Stars and Roses ✓

𝐈𝐕.

A peculiar dream, yet it feels like it was real.

✧*。

THE cold breeze touches her skin as she stood inside the gazebo. Yachi looked around to see the beautiful garden around her. She is tempted to go outside to look the flowers, but something was stopping her. She feels like, she needs to stay inside. There wasn't some sort of danger that she feels, but she just wants to stay inside.

"And what is a beautiful mademoiselle doing out here in the middle of the night?" She turned to see Yamaguchi, dressed in a fancy suit.

"Maybe she's waiting for man who would sweep her off of her feet," She gave him a knowing smile. God, she'll never get tired of their weird little antics.

"Say, sweet mademoiselle, would you care if this dashing man before you-- ask you for a slow dance?" He wiggled his eyebrows that made her giggle.

"Ah, a dance without a song playing?"

"Then let me rephrase my question. Would you care if this dashing man before you, ask you to sing a lovely song with him while the both of you dance?" Both knew of a song and dance since they did it for a performance before, and now they're doing it just on their own beat.

Tadashi offers her a hand to take which she gladly accepted. Gently pulling her close, he wraps his other arm around her waist, their eyes meeting as he started singing.

♪ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝
𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝
𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 ♪

They were swaying, moving to their own beat. The stars could only watch them exchange parts in their song, watching them sing as if it is not sad song.

♪ 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 ♪

It was the last that he will see of her sweet smile for him. The sparkle in her eyes that would ignite something inside him whenever their gaze meet. And it was also the last that he would feel her love for him.

♪ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 ♪

He slowly twirled Yachi staring at her flawless features before singing the last part of the song.

♪ 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧
𝐒𝐨 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 ♪

They didn't continue the song that they were singing. They had a small staring contest before the latter sadly smiles. "Why are you making me want someone I can't have?" Yachi chuckled dryly, of course she is referring to him.

Instead of answering her; he held her hand gently, leading her out of the gazebo. But she couldn't bring herself to step out of there. There were no ropes nor chain binding her, but she just couldn't.

"Set yourself free, Yachi. You deserve it."

"Her pulse is getting slower,"

She's confused. There were only the two of them, yet she's hearing another voice in her head.

"You wouldn't want to leave them, would you?" Yamaguchi gave her a reassuring smile, gently tugging her hand.

"Hold on a little more, young lady. Please."

The gazebo around her slowly vanished to thin air. Her heart is beating so fast yet she still couldn't bring herself to step out of there.

"T-Tadashi?! What's happening?!" She frantically asked. But the answer she got was getting pulled out of the gazebo.

She was pulled out of what she considers home. But then, she is somewhat thankful.

"Her pulse stabilized! Good work, everyone!"