Narrator's POV:

When Otoya yelled out loud in frustration, the rest of the group couldn't help but agree. Their 'plan' was something they had thought it was flawless, but instead, it had a flaw to it.

Flashback:

STARISH was sitting in the living room, each of them resting on their desired couch. Suddenly, Cecil spoke out, "Why are we gathered here right now?"

"I don't know, Tokiya called us," Syo called out, fiddling with his navy blue and pink fedora. Hearing his response, all six of them turned to the mentioned blue-haired male, who was looking dead serious like always, but this time, there was a dark aura shifting around him.

"N-Nee, Tokiya... Why did you call them here?" Otoya asked, the seriousness effecting him also. When the male opened his mouth to answer his friend, all the group members slanted towards him, eager to hear his response.

"We... need to fire Nanami-san."

Silence and shock filled the room for a full moment.

"E-Eh?! What are you saying, Tokiya-kun?" Natsuki answered, the always cheery blonde in shock. "I'll repeat myself if needed. We need to fire Nanami-san," Tokiya answered him, looking at his group members all in the eye.

"But WHY?!" Syo asked, jumping up from his couch. He was furious at Tokiya for even saying such things. How could they even think of betraying their composer, friend, and moreover, romantic interest?

Sighing, the bluenette continued.

"It is for the best. Nanami-san's songs are amazing, and everyone in whole Japan, possibly the world, recognizes her talent," Tokiya calmed stated, looking down at the floor with clenched fists. Hearing his statement, the fury and frustration inside the six of them died off a bit because it was true and they were glad that Tokiya recognized their composer's amazing talent.

"However, they are not enough for us. We are STARISH, minna-san, we are possibly the best idol in whole Japan. Do you think Nanami-san's talent and more importantly, Nanami-san herself could live up to our expectations? From what I've observed so far, she cannot. She's too fragile, too soft. Even if we say that she could, who knows how long it's going to last? Plus, her talent is becoming to the point where Cecil-san's necklace does not glow anymore," Cecil looked down at his prized jewelry. "Do you think Nanami-san's ability to compose will fulfill our group's image? We're at the peak of our fame, the highest point any idol could dream of. Everyone in Japan's eyes are on us. If we sing one bad song, it will hurt our reputation, become the end of our popularity, much more, our career. Do you think someone as dense and slow person such as Nanami-san can handle this? Do you think she can hold the pressure without breaking?" the rest of STARISH fell silent for a minute. Yes, they were famous: they had fame, popularity, talent, and everything any idol could ever wish for. Someone like Haruka Nanami was too small and too fragile to be side to side with them.

"No, I don't think so. We have the 'happy pulse' we need, and this is how far Nanami-san's talent can reach. She cannot put more 'happy pulse' in her songs. This is the end of her talent in composing. Minna-san, think of this like this: this is for our career. Being an idol was every one of our's dream ever since we had the fateful moment. We can hire more talented composer, find much more beautiful love interest, and better friends. Compared to all these, Nanami-san is closer to nothing to us."

At Tokiya's harsh words towards their beloved composer, they gaped at him. However, they were processing in their brains that what Tokiya was saying was right and if they really did the math, Haruka was not very important to them. Understanding, they nodded, looking down at the ground.

"To be honest, Icchi, I have found myself bored with kohitsuji-chan. We all have romantic feelings for her, and if she chooses one in the end, all our times could be seen as wasted as we could've used that time to find other women. Also, she is very dense. Do you think she will recognize our feelings for her? Ever? We are the most popular idol group in Japan. We have women who are dying to date us. Why get worked over her? She might be cute, yes, but the feeling's more similar to looking a younger sister. Let's be logical. This rose, right here," he took out a red rose, the one he carries always. "Could belong to someone else, who is really the one that is meant to be for us. What if she doesn't even choose any of us? What if she wasn't the girl that was meant to be? How will you react to that then?"

Even Ren had a point. They all fell into the grim silence that had been there for a while, and resumed thinking. Ren had brought up a touchy subject, as they were all worried about what would happen then. It wasn't as if they weren't worried about that matter. They were, but just too scared to think about it. Plus, it wasn't like they couldn't force her to be in love with them, and their love for her wouldn't last forever. Plus, she really was dense, to the point where it was just flat out frustrating.

What was there in her to see as romantic?

Maybe Ren was right. Maybe, they mistook the feelings of adoration for a younger sister, to love. They were similar, really.

"Yes, we get your point," Masato whispered out silently. It hurt really, like they were betraying her.

"But they're just what if's! Maybe, she'd grow stronger. Maybe, she'd become less dense. Maybe..-" Ittoki started to panic but Tokiya silenced him.

"Otoya, they are also 'maybe's.' If we think logically, our statements are more closer to the truth than yours." Then, Natsuki and Cecil piped up. "Yes, what you're saying is right," Cecil grumbled. Natsuki, as if on cue, continued Cecil's sentence. "But Haru-chan has done so much for us! Even if this is logical, we can't just betray her like that!"

"And that is why I've come up with a plan."

All eyes returned to Tokiya once again, and he coughed once, then continued on.

"We'll throw harsh words at her to make her hate us, so she doesn't leave any regrets here, for us, and us for her. Then, if she does become stronger, we'll ask her to come back to us. We are professional actors. We can at least do that much," then, Syo suddenly cut in. "What if she rejects it?"

"She won't. Even if we threw harsh words at her, she'd understand when we would tell her our conversation right now. She would think that it was all for her sake and the soft side of her will return. Looking at her right now, she is more than likely to agree."

Although they thought it was kind of unfair to Haruka, they did agree. She was just too kind to everyone.

"T-Then... Should we really fire Nanami-san?" Masato questioned. A silent debate ran over all their minds, but it came to a conclusion.

Noises of agreement were heard throughout the room:

They were unanimous.

End of Flashback

Oh, how wrong they were to think that back then.

Haruka was just more than stronger; she was fierce.

Her composing skills were much more powerful.

Her appearance has become so much more beautiful.

Her personality has become so much.. so much more stronger!

They realized that they've underestimated Haruka's strength. They were regretful.

But regret doesn't change anything, does it?

"Otoya, please calm down. Just like our plan, we will tell Nanami-san about our conversation we had back then and her love for us will be there. I'm sure of it."

Tokiya was talking like he knew everything about Haruka. Like he knew what to expect of her and read her mind.

But he didn't.

"Tokiya! Don't you realize how much damage you've done? We hired Haruhi but her composing skills are trash! What are we going to do when Nanami still refuses to come back to us?!" Syo shouted at him furiously. He was outraged by the damage Tokiya had cost them.

"But according to my memory, you guys also agreed to this, am I not correct?" By his question, Syo stopped glaring at him. The rest of the group returned to their previous state; depressed and frustrated. They thought she would come back to them, cry and say she was more than willing to compose for them once again. But that didn't go exactly as they'd hoped, did it?

"More or less, we need to tell Nanami-san about how we decided to fire her. If she decides she does not want to come back to us even then, than we're at a loss. We need to come up with another plan, if Nanami-san refuses," Masato stated, closing his eyes and trying to maintain his composure. Understanding him, they nodded and Syo apologized to Tokiya about what he'd said earlier, even though he was right.

Then, STARISH headed back to the living room to write a letter to Haruka, explaining their whole situation.

They thought Haruka would still come back to them, but they were so, so, wrong.

A/N: ~Dedicated to all my lovely readers~