. . . . . ╰──╮Ｈｏｗｌ╭──╯ . . . . .

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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*⇢ ˗ˏˋ entry ࿐ྂ

The whole room was dark as the windows were covered by the blinds. The only light was seen was coming from a laptop sitting on a messy desk full of papers scattered around on and around it. The bed was unmade as of the blankets was on the bed, urge to fall from it.

A girl was inside the messy dim room, sleeping soundly on the desk with the laptop in front of her with the ac cooling the room. Another blanket was laid on her lap rather than around her shoulder. In her hand was a pen with another paper underneath her arm where she rest her head to sleep. The paper was filled with words with a bold word on top. Beside her was her brown guitar, assumed she was playing it.

"Rin!" Isara called out from outside of the room, knocking softly at the door. The boy was in his school uniform, his hair was as messy as always with his front hair being pinned by his favorite pin on top of of his head.

He didn't get a response as he tried to open the door by turning the knob. He frown to see it was not lock the whole time. "Geez, Rin. I told you to lock your door."

He walked in and turned on the lights only to see the girl sound asleep in the cold room. He quickly turned off the ac before he went over to the girl. "Rin, wake up."

Rin flutter her eyes before opening them, wincing to her room's light. Rubbing her eye, she yawned. "Oh, I overslept..."

"What are you even doing?" The boy sat by the girl, seeing the papers she slept on. He picked one up to read. "Rebellion Star..."

"Hehe. I'm making another song for you~"

Isara sighed. "Look, I'm grateful of your songs, but you have to get this habit of yours under control. You even growing bags under your eyes now." He cup one of Rin's cheek with his thumb rubbing under her eye. He felt her leaning in.

"Hm..."

"H-hey. Don't fall asleep."

The girl didn't listen as she soon went back to slumber. Isara smiled, his hand was still on her cheek. He could feel his own cheeks reddening from his action to the girl. He moved her head to let it rest on his shoulder as his hand was moved to her head.

He rest an elbow on the table beside them, leaning on his hand as he continue to rub her head. "Is it bad...that I'm feeling like this to you?" He blurted out, hearing Rin's soft snore.

Isara could stopped himself from blushing as he felt his heart beat every second. He didn't move their posture as he still rubbing her head.

"Maybe one day..."

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Students soon flooded the school as they all walked towards the entrance. A big magic circle like was in the middle of one of the school route, as a student with red hair with a white streak at the front was kneeling near it.

"This is Yumenosaki Academy. The name says it all..."

Anzu walked towards the school alone. Around her was students from the school she attend in, wearing the same uniform as hers.

"It's a school where dreams come true."

She sees a lot of trashes around the walk side. Bottles, papers and many more. She seem to knew why, since the course she is now in were the idol course as most of the students were boys.

"But sometimes, when I look around the campus, it feels like..."

"Hey. Don't come in here." A boy with red hair and white streaks on his bangs stopped the girl, holding a chalk. "Can you please not step on anything?"

"Oh, of course! I'm sorry!" Anzu walked to the side quickly before walking away.

The boy watched her went inside the building. "It's a girl. I see. She's the new transfer student I've heard who'll be our new classmate."

The school now started their morning class as usual. Anzu being her second day there, act like she was having her classes normally despite a lot of eyes watching her. It was now around noon, as Anzu was called by their homeroom teacher. She followed him to the medical room for a check up from yesterday's accident.

"How many fingers do you see?"

"One. Two. Three." Anzu answered as the teacher raised his fingers for her to count.

"Good. Everything looks okay." Sagami smiled to see his student's health was okay. He soon laughed, recalling yesterday's events. "You sure been through a lot yesterday, haven't you?"

The teacher suddenly out a sneeze, covering his mouth and nose. "Oh, crap. I hope I don't get sick. Doctors always make the worst patients."

"You're a doctor?"

"Hm?" Oh, no... Well, I'm just a sports doctor, and I've been entrusted with the students' health. Anyway, I kinda stand out in this school." Sagami chuckled, placing a hand behind his head. "Not as much as you though, transfer student."

"Huh?" Anzu was confused to hear him told her that.

"Everyone watching you, you know? I'm sure there are a lot of people telling you different things right now, but let your head decide who to believe and how you want to interact with them. Maybe you can stick with Rin, since she's been here for a year now and have been dealing with these boys for awhile." Sagami told her. He suddenly let out his breath as all Anzu could smell was the smell of alcohol.

"Enjoy your youth! I'm going to do what I want while drinking."

"Y-Yeah..." Anzu nodded to the teacher, trying to ignore his breath smell. She then thought about what he had said. 'Rin? If I'm not mistaken, she was the other other girl in the idol course...'

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Anzu find herself walking beside Subaru, Hokuto and Yuuki as they walked in the school together.

Subaru was smiling brightly as usual, walking in front with Yuuki beside him. "I'm glad you made it back to school today!"

"Yeah, I was afraid you wouldn't want to come anymore."

"No, it's fine." Anzu shook her head, making sure they know she was fine.

"Transfer student." Hokuto called out, stopping their track. "If you don't want to be associated with us any longer, we'll respect your feelings. But if you like to remain with us..."

Yuuki looked over to them with a smile. "We're still a new unit that's just starting out, so having a producer would be a big help."

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Unit?" Anzu questioned, turning to Hokuto.

"The idol students at this school form groups of two to about five people."

Subaru then rest a hand on his waist with a hand above his head. "Gami-san from yesterday is part of a unit, too, despite how he looks!" He said, mentioning about Koga.

"What do you mean 'despite how he looks'?! Stupid Akehoshi!" Somewhere around them yelled but the group didn't hear it.

Hokuto continued. "For our fourth member... He feels the same as well. His position is already kind of complicated enough... At this school controlled by the student council, the four of us are trying to raise a revolution." The boy soon leaned in towards the girl, a little too close.

"If you will join us, it would make us all very happy."

The other two sweat dropped towards his action to the poor girl. "Aw, c'mon, Hokke. You're pushing too hard. See? The transfer student doesn't even know how to respond."

"Hm? Really?"

"If you suddenly start talking about a revolution, it just confuses people."

Hokuto leaned back. "You don't have to tell us right away. Just tell us when you are ready."

"Y-Yeah..." Anzu replied, a hand above her chest as she let out her breath she didn't know she was keeping. "Um... I have a question."

Yuuki went beside Hokuto to hear her question. "Do you want to know about something?"

"Yes, um... I want to know who is Rin." Even though she had met the said girl yesterday, it was only when she was in the infirmary and in the class where she first met the group. In fact, they didn't exactly introduce to each other correctly.

"You want to know about Rin-chan?" Yuuki was taken aback from her question. "Well, if you have questions about her, it's best you ask her herself. Or maybe Isara-kun, since they both are friends for a long time."

'Hm! Gigi and Sari are always together every time we tried to find those two!"

'Isara... That must be the boy that has been beside her.' The brunette thought, thinking back when she was in the infirmary yesterday. 'But...'

"Gigi? Sari?"

"Oh, this weirdo would come up with weird names for everyone he meets. Don't mind him."

"I'm not a weirdo, Hokke!"

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Inside the Yumenosaki school, our protagonist, Rin sat on the table that was provide for the club she is currently on. Which was the handicraft club. She was sewing her blazer that was unfortunately torn on the waste part of it. She shouldn't be in trouble for sewing it since she has been having lessons with somebody from her past.

"Rin-rin, I brought snacks! Want some?" A boy with mid-length tousled black-green hair came in with bags of chips in hand.

The girl look up in front to see the boy at the door, smiling at her. She gave him her usual smile before thanking him. "Mika-chan, thank you. I'm almost done sewing, so you can leave it on the table~"

The boy was name Mika Kagehira, a second year and a classmate of Rin. His eyes have heterochromia iridium; his right eye is a light golden color, while his left is aqua. His school blazer unbuttoned over his navy blue sweater. His white shirt is untucked and unbuttoned at the collar, and he wears a black long-sleeved shirt underneath. He wears a green tie loosely around the collar, purple sneakers and loose plaid pants.

"Is Shu-chan coming?"

"Teach ain't in his class, but I think he'll come." Mika replied, seating next the girl. "How did yer blazer get torn in the first place?"

"Donno."

"Oh right. I heard there's 'nother girl next to our class! What's her name, Enka? Toru..?"

"Her name is Anzu... It's finally done! My hands are going to cramp." The black-haired whined as she cut the thread before observing the blazer.

Mika opened a bag of chips before munching one. The boy look back at the blazer the girl was holding to see more of her work. "Woah, like it was never there."

Rin made sure there were no holes left before putting the blazer on top of her white shirt, buttoning it up. After for a few hours in the club alone, she and Mika spend their time eating their junk food. Almost all of them were gone as they left no crumbs behind. The girl rest her head on the desk, cheek first.

She was facing towards Mika's direction, who was busy fiddling in some needles as he stitch a dress in a blue and white pattern. "Are you making something?"

"Hm? Oh, Teach told me to stitch the remainin' clothing for this. He also said to let you try it." He replied, fiddling with the needle.

Rin straighten her body to stretch before lazily standing up, not before cleaning the desk full of plastic bags of their food. "I'll go out for walk. I wanna find some inspiration. Call me if it's done~"

She receive a hum from her friend as she closed the door to leave him alone. She slowly made her way to throw the bag before wandering around. She sometimes hum on a song she had made for her friend's unit recently.

Suddenly, in the corner of her eyes, she saw two familiar orange heads coming towards her. Her eyes gaze towards the bag they were holding as they was going to hold it above her head, surprising her.

"Sorry, Rin-chan!"

"But we need you!"

The two voiced in a similar voice, finishing each other's sentence. And all Rin could see was black.

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Rin was thrown into a room as she heard the door closed. She sat up to remove the bag on her head as she adjust to the dark room. "The band club...? So it was those twins who kidnap me..."

"That voice..." She suddenly heard something being open as she turn to the sound. A coffin was in one side of the room with the lid above being open as a person raised up from it. Red eyes gazed back to her. "I am not wrong. So they bring in my sweet dear sister first..."

"...Who are you?"

The person jump to her as he hug the girl. Rin leaned back to get away but his grip was too tight. "Ah! My little Rin! How I miss you so much!"

"Get off of me!"

The person in front of her was none other than her older brother, Rei Sakuma. He has slightly long, wavy black hair that stops at his shoulders and curves inward, and red eyes. He was squeezing his own cheeks on her, rubbing it in a loving way. "Rin~ Don't you miss your older brother?"

"Never."

"Rin~!" The boy who was actually the third year of the school, whined at his sister's reaction. He finally let go before letting out a sob.

The girl rolled her eyes before seating properly to face him. "Now, explain my sudden kidnap, nii-san."

Her question made Rei gain back his own posture as he smiled in replied. "You remember about the event my dog cause yesterday, correct?"

"...Oh, you mean with Koga-chan?"

Rin let out a pointing finger up, knowing what he meant. The cute gesture made Rei's smile curve more as he tried not to jump to her again.

"Well, I have heard what he did to your new friend, the transfer student. I also heard she's one of the student that made the production course possible. I have taken interest about it."

Rin hum to his explanation, yawning. "...So, why am I here?"

"No reason, honestly. I just want to see you!"

"Nii-san, is that coffin in a good condition for a corpse?" Rin's dark joke made her brother shiver as the teen apologies.

"I-I'm actually wanted to ask. The teacher came to me and ask about you. Since you dream to become a songwriter and it has been helping out the units here, but the school doesn't have the right course that would fit for you." Rei explained, standing up to sit back inside the coffin. "He told me to ask you if you are interested in joining the production course to support it."

"Production course..." The girl thought about it. The last time she was hiring to be a producer for a unit once, it didn't go well in the past. Even though she is still friends with the said unit, the girl knew that they were not in a same term sometimes.

And so, she answered. "I don't know. If I join, I have to help out with the units around with lives and such. But I won't have the time to make songs if I have to help out."

The black-haired male held a hand on her head for comfort. "That is why I said to the teacher to wait for your respond. I know you would do great with your songwriting. Maybe you would find a good unit to fit in and make songs for them."

Rin nodded in agreement of his statement. "I'll think about it. Thank you, nii-san."

Rei smiled before laying down in the coffin, closing the lid to continue his slumber. Rin yawn as well, feeling tired as she went near the coffin to rest her head there. It was not long until she's in a deep slumber. Her soft snores was loud enough for Rei to know his little sister was sleeping above his coffin. He smiled before closing his eyes to sleep as well.

Sleep runs in the family, you see.

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"Rin-chan!" The girl heard as she felt someone shook her shoulder. Opening her eyes, she saw two similar people smiling down to her.

"Good morning, Rin-chan!"

The girl rub her eyes when suddenly she saw her fellow friend in the middle of them, having crocodile tears running down from her eyes. "Anzu? What are you two--"

One of the boys who was holding the transfer student went to the girl to grab her away from the coffin, holding her by hugging under her arms.

"Pardon us!" At the doorway was Subaru along with Hokuto and Yuuki. They were met with the two boys holding the girls while calling out in front of the coffin.

"Please wake up, Sakuma-senpai!"

"We brought her, just like you told us."

The two boys let go of the girls and went to make noises on the coffin, yelling for the person inside to awake.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up, wake up!"

They suddenly grab two flutes as both of them play a tune. Rin yawned beside Anzu, who was in a confused state. She sees the coffin in front of them opened itself with steam coming out of it.

"Is that... Rei Sakuma of the Three Eccentrics?"

"Sakuma...Gigi's brother?!"

The said man sat up, blinking before looking up to the two boys who woke him up. "Oh, I feel like there are two Aois here..."

"There have always been the two of us because we're twins!" The two said in sync.

"Here, have some cold water. It'll wake you up." Rei thanked one of the twins who gave him the bottle. He finally looked up to the boys at the doorway after drinking the water, his red ruby eyes shined a bit from the dark.

"Oh, it sinks deep into my body."

"One of the Three Eccentric, Rei Sakuma..." Hokuto started. "Special people who not even the student council, with its overwhelmed influenced, can control. As idols, they're top-class and very famous, the only three who rise above all others. If we're going up against the student council, they're definitely people we'd want on our side, but..."

The red-eyed male stood up and crossed his arms, smiling to hear someone recognize him. "I heard our mongrel caused you trouble yesterday."

Rin let out an unamused expression at his word of choice for his fellow member. 'From dog to mongrel. Poor Koga-chan...'

"Hinata, Yuta."

"Yes, sir!" Both the twins rolled something as they all heard someone struggling inside whatever the twins were rolling.

"G-Gami-san?! Why?!" Subaru exclaimed before kneeling to him, confused as to why Koga was wrapped around a thick blanket and his mouth being taped.

"Our puppy here wasn't trained properly." Ignoring the boy struggling to gain freedom, Rei turned towards Anzu. "Young lady, you must be the transfer student everyone is talking about. As his owner, the actions of my dog is my responsibility. I deeply apologize."

'What?'

"You went through all the trouble of kidnapping her to apologize?!"

"Is the band club made up of bunch of outlaws?"

Both Hokuto and Yuuki went over to Anzu, acting to protect her. Rin stood up to sat beside the still wrapped Koga, poking the boy as he looked away, huffing.

"Don't get so angry. We are just about to talk about the main reason we brought her here. Young lady, you don't belong to any unit yet, are you?" Rei smirked before inviting the girl. "In any case, we welcome you to join my unit, UNDEAD, or the twins' 2wink."

"Huh?"

"What?!"

"I am well aware that you have also formed a unit." The senior said, putting a hand under his chin. "However, you are inexperience, so we are more suitable for this young lady..."

"I strongly disagree!" Hokuto quickly denied, pointing a finger at him.

"It's true we are inexperience, but..."

"We will not let anyone steal our hope!"

Subaru and Yuuki continued their friend's statement as the orange-haired male went over to his fellow members. Rin looked at Anzu to see her being uncertain of things. But all Rin hope was Anzu accepting to be her friend's unit's producer and help them rise.

"Well said." Rei said after giving them a frown. "Then, sing a song as idols in front of me right now. If you impress me, I will acknowledge you as future revolutionaries and support you with all my power."

"R-Revolutionaries..."

"How do you know about that?!"

Rei just gave them a sly smirked, twirling his hair. "I've got hellish sharp ears. So, how about it. Will you accept?"

Hokuto, being the leader of the unit, gladly accepted it as he sees this as a chance for them. "Of course! If we can get your help, then it's just what we want! Akehoshi, Yuuki, you agree, right? Just watch us, Rei of the Three Eccentrics! Watch us, Tri--"

The oldest male held a hand out for them to be quiet. "You have not proved yourselves worthy of being named on the same level as me yet. You all are still nothing. Prove to me your worth. Rin, Aois!"

The Aoi twins closed the door of the club and turned the lights on as Rin gave her phone to Anzu. "Here. Play the music when they're ready, all right~"

The black-haired female then went back to the silver-haired boy to free him from being tied up as they sat to watch the little performance.

"Play the music." Hokuto told the girl behind him as Anzu pressed the play button on the phone, a familiar song she had heard them dance too played from the beginning.

"♪~Come on! CHERRY HAPPY STREAM! Are you, are you ready...? Go!!~♪"

Rin loved seeing one of her songs been sang by a unit, but for this, she felt wrong because of how they are missing a member. She hugged her knees as she watched Trickstar dance in beat with the song as they sang until the end of their song.

The more they sang, the small audience started to tap in the beat along with them. The twins jumped up and down in sync with them, as Rin tap her feet which is annoying towards Koga beside her, finally free from his wrapped situation. The male bump her by the elbow.

"Stop it."

Knowing it was annoying him, Rin kept on doing it. This time, more louder. Koga was loosing patience and was about to shut her up when he felt a glare. He stopped whatever he was about to do and stared in front of him.

"♪~Now, just zoom into our hearts for an instant and follow me! We are brand new stars~♪"

As Trickstar sang more, the more enjoyment for Rei and the others feel. They soon sang their own verse, the Aoi twins sang along the melody cheerfully, quickly getting in the rhythm. The male Sakuma had a smirk on his face as his body moved to the rhythm as well, whilst the male beside Rin jumped a bit along the song.

"♪~Let's make some noise for the festival and run on through tonight -- Let's dance together!♪"

The three boys dance a bit to finished the song. Both the Aoi twins clap for them, clearly enjoy their song.

"Now, ruling--" Rei started, standing up to stood in front of them.

"No, we've just started!" Hokuto exclaimed before he, Subaru and Yuuki looked back to Anzu for her to play the next song.

"R-right!" The brown-haired female pressed the next song icon on the phone as the song began. 

"♪~I wanted to shine, like the stars in the sky! The dream I've had so long is within reach on this STAGE!~♪"

Subaru and the other two kept on singing over and over. They were clearly out of breath but kept on singing and dancing as if it's their last stage play they could've done. Sometimes, one of them messed up a dance part, but quickly got up and continue to dance and sing more. 

"That's enough." Rei held out a hand for them to stopped their song as they all collapse to the floor. "I watched carefully your attitude towards revolution. What are you called?"

"Trickstar!" Subaru exclaimed after regaining his breath. "We'll show you just how shiny and sparkly we are!"

"Well done, well done! You've passed without reservations." The older student compliment the three. He looked at the girl behind them, seeing as how her eyes are giving out the shines he was so familiar with. "And, it looks like she has also made up her mind."

Anzu stood up as she clap her hands, applauding the three. They looked back behind them to see her clapping for them. 

"Producer!"

"Will you take us on?"

"I will." The girl agreed, clearly has decided to help the boys by becoming their producer. 

"All right!" Subaru jumped to her, grabbing both of her hands. He along his two friends jumped to her together as they had this sparkle around them, glowing brightly as Subaru have said on their little intro. "I can't wait! Let's sparkle together!"

"Ooh~ How nice to be young!"

Koga stood up beside the still seating Rin as he crossed his arms. He had realized as to why this whole set up was made before looking at his fellow unit member. "He was aiming for this from the beginning, wasn't he? That vampire bastard."

Rei ignored his statement, still had his smirk on his face. He held his chin up as well, watching the group. "You've drawn me in with the sparkle that I haven't seen in this academy in a long time."

Rin knew he had planned it from the start when he had ask Trickstar to perform. The whole time by watching them dance and sing, she had also see how Anzu watched them dance and sing. The girl see how her face glow up from the short performance. It was the same as hers back when she first saw a unit back in her first year. 

She smiled as she remembered those moments. 

And that is a story for another chapter.

"Trickstar, I've decided to help you all out." Rei called out, finally decided to say it. "Hokuto Hidaka,"

"H-How did you know my name?!"

The older Sakuma continued. "You are too worried about being considerate to other people. On the stage, you should pour out for whole heart and soul without worry. Therefore, you will train with the twins."

The twins, Hinata and Yuta went to the boy's side as Hokuto look at them in confused and afraid of what will they turn him too.

Rei looked at the blonde boy next, seeing him fidgeting around. "Makoto Yuuki. You must restrain your weak mind and body. Puppy, I'm counting on you."

"Yeah!" Koga jumped in front of him, scaring the poor boy.

Rin look at the boy, sweat-dropping over how he let the older Sakuma called him such name.

"Subaru Akehoshi." 

"Y-yes?!" Hearing both of his friends getting lecture of their lack of talents made him afraid of what he will say to the orange-haired. 

Rei, still having the smirk on his face, continued. "You're a genius."

The boy did not expect to be told such a compliment. "H-huh?"

"But you're the opposite of Hidaka-kun. It's like you don't know how to match other people. Therefore, you will stay with the young lady for awhile and do everything she does."

Both Subaru and Anzu looked at each other as they as well as Hokuto and Yuuki were all confused. They waited for Rei to continue his statement. "I'm sure there will be things you realize while doing that. If you do this, then the path of Trickstar should take will be settled on naturally."

"I don't get it," Subaru crossed his arms. "But if we can be even more sparkly with that, then I'll give it my all, transfer student!" He soon took both Anzu's hands, shaking it up and down continuously."

Good for you guys, huh?" Rin finally said, standing up beside a guitar on its standee. "I know you're aiming for the S1 in two weeks. That's when you idols will rise in action. The day of the revolution." The girl held a finger up to her lips as her red orbs gazed at the floor to her left. 

"I want to see the first unit I was introduced at my first year shine in front of my eyes. Blind me with the light as you sang your songs on the stage. I believe in you."

The boys all smiled to her as Rei's usual smirk soften. 

"Yeah!"

"That is what we wanted!"

"Gigi, we will do our best!"

Rin gave them her own smile. "I'm rooting for you, Trickstar."

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It was not even an hour had past after what had happen back at the band club. Rin suddenly got a call from Mao saying she was needed in the student council. She doesn't get a reason why nor a reply back from her friend, so she quickly dismissed herself out of the room and made her way to the desire room.

Had she had done something wrong? She doesn't recall doing anything that would cause herself in trouble. She soon found herself in front of the door, clearly tired of the outcome that would happen beyond the door. She turn the knob to meet with the vice president and a pink fluffy haired boy with a short figure standing beside his desk. 

"Welcome, Miss Sakuma. It is nice to see you arrive safely." A guy popped up from beside the door frame to greet the girl.

"It's not like I walk here for five miles, Yuzu-chan." The girl said in a low tone. Her eyes scan the room for a certain dark red-haired boy. "Machan texted me saying you guys need me. What was that all about?"

The said boy wasn't present in the room, much to Rin's dismay. She hasn't seen him for the whole afternoon after their classes. The pink-haired boy, Tori, held up a phone before replying. "I stole his phone to come and get you since you never reply to our messages if we text you." 

"Why would you have his phone?"

The boy smiled before standing up to give the phone to the girl. "Me and butler will take our leave now. See you later, Rin-chan!"

Tori and Yuzuru soon walk out of the room and closed the door, leaving both Rin and the vice president, Keito alone. The girl yawned as she waited for the boy with glasses to say something. Seeing him busy by writing continuously in those huge pile of papers.

'What is he even writing?'

"Sakuma-san." Keito finally said from the silence. "I would've ask Isara to call for you but he is having his break right now."

"Why, thank you for that, and I told you to call me Rin instead, Kei-chan~" The girl walk over the desk in the middle of the room where he sat at. "So, how is it feel to sit on Ecchan's seat?"

Keito glared at the girl. "Sak--"

"Rin."

"...Rin-san, I would ask for your assist on tonight's small concert. I would've asked to that transfer student from the production course, but if I would want this live to be a successful for my unit, I would want someone we familiar with to help us out."

The black-haired girl took a moment for his question. He simply ask her to be their temporary guide, but in what way?

Keito crossed his arms as he leaned back of the seat. "It is not a hard task. I would like to ask you to be the host for tonight. There will be two units will be singing tonight so it would be wise to have a host for the crowd."

The girl bit her cheek from the inside of her mouth, thinking about it. "...Do I get a reward or something for this? I have other stuffs to do than introducing you and the other unit, you know."

"Of course you will be rewarded. The live will be on 11.45 pm sharp. I will see you backstage at the Yumenosaki Hall. Do you have any questions?"

In his mind, Keito knew what will be her question is, but he asked anyway. Rin fiddled onto her friend's phone, still thinking about it before asking. "Who are you competing with?"

"You will know soon enough."

.·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ .

When it was exactly 11.22 pm, the hall of the school was soon filled with students that seem to be wearing similar red shirts with the signature of one of the unit's logo printed on it. 

Rin stood behind the huge curtains on stage, peaking outside while holding a mic on hand. She still in her uniform, not bother to change for such small event. What made her thinking was that why are the audiences wearing the same shirt when there are two units will be singing tonight, holding out red glowsticks that represent the first unit that would be singing soon.

She still trying to figure out who are the other unit Keito and his unit, AKATSUKI, are competing too. She doesn't see anyone she knew who would be in a unit. Among the audience sitting on their own chairs, she saw Subaru and Anzu sitting beside each other, waiting for the live to start. 

Leaning back from the curtain, Rin took out her phone to read the current time. It was now 11.39 pm, about six minutes left before the live starts. She look behind to see the whole member of AKATSUKI in their uniforms ready for it, each of them holding a hand fan for their song, one of them had a katana strap on his waist.

If Rin didn't know about it, she would mistaken it as a prop.

Which is not.

Keito holds his own hand fan above his nose, resting the top of it on his forehead. "Until Eichi-kun returns, I will protect the order of Yumenosaki Academy."

"Let's do this, boss.

"Kanzaki, you're ready, too, right?"

"Of course."

"Let's do this!" The boy look at Rin before nodding for her to know it was time for them to perform. The girl yawned at first, before putting back her phone inside her pocket, together with her friend's phone since he hasn't been back to the student council's room after she left. 

She took a deep breath before walking out from the curtains. A light shine above her, as she puts a smile on her tired face. "Welcome everyone! To the Dream Idol Festival, or as well call it, DreFes!"

The audience cheered as Rin begin to speak from her mic. Rin then continued as her red ruby eyes seemingly being luminate by the light as it shine brightly. "Please enjoy our first live for tonight, AKATSUKI!"

The light shut off above her as she walk out of the stage as soon as the curtains rise. A familiar melody of their chosen song began. Rin decided to enjoy the DreFes for while since her lyrics were being sang by a unit. AKATSUKI's performance was a blast, the audience were clearly in love with them. 

The girl heard shuffling from behind her as she look back to see four boys dressed in some kind of sailor outfit. The girl soon recognize one of them as her eyes widened. 

"...Ni-chan?" 

Among the boys, a bright blonde and short in the back while longer on the front right look back at her. "...Rin-chin."

Rin's eyes scanned their entire as she now realized as to why they were here. "So...You are competing to AKATSUKI?"

"It seem so." The boy, Nito replied, looking down as he cannot handle in gazing at her for long. He suddenly glare at the girl. "Who knew you would be on AKATSUKI's side the whole time."

"...I was never on anyone's side in the first place, and you knew that." The girl frowned, clearly didn't mean anything to be in a rivaled situation. "I didn't even know Ra*bits is competing in the DreFes. If I would know, I would've helped you guys."

Suddenly the crowd outside went wild on cheering as Rin look back to see the curtains closed. She could see the audience suddenly stood up and slowly left the hall, emptying the room. Rin skipped towards the stage. "W-Wait--!"

The girl couldn't stopped them from leaving as there are only two people in the audience's seat. A sudden flashback came in her head with her eyes shaking like before. Her eyes shifted to the poor units back stage, watching them getting ready for their own performance. Nito smiled to her. 

"Don't worry about us, Rin-chin. You're here as a host, right? We're getting ready now, so cheer for us, okay?"

Seeing him giving such a shining smile made her feel even worse. She knows who to blame, but she also felt guilty for it. She could feel her old self slowly coming back, her shaking state was preventing her for moving. Nito walk side to her, as he whispered in hopes to make her feel better.

"I'm still doing this song because not only it was written by you, it was also because my cute kohai worked hard for this to happen. They are still in their first-years and it would be a shame for me to not support this and sing with them. So don't be upset about something you cannot control." The boy patted her head in comfort before skipping towards his other unit members before announcing their unit. 

"We are Ra*bits! Thank you for having us!"

The unit sang their song, ignoring the fact they are only two people, Subaru and Anzu, were the only ones watching them perform. But in their minds, a live is a live, and despite almost all the audience were only here for AKATSUKI, they would still enjoy dancing and singing together.

Rin felt a pat on her right shoulder as he slowly turned around to find Mao standing behind her. "I heard what happen. Fushimi told me."

Rin looked down, replaying what had happening in just a few minutes of tonight's show. "Did I did the right thing? I feel like...I just betrayed a friend." The girl fidget inside her pocket of her uniform for his phone as she gave it back to him. "Machan, I feel tired. I wanna go back to my room..."

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