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The concert had been a blasting success, the fans were delirious and satisfied, if not wanting more. Although most of their focus were usually on the lead singer, and perhaps the other guitarist, rather than on him, the bassist. But Nikita didn't mind not being in the spotlight, preferring to contribute in other ways possible, and leave it all to

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The moment Nikita releases her hand, Julia becomes Julchen, the swaggering, mischievous front woman. The grin and wink she flashes the fans are playful and infectious, making the fans scream and squeal again. There's always been something about Julchen that draws the crowd, whether it's her attention-grabbing appearance or her accessibility to fans that do it, it's never quite clear but no one hardly cares. She's Julchen and she's awesome.

She takes her seat beside Nikita and waits for the fans to come up for their autographs. She smiles and shakes hands, gives hugs and kisses, takes pictures and share a laugh or two with her fans. Of course the questions are unavoidable and she answers them with her usual enthusiasm.

"Oh man, yeah, I love it here. You guys are awesome!"

"Dude, of course they're real. What, you wanna touch 'em? Just kidding! No you can't! Oh go away... Fine, a kiss. On the cheek! No funny business, mister. I've got security, but I can promise you I can kick your ass if I want!"

"Huh? No, no. Niki and I are just friends... Awww, I think we'd look pretty together too, haha~ But it's really nothing like that..."

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All Nikita did instead was to sit silently beside her as he too greeted the fans, though in a more quiet manner, signing autographs and nodding once or twice to their questions, and shaking his head at a few requests. Nope, no hugging, thank you very much. He was glad most fans knew about his stance at meet-and-greets, and kept themselves in check.

He glanced over at Julia a few times when she answered the many questions thrown at her, especially when they asked about him and her being an item. His other band members were doing a much better job than him, though that was also perhaps what some of his fans loved about him.

The quiet, silent, brooding and stoic bassist, with the hidden voice that oozes appeal and stroke a chord with the fans, ever eager to catch sight of his rare smiles, and to hear more of his songs. It took quite a while, but pretty soon the limit was up, and soon it was time for the press and media while the fans were shuffled to the back areas.

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The meeting with the fans is fun but a bit exhausting. Sometimes after a show, she just wants nothing more but to go up to her hotel room, take a long hot shower and snuggle into an old tshirt to sleep. But of course they have to do these things and Julchen doesn't usually mind. Maybe tonight is just a special case.

She takes a moment to take a drink from the water bottle they left for her in her place then glances to Nikita beside him. He looks cool and collected as always. Leaning towards him a bit, she asks lowly, "You holding up?"

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Nikita knew that it was most taxing for Julia when it came to the fans, but knew that it was all in the package of being a rather well-known band. Yet it still gave them a sense of satisfaction; he wasn't as tired as her, but he could see it in her eyes, even though she kept it up with her smug grin.

He sighed and took in a deep breath as he leaned back on his seat, glancing over at her when she leaned close to him, nodding at her question. That small gesture, though, was immediately noticed by a few fans, who were whipped into a frenzy.

That made him flush and look back straight ahead, gaze lowered down at the table even as their manager tried to silence the screams. On both their sides, their other two band mates were giving them wry grins, clearly not helping with the situation.

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The squeals and screams make her look to the direction of the frenzied fans. She gives them a bit of an amused but incredulous look. "What?! I can't just talk to him?!"

If anything, her question and reaction just seems to spur the fans on. It started at the front, growing in volume and boisterousness until practically everyone is chanting "NILCHEN! NILCHEN! NILCHEN!" An absurd combination of their names. That will probably make the rounds of the fan communities in a few minutes.

Julia sighs and sinks back into her seat, hiding a bit of her amused grin and pink cheeks behind one hand as she gives her unhelpful bandmates a look. She punches the closest one to her ("Tonio, you dick...") and again, addresses the fans,

"YOU'RE ALL TERRIBLE!"

And she just sort of glances to Nikita by the corner of her eye to see for his reaction.

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On his side, Francis was trying hard to stifle his laughter, managing a quiet chuckle instead as he threw the both of them sly grins. Very, very unhelpful band mates, the both of them.

Julia's outburst only made matters even more rowdy amongst the fans, and Nikita willed himself to stop flushing from the ridiculous chants, eyeing her from the corner of his eyes even as he too sunk back into his seat. He wished he could bury himself into the safety and comfort of his thick coat.

Nikita turned toward Julia once more, an awkward grin on his lips. The fans were probably half right about how he felt for her, though he had often tried to bury that feeling inside him, preferring to regard it as some sort of friendly affection rather than something more than friends.

Then he leaned forward and pulled his microphone nearer, that gesture seemed to work miracles as the fans quickly lowered their voice and waited with bated breath for him to speak, especially since this would most likely be the first time they heard Nikita the Bassist's normal voice.

"Hej."

The single word brought the fans to such a craze that it nearly brought the whole room down, and it really surprised Nikita to realise the kind of effects he might have on them. Maybe he should have just shut up and leave it all to Julia. Yea.

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The reaction from the crowd and Nikita's own reaction to them makes Julia grin, as well as wince at the loudness of it. She can practically feel the glee from the fans and it sends a thrill to shoot through her. It's this glee, this enthusiasm, this love that energizes her and keeps her going until she can finally retreat to the quiet of her room. This energy is also something that Nikita isn't used to and so she reaches for the mike, gently brushing her hand with his a bit. She can set this all straight or at least she'll try to. No need to toss Nikita into the wolves, but...

"Do you have something to say to them?" She asks him, ignoring the crowd who is just getting worked up with how close she is to him. Not quite close enough to be scandalous but for the fans, it could actually "mean something."

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Nikita wasn't used to being the focus of such attention, so it sort of frightened him a little. He let Julia take the mike from him, the brief brush of their hands sending goosebumps up his spine, and he quickly withdrew it back and stuff it into the pockets of his trousers.

He shook his head at her question, unable to find the voice in himself to say anything else. Right this moment, he wished everything would be settled as soon as possible, then bury his head somewhere deep under the pillows of his hotel room. Beside him, Francis was giving him funny looks, and he kicked the older man's shin in annoyance.

Their manager was already shaking his head at this whole fiasco, already glaring holes into the back of their heads, as if to say We will have a word about this later. Nikita could only sigh deeply and put on his pokerface once more.

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Julia can't resist smiling at how cute Nikita is at the moment, just slouching down and avoiding looking at anyone. He's probably embarrassed, but she's not really sure. His poker face is just that good.

With the mike in hand, she turns back to the fans, intent on addressing them and making a final statement on the matter, "Look you guys," She smiles and pauses so that the fans could finish and settle down. "It's really awesome that you liked our duet earlier tonight. That song was written by Nikita himself, by the way~"

And another pause to let the fans show their love and enthusiasm.

"It's also nice how you all seem to like the idea of me and Niki being together in that way, but!" More screaming. Oh these fans sometimes... "There's really nothing going on. I guess we just have good stage chemistry." And just to appease the fans (and herself), maybe to confuse and tease them even more, who knows? She turns to the side to Nikita and winks at him playfully.

"And that's it for that topic! Let's move on!" And with that she drops the subject and doesn't answer anymore questions concerning that.

As far as she knows, that's all there is really. Okay, she finds Nikita cute and she thinks they can be good friends but she doubts anything will ever come out of it. His type of girl is probably similar to his sister (girly, ladylike, curvy), given how he is with her, and as far as Julia knows, she's just not that type.

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Nikita listened quietly by the side as Julchen continued to respond to the fans, though when she turned and threw a playful wink at him, it served only to confuse him more. So was she being serious or teasing? He couldn't tell.

The fans, though were mostly not buying her words when they saw that. Yet they weren't sure either, so it worked out just fine, to keep them in a limbo and grey areas of uncertainties. He wanted to lean over and as What was that about? but refrained himself, lest he sent out the wrong signal again.

Their manager stepped in at that moment and reigned in everyone, both fans and presses alike, giving his usual words of thank yous and other pleasantries and formalities. Their short meet-and-greet, which had extended beyond the time limit, finally ended and the four of them were urged by the securities back to the safety of their hotel, while the fans continued to scream and cry out for them to stay.

Throughout the journey back in the limousine, Nikita was silent in the plush seat, still riding on the wave of craziness from moments earlier. Their other two band mates were chatting away cheerfully, and him being stuck sitting beside Julia. This time, he didn't lean close to her as he whispered a quiet 'thank you', not wanting to be teased by the other two older men in the car.

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Her energy saps out of her the moment she's ushered into the limousine. She's just so tired she can hardly keep her eyes open. She drifts off just as the limousine starts to move and she doesn't hear Nikita's quiet 'thank you'. Despite the fact that she's asleep, her body seems to easily detect the nearest heat source. She sighs and snuggles to the side towards Nikita and his warm, wonderful coat, nuzzling and humming in contentment before settling.

Antonio notices them but decides to let it go for now, though he does smile at Nikita a little, amused at how things are progressing and how cute it all is.

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He felt Julia shifting closer and snuggling against him, glancing over at her from the corner of his eyes, then slowly relaxing as she did nothing else. It was a gesture she did whenever she sat beside him, and usually the other members and himself paid no heed to it, already familiar with her love for his warm coat.

But it was slightly different this time, especially more so when Antonio threw him an amused smile. Sometimes, he wondered if it was all a ploy to garner more interests from the fans, which was already working like magic. On the other hand, he suspected that both Antonio and Francis knew of his feelings for Julia, though none of them confirmed his suspicions.

The ride back was smooth, without any further hitches, and soon they reached their hotel. He shifted slightly and shook Julia's shoulder with his free hand, indicating their arrival. He knew she was a light sleeper, so it shouldn't be hard to rouse her awake.

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Julia wakes up with no trouble, blinking and yawning after a few shakes. She gives Nikita a bit of a disoriented look when she sees him, just looking at him a bit owlishly as if she has no idea who he is and where they are. It must have been a pretty good nap.

"...Hi." She manages after a while and just continues on staring at him a little. She still hasn't moved away from him.

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Nikita wasn't going to readily admit it, but the sight of Julia who just woke up with a dazed look and yawning had to be one of the most endearing imagery he had of her.

He quickly snapped out of his staring and jerked his head in the direction of the opened limousine door. "We have arrived." The taller man stepped out and held a hand out to her, earning a wolf whistle from Francis when he walked past. Nikita decided to ignore him and wait for her instead.

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She hardly acknowledges Francis' whistle, too busy with rubbing at her eyes and making her way as well as she could out of the limousine. She takes Nikita's hand without really thinking about it and steps out as carefully as she can.

Julia looks up at Nikita. "What time is it?" She's still holding his hand.

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"Nearly midnight." Came the low murmur as he gripped onto Julia's hand firmly, making sure she was standing on her feet steadily, the entire time keeping watch over her.

He wouldn't let go until he was certain she was properly awake. "Should sleep early tonight."