#◕♬ □◊▢ ♪「Haruna Wakazato」♪ ▢◊□ ♬◕

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"...Oh wow, really?" Haruna stratched his head as he was then looked at North in surprise, but then smiled, "Aw, that's so cool,"

Good thing Haruna was a pretty chilled guy, and well, this was better than being with someone he didn't know. But...what brought this on?

"I am...uh..." he breathes out, sitting down across from him as he feels his face heat up again despite the cold.

"...I'm the superfan..." he sighs, his face now firmly red *again*. He is so blushy...

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An hour later, Haruna was waiting outside in some fancy cafe, looking at his watch to check when this super fan was coming. It was then he heard footsteps and looked up and blinked, "...North? Er, what are you doing here?" He asked curiously.

Oh now he's beet red again as he feels himself unable to speak, his eyes glancing about. He liked his punk rocker attire but if the lead singer wanted to try something...he was open to it, only hoping it wasn't too uncomfortable.

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Haruna shrugged, "That, I am. Although now the question is who is the lucky fan that gets to take me out tonight..."

The rest of HighXJoker hummed as they looked deep in thought, but they all soon turned to listen to North strum and sing, and Shiki had a glint in his eyes.

'I wonder....'

"At least you're socialable!" North giggles gently as he looks to Shiki, before he strums. He seems to be playing something new on the spot.

"Fallen even more in love with you...letting go of all I've held onto...standing here until you make me move. Hanging by a moment here with you~" a few practice strums, a soft smile on his face.

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Everyone pulled out one stick each and...Haruna happened to have the shortest one and the red head then laughed.

"Whew, I guess I'm the it boy, huh?" The drummer laughed and rubbed the back of his head, "Talk about timing..."

North smiles. "Sticks is only fair." He just randomly pulls one. He's not...too worried? He'll probably suck at it anyways...problem solved?

He won't rig it, of course, he just knows he's terrible at normal small talk. His eyes watching the others.

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"I think the producers says it's by sticks," Jun spoke up as he was holding a jar that had popsicle sticks inside them, shaking them.

"Well," Haruna was grabbing a donut close by and taking a bite, munching before taking one stick, "I suppose this means that whoever gets the shortest is gonna be the idol that the fan is going on a date with, right?" He questioned, about to pull it out.

North blinks for a moment, staring as he blushes almost immediately. "..oh. oh crap-" he manages to mumble, almost offhandedly adjusting. This was...big. and here he was, looking like some edgy punk rocker.

He's currently flushed, trying to focus on remembering his music even as he thinks of this. "H-how is it decided?"

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A few weeks later, there was to be a concert for the holidays...let's just say HighxJoker was having a panic rush because of some news their manager just dropped on them.

"GAHHHHHH!" Shiki was yelling while Haruna just felt himself sweatdrop, the drummer then raising a hand.

"Er, what's going on, Sheeks?"

The vocalist whirled around before letting out a yell, "The producers agreed with the managers that we're going to have to place up a contest for the fans! Meaning...one of us has to go out on a date with a fan if they win the contest!"

Haruna blinked slowly but then looked towards North and even Jun and Natsuki before looking at Shiki again, "Er, is this for girls only?"

Hayato interrupted, "Actually, according to Keith-san, they've also allowed boys to enter as well. Just to ease the foreign fanbase that are LGBTQ+ oriented. It's a movement that was started thanks to the rival bands..."

"Haha..." he fixes the guitar onto being slung over his shoulder, looking at the rest of them. He was smiling again, ready to play to his heart's content.

"Always. Anytime, any place...all the time." He is...giddy. happy. Free. Glad they had been so accepting...

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Shiki's eyes shined for a moment, and he wanted to say something but Hayato smacked the other's face with his songbook before grinning, "Well that happens with a lot of the idols around here, whether we're gay, straight, bi or otherwise...I keep remembering about that one that happens to be a transwoman in an all male group...that caused a field day with the media team,"

"Knights was in the spotlight for a while. Both good and bad," Natsuki spoke up with his low voice, but Haruna then perked up.

"Either way! It's all about the music. And making the fans happy, yeah?" He smiled, then looked to North, "So, you ready to jam?"

He almost looks disappointed when Haruna let's go but he smiles all the same. He gently pulls up his own guitar, humming as he fiddles with it. Tuning is key, his Fingerless gloves gracefully dancing along the tuning, playing gently as he nods his head. All was well in the world.

"Yeah, mostly stalkers i get have to hear that I'm just not interested. Truth is, I'm just gay." He would giggle as he says it, adjusting the guitar as if he never said that.

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Haruna soon opened the door as he then peeked in, hollering out with a smile, "Hey guys! We're back!"

"Ah! North-kun! Haruna-senpai! You're back!" Hayato smiled brightly as the lead guitarist waved at them, "Where have you guys been?"

"Keith-san was just looking for you guys. We have to start recording now if we want to finish the Christmas Album on time," Shiki, the lead vocalist chirped as he was finishing up on writing some songs, then looked to the side, "Jun! Natsuki! They're back."

"Hm?" The pianist, Jun, looked up from his fiddling with his keytar before giving a warms smile, "Welcome back, you two,"

"...." The bassist, Natsuki, just looked up and nodded his head in greeting, before quietly looking back at his bass guitar.

"And we brought snacks!" Haruna released his arm around North as he held up the plastic bag he was holding with a smile, "We had a little detour since we felt someone following us, but we managed to shake them off~"

He nods, gently, just going along with it for now. But to note, he's not uncomfortable. Blushing? Yes. But not uncomfortable. This is okay to him.

This is fine. Beautiful, even. Like a real date.

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"Well, we're gonna have a word with Keith-san about having tighter security. But yeah, when we see the guys, you'll feel a whole lot better," Haruna winked as he soon turned them to the entrance of the studio, where the rest of the band HighxJoker, where waiting for them.

He blushes from the close contact but allows it, gently nodding. "This will...help a lot. As for Keith...he's too busy booking us..from time to time..."

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"Doesn't your manager handle that kind of thing?" Haruna hummed as he soon tilted his head as he slinked an arm around his waist and pulled him close, "So how about we keep them off our backs?"

"Very. Having to hide my status as gay and so, so many girls are wanting me..." he adjusts his hair, pulling at his Fingerless gloves to fix them.

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"Is...that so?" Haruna blinked slowly as he looked back at the creepy person following them, then looked back down at North and quirked a brow, "Does this happen often?" He asked curiously.

"...probably someone asking for my hand. Just ginna...keep walking." North is way too used to people wanting him for...reasons. he just prefers to follow a single plan: ignore the weirdos.