Disclaimer: MPK does not own anything from UTA NO PRINCE SAMA! Just my OC KaSakura Melody, steal her...and you'll have to live with a guilty conscience? Just don't use her without permission!

"Hey, Melody-chan. Do you like music?"

"What?! Of course I do! Why would you even ask me that?!"

"No! I mean the music you and I make, do you think its good?"

"Uh...yeah! I like our music the most!"

"But...did you ever...hate...it?" I looked at him like he was crazy, "Like, hate music altogether, like it didn't connect with you anymore? Like it wasn't your passion, like you thought it was?"

"No way." I told him bluntly, "Are you asking me because you feel this way?"

"No! Yes...maybe. Its just...I don't think music is right for me anymore...I think I might just quit~"

"You can't!" I suddenly had the urge to hug him, and I did squeezing him tightly, maybe a little too tight, "You can't...just quit...You can't just quit music...I know you still love it! Besides, you're too talented! You can't just give up so easily! Please, don't ever say anything like that again!"

"Melody-chan..."

I let go and stood up, "One sec..." I came back with a bottle of apple cider and two glasses filling up both them. I handed one to him, "Promise me, you'll never lose your passion for music! You're too good!" He stared at the glass in my hands before taking it.

"On one condition." His bangs fell over his face, making him look serious, "You promise you'll never quit music either." We looked at each other for a minute. I then reached my arm over so my glass tapped his.

"I promise."

We tapped our glasses again, and took a sip, at the same time the fireworks started to explode, "Then, its a deal."

I made that promise 5 years ago on New Years eve. There was a New Years party going on at my house. While everyone else was inside having fun, my best friend and I sat on my porch where we always loved to hang out together. We made that deal during the 5 minutes before the new year, and I thought I'd be able to live up to that promise.

But that, was before I was diagnosed with something that I thought would end my life. Ever since then, the bond between me and music was never the same. Especially after I had, The accident. But even after I was completely cured, I still didn't have the enthusiasm, that drive to carry on. My passion for music was gone.

That was until, I got a letter in the mail.

"Ms. KaSakura! Ohayo! The president is expecting you!"

"So I've heard." Was how I responded.

Today, I'm going the Shining Agency to speak with the founder, Shining Saotome himself. Apparently he wants to speak to me about something very important. Urgently...

"He'll be right with you. The Secretary will let you know when he is available." The intern told me and walked away.

...At least, that's what I picked up from the letter.

I sat in a chair just outside his office, just thinking about what he wanted to say to me, 'What could he want with me? I thought I made it clear to everyone that I was never coming back to the music industry. I want absolutely NOTHING to do with music. At least, not anymore...' My thoughts were interrupted suddenly when I heard a familiar voice on the other side of the wall.

"Why exactly did you call me here?" A slightly deep voice asked.

"I want you to attend my new school. Saotome Academy."

"Why should I do that? I've heard of that new school of yours. Its a school for future idols and composers, right? I'm already an idol. Why would I go to a school in order to study to become something that I already am?"

"To perfect it. You see, I've known you long enough to know your a perfectionist. You want to make every song you sing flawless & mistake-less. But in the process you make things sound boring. The whole point of music is to entertain. You can't entertain if the music is boring & lifeless! Music needs to be energetic and fun and..."

"Excuse me." The sightly deep voice interrupted, "But I don't need you to explain to me what music is. I'm aware my music is starting to lack something."

"That's an even better reason to enroll in my school. Come and you'll be able to learn how to create an even better image of HAYATO." I cringed hearing that name. It had been a while since I heard that name. 'It must be him...' I thought.

When the other person didn't respond, Saotome continued, "I've given the same invitation to KaSakura-chan."

"What did she say?!" The young male asked voice full of enthusiastic curiosity.

Saotome sighed, "I have not spoken to her yet, but she has agreed to come here to meet me. I will tell her the same thing I am telling you, but there is no guaranteeing that she will say yes." He laughed, "I have a better chance with you than I do with her, that's for sure." I scowled.

'Is that so?' I thought.

"Then I'll attend your school on one condition. She has to attend as well. If she's doesn't I'll have to decline your offer, because to be frank, it does not interest me."

"Hmm, I'm starting to see your true motives, Ichinose. Fine, I will see what I can do. But remember the main rule of show business BOY. Love is forbidden!" At that point, I was trying to stop myself from bursting into that room and giving them both a piece of my mind. And I was so close too, but what the young male said next was the thing that really ticked me off.

"Love has absolutely nothing to do with my reason to suggest such a demanding ultimatum. I just what to see KaSakura back in action. She needs this so she can turn her life around. If your offer won't bring her back to the music industry, nothing will. Its not like she has the will or the drive to create music anymore, and to be frank once again, she isn't very capable of doing it on her own."

I had heard enough.

"Wait! Ms. KaSakura! He's still in a meeting~" Ignoring the young Secretary, I pushed the doors to Shining Saotome's office open with a slam so hard, I thought I may have damaged them. But I didn't care.

"Excuse me!?" I shouted immediately enraged with anger, then filling with hate as the person Saotome was talking to turned toward me in his seat.

"Melody?!" He sounded surprised to see me, but knowing his personality, he quickly regained his composure. Sounding smug, he spoke again. "Well if it isn't KaSakura Melody-chan, or should I call you the long lost, MPK?"

"Neither, you don't have that respect, Ichinose Tokiya!" I growled. We glared at each other.

"Saotome-san! I'm so sorry she just barged in so unexpectedly!" The secretary whined in the doorway.

"No its alright. Just shut the door." He commanded and after she complied Tokiya began to talk again. He even had the nerve to stand up and face me directly before doing so!

"How long has it been? If I remember correctly, its been about, oh I don't know. Exactly 2 Years!" He said it calmly but his face said something else. I can't find the right word though.

"I don't even believe you! Saying 'I need to turn my life around!', and 'I'm not capable of doing it on my own.' " I grabbed him by the collar, "Who do you think you are?!"

"Someone who is actually succeeding in the music industry, not locked up in my room slowly becoming a couch potato."

I growled, "You B~..."

"Misssssssss KaSakura Melody!" I turn my attention to Saotome as he calls my name, "Misterrrrrrrr Ichinose Tokiya!" He does the same. My grip tightens around his neck, "This feud has been going on long enough! You must learn to forgive, forget, and move on! Do you two even know why you despise each other?!" I let go of his collar and Tokiya's eyes saddened. We both looked in a different direction. "You don't even know do you?!"

"Its been so long I honestly don't remember, but what I do know is that I still hate him." Tokiya looked at me, "Acting like he knows what's best for me, treating me like his younger sister! Stop interfering into other peoples' private lives! Anything that goes on with me has nothing to do with you! I can make my own decisions without you hovering over my shoulders acting like you care! I've had enough!"

I then started shouting at Saotome, "Don't listen to anything he says about me! He's nothing but a hardcore liar! And if you even think I'm going to consider your little invitation to your school you can just forget about it! If I wanted to start singing again don't you think I would have!" I started to tear up knowing what I said was slightly untrue, "If I wanted that life again I could have tried harder to succeed, but I didn't. Its over for me...I'm nothing to them now..." I looked down trying to stop myself from crying. I think Tokiya noticed that I was about to break down & was about to place a hand on my shoulder, but he didn't.

"But you have tried, haven't you?" My eyes opened in surprise, "You've tried doing so quite a few times according to your old voice coach. She and I were good friends." I looked at Shining.

"You...You looked me up?"

"I did a few bit of research on both of you actually. But I already knew most of it. I mean we have know each other for quite some time, haven't we?" My fists clenched slightly, " , you tried after your surgery to go back to doing what you once loved & missed, but you just couldn't. Because you had forgotten everything that was taught to you, correct?"

"What?" Tokiya asked in a slightly shocked tone.

"Mr. Ichinose, KaSakura had been going through quite a bit after her successful surgery, she had even starting taking voice training again. After a couple months of no improvement though, she quit...for your sake, am I right Miss KaSakura?" When she turned away, Tokiya slightly gasped, "But you had no idea any of this was going on, and therefore hated Melody for leaving you so suddenly, without an explanation. Not even giving her a chance to explain, you left."

"Melody, is that true?" Tokiya asked me.

I didn't even look at him, I spoke to Saotome instead, "Whether I continue to produce music has nothing to do with the relationship between Ichinose and I."

"Ichinose? Really Melody?"

Saotome stood on his desk and pointed at us, "Oh just admit it! The truth is after that incident, both of you lost you passion for music! You both have lost the thing that makes music, music!" Both us said nothing while Saotome began speaking seriously, "Fine, you can be mad at each other all you want, but Tokiya, Melody, but don't let your hatred towards each other affect your careers. Don't let it affect your music in general. Enroll in my school. I'm telling you, it could help both of you make a fresh new start." I was about to tell him off but Saotome suddenly pulled application out of his pocket, "And if you don't want to continue the course after a week, you will be free to leave. But I don't think you will, because soon you will realize that this is the best thing for you, both of you."

I glared at him but I snatched the packet from him anyway. After doing so, Tokiya did the same. I started to leave but I stopped and turned around to him, "I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for myself. For those years of not remembering music. But even though I'm doing this doesn't mean you're going to watch over me like I'm some little kid. Not like you even cared before anyway. I can handle this myself." Suddenly I saw an expression on Tokiya's face I've never seen before. Anger.

"Trust me. I'm not going to go through another year of high school just for you. I have my own reasons for joining the academy and I'm pretty sure none of them have anything to do with you. I have no intention of watching over you or being your guard dog anymore. I'm done." His tone intimidated me a little bit but I kept my composure.

Anger boiled within me as well though, "If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm the one who is completely done with you. You can do whatever you want, go to the academy, even keep performing as that little energetic freak you call 'HAYATO', Just stay away from me." And I walked away not wanting to hear anymore of what he had to say.

I heard Saotome laugh and say, "Well now! That was easier than I thought! I thought it would take a lot more to convince her."

I growled squeezed the application packet in my hands and left the building.

"Fresh new start huh?"

I was sitting in a gazebo by the side of a river, in this really pretty dress. Now don't get me wrong, I know the dress was pretty, but why was I wearing it!? I don't like wearing skirts and dresses! -

Anyway, no matter how much I don't like it, in the dream I was wearing this pretty white dress with purple detailing. I was watching the water for some reason when all of a sudden I hear someone running toward my direction. It turned out to be a male, he stopped right by where I was, but didn't notice me. He was wearing some kind of white sailor suit, with an indigo argyle tie and for some reason, I couldn't see his face. The male kept walking along the edge of the river and started sing. I quickly recognized this song to be Nanairo No Compass. So the male had to be...

"Feeling Heart..." Just as I start to say the words inside of my head, I notice the male had stopped singing. But not only that, he had started crying. He was right next to me at this point, so I called out to him.

"Tokiya?" Suddenly I ran over to him as he turned to me. The moonlight seemed to be shining down on him and the blurriness around his face disappeared.

"Hime-sama?" Tokiya looked up at me, and I saw the tears streaming down his face. I gasped as his expression alone broke my heart. But just as I noticed this, his face quickly turned into a happy one. "Eii, Melody-Hime."

"Please don't stop, I miss your song already." I had no control over what I was saying.

Tokiya seemed to perk up after hearing that, "As you wish, Melody-hime." He quickly wiped his face and continued to sing, getting all up in my face when he sung, "My sweetest love..." Not that I minded much. But remember, I have no control over myself in this. If I did, I would at least have backed up or something.

Continuing to hear Tokiya sing out to the water was such a calming sight. I've always enjoyed hearing him sing, but back in reality, I don't think he knows that. But suddenly before he starts to sing the last two words of the song I hear a SPLASH!

Then I realized Tokiya was suddenly pushed into the water, and I was the one that did so.

"Tokiya? Tokiya!" I yelled for him, but he did not surface. "Where are you?!" No response. But just as I was going to go in and look for him, a green flash came out of nowhere and dove in, quickly returning to the shore with Tokiya on his back. The green flash, which turned out to be a light skinned boy, dropped Tokiya on the grass on his back.

"He seemed to be down there pretty deep. Almost like he was pushed purposefully." He murmured so I couldn't hear him.

"Who are you?" Was the first thing I asked.

"Oh, right. You don't know me yet...but call me, Cecil." He says then looks back at Tokiya, "I already know your name, Melody."

"Do you know about anything what's going on here? Like why is he unconscious? Or maybe why I'm wearing this dress? Or how about why he called me Hime-sama?" I quickly asked. I guess my dream self was as confused as I was.

"That's because you are the Princess!" Cecil says.

"Who?"

"The Princess of Song of course! And this Prince Tokiya, one of the Princes of Song."

"What?"

Cecil sighed, "You're the princess chosen by the muses to help bring music back to this land. Right now, your job is to help the princes of song, that all have seemed to have lost their way."

"HUH!?"

Cecil continued to explain further, "Your friend Tokiya is one of the souls that has lost his way. And that's bad, especially because he is a prince of song. He now needs to find is way back to the music he once loved."

"What are you saying? He doesn't love music anymore?" A bright indigo ball of light emerged from Tokiya's body, then disappeared into the dark forest behind us. "What just happened?" Before Cecil could talk, Tokiya sat up suddenly pushing me into Cecil in the process. Luckily he caught me.

"Excuse you. But I have a far more important matters to attend to than to entertain some little girl." Tokiya then stood and disappeared into the woods the opposite direction of where the light headed, leaving Cecil and I shocked.

"When that light disappeared from within him, Tokiya lost his essence." Cecil says helping me up.

"Does that mean he lost his manners too?" I asked in a sarcastic way.

"In a way probably." I could tell he was serious, which made me worried. "After he lost his essence, he forgot everything about his original self. Not to mention his passion for music. Right now, he's probably on his way to look for it himself, but he won't get very far without your help. He probably knows that too."

"Well if he knows that, why won't he ask me to help?!"

"Because. Aren't you the one who made him lose it in the first place?"

"Of course not! How could I~!?" I froze. "When my body pushed him into the water...But I had no control over that!"

"But either way, you still did it." A bright green light suddenly appeared and engulfed Cecil within it as he slowly started to disappear, "You have unconsciously made Prince Tokiya lose his passion for music, and now he is ignoring you. Before you start the journey to restore the harmony between the Princes, Princess, you must ask yourself this. Doesn't all of this seem a little familiar to you?"

"Familiar?" Before I could get that word out Cecil was gone, "Cecil? Cecil!"

And that's when, I woke up.

Its been exactly weeks since that little intervention at the Shining Agency. Even though I had said I was going to the school, I still had doubts. But in the end though, I decided to apply anyway. On one condition though, I wanted to treated like a normal student. If I was going to start fresh, I wanted to start from the beginning. And that meant starting from the bottom.

I've already been privately tested instead of taking the entrance exam. I'm going to be the examination hall today in order to get test results. I decided not to take the limo I rather walk and clear my mind. I had to try and think rationally about what I was doing. Out the corner of my eyes, I happened to see a girl about my age with a little girl walking up and back down the street. I paid little attention to them though, as I was too deep into my thoughts. So much in fact, I didn't even notice the limo that was secretly tailing me.

'Was I really about to do something I vowed I'd never do again? I mean the talent inside me disappeared a long time ago, maybe I should just save myself the humiliation and just back out now that I have the chance.' I stopped in my tracks.

FLASH

"Promise me, you'll never lose your passion for music! You're too good!"

"On one condition. You promise you'll never quit music either."

"I promise. Then, its a deal."

FLASH

'No.' I then thought to myself after having a small flashback, 'I still have a promise to keep. Even though he may not remember it, and at this point not even care, I got to do this. If he's still at it, I gotta work hard to!' I clenched my fist, 'I'll just think of it more as promise to myself.'

"Why didn't I decide to do this sooner?" I asked myself.

"Yes, why didn't you decide to take a ride in my limousine with me sooner?" When I looked behind me, I saw Jinguji Ren rolling down the car window to look at me. "Its been awhile, KaSakura Melody-chan." I shirked.

I let out a heavy sigh realizing it was him, "No way. Jinguji-san, what are you doing here?"

"Following you." He stated bluntly, "Wondering what a beautiful desert flower such as you, is walking around this cold winter morning, all by herself." He looked away from me his hand covering his face as he handed me a rose.

"No thanks." I told him flatly, "I'm not one of your fangirls that you can just seduce into doing whatever you want them to."

"Your words wound me, Lady." He places his hand on his forehead in a dramatic manner, "Fine. I'll try again some other time. But at least let me give you..."

"Nope. I'm all good. Have a nice day, Ren." I started walking again, Ren blinked. He then signaled for the limo to follow me.

"I was just going to say let me give you a lift. Where are you headed?"

"Nowhere near where you are going, hopefully." I kept walking, the limo slowly followed beside me.

"You're always so cold to people now, Melody. I just can't wait to see the day when I found out why." I stopped, the car stopped. I looked at him. "I'd be so interested to finally find the innocent side of you again, my Lady." Ren smiled...genuinely?

"Why would you interested in that?" I ask not wanting to know the answer. But just as he opened his mouth to reply, his driver called to him.

"Mr. Jinguji! If we stay here any longer, you'll be late to your destination! I must pull off now!"

"Yes of course. Just one second." He told him, "Well KaSakura, its been nice seeing you again. I hope we can meet again soon in a more private setting..."

"You wish."

"Anyway be careful on your way to wherever you were going, right now I've got an entrance exam to ace."

"Entrance exam?" He couldn't be...

"Yup. Saotome Academy. You've probably heard of it." Damn. He's going too. "I've got to go now. Later, Lady." As the car started to move, Ren suddenly pushed half his body out of the window. Ren kissed the rose and threw it at me, kinda like he was throwing a dart. Luckily I caught it, other wise it would have hit me in the face. With one last air kiss and a wave, Ren slid back in the limo; I watched as it spun around the corner. Little did I know Ren's actions left a little red tint on my cheeks.

"Damn that guy." I muttered to myself, then realized I had to get going too, before their office closes. I put the hood of my small fur jacket on my head so no one would recognize me. And I began on my way again.

5 minutes later, At the gates...

"Please! Please! Please! I have to get in! I want to apply no matter what!" When I was close enough to here clearly, I scowled. I noticed that the same girl I saw before was talking to the guards at the front of the campus. She was alone this time.

"You can't. We can't let you in after the subscribed time! Get lost!" They shouted at her in her face. 'How dare they! They're so rude!' I thought.

"But I have to get in! I want to study music here, at Saotome Academy! Please I'll do anything!" She grabbed one of the guys jackets basically begging on her knees.

'To be talking to someone like that, they shouldn't have been hired. And on top of that, making a girl beg, That's so disgraceful! They could at least let her slide at least one time!'

I guess it was safe to say I had sympathy for this girl, "You're persistent, aren't you? Just give up and go home already! Try again next year! Now get lost!" When he pushed her off of him, I had cracked. Before she hit the ground I ran over to catch her and help her on her feet.

"That's enough!" I shouted at them angrily, "Idiots! I don't care if you are suppose to be security guards! You still have no type of authority to be yelling at, and put your hands on a young lady! Who do you think you are!?"

"You get out of my face too!" And before I knew it, he had pushed me down on the cold snow. My hood popped off.

"Miss!" The girl cried.

"Are you crazy dude! That was KaSakura Melody you yelled at! The one Saotome wanted to see personally!"

"Oh! I didn't realize! I'm so sorry!"

"You..." I was about to get back up and give him a good, long speech with curse words in it, but that was before someone had put an umbrella over my head. When I looked up, I saw ruby colored eyes and red hair to match.

"Hey, are you okay? Wouldn't want you to catch a cold down there." He held his hand out to me, I didn't hesitate to except it. The boy then turned to the guards, "She's right ya know. That was pretty mean."

"Who are you suppose to be?"

"An applicant." He told him then continued, "Come on, you see how badly she wants it. She's even begging you. Why won't you just let her in? She's late, but there's still 30 minutes til the test officially starts."

"We can't! Late is late! If she even can't be here on time, she's not suited to be in this school!"

"Now hold on a second!" I was about to shout once again. But then guess who appeared.

"Calm down KaSakura-chan. There's no need for yelling." Ren stepped out of his limo and began walking towards us. "This girl was late, because she was helping a lost child." I then remembered the little girl that was with her. My eyes widened in realization. "That girl lost her umbrella, so I bought her a new one. And she seems too like it." He hands her a pink umbrella and she silently took it.

'He's doing it again. Seducing girls. What he got here like 2 minutes ago? Actually, that's a new record for him.'

"If I had known she was going to take Saotome's exam, I would have given her a lift. Same thing for you Melody." I gained an anime vein mark, "In my opinion, a girl who helps a lost child in this bitter weather, is exactly what this school needs."

"I know right!? So why don't let in already?!" The red-head asked him once again.

The guard grimaced, "No! I can't except that! We have orders!" The other guard suddenly got a phone call.

I grew angry, "Look, what else do you want?!" I was about to grab him but Ren held me back.

"Lady, call down. There's no use in yelling at them again."

"But come on! They're wasting time just standing here! She could have been inside already and still have time before they start!" I shouted at them again anyway.

"But you're not one to usually help anyone. Why do you even care about her?" I froze. Why. did. I?

"I...I don't know. I just do!" Ren looked shocked for a minute, then smirked.

"Oh no. Don't tell me...you have feelings KaSakura-chan?"

"Shut up Jinguji."

"Jinguji? Who's that?" The red headed boy asked.

"Its my last name." Ren told him.

"What kind of name is Jinguji?" Ren facepalmed. I giggled, inside my head of course. The girl just watched us all talking.

"Excuse me, but you all need to depart from the front gate." The other guard had come back over.

"We're not leaving to you let her in! Until then we're staying!" The red-headed stated boldly.

"You don't have to. Because you'll all be late for the exam." We looked at him in shock.

"What?!" The first guard replied.

"Its okay. They all got clearance. They can all go in." Ren smirked while the rest of us smiled.

"Really!?" The girl cried, "Thank you so much!"

"That's great! We did it!"

"Mission accomplished." I said.

"Thank you! Thank you all so much!" The girl cried happily hugging the life out of me. Luckily I got loose.

"That was some smooth talking you did. You really got a way with words." The red head admired, but Ren brushed him off and bent down in front of the girl.

"Good luck on the test, Little Lamb. Lets meet again in April." Ren winked, I sweatdropped.

"Yeah! Lets all give it everything we got! Hopefully we'll see each other again soon!" The red head threw up, what he thinks is the peace sign, but really looks like bunny ears.

"What is that?" I asked.

"The peace sign!" he says somewhat confidently.

"That's not the peace sign, those..are bunny ears." I tell him.

"Oh, then how about this?" His fingers are straighter now, but he flipped his hand around.

"That's deuces. Peace is this way." I show him correctly with a smile.

"Really? I thought it didn't matter which way you put it up, guess I was wrong. Now I know! But...what's deuces?" He asked.

"If we do see each again, then I'll tell you." I tell him.

"Really!? Cool!" After that, we all went our separate ways, but not before Ren tried to scold me for not telling him I was coming here as well. I lightly hit him on the head, knowing that if I had hit harder, I would have knocked him out. I then walked off and finally made it to the secretary's office. Turns out I had to take one more part of the exam anyway and then I got my results. I looked at them, eyes widened.

'So there is a chance...Maybe, just maybe, there is hope for me...'

Melody: Let's work hard together everyone. UTA PRI!

MPK: Chap 1 done! Ja' ne!