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the fuzzy feeling in her heart thumped for the tenth time today, clenching her fist against her chest and closing her eyes shut. the image of subaru's laugh and pure smile making its way to her mind, another promising smile curving on her lips. the day after the dream fes, when school ended, a black rich car pulled up on a street where y/n and her friends walked together, and that being her mother's vehicle, of course y/n stiffened up and started sweating nervously.

what she didn't expect is for her to invite them over for dinner at the l/n residence. it'd be y/n's first time there after two years and to spend it with her closest friends (trickstar and anzu), is the only reason she agreed. but still, sitting at the same table with her crush that her parents were fully aware of, is worrisome and thats stressing her out. hence, her mini panic attack in her former room. which nobody has touched at all, she's kinda grateful for that.

wearing a skirt and a fancy blouse isn't making things any better and worst of all, she has to deal with familiar, if not, stricter, ground rules given to her by her parents. have straight posture at all cost, only talk about your accomplishments when asked by a family member, stuff like that.  which are easy to follow as she grew up with expectations like those. but the one rule where she had to eat with no crumbs on her face or fall on the handkerchief tugged on her collar, is silly.

"y/n, they're here." hisaki opened her door, peeking in nonchalantly. y/n stood up from her vanity set up desk, looking in her mirror before taking a deep breath in and out. not only was her friends coming over, so were (and they were already here) kanami's fiance and ruri. so she had to be on her best behavior nonetheless. "relax. you'll be fine. we did this before with the sakamoto family." hisaki chuckled, walking down the luxurious stairs with y/n by his side.

"well, that was something else. for crying out loud, subaru's going to be there..." she whispered. "true. oh, look. i think subaru's heart stricken to see you in that cute outfit miss akanori picked out for you." hisaki teased, nudging her softly. y/n gripped her hands on her silky black skirt, blushing in embarrassment. "shut the fuck up." she scoffed, reaching the bottom of the stairs.

"y/n!" subaru tackled the girl in a bear hug, snuggling against her. the rest of their friends walking up to them after their stuff was taken by the butlers to a safe room. they all wore their suitable clothing enough for this occasion, no suit or fancy dress. but just right. not like they were trying to impress y/n's parents after all, they were here for her only.

"you look so cute!" subaru pulled away, beaming excitedly. "i hope we didn't arrive too late. isara-kun took an awfully long time getting ready." anzu smiled apologetically, sighing. "i didn't know what to wear, yanno!"
mao frowned. y/n laughed, waving a hand dismissively. if anything, she's the one who was forced to dress up a little too nicely for a dinner night and her parents were obviously wearing their dramatic signature accessories which left her even more humiliated. she didn't want them thinking they took things for granted or anything.

the result of her trauma is strongly kicking in right now.

"you guys look fine. come on, the dinner table is already set up. just please act normally..." she whispered the last part, before she lead them to the hallway down the dinner area. "this is nerve racking. what if i accidently spill my drink? they're so intimidating, especially your father." makoto fretted, hugging himself. they passed down a hall of sacramento walls with a seemingly golden lower half, the shiny marble floor causing their shoes to click on it.

"that won't happen. amemiya is going to be there, and it's her first time meeting with hisaki's parents. if that makes you feel any better." hokuto assured, passing makoto a reassuring smile. y/n nodded, forcing a bright smile. this is going take more effort than she thought. acting like the usual girl she is in front of her folks, who emotionally and verbally abused her all her childhood, and her friends were completely aware of that.

if they're not careful, they might accidentally glare at them for saying the slighest tiniest joke regarding y/n's past clumsiness or failures. even worse, snap at them for negligence since this is their one chance to confront them. and everybody in this ensemble universe has some type of trauma so why would they let this opportunity go—

"you're Japanese is flawless. i'm impressed." umiri l/n laughed. kanami's fiance thanked her, flashing her calm smile. "say, this food is great." he complimented. ruri, hisaki and daiji had their own conversation, speaking to each other formerly. despite hisaki cracking a joke here and there, snickering whilst teasing his girlfriend. leading daiji to smack him behind the head afterwards. y/n ate slowly, engrossed in a conversation with makoto and anzu.

"y/n, and her dear friends." they became the center of attention in no time when daiji and umiri wrapped up their conversations with kanami's and hisaki's love life. y/n stiffened up, looking up at her parents who sat right across from her on the large rich table. umiri smiled politely, the corners of her eyes mischievously wrinkling slightly.

"mind telling us how y/n acts in school? i hope she isn't causing too much trouble for you wonderful youngsters." umiri gestured up a hand, giving them a closed eye grin. anzu cleared her throat, softly stabbing her fork on the curry on her plate. "she can be a handful. but she's reliable, i'm glad i have a strong partner like her." she smiled back, sweetly and composed. mao hummed in agreement, hand twitching on his lap due to wanting to lean his knuckles on his cheek.

"she's an amazing friend." he added. "she's a prankster like hisaki but...she gives trustworthy advice, too wise for her own good. its incredible." hokuto continued eating in peace, having no struggles with his manners. subaru on the other hand, is legitimately forcing himself to act stably to meet the l/n's status quo. "not to mention she's really talented, she's filled with surprises everyday!" makoto finished off.

y/n gaped, eyebrows rising. she met some friends given to her by god and if that wasn't the most cutest thing to ever happen to her, she doesn't know what else could possibly happen. ahem...subaru's turn to speak up. which is exactly what y/n wanted to hear. but even that caught her off guard. "mrs and mr
l/n." subaru lightly slammed his palms on the table, disturbing their moods and making them perk up in surprise. y/n turned to subaru, who sat on the right of her and with hokuto next to him.

"i want to....marry your daughter!"

"HUUEEEEEEEEEH?" everybody with the exception of kanami and the heads of the house, screamed. daiji and umiri shared looks of unamused, knowing what the other was thinking on his proposal. "dating is one thing, subaru. but to have y/n marry the son of a fallen idol." daiji tapped his fingers on the table. subaru gaped, offended but dumbfounded. hokuto cleaned his mouth with his cloth, furrowing his brows. y/n's heart leaped eagerly, admiring how serious subaru turned just now.

"i see no problem. its the happiness and devotion that counts, is that not correct?" hokuto questioned. "yeah, what he said! i'm in love with her and i promise to make her happy!"

you could see practically see steam coming put from y/n's head. hisaki secretly recorded this, making sure his father wouldn't notice his phone from the corner of his eyes. kanami clapped, laughing ecstatically. "show-stopping! how about you, y/n? do you love him?" said girl's breath hitched in her throat, tensing up and feeling subaru's intense but hopeful stare on her. confessing in front of her parents is the least she wanted to do.

chiefly, they gave her an all too familiar look, mentally messaging her what to say. y/n gazed back to her plate, clenching her fists on her lap before glancing to the side to make eye contact with subaru. "thank you, subaru. thats sweet of you. i'm looking forward to it." she smiled cheerfully, glowing beautifully. subaru's face lit up, stars in his eyes as hokuto smiled softly. an earful is nothing anymore, they couldn't hurt her anymore. goodbye, shadows.

"i call maid of honor!" anzu announced, throwing up an arm. "best man!" hokuto also announced. ruri giggled, reaching out to place her hand on top of hisaki's. y/n blew out a puff of air, slowly averting her eyes towards her parents. instead of a grimace, they only laughed enthusiastically. "all right. we'll see."
y/n smiled awkwardly, sipping on her beverage anxiously. subaru's hand held hers on her lap, giving her a head tilt with a beaming smile. why is he NOT cute?

    "that went better than expected." makoto stretched his arms over his head. keeping straight posture is ridiculously challenging. they walked back down the hallway they came, speaking more care freely than earlier.
"yeah, now i'm the luckiest guy in the world." subaru kept clinging onto her, pampering her with kisses as they walked. "awe~ how lovey dovey~" mao whistled as anzu snickered next to him. y/n pouted, blushing furiously.

"actually, guys..." y/n stopped them in their tracks, reaching the large graceful entrance of the mansion. they turned to her, humming in curiousity. "its friday, so why don't you all stay over for the night? we'll have a movie night in the theatre we have-" "you've got a theatre?!" they all exclaimed. y/n stiffened a laugh, putting a hand over her mouth. "we have alot of stuff..." "yeah, lets have a movie night!" subaru pumped up his fists and jumped up.

"sure, i'm down." hokuto smiled. "what about your parents? will they really be okay with this?" anzu asked. "of course they are. surprising enough." y/n rubbed the back of her neck. "great. we should watch one of the horror movies kanami starred in." makoto suggested. y/n watched them get invested in their awaiting sleepover, heart skipping a beat. is this what she missed in her younger years? living the life of a normal teenager.

subaru intertwined his hands in hers and leaned down for a kiss on the lips. that took her off guard, snapping back to her senses.
"h-hey! not here!" she bumped a fist on his chest. "hahaha! sorry! lets go, lets go!"

and she spent the rest of the night having a movie marathon with her cherished ones. popcorn fight, screaming due to jump-scares, and laughs from romcoms. pictures for memories and prank calling a few of their friends. consuming irresistible sweets and gossiping about shitty people in y/n's room.

subaru gazing dreamily at y/n every time she laughed and held his hand. so chummy~

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SIX YEARS LATER

hokuto inhales and exhaled as trickstar got prepared to go up on stage. y/n and anzu, before they went up to the broadcasting room, they made sure their boys were ready. it wasn't that necessary but y/n insisted, mostly to take a look at how small the stage was than the center stage at another place in japan.

"you guys are up soon. do your best out there." anzu smiled at trickstar, whom nodded determinedly. "osu!"

subaru walked up to y/n who still looked at the stage which brightly had a group of boys singing together and people cheering. it wasn't one of those enormous crowds but it still had a large amount of people cheering.
"y/n, honey. what are you think- oh no." subaru gasp dramatically, after noticing y/n's deadpan. "this isn't the center stage you boys perform at." y/n frowned. the others hummed and looked her way.

"there aren't two floors of crowds to watch you boys and i don't think i can do my best right now. i want to make those cool effects but i sort of forgot to...i don't know. i lost the hype...ugh!" y/n rambled and whine childishly. subaru sweat dropped as the others deadpanned. y/n was one of japan's greatest, most powerful producers in the current generation and she was behind useful and successful.

so her being in her desperate mode, was certainly problematic at a time like this.
"uh oh, she's sulking again." mao sighed.
"what are we going to do?" makoto worriedly asked. "crap. this is the worst timing ever." hokuto frowned.

anzu walked up to subaru, noticing he was in thought. he searched the stage and the audience, spotting certain insinuáis before his face lit up. "don't worry guys. i got this." subaru smiled at anzu and then at his friends before jogging to his wife. y/n let out a frustrated whine, eyes in thin line.

"y/n. you do notice this is basically the center stage?" subaru cheekily said, passing her a cheery smile. y/n hummed, eyes widening.
"yeah, it's in the middle of tokyo! they couldn't make it big but the tickets are expensive, so whoever comes in are the ones who really love this place! they come here every year to watch the greatest idols in the world so it's basically a big deal!"

"a big deal..." y/n repeated, eyes twinkling.
"and." subaru pointed at the audience isn't he far right, slightly opening the curtains that were on the sides. "look who came to watch."
y/n turned her head at the direction subaru was pointing to see her entire family. which were supposedly busy for this day but somehow made time for today.

and when subaru noticed y/n's change of expression, he smiled proudly.

"let's do this guys! we're going to win!" y/n pumped both when fists up in the air, grinning determinedly. "as expected from y/n's husband." hokuto smiled gratefully. anzu nodded. "thanks, subaru."

the announcer of the show cheered their next unit, which were currently on the top charts and with japan's most respected producers.

"give it up for trickstar!"

"subaru." y/n walked towards the orange head before he went up on the stage with the others. "yeah?" he hummed, turning to her brightly. she hugged him, though connecting their lips in the process. subaru smiled, kissing back almost immediately.

"what would i do without you?" y/n teased, pecking his lips once more. "i love you too!" subaru laughed. anzu waited for y/n, as they had their moment. she never thought people like these two would end up married, let alone be highschool sweethearts. since they were both energetic, there's no saying what's to come in their relationships.

"y/n l/n, will you marry me?"

y/n had looked down at subaru m as he kneeled on one knee, smiling softly up at her. their huge audience watching and screaming as y/n covered her mouth and water tears her eyes.

"yes! of course!"

after that, they were deemed as the cutest married couple to ever exist. "you two are such lovebirds." anzu whistled as they watched from the producing room. y/n formed a checkmating under her chin and laughed proudly. "damn right. anyways, don't try too hard anzu. i'm the one making them win after all." y/n sarcastically said, giving her a smug look.

anzu looked at her darkly, frowning and y/n shuddered. "gomen. gomen!" y/n apologized frantically. and all in all, y/n onto had two unrelated special people that knew how she functioned.

❤️ THE END

a/n: is a little short but whateva😭