were you angry?"

He looked up at her for a minute and then looked back at his lap "I don't want to talk about it"

Upon hearing that she made a puppy face, teary eyed and said "Pweeese?" (Please)

"No… Don't look at me like that… It's not fair… Okay, fine"

"Yay!"

He sighed and said: "I… I think I was angry at my father for not being there when I needed him, for not telling me why… I got angry at my mom for leaving me so early, but I know it wasn't her fault at all and… I don't know… Thinking about it made me feel like I had to be closer to you, that I needed to know that you would never leave me and when you said 'no'… I just felt like you were rejecting me… I don't know what happened I just couldn't think straight… I'm sorry" He clenched his knuckles and looked down at the end of his statement.

"…Why did all of that come to you out of the sudden?"

He thought about it for a moment and then he replied: "I don't know… I was just feeling like everyone was leaving me again… I just couldn't take that… And after what you said about my father…"

She sighed and said: "I never should've told you about it, should I?"

"No, I really appreciate that you did. You just made me think about something that had been troubling me for ages; I needed to talk about it sometime, to get it off my chest, and I thank you for that"

"… You're just saying that because you're nice"

He smiled and replied: "No, I'm not, I'm serious"

She smiled back as she blushed looking down making Otoya think 'why did I ever think (if I was thinking…) that she would sleep with me? Look at her, she blushes when I smile! Oh wait… I also blush when she smiles… What was I thinking about again?'

"… You know, Otoya-kun… I'm still wondering… If what you said about your parents is true: have you been pretending to be happy all this time?"

He snapped out of his thoughts and replied: "No, I haven't. I just try not to be sad… Umm… How do I say this without sounding like I'm crazy…?" He thought about it for a while and then he finally continued: "Usually when I get angry or sad I tend to first think for a moment if getting worked up for whatever reason is worth it; most of the time it isn't, so I try to think on the bright side, take deep breaths and count to ten. Just forget about it… Now, I'm not saying I always hide my emotions when I get angry or sad, but most of the time (except for today) I think before I act"

"Oh… Really?" He nodded in response. "Then you wouldn't mind telling me why you got all angry on Cecil last night?"

"Oh… I… Umm…" he stuttered, blushing.

It was her turn to think about how cute he was when he blushed, but something was still bothering her and wouldn't allow her to enjoy being back with her boyfriend after such a rollercoaster-of-emotions day. She just needed to ask him one last thing before she could forgive and forget about what had happened that day.

He was still blushing looking at the ground when she asked: "So… Umm… Otoya-kun… Don't you want to know who your father is? How can you get it off your chest if you don't talk to him?"

He thought about it for a second and then, looking up at her, he replied: "You know, I thought about it. Earlier today I really wanted to know, but you know what? I realized that no matter what he says, I don't need to know who he is because I already have a father" She looked at him with a confused expression on her face and he took it as a cue to continue: "You see, all the teachers that I had, the men that worked on the orphanage when I was little, my friends in Starish and my moms: they all make up for my perfect father, they raised me in a way, taught me how to live. I don't need a DNA test to tell me who my father is, I already know" Upon hearing that, she smiled proudly making him smile back.

Then, out of the sudden she had a thought: "But… what will you do if you get mad like that again?"

"… I'm sure it won't happen again as long as I don't forget the wonderful friends I have. But if it did, now I know that no matter what he did… I have my own family here" he finished touching her cheek.

She smiled leaning in his hand and replied: "I'll always be there for you, don't forget that… But please don't scare me like that again"

He grimaced getting closer to her and whispered: "I won't" His husky voice in her ear and the warmth of his breath made her tremble as she turned her face and kissed him. Just as fast as she started, he kissed back putting his other hand at the other side of her face.

When they broke apart to breathe he started giving her pecking on her nose, cheeks, neck and every part of her face he could find. She started to blush and tried to avoid giggling, but as he kissed one of her ears she couldn't take it anymore. As she pulled away laughing he looked down at the floor looking red like a tomato.

"Uh… I… Sorry… I didn't mean to" she started between breaths.

"… Oh… no, it's okay… I'm not very sexy, am I? I just thought that would be…" He was so embarrassed he couldn't even finish his sentence as he blushed more and more.

She had stopped laughing then and got closer to him as she thought: 'maybe some payback would be nice…' So, she whispered in his ear: "I think you are… incredibly sexy" Hearing that, he sat up making a little 'squee' noise still blushing like mad. He murmured something about going to the bathroom and ran off to her private one. The only thing she could think was: 'Is this the same boy I almost slept with?'

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Ren, Masato and Cecil had been put up to speed on recent events shortly after they arrived. And after some intense arguing they all agreed on the "pact" the others had made.

Ringo told them they should be more comprehensive of their friends just like they always were with them. That if they truly "loved" Haruka as they were claiming they should support any decision that she made (as long as it made her happy). And Otoya was a good boy after all, their friend; they shouldn't judge their relationship if it made them both happy and besides: it didn't really involve them. With all this in mind, they tried their best to act as cool as possible around them; but as the couple walked into the living room holding hands and blushing, they had to restrain their jealousy for their friends.

After some pretty awkward silence, the pink haired teacher decided he needed to know the whole story before letting the situation go on. So he asked the ruby eyed boy to have a conversation in private, leaving his girlfriend alone in a room full of jealous boys.

Haruka decided to talk to them all before things could get tense again.

"So… guys… How was your day?"

They all replied at the same time in a monotone voice "Good"

"Oh… Um… that's… nice…" she started to get really nervous fidgeting with her fingers as she looked to the floor.

"So, Haruka… You're dating Otoya now, is that correct?" asked Masato.

"… Yes, I am"

"Huh, I knew it" said Ren smirking.

"What do you mean 'you knew it?' you didn't know anything" replied Syo imitating Ren's voice.

"No, I did. You can ask Masa here, he was there with me"

"Is that right Masa-chan?"

Masato muttered: "Masa-chan?" and then replied "Well, to be fair Ren, you just said you had a 'hunch', you didn't say you knew they were dating"

"But wasn't my hunch right?"

"Well, maybe but-" Ren interrupted him.

"Exactly. I was right. End of story. I'm always right" he said.

Haruka couldn't help but laugh at the discussion they were having, causing them all to join in because of her infectious laughter. When it all died down and they could all breath again, Haruka smiled and said: "Thank you for understanding, you really are good friends". They all smiled back, blushing. She thought she was at peace once again, but she couldn't help but wonder what Ringo could be doing to Otoya. She hoped he wasn't being too mean but she was still thankful at her teacher for protecting and defending her so much that day. She didn't know how important he was to her until now. And that made her think about Tomo-chan, she should tell her about recent events. 'I should call before it gets too late' she thought as she excused herself out of the room.

When she was far enough she took her phone out and dialed her friend's phone, but no one seemed to pick up. After her second try she realized that Tomochika's phone had been turned off so she just decided to text her: 'Hi Tomo-chan! I want to talk to you J please call me back when you can.' As she was making her way back to the living room she heard some very loud voices. It seemed as they were fighting over something. A voice in the back of her head told her to ignore it, that it wasn't her business and that she should head back, but she just couldn't, and well: curiosity killed the cat. She walked closer to the voices and noticed they were coming from a nearby room so she just decided to stand close to the door and listen in for a moment. It couldn't hurt anyone, could it?