Chapter Text
February 7, 2022, 2:46am
7 days until prom
"I do love Tsukasa-kun."
Rui's voice played from Mizuki's phone speakers. They smiled at their phone, giggling like a child getting a puppy on Christmas. They were pleased at what they found out. Of course, they won't show the recording to Tsukasa, but they will show it to An. This is gold! An will love this, and she'll definitely try harder to get them together now! I'll have help from a great friend of mine wait doesn't she have a girlfriend? An always calls her pretty so she must be nice— I wanna meet her now— Mizuki stopped their train of thought, deciding to open their messaging app to text An about it, but right when they opened it, a notification appeared.
[ notification/s: StarKasa • 1 Nightcord message ]
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@StarKasa • 🌙
February 7, 2022
> StarKasa • 2:46am
i know ur awake mizuki so i wanna ask about rui
> Amia • 2:46am
hi om here lols
twll me rn
> StarKasa • 2:46am
earlier when u told an about rui
did rui actually say that he likes me that way??
> Amia • 2:46am
ofc he did
why else ewould i say that?
> StarKasa • 2:46am
you would probably say it as a joke
> Amia • 2:46am
ehwhahwhhe
ig ur right
but he sid say ir to me
> StarKasa • 2:46am
can u tell me what he said
> Amia • 2:47am
well some1 is eagewr to knoe aboht rui
> StarKasa • 2:47am
shut up
> Amia • 2:47am
eight right uhhh
he said this
excatwly this
"i do love tsukasakun"
> StarKasa • 2:47am
u add the quotes but not the dash and comma
> Amia • 2:47am
STOPPO I THIGUHT YOU WOULD GET FLUSTERDD OR SM SHTO OVER KNOWUBF WHAT RUI SAIF
> StarKasa • 2:47am
i jsut wanted to make sure
just*
> Amia • 2:47am
sure sures
uhf abyway
u brtter ask rui out to prom or elsd
> StarKasa • 2:47am
but i cant
> Amia • 2:47am
such a pussycat
why r u awake at 2am anwya
> StarKasa • 2:47am
i couldnt sleep
> Amia • 2:48am
welcome 2 the club
do u wanna joinour emo 1am gidl rroip now that ur slewp deprived
> StarKasa • 2:48am
shut up
> Amia • 2:48am
ok bye
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Mizuki laughed a bit as they closed the app. Yawning as they walked to their bed and flopped down onto the soft matress, wrapping themself with their blanket and closing their eyes. Oh wait, I forgot to message An—! They sat up quickly and hastily grabbed their phone, texting An in a hurry before actually heading to sleep.
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February 7, 2022, 6:46am
7 days until prom
Rui woke up, rubbing his eyes and stretching, he recalled the questions Mizuki was asking him yesterday and flushed red. Mizuki probably told their friends or maybe even Tsukasa-kun— "Aghh. . ." He groaned shifting in his bed. What if Tsukasa-kun knows what I feel about him?! He laid back down on his bed again, closing his eyes. He suddenly shot up when he remembered that it was Monday. I'm going to be late—! He scrambled to fix himself and ran downstairs.
. . .
Kamiyama actually isn't that far from Rui's house, but he first had to stop by Tsukasa's place to walk with him to school. He and Tsukasa would always meet up at the latter's house and would walk to school together. If he was ever late, it would be bad for the both of them, since he would also be making Tsukasa late.
He slowed his running when he saw the familiar blonde hair from afar. "Tsukasa-kun! I'm sorry for being late, I kind of overslept. . ." Rui explained quickly. He noticed Tsukasa's ears turn a little red before he turned around. "Hello, Rui! It's alright, I overslept a little, too." Tsukasa said, "Let's get to school." He started walking off, slowing down a little to wait for Rui.
Him and Tsukasa usually walked side by side, but today was different. Rui had trailed behind Tsukasa a little. Mostly because Tsukasa seemed to be walking faster than usual which made Rui a little confused but he didn't dwell on the thought that much. . .
When Tsukasa saw the school building, he slowed down, and so did Rui. "It's still 7:09am. We aren't late at all!" The yellow-haired said happily, turning around and smiling at the other. Rui chuckled and a light blush crept upon his cheeks from watching Tsukasa, "That's good, do you want to stay on the rooftop?" He asked. "Sure!" Tsukasa chirped, walking onto the school campus with Rui.
. . .
Surprisingly, not many people were on the rooftop. Sure it was normal for Tsukasa and Rui to be the only ones usually but usually, other people would be there— especially during morning time which was before classes started— so it was pretty confusing for the two boys but they decided to ignore it for now.
"Tsukasa-kun. . ." Rui started once the two arrived at their usual area. Tsuaksa paused, looking a bit confused, then Rui continued, "Do you want to hang out tomorrow? With just the two of us, like before." He blushed a little and hoped Tsukasa didn't notice it. "Well, of course! I would be glad to hang out with you, Rui!" Tsukasa proclaimed loudly. Rui laughed a bit and sat down, patting the empty spot next to him telling Tsuaksa that he should take a seat.
"So, uhm— Rui, do you have any ideas for the prom?' Tsukasa asked once he sat. "What kind of ideas do you mean?" Rui wondered aloud. "I mean like, uh. . . Dates!" Tsukasa exclaimed, looking back at Rui, the yellow-haired's face a little flushed. "I don't have a date yet, Tsukasa-kun." Rui smiled, "Why are you asking? Do you want to be my date~?" He teased, making the other boy blush— though he was also blushing too, but he just chose to ignore it. "N—No! I just wanted to know. Because Mizuki asked me that question." Tsukasa stammered. "Haha! Don't worry, Tsukasa-kun. If you don't have a date, we could go together!" Rui quote on quote joked. Though he wouldn't say it, he actually was hoping that Tsukasa doesn't get a date. . .
. . .
The two talked for a bit. They talked about many things— prom, school, Wonderlands x Showtime, shows, music, Emu and Nene, some other people, and exams— and while talking, in the corner of Tsukasa's eye, he could see an all too familiar piece of hair colored black to blue ombre. An—! What the heck?! Tsukasa was going to sigh but then he remembered that Rui would see and ask him about it, so he didn't. But what Tsukasa didn't notice was an also familiar color of hair— light pink— and one other very familiar person next to the two. . .
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"Oops—" An said, moving back, "I think Tsukasa-senpai saw me." She sighed. "You blew our cover, An!" Mizuki scolded. "Mizuki, I did not—!" An snapped back. "Can you two be quiet, I'm trying to listen to what those two are saying." The unidentified girl asked while An checked her phone. "Agh! I have to go to our morning meeting." She pouted a little, quickly checking the time, "I guess this is good bye, Mizuki and Kusanagi-san. Don't forget to tell me what happened, okay?" She waved at the two she mentioned, walking away. "Bye, Shiraishi-san." The other— Nene as you know her— said, turning to look back at An. "See you, An!" Mizuki waved back. "Hey, Nene-san, are you uncomfortable with talking? You've been pretty quiet." They asked to the one standing next to them. "No, it's not really that. I'm just really curious about the two, so I want to focus on them." Nene explained, looking back at the two boys sitting on the bench.
From afar it looked like they were really close— whether they actually were or not, Nene didn't know but she was silently hoping that they were. These two are so annoying— can't they just be normal and get together already?! I can't tolerate their pining any longer. She sighed, turning to look at Mizuki. "Nene-san, don't you have class soon?" They asked once she fully turned to look. "Right. . ." Nene rubbed her temples, "What about you, Akiyama-san? You also have class after Shiraishi-san's meeting." Nene asked.
Mizuki chuckled as they went to the corner where the three were peeking over to look at the two boys. "It's fine, I'll just skip!" They exclaimed, waving their hand up and down like they were brushing something off. "Shiraishi-san will just drag you back to class." Nene said flatly, making Mizuki pout. Akiyama-san should really stop skipping classes. . . At this point, they'll get kicked out of school, and Shiraishi-san wouldn't like that. Nene sighed once more.
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"So, Tsukasa-kun. . ." Rui started, "Where do you want to meet up tomorrow?" He asked, smiling. "Tomorrow is a Tuesday, right?" Tsukasa questioned and Rui nodded in reply. "Well, we don't have any shows to perform or practice tomorrow and. . ." He trailed off. "Tsukasa-kun—?" "I KNOW!" Tsukasa exclaimed, making Rui jump a little, "Let's go to WEEKEND GARAGE!" He smiled brightly at the purple-haired boy. "Hehe, alright then, Tsukasa-kun. . . Ah, I just remembered. Shiraishi-san works there and her father owns it as well, right?" The said purple-haired asked. "Yeah, An would be open to it since they both need business." Tsukasa said. "Hehe! Alright then, we'll go there." Rui smiled at the other boy. Ah, Tsukasa-kun is so cute when he's like this. He thought, looking at how the yellow-haired exclaimed and smiled. He couldn't really say no to Tsukasa— he wouldn't have even if he could— but he genuinely was excited to go to WEEKEND GARAGE, he was always interested in An's café.
Rui checked the time on his phone, he saw it was 7:34am— their classes start at 7:40— so Rui decided to tell Tsukasa about it before he gets mad about being late. "Tsukasa-kun, it seems it's already 7:34. It's almost time for our classes." He informed the boy. "Agh! But I'm feeling tired, I don't want to go to class." Tsukasa groaned, laying down on the bench— his head almost brushing against Rui. He chuckled softly at Tsukasa and turned his head up to the sky. "Well, that's unusual for you, Tsukasa-kun." Rui had a small smile on his face, he moved his head down while he placed his hand in Tsukasa's hair, "You usually say that you enjoy your classes and don't ever want to skip them." He ran his fingers through the boy's hair, petting it softly as he watched Tsukasa's eyes close. "I don't always enjoy my classes— especially math— and besides, it's not that, I'm just sleepy!" The yellow-haired groaned, adjusting his position and placing his head in Rui's lap, making the boy blush, covering his face a little with his other hand— not that Tsukasa would have even seen it— "If you're tired we could just skip?" Rui proposed. "But I'm gonna get scolded next class!" Tsukasa groaned once more. "Well then, just stay awake through the first period. After that we can skip." Rui chuckled, his hand still settled in Tsukasa's blondish hair.
Rui stroked the other's hair softly, brushing some of the hair covering his face out of the way, smiling softly at the sleeping boy in his lap. Tsukasa had closed his eyes in both contempt and tiredness, but after a while, the yellow-haired fell asleep in Rui's lap. Hm, maybe I should be worried about Tsukasa-kun. . . He hummed quietly, also closing his eyes.
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"That is so gay—!" "Akiyama-san." Nene warned. "Sorry, Nene-san." Mizuki snickered, looking back at the sleeping duo. "It's a good thing Tsukasa's asleep since Rui would be getting an earful about how sleeping while sitting up isn't good for you." Nene mused, moving away from the corner they were hiding around. "Nene-san, will you go to class soon?" They asked. I forgot about class. . . But Tsukasa's definitely going to class and we all have the same time schedule, so I'll leave a little before him. Nene planned in her head before replying, "I'll just go when Tsukasa leaves."
"Alright Nene-san. Well, uh. . . Like you said, I'm probably going to be dragged by An to class soon, so I'll just leave right now before she comes and pulls me by the arm." Mizuki laughed a little. "All right then, Akiyama-san, I'll see you later." She said. "I'll see you later too, Nene-san!" They waved as they walked to the stairs. Okay, back to the two idiots. She sighed, waiting for something to happen. But after a few minutes of watching the two sleep, she left, leaving Tsukasa and Rui to— maybe— be late to class.
. . .
". . . Tsukasa-kun~ Wake up!" A soft voice called out to him— Rui's voice. "Wait. ." He murmured softly, shuffling to adjust his position. "Ah, Tsukasa-kun. It's almost time for class." The other said. Tsukasa finally registered the hand in his hair and he blushed. To hide it, he turned around to sit up. "Fine, fine." He quickly said, grabbing his things and getting ready to go to his classroom.
The purple-haired also fixed his things and stood up, walking with Tsukasa to the stairs and quickly going down. Tsuaksa wasn't really able to walk properly because Rui brought him to his classroom by his arm and immediately left to go to his own once they arrived. "Bye bye, Tsukasa-kun! I'll see you at lunch." Rui waved him goodbye, turning on his heel to walk to his class. Tsukasa sighed, walking to his desk and placing his stuff either on the table or the floor.
He groaned, laying his head on the table. He genuinely did feel tired and for the first time since last-last week, he wanted to skip again. He probably would've skipped if Rui didn't drag him to his classroom. Rui is so hard to read. . . How am I supposed to know what he's thinking about in that head of his? Ugh, I need sleep— He shifted his head, sighing, The more I think about it, the more I realize how comfortable Rui's lap was— I wanna lay there again. . . He closed his eyes and slowly drifted to sleep.
RING—RING!
A loud bell noise woke up Tsukasa. He got startled by the noise and almost fell off his chair. Luckily for Tsukasa, almost no one was inside because they liked to go to class right on time or minute after it starts since their teachers are usually late. He sighed laying his head back onto the table and the teacher came inside right after a bunch of students arrived. Tsukasa's definitely not going to be able to listen attentively this class.
. . .
Finally, Tsukasa's morning classes were over. He immediately grabbed his bag and rushed to the rooftop to meet with Rui once more, almost bumping into a few students with how fast he was running. He did however, cross paths with Toya and his ginger friend— Akito Shinonome— and the former stopped him. "Ah, it's Tsukasa-senpai!" Toya exclaimed, making the mentioned boy stop. "Oh, do you need something, Toya?" He asked turning around. "Ah, we wanted to ask about you and Rui's vocal exercises." Toya smiled while Akito looked annoyed. "Don't bring me into this! I didn't ask at all!" Akito groaned. "Well of course! But—" Tsukasa started, pausing for a second to think, "I can't really help right now and neither can Rui. Maybe another day— Don't worry, we'll still help you two as it is my duty as a star to always help my underclassmen besides, Rui would probably agree anyway." He finished, doing a simple pose. "Alright then, Tsukasa-senpai. We'll see you again." Toya waved him goodbye and turned away, bringing Akito with him. "H—Hey! Toya!!" The ginger said annoyed as he was pulled by Toya.
Those two have a weird relationship— Ehhhh, that's just what I think of those two as a pair anyway. They're probably getting along well if they're still talking. Tsukasa thought as he turned back around and went straight to the roof. Climbing up the stairs swiftly, he opened the door and met up with Rui.
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Rui chuckled softly as he laid down on the rooftop floor, closing his eyes as he head faced the sky. Even with his eyes closed he could tell the sun was shining directly on his face and to be honest, he didn't want to get a sun burn so he sat up and went to the shade again. He watched the door to the rooftop, waiting for Tsukasa to walk through it and well, right when Rui closed his eyes, the door swung open.
"Rui! How were your classes?" Tsukasa called out to him, asking him a question. The boy ran up to him and sat right next to the purple-haired, opening his bag and looking for a snack for the both of them. "It wasn't that bad. It was just a little boring, that's all." Rui answered, taking one of the cookies Tsukasa held out for him. "Ugh—! I couldn't pay attention in class at all, earlier!" Tsukasa groaned for probably the fourth time that day. Tsukasa-kun seems to be having a bad day today. . . Sure it's normal to have bad days but for him to act like this. . ? It's unusual for him. Rui inspected Tsukasa's antics while still keeping up with the conversation.
They both ate their lunch quietly after they decided to focus on their food first. Then suddenly, Tsukasa spoke up. "Hey, Rui." He said, with Rui turning to look at him. "Yes, Tsukasa-kun?" The other asked. "Uh, do you think you could do something for me?" Tsukasa said quietly. "Of course, what is it you need help with, Tsukasa-kun?" Rui smiled. "I don't really need help but— wait, nevermind, I do. Prom is next week, right?" The yellow-haired quickly said and Rui replied, nodding, "Well, I'm embarrassed to ask anyone else, so, do you. . ." Tsukasa paused for a second and Rui froze. It awfully sounds like Tsukasa-kun is going to ask— No, there's no way, just let him finish, he said he needed something. "Do you want to help me with my outfit?" The boy finished. Ah, so I was right. . . Rui internally sighed, he was still smiling at Tsukasa though. "I'll help you with whatever you need, Tsukasa-kun." He replied happily and the other closed his lunch box.
"Thank you, Rui." Tsukasa smiled softly, his cheeks dusted a light pink as he looked at Rui. "No worries, Tsukasa-kun. You can always rely on me for help." The other smiled back. Tsukasa blushed a little more and quickly put his lunch into his bag. "Hey, you know how you said we could skip after our morning classes. . . ?" Tsukasa asked embarrassed. "Yeah, do you want to skip?" Rui chuckled and the yellow-haired looked back, nodding. "I want to skip, I'm not really in the mood for attending class." He sighed. "That's alright, Tsukasa-kun, you can rest right now since I bet no one will come up here anyway." Rui said, shuffling back and patting the bench. "You know it's not good to lay down right after you ate, right?" Tsukasa informed, sighing again. "Hehe, right." The purple-haired chuckled as he shifted closer to the other boy.
The two were both quiet for a while, seeming like they both silently agreed to rest and keep it down. Tsukasa— as he was slowly drifting off to sleep— started to lay his head down on Rui's shoulder, making the latter blush. Oh, Tsukasa-kun. . . He laughed a little, placing his hand on Tsukasa's, also beginning to fall asleep as well.
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Oh, Lord, I guess this is close enough for now An sighed, though also smiling at the sight of the two boys who looked so peaceful from her point of view. Mizuki walked up to her and their eyes widened at the two. "Finally some entertainment!" They exclaimed, albeit a little quiet so the boys won't hear. "This isn't even that good entertainment but it's entertaining enough to make me want to watch more." Nene chimed in as she walked to An's left side. "Hello, Kusanagi-san!" An smiled at the green-haired girl. "Hi, Shiraishi-san." Nene replied.
Mizuki brought their phone out and quickly snapped multiple photos of the two boys. Suddenly Rui stirred, which made the three quickly hide where they hid earlier that day.
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"Tsukasa-kun. . ." Rui said quietly as to not wake the other— though it was somehow was loud enough for the eavesdroppers to hear. He looked down at their interlocked hands and smiled softly, using his fingers, he rubbed Tsukasa's hand softly, massaging it. The yellow-haired then started to shift a little, it did, though move him closer to Rui. "Ruiiii—!" Tsukasa said annoyed, dragging out the "I". "Oh, Tsukasa-kun, you're awake." Rui chuckled. "I wanna lay down!" Tsukasa whined, quickly moving away from Rui and laying on the bench. "Ah—" Rui got startled by how fast Tsukasa moved. He then moved Tsukasa's head onto his lap like earlier.
Rui hummed a familliar song softly. Also repeating his actions from that morning and softly petting Tsukasa's hair. Hm, Tsukasa-kun's hair is always so soft. . . I wish I had hair this soft. He started drifting to sleep, closing his eyes right after Tsukasa fell into a deep slumber.
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"Well, that was— uh— a lot." An blinked, confused. "Pftt— What was Rui even humming?" Mizuki snickered. "It sounded like our song Once Upon A Dream. Can't really tell from afar." Nene shrugged as she yawned, "Now I'm tired." She sat down on the floor, with An and Mizuki joining her. "Agh—! I just wish prom was closer so we don't have to wait so long!!" Mizuki whined, laying on the floor. They sighed, starting to close their eyes. "This is NOT the time to be sleeping, Mizuki!!" An scolded, hitting the person on the floor. "Ow—!" Mizuki hissed in pain, "Don't hit me!!" They said, making An hit them once more. Nene sighed, watching the two bicker, she turned back to look at the sleeping boys. If these two still don't get together even after this, I will take this into my own hands.