Kings Of The World

"Nice suit."

"Piss off."

"The other vocalists chose it for him to match the style. Otherwise he would have just worn a hoodie or something."

Nayuta walks to his room and slams the door shut.

"Maybe shouldn't have mentioned that."

"Wow. Our last day in the sharehouse, huh?"

All five members look around at the sharehouse, now basically empty apart from a few boxes.

"I suppose it is. It's come by so quickly."

"I don't wanna go!!! The stars are so pretty here!!!"

A few tears came down his cheeks. Kenta and Reon each held one of his arms, comforting him.

"Don't worry about it, Ryo-chin. We're gonna see lots of stars where we're headed!"

"Satozuka. You got Nyankotaro?"

"She's ready to go."

They each looked around at the sharehouse.

"Well. It's been a year."

"The highs and the lows."

"I still don't want to leave just yet but..."

"It's another step forward in our journey."

"A stepping stone towards my victory. And I'll crush anyone that gets in my way."

"Ha! I win!"

"What?! I've been beating you this whole time, how did you win?"

"Built different."

"Piss off."

"Please don't fight~. It's Christmas~!"

"Ryo, have you seen the star anywhere?"

"Nope."

Reon doesn't look up from his cards.

"Have you checked all the boxes?"

"Yes, are you going to help me?"

"In a sec."

"Reon is trying to redeem himself after loosing to me~."

"Shut up!"

Nayuta slams open the door to his room, Nyankotaro following close behind.

"Oi, keep it down."

"Nayuta, help us find the star~."

Nayuta looks to Kenta, confused.

"Is this another one of his—"

"Christmas star."

"Tch."

As Reon and Miyuki have an argument over the rules of the game, Nayuta sees Nyankotaro purring underneath the tree alongside something shiny. He reaches under the tree to find a large golden star.

"Oi, this what you're looking for?"

Ryo gasps and looks ready to hug him before Nayuta starts backing away.

"Nayuta~! Thank you~! Put it up on the tree, please?"

"This stuff is for kids."

"Worried you can't reach the top, Nayuta?"

"HAA?"

"Aww, don't worry Nayuta, I can lift you up if you want~!"

Ryo smiles, completely unaware of his own comment. Nayuta, pissed, reaches up and places the star at the top of the tree before storming to his room and slamming the door.

"Oh well... merry Christmas."

"Where is he?"

"He's working right now. I think he'll be finished soon~"

The front door clicks.

"Everyone quiet!"

The door opens.

"I'm home."

The lights come on to reveal Reon holding a bottle of wine, Ryo holding a box of cheese topped with a turquoise bow and Miyuki standing by the light switch.

"Happy birthday Kenta-San!"

Kenta chuckles as he closes the door behind him.

"Thank you. What's all this for then?"

"We got you presents~!"

"We all pitched in... to some extent, anyway."

"Here."

Reon and Ryo hand him the wine and box. Kenta examines the labels.

"These are quite expensive."

"That's why we all pitched in."

"Did that include Nayuta?"

"Take a guess."

Kenta smiles half-heartedly.

"I thought so..."

As if he were summoned, Nayuta came through the hallway and into the living room.

"Oi. Quiet down."

"Ah, the gremlin has finally emerged from his cave."

"Shut up asshole. If there's no emergency, I'm leaving."

As Kenta turns to speak to Miyuki, Ryo quickly stands in front of Nayuta facing away from him.

"Haah?"

"Give this to Ken-Ken."

He holds behind him a wrapped box for Nayuta to take. Seeing no way out of this, he snatches the box from his hands.

"...Tch."

He pushes past Ryo and shoves the box at Kenta.

"Ah. Thank you."

"Whatever."

Kenta unwraps the box to find a green guitar pedal.

"A Tube Screamer?... Thank you, Nayuta."

Nayuta immediately turns and walks into his room, slamming the door behind him.

"Well. That was brief."

"What did you really expect?"

"Fair point."

Reon leans over to Ryo.

"Good work getting that pedal."

"Kenta got a present from Nayuta. I'm just glad that he's happy~."

"Thank you!!"

"Whatever..."

Kenta glares but ignores him. Ryo's eyes light up at the idea of a musical.

"Yay~ that sounds so fun~!"

Kenta hands you a glass of soda.

"Let's all celebrate together. Cheers!"

"Cheers!!"

"Alright everyone, settle down now."

"Let's see the results, Ken-Ken~!"

Miyuki places a hand on Ryo's back.

"It's alright Ryo-Chin, hold on!"

Nayuta sits silently with his arms crossed.

"Alright, let's look at the website."

Kenta turns on the laptop in front of them.

"Fuurai is last?"

"Aww... and I really wanted them to do well..."

"This competition is pretty brutal..."

"Ha! Suckers!"

"Be sensitive Reon, remember Apple?"

Reon looks down, a little disappointed in himself.

"Wow, Fantôme Iris is third?"

"I was hoping they'd do a little better..."

"Hold on, this means..."

"Two left..."

Nayuta taps his finger repeatedly on his arm, trying to steel his nerves.

"Argonavis is second...?"

Kenta chuckles to himself.

"Well done, brother."

"Which means we're..."

The room erupts.

"We're first~!"

"YES!"

Reon and Miyuki high five.

"I can feel my sins decreasing, I am one step closer to returning to my home planet!"

"Congratulations everyone."

Nayuta exhales slowly.

"As expected."

Miyuki stands up proudly.

"Time to celebrate! Oi, Kenta-San! Break out the good stuff!"

"You know that most of us can't drink!"

Kenta smiles.

"Don't worry, we have some soda drinks in the fridge. Care to stay around, Nayuta?"

Nayuta gets up and stuffs his hands into his pockets, turning to leave.

"I'm going back to work."

"Don't you want to celebrate, Nayuta?"

"We may have won the battle but we ain't won the war."

"Come on, just one coffee with us won't hurt."

Nayuta pauses for a moment.

"Tch."

He turns around and joins the others.

"Reon-kun!! You gotta help me."

"What happened?"

"I played a prank on Kenta and I think he's going to kill me."

"WHAT? What did you do!?"

"I may have bought a pair of dog ears and put them on his head while he was napping..."

"Dog ears?"

"He's basically Nayuta's lapdog, y'know?"

"OK, well, does he know that you did it?"

A voice came from the hallway.

"Miyuki!!"

"Run."

"You're not helping me!?"

"I'm not an accomplice in this, this is your problem!"

"That's not your decision to make, Reon."

"Oh shi—"

*enter cheesy shoujo-manga falling sakura petals scene* The truth is, I’ve always loved—that is, I’m… I’m… (>///<)

*deep breath* I’manEpsilonPhistansorry *yeets myself out the door*

(Thanks for making such fun posts here! I hope we can roleplay again in the near future!)

"Noooooo please don't go~!!"

He wraps his arms around you in a big bear hug and does NOT let go until Kenta and Miyuki drag him back. Reon laughs a little.

"We're gonna miss you, Apple. Hope you do well in school."

He rubs your shoulder awkwardly until he eventually gives in and gently hugs you.

"Miyuki-San, shut up."

"I didn't say anything!"

"I can feel you staring at me."

Reon lets go of you and moves back. His face is a light shade of pink.

"Kinda sad how we didn't get to know each other much, though I look forward to seeing you again soon."

"He's right. We are all looking forward to seeing you again. Even Nayuta."

"I... kinda doubt that. Speaking of Nayuta, shouldn't we bring him out for this?"

"I suppose so."

Kenta walks over to Nayuta's door and knocks.

"Hah?"

"Can you come out here please, Apple needs to tell us something."

The door opens.

"What?"

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"What's with the sakura petals?"

"Shhh, you can break the fourth wall later, Nayuta."

Somehow this 'confession' had everyone's eyes turned towards Reon, with Miyuki stifling a laugh behind him.

"Oh god, please don't say what I think you're gonna say—"

The door slams shut as you yeet yourself out.

"You—, you what?"

"So they don't have a crush on him?"

"They stan Epsilon?"

"That was... unexpected."

...

"Fuckin' traitor."

"Nayuta!!"

“Someone important to you is celebrating his birthday today. Cheers to him, and to you.”

There is no signature.

Nayuta was playing some chords on his keyboard and writing down some random lyrics when the note came from under the door.

"Haah?"

He picks up the note and reads it. He then sits back in his chair and thinks for a moment.

"Who are they talking about... one of the others?"

He grabs his phone from the desk nearby and does some quick research. None of the other LRFes members were celebrating their birthdays.

"So who is it?..."

His eyes widen.

"Wait... no..."

He quickly types a name into the search bar. It wasn't a name he wanted to remember, but just in case...

"Iryuu Kouga"

...Nothing. Nayuta slowly exhales.

"Tch."

Silence.

"Well then who tHE FUCK IS IT!?"