Fated by the Stars [2/2]
Title: Fated by the Stars
Genre: General, AU
Fandom: Fourze
Characters: Sakuta Ryusei, Nozama Tomoko, JK, Utahoshi Kengo, Joujima Yuki, Sawashiro Miu
Summary: Amanogawa High is a normal High School with no weird creatures appearing. Of course that is if you think Tomoko and the others are completely normal (which is to say "no, not really").
Yuki
Joujima Yuki has always been branded as a clumsy and loud weirdo. Some people liked her for her outgoing attitude, but as soon as she talks about the stars, they would leave her. She was an astronomy otaku.
But that was not the only reason why she was left alone by those people. It was because she heard the voice of the stars. Whenever she becomes close to people, she cannot help but talk about how the universe called out to her before, spoke her name and told her to come to space.
They all thought she was crazy.
But still, she never gave up. For the voice of the stars, for her love of space, she will face forward and smile.
Yuki x Kengo
Utahoshi Kengo was known as that guy who has perfect grades for every subject but barely attends class. They all think he is some sort of genius who doesn't want to get close to anyone. Someone who is boastful. Proud. Untouchable.
What they didn't know was that he was the son of a famous astronaut who got lost in space. He is an orphan who grew up hearing stories about how amazing his father was (and consequently how much of a shame it is that he is dead).
They also didn't know the fact that he collapses every morning just trying to go to school. He tries really, really hard. But his body has been weak from the start. Even if he wants to talk to others and hang out, he thinks he will just be a bother. His body will surely give out.
"Are you okay?" They didn't know. But Yuki, somehow, knew. She knew his father and was interested in him. And so she found out about his weak disposition. "Let's get you to the infirmary." She offered a hand.
As what he usually does, he gave her a cold look and said "No need" with the most indifferent voice he could muster. He held on to the knob on the door at his side and stood up. He was clearly dizzy though, given the unbalanced way he took his first step. He winced as another bout of headache attacked him.
"You really need help. See?" She completely ignored his attitude and took hold of his arm. She assisted him as he walked.
Despite his protest, he did not have enough strength to actually push her away.
...
"I'm Joujima Yuki! Nice to meet you Kengo-kun!"
He just woke up when he saw her sitting on the side of the bed, watching him. "Uh..." Not having enough experiences with these kind of people, he did not know what to do or say. "Nice to meet you."
"I heard you want to be an astronaut!" She commented, clearly wanting to start a conversation.
"Ah. Yes." He nodded briefly.
"Me too!" She smiled brightly. "I thought I was the only one~" She giggled before taking both of his hands. "We're allies now, right? Let's do our best to become astronauts!"
He blinked. Once. Twice. "Hm?" He stared at her hands on his. "Allies?" He wondered how it became like that. Isn't it more like they're rivals for the same dream? It's not like everyone can become astronauts.
"Un! If you need my help, just call me, okay?"
...
He realized a few weeks later what it meant to be her friend. He was absent for a few days because of his anemia. Of course, as usual, he expected that no one would care where or how he was.
But her arrival in his life probably meant there would be more and more unusual things.
"Good afternoon!" It was the fourth day that he was absent, and some way or another Joujima Yuki found his address. "I brought a cake!"
He didn't have a choice but to let her in. "Why are you here?" He asked, right hand massaging his temple as he sat back down the couch.
She grinned. "I brought a copy of my notes for the past days!" She proudly showed him a pile of paper which she placed beside the box of cake. "I was worried since you were always absent. It must be hard."
His eyes widened as he stared at her. So she really thinks that I'm her ally? He wondered when was the last time someone actually cared for him. Just thinking about it made him chuckle a bit. "Thank you."
"Uwah!" She sounded shocked. "You laughed! Kengo-kun laughed!"
"..." He frowned. Being "allies" with someone like her would definitely, definitely be tiring.
Astronomy Club I
Miu was the Queen of the school. She knew every club and every member of each. She knew who the honor students were and she knew exactly who the delinquents are. She was in charge of giving everyone energy and cheering them on as the queen (and also the cheerleading captain).
And so, one day, per JK's information (he was her very own secret informant for various things), she went to the old storage room at the end side of the club building. He said there was an illegal club staying there.
Looking at the storage room from the outside, she saw nothing wrong. But as she was about to knock, she heard voices.
"Oi, Yuki. Stop dancing around and help me set-up this telescope."
"But Kengo-kun~ I'm trying to gather energy from space for our club to be accepted."
Miu sighed and knocked on the door, knowing exactly who was inside by now. "Excuse me."
The door opened to reveal a surprised Joujima Yuki and a frowning Utahoshi Kengo. "O- oh! Queen! You're visiting?" She looked like she was caught doing something wrong.
"Good afternoon, Kawashiro-san. What do we owe this visit for?" Kengo calmly asked, looking straight at her.
"I've gotten information about someone using this room without the student council's consent." Miu looked around and saw glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceilings and different pictures of celestial bodies on the walls. "Looks like my information was right."
Kengo nodded and took a bunch of papers from his bag. "We already have all the necessary requirments to apply for a club."
Miu smiled politely as she took the papers. Glancing through everything, she then said "So your only problem is the lack of members?"
Yuki nodded. "Yes!" She took a stuffed Hayabusa from the side and used it as a puppet. "Even though it's a fun club..."
"I would have appreciated it if you talked to me first before doing this in our storage room though." Miu mused with a look that obviously meant 'you don't mess with the Queen' despite the smile on her lips. "Anyway," She looked at the two members while thinking deeply.
"Ahhh~" Yuki took out a chair from the side and placed it at the side of the table. "Please sit."
"Thank you." Miu sat down as she wondered what to do.
"If you could give us just a bit more time, we would find members." Kengo said convincingly.
Miu almost laughed but tried not to. "Really?" She looked at him with the proud way she does when she thinks she is higher than the other person. "I don't think anyone would join an astronomy club in this school."
Kengo's expression changed a bit but quickly went back to his normal stoic one. "Even so, we will try to-"
"Then." Miu placed the papers down on the table and took a ballpen from her purse. "I'll sign down three names as shadow members for now. Me, JK and-"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Ooooh~! Maybe it's prospective members!" Yuki excitedly opened the door.
At the corner of her eyes, Miu saw two people. A goth and a pretty boy. Nozama Tomoko and Sakuta Ryusei.
"Tomoko-chan! Ryusei-kun!" Yuki's smile widened as she let them in. "Are you here to join our club?"
Ryusei smiled handsomely as he gave her two application sheets. "Tomoko-chan said you needed our help." He glanced at Kengo and gave a small nod.
Tomoko nodded with that cutely weird smile of hers. "We want to help the Astronomy club. It's interesting."
"Okay then." Miu stood up after seeing this. "I'll place down my name for now and pass this list. As long as you have five members, you can be a club." She gathered all the papers and looked at the four members in front of her. "Is that to your favor?"
Kengo stood up, took the applications sheets from Yuki and gave it to Miu. "That would be a big help."
Miu x Kengo x Yuki
For some unknown reason, the Queen of Amanogawa High just loves to pass by the Astronomy Club's room. She was just a shadow member used to fill up the number of people in the club. And yet she came in almost everyday like any other member.
"Why do you always come here?" Kengo asked with clear disdain in his voice. He glanced at her, carefully looking through the make-up kit in front of her and the pile of magazines at her side.
"Am I getting in the way?" she asked, smiling mischievously. "Perhaps you want some alone time with the club president?"
"O-of course not." Kengo decided to just completely ignore her existence.
Yuki bounced to Kengo's side, grinning as she poked him on his arm. "Looks like you're getting along well with Miu-senpai!"
"I'm not." Kengo replied with a deadpan voice, wondering just how clueless Yuki can be.
Ryusei stood up from his seat and looked at his watch. "I'll go to practice now." He said, glancing at Tomoko. "You'll stay here?"
Tomoko nodded, smiling a bit. "We'll wait for the first stars to appear."
"Oh. Okay. I'll go back as soon as we finish." He said before walking away. "Ittekimasu." He said to everyone before closng the door.
"Itterasshai!" Yuki, Tomoko and Miu all said.
Kengo glanced one more time at Miu before saying "Thank you for letting us stay after club hours."
Everyone could hear the amusement in Miu's voice as she said "Ara~ Kengo-kun's thanking me?"
"We're really thankful, Miu-senpai." Yuki sat beside Kengo and bowed down towards the queen. "If it wasn't for you, our club wouldn't have been acknowledged..." As if remembering something, she snapped her fingers. "But really, we still don't know why you come here like a real member."
"Miu-senpai..." Tomoko stood up from her corner and sat beside Miu, staring at her face with interest. "Do you like it here?"
Miu's eyes widened. Looking away, she laughed humorlessly. "Why would you even think that? It's just because I'm the queen! And it's my duty to monitor unusual clubs like this one."
"Heh." Kengo scoffed. "And how is this club unusual? We properly write our club activities and give it to the student council."
"We-well..." Miu was at a lost what to say.
"Maybe Miu-senpai just really likes it here!" Yuki concluded with a laugh.
"Seems so." Tomoko agreed, shrugging.
"No other logical reason, is there?" Kengo was almost smiling as he watched Miu search for other excuses. "It's no use, Miu-senpai."
Narrowing her eyes at Kengo, she pouted and took one magazine from her stack. "I-it's just a little relaxing here, that's all!" She said, hiding her face behind the magazine.
The three laughed as they watched the usually proud Queen hide in embarrassment.
...
With the sports fest near, Ryusei became busy with his other club and Miu became busy with her student council work. That's why only Kengo, Yuki and Tomoko went to the clubroom after school. Tomoko usually went to Ryusei's practice too, so she doesn't appear as much.
"It's awfully quiet without them, ne?" Yuki glanced around with a small frown.
Kengo shrugged, indifferent as usual. "Better. I can study more this way."
Laughing a bit, Yuki peeked at what he was writing and saw English words written all over the notebook. Her face scrunched up as if in disgust. "Ew. That looks hard."
"Haha..." He laughed, feeling like he would not have any headache for a long time. "It's just the notes my father left me"
Yuuki smiled and snatched it away from him, trying to comprehend what was written on it. "Your father really was amazing, ne. I hope we can be like him."
Kengo took it back before looking at her with a serious expression. "When my body gets better, I'll take the exam for the special seminar so I could start training after High School."
"Jaa, me too!" Yuuki raised her right hand up and laughed. "Let's take the exam together!"
"Un." He couldn't help but chuckle.
...
"Hmmm..." Yuki poked her lunch, thinking deeply. She sighed.
Kengo glanced at her for a second before going back to reading. "Stop playing with your food, Yuki." He flipped to the next page with a blank expression.
"But it's so lonely without everyone! Somehow." she pouted as she continued poking her lunch.
"Eh." He raised an eyebrow quizically. The two of them has always been eating together, and even without those other members, it was always lively. Yuki liked talking about various things with him. "You got used to their presence, huh..."
She nodded. "I guess that's it." She then looked at him and asked "How about Kengo-kun? Don't you miss hanging out with them?"
"Not necessarily." He shrugged. It was enough to have Yuki beside him. Even so... "But it is nice when they are here."
A bright smile appeared on her face as she took one of his hands on the table and clutched it with both hands. "Kengo-kun is being more friendly~ I'm so happy." She giggled. "Before, you were always alone. But now, you're being more open, ne?"
He tried to hide the small smile on his lips but he couldn't. "It's all thank to you."
...
Miu, one hand on the door knob of the club, stood still as she continued listening to the two people inside talk. "Well, I guess I should leave those two alone for now." She sighed. "Kengo-kun should be thankful."
JK x Miu
She stepped back and was about to walk away when someone called her name.
"Senpai!" It was JK running towards her. "Why are you hiding here for? Jun-senpai said you just wanted a break..."
"Sshhh." She placed her index finger on her lips. "I'll go, I'll go. Okay?" She sighed again. She's been sighing an awful lot lately.
JK looked at the door on the left, staring at the hand written sign on top of the door. "Astronomy club... The one with Joujima and Nozama?"
"As expected from the informant, huh." Miu clapped her hand quietly. They started walking to the main building.
"It's an interesting club, right? They have a goth, a famous pretty boy, the weirdo alien communicator and the genius. Then they have you, the Queen." JK looked at her meaningfully, grinning as if he wanted to say something more.
Miu looked away, annoyed. "First of all, I'm just a shadow member. I'm not a member of that group, okay? Second, they're not just some weirdos. They do things for the club and is a real club."
JK smirked. "For a non-member, you sure are defending them well." He laughed. "You sure like those people, don't you?"
"Why don't you join in too, just to see?" This time, it was Miu's turn to smile. "You are interested, right? In th members. Especially..." She laughed, seeing his expression turn a little more serious. It was unusual to see him so easily worked up.
"I'm interested, of course. But I don't want to be in any specific club! That would hog time and everyone will be sad if I don't appear everywhere~" He easily laughed it off.
She smiled and patted him on the back. "You can visit me when I go there though. It won't be suspicious at all." She laughed as he pouted. "Besides, I still go in every council meeting and attend cheer practice but I still find time to visit the Astronomy club. Of course it's just visit, I'm not a member after all"
"Hai, hai." He nodded dismissively. "If I'm free, I'll visit this selfish Queen."
Miu
Being the Queen had its perks. She could walk around the school at any time. She could ask for favors from anyone in the campus. She could ask permission for anything from the teachers. The whole school was wrapped on her fingers. She controls so much.
But as much as its perks are its disadvantages. She was always busy, never having rest. She was always being watched. She could never do things that might break her image. She was always careful.
"Senpai. Your magazines are piling up too much." Kengo said as soon as he opened the door. "You have other rooms to place it in, surely." He sighed as he sat on the chair opposite hers.
"Complaining as soon as you come in?" She pretended to pout before laughing. "I'll clean it up when I find the time. Let me rest for now."
Ryusei, who was reading a book on astronomy, looked up and said "You should just place all of those in the student council room."
Yuki nodded. "It's not related to our club at all!" She pouted, eyebrows furrowed.
"Hai, hai." She nodded dismissively. "I will take everything away." She puffed her cheeks. "You're all against me."
"I think..." Everyone looks at the side at Tomoko who was wearing a serious expression. "I think we should let Miu-senpai place her magazines here. Yuki-chan lets me place my spell books here, too. Miu-senpai needs..." She looked at Miu with a scrutinizing gaze. "She needs a home."
Kengo chuckled. Ryusei smiled a bit. Yuki giggled.
"Wha-what's with everyone?" Miu crossed her arms on her chest.
"You should just say it." Kengo had a small smile on. "If you really need it."
Miu stared at the other members in surprise. "You all-"
"You did say it's relaxing here." Ryusei added.
"Miu-senpai, you can consider this place your home if you want." Tomoko earnestly said.
Sighing, Yuki nodded. "We have a lot to thank you for, after all. So I guess it's okay."
Miu looked away. "It is relaxing here." She said in a quiet voice. Other places would have lots of people vying for her attention, wanting her to stay. But this club has such a roundabout way of appreciating her. It's interesting. And Miu doesn't really have to become so welcoming or to act different. If she's annoyed, she could show it. If she wants to tease the members, she could go ahead and do so. All of them... they already felt like family. And she does relax best when she stays here. Looking down, she smiled and said "Thanks."
JK
Even though he didn't really want to, JK found himself standing in front of the Astronomy club beside his selfish Queen. He said he did not want to be here, that he would rather attend the party at the bar than go stargazing with a bunch of weirdos.
Of course Miu said she saw right through him and that he really wanted to go. 'That's a lie' she said, smiling triumphatly as if she already won the battle.
Well in this case, she really did win. Because JK had no choice but to accompany her. He seriously thinks she's just doing it to have someone normal around though, like she needed someone to hold on to while Kengo and Yuki continues to dance around their weird relationship.
"I'm not your pet, senpai." JK said, a little jokingly and a little serious.
Miu laughed before knocking once then opening the door. "No, you're not. You're a slave to the queen." She flashed a smirk at his direction before looking around the clubroom. "Good afternoon!"
"Ah. JK the informant." Ryusei stood up in surprise. "Senpai, why-"
Walking inside and placing his bag on her usual seat, she pulled JK inside and introduced him to everyone. "Everyone, this is my favorite kohai, JK. As you probably know, he's the best informant in town." She pulled one chair from the side and made him sit. "He said he wanted to observe our club activity tonight."
"Oooh!" Yuki looked so excited. "A prospective member!" Her eyes were shining like stars.
Kengo raised an eyebrow quizically with a curious expression. "The shadow member bringing a prospective member, huh." He seemed really amused with the idea.
JK glared at Miu only to see her pouting at Kengo's direction. "Is there anything wrong with that?" She asked, high pitched and ready to fight.
He shrugged. "Nothing's wrong with it." Kengo was almost smiling as he said this. JK wondered if it meant he enjoyed teasing the Queen. If that is so, Kengo definitely is unique, JK thinks.
As the club erupted in casual talk, JK found his sight drifting to the goth on the corner. She was quietly reading a black book which looked like her usual supernatural material. Her other hand was clutching a small doll as if she was planning to bewitch someone. He wanted to go to her side and ask what it was, just because he was a curious fellow who always needed answers.
His attention got shifted when Ryusei cleared his throat and stood up, walking to him. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
Tomoko looked up in surprise, hearing the serious tone the boy was using. "Ryusei-san...?" She watched as JK and Ryusei walked out of the room.
The other three were busy talking about the preparations for the moon gazing today so they didn't even look up.
JK did not have a good feeling about it. He wanted to clear away from these people. Ryusei calling him out was a bad sign. As if he did something wrong already even with all his precautions. "What is it?" He asked with a grin when they closed the door. He tried to sound as friendly as possible.
"I wanted to say thank you for last time." Ryusei said, though his voice was too serious to be just saying that. "But I've always wanted to ask... Why did you know about Tomoko-chan's hiding place? She said it was a secret."
Laughing it off, JK waved his right hand as if it was nothing. "I'm the best informant! Of course I know all the secret hiding places of everyone!" It was simply that. He wasn't lying.
"Then you aren't interested in Tomoko-chan at all?" Ryusei looked like he needed answers right away, no matter what kind of answer JK will give.
"I- I'm not." JK wanted to bang his head on the wall for faltering.
Before Ryusei could reply to this though, the door opened and out came Tomoko. "Ryusei-san, JK-kun, we'll go to the rooftop now." Her eyes were wide and it looked like she was seeking answers from their expressions. "Oh. And-"
Ryusei didn't let her finish. He strode forward, taking her hand and walking ahead while pulling her with him.
Yuki and Kengo got out of the room as well, side by side walking behind the first two.
Miu came out with a sympathetic look on her face. "Already being cornered by Ryusei-kun, huh... I guess you weren't as good with hiding your emotions as you let on." She patted him on the back.
"I am not hiding anything." JK grumbled.
"Oh if you say so."
...
It was awkward, to say the least. Kengo, Yuki and Miu sat around the telescope as they waited for the stars to appear. Ryusei and Tomoko were silently sitting at the side, not talking nor touching. Just comfortably sitting beside each other. JK was stuck sitting in between these two groups, lost on what to do.
To his surprise, Tomoko shifted to his side a bit and looked at him with curious eyes. Ryusei looked like he wanted to sit between them but couldn't do anything.
"You knew about my secret place and saw me." She was stating the fact, staring at his face for a reaction.
He laughed nervously. "Yes. Is that bad?"
She narrowed her eyes before shrugging and looking up at the sky. "No." She answered briefly. "But... it was you. There was someone who watched me. I felt it."
There were movement at her side. JK knew he was in trouble with Ryusei. "Maybe. Maybe not."
"Hm" She simply nodded. She was obviously sure it was him. She wasn't questioning him. She just wanted to tell him that she knew.
He wondered if she also knew that she watched her across the canteen hall. That he was so torn apart by the fact that she was being bullied and he could do something. That he might actually have some feelings for her that he himself could never bring himself to acknowledge.
"Confused, I see." She muttered, still looking at the sky. "But the skies are clear this night. It always help."
Ryusei moved closer to her and asked "What do you mean?"
She smiled at him, that smile that JK knew could never be directed at him. "Nothing." She shook her head.
He chuckled a bit, saying "What's that?" as he did so.
JK looked at the sky, willing himself to clear his mind as much as the skies were clear. This night he will surely forget all these thoughts and just enjoy. Enjoy like he usually does.
Tomoko x Ryusei II
"He was watching you, you said?" Ryusei was walking Tomoko home that night since it was already pretty late. They walked side by side like they usually do. "You felt it?" He knew her powers were real, so it was almost certain that JK did really watch her at some point.
She simply nodded as if there was nothing wrong with that. "People get interested." She said as if it explained everything.
"You don't think he likes you at all?" he asked, stopping on his tracks as he looked at her.
She stopped as well, looking up with wide clueless eyes. "I don't think he hates me." was all she said.
Frustrated, he messed up his hair. How can she not see that JK's interest in her? He's obviously aiming for her! Aiming for her even though Ryusei already makes an effort to show everyone that... that... "How about me? Do you know how I feel for you?" he resorted to ask. He suddenly got confused. Who was he to her, anyway? And who was she to him? That was something they never cleared up themselves. Did he have any right to simply guard her from any prospective suitor?
"You like me." She started walking again, not even thinking about it. She sounded sure and confident of the answer. She walked on, not looking back. "You've been interested for a while too." She simply stated the facts.
He jogged to her side, confused and shocked. "If you know that, then... Wait. What do you feel about me?" He grew nervous. Girls, when saying this things to people they like, would be more embarrassed. She should be blushing. Stuttering. She shouldn't be walking ahead as if it was nothing. Maybe she didn't like him at all. Maybe she just saw him as the bodyguard that kept her safe.
"Hm." She stopped again and faced him. She smiled. "I like you as much as you do."
He blinked. Processed what she meant. Then proceeded to hug her out of surprise. He didn't say anything and simply hugged her. Tightly. Somehow, all his worries about JK and about the uncertainty of what they were completely disappeared. He was just so happy.
"Ryusei-san...?" She asked, looking up at his face. "Your face is red."
"Yeah." He did not let go. He was too busy feeling happy to feel embarrassed. "Just let me hug you for now."
"Okay." She laughed a bit and returned the hug.
Yuki x Kengo x Miu II
Miu always wondered what Yuki felt for Kengo. Anyone in the club would know that he was deeply, madly in love with the club president. It was obvious in his special treatment of her, of the way he smiles at her silly jokes. He was so warm with her, compared to his at most lukewarm treatment of the other members.
Yuki, despite being so open about her thoughts, has not shown any clue as to what she really feels for Kengo. It's either she really just doesn't feel anything for him, or she's good with hiding it.
But all of these changed when one day Kengo collapsed in the clubroom.
"Kengo-kun!" It was the first time they saw that kind of panic in Yuki's face. She looked so helpless for a moment before she pulled herself together and told Ryusei to call the nurse.
The relieved expression she has when the nurse said it was just fatigue was something new as well for Miu. The change was so drastic; like Yuki suddenly saw light at the end of a dark tunnel. Her emotions changed so quickly.
It was a Yuki they haven't seen before.
Kengo was to rest from school for three days. And since he lived alone, Yuki promised to visit him every after class.
During those three days, Miu understood why Kengo fell in love. Yuki's determination to make him better, her extreme care for him, it was all so clear. She cared for her more than the club members originally thought.
"Sorry to intrude!" The members walked in the small studio apartment. Miu stepped in, followed by Ryusei and Tomoko.
Inside, Yuki was already arranging the food. "I ordered food for everyone." She smiled brightly and told them to sit. It felt like she was the mistress of the house.
It was a Sunday, and they all agreed to visit Kengo who was still a little sick. He was sitting up on his bed, watching all of them with tired eyes. "Yuki, you're acting like this is your house again."
Yuki simply laughed as she continued arranging plates for all of them. "Don't worry, don't worry!" She pulled at Tomoko and made her sit on the chair nearest. "Come on, Tomoko-chan, help me!"
"Better not." Ryusei said with a frown. "She'll mix things you don't want to taste in your whole lifetime."
Tomoko looked at him and asked "So you don't like the lunch-"
"No, no, I do, I really do!" He panickedly backpedalled, shaking both hands in front of him. "Don't worry about that!"
Yuki and Miu watched the two in amusement. Then, remembering something, Miu opened her bag and took out a plastic. "I bought the medicine you asked for, Yuki-chan."
"Ah thank senpai." She took the plastic and went to the side of the bed where a box was. "Mou, Kengo-kun, I told you to properly arrange this." She pouted at him.
He coughed before looking at her. "I didn't have the time."
"Still!" She crossed her arms. "You study too much, that's why! You don't have time for anything else."
The three other members watched them talk, amused. "They look like a married couple." Miu commented lightly, laughing.
The two immediately blushed. "We don't!"
Astronomy Club II
Home. It felt like that for all of them. A group of weirdos, they really are. But as peculiar as the group is, it still made sense how they got together. They all needed somewhere to belong. They all needed a home to go to.
Tomoko was a loner, but she felt lonely and needed someone who would accept her for who she was. She needed someone who would believe her. And that was what the club was for her.
Ryusei is not as obvious. He could fit in elsewhere. But he was brought here by fate. And more than anything, he knew it was the right choice. He felt like it comes together perfectly.
Yuki also needed someone who would believe her. Who would stay no matter what weird things she says. The club was that and more for her. She had more than friends, she found herself a family.
Kengo, always cold and always alone, has gotten used to the solitude that was brought about by his weakness. But now that he had people who would visit him at home when he's not feeling well, people who worried for his health and gave him all kinds of food to recover, he can't even imagine going back to his old life.
And of course Miu, the most unlikely member. The member who still denies her membership. She needed the relaxing atmosphere the Astronomy club gave. And she needed to feel that she was accepted no matter what, even with no pretense and with no hierarchy to hold her up. She could be real.
They found what they were looking for, a home, a family. And they have never been happier.
Uwah. Finished. Seriously. How. Did. I. Finish. It.
So, uh, it is obviously a weird AU with a crazily normal HS setting. And also creepy OOC moments. Sorry for that.
But hey I tried! And I am proud of how it turned out, no matter what :p It kind of got Miu-centric and JK-centric for me at some point but yeah, that's just my bias. Oh and somehow it got eerily long. Kind of not sorry for that. I just really like to ramble on and on and on.
Genre: General, AU
Fandom: Fourze
Characters: Sakuta Ryusei, Nozama Tomoko, JK, Utahoshi Kengo, Joujima Yuki, Sawashiro Miu
Summary: Amanogawa High is a normal High School with no weird creatures appearing. Of course that is if you think Tomoko and the others are completely normal (which is to say "no, not really").
Yuki
Joujima Yuki has always been branded as a clumsy and loud weirdo. Some people liked her for her outgoing attitude, but as soon as she talks about the stars, they would leave her. She was an astronomy otaku.
But that was not the only reason why she was left alone by those people. It was because she heard the voice of the stars. Whenever she becomes close to people, she cannot help but talk about how the universe called out to her before, spoke her name and told her to come to space.
They all thought she was crazy.
But still, she never gave up. For the voice of the stars, for her love of space, she will face forward and smile.
Yuki x Kengo
Utahoshi Kengo was known as that guy who has perfect grades for every subject but barely attends class. They all think he is some sort of genius who doesn't want to get close to anyone. Someone who is boastful. Proud. Untouchable.
What they didn't know was that he was the son of a famous astronaut who got lost in space. He is an orphan who grew up hearing stories about how amazing his father was (and consequently how much of a shame it is that he is dead).
They also didn't know the fact that he collapses every morning just trying to go to school. He tries really, really hard. But his body has been weak from the start. Even if he wants to talk to others and hang out, he thinks he will just be a bother. His body will surely give out.
"Are you okay?" They didn't know. But Yuki, somehow, knew. She knew his father and was interested in him. And so she found out about his weak disposition. "Let's get you to the infirmary." She offered a hand.
As what he usually does, he gave her a cold look and said "No need" with the most indifferent voice he could muster. He held on to the knob on the door at his side and stood up. He was clearly dizzy though, given the unbalanced way he took his first step. He winced as another bout of headache attacked him.
"You really need help. See?" She completely ignored his attitude and took hold of his arm. She assisted him as he walked.
Despite his protest, he did not have enough strength to actually push her away.
...
"I'm Joujima Yuki! Nice to meet you Kengo-kun!"
He just woke up when he saw her sitting on the side of the bed, watching him. "Uh..." Not having enough experiences with these kind of people, he did not know what to do or say. "Nice to meet you."
"I heard you want to be an astronaut!" She commented, clearly wanting to start a conversation.
"Ah. Yes." He nodded briefly.
"Me too!" She smiled brightly. "I thought I was the only one~" She giggled before taking both of his hands. "We're allies now, right? Let's do our best to become astronauts!"
He blinked. Once. Twice. "Hm?" He stared at her hands on his. "Allies?" He wondered how it became like that. Isn't it more like they're rivals for the same dream? It's not like everyone can become astronauts.
"Un! If you need my help, just call me, okay?"
...
He realized a few weeks later what it meant to be her friend. He was absent for a few days because of his anemia. Of course, as usual, he expected that no one would care where or how he was.
But her arrival in his life probably meant there would be more and more unusual things.
"Good afternoon!" It was the fourth day that he was absent, and some way or another Joujima Yuki found his address. "I brought a cake!"
He didn't have a choice but to let her in. "Why are you here?" He asked, right hand massaging his temple as he sat back down the couch.
She grinned. "I brought a copy of my notes for the past days!" She proudly showed him a pile of paper which she placed beside the box of cake. "I was worried since you were always absent. It must be hard."
His eyes widened as he stared at her. So she really thinks that I'm her ally? He wondered when was the last time someone actually cared for him. Just thinking about it made him chuckle a bit. "Thank you."
"Uwah!" She sounded shocked. "You laughed! Kengo-kun laughed!"
"..." He frowned. Being "allies" with someone like her would definitely, definitely be tiring.
Astronomy Club I
Miu was the Queen of the school. She knew every club and every member of each. She knew who the honor students were and she knew exactly who the delinquents are. She was in charge of giving everyone energy and cheering them on as the queen (and also the cheerleading captain).
And so, one day, per JK's information (he was her very own secret informant for various things), she went to the old storage room at the end side of the club building. He said there was an illegal club staying there.
Looking at the storage room from the outside, she saw nothing wrong. But as she was about to knock, she heard voices.
"Oi, Yuki. Stop dancing around and help me set-up this telescope."
"But Kengo-kun~ I'm trying to gather energy from space for our club to be accepted."
Miu sighed and knocked on the door, knowing exactly who was inside by now. "Excuse me."
The door opened to reveal a surprised Joujima Yuki and a frowning Utahoshi Kengo. "O- oh! Queen! You're visiting?" She looked like she was caught doing something wrong.
"Good afternoon, Kawashiro-san. What do we owe this visit for?" Kengo calmly asked, looking straight at her.
"I've gotten information about someone using this room without the student council's consent." Miu looked around and saw glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceilings and different pictures of celestial bodies on the walls. "Looks like my information was right."
Kengo nodded and took a bunch of papers from his bag. "We already have all the necessary requirments to apply for a club."
Miu smiled politely as she took the papers. Glancing through everything, she then said "So your only problem is the lack of members?"
Yuki nodded. "Yes!" She took a stuffed Hayabusa from the side and used it as a puppet. "Even though it's a fun club..."
"I would have appreciated it if you talked to me first before doing this in our storage room though." Miu mused with a look that obviously meant 'you don't mess with the Queen' despite the smile on her lips. "Anyway," She looked at the two members while thinking deeply.
"Ahhh~" Yuki took out a chair from the side and placed it at the side of the table. "Please sit."
"Thank you." Miu sat down as she wondered what to do.
"If you could give us just a bit more time, we would find members." Kengo said convincingly.
Miu almost laughed but tried not to. "Really?" She looked at him with the proud way she does when she thinks she is higher than the other person. "I don't think anyone would join an astronomy club in this school."
Kengo's expression changed a bit but quickly went back to his normal stoic one. "Even so, we will try to-"
"Then." Miu placed the papers down on the table and took a ballpen from her purse. "I'll sign down three names as shadow members for now. Me, JK and-"
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Ooooh~! Maybe it's prospective members!" Yuki excitedly opened the door.
At the corner of her eyes, Miu saw two people. A goth and a pretty boy. Nozama Tomoko and Sakuta Ryusei.
"Tomoko-chan! Ryusei-kun!" Yuki's smile widened as she let them in. "Are you here to join our club?"
Ryusei smiled handsomely as he gave her two application sheets. "Tomoko-chan said you needed our help." He glanced at Kengo and gave a small nod.
Tomoko nodded with that cutely weird smile of hers. "We want to help the Astronomy club. It's interesting."
"Okay then." Miu stood up after seeing this. "I'll place down my name for now and pass this list. As long as you have five members, you can be a club." She gathered all the papers and looked at the four members in front of her. "Is that to your favor?"
Kengo stood up, took the applications sheets from Yuki and gave it to Miu. "That would be a big help."
Miu x Kengo x Yuki
For some unknown reason, the Queen of Amanogawa High just loves to pass by the Astronomy Club's room. She was just a shadow member used to fill up the number of people in the club. And yet she came in almost everyday like any other member.
"Why do you always come here?" Kengo asked with clear disdain in his voice. He glanced at her, carefully looking through the make-up kit in front of her and the pile of magazines at her side.
"Am I getting in the way?" she asked, smiling mischievously. "Perhaps you want some alone time with the club president?"
"O-of course not." Kengo decided to just completely ignore her existence.
Yuki bounced to Kengo's side, grinning as she poked him on his arm. "Looks like you're getting along well with Miu-senpai!"
"I'm not." Kengo replied with a deadpan voice, wondering just how clueless Yuki can be.
Ryusei stood up from his seat and looked at his watch. "I'll go to practice now." He said, glancing at Tomoko. "You'll stay here?"
Tomoko nodded, smiling a bit. "We'll wait for the first stars to appear."
"Oh. Okay. I'll go back as soon as we finish." He said before walking away. "Ittekimasu." He said to everyone before closng the door.
"Itterasshai!" Yuki, Tomoko and Miu all said.
Kengo glanced one more time at Miu before saying "Thank you for letting us stay after club hours."
Everyone could hear the amusement in Miu's voice as she said "Ara~ Kengo-kun's thanking me?"
"We're really thankful, Miu-senpai." Yuki sat beside Kengo and bowed down towards the queen. "If it wasn't for you, our club wouldn't have been acknowledged..." As if remembering something, she snapped her fingers. "But really, we still don't know why you come here like a real member."
"Miu-senpai..." Tomoko stood up from her corner and sat beside Miu, staring at her face with interest. "Do you like it here?"
Miu's eyes widened. Looking away, she laughed humorlessly. "Why would you even think that? It's just because I'm the queen! And it's my duty to monitor unusual clubs like this one."
"Heh." Kengo scoffed. "And how is this club unusual? We properly write our club activities and give it to the student council."
"We-well..." Miu was at a lost what to say.
"Maybe Miu-senpai just really likes it here!" Yuki concluded with a laugh.
"Seems so." Tomoko agreed, shrugging.
"No other logical reason, is there?" Kengo was almost smiling as he watched Miu search for other excuses. "It's no use, Miu-senpai."
Narrowing her eyes at Kengo, she pouted and took one magazine from her stack. "I-it's just a little relaxing here, that's all!" She said, hiding her face behind the magazine.
The three laughed as they watched the usually proud Queen hide in embarrassment.
...
With the sports fest near, Ryusei became busy with his other club and Miu became busy with her student council work. That's why only Kengo, Yuki and Tomoko went to the clubroom after school. Tomoko usually went to Ryusei's practice too, so she doesn't appear as much.
"It's awfully quiet without them, ne?" Yuki glanced around with a small frown.
Kengo shrugged, indifferent as usual. "Better. I can study more this way."
Laughing a bit, Yuki peeked at what he was writing and saw English words written all over the notebook. Her face scrunched up as if in disgust. "Ew. That looks hard."
"Haha..." He laughed, feeling like he would not have any headache for a long time. "It's just the notes my father left me"
Yuuki smiled and snatched it away from him, trying to comprehend what was written on it. "Your father really was amazing, ne. I hope we can be like him."
Kengo took it back before looking at her with a serious expression. "When my body gets better, I'll take the exam for the special seminar so I could start training after High School."
"Jaa, me too!" Yuuki raised her right hand up and laughed. "Let's take the exam together!"
"Un." He couldn't help but chuckle.
...
"Hmmm..." Yuki poked her lunch, thinking deeply. She sighed.
Kengo glanced at her for a second before going back to reading. "Stop playing with your food, Yuki." He flipped to the next page with a blank expression.
"But it's so lonely without everyone! Somehow." she pouted as she continued poking her lunch.
"Eh." He raised an eyebrow quizically. The two of them has always been eating together, and even without those other members, it was always lively. Yuki liked talking about various things with him. "You got used to their presence, huh..."
She nodded. "I guess that's it." She then looked at him and asked "How about Kengo-kun? Don't you miss hanging out with them?"
"Not necessarily." He shrugged. It was enough to have Yuki beside him. Even so... "But it is nice when they are here."
A bright smile appeared on her face as she took one of his hands on the table and clutched it with both hands. "Kengo-kun is being more friendly~ I'm so happy." She giggled. "Before, you were always alone. But now, you're being more open, ne?"
He tried to hide the small smile on his lips but he couldn't. "It's all thank to you."
...
Miu, one hand on the door knob of the club, stood still as she continued listening to the two people inside talk. "Well, I guess I should leave those two alone for now." She sighed. "Kengo-kun should be thankful."
JK x Miu
She stepped back and was about to walk away when someone called her name.
"Senpai!" It was JK running towards her. "Why are you hiding here for? Jun-senpai said you just wanted a break..."
"Sshhh." She placed her index finger on her lips. "I'll go, I'll go. Okay?" She sighed again. She's been sighing an awful lot lately.
JK looked at the door on the left, staring at the hand written sign on top of the door. "Astronomy club... The one with Joujima and Nozama?"
"As expected from the informant, huh." Miu clapped her hand quietly. They started walking to the main building.
"It's an interesting club, right? They have a goth, a famous pretty boy, the weirdo alien communicator and the genius. Then they have you, the Queen." JK looked at her meaningfully, grinning as if he wanted to say something more.
Miu looked away, annoyed. "First of all, I'm just a shadow member. I'm not a member of that group, okay? Second, they're not just some weirdos. They do things for the club and is a real club."
JK smirked. "For a non-member, you sure are defending them well." He laughed. "You sure like those people, don't you?"
"Why don't you join in too, just to see?" This time, it was Miu's turn to smile. "You are interested, right? In th members. Especially..." She laughed, seeing his expression turn a little more serious. It was unusual to see him so easily worked up.
"I'm interested, of course. But I don't want to be in any specific club! That would hog time and everyone will be sad if I don't appear everywhere~" He easily laughed it off.
She smiled and patted him on the back. "You can visit me when I go there though. It won't be suspicious at all." She laughed as he pouted. "Besides, I still go in every council meeting and attend cheer practice but I still find time to visit the Astronomy club. Of course it's just visit, I'm not a member after all"
"Hai, hai." He nodded dismissively. "If I'm free, I'll visit this selfish Queen."
Miu
Being the Queen had its perks. She could walk around the school at any time. She could ask for favors from anyone in the campus. She could ask permission for anything from the teachers. The whole school was wrapped on her fingers. She controls so much.
But as much as its perks are its disadvantages. She was always busy, never having rest. She was always being watched. She could never do things that might break her image. She was always careful.
"Senpai. Your magazines are piling up too much." Kengo said as soon as he opened the door. "You have other rooms to place it in, surely." He sighed as he sat on the chair opposite hers.
"Complaining as soon as you come in?" She pretended to pout before laughing. "I'll clean it up when I find the time. Let me rest for now."
Ryusei, who was reading a book on astronomy, looked up and said "You should just place all of those in the student council room."
Yuki nodded. "It's not related to our club at all!" She pouted, eyebrows furrowed.
"Hai, hai." She nodded dismissively. "I will take everything away." She puffed her cheeks. "You're all against me."
"I think..." Everyone looks at the side at Tomoko who was wearing a serious expression. "I think we should let Miu-senpai place her magazines here. Yuki-chan lets me place my spell books here, too. Miu-senpai needs..." She looked at Miu with a scrutinizing gaze. "She needs a home."
Kengo chuckled. Ryusei smiled a bit. Yuki giggled.
"Wha-what's with everyone?" Miu crossed her arms on her chest.
"You should just say it." Kengo had a small smile on. "If you really need it."
Miu stared at the other members in surprise. "You all-"
"You did say it's relaxing here." Ryusei added.
"Miu-senpai, you can consider this place your home if you want." Tomoko earnestly said.
Sighing, Yuki nodded. "We have a lot to thank you for, after all. So I guess it's okay."
Miu looked away. "It is relaxing here." She said in a quiet voice. Other places would have lots of people vying for her attention, wanting her to stay. But this club has such a roundabout way of appreciating her. It's interesting. And Miu doesn't really have to become so welcoming or to act different. If she's annoyed, she could show it. If she wants to tease the members, she could go ahead and do so. All of them... they already felt like family. And she does relax best when she stays here. Looking down, she smiled and said "Thanks."
JK
Even though he didn't really want to, JK found himself standing in front of the Astronomy club beside his selfish Queen. He said he did not want to be here, that he would rather attend the party at the bar than go stargazing with a bunch of weirdos.
Of course Miu said she saw right through him and that he really wanted to go. 'That's a lie' she said, smiling triumphatly as if she already won the battle.
Well in this case, she really did win. Because JK had no choice but to accompany her. He seriously thinks she's just doing it to have someone normal around though, like she needed someone to hold on to while Kengo and Yuki continues to dance around their weird relationship.
"I'm not your pet, senpai." JK said, a little jokingly and a little serious.
Miu laughed before knocking once then opening the door. "No, you're not. You're a slave to the queen." She flashed a smirk at his direction before looking around the clubroom. "Good afternoon!"
"Ah. JK the informant." Ryusei stood up in surprise. "Senpai, why-"
Walking inside and placing his bag on her usual seat, she pulled JK inside and introduced him to everyone. "Everyone, this is my favorite kohai, JK. As you probably know, he's the best informant in town." She pulled one chair from the side and made him sit. "He said he wanted to observe our club activity tonight."
"Oooh!" Yuki looked so excited. "A prospective member!" Her eyes were shining like stars.
Kengo raised an eyebrow quizically with a curious expression. "The shadow member bringing a prospective member, huh." He seemed really amused with the idea.
JK glared at Miu only to see her pouting at Kengo's direction. "Is there anything wrong with that?" She asked, high pitched and ready to fight.
He shrugged. "Nothing's wrong with it." Kengo was almost smiling as he said this. JK wondered if it meant he enjoyed teasing the Queen. If that is so, Kengo definitely is unique, JK thinks.
As the club erupted in casual talk, JK found his sight drifting to the goth on the corner. She was quietly reading a black book which looked like her usual supernatural material. Her other hand was clutching a small doll as if she was planning to bewitch someone. He wanted to go to her side and ask what it was, just because he was a curious fellow who always needed answers.
His attention got shifted when Ryusei cleared his throat and stood up, walking to him. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
Tomoko looked up in surprise, hearing the serious tone the boy was using. "Ryusei-san...?" She watched as JK and Ryusei walked out of the room.
The other three were busy talking about the preparations for the moon gazing today so they didn't even look up.
JK did not have a good feeling about it. He wanted to clear away from these people. Ryusei calling him out was a bad sign. As if he did something wrong already even with all his precautions. "What is it?" He asked with a grin when they closed the door. He tried to sound as friendly as possible.
"I wanted to say thank you for last time." Ryusei said, though his voice was too serious to be just saying that. "But I've always wanted to ask... Why did you know about Tomoko-chan's hiding place? She said it was a secret."
Laughing it off, JK waved his right hand as if it was nothing. "I'm the best informant! Of course I know all the secret hiding places of everyone!" It was simply that. He wasn't lying.
"Then you aren't interested in Tomoko-chan at all?" Ryusei looked like he needed answers right away, no matter what kind of answer JK will give.
"I- I'm not." JK wanted to bang his head on the wall for faltering.
Before Ryusei could reply to this though, the door opened and out came Tomoko. "Ryusei-san, JK-kun, we'll go to the rooftop now." Her eyes were wide and it looked like she was seeking answers from their expressions. "Oh. And-"
Ryusei didn't let her finish. He strode forward, taking her hand and walking ahead while pulling her with him.
Yuki and Kengo got out of the room as well, side by side walking behind the first two.
Miu came out with a sympathetic look on her face. "Already being cornered by Ryusei-kun, huh... I guess you weren't as good with hiding your emotions as you let on." She patted him on the back.
"I am not hiding anything." JK grumbled.
"Oh if you say so."
...
It was awkward, to say the least. Kengo, Yuki and Miu sat around the telescope as they waited for the stars to appear. Ryusei and Tomoko were silently sitting at the side, not talking nor touching. Just comfortably sitting beside each other. JK was stuck sitting in between these two groups, lost on what to do.
To his surprise, Tomoko shifted to his side a bit and looked at him with curious eyes. Ryusei looked like he wanted to sit between them but couldn't do anything.
"You knew about my secret place and saw me." She was stating the fact, staring at his face for a reaction.
He laughed nervously. "Yes. Is that bad?"
She narrowed her eyes before shrugging and looking up at the sky. "No." She answered briefly. "But... it was you. There was someone who watched me. I felt it."
There were movement at her side. JK knew he was in trouble with Ryusei. "Maybe. Maybe not."
"Hm" She simply nodded. She was obviously sure it was him. She wasn't questioning him. She just wanted to tell him that she knew.
He wondered if she also knew that she watched her across the canteen hall. That he was so torn apart by the fact that she was being bullied and he could do something. That he might actually have some feelings for her that he himself could never bring himself to acknowledge.
"Confused, I see." She muttered, still looking at the sky. "But the skies are clear this night. It always help."
Ryusei moved closer to her and asked "What do you mean?"
She smiled at him, that smile that JK knew could never be directed at him. "Nothing." She shook her head.
He chuckled a bit, saying "What's that?" as he did so.
JK looked at the sky, willing himself to clear his mind as much as the skies were clear. This night he will surely forget all these thoughts and just enjoy. Enjoy like he usually does.
Tomoko x Ryusei II
"He was watching you, you said?" Ryusei was walking Tomoko home that night since it was already pretty late. They walked side by side like they usually do. "You felt it?" He knew her powers were real, so it was almost certain that JK did really watch her at some point.
She simply nodded as if there was nothing wrong with that. "People get interested." She said as if it explained everything.
"You don't think he likes you at all?" he asked, stopping on his tracks as he looked at her.
She stopped as well, looking up with wide clueless eyes. "I don't think he hates me." was all she said.
Frustrated, he messed up his hair. How can she not see that JK's interest in her? He's obviously aiming for her! Aiming for her even though Ryusei already makes an effort to show everyone that... that... "How about me? Do you know how I feel for you?" he resorted to ask. He suddenly got confused. Who was he to her, anyway? And who was she to him? That was something they never cleared up themselves. Did he have any right to simply guard her from any prospective suitor?
"You like me." She started walking again, not even thinking about it. She sounded sure and confident of the answer. She walked on, not looking back. "You've been interested for a while too." She simply stated the facts.
He jogged to her side, confused and shocked. "If you know that, then... Wait. What do you feel about me?" He grew nervous. Girls, when saying this things to people they like, would be more embarrassed. She should be blushing. Stuttering. She shouldn't be walking ahead as if it was nothing. Maybe she didn't like him at all. Maybe she just saw him as the bodyguard that kept her safe.
"Hm." She stopped again and faced him. She smiled. "I like you as much as you do."
He blinked. Processed what she meant. Then proceeded to hug her out of surprise. He didn't say anything and simply hugged her. Tightly. Somehow, all his worries about JK and about the uncertainty of what they were completely disappeared. He was just so happy.
"Ryusei-san...?" She asked, looking up at his face. "Your face is red."
"Yeah." He did not let go. He was too busy feeling happy to feel embarrassed. "Just let me hug you for now."
"Okay." She laughed a bit and returned the hug.
Yuki x Kengo x Miu II
Miu always wondered what Yuki felt for Kengo. Anyone in the club would know that he was deeply, madly in love with the club president. It was obvious in his special treatment of her, of the way he smiles at her silly jokes. He was so warm with her, compared to his at most lukewarm treatment of the other members.
Yuki, despite being so open about her thoughts, has not shown any clue as to what she really feels for Kengo. It's either she really just doesn't feel anything for him, or she's good with hiding it.
But all of these changed when one day Kengo collapsed in the clubroom.
"Kengo-kun!" It was the first time they saw that kind of panic in Yuki's face. She looked so helpless for a moment before she pulled herself together and told Ryusei to call the nurse.
The relieved expression she has when the nurse said it was just fatigue was something new as well for Miu. The change was so drastic; like Yuki suddenly saw light at the end of a dark tunnel. Her emotions changed so quickly.
It was a Yuki they haven't seen before.
Kengo was to rest from school for three days. And since he lived alone, Yuki promised to visit him every after class.
During those three days, Miu understood why Kengo fell in love. Yuki's determination to make him better, her extreme care for him, it was all so clear. She cared for her more than the club members originally thought.
"Sorry to intrude!" The members walked in the small studio apartment. Miu stepped in, followed by Ryusei and Tomoko.
Inside, Yuki was already arranging the food. "I ordered food for everyone." She smiled brightly and told them to sit. It felt like she was the mistress of the house.
It was a Sunday, and they all agreed to visit Kengo who was still a little sick. He was sitting up on his bed, watching all of them with tired eyes. "Yuki, you're acting like this is your house again."
Yuki simply laughed as she continued arranging plates for all of them. "Don't worry, don't worry!" She pulled at Tomoko and made her sit on the chair nearest. "Come on, Tomoko-chan, help me!"
"Better not." Ryusei said with a frown. "She'll mix things you don't want to taste in your whole lifetime."
Tomoko looked at him and asked "So you don't like the lunch-"
"No, no, I do, I really do!" He panickedly backpedalled, shaking both hands in front of him. "Don't worry about that!"
Yuki and Miu watched the two in amusement. Then, remembering something, Miu opened her bag and took out a plastic. "I bought the medicine you asked for, Yuki-chan."
"Ah thank senpai." She took the plastic and went to the side of the bed where a box was. "Mou, Kengo-kun, I told you to properly arrange this." She pouted at him.
He coughed before looking at her. "I didn't have the time."
"Still!" She crossed her arms. "You study too much, that's why! You don't have time for anything else."
The three other members watched them talk, amused. "They look like a married couple." Miu commented lightly, laughing.
The two immediately blushed. "We don't!"
Astronomy Club II
Home. It felt like that for all of them. A group of weirdos, they really are. But as peculiar as the group is, it still made sense how they got together. They all needed somewhere to belong. They all needed a home to go to.
Tomoko was a loner, but she felt lonely and needed someone who would accept her for who she was. She needed someone who would believe her. And that was what the club was for her.
Ryusei is not as obvious. He could fit in elsewhere. But he was brought here by fate. And more than anything, he knew it was the right choice. He felt like it comes together perfectly.
Yuki also needed someone who would believe her. Who would stay no matter what weird things she says. The club was that and more for her. She had more than friends, she found herself a family.
Kengo, always cold and always alone, has gotten used to the solitude that was brought about by his weakness. But now that he had people who would visit him at home when he's not feeling well, people who worried for his health and gave him all kinds of food to recover, he can't even imagine going back to his old life.
And of course Miu, the most unlikely member. The member who still denies her membership. She needed the relaxing atmosphere the Astronomy club gave. And she needed to feel that she was accepted no matter what, even with no pretense and with no hierarchy to hold her up. She could be real.
They found what they were looking for, a home, a family. And they have never been happier.
Uwah. Finished. Seriously. How. Did. I. Finish. It.
So, uh, it is obviously a weird AU with a crazily normal HS setting. And also creepy OOC moments. Sorry for that.
But hey I tried! And I am proud of how it turned out, no matter what :p It kind of got Miu-centric and JK-centric for me at some point but yeah, that's just my bias. Oh and somehow it got eerily long. Kind of not sorry for that. I just really like to ramble on and on and on.