Flowers of Despair || Haruto from TREASURE

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"Breaking news! His Royal Highness, Watanabe Haruto, who is also a member of the boy group TREASURE, is a runaway prince."

"Prince Watanabe Haruto is allegedly a bully to his former classmates?"

"Is the Prince of Japan using his title to be in control for his boy group, TREASURE?"

"And now we're getting 'An Alleged Ex-Girlfriend of the Prince of Japan has Spilled All the Tea About Him'. What the hell is this, Haruto?" His father yelled through the video call with pure anger. Haruto looked down in embarrassment. "How many other articles does this media have to make about you before you destroy your own image?"

"I'm sorry, father." He did a small bow of apology to him.

"You should've listened to me in the first place, I already told you that entering the entertainment industry will be dangerous. You're so stubborn." His father sighed and massaged his temples in distress. "So is this one true?"

"N-No, I only know of the girl but I never dated her. Everything she said is false."

"Seems like we need to clear up another rumor again." Haruto gulped nervously out of guilt, knowing that his father's already stressed out with the current economical issues in their country.

"Son, I'm sorry but this is the last rumor I'm clearing up for you. It's either you go back here and fulfill your duties as an heir to the throne or stop having these malicious rumors. Your choice." His father leaned to the table and placed his ball into a fist.

"Yes father, I apologize for the inconvenience." He bowed once again.

"Alright, go get some rest. Tell that to your mom as well." His father told him and ended the call before Haruto could even bid him goodbye.

Haruto sighed and closed his laptop. He placed his hands on his head and ruffled his hair in distress. One more strike and he's out of the entertainment industry for good.

"Are you done with the meeting?" His mom came back to the living room after drinking some wine in the dining area.

"Yeah." He gave her a small, fake smile.

"What did he say this time?" She sat down next to him on the couch and placed a hand on his back, knowing that her husband must've scolded him again.

"He told me this is the last rumor he's clearing up and it's either I keep my reputation at a good state or go back to Japan and fulfill my stupid prince duties." 

"Haru, I told you to never disrespect your title." His mom's soft tone turned serious.

"Sorry, I just can't help it. Is it really necessary for me to keep my image clean when we all know that entertainment really works this way?" 

"That's the reason why your father never wanted you to be part of this in the first place." 

"But we all know I'm innocent! Besides, the only rumor that was actually true out of everything they've said about me was the one where I looked over-fatigued during promotions cause I really was sick that time."

Himari gave him an apologetic smile. "Of course you're innocent," She stood up and walked going to their staircase. "Go to bed, son. When you wake up tomorrow things could be better for you." His mom went up and turned off some of the lights, leaving only the living room lamp on.

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"Unnie, wake up!" Hwayoung shook Eunhye in a hurried manner.

"H-Huh?" She opened her eyes and saw Hwayoung's blurry figure picking out clothes for her in her closet. "What's happening?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Manager called and said we have an emergency meeting. She needs everyone especially you." Eunhye's eyes widened and quickly got out of bed. She changed into the clothes that Hwayoung got for her and combed her tangled hair. 

Hwayoung left Eunhye's room to go and check on the other girls. Meanwhile, Eunhye dashed to the bathroom and brushed her teeth. "Unnie, are you the one in here? Hurry up, we're gonna be late!" Akake's croaky voice said at the other side of the door.

"Yeah, wait!" Eunhye replied in a muffled voice with a toothbrush in her mouth.

She finally finished and went out. Akake, Hwayoung, and Fumiko were waiting for her by the door and they all left the dorm. The car ride going to the YG Building was silent and tense. Usually, they would only be gathered for a meeting when extreme changes or issues have been made. Eunhye couldn't even get her usual chocolate milk in the GS25 convenience store like she always does cause she was in a hurry. The five other members just arrived in the meeting room and they all sat down around the long table.

Their manager followed a few moments after and they greeted her with respectful bows. "Hello girls, thanks for coming today despite being on your day off." Manager Ayeong told them.

They all nodded and glanced at each other's bare faces. "I called for a meeting because of two reasons, first is for the special Inkigayo stage. We have a 4th gen leaders stage and another one for the 01' liners stage. Of course our representatives for that will be your leader, Etsuka, and Huiying, the only 2001 liner among all of you."

"Now for the second reason..." Their manager sighed. "I don't know what's up with these freaking k-media outlets but they're really targeting the YG artists for the past few months now. A lot of malicious rumors have been reported to us in the span of three months. The latest rumor circulating is about Eunhye." They all looked at her. 

"M-Me?" She stuttered and pointed at herself.

Manager Ayeong nodded her head. "I'm disappointed that they targeted you but I'm not surprised. You're the softest of the group and you have a title, of course they would be craving for a juicy headline about Her Royal Highness."

"What's the issue?" Etsuka asked in curiosity.

"Eunhye has been close with a lot of male idols, she's a social butterfly and I can't blame her for that. K-media and some psychotic antis have already made a rumor that you're a flirt and have probably dated half of all the boys in 4th gen groups."

Akake accidentally choked on her water after hearing what the problem was. She coughed for a moment while Bahiyyih rubbed her back. "I'm sorry but seriously? That's such a fake story to tell. Eunhye doesn't even have crushes except for Lee Minho." She said in a calm tone.

"Girls, I know every single one of you like the back of my hand. Of course I know that. I'm not mad at any of you for having male friends but Eunhye... is it alright if you don't meet with any of your male friends as of the moment? Just let the issue cool down?" Their manager asked.

"Yes it's alright with me." She nodded her head.

"Okay, good. We'll be reporting these articles and antis on the internet to the police. Don't worry much about it."

She nodded her head and sighed. "Go back to the dorms and spend your day right." Manager Ayeong left the meeting room.

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Hi everyone thanks for reading the first chapter of Flowers of Despair! This is just a short intro chapter for y'all haha. Just a quick disclaimer that IDK the name of Haruto's parents so I randomly thought of naming them Akio and Himari. These aren't their real names alright!

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