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✎ Rui was working backstage, fixing Robo-Nene after a malfunction during the show, when he heard the squeals of a energetic pink-haired group member. "ah, that must be Emu," he smiled to himself, walking towards the familiar sounds.

he peeked around the side, seeing two figures. the pink-haired figure shouts excitedly at the other, hugging him as hard as possible.

"E-Emu...!!" Tsukasa shouted, quite raspy from struggling to breathe because the tight clutch Emu had around his neck as he tried to shove her off of himself. he was blushing quite a bit from the close contact, though he was used to the female doing this.

"Tsukasa!!! you did an amazing job today, as always!!!" Emu shouted, complimenting Tsukasa for probably the billionth time this week. "of course! well, that's what us stars do!!" Tsukasa stated, rather daringly.

Rui gawked as their conversation went on, noticing Tsukasa acting a bit more shy than usual. he was staring at Emu... that's when Rui realized... there was a slight blush on each of their cheeks, though Emu's was more confident!

Nene spotted Rui peeking at the view of the stage, making her walk towards him in wonder and confusion. "Rui, what are you doing now?" she asked, her tone very sassy, but honestly curious.

Rui looked over his shoulder to see Nene, who was carrying a big box of props and outfits from their last show. Rui suddenly grabbed Nene and pulled her over, almost making her drop the items.

with his other hand, he pointed towards the stage, right at Emu and Tsukasa. "take a look at this," he insisted, smiling deviously as usual. Nene peeked along with Rui, starting to gawk just as Rui did when he had just seen them a few minutes before. Rui just simply smiled, very satisfied with their interaction.

"do you think they like each other?" they asked, perfectly in sync. they stared at each other as Nene started to copy Rui's devious smile, surely they had the same idea.

"are you thinking what I'm thinking?" they asked each other brashly, in sync once again. "perfect, meet me at my house. after our show. okay?" Rui offered, or maybe rather calmly demanded, his pupils dilating evilly. Nene smirked at the thought of their evil, yet passionately lovely plan. "okay... I'll see you then," she agreed.

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✎ Rui was waiting for Nene until he heard a knock at his door, making him arise from his living room's couch, where he was waiting for Nene desperately. he opened it to see Nene, finally, with a box full of supplies... that were ironically, probably useful for their plan. the box contained many outfits and props, that they could definitely use for the show they were deviously thinking of.

Rui smiled, leading the familiar guest into his house. "welcome, Nene... would you like some t-?" Rui asks politely before getting cut off by the familiar guest herself, "let's just get this over with. we have the perfect plan," Nene demanded. Rui agreed, though he was kind of offended by Nene interrupting him, but he just chuckled.

Nene and Rui were revising their plan in his room... "this is what you were thinking, right?" Nene asks, pointing towards the example photos they had drawn together. they were simple sketches, not exactly bad but not too detailed either. they were just to help them revise the show they were gonna make Tsukasa and Emu do.

Rui explains the plan, "okay, so... as I said before, the show will revolve around a princess and a prince. we know Tsukasa will choose the prince role, and Emu will choose the princess role, of course, at least, that's how our plan is supposed to go..." Nene continues for Rui, "...yes, but little do they know there is an unexpected scene...." Nene snickered at Rui, making him do it back.

"...perfect!!..." they whispered, though quite loudly, to each other, extremely excited to make the plan they had thought of for awhile finally come true at their show tomorrow.

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✎ the morning after, Rui and Nene called an alone Emu over since the plan was only supposed to be known within the three, but Tsukasa hadn't arrived at the Wonder Stage yet anyway. "Emu, guess what!?" Rui shouted, exaggerating his tone. Nene just stared at him, disapproving of his weird personality even though she was used to it by now.

"yes? what is it, Rui?!?" Emu raised her voice instantly out of excitement, desperately wanting to know what Rui and Nene were planning. this is how she always acted when she was about to learn something new, sometimes even in class during a new lesson.

"well, we were planning on hosting a new show... if that's okay with you, Emu?" Nene explained for Rui, mainly because she was weirded out by his weird tone.

"won-won-wonderhoy!! ✦ how exciting, I have to let Tsukasa know about this when he arrives!!" Emu yells excitedly, about to run off, before being cut off by the other two. "wait, Emu," they held Emu back, totally in sync once again.

"woah! you guys are in sync!" Emu shouts, her eyes glowing with amazement. they ignored her and continued, "the story revolves around a prince and a princess, is that okay with you?" they asked. "oh, yeah! that sounds very funnn!!~" Emu stated, admiring the idea of their new show.

"you want to be the princess, right, Emu?" Nene asks. she wasn't exactly giving Emu a choice because she knew she would accept the role. "yeah!!" Emu accepts instantly, just as Nene expected.

"ohh! and of course I'll let Tsukasa have the main role! isn't he perfect for it?" Emu hums, absorbed by her thought of Tsukasa playing the role as she mumbles to herself, "...Tsukasa would be perfect for this role, well... of course, he is a star after all, more importantly... my star..."

Emu thought she said it quietly enough for Nene and Rui not to hear her, but they heard it loud and clear, making them both smile peacefully. they thought it was cute, the way she thought of Tsukasa, I mean.

"Emu, you like Tsukasa... don't you?" Rui butted back into the conversation, smirking. Emu turned entirely red, ears and everything, the sudden question catching her off guard.

the main reason she was flustered was because she didn't even have to think about it, she knew the answer, she loves Tsukasa... ever since she saw him at audition sight, she knew he was perfect. he was entirely her type. it was like love at first sight.

Emu stood there, completely embarrassed for a long time. she tried to pull her bangs down in front of her face, but they were a bit too short, so instead she looked down at the ground. "maybe... a little..." she confessed bashly, though she understated her crush on Tsukasa. she liked him way more than a little and she wasn't afraid to show it to him, but it was more embarrassing when people actually realized she liked him.

Rui smirked more, way more mischievous this time, amused by Emu's reaction towards the straight-forward, yet pretty embarrassing question, and her love for Tsukasa.

"then it's settled, Tsukasa will be the prince," Rui agreed with Emu, his smirk turning into a more kind looking smile. Emu faced back up, fighting back a smile but failed, she couldn't help but smile! she's Emu Otori!!

"thank you so much, Rui and Nene!!" she shouted a few seconds after, making them flinch a bit. Emu's happiness was unmeasurable, she was so grateful for her friends.

once they all were in on the plan, Nene handed Emu the scripts for Tsukasa and herself.

that's when she heard the shouts of a certain, yet very important male's voice echoing throughout the stage. "Tsukasaaa!!" Emu shouted, her eyes shimmering in the light of the sun. Nene and Rui glanced at each other, very proud of themselves.

Emu ran towards the unexpecting blonde after she had heard about the certain show Rui and Nene planned to be hosting. "Tsukasa-kasaa!! I heard Rui and Nene are planning a new show!!" Emu chanted happily, squeezing onto Tsukasa's hand unexpectedly.

"E-Emu...?" Tsukasa stuttered, blushing fiercely at the sudden action. Emu realized what she was doing, making her snatch her hand away quickly. "s-sorry, Tsukasa... I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable!" she shouted apologetically, trying to distract from her beet red cheeks, and the sudden romantic interaction.

Tsukasa scratched his scalp awkwardly, still blushing a bit. "...it's okay, Emu... y'know, I kind of..." Tsukasa pauses, shaking his head aggressively. who knew the star himself wouldn't be confident enough to confess to his crush? he's not afraid to be confident about literally ANYTHING else, but when it comes to Emu... I mean, who knows?

"wait, here!" Emu pulls out the scripts from behind her back, separating Tsukasa's from hers and handing it to him. "our new show! Rui and Nene planned it out for us, so it mainly revolves around our characters!" Emu smiles.

Tsukasa nods, staring down at the script. he read a bit into it, blushing at some of the lines. 'I love you, my dear princess!!~' was one of them. this was definitely too much for him, but how could he decline...

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✦ - 07/14/2023