☁︎ Nobody ☁︎
"Don't you think they've been gone for quite a while?" Haruna asked as he slouched over his chair, almost causing him to fall over. Hayato laughed before replying, "Yeah... Just let them take their time though. We still have a hour before school starts, and 12 hours until the concert..." Natsuki glanced at Jun worriedly, due to his blank expression as he store off into space. "J-Jun?" He stuttered quietly, snapping Jun out of his trance. "Yes?" "Are you... Okay?" Natsuki asked slowly and quietly as per usual. "Mmhm... Just—kind of... Dozing off..." Jun explained as the others looked at him with a puzzled expression plastered on their faces.
Natsuki gave him a small smile before somewhat turning his attention away from him, letting his head rest on his propped up arm. "You're worried... About (Y/n) and Shiki... Aren't you?" He announced. "N-No! You've got it all wrong!" Jun stammered as a light blush appeared on his cheeks. Haruna and Hayato gaped at Jun's new expression, not expecting the most mature of the group to lose his cool. "Sure... Whatever you say Jun..." Natsuki smiled, replying in his usual calming voice, not a hint of teasing in it. Jun let out a sigh as he rested his arms on the table, along with his head on top.
"Well... Shall we go looking for them, or do you guys want to start practice again?" Hayato announced, trying to lighten the mood. Just then, voices appeared outside of the room, as the two familiars appeared with drinks in their hands. "Whelp, no need to look for them." Haruna sighed quietly in an upbeat tone.
"Jeez... Where have you two been? It's been at least half a hour since you two ran off somewhere—now the producer is worried..." Jun asked sternly. (Y/n) almost automatically felt guilty and began to bow in a 95 degree angle, shocking the boys. "(Y/n)! Stop that!!" Shiki whined as he grabbed onto the girl's torso and pulled her back up. "S-Sorry... Don't blame Shiki as well—it was my fault in the first place." (Y/n) muttered quietly. "J-Jun—I know you're the dad of the group, but let's let this slide, okay?" Haruna joked as he draped his arm around (Y/n)'s neck, causing her to flinch at the sudden contact. "Whatever... And I'm not the dad of HighxJoker Haruna..." Jun sighed for the nth time today.
The group laughed as (Y/n) and Shiki handed out the drinks to the other members. Everybody else took their seats, except for Shiki and (Y/n). "Everything's all good if (Y/n)-chi's alright, right? Let's get MEGA MAX HYPED for the concert now!" The glasses wearing boy exclaimed cheerfully as he draped his arm around (Y/n)'s neck, causing her to flinch a second time in the past two minutes. "Shiki... Calm down a little bit... You guys still have an hour of practice..." (Y/n) mumbled, trying to distract herself from the closeness between Shiki and herself. Shiki looked at the girl, who had her usual stoic expression, trying to cover up her embarrassed face. He gave her a small yet warm smile before quickly apologizing. "Right, sorry (Y/n)-cchi~ Let's get hyped up and practice all we can to the MEGA MAX then!!"
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☆ (Y/n) ☆
What if my dilemma causes them to screw up while they're performing? What if they didn't get the chance to practice enough because of me? What if—
"(Y/n)-cchi? Are you okay?" Shiki asked as he snapped me out of my trance. His face was a centimeter away from mine, causing me to feel his warm breath brush against my lips. My body steadily pulled back on its own, trying not to loose its cool. I took a moment to regain my composure before nodding my head in reply. He gave me a weak smile before ruffling my hair up with his hand. "O-Oi—Shiki!! What are you doing?" I stammered as I grabbed his hand with my own, releasing it from my hair. "You just seemed so down (Y/n)-chi! I'm trying to get you hyped up to the MEGA MAX!!" He exclaimed cheerfully.
The ends of my lips curved up on its own, causing me to shake my head a little bit while trying to suppress my laughter. "Okay Shiki, you've definitely got me hyped..." I slowly teased while trying to avert my attention away from the boy. His face still showed signs of discontent as he slowly began to draw closer to me. After a few seconds of silence, he pulled me into a tight hug, scaring the living crap out of me before my body slowly eased itself. "S-Shiki?! W-What's wrong?" I asked as I slowly began to hug him back. We were currently in the dressing room of the concert hall. HighxJoker was going to perform in a matter of minutes, yet the lead vocalist of the band was right here instead of getting ready to go on stage.
He stammered a bit before pulling away, his hands attached to my shoulders. "Make sure to cheer me on, okay (Y/n)-cchi?!" He exclaimed. A bright pink hue spread across his cheeks and he had a wide grin on his face. Needless to say, but he looked quite adorable. My face reddened as I slowly smiled back at him. "Sure Shiki. I'll definitely cheer you on."
"Shiki?! Where are you?!" Familiar voices interrupted from the hallway. I sighed as I whispered in Shiki's ear "You better go before Jun won't accept you as a full member of HighxJoker." I joked. "Ehh?!?! Not cool (Y/n)-cchi!!" He whined as he hit my arm playfully. A laugh escaped my lips before I saw Shiki smile softly at the corner of my eye. "(Y/n)-cchi! One more thing!!" He smiled as his face grew closer and closer to mine.
My eyes instinctively shut themselves before a warm sensation grew on my right cheek. I opened my eyes to realize that Shiki wasn't there anymore. As the heat spread across my face, my fingers gingerly grazed the small area, which remained the warmest of all.
"Seriously... What is this feeling?"
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OMAKE:
☁︎ Nobody ☁︎
"Sorry! I got separated!" Shiki yelled out as he quickly apologized. "Jeez... We're on stage in two minutes. Try to pay attention next time..." Jun ranted as the others playfully hit Shiki on his arm or back while giving him a small laugh. "Oi. Why's you're face so red? You look like a tomato." Haruna pointed out as he poked at Shiki's cheek. "W-What?! It's not red—you're just seeing things Haruna-cchi," he stammered as he hit Haruna's hand away "let's get SUPER MEGA MAXED HYPED NOW!!" Shiki exclaimed as he changed the topic.
"He was with (Y/n)... Right?" Natsuki whispered among the three other members. Everybody but Jun—who shook his head disapprovingly—nodded in agreement. "Definitely with (Y/n)..." They laughed as they dragged Shiki along with them to the stage.
